I'm just carious to where my Phone only apk is download to? It's not in the download folder and i would like to back it up in case something goes wrong with the phone. Anyone happen to know where i can find all the file i download off the market? Thanks.
If you installed an app from the market, the phone doesnt save the apk file, it just installs it. If you downloaded an apk from the browser, it will be in SD card/download.
Most of the time the app called appsaver will find installed programs and copy the apk to the card. There is also titanium backup.
I would use titanium to back up your apps. (Backs them up to sd card and you can then back up the folder to your computer.)
/data/app is where all the installed apk's go.
Hi everyone, I've changed my rom because it was giving me some problems (WiFi doesn't work anymore even after the full wipe), so I've installed Kuyadroid. I remember there was an "hacked" apk of the Sony Ericsson Backup and Restore that worked with the roms. I had it in the previous rom and I did backup my sms, now I want to restore them and I don't find this apk. Any help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982051
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982051
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Thank you so much, I saved the page in the bookmarks!
I've installed it but it says "can't read the selected backup file" when I try to restore it, why?
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I've installed it but it says "can't read the selected backup file" when I try to restore it, why?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11908011&postcount=4
"IF YOU GET ERROR ''CANT READ FILE'' WHILE RESTORING A BACKUP DOWNLOAD THIS
Installing update
1. Download DeskClock.apk above
2. Using root explorer, paste it in system/app
3. Set permissions to 777 (all boxes checked)
4. Now try restoring the file that previously said ''cant read file''; it should work now"
hey i am using xperia x8 2.1...when i was using 2.3 i created a backup file..den i switched to 2.1 and now when i try to restore my .sbf file cannot do it coz it says "cannot read the selected backup file"...i have to tried to use the following solution...
IF YOU GET ERROR ''CANT READ FILE'' WHILE RESTORING A BACKUP DOWNLOAD THIS
Installing update
1. Download DeskClock.apk above
2. Using root explorer, paste it in system/app
3. Set permissions to 777 (all boxes checked)
4. Now try restoring the file that previously said ''cant read file''; it should work now
Installing Backup & restore app
Goto system folder using root explorer and edit the below entry in build.prop
From
ro.product.manufacturer= "whatever name here''
To
ro.product.manufacturer= Sony Ericsson
Then download BACKUP & RESTORE here and install.
i have rooted my phone and done everything above.....
i did this but it was not helpful it is still showing the same message"cannot read the selected backup file"
plz help me out need my backup badly!!
I get back up and then update phone using PC companion with repair option. after that when I want to restore got this error "cannot read selected backup file".
the link for DeskClock.apk is missed, and I'm unable to move files or change permission in system/app/ using root browser lite ("Operation failed" error occurred ).
please help to figure out this problem.
many thanks in advance
backup one option at time
e.x:
one backup sms only
one backup bookmarks only
one backup contacts only
one...........
that I did on a gingerbread rom
and restored one at time again to official eclair
some apps may not restored because not compatible with eclair and maybe that the reason of error
try to not backup the apps with this method..
use astro file manager for the apps
Superuser_ said:
backup one option at time
e.x:
one backup sms only
one backup bookmarks only
one backup contacts only
one...........
that I did on a gingerbread rom
and restored one at time again to official eclair
some apps may not restored because not compatible with eclair and maybe that the reason of error
try to not backup the apps with this method..
use astro file manager for the apps
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unfortunately I have no access to my old data and the only thing I have is my latest backup with spf format.
any other suggestion?
always we keep a recovery backup..
The most important data is your contacts.. the other staff can you find manually
The only way is to flash again your previous custom rom install again backup and restore app and restore data with the app(maybe it will work on the rom you make the backup),and backup your data again but with other method..
Also look and this old thread
I think you can't restore the sbf file with other tool..but you can read it with a windows app(Google it)
The path of your sbf backup file is in: sd card/data/backup
Superuser_ said:
always we keep a recovery backup..
The most important data is your contacts.. the other staff can you find manually
The only way is to flash again your previous custom rom install again backup and restore app and restore data with the app(maybe it will work on the rom you make the backup),and backup your data again but with other method..
Also look and this old thread
I think you can't restore the sbf file with other tool..but you can read it with a windows app(Google it)
The path of your sbf backup file is in: sd card/data/backup
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Dont work with GingerDX - is locked by sony...
How run it?
I change ro.product.manufacturer= Sony Ericsson
but is dont work
Alright so I have been doing alot of ROM swapping and I found a few apps from other ROMs that I really like but don't exist in my current ROM. Obviously its possible to take apps from one ROM and put it in another otherwise you wouldn't see custom ROMs that are baked with apps from different ROMs baked in.
For instance I really would like to restore the splashtop app from the Dexter's Asus port so I can use it in Taboonay. Titanium Restore just hangs until I kill the app.
Can someone tell me how I can take my titanium backup of a system app from a different ROM and restore it to my current ROM?
Really? No one? Come on guys.
you must backup the application you wanna choose, on the first custom rom with titanium, and then restore it in the other rom. but it's not all application can restore it up.
Yeah I tried that and it didn't restore. It just hung titanium and I had to terminate titanium. I tried doing an ADB push of the APK to the /system/App folder from the titanium backup zip file but when I launch it it just force closes.
Could Asus have done something to this APK so that it would only work on the Transformer? (Splashtop)
not sure if titanium backup will back up and restore the /system/lib files. Some apps need these to work and won't install or run without them.
When market is updated itself to new version we have problems.
Mostly timeouts, lags, etc.
There is solution that can revert update.
In fact, market is 2 applications:
vending.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
To use "old" market you need only delete that 2 applications and install old market.
Deleting updater is necessary, because it will download new version right after you use old one 1st time.
To remove system apps you need root and application, ie "root app remover".
After you delete them just install old market (zip attached).
Unzip it on SD card and install via file manager or easy installer.
Titanium Backup says can't remove system app failed to find apk or some such thing..
I've got root.. xposed..
Before I go trying random "System App Remover" apps.. it's crazy Titanium Backup doesn't work..
If I do just go deleting the APK files.. is that a "clean" uninstall ? or will there be a bunch of files & references left behind..
For the random stuff included in this rom like the modded Youtube & "OG Downloader" for 1 example
I would & have posted in the rom thread but it's long dead
This rom: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/rom-galaxy-tab-series-t3514996/page30
What you can do is:
You can download Link2SD from the Google Play Store! You will need root access which you already have and you select the application in Link2SD and you're done! Make sure to reboot after.