This may sound dumb but I cannot find where the phone is installing the apps. I'm just trying to restore manually some things related to the Zedge app but cannot find the folder. I am not rooted yet but I should be able to see the app folder right?
It's /data/app like any android phone. Not sure if you will be able to access that partition unless you are rooted.
Ok that folder shows up empty. Must need root then to view it. Ty
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I've been trying to find an app for rooted devices to allow you to permantly remove system apps but haven't managed to come across 1 yet :/ does anybody know if there's an app that does this? What do you use?
I've seen the story's about the root managers etc but alot of people say the come back after a reboot?
Thanks dudes
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All you really need to do is delete the corresponding *.apk file in /system/app. I'm not 100% sure what the current android install process is, there might be some sort of registry system or framework installation that takes place elsewhere among the system; but deleting the .apk file has always worked fine for me.
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To do this you first have to have root access, which I assume you have. You then need to remount /system as r+w (read and write access, by default the /system mount is read only). You can do this with many an app from the Android Marketplace, just search for "remount".
This will then allow you to use your favorite root-enabled file browser, be it a terminal on your phone or something entirely different, to browse to /system/app and remove said *.apk file.
Let me know how you get on.
you must be rooted...and you can download any file explore to delete them
Edit: tolate he has better explanation
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Titanium Backup is the best choice. Make a backup of it first, then delete it. That way it'll save you a headache when you delete phone.apk by mistake.
Titanium backup is bull**** when removing system apps... It just freezes.... Try root uninstaller (free from market).. It takes seconds to uninstall system apps...
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salarkhel said:
Titanium backup is bull**** when removing system apps... It just freezes.... Try root uninstaller (free from market).. It takes seconds to uninstall system apps...
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bull****? have you tried the uninstall option and actually looked through /system/app? I'm pretty sure the .apk you just uninstalled has disappeared.
but anyway, there are a number of ways to do this as the others above have helpfully explained
maatsby said:
bull****? have you tried the uninstall option and actually looked through /system/app? I'm pretty sure the .apk you just uninstalled has disappeared.
but anyway, there are a number of ways to do this as the others above have helpfully explained
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i can confirm that titanium works for this....
Thanks guys yea titanium works fine i can finally get rid off all the **** i don't want and use
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Is there a way that you can remove certain HTC Widgets from the phone to free up some of the memory? Can I use es file manager and go to /system/app and just delete apk's from there or will that cause problems? Thanks
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If you've rooted, yeah you might be able to do that. I think you'd need to root to access the system files (not sure, don't know about phones just thinking logically) and then it should be possible.
Rooted - File Explorer - System mount - delete those Files with the ending widget.
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Yes you can.
I would use titanium backup.
And backup before deleting so if you run into issues you can restore individual apps.
Although es file will do just fine, just make sure in the es settings to give root access and mount file system.
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Rooted - File Explorer - System mount - delete those Files with the ending widget.
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You just beat me to it lol
Alright, perfect. Thanks a lot.
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Sorry for bringing up an old thread but it's kinda relevant.
I tried installing a few additional widgets through HTC Hub. The downloads were successful but the install wasn't. And this took up some (large actually) amount of space off my internal.
So, what do I delete and from where to get rid of these unwanted files? I don't really care about it not being installed, just don't want it bloating up my memory space. Thanks in advance, and I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere.
I'm sorry but Bump.
Any help would be appreciated with the above issue?
They should be installed to
/system/app. if your are using apps2sd with your Rom, look under /system/sd/app. Just look for the name of the widget u downloaded and delete it from there. I use es file explorer. U must go into its settings and allow root explorer and mount, to be able to do this. Also try wiping your dalvik cache in cwm.
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I have a Soundboard I dl'ed, I need to know where it gets saved (installed). Because I want to pull the sound clips from it.
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Should be data/app
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I should be able to get the audio clips from there true?
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If the sound clips are part of the app, you should be able to extract the apk and find the sound files inside. They will probably be in ogg format if they aren't in a format that only the app can read. If you can't find the sound files, check in /data/data/com.processname.ofapp. They may be cached in a format that you can play with a normal media player.
If all of those fail, check your SD card. Some sound board apps allow you to set the sounds as ringtones or notification sounds. If this app allows you to do so, it will probably write the files to your SD, either in the "media" folder on your SD card or in /sdcard/Android/data/com.processname. Check the Android/data folder even if you can't set the sounds as ringtones, you might luck out.
Hope you find what you're looking for. If you can't, send me a pm with a link to the app and I'll try to get them for you.
When I get the apk from the market, where does it go once its installed? I can find all this crap in a computer but can't seem to find it on android
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When I get the apk from the market, where does it go once its installed? I can find all this crap in a computer but can't seem to find it on android
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You have to be rooted and be using a root enabled file explorer. The apk is in /data/app. I use Root Explorer, but there are free ones available. Rom Toolbox comes with one. If you aren't rooted or just find it to be a pain, download Astro and use the function to backup the app. The apk will then be stored wherever Astro puts the backups - you should be able to find it on your SD card. You can then extract the apk and hopefully find the files. If the apk is protected, you will need root and a root file explorer to get the apk. If protected (you'll be able to tell because Astro won't let you back it up), the apk will be stored in /data/app-private. Remember that we're on internal storage, not the SD card.
If you can't get it, just send me a message and I'll try to do it for you.
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When I get the apk from the market, where does it go once its installed? I can find all this crap in a computer but can't seem to find it on android
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You can look in:
/data/app [on the phone]
/sdcard/Android/data
/sdcard/data
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You have to be rooted and be using a root enabled file explorer. The apk is in /data/app. I use Root Explorer, but there are free ones available. Rom Toolbox comes with one. If you aren't rooted or just find it to be a pain, download Astro and use the function to backup the app. The apk will then be stored wherever Astro puts the backups - you should be able to find it on your SD card. You can then extract the apk and hopefully find the files. If the apk is protected, you will need root and a root file explorer to get the apk. If protected (you'll be able to tell because Astro won't let you back it up), the apk will be stored in /data/app-private. Remember that we're on internal storage, not the SD card.
If you can't get it, just send me a message and I'll try to do it for you.
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In addition to what plainjane has said, es file explorer works great, and free. Has a simple clean UI with it as well.
I am rooted and use es file explorer. I did a couple searches and found nothing. I'm gonna try the backup and then look
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If I were to backup all my apps with TB and then wipe my SD card clean and then put the backup file back in, would all my data come back successfully and everything work correctly?
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As long as Titanium Backup is looking in the same location on your SD card, that would work fine.
Thanks. Does anyone know of a good alternative to TB that doesn't require root?
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I do believe you can backup apps through ADB. Can't remember exactly what the commands are. It's around xda somewhere.
Do you want to back up apk files or the app data as well?
Use Es File Explorer. The App Manager feature let you back up apps. The apps data are in the /data/data folder. You have to change the home directory to / to access it.
It however doesn't reinstall all the apps, you have to do it manually.
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For backup from PC, you can use APK batch installer
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Hey guys. I have installed various apps in my phone and when I try to find the installed folder using a file manager, it's like all over the place. Most of them are inside the /sdcard/android/data... but some are just in the root of the phone storage.
Is there a way for me to know the path of a shortcut just like when you right click a shortcut in the desktop from your PC?
Thanks.
/system/app and /data/app.
Application files will have an .apk extension.
Corrected typo.
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Hey guys. I have installed various apps in my phone and when I try to find the installed folder using a file manager, it's like all over the place. Most of them are inside the /sdcard/android/data... but some are just in the root of the phone storage.
Is there a way for me to know the path of a shortcut just like when you right click a shortcut in the desktop from your PC?
Thanks.
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As previous poster said but .apk instead of .spk
The apps store their data where ever they want though. /data/data, /sdcard/, /sdcard/data/, /sdcard/android/data/, others.
Shortcuts work different in android. You use the shortcuts from the app list in your launcher. You can create shortcuts on launcher by long pressing an open space also.
One other way is to use intents to call a app but that's pretty advanced
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Thanks guys. Reason I asked is I'm trying to find the path of apps I want to bind on SD using directory bind and its hard knowing where they are installed.
Remember in PC when we right click a shortcut, click properties, we can see the path of the installed files. Is there something like this in android?