I have a branded T-Mobile HD2. So far, I'm loving it, but it has WAY too much preloaded crap that I don't need such as games, AIM, facebook, etc. Is there a way to delete all that?
Thanks!
use the built in file explorer, go to My Device/ Program Files and delete the folders for the stuff you don't want. Some of the games and the transformers movies are on the storage card.
Then using the file explorer, go to My Device/ Windows/ Start Menu/ Programs and delete all the shortcuts for those programs.
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Hi
I downloaded an audiofile and deleted it from 'Browser -> Downloads', but it's still between the alarmtones(twice!) and I can't find it with Astro file explorer, the music player or on the computer. How can I get rid of the files?
I think the browser downloads are stored in sdcard/download. Try there.
That was the first thing I did, they're not there. And I know for sure it's not on the sdcard cause when I remove it, the phone still finds the audiofiles but doesn't find the my other ringtones which I do have stored on the sdcard. So they have to be in the map 'above' the sdcard. But they're not in system/media either.
I see now that they're not only with the alarmtones but everywhere.. also with the ringtones and the notifications.
If they are in the default folder for the audio files (ringtones etc), they will be under /system/media/audio/*****
( ***** equals one of the following: alarms, notifications, ringtones, ui)
parrot5 said:
If they are in the default folder for the audio files (ringtones etc), they will be under /system/media/audio/*****
( ***** equals one of the following: alarms, notifications, ringtones, ui)
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Look at the third post
They're not in there.
Hey!
Is it possible to define a folder where the music library should get all the music? I have files from G-Alarm and so on in it but can´t find a solution how to delete them outta the library..
Same problem here, every sound file type is shown there...
anyone an idea??
Annoying as hell... HTC needs to update this to allow us to point to a specific folder! I tried googling the issue but didnt come up with a solution...
Have you tried HIDDING the specific folder using an alternative explorer (like Resco explorer or Total Commander) ? In Total Commander, long press on the specific folder, choose "properties". There you can choose the attribute "system" and click on "recurse subdirs" so it applies to all files under that folder. This works to hide image files from the ALBUM, so there's a good change you'll fix this using the same method.
By the way, talking about Music library, do you experience some crashes of the music player after adding new files using mp3 cable? If so, this thread might interest you. I think there are problems with the way the player handles the ID3 tag of mp3.
Read this and relay the info, please.
I tried hiding some folders but then they get shown no where! For example: tried to hide g-alarm folder and the alarm tone also disappeared in the G-Alarm app... never expected crashes!
but the volume up & down buttons dont really work while i´m in the music app! when im on the home screen and mp3s are playing in the background, volume keys work perfectly no idea
I even went into the registry to HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config and changed the device scan path and fooled around with other stuff... nada... everytime after a soft reset, it still had ALL the system sounds and stuff in there.
Also, in that same registry folder, there is a ring_tone_path entry which probably explains why some of the ring tones don't show up....??
Can someone who knows a little more about this stuff enlighten us?
hello,
a workaround:
create playlist with one ore two files (songs).
after than close today-htc-sense.
open \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\playlists\name-of-your-playlist
and put all your wanted songs in it (i mean, you have to write/edit the file)
tip: use cmd (dos) for trickies like "dir c:\folder\with\my\songs\ > c:\playlist"
you will get on c:\ a file with name "playlist". this could be use for editing "manila-playlist". put this file after finished back to \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\playlists\ and starts your today-htc-sence.
i know, its a little bit grrrr and looks like work for end-of-life, but i say its a workaround and after three or four playlists you will be a profi.
Found a solution.
This will only work if you have your music on SD card. I also have tomtom maps there but no actual tomtom so for me it is only music on sd card.
1. Start from removing your card and then going to music tab so it rescans and states no music found. (Skip to step 3 if you are starting from clean rom)
2. Go to registry editor of your choice and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng (for german it will be AudioManager_Ger)\Information
Delete all items in that folder. You will not be able to delete Information it self.
If you are on clean rom you will not even have that folder it is created 1st time when music tab finds music.
3. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config
In there change:
"device_scan_path_path" from what ever there is to \Windows
"device_scan_path_path_0" from what ever there is to \Windows
"ring_tone_path" from what ever there is to \Windows
What this will do is exclude all files in windows folder. If you have any files in my documents they will show up. I assume if you just put "\" instead of "\Windows" it will exclude entire my device but did not test it.
4. Soft reset, insert your SD card and enjoy.
I have searched everywhere, but I know this has to have been listed before.
I have about 4gb of music I'm syncing from my PC, but when I pull up music on phone (no playlist) I see all the music on my device AND the music I synced.
I want to ONLY see the music I add. For photos, there was a reg key I added to set which folders were ignored. Is there a way to do that for music as well?
Ur Own Music
zim 2323 - this drove me cRaZy for a couple of weeks until I downloaded OMarket and got "Nitrogen".
I can click and drag my music from my PC instead of having to sync (if you have already d/l double twist - get rid of it - more pain than it's worth) and the system music files are omitted in Nitrogen.
I did the same thing and it ONLY shows the music I added?! I am having trouble understanding what you are trying to do?! I dont have music on the phone and it only pools what I have on my storage card. When i first loaded music it said it was searching for music and it found everthing I added.
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I have searched everywhere, but I know this has to have been listed before.
I have about 4gb of music I'm syncing from my PC, but when I pull up music on phone (no playlist) I see all the music on my device AND the music I synced.
I want to ONLY see the music I add. For photos, there was a reg key I added to set which folders were ignored. Is there a way to do that for music as well?
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Hey Zim Yes, I think there's a regedit method for this, but the way I do it is to just figure out which folders I need to exclude and then navigate to them in Total Commander, long-press, and choose "properties"...you can then choose to hide the folder just like in regular windows. For me, it turned out that just hiding the "program files" folder on the SD card was enough, but I'm sure you can handle it if there's more you need to hide.
Unfortunately I can't hide program files on the sd card because I have to see the folder for software I use/install.
I also do not want to use 3rd party media players. I want to load music and play natively in sense.
When I goto music TAB it finds every MP3 on ROM nad SD memory. I only want to see music located in \storage card\my documents\music.
zim2323 said:
Unfortunately I can't hide program files on the sd card because I have to see the folder for software I use/install.
I also do not want to use 3rd party media players. I want to load music and play natively in sense.
When I goto music TAB it finds every MP3 on ROM nad SD memory. I only want to see music located in \storage card\my documents\music.
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No folder that I've hidden this way seems to be invisibile to me or the sys...they still show up in file explorer, and are still directly accessible by apps etc, they just don't get indexed.
I need help deleting some broken/missing icons.
For example, I removed the games and Transformers movies that came pre-installed on my memory card, but the icons are still there. I tried to delete them in file explorer but the phone will not allow me to do so.
Anyway to do this?
Thanks
This is more android related, but I couldn't find the appropriate sub-forum to post it in. Since I have a vibrant, I figured here would be okay
I'm utilizing the android folders to help keep things organized on one of my home screens. I have a folder named Movies, and I'd like to put shortcuts to various movies I've ripped from DVD to an mp4 using Handbrake.
I'm at a loss for how to place shortcuts to the actual movie files. Let's say I open the "Family Guy" folder in my Movies folder and want to place a shortcut to each of the various episodes I've ripped within that folder. How would I go about doing that? Obviously, I've copied the ripped episodes & movies to my phone already. I can get to them by using the file explorer, but it's a bit cumbersome.
I'm rooted, if that makes any difference.
Thanks!
Ian
I've also been unable to figure out a way to create desktop shortcuts to downloaded files (PDF's, in my case); it seems they can only be moved around in the file explorer, but not moved to desktop.
I use an app called Apps Organizer, which allows you to group your apps into (pre-assigned) categories and create icon-based folders for those on the desktop. The more "advanced" version, Folder Organizer, also apparently lets you treat "bookmarks and contacts" this way; don't know if it will work with files as well?: http://sites.google.com/site/folderorganizer/
(If Android doesn't support creating shortcuts to files, then my guess is prob. not...)