PocketOutlook Eraser
This very little Windows Mobile application will let you delete all your appointments, contacts and tasks.
This tool is very useful when you’re going to recreate a pairing with a desktop Outlook: if you don’t delete all these things from your mobile device before connecting it to your desktop, they will be merged. In addiction, if you have the same entries on the mobile and on the desktop, those entries will not be synched after the pairing. This will happen at least with Windows Vista.
Please note that in order to install CAB files you need to copy them into the device and then, from Explorer, tap on them.
What you need
- A mobile device with Windows Mobile 5 or later
- Microsoft .Net Compact Framework 2.0 SP2
Downloads
In order to use this application you need to have the Microsoft .NET compact framework 2.0 installed.
Download PocketOutlook Eraser 1.1
Windows Mobile 5+ PocketOutlook Eraser CAB installer
135.76 KB
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Wish List
This is a list of requested features (you can request something by commenting this post). These features will be available in the future releases:
- Delete only appointments occured before a specific date
- Ability to delete birthdays from calendar
- Ability to delete e-mails
Ken says:
December 8th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
I just downloaded this, and will give it a try.
Do you think you would consider a future version that selectively retains some appointments?
I use Lotus Notes at work, and often it synchs requiring all records to be synched, so I get duplicates of almost everything.
Also, what are you developing with? I have looked at doing some of this myself, but did not get the developer suite from MS loaded properly
sid says:
December 8th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Yes, I will consider, but you should give me more details about it. Consider sending me more details about how to filter things.
This app is written in Visual Basic .NET with Visual Studio 2008.
Frank says:
January 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I already had the NET framework on my device. I downloaded the version you specified and installed it as a repair.
Your CAB didn’t work. Too bad really, it looks like a nice package
Sid says:
January 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
What was the exact problem about installing the CAB?
Actually you wasn’t needed to repair the installation… “If you do have already installed this on your computer, but you are unable to install to the pocket device…”
Ricardo Melo says:
January 9th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Hi. Just to say it works great. Used it to delete all my personal information as I’m going to sell my PDA. Thanks. Good job
Sid says:
January 9th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Thanks Ricardo! Why not consider an hard reset?
kytsune says:
March 10th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
after i installed the service pack on my o2 stealth, i dont have wifi!!! can you help me?
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April 3rd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
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iac says:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:15 am
When I try to delete the contacs, I get the following error: “Native method call failed” and contacts are not deleted. What can I do?
Sid says:
April 7th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
iac: I’ve googled for it and found quite nothing. It seems like an error when instantiating the PocketOutlook object. What version of Windows mobile are you using? Have you checked of having the correct the compact framework 2.0 with service pack 2? It may be a bug that has been patched.
Ziszas says:
April 12th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Thanks, it worked perfectly in my Dell Axim x51v.
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Fred says:
August 31st, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Dear Sid,
When starting the Eraser I get the following massage:
An unexpected failure occured. Shut down and restart the program.
Can not find Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook, Vesion=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35 or one of the dependicies.
I run mobile 2003SE on a Mio 168. Had the same problem whith your version 1.0.
Hope you will be able to find a solution since this will be for me a big help.
fred
Sid says:
September 1st, 2008 at 9:26 am
Hi Fred, have you installed the .NET compact framework?
santiago says:
September 17th, 2008 at 3:54 am
Hello from Argentina, i’ve tried too and had the same problem than iac, native method fail, e mail me.
Can you please give me a help? i can’t understand what is happening, anyway do I have any other manual way of deleting msn contacts from an HTC touch in wich i can’t do it? best regards, santiago!
santiago says:
September 17th, 2008 at 3:55 am
hope to get an answer!
Sid says:
September 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hello from Italy,
are you talking about deleting MSN contacts? Do you mean deleting them from Windows Live or from the local database?
As I replied to Iac by comments (since he left no e-mail contact), I have to ask you:
(1) Which version of Windows Mobile do you have?
(2) Do you have the .Net compact framework 2.0 installed?
Fred says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Yes Sid,
I did several times and reinstall, reset and all the other things I could think of but no result. Any other options?????????
Fred
Sid says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Hi Fred, I’ve found it.
The problem is about the operating system. As reported in the requirements (”What you need”) the minimum Windows Mobile version supported is the 5.0. You have the 2003, which is previous.
Unfortunately Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook is not supported on PPC 2003 SE, it is supported in Windows Mobile 5.0 and higher versions only.
Bill says:
March 5th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Sid I’m using mobile 6 and tapped on the cab. It just opend my opera browser
Sid says:
March 5th, 2009 at 10:26 am
@Bill: I think that Opera misconfigured your extenstion association. BTW I suppose you are using the Beta of Opera Mobile. You should find a tool to modify the extesion associations…
Michele Giuliani says:
June 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
GREAT tool, real! Don’t know why but had very annoing messages ’cause activesync was not able to synchronise some items even deleting them onto the PC.
If u want to release an italian language pack I’ll translate it for u for free (am besten von Deutsch aus). Liebe Grüße aus Venetien.
Michele
Sid says:
June 12th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Thanks Michele, but I do not indend to translate the software in any other language: I don’t think that translation is necessary for a so poor UI. Interestingly I am Italian too, and my name is Michele!
Thx again! Sid.