Nokia 5.1 user guide
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Storage
Check available memory on your phone
If the phone memory is getting full, first check for and remove things you no longer need:
- Text, multimedia, and email messages
- Contact entries and details
- Apps
- Music, photos, or videos
Instead of removing them, you can also move the files to the memory card.
The quality of your memory card may greatly affect the performance of your phone. To get the best out of your phone, use a fast 4‑128 GB card from a well-known manufacturer.
Use only compatible memory cards approved for use with this device. Incompatible cards may damage the card and the device and corrupt data stored on the card.
Move apps to a memory card
You can expand your phone’s memory with a memory card.1
- Tap
Settings >Apps & notifications >App info . - Tap the app name and tap
Storage . - Under
Space used , tapChange and select the storage for the app.
You can move the apps back to your phone from the memory card later.
The type of memory card may affect how long it takes to move large files to the card.
Remove downloaded apps
Disable an app
You can’t delete some apps that were pre-installed on your device. But you can disable them and they will be hidden from the list of apps on your device. If you disable an app, you can add it back to your device.
- Tap
Settings >Apps & notifications . - Tap
App info . - Tap the app name.
- Tap
DISABLE . You may not be able to disable all apps.
If an installed app depends on a removed app, the installed app may stop working. For details, see the user documentation of the installed app.
Re-add a disabled app
You can add a disabled app back onto the list of apps.
- Tap
Settings >Apps & notifications . - Tap
App info . - Tap
All apps >Disabled apps . - Tap the app name.
- Tap
ENABLE .
Copy content between your phone and computer
You can copy photos, videos, and other content created by you between your phone and computer to show or store them.
- Connect your phone to a compatible computer with a compatible USB cable.
- On your computer, open a file manager, and browse to your phone.
- Drag and drop items from your phone to the computer or from your computer to the phone.
Make sure you put the files in the right folders on your phone or you may not be able to see them.