iPhone Explorer Solution: "file or directory not found"

[sfnate]

For those of you who want to add custom logos to your iOOTP saves, I highly recommend "iPhone Explorer", which you can use to access the directories on your iPhone or iPad, including the folders for iOOTP.

iPhone Explorer is a great tool, but may be frustrating for some who've installed it and continue to get "file or directory not found" errors when trying to open directories on their iPhone/iPad.

I had the same issue.

It was solved using this tricky little technique:

- Launch iOOTP
- Create a new historical or MLB league
- Close iOOTP
- Connect your iPhone/iPad to your PC/Mac
- iTunes will probably launch automatically; when you can, close it.

Here's the tricky part:

- Launch iPhone Explorer
- The instant the iPhone Explorer window appears, quickly click on the "Apps" tree to reveal all the app folders on your i-device

You MUST do this quickly. I don't know why it makes a difference to do it quickly, but if you do it fast enough, it allows you to then do this:

- Scroll down the directory listing and click on the OOTP folder
- The OOTP folder will open to reveal all of the application folders
- Locate the OOTP directory containing your saved game files (similar structure to the PC/Mac version)
- In the HTML/News folders, find the "Images" folder. Replace the default icons with your custom versions.

That's it. A bit of a pain, but once you get used to clicking the "Apps" folder quickly, you should be able to swap out or replace whatever files you want.

[MikeG719]

do i have to download iphone explorer on my mac first?

when I try to download it on my phone it says safari cant do it...

I'm new to this..

[sfnate]

Originally Posted by MikeG719

do i have to download iphone explorer on my mac first?

when I try to download it on my phone it says safari cant do it...

I'm new to this..

I should have been clearer, sorry!

iPhone Explorer is a PC/Mac application, so you need to download it to your laptop or desktop computer and install it there. You would then connect your iPhone or iPad to your laptop/desktop and follow the instructions above.

PadresFan came up with a slightly more succinct version of these instructions, which you may find helpful, too (although his steps assume you're not having the "directory not found" issue):

Originally Posted by PadresFan

It's really easy.

1) Create a new league in iOOTP, then close out the app so it's not running in the background.

2) Download and run the free "iPhone Explorer" app. It's Mac or PC compatible

3) Connect your iPhone to your computer

4) Using iPhone Explorer, navigate to: apps/iootp2011/Documents/iootp2011/saved_games/your saved game/news/html

5) With this directory open, simply drag and drop the new logos into the directory, replacing the existing logos - making sure file names are exactly the same.

6) Close iPhone explorer, disconnect your phone from the computer, run iOOTP, load your saved game and you should see your new logos!

[JimboJones]

Does this work on the Ipod touch too?

[Exodor]

Originally Posted by JimboJones

Does this work on the Ipod touch too?

Yes, I used iPhone explorer to put MLB logos on my iPod Touch

[MikeG719]

is there anything else i can use but iphone explorer....it doesnt work on my power mac g5.

[imdakine1]

So I am interested in adding the circle logos from cpt. walrus but realized it seems to have 237 images... Do I just copy all of them and they will replace all the logos including minor league teams or do I only replace the ML teams etc...? Sorry, total newbie here!

[outrider64]

4) Using iPhone Explorer, navigate to: apps/iootp2011/Documents/iootp2011/saved_games/your saved game/news/html

If you use this method, you have to do this every time you create a new game.

I put the ML logos into this folder in Iphone Explorer:

iOOTP2011.app/iOOTPData/Logos

I tested it by creating 2 new games and both times the logos appeared in the game.

If you put logos into the saved games folder they will only appear in that particular game.

Hope this helps.

[outrider64]

Originally Posted by imdakine1

So I am interested in adding the circle logos from cpt. walrus but realized it seems to have 237 images... Do I just copy all of them and they will replace all the logos including minor league teams or do I only replace the ML teams etc...? Sorry, total newbie here!

I only used 30 ML logos from CW, not the minor league ones/
But if you follow the directions I described in the post above it should work.

[imdakine1]

Originally Posted by outrider64

I only used 30 ML logos from CW, not the minor league ones/
But if you follow the directions I described in the post above it should work.

I did the 30 ML Teams as well since I am unsure how they do any other logos etc... I haven't been able to get the NL and AL logos to change? Any suggestions of where the NL or AL logos will be in the game to see if they registered my change? For now it doesn't appear to be working.

[sfnate]

Originally Posted by imdakine1

I did the 30 ML Teams as well since I am unsure how they do any other logos etc... I haven't been able to get the NL and AL logos to change? Any suggestions of where the NL or AL logos will be in the game to see if they registered my change? For now it doesn't appear to be working.

I'm at work right now, so can't confirm, but you do need to rename the AL and NL logos before you add them to the iOOTP directory. It's a small change, like adding "league" to the name or something. I can't recall. But I had to re-name the Capt Walrus AL and NL logos before they would work in iOOTP.

[Exodor]

FWIW, I was able to use iPhone explorer to copy a league from my iPod Touch to my PC and then from my PC to my iPhone.

That means we can use this tool to backup leagues to a PC and restore them if something goes wrong.

[Zhariken]

Originally Posted by imdakine1

I did the 30 ML Teams as well since I am unsure how they do any other logos etc... I haven't been able to get the NL and AL logos to change? Any suggestions of where the NL or AL logos will be in the game to see if they registered my change? For now it doesn't appear to be working.

The files you need to replace are national_league_all-stars.png and american_league_all-stars.png. I've included those in the logo set found here: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...mlb-logos.html

[gbeats]

Has anyone come accross an error where Microsoft Windows automatically shuts down iPhone Explorer?

Sometimes it happens simply when trying to open the program, even when running as administrator. Other times, I can get as far as the logos folder, but that's when my time runs out & it shuts down again - I've not even gotten close to copying any custom logos over!

Is there any alternatives to iPhone Explorer, that dont require me to jailbreak my phone?

[imdakine1]

Thanks for the new logos! I have a mac and no issues with iexplorer... Works like a charm!