Nokia N95 blog

A few days ago I received a very nice email from Jani Helle. As an intense N95 user, she experienced a few hiccups in its functionality:

“First, I use the N95 as my only computer, every single day, stretching the capabilities of the device to the limit. In the past months I’ve managed to accumulate some 400 bookmarks with the web browser. Is there any way to send all the bookmarks at one time to an email address or a PC, possibly as a text file?”

First of all, I am impressed with someone making 400 bookmarks on the N95…
Anyhow, to answer her question I did some serious digging on the internet, but found out soon enough on the S60.com website that it is a requested feature… still on the wish list.

So, how to export your bookmarks alternatively?

• While having my Nokia N95 connected in either PC Suite or Mass Storage mode, I could not find the folders in which my bookmarks were stored.
• Using the backup function of PC Suite, I did manage to isolate the bookmarks and back them up to my PC.
• Now to functionally show the contents of the resulting .nbu file, I had to find something. A small program called “Noki” did not bring the solution… where it should be able to extract .nbu files (about all .nbu files except for the booksmarks so it seems…).
• Yes, well… this seems to be where it ends. For these .nbu files, except for Nokia PC Suite, there is nothing that can read nor convert them.
• So there is no solution? Yes there is:
  • We wait for the export function to be implemented in the next version of S60 browser (lame answer, I know, but safest though)
  • You install an old version of PC Suite that generates .nfb rather that .nbu files and convert them with this little proggie into a HTML file, from which you can import the bookmarks into e.g. Firefox. (I haven’t tested this, but it seems to be possible)

Not a final answer, but this second option could help for now.

Next question:

“Second, since the last firmware update, I’ve had many applications corrupt, making it impossible for me to delete them. Several of the apps I’ve been able to delete by reinstalling them, but most of them I can’t find any more. Is there any way to force delete these apps through some freeware app?”

Standard answer would be:

Go to: Menu > Tools > App Mgr > and find your game in the list of installed programs then press: Options > Remove.

If this does not work and you still have these “corrupt” files, you might want to give it a try by deleting them when your phone is connected in “mass storage” mode to your PC/Mac. Should also be possible from the phone itself, using Y-Browser.

And the last question:

“I have a bunch of themes installed on my memory card (old habit from my last phone, the 3230) and I can’t delete them. Not through the application manager
nor through the themes app by pressing “C”. I’m beginning to think this might be a problem with my memory card, unless it’s happened to others, just like the corrupt apps (which, incidentally, are also mostly installed on my memory card).”

Hmmm, that should also be solved with Y-Browser.

Another option (be careful, because the numbers mentioned vary from theme to theme) is as described previously by Darla Mack:

1. Connect your phone to the pc using the data cable
2. Select “Data Transfer” mode (for other phone models, it’s the option where the mobile is like a usb)
3. Make sure your pc has SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS on (if you don’t know how to, choose Tools > Folder Options > View > Show hidden files and folders)
4. On the computer go to My Computer > Removable Disk (the memory card) > Private (it’s a hidden folder) > 10207114 > Import
5. Now you’ll have a number of folders with barbarian names, like “dc60815d47351ce2″ and others. Each folder corresponds to one theme.
6. Open each folder and you’ll see in the contents 4 files: a settings file, a .mbm file, a .mif file and a .skn file. The 4 files have in their title the theme name. For instance, in my dc60815d47351ce2 folder, i have the following Pink_Seaflower_3250.mbm, Pink_Seaflower_3250.mif and Pink_Seaflower_3250.skn which means that the dc60815d47351ce2 folder is the one of the Pink Seaflower theme (by Babi)
7. When u come across a theme that you want to delete, go back to the Import folder and delete the whole theme folder. Like if I want to delete the pink seaflower theme, I would delete the whole dc60815d47351ce2 folder
8. Safely remove your phone
9. Enjoy your emptied theme gallery
   *For other phones, the parent folder “10207114″ may be different (I think). You just have to find the folder that contains an “Import” sub-folder.

So, 3 questions answered (1st one more or less), if anybody has additional information or tips on these topics for Jani Helle, please post the in the comments.

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