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01-29-2003, 11:02 AM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Mcfile or Filez? Which one is better?

01-29-2003, 11:30 AM	#2
[Jett]-Mallize Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 30	i have problems with YiShow allowing me to beam files sometimes....it says "File is access inhibit". i can beam from filez or mcfile though...

01-29-2003, 11:42 AM	#3
rldunn Michigan Mod Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 2,275	I use both in almost exactly the way that davemohan described.

01-29-2003, 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by davemohan
Depends, I use both. I have been using FileZ for several years and it still has the greater capabilities with regard to reseting just about any attribute, object editing, etc. It is very possible, as I have proven several times, to get yourself into real trouble!

On the other hand McFile, IMO, has a much easier interface and seems to have better support of group actions on multiple files. So, I purchased McFile about a year or so back, and now use it for about 95% of my file handling. (I'm the type who rarely goes a day without restructuring something.) When I hit something McFile won't do, I move on to FileZ.

One other note, since switching to YiShow a while back I find myself using the built-in file management more and more. Although it is more limited than either of the above, it is certainly convenient to work out of the launcher, and unless I need list mode I can keep my wallpaper up! No functional benefit, but I like it!

I also use both for the same reasons mentioned. McFile is much easier and more user friendly, particularly when moving files around MS. Filez has several powerful options not available in McFile (perhaps too powerful for some of us). My version of McFile is an older one (the last free version). I have tried more recent versions, but not found improvements that made me want to upgrade.

01-29-2003, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by rldunn
I use both in almost exactly the way that davemohan described.

Same here

MyWorkBench is another viable option.
http://www.toysoft.ca/mywb4.html

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01-29-2003, 07:59 PM	#6
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,804	Ditto to all. However, there are 3 of the Filez advantages over McFile that I can think of at the moment. They are: 1. Hide icon For example if you use BackupBuddyVFS (BB), you will have two BB icons, one in RAM and one in MS. The reason to have it in MS is, if you happen to get a system crash that requires a hard reset or ran out of battery on the road with no access to HotSync, you will wipe out all RAM, so you need the BB in MS to be able to restore your RAM back. FileZ can be used to hide BB icon in RAM. 2. Backup ROM apps Sometimes you want to delete a ROM app with JackSprat, but then sometimes you want to put the ROM app back. FlashWrite, that comes with JackSprat, will only let you restore the whole ROM apps instead of just one particular app. With FileZ you can backup individual ROM app to MS. If you want to put it back to ROM, you can use FileZ or McFile to copy the app to RAM and use JackFlash to put it back to FlashROM. 3. Saved and Unsave Preferences Sometimes when you delete a RAM app using the default launcher, you will leave orphaned Saved and Unsaved Preference files. Before you blow away the app, you can use FileZ to identify which Preference Creator IDs are belongs to the app. So you can identify the unknown orphans after you the app vaporized. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G Last edited by DanT : 01-29-2003 at 08:05 PM.

01-29-2003, 08:08 PM	#7
sebring Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Planet Earth, for now. Posts: 1,834	DanT, Filez also has a hex editor, for those who really want to screw things up. __________________ My Sony is a NX80, if I fail to mention it in my posts related to performance or compatibility issues.

01-29-2003, 09:04 PM	#8
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,804	Yea, I stay away from that hex editor. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G

01-29-2003, 09:14 PM	#9
Spiral bored Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: California Posts: 850	Or you can mess w/ the resource db settings i think. I managed to make it so, whenever i entered jackflash, msfiles, filez, yishow file viewer mode, or palmos delete apps menu, it would crash (whenever it even saw the one file i changed, it was a crash). In the end, I had to hard reset it to get the file off and restore from desktop. That certainly was itnersting tho. __________________ PDA's: Asus A620, Ipaq 3835, m100, NR70v, SJ20. SJ30, Tungsten C/E/T/T3

01-29-2003, 10:24 PM	#10
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,804	It certainly a good habit to MS back up your RAM before you mess around with new app or things in FileZ. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G