Hi,
I'm having in the \windows directory a huge file of 16MB "mxip_initdb.vol".
Can anybody tell me what it is for and why we need it for.
Thanks
Lambert
I understood this held stuff like your numbers, call entires, calendar, tasks etc so deleting it probably isn't a good idea.
It's 16mb on mine too.
I'm sure there used to be a process to shrink it involving backing up, changing the file name and re-synching but I don't have the detail so I wouldn't try that!
Perhaps it's now a fixed size?
Related
My storage memory seems to steadily but significantly grow and grow. It is now at 98% full and I can't find any space. Normally after a hard reset and installing all of my data and apps this figure is in the 80% range. I do keep my temporary internet files cleaned out by removing everything from Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files which can generally free up a very large amount of space, say 10+ MB or so. The obvious additional pieces of information are:
-no new large files added
-quite a few SMSs - but not a thousand, maybe 50-200 total
-no new programs installed
-the mystery bloat seems to be in the Windows directory which is now 138MB (seems odd) as reported by Resco Explorer
I have used find large files feature and have thoroughly browsed my Windows directory and just can not find the large file(s) causing this. Could this be some kind of memory leak? This is the second time this has happened and the last time I resorted to a hard reset which drastically improved the problem (got rid of it and got me back down to the 80% level again which it seemed to stay at for quite some time). I really do not want to get in this mandatory endless hard reseting loop.
BTW: AT&T device and ROM, bloatware removed by reset during bloatware installation at start up. Any advice greatly appreciated.
you sure your removing the PIE cache by opening PIE and selecting to clear history and delete files by going to tools/options in PIE? thats the most common place you get internal memory getting eaten up. ive had 40mb go through PIe because i forgot to delete the files through the PIE settings
Thanks. Emptying that directory does the same thing. Just to be sure I did that anyway. No change. At 96% now. Ugh.
Give us a list of...
Device, is it a stock AT&T Tilt or one of the beta's we are hearing about?
Firmware, items shown on startup from soft reset!
Installed Apps/Cabs,
cause you could have something storing log files that you don't know about!
then we can have a reference of where to go!
OK here goes...
R 1.27.12.11 (std AT&T)
G 22.45.88.07H
D 1.57.00.00
Aps (in addition to std. ROM):
Opera
G Maps
Resco Expl+Today
TT6
iGuidance4
PC MAME
Calc98
Kaiser Notification (LED control)
TCPMP
World Card Mobile
Weather to Go (Tonaya)
MS Voice Com.
MS Live Search
Flash Video Bundle
Thanks again!
Look for a file named Today in the Windows directory. I noticed this on my Tilt ROM and it was steadily growing. It's safe to delete.
Also check your email, this can grow rapidly if you get attachments.
?Glitch
Does google maps save it's map cache to the storage card? I thought it didn't. If not, that would likely cause your memory to drop if you use google maps a lot.
Thanks so much guys.
@URPREY: The only file like that is Today_Order_23Jul07.cab and it is a whopping 3kB
@?Glitch: I only use SMS not MMS not e-mail, I think these guys are pretty darn small.
@snoogisnguy: I thought google maps downloaded everything it needed sort of in real time and cleaned stuff up in real time as well. Can you point me to a directory to examine for large files?
Bribe
OK hate to resort to a "bribe", but this problem is killing me. $25 to the person who can solve it. I'd be happy to simply make another donation to the forum as well.
Google maps keeps almost everything it downloads, if you use that a lot that would be my first guess.
check My device/application data/GoogleMaps and the file cashe-GLM.
Mine's about 2M and i rarely use it.
Try memmaid from Dinarsoft. It can evaluate your storage usage, including the google cache and tell you what is taking up the space. It's got a free 15 day trial.
http://www.dinarsoft.com/memmaid/
hard reset and start again... might be an issue that you may never find
on another note, why dont you sync up to windows and check the file/folder size of each one you have... theres not that many and so it should only take a few minutes
atleast that way you can narrow it down to what area of your phone is taking up so much memory... and then narrow it down to a file hopefully
just an idea
swamp2 said:
Thanks so much guys.
@URPREY: The only file like that is Today_Order_23Jul07.cab and it is a whopping 3kB
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Which file explorer did you use to check? The file that was on mine was a hidden file and had no extension so I only saw it with Total Commander. It grew very quickly and I had to delete it several time. I believe it was a cache file for the today screen. I use an RSS today plugin and I think that's what caused it. I have no issues after changing to a cooked ROM.
dunneldeen said:
Try memmaid from Dinarsoft. It can evaluate your storage usage, including the google cache and tell you what is taking up the space. It's got a free 15 day trial.
http://www.dinarsoft.com/memmaid/
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Thanks guys! All of the other suggestions, although great ideas, turned out to not be the culprit. The one above, with some more detective work was the winner. Memmaid located a folder called ~Recycled that was 15+ MB. It is a bug (or maybe even a "feature") in Resco Explorer that it does not show this directory ewven when you check show everything such as hidden, system, in ROM, etc. This directory held some files that were cached images from web browsing as well as other unidentifiable files. Memmaid also nicely deleted the entire directory. All was well until I got a bit too aggressive and used Memmaid to move all of the application caches to the memory card. This made my system very unstable, slow and almost unuseable. Luckily I could get back in Memmaid and undo those changes. Anyway a bit of a long struggle but finally this very annoying and crippling problem is solved. I really hope this thread helps out others with a similar problem.
As a follow up question does anyone know how to prevent such bloat in this directory in the first place? Seems like a very crippling feature of WM wihtout access to this directory.
dunneldeen: Was your suggestion enough of a solution that you want the "bribe" money? Thanks again either way!
You simply have to remove "recycle bin" feature from Resco Explorer settings, so your files will be deleted as soon as you do it and they will doesn't go to the recycle bin that in theory you have to empty manually, like your do with the one on your PC.
I had a old HTC wiz, and saved the pim.vol for my contacts, is there anyway i can open this file on my computer to get the numbers and names? i know i can just backup my curent and then move the file to my new phone and bam i have them but it would just be easier for me to merge them on my computer then me having to write all 700 numbers and names down.
You might be able to use pim backup for this (Stickied at the top of the Development and Hacking forum).
Use it to back up your current PIM.vol and then copy over your old.
Then run the restore feature of pim backup and only add new records don't delete the old ones.
You'll probably have to do some cleanup work if there are any duplicates though.
Hope this helps.
Unforetunately I'm not aware of a way to do this on your PC. If you find one please share.
I know this is kind of old but i stumbled across it and wanted to give an answer to what i did. This isn't the nicest way, but if you open the pim.vol with notepad (be sure to check the 'word wrap' option) and search for one contact, you will find them in the middle of all of the garbled stuff. You can then copy each one out of there.
thx billie for this suggestion... it is messy but better than nothing!!!
Hi all,
I noticed last week that my main memory dropped from 32mb to around 17mb all of a sudden!
I have checked every possible location and all I could find was this 16mb file in the root:
mxip_initdb.vol
Can anybody shed some light on this please? What is this file for and can it be moved? I am guessing that it is some sort of database. I haven't tried to do anything yet in case I brick my device.
Any input will be appreciated.
Regards,
MAC
Assume that you have cleared all history from IE..right?
MACkjam said:
Hi all,
I noticed last week that my main memory dropped from 32mb to around 17mb all of a sudden!
I have checked every possible location and all I could find was this 16mb file in the root:
mxip_initdb.vol
Can anybody shed some light on this please? What is this file for and can it be moved? I am guessing that it is some sort of database. I haven't tried to do anything yet in case I brick my device.
Any input will be appreciated.
Regards,
MAC
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mxip_initdb.vol is a system file, and it cannot be moved from the device root. Also, it is normal for that file to be 16MB, so your memory is definitely being eaten up by something else.
NotATreoFan said:
mxip_initdb.vol is a system file, and it cannot be moved from the device root. Also, it is normal for that file to be 16MB, so your memory is definitely being eaten up by something else.
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OK, this is what I have discovered thus far:
Firstly, this file is duplicated in the Device/Windows directory, which I have left as is.
Secondly, I have moved the file from the root to my Storage card in case I need it. The device seems to run fine without it. I have also since discovered that this is a database file for contacts, calendar etc, even though there is a PIM.vol file also, which cannot be moved.
I haven't done a soft reset yet, but all my pim info seems to be fine so far.
Something must have created a duplicate in the root directory somehow.
MACkjam said:
OK, this is what I have discovered thus far:
Firstly, this file is duplicated in the Device/Windows directory, which I have left as is.
Secondly, I have moved the file from the root to my Storage card in case I need it. The device seems to run fine without it. I have also since discovered that this is a database file for contacts, calendar etc, even though there is a PIM.vol file also, which cannot be moved.
I haven't done a soft reset yet, but all my pim info seems to be fine so far.
Something must have created a duplicate in the root directory somehow.
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What are the creation/modified dates on the files?
Backup your data and soft reset. Worst case scenario is a hard reset.
This program is of a great help to find big files floating around.
do you get email on your phone thru outlook? if so you could have downloaded a large email that is taking up a lot of space. same thing happened to me once and it turned out to be the large amount of email i got that day on my phone.
Resco radio
Do you use resco radio by any chance. I read about a bug in ver 1.7 a while back: http://www.resco.net/forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=11717
Updating to a newer version would cure the problem.
No Resco Radio, no large emails. Cleared all cache etc. I have SK Tools so I literally checked everything. It was this mxip_initdb.vol file that was duplicated in the root of the device.
Hi,
I am having the same problem with Sprite Backup, it never backs up correctly, always reporting errors, at this point if I check the main root folder 3 or 4 files that start with mxip will all be duplicted and as a result of this my memory will be down considerably.
perhaps this could be your problem
Trev
Hey all,
I've run a couple searches and can't seem to find the answer to this question:
Is there a master list of the file names of configuration files for applications like Lumos, Gyrator 2, and others?
The reason I'm asking is that, after a ton of Rom flashes, I'm finding that it takes forever to get each of these aps reconfigured. It would be great to back up XML files, .ini's, or something along those lines for them to my storage card and then copy them back over after a flash.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Same question here....!
Would be great to have an answer.
Try the Sashimi application to save files and registry settings and restore them manually or automatically. It may have a steep learning curve, but once you've put in the effort, it saves you much more time in the long run. Have a look at the contents of my Sashimi filebackup.ini and regexport.ini to get an idea. Good luck!
Filebackup.ini
[Applications]
FileBackupDirMode=Auto
StartUp=\Windows\StartUp\*.*
changeScreen=\Windows\changeScreen.config
AEBPlus=\Program Files\AEBPlus\AEBPlus.cfg
TaskFacade=\Program Files\TaskFacade\settings.xml
TouchLockPro=\Program Files\TouchLockPro\TouchLockPro.xml
Lumos=\Program Files\Lumos\settings.txt
ET9=\Windows\ET9*.*
[Opera9]
FileBackupDirMode=Auto
Secure=\Windows\Opera9\secure\wand.dat
Skin=\Windows\Opera9\Skin\*.*
Cookies=\Windows\Opera9\cookies4.dat
Bookmarks=\Windows\Opera9\opera6.adr
Settings=\Windows\Opera9\opera.ini
Regexport.ini
[MySettings]
RegExportDirMode = Auto
JPG1=HKCR\.jpg
JPG2=HKCR\JPG-File
WMV1=HKCR\.wmv
WMV2=HKCR\wmv-file
Notifications=HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications
Sounds=HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds
SoundCategories=HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories
Phone=HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Phone
SIP=HKCU\ControlPanel\SIP
RIL=HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL
Inbox=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Inbox
Messaging=HKLM\System\Inbox\Settings\PropertyPath
Attachments=HKLM\System\Inbox\Settings\AttachPath
Backlight=HKCU\ControlPanel\Backlight
GSensor=HKLM\drivers\builtin\gsensor
Identity=HKLM\Ident
BlueTooth=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings
BlueToothDevice=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Device\001ad5f020cc
BlueToothSerives=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Services\0000110B-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB
Signature=HKLM\Software\HTC\Signature
Power=HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
PressureThreshold=HKLM\Drivers\TouchPanel\PressureThreshold
FingerPressure=HKLM\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings
ClearType=HKLM\System\GDI\ClearTypeSettings
ShellFolders=HKLM\System\Explorer\Shell Folders
GPS=HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver
TCPWindowsSize=HKLM\Comm\tcpip\Parms\TcpWindowSize
BitmapCacheSize=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\BitmapCacheSize
Wallpaper=HKCU\ControlPanel\Desktop
[HTC Software]
RegExportDirMode = Auto
ProgramLauncher=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher
HomeLSKPath=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKPath
HomeLSKArguments=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKArguments
HomeLSKText=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKText
HomeRSKPath=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKArguments=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKText=HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKText
AccountManager=HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAccountManager
Camera=HKCU\Software\HTC\Camera
SmartTouch=HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartTouch
StartUpAnimation=HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAnimation
TaskManager=HKCU\Software\HTC\TaskManager
AudioBooster=HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioBooster
HSUPA=HKLM\Software\HTC\AdvancedNetwork
AudioManager=HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng
Album=HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum
Animation=HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAnimation
YouTube=HKLM\Software\HTC\YouTube
[MySoftwareHKCU]
RegExportDirMode = Auto
QuickMenu=HKCU\Software\AlenSoft
TotalCommander=HKCU\Software\Ghisler
PIM=HKCU\Software\FdcSoft
Changescreen=HKCU\Software\idevelopstuff
RSS=HKCU\Software\Ilium Software
MobilePad=HKCU\Software\MobilePad
Modaco=HKCU\Software\Modaco
Mort=HKCU\Software\Mort
RAR=HKCU\Software\RAR
SK=HKCU\Software\sk
VisualGPSce=HKCU\Software\VGPS
TouchLockPro=HKCU\Software\ZuinigeRijder
MediaPlayer=HKCU\System\State\MediaPlayer.
cleanRAM=HKCU\Software\HTCAddicts\cleanRAM
ClearTemp=HKCU\Software\VicSoft\ClearTemp
Taiyoukei=HKCU\Software\RBSoft
[MySoftwareHKCM]
RegExportDirMode = Auto
Adobe=HKLM\Software\Adobe
AdvancedConfig=HKLM\Software\AdvancedConfig
CorePlayer=HKLM\Software\CorePlayer
IE=HKCM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
MediaPlayer=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\mediaplayer
ShellKeys=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\shell\keys
Navigon=HKLM\Software\Navigon
SRS=HKLM\Software\SRS
PocketShield=HKLM\Software\PocketShield
eT9=HKLM\Software\Tegic\eT9
nueDynamicClock=HKLM\Software\Wei Enterprises
TouchInCallScreen=HKLM\Software\Marzens
+1 for SASHIMI...I don't hesitate to flash anymore because of this program (which may not necessarily be all good for the flashaholics!)
ajmoncrief said:
+1 for SASHIMI...I don't hesitate to flash anymore because of this program (which may not necessarily be all good for the flashaholics!)
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Definitely Sashimi. Find it here http://www.winmo-experts.com/. There are video tutorials on how to use which I'd recommend watching, then dive in.
UC is pretty good too, will do all the same stuff and most ROMs support it. However, I've been far more successful going beyond simple cab installs with Sashimi. And, it works with all ROMs.
Weather sites, and program tab button assignments are stored in the registry. Also, under the Application Data there is good stuff stored such as media databases and stock tab.
One of the tricks for determining reg settings is to export your registry before and after you make a change, then using Windiff to compare them. Windiff is free and can be found here http://www.grigsoft.com/download-windiff.htm. It takes a while to get all of your reg edits figured out, but it is worth the time once you do.
Hope it helps.
Hi there,
i searched the forum for a while now for a problem that every now and then pops up for me after reflashing. I'm searching for an automatic way to assign my own thumbnail graphics on the sense internet tab.
I use the manual way sometimes after flashing, but it is not satisfying me, because it takes lot of time to copy the files, rename my original files to the newly created ones and copy them back. So most of the time i don't use the icons...
Yes, i know that the pics have to be 512x512px PNG Files, and i also know that they are stored under Windows\Thumbnails .
I'm searching for where the information for the lookup of these pics (for example {2B1EE4E4-651F-D4DC-708B-DB1319CA381E}.png) is stored. I neither found it in the registry, nor in the filesystem as plain text. I copied the whole file system to my pc and did a in-file-search.
For me there are now to last possibilities where to find them:
Theyre stored as hex values in registry or in filesystem, so that a normal textsearch is useless or
theyre stored in a database file.
If someone has an idea which file it is or if theres another possibility i would be glad to hear it. It makes me crazy that we can change EVERYTHING on our wm-devices since years, but something like the bookmark icons (whch is significant for me) is so hard to find
best regards, Puckmeister
Are you looking for "Custom icons" or just a snapshot of the webpage? I know that if you save the favorite in opera 9/10 and open the favorite from inside opera (from the favorites menu) you will then see the screenshot of said favorite in sense.