Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

I'm trying to make changes to the 26948339_manila file. (TF3d tabs)

There must be an easier way than the brute force method I am using.

1) Find file in total commander, copy to SD card (that takes several steps)
2) Connect thru usb as disk drive
3) Copy from SD card to PC (I guess I could skip this step)
4) Edit file
5) Copy back to card
6) Eject usb disk drive (can I skip this one?)
7) Open total commander and copy from SD to \windows

Isn't there a way to copy files directly from the \windows directory to my PC (and then back)? I can't get active sync to work - it keeps telling me it is copying, but I have no idea where it is putting the files. I'm doing a right click copy from active sync explorer, then a right click paste to a directory in windows explorer - but the files never show up in the directory I am pasting them into.

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

I was editing a manilla file a few days ago to eliminate two tabs that I didn't want.

I connected with AS, browsed to the Windows directory & found the file. I then dragged it to my laptop desktop with a right click & told it to "copy here"

I then opened the file in notepad, edited it & saved the changes & then copied it right back to the PPC Windows directory. The only thing that was time consuming in the whole procedure was waiting for the Windows folder to open..........

~John

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

if you copy & paste them to an SD card on your phone then remove the SD card from your phone

now use a SD card reader via USB on your PC insert the SD card and then you will be able to copy those files to your PC{put them to the desktop for ease in locating}

go to My Computer and you should see it under "devices with removable storage"

you will be able to place wallpapers,ringtones,Mp3,cab files ect. on your SD card this way then reinsert the SD card into the phone & go to file explorer then SD card and there should be your files

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

OK, I just went to try again, and for some reason active sync won't recognize my device. I have the phone set to always ask whether I want to connect as disk drive or active sync - but it is immediately assuming disk drive. I am going to reboot my laptop.

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

Well, now I feel pretty stupid.

I have no idea why my files weren't copying through active sync before. I'm not sure if I screwed something up when I tried to copy the whole windows directory or what.

I think I may have screwed things up with spb backup - I think there's a problem with their 'sync backups to PC' - I got in an endless loop of errors from spb and had to soft reboot earlier.

Anyway, once I rebooted my laptop, active sync worked much better.

Thanks!

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

It has never caused me any problems.

~John

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

Isn't there a Notepad-type program that we could install that would allow us to edit files ON the TP?

Re: Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?
 

you can edit and copy the files within total commander.

personally i just keep a copy of my edited file on my SD card and copy it to \windows\ after every hard reset with tf3d disabled.