[SCRIPT] ROM Cleaner v2.5 AROMA | Remove Bloatware | Backup Apps | Install Apps/Mods

Patrics83 · May 27, 2012

All Scripts in a unique AROMA Installer
ROM Cleaner - Will remove as much as possible without breaking HTC Sense Launcher and Widgets! This is the best way to come close to a no-sense ROM and still use HTC Sense!
ROM Cleaner NO-Sense - Will remove pretty much everything and replace HTC Sense launcher
with APEX, NOVA, GO Launcher EX, Holo, Holo HD or Zeam it's all up to you!
ROM Cleaner CM-AOSP - Will let you to remove what's possible to remove from a already slimmed ROM and you will get the option to install a secondary launcher.
Fully compatible with Sense 4.0, 4.1, 4.5, 4+, CM, AOSP & AOKP ROMs
ROMCleaner app-list in a user friendly format
Backup Tool will make your flashing like "a walk in the park"
Follow our "Quick Guide" in the AROMA Installer under "How-to-use" and you will know when and how to run the scripts
For more details read the guide in second post

ROM Cleaner Featured On XDA!!! Twice!

Also read these nice articles!
XDA Front Page!
Pocketables!
XDA Front Page!
Evil-Dragon's Blog!
The Gadgeteer!

very nice, simple and fast way to delete stuff from your device
takes less then 5 seconds to delete all the listed applications and files in the list
no trash left behind as it would be if you delete files manually using Root Explorer
more free RAM for apps that you are actually using
users have reported better battery life and device speed improvements with ROM Cleaner

If you find this tool good, great, awesome or maybe even the best thing you ever tried, then please feel free to send us a beer, hit the "Thanks Button", leave some feedback and subscribe this thread

Important:

- If you get some kind of issue after flashing ROM Cleaner, re-flash the ROM and check if the issue still exists.
- Don't spam ROM development threads about issues caused by this script.
- Always report problems in this thread and we will most likely help you as fast as we can.
- Please always respect our work and be friendly and helpful to other members in this thread.

How to report a problem:

- Flash ROMCleaner_vX.X.zip in recovery
- In main menu and press "Log Collection".
- When done, reboot the device from "Advanced Power Menu".
- In "/sdcard/ROMCleaner" you will find RC_LogCollection.*.tar. Please upload this file together with a description of your problem.
With this log we can in - most cases - solve your problem within minutes!

If you ignore this simple instruction, you will most likely get no help from us!

Code:

[SIZE=2][COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v2.5 FINAL - 2013-03-17[/B][/COLOR]

   -[B]Common[/B]
    *Removed exit/reboot animations to speed up things a bit
    *Removed unused *.sh scripts from the zip
    
    *ROM Cleaner (Sense/NO-Sense/CM-AOSP) will now read from the ROMCleaner.log 
     and based on the result, print a status message in recovery 
     This method will be much more accurate and there's no more need 
     to have the "test" line in your *_user.txt as before
    *If you have removed Setup Wizard and then perform a ROM update without wipe,
     ROM Cleaner will remove the Setup Wizard. This just to prevent black screen after dirty flash.
    *Added more logging code:
     List all apps in /system and /data before and after ROM Cleaner
   
   -[B]Backup Tool[/B]
    *Added "exit to recovery" option after "Backup Tool"
    *Removed some unnecessary files from Rosie backup script
    *Added more logging code:
     List all apps in /data/app before backup and after backup in backup dir
	
   -[B]Additional Scripts[/B]
    *Added "reboot device" option after "Run all scripts in one GO!"

   -[B]ROM Cleaner (Sense)[/B]
    *Minor changes
    
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)[/B]
    *Changed the lockscreen options menu. If you pick HTC Lockscreen, 
     HTC Lockscreen Shorcut Provider by itandy will be installed directly.
     If you pick AOSP lockscreen and then want to restore HTC Lockscreen again,
     the app will be uninstalled.
     Also the Lockscreen menu will always be available even if you have set AOSP LS. 
	
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (CM-AOSP)[/B] [COLOR="RED"]NEW[/COLOR]
    *This version should be used with CyanogenMod, AOSP or AOKP ROMs
    *Option to install secondary launcher

   -[B]Updated all launchers[/B]

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v2.3 - 2013-01-01[/B][/COLOR]

   -[B]Backup Tool[/B]
    *Now you will be able to backup and restore 
     HTC Lockscreen Shortcut Provider (by itandy) app data

   -[B]ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)[/B]
    *HTC Lockscreen Shortcut Provider app updated to v1.43
     This update fixes "Hide app title bug"
 
   -[B]Updated launchers[/B]
    *NOVA Launcher > v2.0
    *Holo Launcher HD > v2.0.1

_______________________________________________________________________________


[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v2.2 - 2012-12-30[/B][/COLOR]

   -[B]ROM Cleaner (Sense)[/B]
    *Added more safe to remove apps
    
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)[/B]
    *Added more safe to remove apps

   -[B]Updated launchers[/B]
    *APEX Launcher > v1.4.0
    *NOVA Launcher > v1.3.4
    *GO Launcher EX > v3.25
    *Holo Launcher HD > v2.0.0


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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v2.1 - 2012-12-16[/B][/COLOR]

   -[B]Aroma[/B]
    *When you flash ROM Cleaner it will check if your sdcard is mounted correctly, 
     if not you will be notified and sent back to recovery menu again.

   -[B]Backup Tool[/B]
    *Updated backup script for HTC Launcher and Accounts data 
     (Homescreen and accounts will now be backed up correctly even on JB)

   -[B]ROM Cleaner (Sense)[/B]
    *After some testing we found out how to reload HTC Sense widgets without clearing HTC Sense data (Restore the home screen)
     This script will be executed if you dirty flash ROM Cleaner
    *Added more safe to remove apps
    
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)[/B]
    *Corrected missing "lock.prop" (It only happened if you flashed ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense) twice without ROM flash in between)
    *Changed NO-Sense launcher apk names in the zip so it will be easier for you to update them if needed
    *Added more safe to remove apps

   -[B]Additional Scripts Menu[/B]
    *If you try to run Settings Restorer before first boot you will get a warning
    *When you run secondboot installer widgets will be reloaded. (Now it's possible to install HTC widgets without clearing HTC Sense data)

   -[B]Updated launchers[/B]
    *APEX Launcher v1.3.5
    *NOVA Launcher v1.3.4
    *GO Launcher EX v3.23
    *Holo Launcher HD v1.0.8

_______________________________________________________________________________


[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v2.0 - 2012-10-27[/B][/COLOR]


-All scripts packed in unique [B]AROMA Installer[/B]

-All scripts are rewritten to work better in a AROMA environment

-Backup Tool

 * All backups are now stored in /sdcard/ROMCleaner/Backup
  That means "FirstBoot" folder is empty unless you add apps manually.
 
 * You will have the to choose from a menu what to backup.

-New in ROM Cleaner:

 * ROMCleaner.txt has been updated with some new apps and descriptions

 * If you are about to flash ROM Cleaner after first boot, then you will get a warning and the option to clear HTC Sense data.

-New in ROM Cleaner NO-Sense:

 * NO-Sense is not using ROMCleaner.txt any more! 
  It has been replaced by [COLOR="RED"]NO-Sense.txt[/COLOR] and [COLOR="RED"]NO-Sense_user.txt[/COLOR]
 
 * You will be able to choose between 5 different launchers in AROMA: 
  APEX, NOVA, Holo Launcher HD, Zeam Launcher GO Launcher EX!
 
 * Disable HTC lockscreen and also restore it if you regret it.
  (Restore lockscreen option will be visible in [I]"Additional Scripts"[/I] 
  menu if you have disabled it)
 
 * Thanks to [URL="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2536649"]itandy[/URL] and his "Lockscreen Shortcuts App" 
  you will now be able to use HTC Lockscreen with shortcuts!
 
 * Fixed PIN Security when using AOSP Lockscreen
 
-Common for both cleaner methods:

 * [COLOR="Red"]If you use your own *_user.txt you must rebase it on v2.0!!![/COLOR] delete your previous ROMCleaner folder from your sdcard and start all over.
 
 * You can decide if you want to restore your apps during ROM Cleaner install.
 
 * You can also decide if you want to install files located in [I]"FirstBoot"[/I] folder.
 * And of course we added a [I]"No Cleaning"[/I] option as well which will 
  let you restore apps and install files like normal!
 
-App restore changes:

 * When you choose to restore your apps a script will check if you use one of
  the supported ROMs. If you use any of the listed ROMs below all pre-installed
  apps will be removed before all other apps are copied to your /data/app.
  This is to prevent old/double apps from being installed.
   
-Supported ROMs at the moment:

 * ViperOneS
 * TrickDroid
 * Axiom
   
   [I]please let us know if you want us to add other ROMs as well...[/I]
   

There is even more stuff added in this release but we left some 
stuff yet to be discovered by [B]YOU[/B]

[B]Download this right now and try it out![/B]

All feedback is very much appreciated!
   

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]Initial Release - 2012-05-27[/B][/COLOR]

-Backup Tool v1.0
-Folder Creator v1.0
-Mods and App Installer v1.0
-ROM Cleaner v1.0
-Settings Restorer v1.0
-HTC Setup Wizard Remover v1.0


-ROM Cleaner NO-Sense v1.0
-It works just like regular ROM Cleaner but this version will remove much more
 and replace HTC Sense Launcher with [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher&hl=en"]APEX Launcher[/URL][/SIZE]

ROM Cleaner v2.5 FINAL

ROMCleaner_user.txt Use this together with ROM Cleaner (Sense)

NO-Sense_user.txt Use this together with ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)

CM-AOSP_user.txt Use this together with ROM Cleaner (CM-AOSP)

>Follow instructions in second post how to edit this to fit your demands...

Also make sure to use Notepad++ when editing ROMCleaner_user.txt in Windows.
Requirements: Custom Recovery (4EXT, CWM, TWRP)
~~Custom (deodexed) ROM. We are working on a version that will handle *.odex files as well.~~ ROM Cleaner v2.0> will handle odex files as well

Please feel free to use our banner made by craacK

Thanks a lot for all donations

Thanks to torxx & Roman411 for testing

MarckX for all the help with development and testing
Dude360 who made a great work building this tool with me.
craacK for all the help with the development and graphics
amarullz for the AROMA Installer
Madmaxx82 for his script skills and help making this one fly

Mike1986 & lukogriffioen for inspiration.
The rest of Team Revolution for supporting me.
Special thanks goes to Whiskey103 for hosting my files.
And of course to everyone who supports our work.

Patrics83 · May 27, 2012

Quick Start & Guides

Guide For ROM Cleaner and Additional Tools!

We did make an effort to make it as clear as possible on each AROMA screen. However it's always nice to know what the scripts do and when to use them...

So let's start!

Main Menu

In our main menu you will find:

* Backup Tool
* ROM Cleaner
--- ROM Cleaner (Sense)
--- ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)
--- Skip cleaning step
* Additional Scripts
--- Settings Restorer
--- Setup Wizard Remover
--- Apps & Mods Installer
--- Run all scripts in one GO!
* Logs collection
* Advanced Power Menu

Backup Tool

Will backup:

-*- Applications (Not app data)
-*- Accounts (Settings - Accounts)
-*- Bluetooth pairings
-*- HTC Sense launcher settings (and 3rd party widgets)
-*- HTC Mail accounts (including Inbox)
-*- WiFi keys

Important Note: Use this before flashing a new ROM flash with full wipe

How to apply:

--- Open ROM Cleaner AROMA and press "Backup Tool"
--- When done, press "Power Menu" and "Exit" .... or whatever you want...

ROM Cleaner

Flashing procedure for pure ROM Cleaner users!

-*- Flash a ROM with full wipe
-*- Start ROM Cleaner AROMA and pick "ROM Cleaner"
-*- Pick "Sense" or "NO-Sense" script, press Next
-*- "NO-Sense" users will get a launcher menu and the option to use HTC lockscreen or AOSP lockscreen
-*- Next menu is optional (should be pretty clear)
-*- Press Next again and wait until ROM Cleaner is done
-*- Press Reboot and use your phone like normal

Skip cleaning step

If you use this option, nothing will be removed and you will still be able to restore your apps.

Additional Scripts

Important Note: Use this menu only after a full boot!

* Settings Restorer > This script will restore data already saved with Backup Tool
* HTC Setup Wizard Remover > This script will remove the HTC Setup Wizard. IT's pointless to have once your phone is set up
* Apps & Mods Installer > This is a batch install script. Apps, mods, files in /sdcard/ROMCleaner/SecondBoot will be installed when you use this script
* Run All scripts in one GO! > This is a batch install for all scripts in this menu

Logs Collection

Use this option when we request logs from you.

This script will collect all needed logs + "*user.txt" and create "RC_LogCollector.tar" in ROMCleaner folder. Upload this file and send it to us on XDA or IRC.

Advanced Power Menu

In this menu you will find the following options:

* Reboot your device
* Exit to Recovery
* Reboot to Bootloader
* Enable Mobile Network

How To Edit Your Personal User.txt

Steps you need to do:

--- Windows users, download Notepad++ and install it.
--- Download "ROMCleaner_user.txt" or "NO-Sense_user.txt" from the firstpost
--- Open the text file with Notepad++

In the text file you will find two columns with app names and a description in this guide we use AdobeReader.apk as an example.

To Remove a file with ROMCleaner

Code:

AdobeReader.apk         Adobe Reader PDF reader

In the case above "AdobeReader.apk" will be removed.

To keep a file with ROMCleaner If you decide to keep it, add a "#" at the beginning of the line:

Code:

[COLOR=Red]#[/COLOR]AdobeReader.apk         Adobe Reader PDF reader

Let's say we are done with the edits. To continue just complete next list:

--- Press the "X" in the upper right corner of the screen to save the changes.
--- Copy the file onto your sdcard. The file must be located in "/sdcard/ROMCleaner" folder.

Now ROM Cleaner script will always read that file!

Easy?
Yes? Good because this is and should be easy

Temporary screenshots...

MarckX · May 27, 2012

Wow, another device that will be cleaned to the bone!!!
Congrats mate and keep up the good work!!!!!

torxx · May 27, 2012

Finally buddy

jotha · May 27, 2012

Congrats mate to another great version of your tool.
Make some more HTC Users happy

.

Whiskey103 · May 27, 2012

Great, Romcleaner is spreading. Good... i like clean

torxx · May 27, 2012

Parts of the ARHD team are joining us for some seconds

Very useful tool!

Patrics83 · May 27, 2012

MarckX said:
Wow, another device that will be cleaned to the bone!!!
Congrats mate and keep up the good work!!!!!

So true, thx for all your support mate!

torxx said:
Finally buddy

It took some time... Thx for the help with testing!

jotha said:
Congrats mate to another great version of your tool.
Make some more HTC Users happy .

Thanks jotha!

Whiskey103 said:
Great, Romcleaner is spreading. Good... i like clean

No one can stop it now... It's like a virus

But a good one

torxx said:
Parts of the ARHD team are joining us for some seconds

Very useful tool!

You know what...? I noticed that aswell hehe

Sent from my HTC One X

WCCobra · May 27, 2012

Is it possible to flash the No-Sense RomCleaner after the first boot? I just flashed a ROM and got everything setup.

Patrics83 · May 27, 2012

WCCobra said:
Is it possible to flash the No-Sense RomCleaner after the first boot? I just flashed a ROM and got everything setup.

Make a nandroid and then have a try...

Sent from my GT-P7510

WCCobra · May 27, 2012

Awesome, that worked like a charm. Two things I did notice:

1. I could not get Apex Launcher to open after reboot. I'm not sure if that was due to having a different launcher already installed (I was using LauncherPro before I flashed), the fact that I flashed RomCleaner after the first boot, or something else.

2. There is a significant delay when accessing settings. I'm going to let it rest for a while and see if it fixes itself. It's not a big issue, just figured I'd point it out.

Other than that, everything seems to be working fine. Thanks Patrics

MarckX · May 28, 2012

WCCobra said:
Awesome, that worked like a charm. Two things I did notice:

1. I could not get Apex Launcher to open after reboot. I'm not sure if that was due to having a different launcher already installed (I was using LauncherPro before I flashed), the fact that I flashed RomCleaner after the first boot, or something else.

2. There is a significant delay when accessing settings. I'm going to let it rest for a while and see if it fixes itself. It's not a big issue, just figured I'd point it out.

Other than that, everything seems to be working fine. Thanks Patrics

Hi WCCobra, there seems to be a problem with using the latest Apex Launcher with ROMCleaner. For now you can un-install the Apex Launcher and reinstall it from Google Play. I did that and the problems were solved in my case. I know its a temporary solution, but we'll have a look at it.

For the delay accessing : If the resting period is over

, please give us some feedback..

maverick_hunter · May 28, 2012

I gave the ROM Cleaner a shot and I lost Google Search. I was unable to redownload it from the Play Store because it said there isn't a version compatible with my phone. I restored my Nandroid, but the Setup Remover worked like a charm.

WCCobra · May 28, 2012

It definitely sped up after resting a few minutes. It's like a brand new phone

You all are gods.

---------- Post added at 02:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:47 AM ----------

lcambriz said:
I gave the ROM Cleaner a shot and I lost Google Search. I was unable to redownload it from the Play Store because it said there isn't a version compatible with my phone. I restored my Nandroid, but the Setup Remover worked like a charm.

I like having the Google search and some of the other Google apps. Modify the ROMCleaner_user.txt file. I think the apk you want is GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk and perhaps VoiceSearch.apk. Just comment out those lines with a "#" and reflash.

avetny · May 28, 2012

hmmmm....Apex force closed.

maverick_hunter · May 28, 2012

WCCobra said:
I like having the Google search and some of the other Google apps. Modify the ROMCleaner_user.txt file. I think the apk you want is GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk and perhaps VoiceSearch.apk. Just comment out those lines with a "#" and reflash.

Thanks. I just copied those APKs from my restored Nandroid into a separate folder, reflashed the cleaner, then pasted them back. Everything going really smoothly right now.

Patrics83 · May 28, 2012

Good morning guys!

I have updated APEX Launcher in ROM Cleaner NO-Sense, should be working now... Didn't test it yet since I woke up 5min ago

I think it was related to the APP name in the zip nothing else.

Please let us know the result

Lacuna666 · May 28, 2012

Fantastic Tool ! thanks a lot !!

I used it in combination with the Leedroid ROM, normally when you flash that rom you will get some setup questions, but using romcleaner I didn't.

For example; when you install Leedroid it will ask: do you want
crypted agpxfix, htcboot iso leeldroid, jetcetprinter,novalauncher and so on.

So these questions dont appear any more.
Is there a way to use romcleaner and still get the questions?
Thanks.

MarckX · May 28, 2012

Patrics83 said:
Good morning guys!

I have updated APEX Launcher in ROM Cleaner NO-Sense, should be working now... Didn't test it yet since I woke up 5min ago
I think it was related to the APP name in the zip nothing else.

Please let us know the result

Top of a morning to y'all !!

Didn't test in on One S but we had a similair issue on One X thread. And all I can confirm is that the update is working well . So, it would be very nice if some people could confirm this for their beloved One S.

And.... If you are using ROMCleaner and you have some wishes or improvements you want, just tell us and we'll certainly take them into account for next update....

Sent from my ROMCleaned AOKP Transformer Prime using XDA Premium HD app

maverick_hunter · May 28, 2012

MarckX said:
Top of a morning to y'all !!

Didn't test in on One S but we had a similair issue on One X thread. And all I can confirm is that the update is working well . So, it would be very nice if some people could confirm this for their beloved One S.

And.... If you are using ROMCleaner and you have some wishes or improvements you want, just tell us and we'll certainly take them into account for next update....

Sent from my ROMCleaned AOKP Transformer Prime using XDA Premium HD app

I'd suggest leaving in Google Search by default. It's a really handy function; practically essential in my case.

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