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rcyphermd
03-07-2003, 03:32 PM
Is there is an app to delete the bits of old programs you no longer use? Thanks!
Got_Clie?
03-07-2003, 03:59 PM
I'd like to know this, too.
MCJFJ
03-07-2003, 04:26 PM
Try Uninstall Hack

They have two versions . One for Palm OS4.1 and one for Palm OS 5.0

http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=1726E435-E726-408A-874794232EEDF40C&prodID=45866
buckethead
03-07-2003, 08:22 PM
uninstall hack + filez.

for filez, you can sort the files by e.g creator or type and delete files which you think is out of place.

of course it's highly advisable to backup first before you try this out.
MacClie
03-08-2003, 11:42 AM
Whenever I check my files/preferences http://dev.palmos.com/creatorid/ in order to do a tidy-up, about 90% of the time I cannot find where they originate from. Strange that...

- MacClie
rhart00
03-08-2003, 12:10 PM
try systool, cleanup, or leftovers to remove "bits of old programs" from saved and unsaved preferences. Uninstall Manager is good to but works best if it has been installed before the program that has been deleted.
MacClie
03-08-2003, 04:02 PM
Thanks, rhart00. I'll give it a go.

- MacClie
Sideway
03-08-2003, 04:10 PM
A little warning about deleting preferences. Some apps store their databases under a different creator ID (for some unknown reason) and the preferences for these databases show up as "Unknown" in SysTool and the like.

One example is DateBk5. Its database (datebkDB) has a creator ID of CESE, which is different from the app itself.
Tixx
03-08-2003, 04:16 PM
Originally posted by rhart00
try systool, cleanup, or leftovers to remove "bits of old programs" from saved and unsaved preferences. Uninstall Manager is good to but works best if it has been installed before the program that has been deleted.

Yea. Good prevention tool Uninstall Manager is. So put it on now people!:)
DanT
03-09-2003, 01:13 PM
Originally posted by Sideway
A little warning about deleting preferences. Some apps store their databases under a different creator ID (for some unknown reason) and the preferences for these databases show up as "Unknown" in SysTool and the like.

One example is DateBk5. Its database (datebkDB) has a creator ID of CESE, which is different from the app itself.

I think you can run Cleanup to search for the owner of CESE or apps that use it the most.  I was able to find most of the "unknown" Creator IDs with Cleanup, assuming the apps are in RAM or MS.  SysTool & LeftOver do help a little bit.  FileZ, unfortunately, only find the ones in RAM, not in MS.  
Sideway
03-09-2003, 05:10 PM
Originally posted by DanT


I think you can run Cleanup to search for the owner of CESE or apps that use it the most.  I was able to find most of the "unknown" Creator IDs with Cleanup, assuming the apps are in RAM or MS.  SysTool & LeftOver do help a little bit.  FileZ, unfortunately, only find the ones in RAM, not in MS.  

Alrighty, I'll give Cleanup a try.
rcyphermd
03-10-2003, 08:07 PM
Is there an app that does NOT require a hackmaster to delete the old fragments?? I always seem to get fatal errors and reset swith hackmasters.
DanT
03-10-2003, 08:56 PM
FileZ, Cleanup, LeftOvers, and SysTool are not hacks. There is one DA called System Analyzer DA that can do the same thing but it won't identify those Saved and Unsaved Preferences of those apps in MS.
Lee
03-11-2003, 07:19 AM
Why not use the included app: MSGate? I've found it works for me.
*YellowRose*
03-11-2003, 09:32 AM
Originally posted by Lee
Why not use the included app: MSGate? I've found it works for me. Well, for one, it's not included on NX series.... :(
DanT
03-11-2003, 06:29 PM
MSGate can identify and delete orphaned files like those "unknown" saved and unsaved preferences? :confused: