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Page 60 Using Your Basic Applications
Purging records
Overtime,asyouuseDateBook,ToDoList,andExpense,you’ll
accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their
usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in
the Date Book, and To Do List items that you marked as completed
remain in the list, as do Expense items.
All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld
computer, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you
think Date Book or To Do List records might prove useful later, you
can purge them from your handheld computer and save them in an
archive file.
Purging is also available in Mail. See Chapter 5 for more information.
Purging is not available in Address Book or Memo Pad, so delete
outdated records from these applications.
To purge records:
1. Open the application.
2. Tap the Menu icon .
3. Tap Record, and then tap Purge.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Date Book
: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be
to be purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the se-
ries ends before the date that you purge records.
DateBook,ToDoList
:Ifyouwanttosaveacopyofthepurged
records to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the check
box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check
box to remove the check box.
4. Tap OK.
If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your handheld
computer transfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next
time you perform a HotSync operation.
Note: Purging does not happen automatically. You must tap the
command to make it happen.
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations
The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges
and updates — data between your handheld computer and Palm