[SCRIPT] ROM Cleaner v6.0 AROMA | Remove Bloatware | Backup Apps | Install Apps/Mods

[Patrics83]

• 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, Lightning Launcher or Zeam it's all up to you!
• Fully compatible with Sense 3.0, 3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1, 4.5, 4+ and AOSP 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!

• 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!

[SIZE=2][COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v6.0 - 2012-11-25 - FINAL Release[/B][/COLOR]

   -[B]Common[/B]
    *AROMA binary updated to v2.56
     This will give you a more exact and smoother touch experience in AROMA
    *All scripts should be even faster now
    *New cool reboot animation by MarckX
    *Folder structure will be built at start of ROM Cleaner AROMA UI
    *Added date and time for log collection files
    *Some other minor adjustments, with reservation for even more changes :p

	
   -[B]Backup Tool[/B]
    *New menu which will let you to select what to backup
    *New method too calculate required space before attempting to backup apps

   -[B]ROM Cleaner (Common)[/B]
    *Now ROM Cleaner will handle [B]odex[/B] files as well!
     This means you can use ROM Cleaner even odexed ROMs! Custom or Stock ROMs
    *The script will check which Sense version you are using.
     It will pick correct app removal text for you.
	
    *Especially for our Sense 3.x users:
     If you flash ROM Cleaner after first boot.
     Then you will get a warning message and the option to clear HTC Sense data.
	
    *Especially for our Sense 4.x users:
     If you flash ROM Cleaner after first boot.
     ROM Cleaner will execute a script and reload your HTC widgets.
     Normally you would have to clear HTC Sense data! But not anymore since we 
     discovered how to reload the widgets instead ;)
     Same script will be executed if you install apps with Apps & Mods Installer.
     This means you can now restore widgets with our app install method.
	 
	
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (Sense)[/B]
    *Added more safe to remove apps
    *Clean up in app removal text files.
	
   -[B]ROM Cleaner (NO-Sense)[/B]
    *ROMCleaner_user.txt can't be used with NO-Sense version!
     [COLOR="RED"]NO-Sense.txt[/COLOR] and [COLOR="RED"]NO-Sense_user.txt[/COLOR] will be used by the NO-Sense version
    *You will be able to choose between 6 different launchers: 
     GO EX, Holo, Lightning, Zeam, APEX, Holo HD and Nova launcher!
    *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)
	
    *Especially for our Sense 4.x users:
    *Thanks to [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2536649"]itandy[/URL] and his "Lockscreen Shortcuts App" 
     you will now be able to use HTC Lockscreen with shortcuts!

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v5.0 r3 - 2012-08-06[/B][/COLOR]

Corrected missing code for app restore from ../FirstBoot/data/app
Thanks Pjay12 for the heads up

And some other minor changes to the updater-script

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v5.0 r2 - 2012-08-03[/B][/COLOR]

-All scripts packed in unique [B]AROMA Installer[/B]
-Almost all scripts are rewritten to work better in a AROMA environment

-[B]Backup Tool[/B]
 * All backups are now stored in /sdcard/ROMCleaner/Backup
   That means "FirstBoot" folder is empty unless you add apps manually.

-[B]New in ROM Cleaner:[/B]
 * 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!
 
-[B]App restore changes:[/B]
 * 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:
   * Android Revolution HD
   * ER3BUS XL
   
   [I]more to come...please let us know what ROMs we should add...[/I]

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v4.0 - 2012-04-17[/B][/COLOR]
-Same changes as v3.5 but this version will only support Sense 4.0+ ROMs
-It's based on One V and S ports for DHD and Sensation

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[COLOR="royalblue"][B]ROM Cleaner v3.5 - 2012-03-29[/B][/COLOR]
New ROMCleaner program:
-Wildcards for apps is now possible. ex. AdobeReader*.apk (AdobeReader-1.apk etc.)
-Support for SD-EXT
-The script will now search for apps in:
 /system/app/
 /data/app/
 /system/app_s/
 /data/app_s/
 /sd-ext/app/
 /sd-ext/app_s/
 
-Many improvements to the updater-script. ROM Cleaner is much faster now!
-Removed /etc folder (/system/etc is still left)
-ROMCleaner.txt is totally reworked and shouldn't contain any unnecessary apps 
 for Sense 3.0-3.6 ROMs
 [COLOR="Red"]It's highly recommended to update to v3.5[/COLOR]
 ROM Cleaner v3.5 will support Sense 3.0-3.6 ROMs + AOSP ROMs
 For Sense 4.0+ ROMs we will release ROM Cleaner v4.0 once it's tested enough
 
[COLOR="royalblue"][B]Backup Tool v1.6[/B][/COLOR]
-Improvements to the updater-script. The backup process should now be faster and safer.
-Added support for SmartBeat Supremacy XL ROMs[/SIZE]

ROM Cleaner v6.0



For Sense 3.x

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

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


For Sense 4.x

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

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


>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: CWM Recovery, TWRP or 4EXT
Custom (deodexed) ROM. We are working on a version that will handle *.odex files as well. v6.0 will handle odex files!

Please feel free to use our banner made by craacK

Thanks a lot for all donations

MarckX x2 | Tomi Mykrä x2 | craacK x1 | Anthony Hogan x1 | Pietrorlando Giordano x1 | Mastacheata x1
preacher65 x1 | PaulGiz x1 | avatar_ro x1 | verynuclear x1 | JagSem x1 | Clarifiante x1 | Rosete Ryan Kim x1
Xphoid x1 | rayford85 x1 | Simi007 x2 | z31s1g x1 | malybru x1 | HTC-Gunge x1 | Laurentius26 x1 | tossero x1
jeryx x1 | mrdey x1 | Imex99 x1

Thanks to all beta testers of ROM Cleaner AROMA
-ABDOKRO1
-jonas2295
-Xphoid
-GrimJack
-malybru
-Gramzz
-Prinz069
-zx34

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]

Guide & Info

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!
* Log 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

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:

[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 ​

Screenshots​

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[Dude360]

Great!!!

Mod edited just so he keeps his thx

 

[Whiskey103]

Works fine on my Sensation.

Thanks guys.. Good job

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App

 

[MarckX]

Right on! Expanding your work to other phones! All I can say is: Keep up the good work.

Hopefully lots of users in here will experience the benefits of this wonderfull piece of work!!!

 

[Patrics83]

Works fine on my Sensation.

Thanks guys.. Good job

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App

Thanks for your feedback mate!

Right on! Expanding your work to other phones! All I can say is: Keep up the good work.

Hopefully lots of users in here will experience the benefits of this wonderfull piece of work!!!

Yeah we wanna make sure as many ppl as possible can use our tool since it does wounders when it comes to flash new ROMs all the time.

 

[MarckX]

Hi all,

Just want to give some feedback to the dev's and users how I'm using these scriptfiles. Maybe it can be usefull for some ppl to show it's not difficult at all to gain a lot of time during Rom installation taking almost no effort at all. If I can do it, everyone can So what I wanted to do after I read the manual in OP by DUDE360 was:

- Backup apps that I'm using at the moment;
- Flash Rom;
- Remove most of the Sense stuff accept (weather)lockscreen;
- Auto-install all backuped files;
- Apply my mods (All-in-One, CRT, Quick settings XL, UOT, boot- and downanimation and OC daemon settings automatically;

I can tell you that all of the above worked out perfectly!!!!

So here's what I did flasing a new ROM (and will be doing in the future, for sure). In this post I use the same numbers as I do on my SD-card so I can recall what I did, or do a fast re-install.


Preparation:
Before I went flashing I made sure my mods were added to the SD-Card in /SDCard/Romcleaner/secondboot/ in exact the same format as the are in the mod-zips.
Example: In AIO mod there's a dir: /system/media/weather. Copy it to /sdcard/ROMCLeaner/secondboot/system/media/weather. I opened two windows and copied (extracted) everything. Just like that. Did this with all mods leaving out the META-INF dirs.
If you use a more than om mods make sure you add them to your SD-Card in exact the same order as you flash them normally and let the new files overwrite the existing ones. It's no guarantee it will work, but it is the safest way to get it fully working. It works for me, using all of the mods mentioned above (and even more right now)

Actual Flashing order:
00 Flashed: Folder_Creator.zip only the first time to make sure all directories are there where they belong;
01 Flashed: Backup_Apps_to_SDCARD.zip (all insatlled apps in backup dir);
02 Flashed: Superwipe.zip (automatic reboot into recovery);
03 Flashed: ROM (ARHD in this case);
04 Flashed: Rom_Cleaner_v2.2.zip (did no modifications to it. Lockscreen is kept by the satandard script) It reboots itself in a normal way (not into recovery that is);
05 Skip the HTC Setup Wizard for the biggest part - I only do the Wifi setup.
06 Reboot into recovery;
07 Flashed: HtcSetupWizard_Remover_v4.0.zip
08 Flashed: Mods_and_App_Installer_v1.2.zip

Now I know, if I want to keep Sense (I'm not a Sense hater, lol), I can always use the "auto-install" option flashing a new rom by skipping step 04, 05 and 07....

I'm now flashing and installing (almost 200 apps) and do a full setup of my phone in Less than 25 minutes after a full wipe!!!!!


PS Sorry for the long post, just hope it's an addition on the manual in OP and useful for some....

Cheers

 

[Dude360]

Hi all,

Just want to give some feedback to the dev's and users how I'm using these scriptfiles. Maybe it can be usefull for some ppl to show it's not difficult at all to gain a lot of time during Rom installation taking almost no effort at all. If I can do it, everyone can So what I wanted to do after I read the manual in OP by DUDE360 was:...

Awesome post mate Excellent example of how easy it is to plonk the cleaner and installer into the flashing routine!

You pretty much have it down exactly like me with numbered zips

Thanks for the feedback mate, very much appreciated

 

[MarckX]

Awesome post mate Excellent example of how easy it is to plonk the cleaner and installer into the flashing routine!

You pretty much have it down exactly like me with numbered zips

Thanks for the feedback mate, very much appreciated

Thank you too mate. I hope more people will see the advantage of this script, how easy it is to use it and the great work are doing!!!

 

[Patrics83]

@MarckX

Thanks for that great feedback! I really like that kind of reading!

 

[MarckX]

@MarckX

Thanks for that great feedback! I really like that kind of reading!

Awesome post mate Excellent example of how easy it is to plonk the cleaner and installer into the flashing routine!

You pretty much have it down exactly like me with numbered zips

Thanks for the feedback mate, very much appreciated

Very welcome... as always!!

 

[skadoosh]

noob ques:
whats the difference between using this and titanium backup

 

[craacK]

noob ques:
whats the difference between using this and titanium backup

In general, all points of "Why you should use it?" (written in first post) are advantages of ROMCleaner over Titanium Backup.

Biggest plus: u delete apps before they even get started once (before 1st boot)!
ofcourse, you should run it after a fresh install of your ROM!
this means no trash, no remnants, no nothing

Furthermore, you would not have to delete the apps manually which could take an enormous amount of time.

 

[asapelectric]

Thanks for this, only difference I noticed was I had go into Sense(even when uninstalled LP and re-installed) , in applications and clear default home. And widget locker FC'd, but fixed with re-install. Thank you for this app.

 

[Patrics83]

Thanks for this, only difference I noticed was I had go into Sense(even when uninstalled LP and re-installed) , in applications and clear default home. And widget locker FC'd, but fixed with re-install. Thank you for this app.

Thanks for your feedback!

You will get best results if you flash ROM cleaner after full wipe and ROM flash.
Otherwise you need to clear HTC sense data.
*Manually after your device has booted.
*Or activate this function in romcleaner_user.txt and HTC sense data will be cleared.

Remember this will also clear your home screen.

Sent from my Desire HD

 

[mr2boysloot]

What i'm doing wrong ? it won't delete anything.

 

[Patrics83]

What i'm doing wrong ? it won't delete anything.

Hmm, after a quick look at your logs I can't find any issues. :O

The only thing I can think of is that you didn't use notepad++ when you made that romcleaner_user.txt

Edit: Flash a default ROM Cleaner and report back...

Sent from my Desire HD

 

[mr2boysloot]

Thanks , i will try

 

[Patrics83]

Thanks , i will try

Was I right about the edited romcleaner_user.txt?

Please confirm so I can make a FAQ.

Thank you.

Sent from my Desire HD

 

[mr2boysloot]

now everything is going fine with the standaard romcleaner.txt

So yes , my fault not using the notepad++ for the romcleaner_user.txt file

Found some apk not listed in your romcleaner.txt :

system/app/htcfmradio.apk
system/app/trimit.apk
system/app/pvwmdrmproxy.apk (dont know what this is)
system/app/pvwmdrmservice.apk (dont know what this is)

Thanks for your quick response ..