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WTF? Application Data\HTC\HTC Album\Cache is huge!

Currently running Kwbr's Vanilla Series ROM based on WM6.1 and TF3D v2.
I noticed that since installation, the size of the Sprite Backup file has increased by about 10Mb even though I haven't installed any software or other files!
Investigating further, it would appear that one culprit appears to be Application Data\HTC\HTC Album\Cache
I have renamed the Cache directory and it seems to get recreated without a problem. But just wanted to know if this was safe to do and if anyone else had a huge Cache directory also.
I have about 1Gb of photos on my SD card and play quite a few videos.

As you might have noticed, there's an app in these new ROMs, which starts automaticall with the system, albumsearcher.exe.
If you don't need the cache, try removing the app's key from HKCU\Software\HTC\BootLauncher\
Bu the cache will start to re-create each time when you open Album, I guess.
By the way, WTF is this thread doing in "Blackstone ROM development"?

Thread moved.
Ta
Dave

Dmitry N said:
As you might have noticed, there's an app in these new ROMs, which starts automaticall with the system, albumsearcher.exe.
If you don't need the cache, try removing the app's key from HKCU\Software\HTC\BootLauncher\
Bu the cache will start to re-create each time when you open Album, I guess.
By the way, WTF is this thread doing in "Blackstone ROM development"?
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Thanks for the info Dmitry. Does the cache just speed up photo viewing when you subsequently view photos that have already been viewed?
Don't know if I'm just blind but I can't see any reference to albumsearcher under the BootLauncher key. Although the process is running in the background. Have tried scanning for albumsearcher in the entire registry but no luck.
Will probably just get ClearTemp to delete the directory automatically.
Yeah, couldn't decide where to put the thread and am obviously out voted on my final decision . Thought that as the question was only applicable to those of us that flash ROMs that that was the best place.

First thread in this wonderful forum : Storage Space problem

In the beginning I want to thanks all the people responsible for this wonderful forum. It is extremely helpful for the kind of N00bi like me.
My last windows Mobile machine was the HTC Universal and before it I had the Wallaby and Blue Angel after those machines I ended my relationship with windows mobile until I saw the HTC HD2 which brought me back form symbian and iPhone.
Now to the strange problem, I have been using the hd2 for 3 weeks and I am very happy customer until I have noticed something which is very odd. Losing internal memory space as the time passes. although I did all the tricks to transfer the temporary cache memory to the Storage Card it did not help me at all and I am still loosing space over time.
I did transfer the opera cache to the storage card and that saved me about 3 MB and that is it
I looked for more tricks in the forum but all I found was the opera thing and nothing else. so can anyone please help me with this problem
Thanks
mrnet_01​

how do you transfer the opera cache to the memory card? and for internet explorer as well???
and how do i clear temporary files/cache/etc. ??

electrix_85 said:
this maybe can help u
the default directory of opera cache is
\Windows\opera9\cache\
so u must change this default directory
1. open opera browser
2. type on address ---->> opera:config
it will open advance opera configuration setting
3. tap userpref
4. find opera cache and change ur cache directory 4
I prefer to \Storage Card\Program Files\opera9\cache\
dont forget to tap save button
sory for my bad english
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little search won't hurt anyone

Can anyone help me please. I am bleeding space.

It might be due to Youtube temp file? I noticed a 20+mb sized temp.3gp file in my youtube folder after watching quite a number of videos.

^^^^
has been done but still the same

Please guys I really need help.

mrnet_01 said:
Losing internal memory space as the time passes.
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Are you saying that your storage space is disappearing, without you installing software or using applications that cache data?

i believe that is what he is saying

Try to connect to your HD2 with ActiveSync.
From Windows Explorer on your PC, you can browse the folders on your device. Make sure that you can view Hidden Files, system files etc.
Right Click each folder and request the properties. This way you can view which folder is taking so much of your precious RAM.
In my case for instance, the folder \Application data\HTC\HTC Album\Cache is 28Mb.
Don't know if I can remove these files though
I think that folders that are actualy part of the ROM will show 0 bytes.
Anyway, hope this tip can help you.

johncmolyneux said:
Are you saying that your storage space is disappearing, without you installing software or using applications that cache data?
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Yes, exactly
Pappagallo said:
Try to connect to your HD2 with ActiveSync.
From Windows Explorer on your PC, you can browse the folders on your device. Make sure that you can view Hidden Files, system files etc.
Right Click each folder and request the properties. This way you can view which folder is taking so much of your precious RAM.
In my case for instance, the folder \Application data\HTC\HTC Album\Cache is 28Mb.
Don't know if I can remove these files though
I think that folders that are actualy part of the ROM will show 0 bytes.
Anyway, hope this tip can help you.
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it is about 14 Mb for me.

mrnet_01 said:
it is about 14 Mb for me.
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Did you find other folders that take up a lot of space ?
I know it's a pain to check all folders manually, but your storage must be disappearing somewhere...

Have you downloaded anything from the MS MarketPlace, all apps from there get installed onto the device as default and this cannot be changed. The app can be moved usine file manager (or any other alternative). I would go to add/remove programs and remove all unnesscary ones and start installing again ensureing they are going to the Storage Card. Also stay away from MS Marketplace (until this is resovled)

My albums cache and google maps cache were about 40Mb... Both in Application Data. Deleted it, hadn't had any issues.
I wish I could move HTC album and Google Maps cache to the memcard.

have you installed HTC hotfixes for messaging and camera - these take up close to 10 - 15M and you wont be able to see these as they replace DLL's and files in the ROM by using user memory.

Very interesting! I just reclaimed 39MB space by deleting 2 files in the Google Maps cache. I ran Google Maps again without any problem and after closing the application still had the same amount of memory.

not enough memory issue

just tried to play the avatar clip via msn uk and saw a new error. It told me i had insufficient memory. i think the error was from adobe flash player. i am using ie. is there a was to direct this to sd as i have a lot of space there?

Did you try resetting your mobile after install? After install it crashed on me, I reset my mobile and it worked fine.

I did not install anything. I simply tried to run the trailer.

I got this error too and I have seen videos with the IE in the HD2 running embeded flash on sites. I will either get the error or no flash at all. What gives?!
UPDATE: It does show the flash some times. Weird.

I have the same issue in general. i want to open my calendar and it says no memory available go to task manager and exit programs. when i go to task manager all programs are already exited.... but it still gives me the message. when i restart it works but the same happens again after a while.... will that be the case all the time :S :S
(btw i just bought the phone 1 day ago so any tips would be helpful)
Thankss

crashburn202 said:
I have the same issue in general. i want to open my calendar and it says no memory available go to task manager and exit programs. when i go to task manager all programs are already exited.... but it still gives me the message. when i restart it works but the same happens again after a while.... will that be the case all the time :S :S
(btw i just bought the phone 1 day ago so any tips would be helpful)
Thankss
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you should install cleanram as it helps free some ram...also get cleartemp as it'll show you what's eating your space up like googlemap and youtube caches so you can delete them easily...and finally don't forget to soft reset
one more very important thing which saves a LOT of space if you're on stock rom or your cooked rom doesnt have it(highly unlikely) is moving the album cache...read the thread here and look out for 4tune's cab
you should also read tboy200's thread and look at tips 65 and 67

Cleanram and cleantemp aren't going to solve that problem.
Leo has from 448 to 576MB of total ram, it's unlikely a human being would run enough programs to actually drain that all.
The problem lies in the virtual memory architecture: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/windows/VirtualMemory.aspx?msg=3360923, and alas it's nothing that can be solved, just somehow reduced byt for example flashing a custom rom that loads less libraries in VM at boot, for example, leaving more free VM.

clear the opera cash and it is done

ephestione has it right. in my experience, an out of memory error on the HD2 does NOT mean that there's not enough memory, it's just an architecture limitation that gives application errors.

Insufficient space error in Play Store
Hi all, infact this problem is not related to this thread (in my opinion) but since i am a newbie and can't post to the related post, i choose to write down my problem here where i can find a solution..maybe..
Right now i am using Dorimanx's [24 MAY] Dorimanx-ROM-HIGH-END 3.1.9 N277 ODEX NO-HOME-REFRESH+ ZRAM+ SKIN+ TWEAKS+ CRON Rom. I dont know if CRON or any other script is working smoothly, actually i dont know how to test them but, the real problem for me is totally apart from that.
I fixed the audio issue by flashing Magldr_kernel_iamgpc_294, -the flashable version of libaudio_v5-drizztje- i guess, after that i am facing with apps update issues, the apps that i am trying to update is giving "insufficient space" errors. I tried to uninstall and re-install alternatives but i cant even re-install the app that i uninstalled!!!
Solution?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/advanced/audio.png
Thanks,

how do i free up space on my phone?!

ok. i've recently started getting a message come up saying that i am almost out of space on my phone. when i checked it out there was 0.5mb remaining and 339mb used up!
so started deleting programmes i don't use via the application manager, and looked into any caches aroun that i could clear. it hasn't made much differrnce at all .
can someone tell me where all these huge files are or how i can free up a lot more room?
also it seems the g sensor has stopped working in any browser!
please can someone help. i'm tempted to start from scratch, but with the t mobile or vodafone stock roms (i'm on virgin and there's not been a rom update for a long while)
please help! i love my hd2 but i'm so tempted to go over to android on desire at this rate. just problem aftet problem, and i've got this phone for anothet 1.5 years! i just want it to work amazingly.
many thanks
darren
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whoops the total storage is 180mb and the total free storage is 0.5 mb

did you check your ~recyclebin map? if not set to not use it all deleted files will go there

is tbere a recycle bin?? if so where is it?
i also looked in the windows foldet and it appears copilot is in there but it won't let me delete it . it's 6.5mb. . .

I think the recycle bin is a Resco thing!!
I’d had this before and found a temp file hogging 99mb of space on the phone memory. There is a search program in the start menu that will find these large files.
Application Data > HTC > HTC Album > Cache – is another source of memory hogging goodness. This doesn’t affect the operation of the Sense Tab, just grows every time you browse your photos. There is a hack on this site to move the cache to the storage card...
Other than that I would install a programme to clean out the temp files and folders. I use SKTools (have done for about 3 years) think it works perfectly, there are other freeware alternatives out there.

seeksol said:
ok. i've recently started getting a message come up saying that i am almost out of space on my phone. when i checked it out there was 0.5mb remaining and 339mb used up!
so started deleting programmes i don't use via the application manager, and looked into any caches aroun that i could clear. it hasn't made much differrnce at all .
can someone tell me where all these huge files are or how i can free up a lot more room?
also it seems the g sensor has stopped working in any browser!
please can someone help. i'm tempted to start from scratch, but with the t mobile or vodafone stock roms (i'm on virgin and there's not been a rom update for a long while)
please help! i love my hd2 but i'm so tempted to go over to android on desire at this rate. just problem aftet problem, and i've got this phone for anothet 1.5 years! i just want it to work amazingly.
many thanks
darren
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Chances are your device memory is clogged up with temporary files...first things first, look at a program called cleartemp as it'll help clean most of the cache files
Readtboy2000's thread and move your opera cache AND pictures from device to storage card AND delete Opera9 and OperaL file (reading all of his tips/tricks HELP a lot)
next, move your album cache using a cab developed by tune4 found here
Also, use cleanRam so you don't have to soft reset tooooo many times
and report back to us

+1 with damnshah
and install all of the application for your HD2 in the mSD card

oh thank you all!
it worked! i know have 112mb free instead of 0.5 mb!
now if only there was a new officiall WWE rom update my life would be complete....
Darren

Is there any way to move Youtube temp folder to storage card?
Mike

You should really give a custom ROM a go, my Energy ROM uses less than 50 megs on the internal memory. A couple of times a week I delete the album cache which can use 15megs or so, and it runs lovely and smooth.

[Q] Questions and Requests (WildPuzzle / OrangeHome)

I've installed WildPuzzle ROM v6 and most of the extras, i just have a few questions that need answering...
1. The alarm clock looks odd (funny grey square thing) how can I get this to just stay as the original alarm clock icon?
2. Orange home is obviously for the orange network, so will there be an update/version which removes the icons/apps that don't work for other networks (such as Orange Plus, Orange World, Social Life)
3. I tried installing a couple of java games onto the wildfire and they wouldnt work. can anyone tell me where i can get java games that do work?
4. Can 'Key Contact' in Orange Home menu be modified so that options are added to directly call / send a message to the person you've chosen, instead of having to manually do it every time?
5. i want to replace the lock screen. i've tried a few free apps in the market, but they either dont work, or adds a 2nd lock screen on top of the existing one (so you have to unlock it twice). how do i go about replacing the stock lock screen altogether?
ANY HELP WHATSOEVER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
Many thanks by the way to everyone who has made the Wildfire Root possible, and for all the customness that has made the phone 1000% better both visually and performance wise

anyone?

konna280 said:
I've installed WildPuzzle ROM v6 and most of the extras, i just have a few questions that need answering if someone can help me
1. The alarm clock looks odd (funny grey square thing) how can I get this to just stay as the original alarm clock icon?
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Dont flash mod that changes clock
konna280 said:
2. Orange home is obviously for the orange network, so will there be an update/version which removes the icons/apps that don't work for other networks (such as Orange Plus, Orange World, Social Life)
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have you tryd it? i cant see those apps...
konna280 said:
3. I tried installing a couple of java games onto the wildfire and they wouldnt work. is there a certain way of going about this or is there a site that contain java games that'll work for the phone?
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No idea where and what games that work
Regards Daniel

thanks for the reply, ok i'll just have to put up with the alarm clock as i prefer the other mods in that package!!!
when orange home is loaded, if you press the arrow button at the bottom, it brings up a menu which has them orange apps in
its not a big issue or anything, i just wondered if they could be removed or modified to work?

some questions
how to get proxy authenticated on wildpuzzle,how to get live wallpapers in sense ui,use app2sd its not included in the rom?and finally how to add arabic in browser and sms.thanks in advance

tanzer1234 said:
how to get proxy authenticated on wildpuzzle,how to get live wallpapers in sense ui,use app2sd its not included in the rom?and finally how to add arabic in browser and sms.thanks in advance
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App2sd is included.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

appsd
yes but how to use it ,i partitioned and ext using rom manager and the app2sd program i downloaded from market still dont open and the mobile became sd dependant and wen i remove the sd phone not booting up.i reflashed and gave up..

tanzer1234 said:
yes but how to use it ,i partitioned and ext using rom manager and the app2sd program i downloaded from market still dont open and the mobile became sd dependant and wen i remove the sd phone not booting up.i reflashed and gave up..
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you cant and dont need the app2sd program for wildpuzzle v7... it is 2.1, when you install an app it is automatically moved to the sd with wildpuzzle rom. you can see app2sd is working if you look at your phone's internal memory, it should have 100mb+ free space.

well i just uninstalled an app and it freed up 2mb from internal memory and i have abt 52mb internal now.

tanzer1234 said:
well i just uninstalled an app and it freed up 2mb from internal memory and i have abt 52mb internal now.
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did you flash the move dalvik cache 2 sd patch?

none
i installed dalvik2sd although i did before the reflash and now i cant flash anything off it asit says cant mount/dev/block after using rom manager..

now im on another sd card and it says
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to seek in /cache/update.zip (Invalid argument)
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.

Your new SD card needs to be turned into a goldcard in order to flash anything onto your phone

You need to partition your SDcard after first install and reinstall rom to get more space, as the second install would move many files to ext-SD but keep essential system files on phone so it appear that apps are still on phone.

Jus in case did you turned off the verification check in the recovery mode..
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