Need help I was exploring strong file manager and wanted to delete a file and ended up deleting my Android file because I have no clue to maneuver in it. Yes I'm a noob any help or ideas greatly appreciated.
Should lookout backup and restore work? Hummm maybe I just answered my own question.... but if someone could help with the navigation part that would ne great. That's in advance.
Extrct the rom zip you installed on your phone to your desktop copy it to your phones sd use es file explorer to put it back
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thanks for qiick reply
I will give that a shot and pretty logical and confident in your reply.
Thanks
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I deleted all my setting widgets by mistake. how do I restore them?
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what do you mean? you deleted a widget? or a file?
please elaborate.
I deleted the file while using root explorer...i have the file backed up but I can't get it to install...i was using Linda file manager to install it back...
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I deleted those widgets once as an experiment, moved them back to the apps folder but they still didn't show up. Got them back only when I did a Nandroid restore, im sure there is a way wish i could help.
Trying to figure this out myself only Im only missing one. Go figure the only one I liked lol any help is greatly appreciated
- T.
Best bet is to just reflash the ROM. Or, you can extract the file out of the ROM zip and copy it to the correct location using Root Explorer.
If the apk was in the System/app folder, you cant just install it. You need to push it to the system app folder with Root Explorer, then set permissions, then reboot, then install, then reboot again.
Hi guys, first of all sorry for my English.
The question is simple. When I download an application from a market, the apk file where is stored in my file system?
Thanks guys I'll wait for your answers
should be in /data/app in your phone. You can only see it if you have root.
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Pkey88 said:
Hi guys, first of all sorry for my English.
The question is simple. When I download an application from a market, the apk file where is stored in my file system?
Thanks guys I'll wait for your answers
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And if u dont have root, u can backup the apk file to memory card using "Astro FileManager" or other similar apps.
Thanks for your answers. Now I control on my phone!!
My folder /data is empty. So I need root?
okok I resolve my problem thanks!!
Hi all,
I'm a new registered member here but just want to start by saying i've read MANY, MANY threads here the last few days...probably 6 hours worth and all I can say is this forum is awesome! I decided to take the plunge and root my first phone and install my first rom knowing I had read a TON. Long story short, everything worked to perfection!
I rooted my phone first and after reading up on a few different roms I ended up going with Mikeyinid's 2.3.6 debloated rom and then flashing the Hercules Kernel. Again, everything went to perfection. I then read up on ROM manager and Titanium Backup...d/l'ed and installed both of those apps from the Market. As i'm starting to get more apps and add more things to my phone I realized at some point tmobile will send another OTA update..in the 1st quarter of this year (from what i've read) which contains ICS 4.0. Because i'm really loving this ROM from Mikey, i'd rather hold off and wait for a modded and debloated ICS version even if that's months after the release by TMO OTA.
Anyway, getting to my question....one of the threads I read on here was regarding being "rooted" and having TMO send an OTA update. From what i've read you'll lose your rooting AND you'll get RE-BLOATED. I prefer DE-BLOATING over rebloating..on both my phone and my stomach. However, my stomach needs a lot more rooting then my phone at this point.
Anyway, In the thread there were a few ways to prevent receiving updates from TMO after you've rooted, one of which is to locate a couple of files in the system folder (apk files) back them up with ES ROOT or something similar and delete them. The problem is....I've checked both drives that show up in Windows explorer for my phone and there is NO SYSTEM FOLDER anywhere.
Was the system folder deleted in this particular ROM and if so, I assume I don't have to worry about those "apk files", and won't receive TMO OTA updates anyway, right? Or am I missing something completely?
Thank you very much in advance any response is greatly appreciated.
You wont see that folder if you connect to pc.. Only within the phone using root explorer or any other file manager that can access it.. And like always, soon after ics release.. There will be a original odex version of the update or deodex. Either odin or flashable through cwm
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@ noodles, thank you. Your reply here on the forum was like the roms here....blazing! Thank you. I'm using ES FILE EXPLORER and didn't see the file anywhere which is what prompted me to connect my phone to my pc and see if I could see it there. Since you've said that file won't show on a pc I've reopened ES FILE EXPLORER and the file is still not there.
Now in the top/middle box in ES FILE EXPLORER it says "/SD CARD" so it appears it's showing me only files from the internal SD card? I've tried to change the directory it's showing but there's nothing else in there to change it to other then /SD CARD. I also did a search with ES FILE EXPLORER and nothing came up with system. But again, if i'm understanding this correctly it's only searching the "/SD CARD" location and I can't see any other way to change that.
I know Titanium Backup (Pro) would allow me to freeze the device application and prevent any OTA updates but from what i've read ES FILE EXPLORER should allow me to locate the two files..backup and delete them. Any ideas? And thanks again for your time.
UPDATE:
Please disregard my post. I've searched every prompt in ES FILE EXPLORER and found you have to click the "FAVORITES" tab in order to see the system files. In the drop box which is a directory box I would of thought I could change it there, but you can't. You have to hit the "favorites" button and then you'll see all the other goodies. Thanks noodles...you helped me out and I learned another new thing...that those files can't be searched on a PC. Thank you.
Never used that file manager simple with root explorer, straight to the point.. Anyways, youre welcome. You can pm if you need help..
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@ Noodles...thanks again...I appreciate the willingness to help. After playing around with it for 30 mins. I actually like the interface of ES FILE MANAGER. Root explorer is a paid app and while it isn't much there are a lot of paid apps and before you know it you can drop a lot of money with 4 and 5 dollar apps adding up so I was going for a non-paid option and ES FILE MANAGER did what I needed and easily. I moved both wssync.apk files to my external SD and then deleted the files from the system/app folder.
Now hopefully no OTA updates from TMO will affect my phone.
Hey guys, I really need your help in those two files, the just popped in one day in my downloads folder and now they won't go away! I'm not too much into phones and I don't download untrusted apps, my phone isn't rooted either, well you please help me delete those nasty things? They are corrupting the files on the same folder and I'm tired of moving them to my external storage, thank you.
Reboot once and after that try different file manager to remove files.
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try deleting it with es file explorer
Thanks, but I tried both methods and the two files still keep coming back, any ideas?
BTW, es file explorer deleted the two files but when closing the app and opening it up again I'd find them there again :crying:
It may due to some apps. Try to identify that app.
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I had all the apps deleted but the built in ones, and those two files are still there, I think the only solution is to try factory reset, I'll do it and let you know, thank you very much though :good:
I've reset my device and everything but can't sign in to googleplay/gmail/google! Why? Is it a temporary problem or anything wrong with the device? Can or Will you fix it?*
It *says *that COULD NOT CONNECT TO SERVER and change your connection or whatever! Why is this so? I need it fixed! I can't fiND the answer anywhere
Or is it a location problem?
And ive unrooted my Device now! So no Root methods!
Kindly give me a step to step reply of making it work! Please. Waiting for reply
angerfist962 said:
Hi mate, i had the same problem on my s4 after i bought it... I jsut had to format my phone and everything was fixed
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Thanks!
And the format means to backup and reset device right?!
These problems usually happen because of the wrong hosts file includings so you should delete the hosts file and reboot your device but i am sorry cause you need root. To do it use es file explorer in root explorer mode or any other root explorers you know then switch to the root directory of your phone go to system/etc/ and then you can find a file named hosts.txt there then delete that file and reboot. It should do the trick.
Monstercat007 said:
Thanks!
And the format means to backup and reset device right?!
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yea... in the options there is option to format, in the storage place u know
Rooted....... Now?
Now I've rooted so now tell me someway through which I can delete the hosts file? Ed file Explorer... I know it... but what to do in it? Anger fist...
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Bro i think i gave the whole instruction i attach some pictures you can see how to find that hosts file if you enabled root explorer in es tools section in fast access bar you will be able to delete that file and then reboot. It should do it i had that problem 3 months with my sgs3 and then i find this way and fixed it. GL
My problem is solved ! I deleted host file and I can access my google account
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These problems usually happen because of the wrong hosts file includings so you should delete the hosts file and reboot your device but i am sorry cause you need root. To do it use es file explorer in root explorer mode or any other root explorers you know then switch to the root directory of your phone go to system/etc/ and then you can find a file named hosts.txt there then delete that file and reboot. It should do the trick.
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My problem is solved ! I deleted host file and I can created/access my google account from my tablet Galaxy Tab S 8,4' Thank You !
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