Hi, anyone knows an app or method how to clean up unused folders on Galaxy Nexus (folders from previous app installs, cache etc)? tia
Plug your phone into your PC and delete them or use Root Explorer. I'm sure you could have figured that out.
Kalavere said:
Plug your phone into your PC and delete them or use Root Explorer. I'm sure you could have figured that out.
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Yep I did. I was wondering if there's an app or faster way to do it =)
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Yep I did. I was wondering if there's an app or faster way to do it =)
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How could there be an app that could do this? It wouldn't know what you consider to not be worthy file.
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How could there be an app that could do this? It wouldn't know what you consider to not be worthy file.
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There's an app to tell the other app what's not worthy. It's called "whatchu talkin bout willis?". It's free in the market.
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Like the apps SDmaid or DiskUsage?
I believe the OP is referring to an app which removes the MANY orphaned files and folders that are left behind by apps which have been uninstalled.
I find this to also be a issue as Android seems really sloppy with cleanup of these orphaned files/folders. When I check my storage space, there are lots of folders from apps I removed weeks ago... And these are in areas I have access to. I'd hate to know what's been leftover in root areas of storage.
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Do you agree that there is too much stuff pre-installed? And yes I am aware that this is fairly common ..
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greengoldmello said:
Do you agree that there is too much stuff pre-installed? And yes I am aware that this is fairly common ..
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Isn't the bloatware uninstallable?
Some, but not all of the bloatware can be uninstalled. But you can set up folders in the app screen now and move all the uninstallable bloatware shortcuts there and tucked out of the way. Of course, if the mere idea that there's bloatware on the phone bothers you that much, you're going to have to root.
thanks for the folders tip, must be new to TW3.0
folders in the app screen???????
How?
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wingzfan said:
folders in the app screen???????
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Open your app tray. Hit menu>edit. Then just drag and drop apps into the new folder box. It will then just create one icon called folder with all the apps you put in it.
cool thanks. Now I gotta figure out how to reorder the apps alphabetically in each folder
Figured I'd share this...
Considering the Nexus comes with a lame @$$ 16GB of storage for us GSM users, storage will run out quick. Today I was looking to free up some space and noticed the Amazon AppStore logged +880Mb of USB Storage Data so I decided to look into it.
Under /sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia, any apps downloaded from their stupid appstore will remain there even after you install it, thus taking up unnecessary space in your precious storage. -__-
Feel free to delete them if you're running low on space. The apps are already installed on the device and won't be affected in any way if the cached .apk files are deleted.
Edit: Just deleted the entire 880mb cache folder. All Amazon Appstore-downloaded apps are working 100%.
Thanks. I'll check this out.
I can't imagine why Amazon would think this was a good idea. It doesn't exactly help the AppStore's image.
Thank you very much for this. Having < 16GB of storage, space is at a premium. I cleared out about 300mb.
This is a really good find! thanks.
Dmw017 said:
Figured I'd share this...
Considering the Nexus comes with a lame @$$ 16GB of storage for us GSM users, storage will run out quick. Today I was looking to free up some space and noticed the Amazon AppStore logged +880Mb of USB Storage Data so I decided to look into it.
Under /sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia, any apps downloaded from their stupid appstore will remain there even after you install it, thus taking up unnecessary space in your precious storage. -__-
Feel free to delete them if you're running low on space. The apps are already installed on the device and won't be affected in any way if the cached .apk files are deleted.
Edit: Just deleted the entire 880mb cache folder. All Amazon Appstore-downloaded apps are working 100%.
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Thanks. That's weird. I had 805mb in there
Seems like Amazon is either really bad at housekeeping (not deleting the cached .apk after installing), or its doing it for ease of use so that users can easily re-install apps rather than re-downloading?
Whoa, I had 900mb in there. Great find!!!
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only 150Mb for me, but thank you so much for noticing this. i was wondering why amazon was so damn big.
I think amazon did this because it normally would not be that big of an issue. apps can be installed again instantly, and they'd go on the SD card.
but on a phone with limited storage, especailly with you guys going up to almost 1GB. thats way to much and it needs to be erased.
800mbs in there. Thanks!
I would like to see how they are handling this with Kindle Fire with only 8 GB
Easiest way is go to settings/apps and in app clear data
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gabik said:
Easiest way is go to settings/apps and in app clear data
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Tried that; didn't work. That's why I had to hunt down the source.
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Easiest way is go to settings/apps and in app clear data
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That would just delete your login info from the app. Even if you uninstall it, that folder and all the contents remain.
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I did the clear data just to make sure, and sure enough, the usb storage data remained. Only thing that was cleared was my account off of the app.
kirdroid said:
I would like to see how they are handling this with Kindle Fire with only 8 GB
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We root and get rid of Amazon Store completely
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I did the clear data just to make sure, and sure enough, the usb storage data remained. Only thing that was cleared was my account off of the app.
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Yep, that's what I said above. I noticed this on all my SD cards... not that they mean much to this phone.
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We root and get rid of Amazon Store completely
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lol id do the same but once in a while the appstore has some good free apps.. like today.. that remote desktop thing.
Looks like it comes down to two things - either reinstall the AppStore every single time a good free app comes in, or clear out the Amazon cache folder on a daily/weekly basis >.> bleh
Thanks a lot, i had 1.1 gigs of apps stored there
Thanks to this thread I just got back a little over 2GB of space. Sheesh.
Do apps have access to a list of other installed apps?
Maybe amazon doesn't have access, so it doesn't know what apps are installed unless they leave it there?
I am just not sure should I clear the app data before uninstalling an app or not.
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I don't think so..
It still leaves all the folders where is files from the app, maybe from /sdcard/dtata/ folder is the app files deleted then..
try to find the answer from google.
Usually it does. Try it for yourself. Install Angry Birds, play a few levels and deinstall. You will lose all your progress.
The problem are those programs, that download additional data after installing from the market. Sometimes that doesn't get cleared. Also some folders don't get deleted when deinstalled.
It's just dirty programming, as actually it should all get removed when deinstalling. If you want to keep your app or gaming data, use titanium and keep a backup, just to be on the safe side.
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Usually it does. Try it for yourself. Install Angry Birds, play a few levels and deinstall. You will lose all your progress.
The problem are those programs, that download additional data after installing from the market. Sometimes that doesn't get cleared. Also some folders don't get deleted when deinstalled.
It's just dirty programming, as actually it should all get removed when deinstalling. If you want to keep your app or gaming data, use titanium and keep a backup, just to be on the safe side.
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Does an application that detects which folders are "orphans" as in no longer attached to any app exists?
_A.T.Omix_ said:
Does an application that detects which folders are "orphans" as in no longer attached to any app exists?
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I think sdmaid
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bat0nas said:
I am just not sure should I clear the app data before uninstalling an app or not.
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App data and cache is deleted. But any folders/files the app makes in your storage directory will not be removed.
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App data and cache is deleted. But any folders/files the app makes in your storage directory will not be removed.
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Right, and the data in your storage directory will not be deleted when you delete the app data manually. So if you want to get everything, just delete the app without deleting app data, but then you will need to find and delete manually anything in your storage dir.
Well after installing the LH9 update, my battery life is horrible like so many others.
I am going to downgrade back to a rooted LG1, and I want to prevent the OS from trying to do the OTA update again.
I've googled and done some searches on here, and read a few ways, but wanted to know if someone can clarify an easy way to do it.
Not to sound cheap, but I'd hate to buy Titanium backup just to freeze one thing, being as I wouldn't use the program for anything else.
I also read about just deleting the AT&T update program. But an not sure the best way to do that.
So I am just seeking an easy way to just stop the update process without having to spend money on apps I wouldn't use for anything else.
Using tibu to freeze an app is the exact same thing as disabling it in application settings. I think what your looking for is device management. I think.
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Using tibu to freeze an app is the exact same thing as disabling it in application settings. I think what your looking for is device management. I think.
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Ok I just looked and it's called "AT&T Software Update" and you can't disable it normally in the phone. The option is grayed out.
Are there any free programs to Freeze apps? I wouldn't mind buying TiBu if I felt I would get more use out it. But for now I only need it to do that one thing, so I just can't justify the cost of it, being as it isn't too cheap.
TiBu is the best $6 I've spent on this hobby.
If your not rooted tibu won't do you any good anyway. But if you are rooted, go into system/app folder and either rename or move the apk in question. OTA no more.
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go to system/app and delete wssyncmldm.apk and wssyncmldm.odex that will stop it. I would move them to your sdcard and keep them in case you need them again.
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go to system/app and delete wssyncmldm.apk and wssyncmldm.odex that will stop it. I would move them to your sdcard and keep them in case you need them again.
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Thanks for the great info you guys.
Is there a free explorer app which will give access to the system/app folder? Or is Root Explorer the only option?
Thanks.
ES File explorer will, just enable root explorer in settings.
When I try to delete the apk and odex through es file explorer it always fails. Anyway to get around this? I'm a n00b.
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When I try to delete the apk and odex through es file explorer it always fails. Anyway to get around this? I'm a n00b.
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Make fure you enable root explorer in es explorer settings and make system writable (also in settings).
Using root explorer where are the paid apps stored...they don't seem to be in data/apps
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Using root explorer where are the paid apps stored...they don't seem to be in data/apps
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Not sure why you'd want to find them but if you're trying to get it for free (or something like that), you're in the wrong place.
If that's not the case, mind clarifying why you're looking for them?
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Not sure why you'd want to find them but if you're trying to get it for free (or something like that), you're in the wrong place.
If that's not the case, mind clarifying why you're looking for them?
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I paid for root explorer so that I can explore the files and folders on my phone. I noticed that half of the apps I have installed are not in the same location as I usually would see them....not sure what you mean by get them for free when they are paid apps already on my phone. Do I need to forward you google receipts...not everyone is trying to get everything for free. This is not my first post and if you were to check my previous posts you would see that I'm always taking time to help others in the pasts. Thanks anyways.
Btw Im looking for them because I like to theme some of my apps. You'll see I made a tutorial over a year ago on how to use 7zip to theme your phone or apps.
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I paid for root explorer so that I can explore the files and folders on my phone. I noticed that half of the apps I have installed are not in the same location as I usually would see them....not sure what you mean by get them for free when they are paid apps already on my phone. Do I need to forward you google receipts...not everyone is trying to get everything for free. This is not my first post and if you were to check my previous posts you would see that I'm always taking time to help others in the pasts. Thanks anyways.
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Slow down for a sec... I'm sorry you took this in the wrong way. There just isn't any reason to be looking for a app with root explorer unless you wanna extract it (I won't explain the process of stealing paid apps), which is why I was asking your reasons for it.
Either way, as you probably noticed, not all apps install in the same folders (often games). Some of them are installed under system/app, others in data/data and of course, data/app (there might be other folders).
You could also use TiBu to backup the apk, pull it from your phone (in the TiBu folder) and do your magic from there.
P.S.: Reading with a smile helps to avoid confusion and taking things the wrong way
I too pull the apps and theme them for myself. For Root Explorer and probably other paid apps I too am not sure where they are now. Root Explorer was always under data/apps but after its update I have not found it. It has a built in theme kind of where you can choose some of the images seen (text file,picture file, etc.) but I was just wanting to theme them color wise but I haven't found it yet. I will let you know if I find it, please do the same. I will do a complete search of all files to see if I can locate where it is hidden.
I also know some of the apps stuff is located in data/data but when you find speed software there it doesn't have the files I am looking for.
EDIT: I FOUND IT. It is called pkg.apk or red.zip and is located in mnt/asec/com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer-1/pkg.apk
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