[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: Rogue Applications Synched

[Paul Berkowitz]

On 4/28/05 10:53 AM, I wrote:

> This folder now has mostly .pdb files, including what is obviously new
> Treo stuff, a few Missing Sync-created .pdb files, maybe some older stuff
> too, plus a few .prc files. Aside from Missing Sync.prc, there are a few
> other "Handheld program files" with icons that are different from the Treo
> .pdb's, namely:  
> 
>     ClieDemo.prc
>     Graffiti Shortcuts.prc
>     Graffiti.prc
>     S01.prc
>     Saved Preferences.prc
> 
> I don't know about the last two (does anyone know if those were also from
> the Clié or are needed also by the Treo?), but the first three are the
> obvious culprits.
> 
> Is it good enough to just remove them from the Backup folder and sync, or
> do I also need to somehow delete them from the Treo (how?). I haven't
> found anything yet in the big Treo manual about getting rid of inherited
> files from previous handhelds, nor how to avoid it in the first place.
> Although it's not your doing, I'm also wondering if maybe Missing Sync
> might provide a way of doing this, like disabling unneeded conduits?


Found it (deleting applications from the Treo). Interestingly, the manual
then says "After deleting the applications, sync to remove the applications
from the Backup folder on your computer." So I did, but they didn't get
removed. (Nor did they reappear on the Treo, thankfully.) So I removed them.
(Which hadn't worked when the apps were still on the Treo.) After a
subsequent sync, ClieDemo.prc and Graffiti.prc were both still gone from
Backup, but Graffiti Shortcuts.prc was back - so it must still be somewhere
on the Treo, but not visible anywhere for deletion. I suppose it can't be
doing too much harm, but if anyone knows how to remove it, please let me
know. I suppose that doing a Hard Reset, removing Graffiti Shortcuts.prc
from Backup folder, and doing a new initial sync would take care of it.
Should I bother?

And does anyone know anything about S01.prc and Saved Preferences.prc? I'll
leave them be for now.

-- 
Paul Berkowitz