HI. I was wondering if I can delete the apk's in my root app folder after it was install to save space or do I need to keep theme. I have over 2gb of data in the app apk folder and I was looking into free more space by deleting theme. so can I ?...
jaime4272 said:
HI. I was wondering if I can delete the apk's in my root app folder after it was install to save space or do I need to keep theme. I have over 2gb of data in the app apk folder and I was looking into free more space by deleting theme. so can I ?...
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If you want to run Sony firmware but want it a bit less bloat then try DoggRom or monxDIFIED (I think monx has some removed, but cant see what)
jaime4272 said:
HI. I was wondering if I can delete the apk's in my root app folder after it was install to save space or do I need to keep theme. I have over 2gb of data in the app apk folder and I was looking into free more space by deleting theme. so can I ?...
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Apk's are program files so if you delete them they don't work. There's a thread somewhere about which system files you can delete safely http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46176101
You can uninstall themes etc normally through the app manager.
It's not like windows where you get an install file that you can delete afterwards.
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Ok. I guess is better off not to mess with the apk folder yo.. Thanks.
jaime4272 said:
Ok. I guess is better off not to mess with the apk folder yo.. Thanks.
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If you are rooted then just go into /system/apps and delete the ones you want.
Then head to /data and delete the core apps you don't want. Its easy.
Just make sure you know what you're deleting. Lord made a list of ones that can be deleted and those that require other lib files so shouldn't be deleted.
okey dokey. thanks
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I just tried to copy new maps.apk into my sys/apps and it tries then tells me there is not enough space! When I go into settings apps have 129mb free on internal but root explorer reading 5.45mb free in system!!
Is this something to do with custom kernel (ZombiePanic v1.63) or permissions
The internal memory is shared between storage and RAM, if you've got alot of programs/widgets loaded then it may not be free. Check 'running services' and it will tell you how much free memory is left.
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Running services says have 35mb free?? Anyways thanks for the response obsidian_eclipse will just install maps another way
What app do you use to copy the file? Try a different/better one like Root Explorer.
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hmm make sure you dont install for example games on /system
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What app do you use to copy the file? Try a different/better one like Root Explorer.
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Was using root explorer never had this problem before but hopefully wont be a problem as dont generally copy to /system, just odd
RyanMJ said:
Running services says have 35mb free?? Anyways thanks for the response obsidian_eclipse will just install maps another way
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use titanium backup to see free memory systems ROM, because here the application system. why not install it? because it will be installed in internal memory.
RyanMJ said:
I just tried to copy new maps.apk into my sys/apps and it tries then tells me there is not enough space! When I go into settings apps have 129mb free on internal but root explorer reading 5.45mb free in system!!
Is this something to do with custom kernel (ZombiePanic v1.63) or permissions
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You are talking about two different things. Internal storage is in /data not in /system
Yea I just used marked enabler and installed maps via market, just going to ignore systems folder as its free space size does not change when I install or delete things from it... as long as standard installations work will be happy
could someone tell me which app can be used to copy JUST the .apk files from x10 to the SD card so that i could install it on another device. thanks in advance.
AND JUST IN CASE IF YOU ARE WONDERING, I DO NOT NEED TO RETAIN MY CUSTOM SETTINGS OF THE STORED APPS. JUST THE INSTALLER APKs ONLY. THANKS.
Devin-J said:
could someone tell me which app can be used to copy JUST the .apk files from x10 to the SD card so that i could install it on another device. thanks in advance.
AND JUST IN CASE IF YOU ARE WONDERING, I DO NOT NEED TO RETAIN MY CUSTOM SETTINGS OF THE STORED APPS. JUST THE INSTALLER APKs ONLY. THANKS.
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root explorer?....what else would you need
lil more help here
gregbradley said:
root explorer?....what else would you need
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buddy, i need the directory of the apks. where is it stored? thx.
Devin-J said:
buddy, i need the directory of the apks. where is it stored? thx.
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system/apps
you may want to look in
data/apps
as well
Astro File Manager has a built-in feature of backing up the apks of all your installed apps in your SD card.
gregbradley said:
system/apps
you may want to look in
data/apps
as well
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iridaki said:
Astro File Manager has a built-in feature of backing up the apks of all your installed apps in your SD card.
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thanks guys.
Hey Guys,
i delete a lot of system apps like email, wallpaper etc. so i got about 40mb free space on system/app.so now i just want to move some apps from data/app to system/app like for example facebook,twitter or others.
how can i do that!? i try that with root explorer but when i try to start the app they always crash!
help and tipps are much appreciated! thx
Try create a archive for flash via CWM with your apps, which you want move to system/app.
neXt___ said:
Try create a archive for flash via CWM with your apps, which you want move to system/app.
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I don´t understand what u mean! But anyway i find a solution for me with the Link2SD App from Play Store.I got a 1GB Partition on SD and with this amazing app i can change them directly to my SD Partition or into system/app .... YEAHHHH! So easy damn but thanks anyway neXt
umm titanium can do that as well or the native a2sd by the rom?
i'm using root explorer and found a bunch of apk files in the /data/app folder. i never downloaded any of these, i guess android automatically made copies of the original apks? now is it ok to delete these? will it affect functionality of any apps?i have currently?
jinjin12 said:
i'm using root explorer and found a bunch of apk files in the /data/app folder. i never downloaded any of these, i guess android automatically made copies of the original apks? now is it ok to delete these? will it affect functionality of any apps?i have currently?
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Updated app like Gmail , market will be placed in data/app....
You can remove it but updates will be gone...
So delete old files from system/app from root explorer or titanium... place updatedapps in system/app....
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akash akya said:
Updated app like Gmail , market will be placed in data/app....
You can remove it but updates will be gone...
So delete old files from system/app from root explorer or titanium... place updatedapps in system/app....
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Nexus 5 KitKat v4.4.x ... I deleted all APKs from /data/app and apps started crashing. I forced a reboot and stuck in animated google boot logo for 20 mins with nothing. I did the hard shutdown and into bootloader to go into recovery. I had to use nexus root toolkit v1.8.0 to reset to factory
its cause some of the apps which you installed were installed in data/app.. in your case you deleted it.. so the apps which installed in that folder wont work.. try re-flashing the rom.. thats the solution.. and i know its been a three months you posted this problem.. and now i guess you cleared that already...
When i download an app from google play and go install the app and open all is fine.
If i go back to the location of the .APK installation file and delete it,the app stops working?
I thought it was safe to delete the .APK files?
(deleting apk's to free up space)
saflyfish said:
When i download an app from google play and go install the app and open all is fine.
If i go back to the location of the .APK installation file and delete it,the app stops working?
I thought it was safe to delete the .APK files?
(deleting apk's to free up space)
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I have used the APK extractor from f droid repo and I've never had a problem, even with system apps. Maybe your deleting more then just the APK files, although there are some I won't risk deleting like Google services framework.
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saflyfish said:
When i download an app from google play and go install the app and open all is fine.
If i go back to the location of the .APK installation file and delete it,the app stops working?
I thought it was safe to delete the .APK files?
(deleting apk's to free up space)
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Are you talking about deleting the .apk from /data/app? If so the app will no longer be installed and won't function correctly.
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Correct from that folder.
Where else should i be deleting the apk's from?
You really should only delete apks that you don't use. Most apks you can uninstall the old fashioned way in settings, the exception to this is apps in the /system partition. (/system/app/ and /system/priv-app/ or could be in /vendor or /system/vendor/) The apps in these folders are not able to be uninstalled, and typically the provider adds in some apps of their choosing...this is called bloat.
Basically, you need to search the system partition and ONLY delete bloat...if you are unsure if something is bloat or not, search it before deleting as you could brick the device. Make a backup FIRST with TWRP or other custom recovery!
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