weird file in download folder - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello guys, i have a weird file in my download folder in my note 5 and everytime i delete it it comes back after few minuts
file name : 2811fb90a1302h
i scaned it on my AVG antivirus on my phone and it says the file is clean but i thing its a virus or something..
i did full wipe and redownloaded all my apps and it appeared again
what can i do?

Same here

MJLiptak said:
Same here
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You found out what it is?

The file is created by snapchat (v9.20.2.0 at the time of this post).
I've tested it on four different devices, and it showed up on three of them as soon as snapchat successfully logged in.
Android versions:
5.0.1 - file generated
5.1.1 - file generated
4.4.4 - file generated (Samgung device)
4.2.2 - no file generated
- The file gets recreated if you delete it.
- I don't know what information is stored in the file.
- File size seems to increase the more you send/receive snaps
I deleted the file, created an empty one with the same name ("2811fb90a1302h"), then in TWRP (recovery) I changed permissions to 0000. Upon doing this, snapchat was unable to modify it, but still functioned properly.

MJLiptak said:
Same here
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mai0f said:
The file is created by snapchat (v9.20.2.0 at the time of this post).
I've tested it on four different devices, and it showed up on three of them as soon as snapchat successfully logged in.
Android versions:
5.0.1 - file generated
5.1.1 - file generated
4.4.4 - file generated (Samgung device)
4.2.2 - no file generated
- The file gets recreated if you delete it.
- I don't know what information is stored in the file.
- File size seems to increase the more you send/receive snaps
I deleted the file, created an empty one with the same name ("2811fb90a1302h"), then in TWRP (recovery) I changed permissions to 0000. Upon doing this, snapchat was unable to modify it, but still functioned properly.
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So why does it appears in download folder?

progamer1222 said:
So why does it appears in download folder?
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Beats me... I just nulled mine out, changed permissions, and pressed on.

Why not just ask the app developer? All would be revealed

UpInTheAir said:
Why not just ask the app developer? All would be revealed
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I thought it was a virus haha because some people dont have it

What if you don't have TWRP. I havent rooted my phone and don't want to. Is there anyway to get rid of it other than that?

Snapchat creates the file

Thanks you for share

Guys, from my observations it is a trojan horse installed inside snapchat, so that every time you open it will dowload itself again, and I know it is a virus becouse everytime it apperas some strange things come to happen to my phone like it changes volume by itself or turns on/off music. So if it installes itself inside snapchat one of the ways is to simply reinstal it and stop enetring pornhub couse it comes from there XD

I have the same issue. I opened the file with a text editor and its only chinese characters.

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Cannot delete even a file in wm6

it says "Cannot delete xxx :Access is denied. Be certain that the file is not write-protected and is not currently in use."
which file are u trying to delete.probably its a system file or a read only file..or its associated to a program that is currently running
ather90 said:
which file are u trying to delete.probably its a system file or a read only file..or its associated to a program that is currently running
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sorry for misleading, I meant every file. Even though they are not use, blablabla
Still after i restart the phone, any file still cannot be deleted.
Bizarrely this problem is commonly caused by Microsoft Pocket Word, which can lock up the entire filesystem.
Check this link for a solution:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobile/thread/56cb29e7-a026-4385-b75d-4d38d4968292
Worked for me.

[Q] Market downloads: where are the files?

I was just wondering... when you download an app from the market, the apk file is clearly saved somewhere... but where? I mean, sometimes the download is successful, but the installation fails. instead of downloading the file again, I'd like to launch the downloaded apk and re-install directly. Anybody has a clue?
/system/data
EDIT: Oh, nevermind, I didn't realize you meant when the install fails.
If not on root/data/app than try root/mnt/asec/ and they have many folders wich have inner files that name "pkg.apk" but apk icon say about that file was installed...You can copy in external drive and change on original name.
Regards
miro666 said:
If not on root/data/app than try root/mnt/asec/ and they have many folders wich have inner files that name "pkg.apk" but apk icon say about that file was installed...You can copy in external drive and change on original name.
Regards
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Thanks!
ZioGTS said:
...when you download an app from the market, the apk file is clearly saved somewhere...
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/cache
The size of this partition may be the root of your install failed problems. When I first flash JVR, I hit the marked like a madman and just hit download on all the apps I regularly downloaded. The /cache partition quickly filled up and half of my installs failed. To make matters worse, the half downloaded files stayed in /cache and I had to manually remove them to regain the space (although I assume they would have been cleaned up next boot).
If the app installs successfully the apk is deleted from /cache and you can then find it in the locations mentioned by miro666.

HTC Notes App

Hi, I’m having a problem with the HTC Notes App on my Rogers HTC One. I have backed up a copy of the folder ".data\HtcNotes" on the SD card, thinking that this folder contains all my notes files. I then wiped my phone and started setup as a new phone. I tried restoring my backed up notes by replacing the folder ".data\HtcNotes" with the one I had backed up earlier but the Notes App does not recognize the restored files. the Notes App works fine, i.e I can create new notes without any problems.
Also, when I try to open the "contentE.html" stored for each note inside subfolders of ".data\HtcNotes", I get unreadable characters. This happens for my new and properly functioning notes as well. Does the Notes App store content in a non-standard html format?. It used to be that the Notes app stored the content in a file called "content.html" which was a normally readable html format, but now it stores in the non-readable " "contentE.html" file.
Please advise how to recover the content of my notes...is there a way I can open the "contentE.html" files in a readable format?. My notes are not synched to the clouds and are stored only locally on the phone.
Thanks
any suggestions?
dabasdabas said:
any suggestions?
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you may have to reset the permissions of the files
you do this with ES File Explorer and highlight a file go to properties and set the permissions ... usually to rw-r-r but notes files may be different check one you just created and make the old ones the same
thanks for the suggestion, I am able to open the "contentE.html" of my old notes using an html editor or browser, but the file contains unreadable characters, as if I'm opening a binary file inside a text editor. The same thing happens for any new notes I create.
I remember in earlier versions of Android, the Notes app used to store the content in a file called "content.html" which was a normally readable html format, but now it stores it in a "contentE.html" file which is not readable by html editors...
attached is an example of the "contentE.html" file from a new note I've just created, it's supposed to be titled "w1" and contain only the word hello...if you try to open it you'll understand what I'm trying to describe...can you guys please check the "contentE.html" on your phone and let me know if you're able to open the file properly outside the Notes app...thanks...
guys need your help...can anyone please check the "contentE.html" located in numeric subfolders under ".data\HtcNotes" on the SD card and let me know if you're able to open the file properly outside the Notes app...thanks...
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i use colornote app, its free in playstore, you can sync with gmail,.. if you use another android phone just install same app, and your note will there to
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Having the same problem, did a factory reset of my phone and the files arer physically still intact, but I can't open them with Evernote app or HTC Notes app. Alle notes are stored in a folder with a .PNG and a .HTML file, the HTML file contains unreadable text. There's very important info in for me, which I need within a week. Can someone please help? I'm willing to do almost anything to be able to read my files...
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mpc007 said:
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mpc007 said:
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This disappoints me. If you consider yourselves even moderately skilled, this little problem of my should be peanuts.
Please, help me how to restore my notes from the ContentE.html file!!
mpc007 said:
This disappoints me. If you consider yourselves even moderately skilled, this little problem of my should be peanuts.
Please, help me how to restore my notes from the ContentE.html file!!
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Try this, create a new note in the HTC Notes app and save it (If it doesn't save, just write random words and exit, it should save then), then go to your .data/HtcNotes folder, find the folder that contains the note you just created. There should be an existing "ContentE.html" file. Delete it and replace it with the file you want to restore.
mpc007 said:
This disappoints me. If you consider yourselves even moderately skilled, this little problem of my should be peanuts.
Please, help me how to restore my notes from the ContentE.html file!!
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I think you're wasting your time, just having the ContentIE.hml file won't be enough, the actual database is stored in /data/data/com.htc.notes (i think), and without that, the app can't link to the contents of the sdcard.
nkk71 said:
I think you're wasting your time, just having the ContentIE.hml file won't be enough, the actual database is stored in /data/data/com.htc.notes (i think), and without that, the app can't link to the contents of the sdcard.
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My data folder is indeed empty. However, can't it just be enough to have the raw files from the .data/htcnotes/ folder? I have those, every note exists of a folder with a PNG and a HTML file. They're just not recognised by the Notes App.
mpc007 said:
My data folder is indeed empty. However, can't it just be enough to have the raw files from the .data/htcnotes/ folder? I have those, every note exists of a folder with a PNG and a HTML file. They're just not recognised by the Notes App.
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Yes, but unless i'm mistaken, the Notes app will rely on the database file, which in turn would link to the contents on the sdcard... so even if the contents weren't on the sdcard they would still show up in the notes app, but not vice versa.
And I don't know of any way to reconstruct the database file.... maybe try searching for that.
nkk71 said:
Yes, but unless i'm mistaken, the Notes app will rely on the database file, which in turn would link to the contents on the sdcard... so even if the contents weren't on the sdcard they would still show up in the notes app, but not vice versa.
And I don't know of any way to reconstruct the database file.... maybe try searching for that.
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Nobody found a way yet? right?
If you have a backup of your data (or data partition), you need to restore the contents of /data/data/com.htc.provider.notes (as well as com.htc.notes, i think) and set the file permissions by ES file explorer or sth. This is tested and works (I got this answer off google somewhere else, but since this xda thread is the first result that comes up for searches like "recover htc notes", I (necro-)posted the solution here).
Now comes the hard part: If you don't have backup of com.htc.provider.notes, here's how I suggest you hack it BUT I haven't tested: try adding a new note in an empty instance of the notes app. The file /data/data/com.htc.provider.notes/databases/notes.db will be an SQLite file. Open it with any SQLite editor on your computer and you see IDs and file names in its tables match with the created note in your /sdcard/.data/HtcNotes folder. See if you can modify the notes.db database by adding new rows in all related tables to make the app recognize your old HtcNotes files. Don't forget to change file permissions of notes.db after restoring it to your device (I gave rwx-rwx-rwx to everything I copied). If you're lucky and knowledgeable enough you might be able to fix it.
Lesson to learn: Sync, or use plain-text file next time for writing notes.
Chromatix said:
Now comes the hard part: If you don't have backup of com.htc.provider.notes, here's how I suggest you hack it BUT I haven't tested: try adding a new note in an empty instance of the notes app. The file /data/data/com.htc.provider.notes/databases/notes.db will be an SQLite file. Open it with any SQLite editor on your computer and you see IDs and file names in its tables match with the created note in your /sdcard/.data/HtcNotes folder. See if you can modify the notes.db database by adding new rows in all related tables to make the app recognize your old HtcNotes files. Don't forget to change file permissions of notes.db after restoring it to your device (I gave rwx-rwx-rwx to everything I copied). If you're lucky and knowledgeable enough you might be able to fix it.
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I have a HTC Sensation and I used the HTC Notes app often and so does my girlfriend on her Sensation. I recently changed ROMS on both our phones and have been trying to figure out how the hell to restore our notes. You indeed need to edit that notes.db as you mentioned. I know you didn't test it, but I just tried your suggestion and it did work on my first try. :victory: Here's what I did:
1) I opened the HTC Notes app and created a new note and named it Blah and saved it.
2) I used ES File Explorer to navigate to /data/data/com.htc.provider.notes. Then I copied the notes.db file to my microsd card.
3) I used DB Browser for SQLite to open the notes.db files that I copied to the card. Then clicked on the tab that says Browse Data, then in the drop down menu where it lets you pick a table, I choose notes. There you can see what notes the HTC Notes app will recognize.
4) The note I created earlier called Blah was on row 2, so I clicked on New Record and carefully made a new entry in row 3 with the same format as row 2. Just VERY carefully edit the columns that say: notebook_id, name, data, saved_time, last_modified_time, saving_time, ap_extra_info, thumdnail_path, widget_screenshot_path, and HTC_CREATED.
5) Verify the info you entered is correct fore ach column, then write changes to the database (File menu, Write Changes.)
6) I copied my now modified notes.db from my sdcard back to /data/data/com.htc.provider.notes ES File Explorer, changed the permissions of the file to match notes.db-journal,
7) And finally, I restarted the HTC Notes app, and the new note I added to the database was recognized.
I can think of a shorter way of doing this, but I''ll have to test it first. :fingers-crossed: Why did HTC have to complicate this? Why can't the app just read the files that are in the same folder or provide a refresh option to read any new files that may have been added to .data\HtcNotes at the very least?

Who will sign for me this apk ?

Here it is -
Please, i need your help, people!
What do you mean? Does it just yell at you for using an unsigned APK when trying to install on your Nook, or does it need to be signed by a certain developer?
Done
Well, either way, I signed it for you here.
Unfortunately, my NST is no longer working so I didn't try installing it. It didn't work on my phone (because it's not a Nook), but that has nothing to do with signing the apk.
Thanks, clavierkid!
I have copied modified version in /system/app/, but it doesn't appear in Nook's system menu.
I noticed, that in afore-mentioned folder there is no such file as ReaderRMSDK.odex...?
Probably this is the reason for non-working reader.
Please, someone to share its ReaderRMSDK.odex file here for me!
Thanks
gsms said:
Thanks, clavierkid!
I have copied modified version in /system/app/, but it doesn't appear in Nook's system menu.
I noticed, that in afore-mentioned folder there is no such file as ReaderRMSDK.odex...?
Probably this is the reason for non-working reader.
Please, someone to share its ReaderRMSDK.odex file here for me!
Thanks
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We'd better get something straight here first. Are you talking about an actual Nook Simple Touch (NST)? Because if you are, you are correct that there is no ReaderRMSDK.odex file in /system/app/
But there are no *.odex files at all! I don't think odexing even occurred to the Android 2.1 developers. So, which device do you have?
The device is Nook Simple Touch and there are other .odex files in /system/app/ !
gsms said:
The device is Nook Simple Touch and there are other .odex files in /system/app/ !
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And what ROM are you running? Humor me and go to your "Settings" app. Under "Device Info" check out "About your Nook". The model number should be BNRV300. The Software version on mine is 1.21
I did a complete device search for files ending in *.odex and came up with none. But I am running the stock ROM (with many changes, but still the basic stock).
For what it's worth:
This APK uses lots of privileged permissions and will not operate 100% correctly unless it is signed with the system signature.
Is the APK something that you modified? Why don't you just use the stock one?
If you are going to use it you will have to resign your whole system.
(Also, you should look up "jarsigner" and learn to sign for yourself.)

[Help] Replacing system sounds

I used to do this on my Galaxy S5, way back in the day. I would use Root Explorer to copy a .ogg file that I converted from a .wav file to the root/system/media/ui folder.
I'm trying to do the same on my G6 after rooting. I have full root. Magisk is installed and updated to the latest version. I have Root Explorer and BusyBox installed.
However, this is the issue: when I try to paste the copied file the folder referenced above, it stays on the copying dialog box and never advances. It normally shouldn't take over 5 minutes to copy two files, with a combined file size under 5mb.
If anyone is able to help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Darkness30XX said:
I used to do this on my Galaxy S5, way back in the day. I would use Root Explorer to copy a .ogg file that I converted from a .wav file to the root/system/media/ui folder.
I'm trying to do the same on my G6 after rooting. I have full root. Magisk is installed and updated to the latest version. I have Root Explorer and BusyBox installed.
However, this is the issue: when I try to paste the copied file the folder referenced above, it stays on the copying dialog box and never advances. It normally shouldn't take over 5 minutes to copy two files, with a combined file size under 5mb.
If anyone is able to help, it would be greatly appreciated.
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I used the total commander apk and I succeeded.
miroo64 said:
I used the total commander apk and I succeeded.
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I'll give it a shot. Thank you.
Edit: Didn't work. It gave no error message short of saying it didn't work.
Darkness30XX said:
I'll give it a shot. Thank you.
Edit: Didn't work. It gave no error message short of saying it didn't work.
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After trying different file managers with root access, I found Root Manager. It successfully copied the files over and let's me change their permissions. I confirmed they are the right files by copying back and playing them in a media player.
However, now the system won't play the files during the appropriate action.
It's not playing every system sound, even stock ones, and I don't know why.

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