1. dimm0k's Avatar
    I recently installed Google Talk, AIM, and Sprint Navigator and memory dropped somewhat more than I was hoping for. With Shrink-A-OS I've already removed the foreign language files and all the crap I don't use... After backing up the 3rd party apps I noticed a bunch of files that may resemble foreign language files for Google Talk, AIM, and Sprint Navigator. They are listed below and I'm wondering if they're safe to remove.

    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ar.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ca.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_cs.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_da.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_de.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_el.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_en_GB.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_es.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_eu.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_fr.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_gl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_he.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_hu.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_id.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_it.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ja.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ko.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_nl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_no.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_pl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_pt.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_pt_BR.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ro.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_ru.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_sv.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_th.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_tr.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_zh_CN.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_aim_resource_zh_TW.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ar.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ca.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_cs.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_da.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_de.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_el.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_en_GB.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_es.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_eu.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_fr.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_gl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_he.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_hu.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_id.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_it.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ja.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ko.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_nl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_no.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_pl.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_pt.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_pt_BR.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ro.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_ru.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_sv.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_th.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_tr.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_zh_CN.cod
    net_rim_bb_qm_google_resource_zh_TW.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_de_DE.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_en_GB.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_es_ES.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_fr_FR.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_it_IT.cod
    sn28_plugin_resources_pt_PT.cod
    01-02-10 01:07 AM
  2. amazinglygraceless's Avatar
    Yes you can. Those are all non English .cod files.
    I always delete those (except for the es files. I need Spanish) every time
    I install or upgrade the OS.
    01-02-10 01:11 AM
  3. dimm0k's Avatar
    Sweet, thanks!
    01-02-10 01:20 AM
  4. dictoresno's Avatar
    yup i concur with ken, you should be able to remove those with no issue.
    01-02-10 02:50 AM
  5. dimm0k's Avatar
    Ok so I recently stepped up to OS 5.0.0.419 on my Tour, but before doing so I backed up all my apps. Now when I try to install Google Talk and AIM back onto my device I get the following error message:

    Invalid Configuration
    The application "Google Talk" cannot be loaded because some required files are not available.

    Does OS 5.0 require those darned extraneous .cod files?
    01-26-10 02:03 PM
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