Posted by: kurtsh | December 19, 2013

INFO: Preparation of my Dell Venue 8 Pro’s storage

imageWhen I received my Dell Venue 8 Pro, I did a few things to maximize performance and minimize storage utilization.

  1. MICROSD CARD INSTALLATION
    Purchase & install a Class 10 MicroSD flash card for documents, music, videos, and other file storage.
    http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQU-064G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH6JS/
  2. MIGRATION OF SKYDRIVE DESTINATION FOLDER TO MICROCD CARD
    SkyDrive will synchronize content from the cloud to your local storage so move that local storage destination to the MicroSD card you just installed.
    http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-tip-move-location-skydrive-folder
  3. MOVE RECOVERY PARTITION TO USB FLASH DRIVE
    This will create a bootable USB flash drive with everything needed to reinstall or recover the Windows device by booting off the USB port.  You will need an 8GB flash drive and a USB-to-MicroUSB
    http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Micro-USB-OTG-Adapter/dp/B00BFYH11Q/
    The last step of this process is to “Delete recovery partition”.  Don’t forget to do this to free up 4.7GB of storage from the unit.
    http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-tip-create-recovery-media-144098
  4. INSTALL OFFICE 2013 HOME & BUSINESS
    Because I want Outlook.  Not just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.  And the Office 2013 installation software will install whatever revision you provide a product key for.  (This includes Office 2013 Home & Student & Office 2013 Professional Plus.)

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