I rooted my vibrant and would like to delete the bloatware. Most people suggest either using adb or root manager. I however prefer andexplorer which I used on my G1. Andexplorer had root access on my G1 so I could modify system files but for some reason after rooting and installing andexplorer it did not request root access and will not let me delete any apps in the system/app folder. How can I manually give andexplorer root access?
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That file manager doesn't appear to go as deep as Root Explorer. Just try re and if it doesn't satisfy, refund it.
Root Explorer is the way to go.
I agree, root explorer works fine in tge vibrant.
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I have deleted several apps from my Iconia and now would like to restore them in order to get the coming upgrade. My tablet is rooted, and I attempted to use adb to push a sample file "LetsGolf.apk" to \system\app but the file system seems to be protected.
Can anyone tell me how to restore these files?
Thank you.
Have you tried using apps like Astro file manager or Root Explorer. I have always had good luck with those.
Joeykrim's exploit for removing applications - notably Sprint bloat ware does not work with gingerbread. I'm using the 3 June rooted OTA version. Any recommendations or links for removing this apps?
tgusnik
try titanium backup, its what i use to remove any and all apps i dont want, including system apps like pepp and twitter, and animated wallpapers, or whatever else.
Root explorer
mattykinsx said:
Root explorer
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lol i have root explorer as well and never thought of using it.
but if you havent paid for root explorer, titanium backup is free on the market
life_420 said:
lol i have root explorer as well and never thought of using it.
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I find it much easier than titanium backup.
true, but again titanium backup is free root ex isnt. dont know if he has root ex or not.
Just use titanium backup...find the app, zap it with a delete, happy user.
I tried titanium (paid version) twice with no luck. Thanks for the suggestion I'll give root explorer a try.
tgusnik
Hello,
i have titanium backup files i made from my old Note2 and now i want to restore on my new S4
i don't want to root my new s4 anyway to keep it clean
is there any way to make titanium backup restore the apps without root ?
i need only the apps not the data .. just the apps
so , is there any other way to restore just the apps from the titanium backup folder ?
Extract the apk files from the titanium backup archives and put it on your sdcard so you can install them
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om22 said:
Extract the apk files from the titanium backup archives and put it on your sdcard so you can install them
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I need to restore my backups to my non-rooted phone but I need the app data.. is this possible?
Not without root. I wouldn't recommend extracting the apks as your market links will be broken. No updates. You need root or start again
MamomaN said:
Hello,
i have titanium backup files i made from my old Note2 and now i want to restore on my new S4
i don't want to root my new s4 anyway to keep it clean
is there any way to make titanium backup restore the apps without root ?
i need only the apps not the data .. just the apps
so , is there any other way to restore just the apps from the titanium backup folder ?
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If you still have Note II, there is an easy way to accomplish what you need.
Astro File Manager can back up all installed apps to a folder named "backups." Apps can be reinstalled in the normal way from this folder. Market link is not lost, no root required.
After some of my past experiences, I tend to back up things six ways from Sunday and this has been handy for me.
I hope this helps.
Use Helium if you can..
On the same line, if you still have your note 2, use Helium (Koush's app, previously Carbon) instead..
It allows for backup/restore of data without root.
Now can you use data files backed up with Titanium to restore using Helium is unknown to me...
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Edit: Apologies, wrong reply, dint read that you want just the apps and not the data! Talked only about data..
My experiences.
I just got a G3 and the computer side for Helium wouldn't recognize my phone. Not sure if I wanna root.
OK. I just lied to you. I do wanna root it.
I'm gonna try the Astro method.
I am stuck in the same situation....tried everything but there is no way around to to restore unless the phone is rooted
bsam55 said:
If you still have Note II, there is an easy way to accomplish what you need.
Astro File Manager can back up all installed apps to a folder named "backups." Apps can be reinstalled in the normal way from this folder. Market link is not lost, no root required.
After some of my past experiences, I tend to back up things six ways from Sunday and this has been handy for me.
I hope this helps.
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I tried the Astro method suggested here. Just a warning: only the apk is backed up; no app data. I was hoping it would do the app data since that is what I really care about.
On a rooted device, ES File Explorer (any version) can back up both apps and data. I back up my apps and data with it all the time, or else I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of modifying pre-malware versions of that app to work with systemless root.
Without root however, backing up the data is impossible.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
On a rooted device, ES File Explorer (any version) can back up both apps and data. I back up my apps and data with it all the time, or else I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of modifying pre-malware versions of that app to work with systemless root.
Without root however, backing up the data is impossible.
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What about restoring from an ES File Explorer backup? Can an ES File Explorer backup (apps and/or data) be restored on a non-rooted device?
pvman said:
What about restoring from an ES File Explorer backup? Can an ES File Explorer backup (apps and/or data) be restored on a non-rooted device?
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Just install apk that backed up inside backups/apps. I use ES nowadays just to backup Titanium Backup apk so I don't have to re-download it everytime I clean flash my device.
For data of apps, you might need root.
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What about restoring from an ES File Explorer backup? Can an ES File Explorer backup (apps and/or data) be restored on a non-rooted device?
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Apps can be restored, but not data. Even if you did have app data backed up it cannot be restored without root.
EDIT: Clarified message.
Without root, you will not be able to restore data because the file/directory owner and SELinux security context need to be changed. This is the way Android works; with only a few exceptions, each app gets its own user ID (owner) as which the app runs. Generally speaking, one user ID (UID) cannot write the files/directories of another UID. Doing that would require that UID to set the mode bits (permissions) of a file or directory so that group (GID) or "other" is allowed, but Android apps generally don't do that to maintain the "one UID per app" sandbox. Similarly, if SELinux is used, additional access checks are made based on SELinux contexts (but I don't know that well, so I can't explain it, other than to say, if your file context is not right compared to the context of the process accessing it, it will be denied/won't work).
root on the other hand can override permission checks, and can assign the UID, GID, mode bits, and (usually) the SELinux security context of a file or directory. That is what TB does. If you have SuperSU Pro, you can see the chown/chmod/etc. that it does in its logs.
Hi, my rooted Kindle recently un-rooted after I did a factory reset to fix an issue with the sound. I have re-rooted using both KFFA and B4 Binary methods but now don't seem able to use Es Explorer to move Go Ex into my system/app folder.
Live Wallpaper and Widget picker both managed to move, however it fails if I try to change permissions on anything. I have used Root Checker to make sure I am definitely rooted so don't know what the problem is. The launcher from the KFFA kit works although has major issues freezing and loosing the side bar with the home and back buttons on.
I have downloaded from both play store and on-line into my downloads folder but when I attempt to move, I get permission denied. I can't change permissions in the download folder and Es is set up in root mode, SU is allowing access and the SD is mounted. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
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Hi, my rooted Kindle recently un-rooted after I did a factory reset to fix an issue with the sound. I have re-rooted using both KFFA and B4 Binary methods but now don't seem able to use Es Explorer to move Go Ex into my system/app folder.
Live Wallpaper and Widget picker both managed to move, however it fails if I try to change permissions on anything. I have used Root Checker to make sure I am definitely rooted so don't know what the problem is. The launcher from the KFFA kit works although has major issues freezing and loosing the side bar with the home and back buttons on.
I have downloaded from both play store and on-line into my downloads folder but when I attempt to move, I get permission denied. I can't change permissions in the download folder and Es is set up in root mode, SU is allowing access and the SD is mounted. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
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dam0fitz,
Can you afford Root Explorer? I think it is $4.99 and is worth every penny. I have had issues with ES file Explorer too, so I can not directly answer your question without looking at your device.
Check out Root Explorer here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en
Root Explorer immediately activates Root at first launch, just FYI. Nothing to configure like ES File Explorer.