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What is the data in the .mail folder

What are all the files in the /mnt/sdcard/.mail folder. There are alot of files with a bunch of #'s as the name. Does anyone know what these files are and can i delete them every once in a while.
thanks,

daddyscooltv said:
What are all the files in the /mnt/sdcard/.mail folder. There are alot of files with a bunch of #'s as the name. Does anyone know what these files are and can i delete them every once in a while.
thanks,
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Not sure, I use GMail and TouchDown for Exchange, so nothing is in mine right now. You can always make a SD card backup to your computer (which is always good to have on hand in case...), delete it, and see what happens.

Extract SMS on WP7

Hello there,
just for your info - maybe it helps somebody:
after some days of trying i found the shortmessages (with tel-number etc.) and some other stuff in a file:
1. Explore your phone with Windows Phone Device Manager
2. goto \Application Data\
3. Add "\Microsoft" to the path (under the file-explorer logo)
4. goto Outlook\Stores\DeviceStore
5. Rename "store.vol" to something like "store.vol.txt" (it is mandatory to rename this file - without this step the file is in use by outlook)
6. extract it (drag n drop)
7. run perl script (#perl test.pl store.vol.txt)
8. See output
Maybe one of you could build a backup application or something like that!
Link to perl script:
http://uploaded.to/file/he26q0d2
Original source of script:
http://www.pocketpcjunkies.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/pocketpc-dev/21040/Reading-pim-vol-EDB-File-on-a-PC
Edit:
Don't know if you've seen it:
\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Stores\DeviceStore\data
ALL emails and other messages + contact-pictures + signature (three sizes) (just edit the file extension to .html or .jpeg - hex edit helps to find what is right )
\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
-> TabsStorage.bin: Opened tabs from internet explorer (where are the cookies?! )
\Applications\Data\82A23635-5BD9-DF11-A844-00237DE2DB9E\Data\IsolatedStore
ALL Facebook-Information (if app is installed), including messages, pictures, notifications etc. etc.
\Application Data\Location\Cache
Wifi & GSM Data when features is enabled in WP7-preferences (encrypted?! don't know..)
Much more to come...
greets
endeffekt

Thanks! Looks interesting, I might try that!
Hey just wondering but does syncing with outlook have the option to sync texts? Only reason I wonder is because you said that file was in use by outlook....

WP7SuperFan said:
Thanks! Looks interesting, I might try that!
Hey just wondering but does syncing with outlook have the option to sync texts? Only reason I wonder is because you said that file was in use by outlook....
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Hey,
i just THINK it's in use
If you look at this file without renaming it's at 0,00 KB and you can't extract it. Maybe the contacts-tile or something else is using it

Hi Endeffekt,
thank you for this great hint!
But one more question before I try. Is it possible, to rename the file after the procedure back to "store.vol" without losing the messages on the phone?

schluff1 said:
Hi Endeffekt,
thank you for this great hint!
But one more question before I try. Is it possible, to rename the file after the procedure back to "store.vol" without losing the messages on the phone?
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WP7 creates a copy of this file (automatic), so no problemo sir

Great! Alle messages are there. But the script doesnt work for me.
Now we need a smart developer who can make a viewer for it.
Is there a way to copy the vol file back to the phone? Or is the file always locked? For restore reasons...

I think this is very interesting (possibility to backup/restore SMS), so probably we should keep it on the front page so the devs could notice it.

Has anybody tried to restore that store.vol into the device after a reset? I mean rename the current store.vol to any filename, then copy the backed up store.vol to the phone and restart.
I'd like to try but i need to get hold all my current sms!

Pixa1 said:
I think this is very interesting (possibility to backup/restore SMS), so probably we should keep it on the front page so the devs could notice it.
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i agree
thanks a lot Endeffekt for sharing such important information
i sent the file to my pc but still couldn't edit it,
if anyone know other way than perl script please share,
i'm trying to edit the file and insert old sms from my old phone
thanks

Gray.Fox said:
i agree
thanks a lot Endeffekt for sharing such important information
i sent the file to my pc but still couldn't edit it,
if anyone know other way than perl script please share,
i'm trying to edit the file and insert old sms from my old phone
thanks
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Hint: it's an EBD database (like other files too)

Don't know if you've seen it:
\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Stores\DeviceStore\data
ALL emails and other messages + contact-pictures + signature (three sizes) (just edit the file extension to .html or .jpeg - hex edit helps to find what is right )
\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
-> TabsStorage.bin: Opened tabs from internet explorer (where are the cookies?! )
\Applications\Data\82A23635-5BD9-DF11-A844-00237DE2DB9E\Data\IsolatedStore
ALL Facebook-Information (if app is installed), including messages, pictures, notifications etc. etc.
\Application Data\Location\Cache
Wifi & GSM Data when features is enabled in WP7-preferences (encrypted?! don't know..)

da_mayhem said:
Has anybody tried to restore that store.vol into the device after a reset? I mean rename the current store.vol to any filename, then copy the backed up store.vol to the phone and restart.
I'd like to try but i need to get hold all my current sms!
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I will try this today

endeffekt said:
I will try this today
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How was it?

endeffekt said:
Hint: it's an EBD database (like other files too)
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thanks endeffekt for the hint i'll look into it thanks alot
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I will try this today
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i hope you or anyone can try and confirm i have only one device i can't risk it
also couldn't try it on my emulator i think i misconfigured something
if i find anything i will post here

SMS retreival on Windows phone 7 using device manager
Hey all.
I have an Samsung Omnia phone 7. Dev unlocked. Running 7.0.7004.0
Anyone any idea how to view the file in question? I need to download this file, and save the SMS entries to my PC.
When I use device manager, I cant see a folder called
\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Stores\DeviceStore
I mean, when I copy and paste the above text into the path, its just beeps and doesnt show anything.
On the root under file explorer, I have
My Documents (which is empty)
Windows (lots of files in it)
-ActiveSync
-Application Data
--KeyStorage
-AppMgr
-ColdInit
-eventlog
and a few others
When I open the Application Data folder, I only have a 'Key Storage' (certainly no Microsoft folder, and I tried typing it incase it was hidden or something , but just a ping sound and no refresh of the file list)
and when I open Key Storage, I have no files.
Any help working out why I cant see these folders / store.vol file would be very much appreciated
Does Windows Phone Device Manager not support this functionality on the Omnia?
Thanks

this should be a sticky, and testers needed

Using the diagnosis code 5**6244*3
I was able to open the Apps Launcher and Shortcuts Menu and can confirm that the path \Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Stores\DeviceStore exists on my Focus.
In that folder, I have:
temp
0
4
6
3
19
8
Each of these folders has a list of single alpha named folders (a, b, c, d, e, etc...)
Each of these alpha folders has a single .dat file
I haven't tried to extract those files to try to play with them. I don't know how I would with the Focus... But just confirming the path exists on my Focus and has the .dat files

thank you munkeyphyst, still waiting for endeffekt

endeffekt said:
Hint: it's an EBD database (like other files too)
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Thanx for your hard work... Any success???? i'm intrested in the extraction of sms in the form which can b read on computer. i tried as you said renamed and copied to computer but i can not read that in computer... is it encrypted ?? Any help in that is appreciated.......

I've checked out all the EDB recovery/readers on teh net and cannot open one of these "edb" files from the phone.
if anyone knows the architecture of the file, I can parse it and have a program ready quickly.
some talk about EDB

Create new backups with Titanium

How do i delete the old backups and make new ones. Im tired of having to uncheck most of the things i do not use anymore in a restore (alors of FONTS from before...Apps that I cant use or do not need anymore etc...) In the backup/restore all i can do is update or change what I already have.
Might be me again not seeing the obvious option.

NLPUNITED said:
How do i delete the old backups and make new ones. Im tired of having to uncheck most of the things i do not use anymore in a restore (alors of FONTS from before...Apps that I cant use or do not need anymore etc...) In the backup/restore all i can do is update or change what I already have.
Might be me again not seeing the obvious option.
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Plug your phone into a PC and navigate to the folder where TBU stores its data. Delete everything in that folder. Run a new back up. Viola!

blackangst said:
Plug your phone into a PC and navigate to the folder where TBU stores its data. Delete everything in that folder. Run a new back up. Viola!
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Or download a File Manager application and just blow out the folder with the phone. File Manager HD is pretty good.

djmatt604 said:
Or download a File Manager application and just blow out the folder with the phone. File Manager HD is pretty good.
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Went to titanium app, located the default folder..Deleted it and re-created it..
Still always has the 0 options to backup apps.. Im on AOKP JB and external SD doesnt mount yet so its hard to navigate efficiently

I think I found a bug regarding folders with similar names

Hello!
I installed LineageOS since Xposed is available for Nougat.
I'm using a Xiaomi Mi5s and since the first day I had issues with the WhatsApp folder.
I backed up my last folder before installing LineageOS.
Then, I installed LineageOS and started using WhatsApp.
Sometimes my folder appeared to have all the backed up data and sometimes not. It was really RANDOM.
Sometimes it used another folder and previously downloaded or sent images/audios sometimes weren't accessible (The app said that the file wasn't on the SD). So I had two scenarios:
1. WhatsApp using the backed up folder, showing all my 2000+ images and audios.
2. WhatsApp using another folder, which started with 0 files and ended with 200+.
These two scenarios were absolutely random.
Sometimes WhatsApp was using one folder and sometimes the other one.
The problem is that in scenario 1 I couldn't access to the files in scenario 2 and vice versa. Neither in WhatsApp nor the gallery nor the File Explorer.
So I had this problem for some time and started to think about it.
Turns out that there was a problem because in my storage there was TWO WhatsApp folders.
The first one is named "Whatsapp"
The second one is named "WhatsApp" (note the capital A).
I don't know HOW I ended having these two folders since the file explorer DOESN'T let you to create similar folders (for example: I can't create "Test" and "TeSt" folders).
Even using terminal and "mkdir Test" "mkdir TeSt" it doesn't work.
So the OS was having issues differencing those ones.
I used ES File Explorer and the folders appear to be the same.
If I were in scenario 1 BOTH folders contained all my +2000 files. In scenario 2 BOTH folders contained the +200 files.
But I couldn't access each folder separately. As I said, it was random, sometimes I rebooted my phone and I was on scenario 1 and sometimes on scenario 2. Even without rebooting, it changed from one to two randomly.
So I backed up my data on both folders (remember, I hadn't access to those folders separately so I had to copy the files in both scenarios)
And then, I renamed one of the two folders to "WhatsApp alternative" and instantly I had access to BOTH folders separately.
So I think the OS can't difference between folders with similar names. If you are having issues with this, the solution is to rename one of the two existing folders but please backup the data before.
I think it's a bug. LineageOS should be able to difference between folders with distinct capital letters and the file explorer, the gallery and all the apps should recognize them separately
I actually CAN'T rename the folders to "WhatsApp" and "Whatsapp" so I don't really know how I ended with that similar folders if the file explorer doesn't let you to do it.
After some research I found the way to replicate it.
First: You need to use the recovery, since you can't make folders with similar names in the OS even using Terminal.
1. Create two folders. One named "Test1". The other one named "Test2" and create a file inside each folder. "Test1" should contain a file named "1" (for example) and "Test2" should contain a file named "2"
2.Go to recovery
3. Use the file explorer built in to rename the two folders to "Test" and "TeSt" respectively. I don't know if this is intended to work or it's a bug, but in my case it works.
4. Reboot the system.
You will start to have issues with those folders. You won't be able to access the "1" and "2" files inside each folder separately since the OS can't difference between those folders.
You can try to do it with two images inside each folder. You won't be able to access the two images separately. Sometimes you will be able to access to the image number one and sometimes to the image number two, but not both at the same time.
I think this needs to be fixed.
Thanks for reading

maszeta said:
Hello!
I installed LineageOS since Xposed is available for Nougat. I'm using a Xiaomi Mi5s and since the first day I had issues with the WhatsApp folder...
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Official LineageOS thread for your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3611059
Good Luck!
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Ibuprophen said:
I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Official LineageOS thread for your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3611059
Good Luck!
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Have you tried to replicate the bug in your build? I want to know if this is a bug on my specific device or it's a general problem

maszeta said:
Have you tried to replicate the bug in your build? I want to know if this is a bug on my specific device or it's a general problem
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Me too have this problem on lineage 14.1 (on zuk z2).. i think its a general problem.. have you find a solution?

maszeta said:
Have you tried to replicate the bug in your build? I want to know if this is a bug on my specific device or it's a general problem
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My apologies for the delay but, I had started my original post with "I don't have this device".
I had provided the link to post your issue and, hopefully, obtain further guidance.
Good Luck!
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Eltorito94 said:
Me too have this problem on lineage 14.1 (on zuk z2).. i think its a general problem.. have you find a solution?
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In the original post I wrote how to fix it.
Basically you should backup both of your folders first. Then, remame one of the two folders with another name (for example "WA Files") and rename the other one with "WhatsApp" (with the capital A) and finally copy "WA Files" inside "WhatsApp" so you merge both folders.
It's explained in the original post, please read it to better understand the issue

Thanks for sharing, had the same issue with my Mi5 after flashing 20/02/2018 MicroG LOS 14.1. After renaming the new "WhatsApp" folder to "WhatsApp 2" all the files suddenly showed up again, including backups. In fact I couldn't access local backup but only Google Drive one... Hope this can be helpful to others too.

Themes / Apps / Mods Access Android/data on Android 13 without root

Download FV File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.folderv.file
May be this is the first APP that can visit other app’s exteral data file .
1. Open folder "/storage/emulated/0/Android"​2. Click the"data" folder​3. Select the application you need​4. Click "Use this folder"​5. Done! you can see the files.​
Document in Chinese with images guide attached as PDF.

OP, I have changed this category from Question to App to fit the content.
Also, the Chinese guide link you are sharing from coolapk cannot be accessed from overseas (US or Europe IP). I think that is some settings with the host of coolapk. I print the guide page as PDF and attached it for you.

Great post. I am using OnePlus 10 Pro running official Oxygen OS 13 (Android 13).
Although the phone supports 120Hz refresh rate, PUBG Mobile (Global) doesn't show an option for 90 FPS in its settings and the game runs at 60 FPS max. In the past, I could modify the ACTIVE.SAV file using a Hex Editor to unlock 90 FPS.
I used to use MiXplorer by Hootan in the past, but it doesn't work on Android 13. I tried using FV File Manage as explained in this post, and although I am able to see the files in Data or OBB folders, I am not able to modify them (for example, open the Active.sav file in Hex Editor or even copy it to another location in internal storage). I have attached a screen recording video demonstrating the above. Would be greatly appreciated if someone could tell me what I am doing wrong.
Record_2022-09-27-12-39-00.mp4
drive.google.com
FolderV said:
Download FV File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.folderv.file
May be this is the first APP that can visit other app’s exteral data file .
1. Open folder "/storage/emulated/0/Android"​2. Click the"data" folder​3. Select the application you need​4. Click "Use this folder"​5. Done! you can see the files.​
Document in Chinese with images guide attached as PDF.
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thanks.

Rabin John said:
Great post. I am using OnePlus 10 Pro running official Oxygen OS 13 (Android 13).
Although the phone supports 120Hz refresh rate, PUBG Mobile (Global) doesn't show an option for 90 FPS in its settings and the game runs at 60 FPS max. In the past, I could modify the ACTIVE.SAV file using a Hex Editor to unlock 90 FPS.
I used to use MiXplorer by Hootan in the past, but it doesn't work on Android 13. I tried using FV File Manage as explained in this post, and although I am able to see the files in Data or OBB folders, I am not able to modify them (for example, open the Active.sav file in Hex Editor or even copy it to another location in internal storage). I have attached a screen recording video demonstrating the above. Would be greatly appreciated if someone could tell me what I am doing wrong.
Record_2022-09-27-12-39-00.mp4
drive.google.com
thanks.
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Actually MiXplorer's latest version supports Android 13, tested personally

shape93 said:
Actually MiXplorer's latest version supports Android 13, tested personally
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Huh ... That's news to me. I am running the latest version - v6.58.6-Silver. And upon checking right now as I am typing this reply, I still don't have read-write access to OBB & DATA folders. I can see the files inside OBB & Data folders but I cannot modify them in any way or copy any file.
And sorry but what you said can't be true. I commented on playstore and the I got a reply from MiXplorer Team as well saying that it's a Android 13 limitation. Attached picture below

so what about sd maid, can it fix that problem?

Rabin John said:
Huh ... That's news to me. I am running the latest version - v6.58.6-Silver. And upon checking right now as I am typing this reply, I still don't have read-write access to OBB & DATA folders. I can see the files inside OBB & Data folders but I cannot modify them in any way or copy any file.
And sorry but what you said can't be true. I commented on playstore and the I got a reply from MiXplorer Team as well saying that it's a Android 13 limitation. Attached picture below
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Just tested it. It is working for me too.
Version: 6.58.6-silver

I am at a loss. I don't understand why it doesn't work for me.

Rabin John said:
I am at a loss. I don't understand why it doesn't work for me.
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MiExplorer does not work for me too. Literally anything including using a PC to access the files doesn't work for me, can't paste anything into the app data folders. Pixel 6a on Android 13. I might have to root the phone to be able to access the Android folder.

My phone is rooted A13 and still can't get access in Data/OBB folder -_-

Root does not mean that you will have access to anywhere just like that. You must have some application that wants there and process that

Rabin John said:
I am at a loss. I don't understand why it doesn't work for me.
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update the new version, the previous version has some bug.

FolderV said:
Download FV File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.folderv.file
May be this is the first APP that can visit other app’s exteral data file .
1. Open folder "/storage/emulated/0/Android"​2. Click the"data" folder​3. Select the application you need​4. Click "Use this folder"​5. Done! you can see the files.​
Document in Chinese with images guide attached as PDF.
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This app is good for accessing/changing/transferring files and folders within the main app folder, but you can't actually rename the main app folder. Need this feature so when you clear data on said app, it won't delete the files and folders within. Long story on why I need this. It pertains to a game I mod for. In order to keep the modified files from reverting back to the original files, you need to rename the main folder, clear data and then rename the main folder back to the original. Hope you can figure this out. For now I have to use the files app from the PlayStore.

61zone said:
My phone is rooted A13 and still can't get access in Data/OBB folder -_-
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ZArchiever is the best file explorer I have found. I used to use Root Explorer on Android 12 and it couldn't do things that ZArchiever could

Latest Mixplorer plays up for me too, sometimes prompts for access to /Android/data folder, but the folder listed is a previously accessed /Android/data/subfolder, not the root /Android/data folder...
I gave up and copied via adb shell

This "FV File Explorer" is actually the first app that I try that is capable of seeing the Android content.
But it seems it's RO on my Pixel 6a. I needed to get some backups back in a an app folder. But pasting seems not to work. Same goes for the PC. Can see the files on PC, but not able to paste something in these folders in "Android"
Someone who knows a workaround for this on a unrooted phone?
Edit:
"FV File Explorer" shows me a warning when trying to make a folder in "android". So looks it's still RO on my phone

FolderV said:
Download FV File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.folderv.file
May be this is the first APP that can visit other app’s exteral data file .
1. Open folder "/storage/emulated/0/Android"​2. Click the"data" folder​3. Select the application you need​4. Click "Use this folder"​5. Done! you can see the files.​
Document in Chinese with images guide attached as PDF.
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Um, hello? Total Commander does the exact same thing.

The only way is downgrade to android 12
Since android 13
Will block your acces to data&obb
I,m on my way to downgrade to 12
Doesn matter if all my data will lost
Wish me Luck Stranger

Fix Android 13 said:
The only way is downgrade to android 12
Since android 13
Will block your acces to data&obb
I,m on my way to downgrade to 12
Doesn matter if all my data will lost
Wish me Luck Stranger
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You can't downgrade to Android 12 unless you use the special developer build or the A13 bootloader (although things won't run well) due to the anti-rollback protection in the A13 bootloader.
All you need to do to access Android/data on A13 is to use a file explorer that supports it, e.g. MiXplorer, as mentioned earlier in this thread.

This page explains in detail how you can Transfer Files in Data and OBB folder in Android 13:
How to access Android 13 Data and OBB folder & transfer files in them
In this comprehensive tutorial, we will show you the steps to access the Data and OBB folder in Android 13 and transfer files in them.
www.droidwin.com
All you need to do is download and install Files app:
Files - Apps on Google Play
This app is a shortcut to the file manager of the settings app.
play.google.com
A quote from the Comments section on Google Play:
This is the shortcut to the default Android" Files" app you never knew you needed. Not the one with the "file cleanup" feature. The one that magically appears sometimes, and when you go back to your apps list, it's not there. It's the 'admin' one that Google doesn't really want a lot of people to use unless THEY think it's appropriate. So to repeat, this is just a shortcut, to help you find the last file manager you'll ever need, and the one that actually came stock with Android.
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