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Software to browse files from PC?

Is there any software that I can use to browse the contents of my phone from my PC? Sorta like the way you can use the program MobileRegistryEditor to edit the phone registry using windows.
When I try using Windows Mobile Device Center I cant see to see the Windows folder (its like hidden or something)
thankzzzz

You start off in my documents, which is one level down, and you need to go in "My Device" to get to root. Its really stupid.

no i meant in activesync for vista, i cant see the windows folder (from the computer, not the phone) is tehre a program to view the files from the computer.

I agree,
I cant see my windows folder through activesync on vista.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

huemedia said:
I cant see my windows folder through activesync on vista.
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So is this YAVL (Yet Another Vista Lossage) ? Because in XP (and 2000), it is easy. Just go to My Computer, the phone appears as a device (Mobile Device?), and you right click it and choose Explore.

huemedia said:
I agree,
I cant see my windows folder through activesync on vista.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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In Vista Explorer you have to click on Organize - Folder and Search Options; Click on the View Tab and under Advanced Settings click on Show Hidden Files and Folders.
It's also helpful to un-check Hide Extensions for known file types if you want to change file names/types.
I hope this helps.
-John

Vista+Dash

I have my Dash connected to Vista and I am trying to find out how I can delete\edit\copy a file in the Windows folder on my Dash. I must tell you that I am not able to see the Windows folder on my Dash through VISTA and I even have hidden files/folders option enabled.
I can see the Windows folder through the folder explorer that came with my Dash but I can not do anything to this file...
_BackgroundImage_Land
I have 2 goals for this issue.
First goal is to change the background for my calls.
Second is to move My Documents to my SD card but there is a file in their that is called Bubble located in the Templates folder that I can not do anything with either.
Can anyone please help me with this issue?
you can IM me @ [email protected]
Thanks

intilli4 said:
I have my Dash connected to Vista and I am trying to find out how I can delete\edit\copy a file in the Windows folder on my Dash. I must tell you that I am not able to see the Windows folder on my Dash through VISTA and I even have hidden files/folders option enabled.
I can see the Windows folder through the folder explorer that came with my Dash but I can not do anything to this file...
_BackgroundImage_Land
I have 2 goals for this issue.
First goal is to change the background for my calls.
Second is to move My Documents to my SD card but there is a file in their that is called Bubble located in the Templates folder that I can not do anything with either.
Can anyone please help me with this issue?
you can IM me @ [email protected]
Thanks
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Here ya go!!! Hope this helps.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx

Since I have Vista Ultimate
Since I have Vista Ultimate I already have this application you pointed me to.
Any other Ideas

I can't view Windows either, you solved this issue yet? you try on an XP computer?

dtx said:
I can't view Windows either, you solved this issue yet? you try on an XP computer?
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Yes I did try it on a XP machine and I am able to see Windows but I am still not able to do anything to the files I want to modify.

Hey Guys,
I also have the same problem but have got around it using Total Commander. Its a free program that you can install on your phone. The program allows you to edit delete and move any file in the windows folder. It has got me around this annoying issue in Vista.
cheers

Ran into the same thing in Vista, but when I turned off the 'hide system & hide hidden' options for folders in Vista, everything became visible on my Dash.

everything is now visible but i am not able to overwrite the _backgroundimage file....

How to override files in windows-folder?

Hello,
I'm trying to replace the sym.0409.txt in windows-folder. But this file is writeprotected, so I can't delete or replace it. when I try to paste the file to windows-dir I get a message "do you realy want to replace the file... blablabla". When I click "yes", windows creates a new file "copy of sym.0409.txt"
can anyone tell me how to replace write protected files in windows-directory?

i belief this discussion has nothing to do with WM6. perhaps it should be moved to a general discussion?

HerrVorragend said:
Hello,
I'm trying to replace the sym.0409.txt in windows-folder. But this file is writeprotected, so I can't delete or replace it. when I try to paste the file to windows-dir I get a message "do you realy want to replace the file... blablabla". When I click "yes", windows creates a new file "copy of sym.0409.txt"
can anyone tell me how to replace write protected files in windows-directory?
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Depends how you are doing it....
Resco file explorer will allow you to "overwrite" file in the windows directory. If you install it you get 30days before you have to register it or remove it.
Hope that helps.

Some files can be overwritten by copying from within your desktop computer using Active Sync or Windows Mobile Device Centre, instead of directly on the device. I think.txt would fit this criteria.
.dll's need something like Resco Explorer installing on your device (on trial) and they will overwrite system files.

the windows-dir is not accessible from desktop-pc... but the resco-file-explorer-solution works fine

HerrVorragend said:
the windows-dir is not accessible from desktop-pc... but the resco-file-explorer-solution works fine
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yes the windows folder is available from the Desktop PC

ok... thats new for me... can you tell me how? when I go to my device in desktop explorer I see a harddrive "/" and under "/" I see all the rootdirectories from the device - except the windows-dir. typing in directly "//Windows" doesn't work too.
perhapgs it's a vista-only phenomenon...

HerrVorragend said:
ok... thats new for me... can you tell me how? when I go to my device in desktop explorer I see a harddrive "/" and under "/" I see all the rootdirectories from the device - except the windows-dir. typing in directly "//Windows" doesn't work too.
perhapgs it's a vista-only phenomenon...
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it works under vista too... i think there is a screen shot on mrvanx's guides....

may be.... but not out of the box... so if you can access your windows-folder under vista, please let the rest of the world know, how youget this working

HerrVorragend said:
may be.... but not out of the box... so if you can access your windows-folder under vista, please let the rest of the world know, how youget this working
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yes you can access it out of the box... but i dont have vista here with me at the moment... but i know you can.

walshieau said:
yes you can access it out of the box... but i dont have vista here with me at the moment... but i know you can.
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ok guy... this is my last post, after this post I will deactivate the notification.
1. I'm not a fool
2. I've installed Vista
3. You can NOT access the device windows-dir out of the box!
If you can't explain how to do it, please stop telling bull****!

walshieau said:
yes you can access it out of the box... but i dont have vista here with me at the moment... but i know you can.
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From WMDC, File Management, Browse files ...
\ Then Windows is listed.
The reason you can't see it is because you haven't unticked Hide Protected Operating System Files in CP-Appearance-Folder Options-Show Hidden Files
Edit: Herr*: Calm down, Wash was right and tried to help you with what he had available at the time.

You can overwrite the file using freeware Pocket Total Commander. I have been able to overwrite said file with this app. Sym.txt allows for entering additional characters (with umlauts....) via hardware keyboard.

Oops - ignore this.

Ok here is how you do it, folder options, view, uncheck "hide protected operating system files (recommended)". Presto, you can see it now, at least in Vista.

System folders missing in device directory when exploring from PC

I'm not sure if anybody else is experiencing this problem but I just recently upgraded to a Tilt 2 from a Fuze. When I connect my phone to my computer through Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1, and I try to explore the contents of the phone using Windows Explorer, I'm not able to view all of the system folders on the device (e.g. "Temp" and, more importantly, "Windows"). I'm able to view the other folders and the phone and my MicroSD card show up as separate devices, instead of showing the Storage Card in the device directory, but it appears the Windows folder is hidden--even though I have my settings configured to show all hidden files and folders.
I'm able to view and modify the contents of the Windows folders on the Tilt 2, itself, using Total Commander or File Explorer, but not on my desktop, which would be much more convenient since I fiddle with the system files and Start Menu regularly. Does anybody know if this is a limitation of the device, WMDC, or going from a 32-bit to 64-bit operating system (I haven't explored my phone, including Fuze, since upgrading from ActiveSync 4.5 and Windows XP Pro SP3 to WMDC 6.1 and Windows 7 Ultimate x64 three months ago)?
After doing some searching, it looks like this has only been an issue for one or two other people:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=556382&highlight=windows+folder
Thanks in advance for the help.

Anybody? Am I the only one who's experienced this?

probably stupid question, have you unchecked "hide system and hidden files" in windows explorer?

aZzz.bZzz said:
probably stupid question, have you unchecked "hide system and hidden files" in windows explorer?
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That will do it for sure.

aZzz.bZzz said:
probably stupid question, have you unchecked "hide system and hidden files" in windows explorer?
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And there's another nearby setting that needs to be un-checked:
"Hide protected operating system files"
Yes -- one or both of these are almost-certainly the OP's problem...it's a common one.

As I mentioned before, I have my settings configured to show all hidden files and folders. I also have my settings configured to show operating system files. I'm kind of stumped. Thanks for the suggestions though.

Dramacydle said:
As I mentioned before, I have my settings configured to show all hidden files and folders. I also have my settings configured to show operating system files. I'm kind of stumped. Thanks for the suggestions though.
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Hmmm...so you did. Yeah, that is weird.
I don't know...could it be a W7-64-bit issue? I'm running W7 32-bit and can see all folders on the phone (as long as both hidden and operating-system settings are configured as suggested above).
I'll soon be upgrading my other computer to 64-bit W7, so I guess I'll find out myself.

Any way to see the windows folder through cpu connection?

Hello everyone?
Is there anyway to have the windows folder to appear through cpu connection?

mtorre5 said:
Hello everyone?
Is there anyway to have the windows folder to appear through cpu connection?
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If you can't see your TP2 Windows folder from your PC it may be because on your PC you have checked "Hide protected operating system files", under Folder and search options>View (on the PC). BTW: This is a different setting from "Show/Don't hidden files, folders and drives".

MCbrian said:
If you can't see your TP2 Windows folder from your PC it may be because on your PC you have checked "Hide protected operating system files", under Folder and search options>View (on the PC). BTW: This is a different setting from "Show/Don't hidden files, folders and drives".
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Thanks sir for the info. That fixed my probloem