Ok I got the due but the one thing I hate it all the trial software that is on it. When I look under programs to uninstall none of them are listed. Other then using my PC to explore and delete the files is there a better way to clean up my phone?
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Hey all, just recently purchased my tmo mda. Did some minor tweaks and it's running great. Just one question though. I recently installed wifi companion for the test trial. It worked really well, but decided to wait on the purchase and uninstalled the prog. Weird thing is, the wifi companion still works after the uninstall... Is there a way to clean uninstall? I did it through remove prog in settings.
Thnx
R
Hello chormda.
Welcome to the forum!
Unfortunately 'remove programs' is the only official way to uninstall something on a PPC. There are several utilities that do a better job but they need to be installed before you install the program so they can monitor the installation and record the changes.
Was wifi companion running when you tried to uninstall it? That might have prevented the system from deleting some files.
To my knowledge you now have two choices:
1. Manually fined all files still on the device and delete them (they could be under windows, windows\startup, or in program files\AppName.
You should also get a registry editor, search for any keys containing the app name and delete them.
2. Never tried it but it should work: reinstall the app, make sure its not running then uninstall again. If the files were not deleted because they were in use the first time this should solve the problem.
There is a third option but its quite inconvenient: Back up your data and hard reset the device. Its guaranteed to get reed of everything. :wink:
Good luck!
hi have instaled files and uninstalled many times and other sings and i thin after doing things like that i get unnecessary files every ware and i searshed in google but cant find a software like that can someone help me if you can
hope you can help me
I don't know of any such programs for Windows Mobile, and I'm always leary of those sorts of programs available for PCs.
Generally, your best options are to parse through the directories and manually remove what shouldn't be there (time-consuming and risky) or to do a hard-reset and reinstall only the programs you need. Either way make a backup first.
there is a program called SKTools lite which is free for download, it can clean your sistem from junk files, bad shortcuts, invalid registry entries and so on...
it works on tornado just perfect
ps. don't ask for link noob, learn using google
do you now an other softwares that is good and helpfull
afaik there is no other soft like this
I tried to install a different version of tomtom over an existing one and it did not remove the old program properly. It is still in the program list and when I try to remove it I get a message that it cannot be removed.
It means that I can't install any new TT at the moment and can't run the old one. Is there a way to find the leftover bits and get rid if them?
same difficulties here, but in my case is with the "dotcompt ZoomAdds v1.2" CAB.
Reinstall the software again
you will go through the same steps of installation BUT IN FACT IT IS REMOVING IT
Some soft may be difficult to remove.
In such case, the best is often to install the program again and try do disable it in the setting.
Then uninstall it again.
The best way to uninstall totally a soft is to use SK Tools.
Does anyone know if a app, like the ccleaner for windows is available for android?
Now I know that android is linux based, therefore there is no need for a registry cleaner, but with the constant install and then removal of apps (now i am assuming here) there must be some sort of footprint left behind which needs deleting?
thanks for any help and advice
eh...the only thing I could think of is maybe "CacheMate"
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eh...the only thing I could think of is maybe "CacheMate"
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I second Cachemate. Been using it for months now and finally bought the "Pro" version. More like donation-ware. It was especially useful when I felt I was running out of space after app installs; however, now that I'm running an AOSP rom and have the option of using Apps2SD, space on the phone is less scarce. Either way, I run it every now and then to clean things up, particularly before making a Nandroid backup.
i am not sure if this is right because i am also quite new to android, but:
android is not windows. When you install a programm there is one .apk.. probably it creates a folder on the sd.. thats it. There is no registry, programms do not mess around @ system files.
Uninstalling means deleting the apk.. perhaps you have to remove the folder @ sdcard yourself.. thats all i guess.
I installed a couple of roms without wiping and many many apps, and my system is still clean what i can see (and fast like on the first day..)
nice one!!
Thanks for that, i'll download CacheMate and have a look.
Cachemate is good, but Titanium really works (root needed)
I paid for Titanium because my brand new Samsung Galaxy S 4G started having low phone storage on the first day. Couldn't move a bunch of stuff, so I just did Superoneclick and rooted it, then installed Titanium. I was able to free up space on the phone itself (it's loaded with bloatware) by moving some stuff, but it also has a cache cleaner that got rid of another 25 MB of data that I didn't need. So, short story is, if you just need to clean you cache, cachemate is probably fine, but if you need more robust options for system maintenance, consider Titanium.
Well when you uninstall an application you not only have the .apk in /data/app/ but the application data in /data/data/ which is removed when you properly uninstall the application, not just deleting the apk. The "cache" you are seeing is browser, maps etc. data. You can manually do this in application manager by clicking the name then clear cache.
The only extra data you might have would be if the application has data on the sdcard which I find most applications do not remove if it's an external download such as skins. So there really is no need for any type of cleaning tools, none of which would clean out anything on /system/ unless it's a rooted application so there should be no need for that.
i tried cachemate and i can say that phone was reborn after it... it started to fly... 13 mb was cleared...
There was a another app called aCCleaner. It's even better
http://www.appbrain.com/app/1tap-cache-cleaner-free/com.a0soft.gphone.acc.free
If your device is rooted then you can try out SD Maid.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013063
It deletes leftover folders from uninstalled apps from the SD card.
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Cachemate never seems to work for me. It always say my cache has been recently cleared and there is nothing to clean although I didnt set it on auto or clean it before. Werid.
Why looking for alternatives if you can try CCleaner on your Android device, try this link http://goo.gl/TIR4pk as its in beta, but still its working fine. If you still want to CCleaner like alternatives for android try this link http://goo.gl/LMmUho
Might be this help you
Do not use applications that might spoil the phone ... after all, remember that Android is based on Linux. so it is already Optimized for his trial ... try CacheMate.
Try clean master. It's pretty good!
-Omkar
Hi there, I just have a quick question, if anybody could help me with this I'd be ever so grateful!
I was given a laptop today by somebody on Portland's Craigslist he gave it to me out of the kindness of his heart, wanted nothing in return,and to me that's not very common so I'm shocked and I Hate that I am, but I'm a little weary of it as well. How can I tell if this wonderful person possibly put some kind of hidden program or files or whatever to spy on me in any way? Whether it be for creepy reasons, monetary gain, or just monitoring in general, where would I look for files, or programs that could be a threat? Is there anyway to actually have these programs running and i not know about it? How can I be sure that he has no ties, no connection, nothing to do with this laptop anymore? Even remotely.....?
I need to be sure that my kids are gonna be safe using this laptop, how can I tell if there is Any invasion to our privacy?
I appreciate Any and All help I can get, I do know a little bit about this stuff but not nearly enough to be comfortable using it,
Thank you in advance
Which operating system is installed? The easiest way to be sure is just to format the hard drive and reload Windows...if Windows 10 is installed you can reset it quite easily through settings but if it's older then you'll need a disk or the installation files. If there's any sort of spy software installed it probably won't be obvious or show up as a program anyways.
I recommend a clean install of Windows 10 too. If that's not possible install Malwarebytes and ESET NOD32 antivirus free trial. Update both and do a full deep scan using both programs.
If it has malware or antivirus software already installed, uninstall it and get fresh versions above software. He may have white listed any malware/spyware he installed so when it scans, it won't show up in the detected list.
Also, I recommend a good firewall too. Personally, the built in Windows firewall lacks, but I'm a control freak.