So I'm putting together a package of a zillion Notications & Ringtones onto my phone's external SD card.
First thing I notice is that the filename I see in Windows is not the same name as what comes up when I go to select a Ringtone in Jelly Bean.
Any idea why that is, or how I can make the filenames the same in Windows Explorer AND Android?
CZ Eddie said:
So I'm putting together a package of a zillion Notications & Ringtones onto my phone's external SD card.
First thing I notice is that the filename I see in Windows is not the same name as what comes up when I go to select a Ringtone in Jelly Bean.
Any idea why that is, or how I can make the filenames the same in Windows Explorer AND Android?
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This is because android pulls the name from what is listed in the properties section and not the files name.
zelendel said:
This is because android pulls the name from what is listed in the properties section and not the files name.
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Do you know where the properties are that this gets changed?
Because I took one test MP3 and made two copies of it.
1) Name & Properties name unchanged.
2) Name changed to "Test" and properties name (which was blank) left unchanged.
3) Name chnaged to "Test2" and properties name set to "Test 2".
All three came up in Android with the Windows filename.
It's hard to find the ones that have different filename. I literally have like 1000 ringtones.
Okay, it actually does work. Sort of.
It just takes Android a LONG time to change the filenames for some reason.
If I copy all my name-changed ringtones to the phone, it initially displays the filenames. But after about ten minutes, if you go back in again it shows the new filenames.
Just need to be patient.
Also, it will only display the new filenames if there is nothing listed for the filename in the file properties "Detail" tab. If there is a name in the "Detail" tab, then Android reverts to that name instead of whatever file name I assign it.
Right now I'm trying to google up some sort of batch program that will remove the "Details" name from all my files.
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How to make your own theme for hd
can someone please teach me how to make thmes for hd
i used the search but i couldnt find
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l0ozi said:
can someone please teach me how to make thmes for hd
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[1] Connect your Touch HD to your computer, browse it's Windows folder, and copy all files ending in "_manila" to a directory on your computer. You might also want to copy all ".png" & ".bmp" & ".gif" files too!
The "_manila" files is what HTC use to store all kinds of data... images, fonts, configuration scripts, etc., for TouchFlo. However some things like the "dialer" and the "Communications Page" (which are available outside of TouchFlo) use simple .png images.
You might want to make 2 directories for each file type, so for example, make a directory called "Original Manila" and another one called "Edited Manila"... and copy the "_manila" files into each. Then use the "Edited Manila" drectory as your working directory when making changes. If anything goes wrong and you mess up... you still have the original files in "Original Manila" to go back to!!!!
[2] Download (search the forums for these) "M9 Editor", "Manila Editor", and/or "CFC".
[3] Run "CFC" or "Manila Editor" (right-click & select "Run as administrator"... if you're on Vista) and browse to the directory where you stored the "_manila" files. Click each manila file to see the image it contains. There isn't really a full list of which manila files hold which image (I'm working on that)... so for now you'll just have to do what everyone does, and guess! When you've found the image you want to change, click "Save as" to save the image as a .png.
[4] Open the image you just saved in an image editor... like GIMP, for example, and make it look however you want, making sure it's the same size and position in the image as the original.
[5] Go back to "CFC" or "Manila Editor", and this time click "Replace", and select the new image you just created. The "_manila" file has now been changed, so all you have to do is copy it over to the Windows folder on your Touch HD... stop & restart TouchFlo... and you should see your new image. I say "should"... because if you don't... you've probably selected/changed the wrong image! In which case you might want to copy over the original "_manila" file again to undo your mistake!
[6] To change images that are aren't inside "_manila" files... simply open them in a image editor, change them, and add them back to your phone. A soft reset (turn phone off & back on) might be required for you to see the changes.
[7] To change the structure of elements in TouchFlo, or to change font colours etc., you'll need to run "m9editor" and browse the "_manila files" for "Mode9" files... these contain information on how each page/tab of TouchFlo is structured and looks. Be careful when edited these... as thee can severely screw up yur phone! KEEP BACK-UPS OF THE ORIGINALS!!!!
[8] Changing other elements, like the Top Bar icons, and some icons in Call History, for example, requires editing DLL files, but I won't go into that now. If you've managed to follow the instructions above and got your phone "skinned"... then you'll be more than able to search the forums for how to do more advanced stuff later on.
Have fun
Thanks
Thanks a lot also from me.
following step: how create a .theme file ?
There are a number of TP2 tweaks which require the editing or replacement of files - for example, there is supposedly a way of increasing the loudspeaker volume which involves replacing a file called AudioPara3.csv with an edited version. This file sits in the Windows folder.
I'm using Resco File Explorer on my TP2, with the corresponding shell extensions installed on my desktop Windows, but nothing I do will allow me to edit that file. Trying to overwrite it (by dragging the copy into the appropriate Explorer window on my desktop PC) fails, telling me that I don't have the necessary permissions. If I look at the file properties on my TP2, it's set to read-only. If I try clearing the read-only checkbox this looks as if it's going to work, but actually if I go back into properties again, it's still set to read-only. There's another (disabled) checkbox in the properties labeled "ROM" which is ticked - I assume it's this that is causing the problem.
I've also tried renaming the file - that, again, appears to work but what it actually does is to create a duplicate of the file with the new name while leaving the old file intact.
There must presumably be a way of overwriting this file, otherwise no one would have been able to install the tweak!
I have a similar problem with the weather database file - so I can't add in extra locations.
What am I missing?
Try doing it on the TP2 itself with Resco File Explorer. I do not have any problem so far. Not too sure when you use it on the desktop.
weenween said:
Try doing it on the TP2 itself with Resco File Explorer. I do not have any problem so far. Not too sure when you use it on the desktop.
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Several options in Resco File Explorer failed, but using the Copy To option worked, for some reason.
Don't think it actually made the speakers any louder, though.
You can also try Total Commander (not like it'll make the speakers louder, but for future reference).
Total Commander will work OR you can rename the original file, then copy the new one in.
I recommend (strongly!) the former since if you screw up you can fix it without a hard reset!
What is wrong with this file?
Hello,
I'd like to ask for some expert help.
I finally managed to edit an EXE file from Windows - just translating Japanese text to English. I used the MEditor suite. After saving, I "dropped" the file onto the SignCode.exe as per instructions.
When I transferred the file to its original location and overwrote the original one, I get:
"Cannot open... A critical component is either missing or cannot start because program memory is unavailable...."
I am sure I didn't change anything else but texts. So what could be wrong?
I am attaching the two files - the original and the edited - for someone to please look at them and let me know if there's anything I can do. This is Sharp's Barcode Reader.exe
Thanks!
Hey guys, I hooked my brand new HTC One X up to my PC after a strange picture appeared in my gallery, it looks like a system picture like part of the phones OS. Anyway its a .db ( database file ) and its called "thumbs" i do know it belongs to the data folder on the phone but theres other files within and i dont know which the " Thumbs " file resides in usually. After hooking my Sensation up to the PC also and navigating to .data > navigator > Data > htc i find that there is also a "thumbs " file in there, am i right in thinking i can just follow the same path on my One X and place the " Thumbs " file in there?? Its a brand new phone and i didnt wanna screw around with it too much without asking someone in the know first just incase i am wrong. Any help would be much appreciated thanx in advance
Oh dear
Just delete it, it's the file windows creates when it generates thumbnail images.
It sounds like your PC is set to show hidden and system files. As mattman83 said, you can just delete the file, but next time you browse to that folder from your PC Windows will recreate it.
You might also want to turn off the option to show these files in Windows Explorer. Go to My Computer, The click on the Organise menu and choose "Folder and search options". Go to the view tab and make sure "Don't show hidden files" and "Hide protected operating system files" are both selected (see screenshot).
If you want to stop Windows from creating these files in the first place, there's a good how-to guide here:
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_turn_off_thumbsdb_in_windows_7.html
THANKYOU!!
Thanx guys to both of you, I thought I'd maybe highlighted it and moved it by mistake. I have seen these folders before so I guess your right about my system settings but I've never actually been able to view it as a picture in my gallery.
Hay guys
I am facing some strange issues on my galaxy nexus 4.2.2 unrooted
I have notice that in my phone there is a file name THUMBDATA3-1763508120 in DCIM--->thumbnail folder of size 1.5 GB.
And even after deleting this file no space of my sdcard is released . Means my SDCARD is still showing the same space as before .
and after some time it recreate again with same size when i use camera for some time.
One more thing in my phone I have 9.35 GB of data content but SDCARD is showing 11.5 GB of space out of 13.3 GB
This may help , please confirm
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.
simplymonis said:
Hay guys
I am facing some strange issues on my galaxy nexus 4.2.2 unrooted
I have notice that in my phone there is a file name THUMBDATA3-1763508120 in DCIM--->thumbnail folder of size 1.5 GB.
And even after deleting this file no space of my sdcard is released . Means my SDCARD is still showing the same space as before .
and after some time it recreate again with same size when i use camera for some time.
One more thing in my phone I have 9.35 GB of data content but SDCARD is showing 11.5 GB of space out of 13.3 GB
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I have root on my device, so I did the following.
Using Root explorer I went to the folder /DCIM/.thumbnails (hidden) and deleted the huge file. Then with the "+" I chose "New file" and named it the same as the previous .thumbdata3-.... it created a file that is 0 Bytes and then I went and used the camera and the apps, so far the file stays the same size, so maybe that trick will work for others too. Good luck.
Hello - I was going through my directories on an unrooted device to see if I can track how a
hosts.txt file keeps appearing in my downloads folder
Coming across some weird folder names and files - some are in the root and not in the folders
IE: There is as folder called "D" with very whacky /sus type names
Winrar allows you to see a lot more in depth than my files
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