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[Solved]Can't delete stock apps, wallpapers, tones ... nothing! Help a n00b.

  • 12-07-2012 12:27am
    #1
    skoomi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭


    HTC Desire, Cyanogenmod 7.

    I'm trying to get rid of all the default/stock tones,wallpapers and crappy apps in system/media and system/app , but each time I delete them they reappear in their original places after reboot.

    I'm using rootexplorer to delete the files.

    How can I get rid of them for good?!


Comments

  • #2
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,369 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Are you S-OFF on your HTC Desire?
    From what I can remember, you can't delete system apps/files when phone is booted into OS without this.


  • #3
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    Another reason to flash a custom ROM...


  • #4
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    skoomi wrote: »
    HTC Desire, Cyanogenmod 7.
    PrzemoF wrote: »
    Another reason to flash a custom ROM...

    :confused:

    i can't remember how i did this on my old desire, op. i'll look it up when i get a chance and get back


  • #5
    akamossie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    when you open root explorer, you need to mount read & write and then delete all the stock apps and whatever you want.


  • #6
    skoomi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭skoomi


    ongarite wrote: »
    Are you S-OFF on your HTC Desire?

    How can I tell if I'm S-OFF? (by the way if it's rooted doesn't that already mean S-off i think? And what's the best way to turn S-OFF?
    akamossie wrote: »
    when you open root explorer, you need to mount read & write and then delete all the stock apps and whatever you want.

    That's what I did! Mounted r/w and deleted them, but after reboot they appear in the folder again. I'm also trying to delete crappy stock apps like "News & Weather", which also reappear.

    edit: Managed to S-OFF the device, I can finally delete the ringtones & bloatware using rootexplorer! Thanks ongarite.


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