Can someone post all the apps in the system app folder? I renamed mine to.apkbak and now they are gone
Google "Fascinate system dump". Download and unzip. I used it yesterday to restore stock apps.
Does anyone know in which folder do all the apps downloaded from the Market go? Where are they stored on the phone? It would be nice to transfer a copy of these downloaded files to the laptop for future use.
Install ASTRO (which is free in market), then try to perform a backup of all apps, it will store every installed APK files in a folder.
the pre-installed apks go to a cache folder that gets intermittently cleared out... the installed apk's go to data/apps
data>apps, btw, I had asked this question yesterday
TAEL said:
Install ASTRO (which is free in market), then try to perform a backup of all apps, it will store every installed APK files in a folder.
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Thanks for the reply, I will install that app. But I wanted to be able to manually pick up the files which are downloaded from the Market and put them in my laptop as a backup so that I don't have to download them again. For that I need to know which folder are they stored.
@kryptoner: Only those files which I got from other than the market are stored in data>apps. I am talking about the installer package of the ones which are downloaded from the market. They are NOT stored in data>apps
@lennyUk: I wanted to know where they are stored while they are being downloaded from the market, before they are installed. When you order any app from the Market, it automatically downloads and installs it, and after that the installer package is nowhere to be found. Are you saying they are downloaded to the Cache folder and are immediately deleted after installing? Coz I can't see any of my previously installed apps in the Cache folder
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@kryptoner: Only those files which I got from other than the market are stored in data>apps. I am talking about the installer package of the ones which are downloaded from the market. They are NOT stored in data>apps
@lennyUk: I wanted to know where they are stored while they are being downloaded from the market, before they are installed. When you order any app from the Market, it automatically downloads and installs it, and after that the installer package is nowhere to be found. Are you saying they are downloaded to the Cache folder and are immediately deleted after installing? Coz I can't see any of my previously installed apps in the Cache folder
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yes the cache immediately clears out, if you want to backup the app (which is silly as your google account always remembers purchases) then use an app like titanium backup or just copy the apk from a root file manager.
"just copy the apk from a root file manager".........
I have Root Explorer, that's why I was asking where the files are stored. Now after you've told me it's Cache, I will be able to copy it to some place else so that I'm able to transfer it outside the phone. That way I can use the file in another phone without having to download it again. Thanks. That's all I needed to know.
you can copy the .apk file using root manager in /data/app/
the installations from market do go under /data/app/
Hello,
I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to convert a APK plus its data into a single new APK. The specific example is: I have downloaded and configured Authenticator for a number of accounts, and I'd like to back up both Authenticator and account data into a new installable APK.
Before you say "Titanium Backup" - note: I cannot install Titanium Backup onto the device as I cannot root the device, and the TiBkp backup file created by TiBa is NOT an installable APK.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
does anybody know of an android uninstaller app/apps that removes data folder, and associated left overs from uninstalled apps?
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does anybody know of an android uninstaller app/apps that removes data folder, and associated left overs from uninstalled apps?
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When you uninstall an app from Settings ====> Apps, all traces of app from /data, .android_secure, /sdcard/Android are erased.
Only thing that is left is folder created by app IN SDCARD. (example sdcard/Tasker) You need to delete such folders manually. I think this a security feature so things like WhatsApp media are not deleted when you uninstall it.
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When you uninstall an app from Settings ====> Apps, all traces of app from /data, .android_secure, /sdcard/Android are erased.
Only thing that is left is folder created by app IN SDCARD. (example sdcard/Tasker) You need to delete such folders manually. I think this a security feature so things like WhatsApp media are not deleted when you uninstall it.
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SOLVED by SD Maid - > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013063
Hi all,
is there any way to delete all files from my samsung phone. There are lots of apps claiming to delete files permanently but somehow they dont work. I have rooted phone and looking to have an app that can delete files permanently.
Thanks,