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===Later developments===

palmOne released the first Sprint Treo 650 Updater which was designed to ensure that the block size overhead was reduced from 512 bytes to 16-32 bytes (Usually 32 bytes, but can be as low as 16 bytes depending on the file's demand), resulting in drastic memory management efficiency improvements of the NVFS File System.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429020045/http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/sprint.html|title=palmOne - Support - Treo 650 Updater 1.08 (Sprint PCS branded version)|date=April 29, 2005|websitearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429020045/http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/sprint.html|archive-date=2005-04-29}}</ref> A second update to the Sprint Treo 650 was released on June 16, 2005. The Unlocked GSM Firmware Upgrade was also released on the day of the second Sprint Treo 650 firmware update which also improves the efficiency of the NVFS File System in addition to addressing known problems prior to the release of the firmware update.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050619001637/http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/unlockedgsm.html</ref> The Rogers Wireless Treo 650 Firmware Update was quietly posted at the Rogers Wireless Treo 650 support site, and shares the same bug fixes and NVFS memory efficiency updates as with the unlocked GSM version.<ref>https://www.shoprogers.com/web_auth/techsupport.asp?mdl=TREO650&brd=20</ref> The initial release of the palmOne Tungsten E2, Verizon Wireless Treo 650 and the Earthlink Wireless Treo 650 already has the NVFS Memory System problems assessed.

According to Palm Info Center on June 22, 2005, the palmOne Tungsten T5 Version 1.1 Update fixes the NVFS File System Inefficiency Problem since its release in November 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=7923|title=palmOne Releases Tungsten T5 Update v1.1|website=www.palminfocenter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050623234440/http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/tungstent5/tungstent5update.html|title=palmOne - Support - Tungsten T5 Update|date=June 23, 2005|websitearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050623234440/http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/tungstent5/tungstent5update.html|archive-date=2005-06-23}}</ref> The Version 1.1 Update also updates the Tungsten T5's Version Number to Garnet 5.4.8.

On July 25, 2005, the Cingular Treo 650 Fix was officially released, with one of the fixes being addressing inefficiency problems associated with the NVFS File System.<ref>http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/cingular.html</ref> Cingular Treo 650 holders are encouraged to deploy this Flash ROM Update at the earliest time possible.