Somehow an installation file became named PocketPuTTY_WM2k3_release_?007-02-28.zip I don't know how the question mark got there, but now it won't let me delete it. What do I do? Won't let me rename it, either. Total Commander doesn't work either.
Sounds like it is corrupt. Have you tried a soft reset?
wassup said:
Sounds like it is corrupt. Have you tried a soft reset?
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If you mean holding down the power button and restarting it, then yes.
When I try to rename it to remove the question mark, it says "A file name cannot contain any of the following characters: \/:*?"<>|"
Can anyone help me with this? The file is named PocketPuTTY_WM2k3_release_?007-02-28.zip
Hi endolith,
Is the file on the device or on the memory card, if it's on the memory card then copy everything onto your PC and format the card then copy it all back.
Just a thought.
dav3ywrx said:
Is the file on the device or on the memory card, if it's on the memory card then copy everything onto your PC and format the card then copy it all back.
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Yeah it's on the device. I downloaded a thing that turns the device memory into a USB storage device, and I can access it in Linux and see the bytes, but can't mount it as a drive. I think it's not formatted with a normal file system.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=803050
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That's a good idea to use WM5torage to try and delete it.
You could try deleting it with Total Commander for Pocket PC but if that fails it may be hard reset time. Perhaps that would be the best thing anyway as I had a problem similar to this on the MiniSD card and never trusted it again until I formatted it but it seems like a drastic measure just to remove one file.
Good luck.
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You could try deleting it with Total Commander for Pocket PC
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Tried that too. I wonder if there's another file manager that can do lower-level things.
but if that fails it may be hard reset time. Perhaps that would be the best thing anyway as I had a problem similar to this on the MiniSD card and never trusted it again until I formatted it but it seems like a drastic measure just to remove one file.
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Maybe I can use WM5torage read/write and use a byte editor? Or maybe there's a low-level memory editor available for WM5.
Yes, indeed, if you can find something that will alter the file allocation table then perhaps you could replace the dodgy character in the file name, leave the hard reset as a last resort.
Use a MiniSD card reader or WM5Storage and use the MSDOS commandline interface to delete the file by using wildcards.
e.g., from start/run/cmd.exe
Code:
z: (or whatever drive your SD card is in)
cd "\directory name\with quotations\if you use spaces"
del PocketPutty*.zip
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Use a MiniSD card reader or WM5Storage and use the MSDOS commandline interface to delete the file by using wildcards.
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WM5torage doesn't seem to be able to turn the main memory into a drive, though. It creates 3 partitions, but none of them seem to be mountable.
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hi,
this may seem silly but i cannot seem to back my SD card up (in case of any failure)
i'm not too sure if this is the case however, i cannot seem to copy my installed software directories which are installed on my SD??? (they all have a default ending of say...
BetaPlayer.
eWallet.
Pocket Controller.
buttonMax. <<-- notice the FULLSTOP?
all the other directories copy fine except for these folders.
is anybody having any issues copying ALL files from their SD card?
is there any software that can full backup the SD card to the computer?
ie. similar to SPRITE backup?? or can SPRITE even do this? how do you set it?
Hi
Strange...
Maybe the filesystem on card is screwed up.
Try creating directories (on PC) manually (with the same names) and then copy files from inside(s).
If you succeed this way, format the SD and copy all data back.
Good luck.
I had a similar problem some time back, with those '.'s appearing after some of the directories, and not being able to do much about them, except through a card reader connected to the PC (and sometimes not even then).
eventually i had to reformat the whole card to get it working again, using CNetX's Flash Format, which also has a utility to check and try to fix cards. you can check it out here. http://www.cnetx.com/format/
Google for a freeware product called MobSync. The website is mainly in Japanese but the product is in (pidgeon) English. MobSync can sync. any directory on the PC with any on the device, one way or both ways.
I have it set to sync my Storage and Storage Card to my PC on each connect. It doesn't handle files which are too large, has the odd spelling error and has some minor issues with AS4 but as a fall back mechanism it is excellent.
Note: it doesn't convert files when it copies them - again this is a minor issue and there is a shareware product there that seems to do this.
hi i'm not too sure what you mean when you say file conversion from PC to PDA or PDA to PC?
does this matter?
jimjamz said:
hi i'm not too sure what you mean when you say file conversion from PC to PDA or PDA to PC?
does this matter?
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It can matter but it's not a major issue. For example if you pull a Pocket Word file over via ActiveSync it is converted on the way and becomes a Word/WordPad document at the PC end, this doesn't happen with MobSync.
If all you are looking to do is preseve the data from your Storage and Storage Card, it will serve the purpose just fine.
This error message appears when I try to copy a file from my computer to a miniSD card in my Wizard running WM5torage.
Is there a way to fix it?
Thank you.
yeh !
I had the same problem.
First of all I removed the check marks in Menu>Troubleshooting.
I did that and it got better. but still I can't copy the larg files to the miniSD card.
Re6400 said:
This error message appears when I try to copy a file from my computer to a miniSD card in my Wizard running WM5torage.
Is there a way to fix it?
Thank you.
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Use a card reader on your computer to load the files to the SD.
Your computer's OS doesn't care what depth of file structure you're trying to dump something into, and once it's already there, neither will your phone.
Thank you!
Hi @ all,
since a few days most of my memory card directories disapperaed. There are only the My Documents folder (which is empty, too) and a TEMP folder I created left on the card.
Although I searched for some threads like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294324 all attempts failed.
The space on the card is still occupied and when re-installing programms a new Program directory is created with the same name as the dissapeared one. I have one program when the installer claimed to remove the previous version first before re-installation. So it seems to find something (but I assume in Windows directory or registry).
How will I get the dissappeared folders back? Is there any other chance than formating the SD card and re-installing all programs?
I'm using bepe's cooked German WM6 V0.96 (the last one) and a 2 GB miniSD-Card. It worked quite well since a year now...
Thanks for help,
TC
TC25FFM said:
Hi @ all,
since a few days most of my memory card directories disapperaed... when re-installing programms a new Program directory is created
TC
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... y lo cagaste, me temo.
trinity, for some reason, spoils the FAT and reestablishes it with new data. the FAT is like a directory of "where to find what on disk".
as yout fat doesn't work properly, especially it doesn't show off the used sectors or clusters, all new storage will overwrite and destroy this way part of your old data.
so if this happens, remove inmediately the sd-card, put it into your PC card reader and pass it trough file appropiate rescue programs and you'll mostly find almoust all files.
so take a breath, download file rescue pgm's to your PC (some work better, others have many options, others ...) and have a try.
after the rescue, format the SD in your PC.
mine is just passing the rescue :-( and it's rescueing about 1600 files yet
regards
Please Help! Accidentally deleted the entire My Pictures Folder - trips to India, etc!
& while I can find ways to recover data from the card I can not find how to recover files & folders from the machines memory
It is an HTC HD2
Any Ideas Please ??
All & any help Most gratefully received
Thanks in Advance
M
Once it's gone, it is gone. Unless it exists somewhere else, it is gone.
ouch, that really hurts... there should be a way to undelete from the phone's memory. if there is one, i hope you find it.
There is still hope...
Hi, don't just assume that once you've deleted it, it's gone. There is still hope for your data. You see, when you delete something it doesn't actually get removed, the OS just "hypnotizes" itself into forgetting the data is there. Over time the data will become overwritten (depending on how much you used the sdcard your pictures were on).
There are special programs designed to recover deleted files, I recommend Recuva by Piriform (same guys who make CCleaner).
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Just point it to your sdcard and scan. Again, depending on how much you've used your device they may either be completely gone or easily recoverable.
Good luck
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Hi, don't just assume that once you've deleted it, it's gone. There is still hope for your data. You see, when you delete something it doesn't actually get removed, the OS just "hypnotizes" itself into forgetting the data is there. Over time the data will become overwritten (depending on how much you used the sdcard your pictures were on).
There are special programs designed to recover deleted files, I recommend Recuva by Piriform (same guys who make CCleaner).
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Just point it to your sdcard and scan. Again, depending on how much you've used your device they may either be completely gone or easily recoverable.
Good luck
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He is talking about the phone memory
...while I can find ways to recover data from the card I can not find how to recover files & folders from the machines memory
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you could try one of the mem card recovery programs and connect in active sync mode, might see internal memory as a drive ? ...
worth a try !
knobbyhtccruise said:
you could try one of the mem card recovery programs and connect in active sync mode, might see internal memory as a drive ? ...
worth a try !
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I second knobbyhtccruise's suggestion. Dont use any apps that may write to your phone memory. Just try ActiveSync method and use this software i have attached below.
Unzip the file to desktop. Connect ur HD2 via AS.
Run Restoration.exe and in Drive see if you can access phone memory. Goodluck
No data recovery software can access the phone memory of HTC or else other smart phone etc
Can't be saved dude. No go dude. No go.
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I second knobbyhtccruise's suggestion. Dont use any apps that may write to your phone memory. Just try ActiveSync method and use this software i have attached below.
Unzip the file to desktop. Connect ur HD2 via AS.
Run Restoration.exe and in Drive see if you can access phone memory. Goodluck
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Try http://www.datarecovery.com/. It helped me. It's not free, but you can try if it finds your files for free. Does it find it, you have to buy it to be able to save the files. Worth a try! Good luck, man!
Firs of all, many thanks to all the respondents,
perhaps someone would be kind enough to help me enhance my understanding?
As far as I know a file system allocates space for files & directories, when it is told to delete something it does not do that but instead merely marks the space as available by setting a bit / flag on that entry. This being why it is imperative NOT to write to the file system in the case of an accidental deletion & a recovery program merely reverses the process to mark the space from available to unavailable & displays the entry again
in some expert hands even a hex editor can be used to undelete / recover data
to my limited knowledge both the internal memory & the sd card use a fat32 file system
given the above, I do not understand what is the difference & why data can be recovered from the sd card but not from the main memory. Perhaps someone more qualified can set me straight please?
A random thought - would there be any use setting up a dual boot to android & would that help / harm my case - thought being that there may be more tools available?
once again TIA
M
once a file is deleted, the space is marked as resuable. Therefore, stop using the device because every of your activity may be destorying (overwriting) your deleted data beyond recovery.
SD is recoverable because you can mount it to a PC using a card reader, or even using the HD2 directly. Then most software can read the storage and try to recover. Phone member is presented to the PC as a connected device and it may not be possible for other PC software to access it like a storage device. If you can find a tool that copies the whole 476MB (or whatever) memory to somewhere else (PC hard disk, SD card, any passive storage that is not a phone), then those software will probably to able to handle it.
here is a program that can undelete files from external and internal storage. good luck.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hexamob.hexamobrecoverypro
AthenaLod said:
here is a program that can undelete files from external and internal storage. good luck.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hexamob.hexamobrecoverypro
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I assume it might help if he has NAND android, otherwise it won't.
did some searching and found two programs that may or may not help on WinMo
Wizcode Unformat Mobile
Wizcode Undelete Mobile
not sure if they can access phone storage. but you can try. hopefully, you haven't fiddled much with your phone since then. it's been about two months.
I believe Wizcode undelete mobile works on storage card only.
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I believe Wizcode undelete mobile works on storage card only.
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so I think the only hope is by sending it to a service center hoping they have tools to mount device memory as removable device, and tools to recover deleted files.
and next time, save your photos on your SD.
if you know anyone with a copy of your photos, now is the time to start calling friends.
recently i mount my phone n sd card to a comp. after mount,i saw that my folders make duplicate of itself with the name -.exe. ( music.exe) . since then,my phone have start to reboot itself really often. i really need help here to what i can do to fix this. tq
xperia x8 proud owner
Yes, it's a virus.. :s
Edit: it's not an android virus, it only infects windows. You are probably getting random reboots becase the virus changed the names of important files on the sd
What it usualy does is hides your real files/folders and creates shortcuts with the same names linked to an exe.
Best way to get rid of it is formatting the sd or desinfecting it with an anti-virus on a computer. Be carefull because the virus also creates an autorun.ini that runs an exe as soon you connect the sd to the computer
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
so i just need to format my sd,not my whole phone (system,etc) right?
xperia x8 proud owner
yes it is better you format your sd card and your pc, ie c drive (which ever folder windows is on) and re install windows again.
This is a very very old virus, you must have clicked on some exe file that had this virus
if i format my sd, wat will happen to my root,xrecovery n custom rom? do i need to use pc companion,get eclair 2.1 and then format it?
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if i format my sd, wat will happen to my root,xrecovery n custom rom? do i need to use pc companion,get eclair 2.1 and then format it?
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No, but you lose all apps stored on sd card and all your xrecovery or cwm backups. And everything on the sd card like music and photos.
Copy your backups to a not-infected PC or a USB stick, then you won´t loose them
maliceomalice said:
if i format my sd, wat will happen to my root,xrecovery n custom rom? do i need to use pc companion,get eclair 2.1 and then format it?
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You can boot into Linux, and connect SD card to PC. Then delete all exe files and autorun file.
Reboot to Windows, connect card again. Go to cmd and remove system and hidden attribute from all files/folders. Keep in mind that you will maybe have to swap the order of removing attributes (-H -S or -S -H).
Command should be:
Code:
> attrib -H -S X: /S /D
where X is your SD card letter in Windows Explorer.
That's how I was fixing it on my friend's USB memories and cards.
I experienced that. What i did was searched ".exe" using root explorer in my phone and it will load all the exe. Actually its just the folder name since you dont need exe of androids so i delete it all and after that i search for autorun.ini and delete it also that solves my problem. That easy.
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I experienced that. What i did was searched ".exe" using root explorer in my phone and it will load all the exe. Actually its just the folder name since you dont need exe of androids so i delete it all and after that i search for autorun.ini and delete it also that solves my problem. That easy.
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ok...done this. i hope this solved it. thank you to all you guys that have been helping.
But, this thread posting at the wrong thread, it must be Q&A.
But this is useful for future
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yes it is better you format your sd card and your pc, ie c drive (which ever folder windows is on) and re install windows again.
This is a very very old virus, you must have clicked on some exe file that had this virus
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I think the virus infects all kids of partitions and external devices so be careful if you have more than just one partition on your computer.
Also, warn the owner of the infected pc so he/she can do something about it
I think that it's the virus called brontok
You can scan your SD and your PC with that program called Malwarebytes at free edition destroys all worms from your disks for sure try it and tell me if it worked!!