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how to clear most cab files from ExtRom on MDA compact

I own a MDA compact with 64MB ROM and 64MB RAM + 512MB San Disk SD
I would like to receive some suggestions about how to increase RAM and ROM on my MDA compact: after hard reset I see that, in fact, the available RAM for programs and storage is much less than 64MB, in fact it is around 40MB.
I guess the culprits are those cabs and installation files which are inevitably installed after hard reset from Ext-Rom.
I would like to know how to increase the available ROM+RAM after Hard Reset.
ALso I would like to know if it is possible (and how) to modify the external ROM and get rid of most NOT useful programms.
These following programs are NOT useful to me:
- album
- email whiz
- MSN messenger
- photo contacts
- Midlet manager
- Pictures
- Windows Media
- Zip
- xBackup
- games (both of them)
Thanks in advance for your kind help and advice
Replies to my personal email are welcomed.
Saulo
[email protected]

this is easy, do a hard reset, and then direcly afther aligning the screen do a soft reset windows will be installed but no other programs like (in my case) msn messenger t-mobile crap etc.

57.41MB after soft reset, remains as free memory
Thanks. I have done as you recommend.
1.
I noted that the remaining storage + program memory is 57.41MB, not 64MB. Why?
2.
Also I have noted that WITHOUT PERFORMING SOFT RESET all the auxiliary unwanted programs are installed and, SURPRISE, at the end, the free memory is still THE SAME, 57.41MB !? Why is that? It should be less, say 50MB
Thanks and waiting
saulo8666

Re: 57.41MB after soft reset, remains as free memory
saulo866 said:
Thanks. I have done as you recommend.
1.
I noted that the remaining storage + program memory is 57.41MB, not 64MB. Why?
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The remaining 6.5MB are used by system and not available to user.
2.
Also I have noted that WITHOUT PERFORMING SOFT RESET all the auxiliary unwanted programs are installed and, SURPRISE, at the end, the free memory is still THE SAME, 57.41MB !? Why is that? It should be less, say 50MB
saulo8666
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57.41MB is the size of memory installed.
The "blue bar" in memory is the memory available. The "white" portion is the memory used.
For example I have:
Storage: Allocated 21.18 - In use 11.83 - Free 9.35
Program: Allocated 36.24 - In use 14.63 - Free 21.61
So I have 26.46MB Used and 30.96 Free.
If I install more programs in main memory I will find less free space.
Ciao, ilVanni

Map Hidden Storage 16 MB O2 Xda ATOM!!!

http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=410&PN=1&TPN=1

CRC, I can't access the page for some reason, very slow. Could you copy and paste the relevant info here?
Thanks!
V

Not including pictures:
Map Hidden Storage 16 MB O2 Xda ATOM!!!
"O2 Xda Atom" the tiny model that stand in the heart of PocketPCPhone users. It has big storage Storage, but there is another 16 Mb hidden storage. I'll tell you to to make use of it.
......
O2 Atom has the storages as the following:
Program Storage (Root) = 22.11 MB
Storage Folder = 43.86 MB
Memory Card = it's MiniSD.
They are big enough to install the some programs. But actually there are hidden storage called "Hidden Partition" 15.55 MB. The main purpose of this storage is to keep AutoConfig , ClipArt , Skins , etc.
How to get inside "HiddenPartition"
We need tools name GSFinder+ .
1. Install GSFinder+ to Atom then open it up.
2. at Address bar at the top input as \_QHiddenPartition then tap Enter at keybaord.
Browsing around, you'll see many folder and files. I suggest to make a backup by copy all files to MiniSD, just for safety.
Those are data that used for Camera and AutoConfig.
In case you delelete them, some program may malfunction such as Camera and Autoconfig
By the way, if you don't use those program you can delete them.
Well we'll make use of it by Mapping as Storage. So that we can use that space.
How to map Hidden Partion to Folder
1. Download PDAMobiz_AtomShowHiddenStorage.zip unzip and copy to Atom.
2. Tap at file name to install at Atom.
3. Soft Reset
4. That's it
You'll see Hidden Storage was newly added. (Memory Card is mine miniSD 512 MB). Now you can use usual file explorer to see new folder.
For anyone who love to challenge new things, but I did not make the program to restore as previous condition, just hard reset to restore it back.
Good luck
Ru Chonburi

I can not access the web page too. Can you please upload the file here? Thanks

http://page.freett.com/todamitsu/file/gsf_ppc104e.zip
http://www.pdamobiz.com/forum/uploads/files/14EA9_PDAMobiz_AtomShowHiddenStorage.zip

Interesting. I wonder if it uses Buzz technique for exposing the Extended ROM to the filing system as a storage device.
V

XDA ATOM EXEC - Autoconfig
Hi,
please help me, how can i delete the file autoconfig.exe (hidden in ROM)
Thanks
Wolfgang from Austria

memory problem - help

I have a treo 750 with WM6.
specs says i have 128MB of memory. when i check memory in the device i'm surprised that I have almost ran out! Of 58.55 storage memory, i only have 1.93 left. Of 48.67 program memory, I only have 7.13 MB left despite the fact the I did not install a lot of programs in their.
Where did it go?
I checked through Windows explorer and do a rightclick-properties on all folders, it says 23.6MB but root says I have used 56.62MB.
Why is it inconsistent.
How can I free up memory?

gekkko said:
I have a treo 750 with WM6.
specs says i have 128MB of memory. when i check memory in the device i'm surprised that I have almost ran out! Of 58.55 storage memory, i only have 1.93 left. Of 48.67 program memory, I only have 7.13 MB left despite the fact the I did not install a lot of programs in their.
Where did it go?
I checked through Windows explorer and do a rightclick-properties on all folders, it says 23.6MB but root says I have used 56.62MB.
Why is it inconsistent.
How can I free up memory?
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What applications did you install?

Memory Problem
reyjabs said:
What applications did you install?
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besides the windows media player and Picsel, which I believe are included in WM6 install, I added OneNote Mobile, Ultrasoft Money and Yahoo! Go. But total usage only totals 3.4MB.
These are the all the folders and files:
Folder Application Data 1,170KB
Folder ConnMgr 0KB
Folder Documents and Settings 0KB
Folder Log 0KB
Folder My Documents 881KB
Folder Program Files 3,420KB
Files ati_dbg 0KB
Files cemail 208KB
Files palmVol 36KB
Files PCPkCtrlSv 19KB
Files PCPkInst 6KB
Files pim 18,600KB
TOTAL 24,340KB
but system says i've used up 57.44MB of the 58.55MB Storage memory. why?

gekkko said:
besides the windows media player and Picsel, which I believe are included in WM6 install, I added OneNote Mobile, Ultrasoft Money and Yahoo! Go. But total usage only totals 3.4MB.
These are the all the folders and files:
Folder Application Data 1,170KB
Folder ConnMgr 0KB
Folder Documents and Settings 0KB
Folder Log 0KB
Folder My Documents 881KB
Folder Program Files 3,420KB
Files ati_dbg 0KB
Files cemail 208KB
Files palmVol 36KB
Files PCPkCtrlSv 19KB
Files PCPkInst 6KB
Files pim 18,600KB
TOTAL 24,340KB
but system says i've used up 57.44MB of the 58.55MB Storage memory. why?
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Perform a hard reset and install your add-on one at a time then check memory usage.

Available Storage: 0.82 MB

i installed vjgrace v3.7 on my qtek 8310 including all applications.
after playing around with google maps i get an error that there is insufficient storage available. i deleted one file, so now i have 0.82mb available and the phone works again.
how can i free more storage?
btw: i have installed all applications on the sd-card.

if i reset google maps i have 2.4 mb available....

hmmm... sounds terrible
expected value for Your ROM just after hard reset is afaik 19.97 MB...
if apps are on SD card...
- check IE cache...
- a lot of e-mails?
- a lot of mms?
- photo/video stored in device?
- ringtones stored in device?
- java midlets? no, that's impossible
- 'forgotten' cabs?
maybe U should look manually (using PC would be probably fastest way) where - except /Windows - U got a lot of files or large file/files?

Hard reset...

Touch Diamond - Free Up Some Space?

Hi,
I flashed my HTC Touch Diamond yesterday with this ROM. Suffice to say Im pretty pleased with it, however my Diamond doesnt have a lot of storage space left (on the device, i.e. not the 4GB internal storage or RAM) and as a result I keep getting nasty messages telling me to free up some space etc...
I appreciate that its a beefy ROM with Sense 2.5 but I dont understand what is happening. When i flashed the phone I had about 8MB free. I put a 6MB ringtone into the ringtones folder before noticing how little space that left me with (2MB) and then deleted it. Now a couple of days later I notice that I have less than 1MB of space, yet I havent installed any apps to the device storage so what has been filling the space up? This morning I attempted to install Facebook and Google Maps to the storage card via Marketplace as these were already on the device storage but it doesnt seem to have freed up any space.
Does anyone know how I can free up some space please? None of the apps cooked into the ROM appear in the "Remove Programs" app.
Cheers.

Hi,
Things like e-mail import, text messages, temporary files just take a lot of space of the memory.
AthenaROM is not very good, I suggest you flash for example Gen Y D2X.
Hard-resetting is the only way to clean it up, most of the files are system files that will return after deletion.

Hi thanks for your reply.
I'll check out that other ROM; for the moment I've simply copied some non-Marketplace apps to the storage card and placed shortcuts into the /Windows/Start Menu folder on the device memory. Only thing is the icons dont show, anyone have any ideas please?
Thanks.