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Most of us are somewhat familiar with how apps2sd works on Froyo. It does not use a sd card partition like the ones we are used to. All system apps, apps you run widgets from, homelaunchers, etc need to be saved on internal memory (you don't have a choice with the system apps) to avoid errors when you reboot or connect via usb. Since the apps are physically located on the sd they become unmounted when the sd card is no longer mounted.
What I'm curious of is where the apps are saved on the sd? I imagine they would save to a hidden file. If this is the case, is it possible to manually move system apps with root explorer or adb commands from internal to the sd card? Obviously, you wouldn't want to move anything crucial to the boot or remount but apps such as e-mail and maps (memory hogs)?
I've noticed when moving apps to the sd from internal that only about half of the file size is actually moved. So does this mean my above question is impossible?
Does anyone REALLY understand how apps2sd works on Froyo?
Is it possible to install another apps2sd (one that allows an sd partition)?
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All you need to do to move apps manually to sd is from home go menu> settings> applications> manage applications, then you can select the app you want to move and select move to sd. This works for any app. If the "move to sd" button is grayed, make sure you check the box in "cyanogenmod settings" to allow moving any app to sd.
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I get an error moving system apps even with the Cynogen setting on. I'm on KaosFroyo v24. Which one are you on?
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joshw0000 said:
I get an error moving system apps even with the Cynogen setting on. I'm on KaosFroyo v24. Which one are you on?
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When using froyo apps2sd you cant have an EXT partition on your SD card also if that isnt the issue check the space on your SD card, also turn on both "save to" settings in Cyanogen Settings to external and also in the applications settings
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I get an error moving system apps even with the Cynogen setting on. I'm on KaosFroyo v24. Which one are you on?
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I too am on KaosFroyo and have no problems doing this. Not sure why it's not working for you but I hope ya figure it out!
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He's talking about System apps. What that specifically means I do not know, but I know trying to move say Facebook to the SD card gets an error message stating System updates cannot be installed on external media. All other apps (outside these system apps: Facebook, Maps, etc) can be moved without problem.
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He's talking about System apps. What that specifically means I do not know, but I know trying to move say Facebook to the SD card gets an error message stating System updates cannot be installed on external media. All other apps (outside these system apps: Facebook, Maps, etc) can be moved without problem.
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Oops, sorry... must have read too fast. I can't move them neither.
Phaded said:
He's talking about System apps. What that specifically means I do not know, but I know trying to move say Facebook to the SD card gets an error message stating System updates cannot be installed on external media. All other apps (outside these system apps: Facebook, Maps, etc) can be moved without problem.
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Thats what I meant. Thanks for clearing that up.
So I was thinking, maybe we can get around this. What if we delete the file for whatever system app (we'll say FB for this example) and re-download it from the market (or install from a file on your sd card). Would it still be a system app? Could we then save it to the sd?
I think I'm going to try it. I'll report success or failure.
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SUCCESS! Using root explorer, I moved the facebook files located in system/app and data/app to my sd card. I then used linda manager and installed facebook.apk. I opened the app and all seems well. I then went into manage applications in settings and moved it to the sd card.
I'm going to do some more testing and post a new thread for guys like me who can't have TOO MUCH free internal memory.
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Hi all,
With the stock LG ROM, apps which should not be moved to SD had the 'move to SD' option grayed out. With Mik's CM7 though, all apps can seemingly be moved to SD. I understand that some apps need to be on the internal memory to function correctly. How can I determine which apps can be moved safely and which cannot?
Thanks!
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Hi all,
With the stock LG ROM, apps which should not be moved to SD had the 'move to SD' option grayed out. With Mik's CM7 though, all apps can seemingly be moved to SD. I understand that some apps need to be on the internal memory to function correctly. How can I determine which apps can be moved safely and which cannot?
Thanks!
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Apps that has widget. And UI apps.
Widgets, themes, keyboards, and launchers should be kept in internal.
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apps that interferes with android system (keyboards, launchers, settings ...) should be in internal storage and the rest (mainly spacey games) can be freely moved to SD
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It is better not to move the apps like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail to the SD Card. For two reasons: 1. Their widgets will not work. 2. After you reboot your phone, your sync accounts will vanish from the "Accounts & Sync" menu and you would need to add them again.
I'm not completely sure whether the 2nd point happens to everybody, but it happens to me all the time
Hi All,
In the Applications screen, I have arranged the icons there but after reboot or disconnecting from PC, my icons rearranges themselves.
I have searched and in xda-dev, only one guy has posted the same problem in xperia mini:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=998357
I don't have any SD card inserted so I'm not sure why.. (I've seen discussions that apps moved to SD card will make their icons run around)
Can anybody please assist?
Running Android 2.3.4, GINGERBREAD.UHKG7
Thanks!
Mine also does the same
Unfortunately I don't find any solution yet
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I use AppZorter to put the apps in alphabetical order
Genius and saves me alot of time trying to move countless icons to different pages whilst trying to get them in order ... Only for somd of them to move on reboot.
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hi chrisjcks,
thanks for your feedback but I don't want to arrange it alphabetically.
I want to sort it by my preference which would be in pages: apps, games, settings+mod, etc.
You can create folders and move your apps into them. I do it, the folders keep arranged as I pleced them. The apps inside, however, keep re-sorting as before. But if you have small folders, it's much better as if all apps are in a complete mess as it's without having folders.
Hi skr68,
yes i understand about the folders but it's sad having to create folders when we can have as many apps pages as we want..
can anybody else assist in advicing how to stop the icons moving around?
i'm currently using other launcher but it will not allow pages to be not full..
go to settings > applications > manage applications and the "on SD card" tab
the galaxy s2 partitions its internal memory in 2gb of ROM and the rest as an sdcard, so whether you have an external sdcard inserted or not, apps might still be being installed on the "sdcard"
have a look and see if any are ticked, open them and move them to the phone memory and see if the issue persists
Well, that might not *quite* be what he wanted to know...
We are talking about the icons here, not app installation paths.
jimtoyz said:
Hi All,
In the Applications screen, I have arranged the icons there but after reboot or disconnecting from PC, my icons rearranges themselves.
I have searched and in xda-dev, only one guy has posted the same problem in xperia mini:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=998357
I don't have any SD card inserted so I'm not sure why.. (I've seen discussions that apps moved to SD card will make their icons run around)
Can anybody please assist?
Running Android 2.3.4, GINGERBREAD.UHKG7
Thanks!
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Yes it the only thing I don't like about Touchwiz, You will have to use a 3rd party launcher like launcher plus or ADW launcher if you want that feature.
hi viva.fidel,
yes there are items listed "On SD Card" but they are not ticked - i opened them and the option is to move to SD card, no option to move to phone memory..any further advice?
Thanks!
hi jhernand1102,
i don't think it's limited to touchwiz, you can see the same problem with xperia mini at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=998357
hi, any help?
I think what is being said is that apps on SD are displayed after others because it needs to mount and scan at boot time, this is what is killing the order in the launcher.
What I really want to figure out is if there is some way I can modify the touchwiz launcher to always arrange alphabetically.
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hi alias_neo,
yes i understand that but i don't have any sd card installed and if you see post ten, none of the apps "on sd card" is ticked too..
anyway, gave up and decided to use after market launchers..currently using GO Launcher
I'm running KG6 on a SGS2 and I was also having this problem. I found a solution though.
1. Install AppZorter Lite from the Android Marketplace.
2. Open AppZorter and select 'Settings'.
3. Select 'Advanced settings'.
4. Select 'Recover application menu'.
This will reset the application menu on the home screen and the icons in the app draw.
5. Move applications to your desired locations in the app draw.
6. Restart and enjoy app icons where you want them to be.
@ _Sledz_
thanks for the valuable input!
jimtoyz said:
Hi skr68,
yes i understand about the folders but it's sad having to create folders when we can have as many apps pages as we want..
can anybody else assist in advicing how to stop the icons moving around?
i'm currently using other launcher but it will not allow pages to be not full..
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A simple solution would be to use adw free or paid. You can make catalogs and sort your apps as you want.
However touchwiz does not have any such features except moving apps around and making folders
app icons keep moving
my app icons keep moving around after I place them where I want them too. Probably the most annoying thing I've discovered about this phone.
Infuse 4G
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20796414&postcount=5
worked for me
jimtoyz said:
Hi skr68,
yes i understand about the folders but it's sad having to create folders when we can have as many apps pages as we want..
can anybody else assist in advicing how to stop the icons moving around?
i'm currently using other launcher but it will not allow pages to be not full..
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yeahh it works! thnkss :victory:
When I uninstall apps (normally via Titanium Backup, but also via Android System), the .apk gets deleted, but there is still a lot of Data / Files / Folders on the sdcard.
Is there anyway to automatically remove all these when uninstalling the Apps? Possibly through a third party uninstaller app?
Cheers
Stewart
You could try SD maid, it's really useful and it had helped me with that
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Alexmessy said:
You could try SD maid, it's really useful and it had helped me with that
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I have (and use) SDMaid, but I still had to go and manually delete loads of files and folders earlier on today!
Should I be uninstalling apps using SDMaid somehow?
delete before hand
You might just have to suck it up and do so manually or delete data before uninstall.
Some folders just can't be automaticly matched to installed/uninstalled apps.
We will have to delete those by hand.
I have the same problem, when I uninstall HD games I always have to delete manually the folder.
I don't take it as a big problem, but sometimes you don't know where is the folder.
Dears,
I wish you are all fine and full health.. I am using the app “Link2SD” and I love it so much but I am having a problem with it specially after reboot, I use move to SD and I don't use link to SD as I don't have another partition on SD to create the link on it and I am always keeping "USB Debugging Mode ON", I moved some large apps like "Maps, Facebook, Twitter, GMail, Office, Adobe Reader, BlackMart & Tunein Radio.. The apps which are moved to SD card are going to the last page in menu and their shortcuts on the home screen are removed if they are not in folders in home screen after reboot and I have to arrange them again in menu and add the shortcuts again to the home screen for the shortcuts of the apps which are not in folders in home screen.. Any solutions or suggestions for such an issue!?
Mobile Model: Sony Ericsson SK17i
I am working with Android Version 4.0.4 "ICS" / Build No. 4.1.B.0.587 / Rooted
By the way, I sent this to the app developer through his mail but he ignored or didn't see it I think and I got no replies from him.
Thanks in advance for your fast responses guys.
Best Regards,
DoLcEka
dolceka said:
Dears,
I wish you are all fine and full health.. I am using the app “Link2SD” and I love it so much but I am having a problem with it specially after reboot, I use move to SD and I don't use link to SD as I don't have another partition on SD to create the link on it and I am always keeping "USB Debugging Mode ON", I moved some large apps like "Maps, Facebook, Twitter, GMail, Office, Adobe Reader, BlackMart & Tunein Radio.. The apps which are moved to SD card are going to the last page in menu and their shortcuts on the home screen are removed if they are not in folders in home screen after reboot and I have to arrange them again in menu and add the shortcuts again to the home screen for the shortcuts of the apps which are not in folders in home screen.. Any solutions or suggestions for such an issue!?
Mobile Model: Sony Ericsson SK17i
I am working with Android Version 4.0.4 "ICS" / Build No. 4.1.B.0.587 / Rooted
By the way, I sent this to the app developer through his mail but he ignored or didn't see it I think and I got no replies from him.
Thanks in advance for your fast responses guys.
Best Regards,
DoLcEka
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Any Updates Or Suggestions Guys !?
You are moving apps which is prevented to be moved to SD card using thr power of root.
So you will end with broken apps/ apps not working probably.
The solution is to create ext partition and move them their.
Or move them back to internel memory.
And you will have your shortcuts in its place.
The developer of link2SD is not responsible for what you are doing.
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Mysteryagr said:
You are moving apps which is prevented to be moved to SD card using thr power of root.
So you will end with broken apps/ apps not working probably.
The solution is to create ext partition and move them their.
Or move them back to internel memory.
And you will have your shortcuts in its place.
The developer of link2SD is not responsible for what you are doing.
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Thank you for your response.. I am not saying that the developer of Link2SD is responsible for anything and I love his app so much but I knew a friend has Xperia Neo V and he is using such an app "DroidSail" I think which is doing the same function but he doesn't face the problem which I am facing now.. I used his app too and I faced the same problem, I believe that if he is not facing the problem which I face so it can be solved on my device.. But I don't know how, Thats why I need your help guys!! I wish some1 expert about Android to help me solve this problem as it is really annoying.
Thanks again in advance.
If you found any other solution, despite what I posted.
Please tell us.
And Good Luck
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I've the same issue and it's really bothering me .
have anyone found any solution for this problem ?
looking forward to hear from you