[lilme08]

John i would like to remove the att navigator and the yellowpages applications along with all of the shop application and a few others. My problem is i do not know what the file name is for them. Your assistance would really rock my 8110.

[John Clark]

Been posted in this thread MANY times. Those are service books. You can delete them from Options >Advanced Options >Service Book but they will likely come back. Just hide them.

[Rotty022]

great writeup.

i have a twist to throw in. i have a feeling i know the answer but we'll see.

i upgraded to os 4.5 (37). this came with a new application "docs to go". after my os upgrade, i upgraded "docs to go".

i followed the steps as stated, started application loader, and now it wants to downgrade "docs to go". i can't uncheck the box because it will then remove it.

how do i tell application loader to just leave it the heck alone??

i have a feeling the answer is to allow it to downgrade then go back and upgrade again.....but hopefully someone else has a better answer.

[John Clark]

No, just delete the DocumentsToGo.alx file (located in the same place as the Blackberry.alx. Then it will keep your current version of Docs To Go.

[Rotty022]

smarty pants

worked like a champ!!

i started with 12Mb free. after the clean process, i now have 20Mb free. i'm sleeker, faster, and invincible

do we still need the calendarotapatch? or can i also delete that since i'm running 4.5 (37)?

[sk8hi]

thanks a lot for this useful guide.

[BagdHoe]

I just used this information. Thank you much

[avelasqu]

I took the plunge and went from .42 to .46 and used this method before installing. Once again, another thanks to JC!

[avelasqu]

Originally Posted by John Clark

To Remove Preinstalled Wallpapers:
The prenistalled Wallpapers are the second largest .cod installed to the BB's device memory. The first is the sample video. On some of the Pearls, the preinstalled wallpapers are the largest, even larger than the sample video. The sample video can be removed using the application loader but the preinstalled wallpapers can't. We can remove them by removing the associated .cod from the java folder:

On Qwerty devices:
net_rim_bb_media_320x240_b.cod (1.7MB)

On SureType devices (pearl
net_rim_bb_media_240x260_b.cod (3.5MB)

Note: On OS 4.5 the preloaded wallpaper file has been renamed net_rim_bb_medialoader_320x240.cod and net_rim_bb_medialoader_240x260.cod

John,

I noticed that the wallpapers in 4.5 and up are actually named

net_rim_bb_medialoader_320x240_b.cod

Just thought I'd point that out to lessen some confusion.

[glumpster]

This is an incredible thread! Without a site like this one, I wouldn't feel comfortable with actions like this at all. Thanks for being such a confidence builder!!! You guys rock!

[ubizmo]

Originally Posted by ubizmo

Exactly. Per my reading of JC's original post, the only purpose of editing Blackberry.alx is to make all themes available, including those used by other vendors. If I'm not interested in those themes, then I don't know if there's any other reason for this step. Next time, I plan to skip it and see what happens.

I installed OS 4.5.0.52 today, and did not edit the Blackberry.alx file, since I knew in advance I didn't want any other themes (I'm not really a "themes" kinda guy; I just like to change the wallpapers once in a while). I just got rid of the unwanted .cod files and everything is working fine. For the last several beta versions, I've noticed that after optimizing I end up with about 27 MB, which is more than adequate.

[John Clark]

That's correct. The editing of the Blackberry.alx is optional if you don't want other themes from what the vendor gave you.

[akosnitzky]

The new beta left me with about 3 less MB of memory.

I deleted three of the themes and the vad files. I do not have BB maps, brick breaker, sample songs or sample videos. Anything else from 4.5 that I can dump?

[muhadi]

great guide

[peterjmc]

Great guide, helped me reclaim a lot of needed space!

[Biggzjm]

great post it worked for me

[musicmania]

kooooooooool

[TiaMarie]

JC This is awesome! Thank you for taking the time to put this together, and to share it.

[thechrismoody]

awesome thread! thanks!

[dvnthomas]

You're like...a god. I just got my Pearl for Alltel and I'd been searching for either the T-Mobile Zen or Verizon Zen theme, now I've got them both AND free space. Thanks so much.