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[Q] How do you permanently disable froyo apps2sd?

I've tried to search all of XDA, but I could find anyone wanting to fully disable froyo's apps2sd.
I prefer to use DT a2sd on my ext3 partition. With using Ti backup and installing from the market, some apps get installed on the SD in the .android.secure folder. Its a pain for me to one-by-one move them off the SD and back onto the phone, so DT a2sd moves them to the ext3.
So, does anyone know how to disable froyo's apps2sd? I'm using a sense ROM if that matters.
Thanks!

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Anybody? I know there's some smart people in XDA that would know how to do this.

coiledwire said:
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Anybody? I know there's some smart people in XDA that would know how to do this.
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Looking for an answer to this as well.

There are apps to sd apps that let you move all apps on sd to internal memory, but I've never used one.
I know in cyanogenmod there's an option in settings to choose install location for apps (internal/external/automatic) but I'm not sure about your rom. If you're using stock I know it isn't there but otherwise you could check your settings.
Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer.

plainjane said:
I know in cyanogenmod there's an option in settings to choose install location for apps (internal/external/automatic) but I'm not sure about your rom. If you're using stock I know it isn't there but otherwise you could check your settings.
Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer.
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That's the file I'm looking for. I've read in a Droid forum somewhere there's a . sh file that can be edited to have the same effect as cyanogen's option.
I'm on a sense based ROM, and I can't find that file.
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theres a sh file in /system/bin

NewZJ said:
theres a sh file in /system/bin
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I see it. I think someone had discussed a "<some name>.sh" file to edit that sounds like what the cyanogen setting does.
I opened the sh file you pointed to and it just came up with gibberish.

Bumpy.
Come'on, someone had to of done this mod....
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I don't have a direct solution for you, but this app might help ease the pain:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&feature=search_result
It's designed to help people go the other way around, but it groups apps into three tabs -- On Phone (movable), on the SD card, and phone only. You could use the "On SD Card" tab to help you find the apps that are on the SD card, and you can click on one to go right to the app page and move it back.
You'll want to turn off "Notifications" under settings, as that feature notifies you when apps can be moved the SD card, which isn't what you're wanting to do.

bkrodgers said:
I don't have a direct solution for you, but this app might help ease the pain:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&feature=search_result
It's designed to help people go the other way around, but it groups apps into three tabs -- On Phone (movable), on the SD card, and phone only. You could use the "On SD Card" tab to help you find the apps that are on the SD card, and you can click on one to go right to the app page and move it back.
You'll want to turn off "Notifications" under settings, as that feature notifies you when apps can be moved the SD card, which isn't what you're wanting to do.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep this in my back pocket.
The reason I'm looking for this mod is to avoid having apps default to the SD card when I restore them from Ti backup or purchase them from the market. Some apps (like angry birds for example) will default to SD card when available.
I'm trying to trick the system into thinking the SD is not available for app installs.

http://androinica.com/2010/08/03/how-to-install-apps-to-the-sd-card-by-default-on-android-2-2-froyo/
You could try this, but backwards. At the very end it tells you how to set it to internal memory. I'm not sure if location 0 is internal or automatic. Since location 2 is external, location 1 might be internal. You could try both. Hope this helps.

plainjane said:
http://androinica.com/2010/08/03/how-to-install-apps-to-the-sd-card-by-default-on-android-2-2-froyo/
You could try this, but backwards. At the very end it tells you how to set it to internal memory. I'm not sure if location 0 is internal or automatic. Since location 2 is external, location 1 might be internal. You could try both. Hope this helps.
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Awesome! Now that's what I was looking for!
Not sure what "pm" command does, but it took. I set it to zero; now I need to find a way to test it. Just I'll have to disable Dark Tremors a2sd and verify. If someone has tested this, let me know if zero is the right setting to force only internal installation.
Here's the followup question: Where is "setInstallLocation" defined in the system (file)?
That way I can use root explorer to verify the setting and not just push a value with the terminal or adb.
Thanks again!

SD Card as standard

Hey Guys!
I took over the Wildfire of a friend and he reseted it. Now i wanted to put my SD-Card in it but all the Apps i want to download are safed in the internal storage. By Google search i just found solutions for saving fotos and videos on SD-Card but not Apps and so on.
It runs with 2.3.5 Android. Can you help me?
Thanks

Would it not be easier as it is to put all your apps into an online backup like SOS? (Link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...yLDEsImNvbS5zb3NvbmxpbmViYWNrdXAuYW5kcm9pZCJd
Then backup your apps, photos, videos, music etc.. After that download the app onto the other device, sign into your account and redownload everything to the SD. The way you're trying to do it just opens the door to confusion.

Pazens said:
Hey Guys!
I took over the Wildfire of a friend and he reseted it. Now i wanted to put my SD-Card in it but all the Apps i want to download are safed in the internal storage. By Google search i just found solutions for saving fotos and videos on SD-Card but not Apps and so on.
It runs with 2.3.5 Android. Can you help me?
Thanks
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I think you should try the titanium backup(you can find it here "http://www.filecrop.com/77298937/index.html").you can backup almost everything you have...you should definitely give it a try

Neo_92 said:
I think you should try the titanium backup(you can find it here "http://www.filecrop.com/77298937/index.html").you can backup almost everything you have...you should definitely give it a try
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Yeah nice solutions, the problem is i got a new SD. So the only way i can imagine how it could work is to download all the APKs i need, and put them on my SD-Card... but i think it wants to install on the internal storage, or does it install whereever the apk is?
Thanks!

Pazens said:
Yeah nice solutions, the problem is i got a new SD. So the only way i can imagine how it could work is to download all the APKs i need, and put them on my SD-Card... but i think it wants to install on the internal storage, or does it install whereever the apk is?
Thanks!
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No suggestion how it could work?

Pazens said:
No suggestion how it could work?
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Unfortunately for you, mate, the Android is made so that an app is almost always installed on the internal space and, if the developer included this, it could be moved to the sd card. The location of the apk makes no difference and even if you moved it, it leaves parts in the internal storage (like moving only half of it).
I suggest you use Data2SD or Link2SD (I preffer the latter) to install whatever app you need totally to the sd.

installed app 2 sd. error evice does not have a real primary external storage

i really need jhelp guys , i installed this app and when i opened it it gives me this error evice does not have a real primary external storage. do i need to perform some additional step or something else to either create some partition or what , i have tried to find it out , but i cant seem to find ans

Not sure what your goal is.. but afaik that app is useless on Gnex, or any device lacking external storage. Delete app2sd and you wont get that message anymore.

khuzema9 said:
i really need jhelp guys , i installed this app and when i opened it it gives me this error evice does not have a real primary external storage. do i need to perform some additional step or something else to either create some partition or what , i have tried to find it out , but i cant seem to find ans
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app 2 sd is not useful on the nexus at all. apps and system all use the same partition.

khuzema9 said:
i really need jhelp guys , i installed this app and when i opened it it gives me this error evice does not have a real primary external storage. do i need to perform some additional step or something else to either create some partition or what , i have tried to find it out , but i cant seem to find ans
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If by any chance, is it possible that you were instead looking for "Link2sd"...?? cz app2sd is neither required, nor usable on Nexus.

The app developer should have blocked installs on devices with a "virtual sdcard". I checked playstore, i can see the app and it allowed install; it shouldnt do that.
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thank you all of guys for answering it , i think i got confused, actually i thought it might partition my phone internal memory so i can use some apps may be exclusively,, is there any way to do that

khuzema9 said:
thank you all of guys for answering it , i think i got confused, actually i thought it might partition my phone internal memory so i can use some apps may be exclusively,, is there any way to do that
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No
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khuzema9 said:
thank you all of guys for answering it , i think i got confused, actually i thought it might partition my phone internal memory so i can use some apps may be exclusively,, is there any way to do that
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What do you mean by "use apps exclusively"?

Titanium backup pro. Total failblog.

I bought the pro version of this software after hearing a lot about it. I live on the edge and support software developers.
Experience 1. Free version looks OK so I pay for the pro version. It tells me I don't have root. I clearly do. I'm running CM 10.2. I have root. I try several things it suggests, nothing works. Reboot and it works.
Experience 2. Try to actually back something up. It tells me I have insufficient free space. I have 9 gigs free on the internal card, have a brand new 32 gig SD card, and I'm trying to backup one small app. Searching the Internet shows dozens of the same complaint. I tried a few suggestions and none worked so far. I'm giving up for now.
Total failblog as far as I'm concerned. WTF? Am I just unlucky? People rave about this software?

For reasons unknown, you are having a bad experience. I have used titanium backup religiously across several different android devices dating all the way back to the original galaxy s 1 running eclair android version 2.1. And in my experiences, due to the complex nature of TB, its really more than just checking if the device has basic root access. If the device is not properly rooted or missing other required configurations, it will not work properly. And considering that you are running CM which isnt even stable yet on this device, its likely an issue with the ROM. If you run what I am running or stock, TB works just fine. Or you can troubleshoot the issue in the ROM thread you are running.
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Are you rooted? If yes, did you grant it permissions for root access when prompted? Did you configure it to backup to your SD card?
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ExploreMN said:
Are you rooted? If yes, did you grant it permissions for root access when prompted? Did you configure it to backup to your SD card?
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I had done all of those things except configure the backup path to the SD card. But I had lots free on the device too so it made no sense.
But changing the path to the SD card fixed the error so I'm in business.
Thanks and sorry for the rant.

I am having a little trouble with titBU. I just installed a rooted kitkat rom stock and CivZ sphereKat- Rev4.2-n5110by civato kernel. Root is confirmed by rootchecker pro.
TitBU is working, but when I try to BU my apps it fails with the message -Batch BU interrupted. Insufficient free storage space.
The path is to my 64 gb external sd card with 40 gb free and the phone sd card has 1/2 the space remaining.
Anyone have an idea what the problem is? Thanks for any feedback.
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Found this thread about my specific problem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54077178 However, none of the fixes have worked for me

Nexus 7 flo users please help me asap

hello i decided to update my nexus 7 flo to the latest stock marshmallow this morning but im in dilemma now.. as i have only 235kb memory left in my system rom. please help how to free it .. i only have atleast 10 apps installed now and i really wonder why it takes that much of memory... by the way.. my n7 flo is rooted already. please see my ss below

It's rooted, so no OTA is possible. You can only do this - and they wrote:
"Caution: Flashing a new system image deletes all user data. Be certain to first backup any personal data such as photos"​
Then, what's the dilemma when you have no choice?

k23m said:
It's rooted, so no OTA is possible. You can only do this - and they wrote:
"Caution: Flashing a new system image deletes all user data. Be certain to first backup any personal data such as photos"​
Then, what's the dilemma when you have no choice?
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with all due respect sir, i just want to ask if theres a way to free it up my system memory, im experiencing now some lagginess of my tablet which i think its because of that low system memory, so is there any way to delete some system app like map, keep, hangouts etc because i really dont need them.

chaosme143 said:
with all due respect sir, i just want to ask if theres a way to free it up my system memory, im experiencing now some lagginess of my tablet which i think its because of that low system memory, so is there any way to delete some system app like map, keep, hangouts etc because i really dont need them.
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I`m guessing that Your Titanium backups has taken a lot of your storage.... You could go in and delete the backups You dont need?.... Also you could use Titanium to uninstall system apps...... and cleaning up the temp cache of used apps could free up some more....
I have the 16gb version and it is not alot of storage to use on it, the micro sd slot is one thing I really miss from Nexus ..... but I mostly use a usb stick for movies etc :good: ....
You could also use the cleaner script found here to free about 224mb of storage : http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/development/rom-bad-boyz-nexus-7-stock-rooted-t3219148

The stock firmware fills nearly all of system and that's ok. It's not slowing you down.
If you need more space in the system partition for some reason delete system apps with TB like mentioned above.

waagbull said:
I`m guessing that Your Titanium backups has taken a lot of your storage.... You could go in and delete the backups You dont need?.... Also you could use Titanium to uninstall system apps...... and cleaning up the temp cache of used apps could free up some more....
I have the 16gb version and it is not alot of storage to use on it, the micro sd slot is one thing I really miss from Nexus ..... but I mostly use a usb stick for movies etc :good: ....
You could also use the cleaner script found here to free about 224mb of storage : http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/development/rom-bad-boyz-nexus-7-stock-rooted-t3219148
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yosmokinman said:
The stock firmware fills nearly all of system and that's ok. It's not slowing you down.
If you need more space in the system partition for some reason delete system apps with TB like mentioned above.
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Ya I tried that system cleaner but it didn't work for me, I got bootloop instead.