This is probably a stupid question but what exactly happens when you drag an item from the screen into the trash? Is it completely wiped from the SD and internal memory?
I've been doing a lot of rearranging since I got the phone and adding/deleting a bunch of a stuff from the screen. Just wondering if this will eventually bog down the system at all and if I need to clear some kind of cache or recyle bin.
If you're talking about the home screen then don't worry that's not the trash bin just removing it from the screen.
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Yea, I'm talking about the Sense home screens.
clankfu said:
Yea, I'm talking about the Sense home screens.
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It's fine, your only removing it from the home screen. It's still in your list of apps.
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Thanks fellas. I'm so used to doing regular "maintenance" on Windows like defragging and clearing out the recycle bin so I was just making sure there wasn't something similar with Android.
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Thanks fellas. I'm so used to doing regular "maintenance" on Windows like defragging and clearing out the recycle bin so I was just making sure there wasn't something similar with Android.
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I use an app called SD Maid. It cleans duplicate files, empty folders, etc. Free but needs root for full functionality.
guyandhisdog said:
I use an app called SD Maid. It cleans duplicate files, empty folders, etc. Free but needs root for full functionality.
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Interesting. I'll check it out. Thanks.
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I have located the cursed CD-ROM.iso file that helps trigger the autoload and prompt for Verizon Media Manager; it's in \system\etc.
Unfortunately, an attempt to rename it didn't survive reboot from temproot to normal; the directory repopulated. Perhaps someone else can figure out a away to kill or freeze it (I don't think Titanium will freeze anything that isn't an application).
maybe Scott's CleanTool?
yeah deleting it through root explorer just forced my phone to reboot
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Boy ... we sure could use some Root
^^^this
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couchmonkey said:
maybe Scott's CleanTool?
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I wish it were that easy, but see from his own thread this post. Reboot restores the file (I just noticed that myself after experimenting with it.)
I don't think anything written to \system (and probably any other root directory) survives reboot after temporary root.
Turn off autorun on your pc. You should because it helps protect against viruses.
The ISO itself is not the try problem. Its whatever app mounts the ISO.
Can't you disable Auto-Run on just that drive?
EDIT: Take a look at this... http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-enable-disable-nodrivetypeautorun.htm
Thanks for the info guys. Seeing vcast manager makes me homicidal.
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WorldOfJohnboy said:
Can't you disable Auto-Run on just that drive?
EDIT: Take a look at this... http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-enable-disable-nodrivetypeautorun.htm
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YEah, you can do that...
But the point is there is a rouge app out there that forces that ISO to mount. I want to find that app and kill it.
Fern, any thoughts?
scrosler said:
YEah, you can do that...
But the point is there is a rouge app out there that forces that ISO to mount. I want to find that app and kill it.
Fern, any thoughts?
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Im going to look. im not sure it's an app tho
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fernando sor said:
Im going to look. im not sure it's an app tho
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It behaves similar to the sandisk u3 drives, basically a partition disguised as a virtual device.
Guess no progress has been made on this issue???
I DETEST it...and I think it's the culprit preventing me from using the HTC Sync software....
Are you rooted? I believe they found it in System/etc
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Are you rooted? I believe they found it in System/etc
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Crap...nope...not rooted.
Was trying to hold off on rooting...
I don't think there is much you can do but disable auto run on your PC. At least you won't get that annoying pop up. Con247 mentioned it earlier in this thread.
Does Anyone know how I can determine which app is creating a Folder on my Sdcard? When I click the folder its Empty, so its basically pointless...
Thanks in Advance!
The folder is usually named something similar to the apk, so if you search through your /data/app directory you should see a similar name as the created folder.
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The folder is usually named something similar to the apk, so if you search through your /data/app directory you should see a similar name as the created folder.
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I usually Can figure out which app created it, But there's a few that straight up have me stumped!
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I usually Can figure out which app created it, But there's a few that straight up have me stumped!
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Usually when you go in to the folder you might catch a clue of who they are and what app created them.
Many goes by the dev name or software name.
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Usually when you go in to the folder you might catch a clue of who they are and what app created them.
Many goes by the dev name or software name.
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what are the folder names you are referring to?
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what are the folder names you are referring to?
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Mikulu, myrecord, om_catch...
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what are the folder names you are referring to?
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Normally when a software stores in the SD card, it will create a folder with its name or the name of the dev company that made the program.
This is not always the case but its what usually happens, and this way you may have idea of why the (xxx) folder exits
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Normally when a software stores in the SD card, it will create a folder with its name or the name of the dev company that made the program.
This is not always the case but its what usually happens, and this way you may have idea of why the (xxx) folder exits
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When I open the folders there all Empty, so I can't figure out which app there from? Plus the names aren't a match to any of my apps...
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When I open the folders there all Empty, so I can't figure out which app there from? Plus the names aren't a match to any of my apps...
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I see what you say, I have that in my SD Card too. Sometimes its in reference to apps I've had in the past, sometimes its just for caching that the apps use it. In some cases I've seen that they where there when I've had another phone and because I've been lazy on cleaning it, it just carries on to the new on.
I would say, that if they are empty, then just leave them there, maybe one day if you start fresh on a new phone or ROM then before you start up to phone just place the SD Card in the PC and delete all the suspect ones, you should have a fresh start without issues then because you'll still be reinstalling the apps and they will create the folders they need.
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I see what you say, I have that in my SD Card too. Sometimes its in reference to apps I've had in the past, sometimes its just for caching that the apps use it. In some cases I've seen that they where there when I've had another phone and because I've been lazy on cleaning it, it just carries on to the new on.
I would say, that if they are empty, then just leave them there, maybe one day if you start fresh on a new phone or ROM then before you start up to phone just place the SD Card in the PC and delete all the suspect ones, you should have a fresh start without issues then because you'll still be reinstalling the apps and they will create the folders they need.
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Ok man, Thanxx...
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Mikulu, myrecord, om_catch...
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Could that be Mikulu Music Player?
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Could that be Mikulu Music Player?
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I wish I knew? I Don't have that Installed... Thanxx for the help though!
same thing here with myrecord.. also myalbum, pers, and some others
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I wish I knew? I Don't have that Installed... Thanxx for the help though!
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I delete them they come back. Theyre like spyware or something it seems and I say this because I haven't added any new apps in a long time but I remove these daily.. The newest one I was getting was z7logs which I came to find was from outlook but like I said haven't added any new apps on this phone in months... Keeps me suspicious.. Did you ever find anything out ab the myrecord folder?
Directories myrecord & myalbum
Directories myrecord & myalbum are created by the
"Easy Downloader" app and also the "Pro" variant.
Creating empty files with equal names prevents directory
creation. But uninstalling is the only way to avoid this completely.
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Hi, Im pretty new at the whole rooting thing but I believe I have most of the simple parts down. I am running the stock thunderbolt rom with S-off and rooted, also debloated. Everything has been running smoothly but when I flash new ROMs to test them out, I've noticed each time a new one is flashing the text when it is flashing displays how much space my SD card has left on it, this number has diminished drastically sense I flashed my first ROM. I was wondering if this is normal or should I be concerned, looking for a fix for this?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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Are you backing up everyone when you flash another? Takes up alotta space
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When I started flashing, I backed up a lot, but sense then I've deleted all but the 3 I mainly use.
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Download and install esfile explorer.
Run goto menu ,settings about 2/3 down the page check root explorer, I leave mount system unchecked until I need to write to it.
Go back to main page
Click menu then manager , then sd card analyst. It will scan sdcard and sort by size largest down.
Hope this helps.
Warning: Flashing Roms while under quillie suit can be hazardous to you health.
Thanks for your Service.
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That worked! Looks like HTC sync was making duplicate copies of my music each time I was syncing it. Deleted Music and installed doubletwist, problem solved!
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That worked! Looks like HTC sync was making duplicate copies of my music each time I was syncing it. Deleted Music and installed doubletwist, problem solved!
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I never tried syncin music, just copy n paste
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I never tried syncin music, just copy n paste
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I would, but in a rush, plug and play is very nice.
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Ok quick question. On my sd card is a folder called "android". Inside is a folder called data and inside here looks like app data. My question is can i delete this folder cas it takes up 6gb.
Reason im asking is before on old rom i had moved all apps to sd card but after new rom i installed all apps to phone mem instead. So now not sure if this folder is from now or if its all my old app data from before. Unmount of sd card and my apps still work which makes me beleive its ok to delete but thought id ask u gurus first before i cause major problems.
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Ok quick question. On my sd card is a folder called "android". Inside is a folder called data and inside here looks like app data. My question is can i delete this folder cas it takes up 6gb.
Reason im asking is before on old rom i had moved all apps to sd card but after new rom i installed all apps to phone mem instead. So now not sure if this folder is from now or if its all my old app data from before. Unmount of sd card and my apps still work which makes me beleive its ok to delete but thought id ask u gurus first before i cause major problems.
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Some applications store data in there, for example the Amazon appstore caches all your APKs there, I believe Google Maps' cache is there, etc. In *general*, it's fine to delete it but just be advised you may actually lose some data/settings you don't know about. If you're cool running all your apps with the SD card unmounted, I don't see why it would cause you any major grief.
Well basically yeah figured that. Now if i delete it and i lost sum app data cant i just use tibu and restore it ?? That way i get of the junk...???
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Well basically yeah figured that. Now if i delete it and i lost sum app data cant i just use tibu and restore it ?? That way i get of the junk...???
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I doubt it, I don't think TiBu backs up the stuff on the SDCARD, but I could be wrong about that. I've only used it one or twice
Any input from anyone else before i try this ? The whole idea is to try and clean some space off of my already small sscard. Just didnt think i had 6gb worth of apps and thinking it came from before when i moved everything to sdcard. thats why im asking the question in my OP.
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You could always duplicate the folder on your pc, delete it entirely from your sd, and see what happens. Run it for a few days, and try out all of the apps you regularly use. If all hell breaks loose, you could just put it back on your sd and delete portions more selectively.
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You could always duplicate the folder on your pc, delete it entirely from your sd, and see what happens. Run it for a few days, and try out all of the apps you regularly use. If all hell breaks loose, you could just put it back on your sd and delete portions more selectively.
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Perfecttttt!!!!!!! Why didnt i think of this...??? Lol will try and let u know. Thanks
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Please report back as I'm interested in this as well
Worked great. Copied folder to my pc then deleted it off my sd card. Restarted phone and ultimatly it made a new android folder. All apps still work. Freed a bunch of space. Foind out Basically that folder contains all the data from games and any apps that may need "downloaded content". So dont delete it unless you feel like downloading all this data over again.
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I'm glad it worked out.
I'm curious. Considering it re-downloads data, is the size of the new folder considerably smaller?
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Well for me yes cas i think i had app files somehow from an earlier rom. Im not saying you will too im just talking about my situation so id be careful just in case.
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Just wondering.
Is there (in your opinion) an useful app to properly uninstall other apps?
meaning something like CCleaner that gets rid of the crap thats usually stays behind, just want to keep my SIII clean
suggestions are very welcome!
android assistant it has cache cleaner batch uninstaller and a lot more
you dont need such cleaner for android.
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you dont need such cleaner for android.
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Such a cleaner is needed but not for things like registry entries and cache.
Its needed for those apps that directly store their data and cache on the memory card, and don't wipe it when you uninstall. The worst are those which create vague folder namers like "csdata" or something. How are you supposed to know if it belongs to an app you're using or one you've uninstalled?
There should be a better way to store large amounts of app data than mingling it in with user data with vague names.
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Such a cleaner is needed but not for things like registry entries and cache.
Its needed for those apps that directly store their data and cache on the memory card, and don't wipe it when you uninstall. The worst are those which create vague folder namers like "csdata" or something. How are you supposed to know if it belongs to an app you're using or one you've uninstalled?
There should be a better way to store large amounts of app data that mingling it in with user data with vague names.
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Ya that can be annoying alright.
I see in your profile that you are Irish/in Ireland??
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I see in your profile that you are Irish
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That part's right.
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That part's right.
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Deadly, which part?
There's a good few of us around the S3 forums, we were fairly scarce in the nexus forums.
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bala_gamer said:
you dont need such cleaner for android.
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Yes it is, just posted a new thread about Dolphin Browser (beta) causing standby drain, un installed the app problem persisted.