We talk a lot about CAB files here, and there are dozens of them floating on the forums. Basically, a CAB file is for your Shadow like an EXE installation file is for your computer. When you are done with the CAB file, you can delete it without deleting the program. This is a good practice because CAB files often take up a lot of space - and if the CAB is on your device and not the storage card, they can add up fast and take away storage memory.
A good practice is to keep a folder on your computer with all of the CAB files that you’ve ran on your Shadow. That way, if you ever need to hard reset, you can get going again with all of the CABs you’ve installed.
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:51 am
i disagree, but only about keeping them on your computer… With the low prices of TF cards, i see no reason as to why not keep them on the removebale storage card. I only have a 2GB card in my phone now and i have no problem keeping the cabs on there. Also, when i do rest or change the firmware, i have all the CABs at hand and have no need to copy/paste from one source to another.
July 7th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Right - good tip, but that’s assuming that you have a storage card with spare capacity.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am
does anyone have a register code for smart tweaker? i lost my email withy the code i had
July 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am
derrick - it looks like you can contact the company here:
http://www.jooping.com/intl/en/about.php
I’m sure they can provide you with the code you had.
July 7th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
If u guys wish u can continue the discussion on the forums, people have asked this and my answer is somewhat very similar to Brandons
http://allshadow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2430&p=14812#p14812
July 7th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I’ve always kept my CABS on my storage card, in the event of a sudden hard reset fall-out, I don’t need a PC to get up and running properly.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:08 am
Quick question, I have some CAB files on my Shadow.
Can I just copy them and then store them on my storage card?
July 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Just select the files in file explorer and cut it and past it in the storage card
July 9th, 2008 at 10:58 am
How do I find Cab files on my Shadow?
July 9th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
under file explorer. they should all be listed there.