Sorry if this is a silly question: Memaid tells me my IE cache folder contains 1.3MB in files (and I know it's true cause I didn't empty it). But when I open the folder I can't see any file!!! Where are these damn files???
Thanks folks
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Hi,
As title really.....but in particular the contents of:
\Documents and Settings\...
\Windows\Profiles\guest\...
If I could delete files in these directories I could gain around 2-2.3 MB
The files are all related to IE but clearing cache etc doesnt reduced the size of the files contained within those directories.
Any help appreciated (BTW: My device is the M5000)
Matt
try memmaid.. it has a quick clean thing
For personal reasons, I want to kill solitaire in my WM6 phone. Not just the shortcut, I want it removed from the Windows directory! Not to save money but to keep me from playing it !
It is a protected system file on board the phone - how do I permantly kill it?
I will just play one game of solitaire, then check if there is an answer - doh!!!
make a rom from scratch which dont include the exe files
I want to avoid making a ROM like that, but I guess that is the only way? I did not know this file was part of the ROM - Read Only Memory - so I have to live with it then ... any other way to kill it without damaging the unit?
try this.
install resco explorer.
look in the /windows folder and find out the name of the solitare executable. (most likely solitare.exe)
make a empty text file on your comp. , rename it to the the file you want to del. (from newfile.txt to solitare.exe---->the icon should change to that of an executable file)
copy this file onto your sd card and with resco explorer copy this file into the windows directory...it should ask you permission to overwrite.
reboot
Using Total Commander, go to folder \windows\start menu\programs\games\ and remove (delete) the lnk file related to Solitaire. It will not delete the executable but will make it invisible. Out of sight is out of mind!
The real answer
You need to get hold of self_control_v1.exe but I can't remember where I got it from. It's the same program that stops me eating too much.
LOL
fallenczar said:
try this.
install resco explorer.
look in the /windows folder and find out the name of the solitare executable. (most likely solitare.exe)
make a empty text file on your comp. , rename it to the the file you want to del. (from newfile.txt to solitare.exe---->the icon should change to that of an executable file)
copy this file onto your sd card and with resco explorer copy this file into the windows directory...it should ask you permission to overwrite.
reboot
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Great minds think alike.
This won't delete the file, but it will mask it with another file. (The file is still in the ROM.)
ivanmmj said:
Great minds think alike.
This won't delete the file, but it will mask it with another file. (The file is still in the ROM.)
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it should actually delete the file (you are over writing it with another file of the same name)
Cool, it worked!
Or, at least I am not smart enough to find and run Solitare.exe any more ...
Mission complete!
Trial version of Resco did it, but it will run out in 7 days. Wonder if it is worth to keep it, now that I HAVE killed Solitare.exe?
How to clean up my windows folder
- Remove touchflo 2d
- remove Htc Home plugin
my folder size more than 136 mb :S make my deivce so heavy :S
Dr.Mazika said:
How to clean up my windows folder
- Remove touchflo 2d
- remove Htc Home plugin
my folder size more than 136 mb :S make my deivce so heavy :S
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install a clean rom, or customize your own. the windows directory is going to be a little large regardless, the operating system is there..
what is the normal size of windows folder
any how can i customize my room to remove and add new applications
That's basically what got this community started... just about everyone here can testify to having looked into ROM Cooking... please research before asking how to do it, because I PROMISE there's a thread or two out there about it
Clean windows folder possible ?
I'm trying to cook my own rom but when I add an EXT module, all files are in Windows directory and the app.dat file only copy them in the app directory.
So is it realy possible to have a clean windows directory, how to put files directly in app folder? must I use an OEM module with initflashfile or ???
thanks all
superraoul said:
I'm trying to cook my own rom but when I add an EXT module, all files are in Windows directory and the app.dat file only copy them in the app directory.
So is it realy possible to have a clean windows directory, how to put files directly in app folder? must I use an OEM module with initflashfile or ???
thanks all
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All files go into \windows. The first thing you need to ask is this: do I need to copy the file into another directory, like \program files? A lot of apps work just fine if you leave all of the files in \windows. The files are going to be in \windows in one form or another, so you save space by just running the app out of \windows. You need to change shortcut paths and sometimes registry key paths to get this to work, but in my experience, it works about 95% of the time. Usually, if you've got a multi-component application (several files besides just the .exe), the .exe will search for other files it needs to run in the same directory that the .exe is located in, so you're good to go if everything is in \windows. Some apps have sub-folders, so you'll have to get that folder and its contents into \windows. The best way to do this is with a .cab file or a zip file during customization (using a mortscript for the latter). Zip files are nice, because they install really quickly and are easy to make and edit.
Anyway, if you need to get files into another directory for whatever reason, I'd say that the app.dat method is probably the worst, because if you have multiple files, then you increase the file count in \windows by that amount. Put them in a zip file or a cab file, and then you'll reduce the file count to 1 for the particular package. You will also compress the files, and save some rom storage space.
You can also look into \extendir for another method to clean up the \windows directory.
You do need to be careful with some apps if they have an .ini file or an .xml file or something similar that is basically a settings file. It's usually better if these files aren't read only, so you may need to figure a way to copy the file into the \windows directory.
Guys - I am new to this, so please be patient!
I have a problem with a load of corrupt file names in my IE temporary files folder. I have no way to delete them - going through PIE's 'Memory' option does not work, Total Commander cannot delete them, I even tried with a DOS command line utility.
The problem seems to be that the OS is unable to delete the files because the files have invalid characters in their name. I have tried moving / renaming them, but again it dont work!
The files also have peculiar dates (eg 01/03/1601), and appaerently huge sizes (3GB!).
Is there any other way I can delete them?
Any suggestions to fix this would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Dear friends,
for months I was struggling with the auto-created folders named LazyList and LOST.DIR
These are folders that are created automatically by the file system, but sometimes I have found, especially in the LOST.DIR folder, duplicated and previously deleted files, also big, very big ones.
Why a so great waste of storage?
So I wanted to get rid of that!
And after some "Guru meditations" I have found the trick to achieve it.
It is a very simple trick, that's related to the file system itself.
Since it is a rule that where there is a folder there cannot be a file with the same name, simply creating a file with a specified name will make it impossible, even to the system, to create a folder with the same name, and vice-versa.
So, if we want to get rid of the infamous folder LOST.DIR, simply delete it and create, a, even empty, file with the same name!
The file system will be forced to not create that folder, anymore!
Freedom to manage storage.
Man vs Filesystem: 1-0
Hope this will be useful to everyone that takes care of their storage
Uranya said:
Since it is a rule that where there is a folder there cannot be a file with the same name, simply creating a file with a specified name will make it impossible, even to the system, to create a folder with the same name, and vice-versa.
So, if we want to get rid of the infamous folder LOST.DIR, simply delete it and create, a, even empty, file with the same name!
The file system will be forced to not create that folder, anymore!
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I must say I didn't believe it, so I tried to create a lost.dir folder and lost.dir file in the same directory on my computer.
And you were right!
Thanks for sharing!