disable file protection of windows folder - Touch 3G General

Hi, is there already any solution to disable write protection of the windows folder (ext rom) of the Touch 3g? I'd like to delete some stuff (cabs and sound/movie files) to get more space.
Till now I only found reg-mods or cabs for other phones which most likely wouldn't work on the 3G...

I thought the cab / sound / movie files can be easily deleted using file explorer or Total Commander or Resco

No Total Comander says "couldn't delete". Property of each file says "write protected", but when I uncheck write protection and close the properties dialogue, it's still the same: I can't delete and when I open properties once more, "write protection" is enabled again.

Can you post a few file examples. I'll see what's it like on mine. so we can compare.

thanks for your answers, azahidi! Here are two cabs.
When you look at the properties in Total Comander the box "in Rom" is checked, but it can't be changed, because it's greyed out.
What I noticed is that when I copy a file from the windows folder to my memory card, I can uncheck the "Read only" box in properties and when I copy it back to the windows folder, I can rename it. I can even cut it out from the windows folder and paste it to the memory card again, but when I look into the windows folder, it's back again, with "Read only" and "in Rom" enabled.
It seems to be like the system system file protection in Windows, where the system files are being replaced, when deleted...
So my next step was to create a 0 byte text file, rename it e.g. to "GoogleMaps-ms-htc_compressed.CAB" and overwrite the original cab in the windows folder. But the strange thing is that when you open "Start -> Settings -> System -> Memory" the data storage has not changed a bit...
What's actually strange, too, are the figures, in "Start -> Settings -> System -> Memory" under data storage (in German Datenspeicher, so I hope it's data storage in English)
Alltogether: 98.68 MB
Ocupied: 70.27 MB
Free: 28.41 MB
But:
Total Comander shows following figures for my internal storage:
Alltogether ocupied: 206.0 MB
Only windows folder: 180.9 MB
Files in windows\ without subfolders: 169.0 MB
So I think that part of the windows folder is in fact the ext rom, am I right? But there must be also a hidden part of the ext rom, where the protected files are stored... (compare wiki "extended rom".
So is there someone, who could give some explanation / links or knows someone who knows how to unhide and unlock the ext rom...

Chealuxx,
I understand your predicament. Now it seems that your problem has gone way beyond my expertise level.
Anyway, try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1571715
I remember using the ROMExtractor.exe once some time ago to modify something but I cannot remember exactly now. Hope this will help.

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Files in Windows folder: can they be safely deleted?

I've got lots of .dsm and .rgu files in my Windows folder, for example
12e09329-dd44-jhg589856-jh2525656598.DSM or .RGU
they're about 1 to 20k big. About 40-50 of them sit on top of my Windows folder.
have you got them too? What are they there for? And can I get rid of them?
They seem to be "hidden in rom" though, as they appear when the option "hidden on rom" is ticked in total Commander.
they also appear on my desktop's Explorer , throuh Windows Mobile/MyWindowsMobiledevice/Windows (or similar path)
Thanks for you help!
I think it is some digital cert for granting application access. If you delete it, you will be asked some applications is not signed and do you want to execute it. If you say yes, it will create this file again.
right. Have you got them too, or is it only me?
Yes, there is some in my k-jam too, from the timestamp you will know it is created when you installed some applications each time.
and what about this directory
\Windows\OEM on my qtek 9100
It contains MFC80U.dll
and msvcr80.dll
it looks like visual studio files and I don't understand what it does in my user memory.
Either it should be in WM5 files or It should be removed.
What do you think?
Regarding Bynaris Smartexplorer it is the best for smartphones clearly but:
1 - it is not a task manager, it is a file explorer
2 - it has been design to be used with numeric keypad shortcuts on pocket pc it is a pain to use.
However I really like its quickness.
I will just wait for a more pocket pc friendly version before I replace resco explorer.

howto repair damaged ext_rom--SOLVED (cook own extrom)

seems the solution has been found. the following is a translation from a threat i found claiming to solve the damaged ext_rom situation.
PLEASE NOTE: I had no device to test this, others claim this to work though. USE AT OWN RISK!!!
here you go:
What you need:
1 program: Flash Format V2.66
2 program: Unhide_Uni_Extended_ROM (storage made visible)
to begin install "Unhide Ext. ROM", followed by softreset.
Execute "Flash-Format" and install to device via activesync.
should see extended_rom on your device as an empty folder.
Once you check system settings you should get the ext_rom displayed as 0,93mb free.
start flash format, to be found under settings/system, not programs!
Change to the tab “format”, choose "storage" on top, choose “fat16” and "cluster size 1KB"
Untick “backup FAT”, and than tap “format”
Once formatting is done, you should see the .cabs again.
if this is ok, use “flash format” again and use “auto-run”, choose “storage”, below “config text” of the extended_rom and tick “activate-autoRun”. Followed by “test” and you should see the whole config.text again.
terminate “flash format”, and deinstall program"Unhide-Ext.-Rom".
you are ready to perform a hardreset and the original setup routine should run as before you destroyed the extrom.
in addition: SEEMS TO be able to add own cabs this way too!? i am somewhat pressed for time, so anybody volunteering to be the guinea-pig?
greetz
thormdac said:
seems the solution has been found. the following is a translation from a threat i found claiming to solve the damaged ext_rom situation.
PLEASE NOTE: I had no device to test this, others claim this to work though. USE AT OWN RISK!!!
here you go:
What you need:
1 program: Flash Format V2.66
2 program: Unhide_Uni_Extended_ROM (storage made visible)
to begin install "Unhide Ext. ROM", followed by softreset.
Execute "Flash-Format" and install to device via activesync.
should see extended_rom on your device as an empty folder.
Once you check system settings you should get the ext_rom displayed as 0,93mb free.
start flash format, to be found under settings/system, not programs!
Change to the tab “format”, choose "storage" on top, choose “fat16” and "cluster size 1KB"
Untick “backup FAT”, and than tap “format”
Once formatting is done, you should see the .cabs again.
if this is ok, use “flash format” again and use “auto-run”, choose “storage”, below “config text” of the extended_rom and tick “activate-autoRun”. Followed by “test” and you should see the whole config.text again.
terminate “flash format”, and deinstall program"Unhide-Ext.-Rom".
you are ready to perform a hardreset and the original setup routine should run as before you destroyed the extrom.
in addition: SEEMS TO be able to add own cabs this way too!? i am somewhat pressed for time, so anybody volunteering to be the guinea-pig?
greetz
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I have tested the solution in order to repair the damaged extend_rom of my Artemis and has worked.
Great!!!!
Thanks a lot
This don´t work on my XDA Orbit. Flash Format says at the format: "Exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#29). Please close any application which may be accessing files on the storage card."
All applications was closed. Resco Explorer says me the same when i want to format.
dodo-dk said:
This don´t work on my XDA Orbit. Flash Format says at the format: "Exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#29). Please close any application which may be accessing files on the storage card."
All applications was closed. Resco Explorer says me the same when i want to format.
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check anyway if the files are visible now
The files was visible, i know this, i have make this with Resco Explorer last month, but the Extended Rom don´t work after a hardreset.
The info comes with 3 seconds, but after 3 seconds the info closed and thats it, nothing installed.
Sorry for my bad english!
Try to perform this operation with FlashFormat and test it
<if this is ok, use “flash format” again and use “auto-run”, choose “storage”, below “config text” of the extended_rom and tick “activate-autoRun”. Followed by “test” and you should see the whole config.text again.>
Same problem for me, on HTC P3300, i'm getting same message:
"Exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#29). Please close any application which may be accessing files on the storage card."
NICE WORK THX
i have now own extrom
when you se
"Exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#29). Please close any application which may be accessing files on the storage card."
it is unlocked and editable
you can delete all files and copy new
I got the same error message ("Exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#29) ...") but found out that if you ignore it and go ahead with the procedure, you will succeed in repairing the Extended_ROM as well ... - i.e. the Extented_ROM utilities will install after hard reset is performed ...
PavelR.
http://htcartemis.blogspot.com
... and one more thing, the Extended_ROM works OK even after an old full backup was restored on the device.
PavelR.
is it possible to delete that "Storage", to get more free memory?
Trouble with Unhide Ext
I am desperately trying to bring my iPaq File Store extended memory back to life. The RX3700 series (and others apparently) have a defect that locks the memory up if it gets to close to full. Then you can't format it or anything.
It sounds like this fix might address the problem, but I can't seem to figure out how to load the "Unhide Ext.rom" correctly. So naturally the extended memory is not appearing in the FlashFormat app.
Could someone please post a step by step for getting the "Unhide Ext.rom" installed and working properly?
Thanks!
Randy
DocMAX said:
is it possible to delete that "Storage", to get more free memory?
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unfortunately it looks like that we need to wait for someone like buzz_lightyear (universal extrom unlocker)
thormdac said:
seems the solution has been found. the following is a translation from a threat i found claiming to solve the damaged ext_rom situation.
PLEASE NOTE: I had no device to test this, others claim this to work though. USE AT OWN RISK!!!
here you go:
What you need:
1 program: Flash Format V2.66
2 program: Unhide_Uni_Extended_ROM (storage made visible)
to begin install "Unhide Ext. ROM", followed by softreset.
Execute "Flash-Format" and install to device via activesync.
should see extended_rom on your device as an empty folder.
Once you check system settings you should get the ext_rom displayed as 0,93mb free.
start flash format, to be found under settings/system, not programs!
Change to the tab “format”, choose "storage" on top, choose “fat16” and "cluster size 1KB"
Untick “backup FAT”, and than tap “format”
Once formatting is done, you should see the .cabs again.
if this is ok, use “flash format” again and use “auto-run”, choose “storage”, below “config text” of the extended_rom and tick “activate-autoRun”. Followed by “test” and you should see the whole config.text again.
terminate “flash format”, and deinstall program"Unhide-Ext.-Rom".
you are ready to perform a hardreset and the original setup routine should run as before you destroyed the extrom.
in addition: SEEMS TO be able to add own cabs this way too!? i am somewhat pressed for time, so anybody volunteering to be the guinea-pig?
greetz
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Please anyone can upload the flash format.zip, this one is damaged zip.
I've some problem with unprotect ext rom, i can see this folder, but i can't write this. help!
It doesnt work with my Artemis.... It shows the Stoirage folder but it doesnt install anything from the folder after hard reset...
Is there a way to delete Ext_rom to free up the space for storage???
PavelR. said:
... and one more thing, the Extended_ROM works OK even after an old full backup was restored on the device.
PavelR.
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Have you tried Hard resetting? yes the ext_rom looks ok even after reinstalling backup, but the question is if ext_rom apps will reinstall after hard reset???

Write protection on \Windows folder??

I found out Start Menu folder looked like a basement full of junks, so I tried to delete some shortcuts and useless programs on \windows folder and Startup programs.
However, I cannot delete them, I used total commander to unlock delete protection and system folder attributes, but it set back checked even I unchecked it by all means.
I couldn't make new folders on
I'm using Schap's rom Ver 4.00.
Is there any registry tweaks that he might did and way to unlock it??

Moving Mail and Attachments to Storage Card

Hi
The attached file makes necessary registry changes to move Mail and Atachement storage to SD Card.
There have been a few cab installers available to perform a registry change, enabling storage of both Mail as well as Attachments on the Storage Card. However these solutions have the "Storage Card" hard coded as destination, which means if more than one partitions exist on Storage Card, manual changes would be required to the registry to use another partition. Another way is to have separate cabs created for each partition. Another problem is that on some devices the Storage Card is named as "Memory Card" (I've seen this on on my O2 Atom Exec), hence again manual registry changes are required or a custom cab needs to be created for these devices.
The attached cab installer tries to overcome above mentioned limitations. During the installation "Device" and all the available Storage Card Partitions are listed and user is asked to select the destination. The registry changes are performed accordingly to enable Mail and Attachment storage on the selected partition or Device.
The cab creates following registry entries under "HKLM\System\Inbox\Settings" :
- PropertyPath = <destination>\Mail
- AttachPath = <destination>\Mail\Attachment
where <destination> is the option selected as destination while installing the cab.
Uninstalling the application from Add/Remove programs should restore the old values (if any) of the above registry keys.
The cab file has been tested to be working fine on WM6.1 and should work fine on WM6 also. WM5 requires different registry entries and the attached cab does not work for WM5.
Please let me know if anyone find this useful
I just installed this on my Verizon XV6900 with Windows Mobile 6.1. All I can say is, Awesome! Thanks for this. I love the automation of it. Seamless. And providing the uninstall is also nice. Just installed, powered off, then back on, and all is well. Do you think you might also be interested in doing the same thing for Internet explorer temp files, favs, cookies. Maybe make the folder it creates be called "Internet". I had a file before for my Moto Q9m that made a bunch of things store on my storage card and I loved it. It really kept my phone running very fast, as it didn't use up main storage. With my old phone, I had 5000+ emails, alot of favs and such. I loved the fact that I could wipe my phone out any time, and then re-import the reg changes to point back to the storage card for all my stuff, and I was right back up and ready to go with all my files.
Thanks Again!

[Q] Big thumbdata3 file in internal storage

Hi all;
Can i know why the thumbdata3 file folder in /mnt/sdcard/DCIM is so big in size (nearly 1gb) in my internal storage? Actually, all my photos or videos are in my ext-SD.
I have tried to delete the thumbnail folder but it come back again in same location. As shown in the picture, the device memory bar is almost full,but the available space still show 7.24gb. Please advice. Thanks.............
Anyone can help..? Thanks.........
Big thumbdata3 file in internal storage
erictanyh said:
Anyone can help..? Thanks.........
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Using a disk space analyzer, I was surprised to see that my Android tablet had 1.03GB of photos. This was odd to me, because I knew there were only a couple of photos on the device.
I pinpointed the problem to thumbnails. These are tiny copies of photos used by some apps to more quickly display pictures. Specifically, the 1GB was being taken up by a thumbnail index file, and I didn't need to lose that 1GB to a function I don't use on the tablet. I erased the file as follows:
1. Open a file manager on Android. I use File Manager from Rhythm Software.
2. Ensure that it can display system or hidden files. This is an option somewhere under Settings. In File Manager, tap Menu > Settings > Show Hidden Files.
3. Navigate to \mnt\sdcard\DCIM\ .thumbnails. By the way, DCIM is the standard name for the folder that holds photographs, and is the standard for pretty much any device, whether smartphone or camera; it is short for "digital camera IMages." Another BTW: when a folder name is prefixed with a period, then it is a hidden folder in Android (such as .thumbnails).
4. Select and erase the file that's about 1GB and contains the word 'thumbdata." The exact file name will vary.
After I did this, image viewing apps like Gallery operated just fine, with no apparent slowdown from the loss of this file.
In this way I freed up 1GB on my Android v4 tablet, 1GB on my Android v4 phone, and 750MB on an older Android v2 phone.
Keeping the 1GB Free
Because .thumbdata is a system file, Android recreates it. Indeed, you may find more than one copy in the .thumbnails folder, if you have reinstalled Android or similarly redid the system in some way.
To keep Android from creating the 1GB file anew, we need to create a dummy file that fools Android. In short, we create a text file with a text editor, and then move it to the thumbnails folder. Here are the steps to doing this:
1. Use File Manager to determine the exact name of the thumbnail index file. On one of my Android devices, the name is .thumbdata3--1967290299. Write it down.
2. Start a text editor or word processor on the Android, and then create a new text file.
3. Use the Save As command to save the file in the DCIM folder. (We move it to the .thumbnails folder in a later step.) Save it with the same name at that index file, such as ".thumbdata3--1967290299". Now, depending on the text editor's capabilities, it might not allow the "." prefix or a blank extension. Thus, you might end up with thumbdata3--1967290299.txt as the file name. We fix this in a later step.
4. Exit the text editor, and then switch to File Manager. Now, it is important you use a file manager like Rhythm Software's File Manager app, because it does what some others cannot: it can (a) rename file extensions and (b) access hidden folders.
5. In File Manager, navigate to the \DCIM\ .thumbnails folder. If the thumbdata3 file is there again, erase it again.
6. Move up a level to the \DCIM folder, and then right-click the thumbdata3--1967290299.txt file name. ("Right click" means hold your finger down on the name until a menu appears.)
7. From the menu, choose Rename, and then rename thumbdata3--1967290299.txt to .thumbdata3--1967290299 -- (a) add the dot (.) to the start of the file name, and (b) erase the ".txt" from the end of the file name.
8. Click OK (or Rename) to finish renaming.
9. Right click the file name, and then choose Move (or Cut).
10. Navigate down to the .thumbnails folder, and then tap Paste.
The dummy file will now prevent Android from creating the huge index file.
Thumbdata files allow most devices to access the file it is in i.e if u give another device permission to access your device it will create a thumbdata file so it can browse your personal files so should be treated with caution as app developers would be able to illegally access your sensitive personal images or information on your phone or smart device without consent from the owner therefore maybe should be treated as spyware permissions for thumbdata should be an optional decision from the user in Android systems and currently is not

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