What is the Low Memory Manager feature on the BlackBerry smartphone

• BlackBerry® Device Software
• BlackBerry® smartphones

The Low Memory Manager (LMM) is activated automatically when the available flash memory on the BlackBerry® smartphone decreases to less than 400 KB. Flash memory is used to store BlackBerry® smartphone applications such as messages, calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, and third-party applications.

By removing rarely used applications and old data, BlackBerry® smartphone users can increase the amount of memory on their BlackBerry® smartphone. The LMM begins by removing low priority items such as cached data. Medium priority items, such as very old email messages and out-of-date calendar entries, are deleted if additional memory capacity is required. If the memory situation on the BlackBerry® smartphone becomes critical, the LMM will cause the email application to remove email messages on a last-accessed basis.

To view the available memory on the BlackBerry® smartphone, perform the following steps:

For BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 and earlier, go to Options > Status > File Free

For BlackBerry® 6 and BlackBerry® 7, go to Options > Device > Device and Status Information

Note: Calendar entries and email messages removed by the LMM are not reconciled back to the mail system.

See KB14320 for more information on how to maximize free space and battery power on a BlackBerry® smartphone.