Eject, Safely Remove and All These "com." files in my apps list

[pghlesbian]

This has happened twice.

I connect to my laptop using a USB cable and transfer photos and videos. I then click on "eject" - nothing happens. I click on "safely remove" and again nothing happens. So I hope for the best and disconnect.

Now I have these issues

- even though I deleted the photos from the phone while connected to the laptop, they did not disappear from the phone (they were successfuly copied) I had to delete again from the phone
- apps disappeared (they were stored on the SD card, but not every app on the card disappeared)
- my application list has about a dozen listings that start with "com.<insert various file names>" I have no idea what they are or how to remove (try googling that one and see how much ridiculous hits you get)
- i can't change my wallpaper

I never had these problems transferring photos in the past so I assume it is an update in the past six months or so?

Thanks for any advice. I've read a few other threads and I see that the disappearing apps is a common problem involving the SD card.

Sue

 

[acejavelin]

This has happened twice.

I connect to my laptop using a USB cable and transfer photos and videos. I then click on "eject" - nothing happens. I click on "safely remove" and again nothing happens. So I hope for the best and disconnect.

Now I have these issues

- even though I deleted the photos from the phone while connected to the laptop, they did not disappear from the phone (they were successfuly copied) I had to delete again from the phone
- apps disappeared (they were stored on the SD card, but not every app on the card disappeared)
- my application list has about a dozen listings that start with "com.<insert various file names>" I have no idea what they are or how to remove (try googling that one and see how much ridiculous hits you get)
- i can't change my wallpaper

I never had these problems transferring photos in the past so I assume it is an update in the past six months or so?

Thanks for any advice. I've read a few other threads and I see that the disappearing apps is a common problem involving the SD card.

Sue

Although this sounds partially like a PC issue, remember that even if you delete something on the phone, it needs to "reload" the card before changes are seen (Media Scan).

Apps on the SD card will disappear when it is mounted on the PC, when the SD card is mounted on the PC it is unmounted on the phone, so apps on the SD card will no be available when you have the volume mounted on your PC.

"com.xxxx" apps are system apps, can not, and should not be deleted or removed.

As far as the wallpaper goes, how are you doing it? The proper way is to either press Menu and select Wallpaper, or go to a blank spot on the screen and long press and select Wallpaper... http://cache.vzw.com/multimedia/mim/stratosphere/stratosphere.pdf page 31

 

[pghlesbian]

Thanks for the response. I think I have a better understanding of what is happening and what to just leave be!

The problem might be my pc b/c it seems to 'mount' automatically even when i just want to charge the phone.

The wallpaper issue is permanent. I've tried both methods. No dice.