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Where do the deleted items go?

Hi,
i was wondering where the deleted contacts, messages and other files go in Windows Mobile Smarphone.
Do they have a recycle bin similar to desktops?

I guess they go straight to heaven I haven't read about temporary bin or something..

Contacts simply disappear I think , but messages have a Trash folder. On Inbox, press right Softkey, choose "6 Folders", and there choose "Deleted Items"

Hi biktor_gj,
You are right. deleted messages (outlook and text) are stored in there.
Contacts.. and other files from folders ?????

They are removed completely, you *might* be able to find remnants inside the registry, depending on what application you used to delete them with.

[Q] xoom default browser and bookmark folders.

Some how a folder has shown up in my bookmarks. No matter how long I hold the icon the options menu will not show up to delete it or rename it nothing. It has no bookmarks within it and I don't see any options to create a folder let alone delete one. Any ideas.

Bookmark foldering seems to be a new feature in Honeycomb, and the implementation is a bit inelegant, if not nearly undiscoverable, at this time. Still, it's nice to have the feature now, with hopes of further refinement down the line.
You can create folders from the Edit Bookmark dialog:
Long press a bookmark
Select "Edit bookmark"
In the "Add to" section of the dialog, touch "Bookmarks"
Select "Other folder..."
Although you can create new folders and subfolders here, delete functionality seems to be available only via a long press on the folder from the main Bookmark screen.
If the rogue folder can't be deleted this way, maybe check if you can create a new one and see if you can delete that. If that works, and if your other bookmarks are OK, then the rogue folder is probably corrupted; otherwise, there may be further corruption in your bookmarks, IMHO.

what about having bookmarks show up alphabetically?

I can add folders and delete folders just fine its this "other Bookmarks" folder can not be deleted. I cleared all my browser data in app management. Folder is gone now. It seems to show up only when I sync bookmarks with my desktop. On my Linux PC that folder can't be deleted or renamed anything. So that's where it came from just don't know how to kill the folder. I did a bookmark export and opened the XML file but it doesn't show in the coding. I'm left to think its a chrome on Linux error.

Just-in-time said:
On my Linux PC that folder can't be deleted or renamed anything. <snip> I'm left to think its a chrome on Linux error.
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I just installed Chrome on a Windows box, and found the same thing: the "Other bookmarks" folder is installed by default and cannot be deleted or renamed, whereas user-created folders can. It looks like it's just a Chrome thing overall.

Thanks for that. Wonder why they forced a folder.

MitchRapp said:
what about having bookmarks show up alphabetically?
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I use an app called Bookmark Sort and Backup. Just hit menu then click alphabetical sort!

touchdown/exchange for tablets

so i installed the td for tablets today and sync'd it with my work exchange account. my email is sync'd as is the calendar and tasks. but my email shows "all folders" instead of inbox or the ability to change between subfolders. i cant for the life of me figure out what im doing wrong that wont show or let me pick subfolders. when i click on all folders thats the only option i get-"all folders"
what do i need to do to view subfolders? tnx in advance!
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Go to setting and refresh the folder list.

Yeah I tried that. It kept coming up blank. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and the folder list is there now. Maybe something got corrupted in the install? Thanks for the help!

[Q] What is PDU_log folder inside SD-card ?

I noticed inside my SDCard a folder named PDU_log. In there are files like sms114.pdu and so over. When i opened one of them with text editor it shows a sms that i sent. Is this a security warning ? Google gave me no answers and i found one thread in hd2 section but nothing was conclusive

Anyone? It bothers me a lot and i also noticed that if you delete the folder reappears again after reboot

What ROM are you running? I looked through everything on my SD card with Root Explorer and I don't have that folder.
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I'm running RUU_Pyramid_S_HTC_Europe_2.08.401.1_Radio_11.59.35 04.00U_11.16.3504.16_M, and i can confirm same folder on my SD. All my text messages are in that folder. It look like sms backup. BTW i deleted all my text messages in inbox, but is still have them in PDU_LOG folder. I deleted PDU_LOG folder, after reboot i have him again, this time empty

I'm running InsertCoin 3.4.6 and also have this folder on my SD-Card. The messages are stored in cleartext (with a space between each character) and the files also contain the recipient's phone number.
I would really like to know where this folder and files come from as I don't like my messages being backed up automatically without me setting this up.

pdu_log
Same here, insertcoin 3.4.6, PSU_log reappears after deleting. Sms and mms backup with phone numbers inside. I noticed a strange behavior as well, as I just deleted that folder I instantly saw a download notification in the notification area, pulled it down it was blank and disappeared shortly after... I find that very very strange.
UPDATE:
I just removed my HTC Sense account and the folder has disappeared. Based on this observation I'd say it's syncing with your HTC Sense account, for what reason, I don't know as there are no related options under the HTC account sync settings... Interesting..

Removal of favourite folder on exchange app

Not sure if this is a known bug or whether there is a setting but when I originally set up my exchange account I accidentally added a favourite folder at the top of the inbox list. So when I open the app I see the 'favourite' folder then 'show 45 more folders' then my emails. I have even deleted that 'favouite' folder from the server but it just replaces that folder with a new 'favourite'. I have been through all the settings I can think of to remove it but this annoying folder just stays there. Even deleting the account and reinstating it again still shows this favourite folder at the top of my inbox.
Can anyone help in what I thought would be a simple removal procedure