reducing the amount of code in ram to free up space

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Which version of the IDE is in use?

Some simple things such as replacing

lcd.setCursor(0,0);  
  lcd.print("Saving.     ");
  delay(500);
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Saving..    ");
  delay(500);
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Saving...   ");
  delay(500);
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Saving....  ");
  delay(500);
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Saving..... ");
  delay(500);
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("Saving......");
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);

with a loop that adds the requisite numbre of dots/spaces will mean you only need 3 string ("Saving","."and," ") so using 1/6 of the storage you currently use might help.