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henrik6 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:16:39 GMT

When using it with the emulator the IsolatedStorageExplorer does only show files that are in the root directory. Files that are contained in folders below the root dir are loaded in my app ( so they definitly exist!) but they are not visible in the explorer. Also, if I choose "Add existing item" in context menu of a folder and add a file, this file is not visible. If I add it in root dir, it is visible. Any idea ?

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GHETTOCHiLD — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:20:07 GMT

i am trying to use this to test local storage for an xna game but i cant seem to get the .Explorer to come up. ive added the using statement and am trying to launch it when i initialize my game. any suggestions? can this even be used with xna?

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AName — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:13:59 GMT

@nishantcop: I had the same problem. Here's how you fix it: "localhost" should only be used for the emulator I believe (since it basically means "this machine"). You are supposed to provide your computer's local IP address in the quotes. To do this, do the following: 1. Start > Run > cmd > press Enter 2. Type "ipconfig" (no quotes) and press Enter 3. Look for "IP Address" or "IPv4 Address", and then use the IP address to the right. For me, my IP was "192.168.200.64". Hope this helps!

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nishantcop — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:24:00 GMT

Thanks looks like a good tool.. some how I am not able to run it properly. Mostly because of I am not able to set <hostname> properly. It keep throwing errors like System.ServiceModel.EndpointNotFoundException was unhandled "Message=There was no endpoint listening at http://localhost:2502/ApplicationSessionService/ApplicationSessionService.svc that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details." it would be gr8 help, if some one may give in detail how to set localhost in our machine Thanks in advance.

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ricknash — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:26:03 GMT

Excellent work, Thanks Is it possible to turn the transfer on and off, I was thinking of having check box on the WP7 App so: public bool EnableFileTransfer { get { return this.enableFileTransfer; } set { this.enableFileTransfer = value; if (value) { IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.Start("localhost"); } else { IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.Stop("localhost"); } } }

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emeimonkey — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:50:43 GMT

very good,thanks!

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smithrtp — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:41:11 GMT

Excellent application, worked perfectly even with VS 2010 Express. Thanks...

Updated Wiki: Documentation

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:39:20 GMT

Topics

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Enabling isolated storage operations on your project
Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations
Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications
Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Planned Features

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

Download the latest build from the Downloads page
Run the installer
Click Yes or Allow if your firewall software prompts for a firewall rule (This will allow the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer to communicate with remote applications)
The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can now be started from the Desktop (shortcut), the Programs Menu on Start or in Visual Studio (View->Other Windows->WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

Note: The Visual Studio integrated WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer requires Visual Studio 2010 (Professional or above) to be installed before running the setup. If Visual Studio is installed later, you must run the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer setup again to access the integrated client.

Enabling isolated storage operations on your project

Windows Phone applications must reference the IsolatedStorageExplorer assembly and call the Start method to connect to the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer service in order to perform operations.
This will connect the Windows Phone application to the service and will allow communication with the desktop explorer or Visual Studio integrated explorer.
To enable isolated storage operations the following actions need to be performed:

1. Add a reference to the IsolatedStorageExplorer assembly using the Add Reference dialog and selecting the assembly on the .NET tab
You can also find the assembly at INSTALLDIR\Library\ (INSTALLDIR is the installation directory for the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

2. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.Start("<hostname>")" in the handler for the Launching event in App.xaml.cs.
Note: Replace <hostname> with the host name or IP of the of the testing or development machine.

Your code should look similar to the following:

3. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.RestoreFromTombstone()" in the handler for the Activated event in App.xaml.cs

Your code should look similar to the following:

4. The application now supports isolated storage browsing and operations. Run the application and it will show up in the applications list in the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer on your testing or developement computer.

Note: The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer supports connections from the emulator or actual devices. For applications running on devices a data connection must be enabled (WiFi or the mobile data connection).
It is not recommended to use the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer on a device over a mobile data connection due to traffic the application will generate, traffic that might be charged by the mobile carrier.
The development or testing machine's firewall must allow connections to the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer Service on port 2502.

Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations

Now that the application has isolated storage operations enabled, you can use the desktop explorer or the Visual Studio integrated explorer to perform operations.

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

To start the desktop explorer:

Use the shortcut on the desktop (WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer) or
Open the Start menu. Go to All Programs-> WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer and run "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer"

To start the Visual Studio integrated client:

In Visual Studio open the View menu and under Other Windows click on WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

The explorer application and VS integrated explorer expose the same operations. To perform an operation, click click an item in the tree view and select the operation.

Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications

The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can work with multiple applications running on either the emulator or devices. Connected applications show up in the applications dropdown.

You can also run multiple instances of the explorer (both the desktop version and the Visual Studio integrated version) at the same time on the same computer. The explorer will lock an application while an operation is in progress to prevent conflicts. The application lock will show in all explorer instances while the operation is in progress.

Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

To uninstall the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer go to Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features, select "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer" and click Uninstall.

Planned Features

Updated Wiki: Home

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:23:44 GMT

Project Description
WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer is a tool designed to help developers and testers interact with the isolated storage file for Silverlight Windows Phone 7 applications.
The explorer can work both as a desktop application for testers or integrated in Visual Studio for developers.

Whenever a WP7 application/project involves storing data locally the the device, it will be to the isolated storage file. A common difficulty is accessing the data for testing or rapidly restoring the application's data/state after the isolated storage has been reset, usually during the testing and development life-cycle.

One of the usual workarounds has been to add code to handle data transfers (to a WCF service or a remote Web Service) or just hard code test data, but this takes a lot of time and migrating the code from one project to another can take significant effort.

To help solve these issues and facilitate faster development for a WP7 application, the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer includes the following features designed to make your life easier:

Easy installer. One simple setup file that sets everything up on a development or testing machine.
Easy integration. Add a single reference to your project and one line of code and you're done.
Display the isolated storage file from multiple applications at the same time.
Desktop client that handles all the common operations. The client handles operations such as bidirectional file transfer, creating folders, deleting files and folders and can perform parallel operations on multiple remote applications
The same intuitive client integrated in Visual Studio. Developers can debug and check the data in the isolated storage file without leaving the IDE.
Works in the background so your phone application will not be interrupted by operations. The explorer has been tested to handle invalid operations gracefully and to not interfere with the application's purpose.

WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer v1.0 Beta released

To learn how to used the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer, check out the Documentation page

Current release features:

WPF desktop explorer client
Visual Studio integrated tool window explorer client (Visual Studio 2010 Professional and above)
Supported operations: Refresh (isolated storage information), Add Folder, Add Existing Item, Download File, Delete Folder, Delete File
Explorer supports operations running on multiple remote applications at the same time
Explorer detects application disconnect (1-2 second delay)
Explorer confirms operation completed status
Explorer displays application name, version and device type
Explorer is visible in the Extension Manager in Visual Studio
Explorer library available on the .NET tab in the Add Reference dialog
Explorer supports reconnect after tombstone state restore
Explorer service running as a windows service
Service supports multiple explorer clients running at the same time
Explorer library is crash safe (does not affect phone application)
Single setup installs desktop client, Visual Studio tool window and explorer library
Setup supports updates (removes old versions and installs the new version)

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

Updated Wiki: Documentation

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:21:54 GMT

Topics

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Enabling isolated storage operations on your project
Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations
Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications
Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Planned Features

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

Download the latest build from the Downloads page
Run the installer
Click Yes or Allow if your firewall software prompts for a firewall rule (This will allow the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer to communicate with remote applications)
The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can now be started from the Desktop (shortcut), the Programs Menu on Start or in Visual Studio (View->Other Windows->WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

Enabling isolated storage operations on your project

3. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.RestoreFromTombstone()" in the handler for the Activated event in App.xaml.cs

Your code should look similar to the following:

Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations

Now that the application has isolated storage operations enabled, you can use the desktop explorer or the Visual Studio integrated explorer to perform operations.

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

To start the desktop explorer:

Use the shortcut on the desktop (WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer) or
Open the Start menu. Go to All Programs-> WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer and run "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer"

To start the Visual Studio integrated client:

In Visual Studio open the View menu and under Other Windows click on WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

The explorer application and VS integrated explorer expose the same operations. To perform an operation, click click an item in the tree view and select the operation.

Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications

The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can work with multiple applications running on either the emulator or devices. Connected applications show up in the applications dropdown.

Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

To uninstall the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer go to Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features, select "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer" and click Uninstall.

Planned Features

Updated Wiki: Documentation

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:26:01 GMT

Topics

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Enabling isolated storage operations on your project
Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations
Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications
Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Planned Features

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

Download the latest build from the Downloads page
Run the installer
Click Yes or Allow if your firewall software prompts for a firewall rule (This will allow the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer to communicate with remote applications)
The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can now be started from the Desktop (shortcut), the Programs Menu on Start or in Visual Studio (View->Other Windows->WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

Enabling isolated storage operations on your project

3. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.RestoreFromTombstone()" in the handler for the Activated event in App.xaml.cs

Your code should look similar to the following:

Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations

Now that the application has isolated storage operations enabled, you can use the desktop explorer or the Visual Studio integrated explorer to perform operations.

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

To start the desktop explorer:

Use the shortcut on the desktop (WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer) or
Open the Start menu. Go to All Programs-> WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer and run "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer"

To start the Visual Studio integrated client:

In Visual Studio open the View menu and under Other Windows click on WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

The explorer application and VS integrated explorer expose the same operations. To perform an operation, click click an item in the tree view and select the operation.

Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications

The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can work with multiple applications running on either the emulator or devices. Connected applications show up in the applications dropdown.

Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

To uninstall the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer go to Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features, select "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer" and click Uninstall.

Planned Features

Updated Wiki: Home

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:24:09 GMT

Easy installer. One simple setup file that sets everything up on a development or testing machine.
Easy integration. Add a single reference to your project and one line of code and you're done.
Display the isolated storage file from multiple applications at the same time.
Desktop client that handles all the common operations. The client handles operations such as bidirectional file transfer, creating folders, deleting files and folder and can perform parallel operations on multiple remote applications
The same intuitive client integrated in Visual Studio. Developers can debug and check the data in the isolated storage file without leaving the IDE.
Works in the background so your phone application will not be interrupted by operations. The explorer has been tested to handle invalid operations gracefully and to not interfere with the application's purpose.

WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer v1.0 Beta released

To learn how to used the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer, check out the Documentation page

Current release features:

WPF desktop explorer client
Visual Studio integrated tool window explorer client (Visual Studio 2010 Professional and above)
Supported operations: Refresh (isolated storage information), Add Folder, Add Existing Item, Download File, Delete Folder, Delete File
Explorer supports operations running on multiple remote applications at the same time
Explorer detects application disconnect (1-2 second delay)
Explorer confirms operation completed status
Explorer displays application name, version and device type
Explorer is visible in the Extension Manager in Visual Studio
Explorer library available on the .NET tab in the Add Reference dialog
Explorer supports reconnect after tombstone state restore
Explorer service running as a windows service
Service supports multiple explorer clients running at the same time
Explorer library is crash safe (does not affect phone application)
Single setup installs desktop client, Visual Studio tool window and explorer library
Setup supports updates (removes old versions and installs the new version)

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

Updated Wiki: Documentation

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:06:33 GMT

Topics

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Enabling isolated storage operations on your project
Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations
Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications
Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Planned Features

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

Download the latest build from the Downloads page
Run the installer
Click Yes or Allow if your firewall software prompts for a firewall rule (This will allow the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer to communicate with remote applications)
The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can now be started from the Desktop (shortcut), the Programs Menu on Start or in Visual Studio (View->Other Windows->WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

Enabling isolated storage operations on your project

3. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.RestoreFromTombstone()" in the handler for the Activated event in App.xaml.cs

Your code should look similar to the following:

Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations

Now that the application has isolated storage operations enabled, you can use the desktop explorer or the Visual Studio integrated explorer to perform operations.

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

To start the desktop explorer:

Use the shortcut on the desktop (WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer) or
Open the Start menu. Go to All Programs-> WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer and run "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer"

To start the Visual Studio integrated client:

In Visual Studio open the View menu and under Other Windows click on WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

The explorer application and VS integrated explorer expose the same operations. To perform an operation, click click an item in the tree view and select the operation.

Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications

The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can work with multiple applications running on either the emulator or devices. Connected applications show up in the applications dropdown.

Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

To uninstall the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer go to Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features, select "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer" and click Uninstall.

Planned Features

Updated Wiki: Documentation

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:03:07 GMT

Topics

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Enabling isolated storage operations on your project
Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations
Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications
Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer
Planned Features

Installing the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

Download the latest build from the Downloads page
Run the installer
Click Yes or Allow if your firewall software prompts for a firewall rule (This will allow the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer to communicate with remote applications)
The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can now be started from the Desktop (shortcut), the Programs Menu on Start or in Visual Studio (View->Other Windows->WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer)

Enabling isolated storage operations on your project

3. Add the call to "IsolatedStorageExplorer.Explorer.RestoreFromTombstone()" in the handler for the Activated event in App.xaml.cs

Your code should look similar to the following:

Browsing the Isolated Storage File and performing operations

Now that the application has isolated storage operations enabled, you can use the desktop explorer or the Visual Studio integrated explorer to perform operations.

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer

To start the desktop explorer:

Use the shortcut on the desktop (WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer) or
Open the Start menu. Go to All Programs-> WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer and run "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer"

To start the Visual Studio integrated client:

In Visual Studio open the View menu and under Other Windows click on WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

The explorer application and VS integrated explorer expose the same operations. To perform an operation, click click an item in the tree view and select the operation.

Parallel operations with multiple devices or applications

The WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer can work with multiple applications running on either the emulator or devices. Connected applications show up in the applications dropdown.

Uninstalling the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer

To uninstall the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer go to Control Panel->Programs->Programs and Features, select "WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer" and click Uninstall.

Planned Features

Updated Wiki: Home

winromulus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:56:07 GMT

Project Description
Isolated Storage Explorer for Windows Phone 7 emulator or device.

Whenever a WP7 application/project involves storing data locally the the device, it will be to the isolated storage file. A common difficulty is accessing the data for testing or rapidly restoring the application's data/state after the isolated storage has been reset, usually during the testing and development life-cycle.

One of the usual workarounds has been to add code to handle data transfers (to a WCF service or a remote Web Service) or just hard code test data, but this takes a lot of time and migrating the code from one project to another can take significant effort.

To help solve these issues and facilitate faster development for a WP7 application, the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer includes the following features designed to make your life easier:

Easy installer. One simple setup file that sets everything up on a development or testing machine.
Easy integration. Add a single reference to your project and one line of code and you're done.
Display the isolated storage file from multiple applications at the same time.
Desktop client that handles all the common operations. The client handles operations such as bidirectional file transfer, creating folders, deleting files and folder and can perform parallel operations on multiple remote applications
The same intuitive client integrated in Visual Studio. Developers can debug and check the data in the isolated storage file without leaving the IDE.
Works in the background so your phone application will not be interrupted by operations. The explorer has been tested to handle invalid operations gracefully and to not interfere with the application's purpose.

Cannot resolve release macro, invalid id. released

To learn how to used the WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer, check out the Documentation page

Current release features:

WPF desktop explorer client
Visual Studio integrated tool window explorer client (Visual Studio 2010 Professional and above)
Supported operations: Refresh (isolated storage information), Add Folder, Add Existing Item, Download File, Delete Folder, Delete File
Explorer supports operations running on multiple remote applications at the same time
Explorer detects application disconnect (1-2 second delay)
Explorer confirms operation completed status
Explorer displays application name, version and device type
Explorer is visible in the Extension Manager in Visual Studio
Explorer library available on the .NET tab in the Add Reference dialog
Explorer supports reconnect after tombstone state restore
Explorer service running as a windows service
Service supports multiple explorer clients running at the same time
Explorer library is crash safe (does not affect phone application)
Single setup installs desktop client, Visual Studio tool window and explorer library
Setup supports updates (removes old versions and installs the new version)

Desktop Explorer	Visual Studio integrated Explorer