Your Tungsten™ T5 handheld is the first palmOne™ device to include both Program Memory and an Internal Drive. This article will introduce you to the Internal Drive, and tell you the most effective way to transfer info to and from your handheld.

What's the difference between Program Memory and Internal Drive?

Program Memory: Program Memory contains Palm OS® applications and information. The contents of Program Memory are updated during HotSync operations, and they're backed up in your user folder on your PC.

Program Memory is similar to the standard memory in older Palm OS devices (except, with Tungsten T5, it is nonvolatile, meaning you won't lose information if you lose battery power). It is backed up during a HotSync operation.

Internal Drive: The 160MB Internal Drive lets you store any type of file, folder, or application — not just Palm OS files. View and access the contents of the Internal Drive using the Files application on your handheld, or view the contents using File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac) on your computer.

Internal Drive is similar to an external hard drive on a PC. It is separate from your handheld's Program Memory, but you can access it easily to store large applications or files. It is not backed up during a HotSync operation.

How can you transfer information to the different storage methods on your handheld?

There are two main methods for moving and managing information between your handheld and a PC:

• HotSync operation (goes to Program Memory): As you may know from previous Palm OS devices, a HotSync operation updates and backs up information between your handheld Program Memory and your PC. Information entered in one place is automatically updated in the other, and info in your handheld Program Memory is backed up on your PC.

  When you transfer a file to your handheld through a HotSync operation, the file, such as a video, may be converted for best use on (optimized for) your handheld.

   

• File Transfer or Drive Mode (goes to Internal Drive): File Transfer and Drive Mode directly access the Internal Drive on your handheld. It's like adding an external drive to your PC.

  There are two ways to use your PC to access your handheld's Internal Drive:

   

  How to access the Internal Drive	What to know about this method	Notes
  File Transfer (Windows)	Use File Transfer to transfer files and folders or install applications to your handheld large Internal Drive. To open a file on the Internal Drive, use your handheld's Files application and select the file, or open the appropriate application and browse to the file. File Transfer on your PC provides a live window to your handheld Internal Drive and copies or moves the items you select instantly. Files remain in their native format and are not optimized for use on your handheld. Unlike the Program Memory, your handheld's Internal Drive is not automatically backed up during synchronization — but you can use File Transfer to save the contents of the Internal Drive to your PC.	• Other handheld features are accessible while handheld is plugged in •Not able to open and modify files without copying them to the desktop. •Safety features are included to prevent data loss if the handheld is removed while data is being moved.
  Drive Mode Windows Mac	If you are at a computer that doesn have File Transfer installed — a Windows computer at a hotel or a Mac computer, for example — use Drive Mode to open, move, or copy files on your handheld. With Drive Mode, your handheld connects to your computer like an external removable flash drive. The computer must support standard USB removable drives in order for you to use Drive Mode with the computer. Most current operating systems such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Mac OS X support USB removable drives. While youe using Drive Mode, you cannot use any other feature of your handheld, including using File Transfer or synchronizing. You can, however, continue to receive alerts such as notifications of appointments or new email messages. If you select an alert or attempt to use your handheld in some other way such as pressing a quick button, a message appears asking if you want to continue using Drive Mode or disconnect from Drive Mode to use your handheld.	•Program memory and internal drive are not accessible from the device while it is plugged in •As with any other drive, the file opens on the drive. Changes can be made and saved back to the file on the drive. •Users must remove the handheld using the standard eject process for drives or data may be lost

   

Learn how to do it: For more information about using HotSync, File Transfer or Drive Mode, refer to the manual for your Tungsten T5 handheld.

What's the best way for specific types of files?

The method you use to move info onto your handheld depends on the type of info it is. Here are the methods to use with the most common information types.

• Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Memos, Notes (Windows only: Expense, VersaMail®): Use Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook to enter information on your computer. Then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the new or updated information on your computer to your handheld.

• Applications (PRC or PDB file): Windows — Use Quick Install from within Palm Desktop, then synchronize to install the application on your handheld. Mac — Drag the application to the Send To Handheld droplet icon on your desktop, then synchronize to install the application on your handheld.

   

• Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations: Method 1 — Use the Documents To Go application on your computer. Perform a HotSync operation to install the files to the Documents folder on your handheld Internal Drive. Method 2 — Use File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac) to copy an entire folder structure of files to your handheld Internal Drive. This allows you to keep all of your project folders together with the same structure youe created on your computer.

   

• Photos and videos: Method 1 — Use the Media application from within Palm Desktop (Windows) or drag the files to the Send To Handheld droplet icon on your desktop (Mac). Perform a HotSync operation to install the files to the Photos & Videos folder on your handheld Internal Drive. Method 2 — Use File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac) to copy an entire folder structure of photos and videos to your handheld Internal Drive. This allows you to keep all of your vacation photos and videos together with the same structure youe created on your computer. Note: on your handheld. File Transfer does not convert files, so you may not be able to view the photos or videos on your handheld.

   

• Music (MP3) files: Method 1 — Use the RealPlayer desktop application (Windows) to transfer the files to the Music folder on your handheld Internal Drive. Method 2 — Use File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac) to copy an entire folder structure of music files to your handheld Internal Drive. This allows you to keep all of the songs you copied from a CD together with the same structure youe created on your computer.