HowTo:Safer way to delete sounds/pics off phone****LOOK HERE****

[/\/\3phist0]

first (as always) BACKUP ALL YOUR FILES!!!!
if you have flashed / flexed use flextool to extract the files/seems from your flex ahead of time that way you have easy access to the files and the directory tree)

leave the root (/a) files ALONE

Next make sure that ALL ringstyle sections are set to silent. this includes the answering machine option which is hidden in the v620 / v600 /v500 series firmware... enable it via seem edit (sorry dont know the offset or address you can use p2ktools to enable) again make sure all ring styles say silent and ringer id's are off and reminders set to off, no alarms are setup.

make sure that you are not using a theme (do a master reset/clear...) you can delete the themes from the themes menu....

then using p2kman,p2ktools ETC to select the files (pics/sounds) that you wanna dump. Then change thier attribute to 0 (or in p2ktools uncheck "system"

^^^^in sounds you must leave one .mid one .imy one .mp3 (the .mid and the .imy MUST be an orig)

in pics you MUST not delete AOL_Branding_WVIM_Splashscreen.gif
WVIM_Splashscreen.gif

if you want your camera to continue working LEAVE the wav files in system alone....(you can delete the shutter sound files leave the count_down files so the timer will work)

I also in pics deleted all the .ems .emp files and wp_XXX and wv_emoticon files

$$$&&** addendum, if you delete all files in a category (IE: skins...) the category (directory) is also deleted so be careful ) for EX: i got rid of all my mmstemplate files EXCEPT for one the smallest one for me was "let's meet"
same deal with videos.....

go back to you phone select the category (IE:multimedia>sounds) select one file hit menu key , in the menu choose mark (for faster selection for rest of files scroll the list and use 0 to select the rest of the files that you want to delete) mark all the files you wanna dump....after done with that then hit menu again and choose "delete all marked files?" choose tyes and confirm.

BOOM all gone

****restart fone**** and check that you can still get into ringtone detail.

if so you're all good

**** note to the paranoid you can do a one by one deletion with the first parts of this method, if a file is in use , the phone will say "XXX is in use, delete anyway?" SAY NO!!!!!!

ok this also works for the video files.....

Cool eh?
beats the crap outta the "0 byte" file method and has a built in fail safe if you do the one by one method and no need to delete the "db" files either

as it stands i have 6700k free space leaving one video and ALL of the mib.pcf files, all of the certs, and kjava files (careful there java wont work if you delete the wrong file which i have not found which are safe to delete discovery is a painful process ,,, ahh the pain of being a pioneer had to reflex my phone no less than 5 times thus far)

[raphy]

Will try this when i get home. Hope it works!

[P[911]]

I typically use P2kman to list files so i can delete the majority of the files I want gone. All of the wbmp's can go. All of the jpgs too. Just leave the 2 splashscreens. Then I go into P2kTools and select all the ringtones I want deleted.

The only downside, is the files on the phone will now read the actual file name instead of the "Nice" name. The V620 flex makes this easier cause it replaces alot of the mid ringtones with newer Mp3's with good filenames. But regardless, if your deleting all of them then it doesn't matter. You can always rename them later.

But just make sure all the ringtones are set to silent. My first time I did this, I just started deleting. I didn't get any type of message saying it was in use or what not. I just deleted and I couldn't find the recycle bin to recover it.

With P2kTools, just connect the phone and select "Mute All" in the Explorer Tab.

[/\/\3phist0]

true but this way the less adept user has a failsafe...the "file in use" prompt and just incase a ringer is used by a hidden menu choice or (disabled)(or if they miss one AND the mute all DOES NOT set all to silent nor does it disable tones used by themes...) they will get a prompt "in use" also this way you dont have to delete the tempdb mytonedb files negating the typical "i cant get into my ringtone details... help!!!!!!!!!" threads....

[JesterDog]

Great work /\/\3phist0!

Thanks for posting this handy aid.

[lneiln]

great guide /\/\3phist0

i actually was wondering what the "WVIM_Splashscreen.gif" does ?

Since this is the 1st time it's been mentioned (tht i knw of) could u tell me where it's used as after finding it not used at all i've deleted it (after backing it up of course)

thnx mate !

[/\/\3phist0]

it is the splash screen when you send an IM / mms
also if you do dummy out and delet them here they are "right click and save as..."

oh and btw thank for the votes lol

[lneiln]

Thnx mate !

i have mine backed up but those r pretty good so i saved them as well

n i dont use MMS n IM yet so i think i'm safe hehe

thnx for the info !

[/\/\3phist0]

ooops after all that i for got one very important thing either suspend the phone OR take out the sim, a incoming call or sms/mms COULD hose you out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SnoopyII]

Also check that IM sounds are set to "off" (and any other sounds you have assigned) before you begin.

If you goof up use this file to fix it (set to silent)
...works with VXXX, A630, and the Razr (set to silent)

Not my file. someone else in the forums made it but it does work! so whoever created/discovered it props to you.

[/\/\3phist0]

it (the file it is a seem file)works for the v300 thru v600 BUT not for the 620/v3 and some others (for example it hosed the sounds permantly (till reflex) on my v400 flexed to v620...
the seem is also from the engineering flex for the v600 so if you have a v400 flex you are hosed... and it screws with the other options available in later flexes that you will lose unless you backup that seem off your fone BEFORE you upload that seem and then you have to re-upload the seem. also it misses some of the sounds (like answering machine) that may be hidden and i stated all the sound options in all the ringstyles (except vibe and silent)

point of this whole piece is that NO SEEM EDITS are needed you see stress is on the SAFE.......

[SnoopyII]

WOW that was way more than I knew about. I used it successfully on my V600, A630, and Razr...

Also there is the PST method to recover lost sound profiles. it works too...

[raphy]

Thx for this. I finally deleted all the stock ringtones without losing the ability to use ringstyles.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

Just curious, if you delete the aol files, are you not able to send a mms.

[/\/\3phist0]

i did delete them once and the phone got all wierd , file is small so who cares really in the big picture YMMV (your milage may vary) BTW you are welcome

[/\/\3phist0]

found this also thanks analog tiger http://howardforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=485355