Where do the apk's and whatnot get stored after I download them? I can't seem to find them in es explorer or root explorer.
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bjones72751 said:
Where do the apk's and whatnot get stored after I download them? I can't seem to find them in es explorer or root explorer.
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If you're downloading through the browser, I believe they go to /sdcard/download
ckevinwelch said:
If you're downloading through the browser, I believe they go to /sdcard/download
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The root/install apps are in system/apps - I'm still looking for the others
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Other browsers will default to different locations. Miren, for example, will download to its sdcard folder.
Swyped from my B&N Nook Tablet.
I am having the same problem. I sideloaded the Amazon app, but it only opens if I go to the downloaded APK and reinstall it. It says I am replacing an installed app, i Okay, and it works just fine, until I close it. Search reveals nothing.
any thoughts?
Have you uninstalled and reinstalled the Amazon app?
Also, if you have access to a rooted device that has the app working correctly, use root explorer to grab the apk from data/app and put it into the same directory on your new device.
I have also had success just installing that apk. I have always used 'package installer'... never 'app installer'.
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Where does the default browser store downloaded apk files? I downloaded a few apk files that refuse to install, so i'd like to move them to my sdcard so i can sideload them using adb. Where would i find the downloaded files?
They're under Library>My Nook>My Files>My Downloads
Hope this helps.
that will not allow you to install your apks, just show you where they are. your best bet is to install "root explorer" and open it and go to the media folder, then my files & finally, my downloads. install your apk from there, or move it to SD. Hope this helps.
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Thanks Swiissjokr. Found them using ES File Explorer.
/media/My Files/My Downloads/.
Copied them over to the SD card, and will sideload them from my laptop using adb.
Where the downloads go
After practically pulling my hair out over this same problem, I finally found my downloads by going to my library. First is the Books category, scroll down there are Movies, keep scrolling all the way down through all the categories and the last one is My Files. That is where I find my downloads. Hope this helps. :fingers-crossed:
I'm using my evo and my calendar app is from the kings shooter 3d and it's a great calendar app. When I sync'd the calendar app on my ics photon it only shows some of the things. Pretty much anything I manually put on my calendar isn't coming up. I have the basketball schedule, holidays, and other repeating events showing up, but nothing else. I would like to install the other calendar app so I pulled it off the rom and tried to install, but it wouldn't let it. Does anyone know how I can use the calendar app from my evo rom? Or correct the problem from my current ics calendar app? Thank you
Did you just trying installing the apk? Or did you move it into /system/app folder? If you move to that folder with Root Explorer set permissions and reboot it should work. Dont forget to rename the normal calendar to .apk.bak so if it doesn't work you can just rename it back to .apk and reboot and be back to normal.
w0lf215 said:
Did you just trying installing the apk? Or did you move it into /system/app folder? If you move to that folder with Root Explorer set permissions and reboot it should work. Dont forget to rename the normal calendar to .apk.bak so if it doesn't work you can just rename it back to .apk and reboot and be back to normal.
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I pulled the apk file from the rom and emailed it to myself so it downloaded and I tried to install but it wouldn't let me. Oh ok, I'll try your method. I'll have to read how to set permissions. I have a copy of root explorer and that wouldn't work either, but I have Astro and I was able to edit files with it too, but I would like to get my root explorer working also. Thanks wolf
w0lf215 said:
Did you just trying installing the apk? Or did you move it into /system/app folder? If you move to that folder with Root Explorer set permissions and reboot it should work. Dont forget to rename the normal calendar to .apk.bak so if it doesn't work you can just rename it back to .apk and reboot and be back to normal.
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I tried using a few file explorers even root explorer and none will let me change the name. Root explorer actually says cannot be changed because it is read only. I'm using CM7.2 now. How can I make the files read and writable?
I've been having an issue with both Google Drive and Dropbox.
I have all my roms, odin restore things, apk files, custom ringtones all stored in Google Drive, previously in Dropbox (I didn't like having to re-login each time I restored the app and data when I installed a new rom). I also store the actually folders themselves on my Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1, both on 4.0.4.
But my issue is that, whenever I download a file (.apk and .epub are the ones I tried because I was trying to install an app and add an ebook to the nook app.) it doesn't download correctly or something, because my .apks all say "Parsing error" and the Nook app tells me it can't open my ebooks even though, I can open both on my computer (Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, service pack 1). This happens on both my Galaxy Nexus and Tab, on both dropbox and Google Drive. Both Google Drive and Dropbox say they have synced the files correctly.
I realized it was Google Drive and Dropbox, because when I transferred the files directly from my computer to the each device, they worked. The app installed, and the ebook opened, which I was very happy about.
So, I am just wondering if anyone can replicate the issue, fix it, or tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I think it encrypts the file when it downloads so its not a .mobile or whatever file anymore and cannot be opened by the default program.
Belgorm said:
I think it encrypts the file when it downloads so its not a .mobile or whatever file anymore and cannot be opened by the default program.
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Well I was trying to use root explorer to put the apks in system/app and the epubs in the Nook/my documents folder.
Seems like it has to be something with your phone. I move .apks and other files back and fourth through dropbox all the time without issue.
MissionImprobable said:
Seems like it has to be something with your phone. I move .apks and other files back and fourth through dropbox all the time without issue.
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Well, it happens on both my Galaxy Tab and my Galaxy Nexus, so... Unless it has something to do with Samsung or Android 4.0.4. It is not my phone.
Yeah, possibly something with ICS.
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Yeah, possibly something with ICS.
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Not a problem with ICS.
I can transfer files with Dropbox and Drive with no problems.
Have you tried using ES File Explorer's Dropbox and Google Drive integration?
nejc121 said:
Not a problem with ICS.
I can transfer files with Dropbox and Drive with no problems.
Have you tried using ES File Explorer's Dropbox and Google Drive integration?
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I can transfer files fine, but no, I have not used ES file Explorer drive and dropbox intergration. I've used ES file explorer before, but I really don't like the way it looks.
Try Solid Explorer Beta in Play Store. It has Dropbox and Box integration which works really well, and it looks great.
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sashank said:
Try Solid Explorer Beta in Play Store. It has Dropbox and Box integration which works really well, and it looks great.
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Yeah, I've used that one before also! I didn't use the Drive and Dropbox intergration though.
I haven't been having any issues anymore,
I found that instead of putting it into offline mode, just download like you are going to install it, and when it fails (because its a system app), go to the /data/app location and it is a usable apk instead of one that say parsing error or cannot be installed.
So the first guy was probably right about the encryption when its in offline mode.
Thanks everyone!
so i try to upload an *.apk to drive, but when i download i hit install but nothing.....
ironia. said:
so i try to upload an *.apk to drive, but when i download i hit install but nothing.....
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What do you mean by nothing? Does it just fail to install, or sit there for quite some time?
just fail
ironia. said:
just fail
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Maybe you have a bad apk? You have a Galaxy Nexus right?
Highriser said:
Maybe you have a bad apk? You have a Galaxy Nexus right?
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nexus s
yes seems a bad apk
ironia. said:
nexus s
yes seems a bad apk
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Ok, were you able to fix it?
Yes i fix int. I re upload
Tnx
Highriser said:
Yeah, I've used that one before also! I didn't use the Drive and Dropbox intergration though.
I haven't been having any issues anymore,
I found that instead of putting it into offline mode, just download like you are going to install it, and when it fails (because its a system app), go to the /data/app location and it is a usable apk instead of one that say parsing error or cannot be installed.
So the first guy was probably right about the encryption when its in offline mode.
Thanks everyone!
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Just to back this up, I was having the same exact problem. Was using "Make Available Offline" in Google Drive and the file would fail md5 check every time.
Just clicked to "open" the file instead, chose Astro to open the file, and then copy/paste it to the sdcard directory for flashing. All good, md5 passed. I guess there's a level of encryption going on.
For anyone wondering about this still (there are a lot), use Google Drive Download.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hexxus.drive.download
Cuts all the BS out of trying to get easy local access to your Google Drive files.
Hi
I'm getting the new s 3 and I want to install all the same software I currently have on my s 2. Some of the software is no longer available in the play store so I'm trying to find out where the apk files that you download from the play store are downloaded to. So does anybody know the file path... Oh i'm running OS 4 ice cream
If you phone is rooted then you can go into root\data\app and find the apks. And again, if you're rooted then a better way is to just use Titanium Backup. If not rooted then redownload the apps.
Play store will display all the apps you have downloaded, if u r going to use the same Google id. This has helped a lot while changing roms.
Go backup is available in the market, it doesn't require root for backing up apks.
I can't see them in this directory
ninjasstolemytv said:
If you phone is rooted then you can go into root\data\app and find the apks. And again, if you're rooted then a better way is to just use Titanium Backup. If not rooted then redownload the apps.
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I can't see them in this directory
tommyga said:
I can't see them in this directory
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The folder is actually /data/app. Not root/data/app.
And if you don't have root, I don't think you'll be able to see anything in the folder. (or in the data folder at all, for that matter)
Under /data/app you'll find a few hundred folders, one for each app you have installed. They also may have been moved to the external sdcard if you chose to do so.
The best option, IMO, to have the APK files readily available is to install ES Explorer (free, available at the Play Store), and use to backup all the applications to the external sdcard. This way you can simply get all the ready-to-be-installed APK files from a single location, instead of having to iterate through each of the directories in /data/app (which is a PITA).
I use ES Explorer not only to backup all the APKs to a single location, but also to backup different versions of the same app, because ES Explorer suffixes the name of the APK with its version number.
A lot easier and quite more practical.
BTW, you don't need root to use that feature of ES Explorer.
Simonetti2011 said:
Under /data/app you'll find a few hundred folders, one for each app you have installed. They also may have been moved to the external sdcard if you chose to do so.
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There shouldn't be any folders in /data/app
pspec1 said:
Hi
I'm getting the new s 3 and I want to install all the same software I currently have on my s 2. Some of the software is no longer available in the play store so I'm trying to find out where the apk files that you download from the play store are downloaded to. So does anybody know the file path... Oh i'm running OS 4 ice cream
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Try this: Install "Wondershare MobileGo" to PC,after you have installed, connect your SGS2 with WiFi or USB cable to PC and export app. to PC. Then Connect SGS3 with WiFi or USB cable to PC and install the same app from PC to your phone...It is easy to do...
Simonetti2011 said:
Under /data/app you'll find a few hundred folders, one for each app you have installed. They also may have been moved to the external sdcard if you chose to do so.
The best option, IMO, to have the APK files readily available is to install ES Explorer (free, available at the Play Store), and use to backup all the applications to the external sdcard. This way you can simply get all the ready-to-be-installed APK files from a single location, instead of having to iterate through each of the directories in /data/app (which is a PITA).
I use ES Explorer not only to backup all the APKs to a single location, but also to backup different versions of the same app, because ES Explorer suffixes the name of the APK with its version number.
A lot easier and quite more practical.
BTW, you don't need root to use that feature of ES Explorer.
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Thanks for all the different methods I ended up use the explorer one.
Didn’t use ES Explorer as I had astro already installed so I used that.
One more function I didn’t know it had
Thanks again
I have been trying to install Copilot navigation, but keep getting the out of space message. I have tried the directory bind solutions shown in the other threads, but still no joy.
So... I tried uninstalling gta3 and some other apps, and but am still getting the message. I don't get it... The manage apps settings page says I have 11gb free.... Why the hell can't I install anything?
krs360 said:
I have been trying to install Copilot navigation, but keep getting the out of space message. I have tried the directory bind solutions shown in the other threads, but still no joy.
So... I tried uninstalling gta3 and some other apps, and but am still getting the message. I don't get it... The manage apps settings page says I have 11gb free.... Why the hell can't I install anything?
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Go to data/app and delete the odex file related to the file you are trying to install.. in your case, delete some file named something like copilot .odex or something and install copilot again..done
Thanks for the quick reply.
Do you mean /data, or mnt/data, or sdcard/data.... Can't seem to find any odex files!
If you have installed copilot before then its the old cache thats the problem. Simplest solution is to install 'App Cache Cleaner' free from play store
Edit: sorry scratch that it only clears still installed apps
booting into recovery and wiping the dalvik cache should do it (assuming you're rooted)
krs360 said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
Do you mean /data, or mnt/data, or sdcard/data.... Can't seem to find any odex files!
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You can only see odex files in file explorers using root. i guess you are rooted?.. use root explorer.. open it ...then open data..then open apps and find some odex file related to copilot..delete it.. done
Chillz88 said:
You can only see odex files in file explorers using root. i guess you are rooted?.. use root explorer.. open it ...then open data..then open apps and find some odex file related to copilot..delete it.. done
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Thanks mate.
I had been using es explorer, which supposedly can access root, but I couldn't see the files.
krs360 said:
Thanks mate.
I had been using es explorer, which supposedly can access root, but I couldn't see the files.
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This usually happens when you use apps like lucky patcher.. if you use it, you mite see odex files which are responsible for out of space errors..
It works
Chillz88 said:
Go to data/app and delete the odex file related to the file you are trying to install.. in your case, delete some file named something like copilot .odex or something and install copilot again..done
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It Works, thanks :victory:
Chillz88 said:
You can only see odex files in file explorers using root. i guess you are rooted?.. use root explorer.. open it ...then open data..then open apps and find some odex file related to copilot..delete it.. done
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THz u! it really helps. :good: