MEMORY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE TERMINALS

A method of storing electronic data in a system having a mobile terminal (8) and a remote system (1), the mobile terminal (8) and the remote system (1) interacting with each other to exchange electronic data. In order to prevent data loss at the mobile terminal (8), data storage capacity and storage requirements are monitored at the mobile terminal (8). If a risk exists that the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal (8) is likely to be exceeded, electronic data from the mobile terminal (8) is uploaded to the remote system (1), and stored there. The previously uploaded data is subsequently downloaded from the remote system (1) to the mobile terminal (8) in the event that that data is required by the mobile terminal (8) or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal (8) no longer exists.