In W10M.
Which directories go untouched during a hard reset? Are there any?
I want to preserve files somewhere under c:\ persistently unless reflashed. How can I do that?
Thank you.
ringtones folder seem to stay intact for some reason
use ##777# for hard reset
DPP folder, this special folder have activation sim card wifi bluetoot and others if you remove it you can't get it by flashing or hard reset and your phone will be like a stone .
dxdy said:
use ##777# for hard reset
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What type of reset would you call this or describe it as?
dicosky said:
DPP folder, this special folder have activation sim card wifi bluetoot and others if you remove it you can't get it by flashing or hard reset and your phone will be like a stone .
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Thank you! Good to know. However that volume is it mounted under C: somewhere?
To delete.
DilanChd said:
Yep, but just 8MB.
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C:\DPP. Just redirect MTP access to C:\ or C:\DPP.
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Not trying to mount it with MTP. Can this be mapped as accessible directory via registry for other services. Good to know it is 8mb.
C:\DPP\whatever_dir\whatever_file
UPDATE: I answered my own question. This locations is good enough for now even though small...Thanks all for the help.
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I am having problem with the encryption. All my files in SD are converted into .menc file and i have reset the Hermes. Is it anyway to decrypt such files?
Please please do brain storming. I did searched internet but no result.
thx
eriksurya said:
I am having problem with the encryption. All my files in SD are converted into .menc file and i have reset the Hermes. Is it anyway to decrypt such files?
Please please do brain storming. I did searched internet but no result.
thx
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Did you enable the encrytion under settings\systems? Uncheck that if you did.
ai6908 said:
Did you enable the encrytion under settings\systems? Uncheck that if you did.
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I did. It's not because of that. Because I had rebotted and lost the encryption key.
eriksurya said:
I did. It's not because of that. Because I had rebotted and lost the encryption key.
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AES-128.. No Key = Youre stuffed..
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile...ows-mobile-6-storage-card-encryption-faq.aspx
What happens if the device is cold booted?
If the device is reset and internal flash is cleared, the decryption keys are lost. If the keys were preserved, it would be easy to access the storage card of a stolen device by just cold booting the stolen device and clearing its storage, then re-inserting the stolen card.
Hello all, I have an Dash with a broken screen so I can't see anything. Is there a way I can do a hard reset via computer or maybe some sequence of keys on the handset. I really need to get my contacts & data off of the phone before I return it. Thanks in advance for any help
lil1 said:
Hello all, I have an Dash with a broken screen so I can't see anything. Is there a way I can do a hard reset via computer or maybe some sequence of keys on the handset. I really need to get my contacts & data off of the phone before I return it. Thanks in advance for any help
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This is how to Hard-Reset on phone http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2541775762_85aa3db274_o.jpg
You could check this worked by conecting via async and checking folders, you will tell because all will be removed, old programs etc.
Thanks that's good info. But the only thing is I can't see the screen to follow the on screen prompts. The screen shows nothing but what looks to be black & white ink
lil1 said:
Thanks that's good info. But the only thing is I can't see the screen to follow the on screen prompts. The screen shows nothing but what looks to be black & white ink
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Follow it to a t and even without the screen you should be able to do it?
I am guessin you can still hook up to computer?
Could do with some help here from other users, could lil just delete the .pim via async and it would delete contacts?
Where are messages stored? So they can be deleted....
Re Deleting all info
Hook up via async and delete these cemail.vol will delete the the mms and sms
Contacts, Calendar are all stored in a database file called PIM.VOL that in the root directory.
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stylez said:
Hook up via async and delete these cemail.vol will delete the the mms and sms
Contacts, Calendar are all stored in a database file called PIM.VOL that in the root directory.
Help provided by gixxum
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Ok now where would I find these files once I hook up to pc via async?
well its not going to work..here is the issues. the CEMAIL.vol file is in use basically whenever the phone is on. so you cant just copy or delete it or you get an error and it fails. i have been looking around a bit and havent found an excalibur specific solution this this. give me a few minutes to play around
and you will see the files in the root directory..root directory is where you will see program files, storage card, windows etc.. when you connect via activesync and browse to it with explorer..scroll down and you will see the files.
make sure you have your pc set to show hidden and system files your you wont see some things..
Ok I'll wait on the response & b sure to have pc show hidden files. I also want to thank U guys 4 ur help thus far
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well its not going to work..here is the issues. the CEMAIL.vol file is in use basically whenever the phone is on. so you cant just copy or delete it or you get an error and it fails. i have been looking around a bit and havent found an excalibur specific solution this this. give me a few minutes to play around
and you will see the files in the root directory..root directory is where you will see program files, storage card, windows etc.. when you connect via activesync and browse to it with explorer..scroll down and you will see the files.
make sure you have your pc set to show hidden and system files your you wont see some things..
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You know how the phone async explorer integrates with explorer on comp does this not mean you could use an unlocker and unlock the file in question then delete? Long shot.
I have an unlocker to which i could attach if any use?
lil1 said:
Ok I'll wait on the response & b sure to have pc show hidden files. I also want to thank U guys 4 ur help thus far
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do you have aol, yahoo,or msn chat? be easier to try a few things over a chat than on the forum...
stylez said:
You know how the phone async explorer integrates with explorer on comp does this not mean you could use an unlocker and unlock the file in question then delete? Long shot.
I have an unlocker to which i could attach if any use?
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its a sharing violation because that files is in use.
here is the problem. if we can go into the registry and change the path for the mms/sms and reboot...it will create a blank .vol file in the new path that was created in the registry ...therefore freeing the one that we need to delete.
or so thats my theory...let me install pim back up and back my stuff up...i have some texts i need so i cant just go deleting just yet.
yes i have yahoo IM ([email protected])
What IM do U have?
Thanks guys 4 all of your help. I finally got it to reset holding the 2 soft keys & the send key. Thanx again
lil1 said:
Thanks guys 4 all of your help. I finally got it to reset holding the 2 soft keys & the send key. Thanx again
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Cool glad you got it sorted, knew you would be able to reset blind
Was there any fix for the cemail, though? I saved my cemail.vol before a hard reset, and would like to restore it now, but i always get a sharing violation error.
endolith said:
Was there any fix for the cemail, though? I saved my cemail.vol before a hard reset, and would like to restore it now, but i always get a sharing violation error.
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Remove "messaging" from the Today screen so that the file is not in use, and restart. It should now be deletable.
Hi, Hope you can help, I upgraded the ROM on my dash and it kept freezing and would not connect to active sync. I reset it as it said here but it is still the same it appearts to be frozen and none of the keys work, not even the power button.
Any ideas please?
Im trying g to figure out the best way to remove the 0 partition on my phone but can't figure out how to do so. I don't know how but after a root I appears that the eom installed a back up drive 0 and now I have a duplicate system file causing me to lose about 4 gigs of memory. Please help I have attached some pictures in case I didn't describe it well
don't think you can. well can't say that cause anything is possible. just not sure you'd really want to remove it. may brick yer device if you do. i could be wrong though.
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Im trying g to figure out the best way to remove the 0 partition on my phone but can't figure out how to do so. I don't know how but after a root I appears that the eom installed a back up drive 0 and now I have a duplicate system file causing me to lose about 4 gigs of memory. Please help I have attached some pictures in case I didn't describe it well
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just cut and paste should fix it
mattlowry said:
just cut and paste should fix it
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I tried that but it didn't work. And when in recovery twrp doesnt recognize it
marqis said:
I tried that but it didn't work. And when in recovery twrp doesnt recognize it
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located in data/media folder
mattlowry said:
located in data/media folder
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It starts to accumulate the files then it fails to delete them is there a way I can reformat and start all over?
Ok, so I v been messing with my L820, and installed RS1 on it via registry hack, also I was trying to fix glance via Windows Internals (Bootloader etc, wasnt sucessfull because I am to lazy to flash it)... And now Ive realised there are some unusual folders on my Phone flash memory partition, can someone tell me what did I broke ? Or possible fix.
Thanks i.imgur.com slash HglHJvR.png
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Ok, so I v been messing with my L820, and installed RS1 on it via registry hack, also I was trying to fix glance via Windows Internals (Bootloader etc, wasnt sucessfull because I am to lazy to flash it)... And now Ive realised there are some unusual folders on my Phone flash memory partition, can someone tell me what did I broke ? Or possible fix.
Thanks i.imgur.com slash HglHJvR.png
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and Witch one is unusual?
I can't see anything unusual
ngame said:
and Witch one is unusual?
I can't see anything unusual
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I belive normal folders should look like:
Documents
Music
Pictures
Downloads
Videos
Ringtones
These folders also appears in phone file browsers(native or 3rd party), before I was messing with phone I had same when I had phone connected to Windows PC
You see all this folders because you have enabled Full Files System.
titi66200 said:
You see all this folders because you have enabled Full Files System.
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Oh, thank you. Is there a way do disable it ?
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I don´t see option do disable Mass storage mode in WPI. Also I tried to disable FFS access via Interop Tools, vcREG, without success. Am I doing something wrong ?
kubiaxk said:
Oh, thank you. Is there a way do disable it ?
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I don´t see option do disable Mass storage mode in WPI. Also I tried to disable FFS access via Interop Tools, vcREG, without success. Am I doing something wrong ?
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MassStorage Mode is different than FullFS .
anyway you can see your files and folders on Data\Users\Public
ngame said:
MassStorage Mode is different than FullFS .
anyway you can see your files and folders on Data\Users\Public
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thank you =)
I am unable to update to any new build ATM because my memory is full of failed updates. My Temporary files for build updates is over 2gb and nothing I have tried can clear them out. I don't want to go through the trouble if rolling back or hard resetting, I just want the garbage gone!
I can't recall offhand which directory it was, but after enabling Full FileSystem Access and connecting to PC, I was able to locate were all of the temporary updates are stored. There were hundreds of folders in there with number and letter strings for names, so nothing is easily identifiable. And of course it wouldn't let me delete anything either.
Does anyone have any idea how to identify and delete these failed updates?
Hardreset.
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Hardreset.
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I specifically stated i don't want to do that.. But I know, because this OS is full of holes that's probably the only solution.
Still though, there has to be away to delete the files. If we can replace in-use files like the notification icons on lock screen, we should be able to remove dead update files.
"I was able to locate were all of the temporary updates are stored."
Where?
titi66200 said:
"I was able to locate were all of the temporary updates are stored."
Where?
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I'll look again and let you know. I'm pretty sure I saved a print screen of it on my laptop.
You need to enable Mass Storage with WP Internals.
I would love to know where they are stored, keep us updated
Sorry for the delay.. here is the screenshot of the directory i mentioned.
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Sorry for the delay.. here is the screenshot of the directory i mentioned.
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Delete all in this directory? This is needless files?
In the Downloads folder i believe, yes. However they can't simply be deleted, it does not allow it. I'm taking an educated guess that this is where the update files are stored, as it's a similar directly to where the PC stores Windows Updates.
ive managed to delete the temporary files and clear up every bit of space they took up. im going to post a guide for this, so check it out if you need help.