hi. i'm new to the forum, looking for a quick help, sorry if this thread isn't in the right format or if it's in the wrong place...
so I had just uninstalled this streaming app called iflix. the app allows movies to be downloaded and kept in my samsung j5 (2016) device for 30 days.
I was running out of space and I really needed to clear up some quickly so without thinking too much, and without checking, I uninstalled the app iflix, and one other app. only for a minute later, I realized that I should've checked if I had any downloaded movies.
so days ago I found out where the app stores its movie files and today when I went to check that folder it wasn't there.
and my question is, is there a way I could check a log of some kind that would tell me what files and folders were deleted after uninstalling an app?
so that I could see if there were indeed some movies that were deleted along with the app.
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Hi Guys,
unfortunately a friend of mine has lost his gmail account (someone broke his password), and therewith all his apps bound to that account.. of course thats at the moment not extremely bad, because the apps are still on his phone, but if he might update the rom or buy a new phone, the paid apps will be gone.
therefore i am wondering, where these apps are stored. i found out, that most apps are stored in /data/app, but for example new applications, which i bought lets say an hour ago, are not stored there (think that this has something todo with 24h refund).. has someone experience with this? will those apps work, which i bought and then copied the apk file from data/app to a backup?
Yes, they will definatly work. you can use "appManager Pro" to back up the apps realy simply, or you can use "mybackup pro" to back up all your apps. Google seems to have no DRM in place whatsoever for the app store, so you can back up your apps manualy or with the above apps and they will still work, on any phone!
yes okay, the first app (appmanager) works, but only with some apps, not with all
for example i have the app "colorUp Lite", there stands "geschützt"/"protected".. any idea how the programmer managed to protect their app? and how to store that?
edit: i found out that every app, which can be backuped is stored in /data/app.. for example the app from above "colorUp Lite" has no apk-file in that folder.. theres just a zip-file with some pictures and templates in it.. where do these apps store their binary on the phone??
ok so this is my first smart phone and i hate that i feel like such a noob! i am accustomed to having control of everything win7.
i have astro installed on my rooted phone. just downloaded an app from amazon. i have not installed it yet and have no idea where the dang app is temporarily stored.
is there anyway to take control of the default file location for downloads? i would like to save the apk to my pc prior to installing it on the phone.
additionally im guessing that when an app is installed it creates folders and file locations that the app needs to function on the phone. so when apps are installed and uninstalled over time will there eventually be orphan files and folders that just take up space and cause performance issues?
Most market apps are stored in data/app. No. It wont cause performance issues.
I am new to android , being a WM ex-pat, so forgive my ignorance. Had this new phone a couple of weeks now and have encountered a big problem with it. At first it seemed fine, but after a week it ran out of internal sd memory, despite only having 250mb worth of stuff on it, the1.7 gb was full.
Cut a long ..etc. Seems sd/android/data/com.cooliris.media/cache/hires-image-cache ,is the culprit.
Every time media scanner runs it fills this cache folder with DUPLICATES (I suspect) of what has already been scanned, instead of adding only new stuff.
consequently the internal sd memory fills in less than a day.
I figured that rooting was the answer, so have successfully rooted, (with help of this forum, ) and tried using autostarts to disable media scanning , but , of course that means I cant access any media without it running. Since i havent been able to find an answer to this anywhere else, wonder if someone could tell me how to
sort this problem,?? (as its driving me nuts!!) Thanks folks.
sorry,don'know why
I don,t know why but since you know how to root then maybe this can help :
1. Install Titanium Backup from Market, the free version is suficient for the task. From backup/restore tab above, find "Gallery". Tap on it then select freeze. This means your Gallery app is still intact but won't run anymore.
2. Delete your culprit cache
3. Now as an alternative to Gallery app, you can use QuickPic from market.
Well, hope this solves your issue.
Thanks Distan7, - Took your advice and it done the trick!! (so far at least!)- (Had to get Tb full tho, as lite doesnt allow freezing!) This method beats my recent solution, hands down, which was to use prog called "gallery lock" to hide media from m.scanner, but its a long winded pain to use.! Tianium backup is a brilliant app! Many thanks for your help.
You're welcome mate, sorry I forgot that you need TB full to freeze apps. You could backup then uninstall Gallery using TB free, but I fear something bad might happen. Anyway TB is a great app with lots of useful features.
Hope the trick lasts
Hi a golden rule, as long your phone is rooted, a smart idea is that if you have TB and want to unistall a system app make sure at least to back it up before you unistall it!
Nothing is true....everything is permitted...
Wondering if any one else is having this problem.. There are several apps of mine that don't show up in the app listing but they are installed. The only place they show up is in the folders that came on the factory install. The Google app folder for example has gmail in the folder but the app doesn't show up by itself in the app listing
I believe thats just part of how this phone keeps the apps in a neater arrangement.
wow i just seen this right after posting a thread about something like this
some how my sprint folder just came up empty an all the apps are no where to be found that was in that folder
i thoght it was just me but maybe not
I'm using a manga reader app which saves the catalogue dbs and image files to /sdcard and the stupid Phone Manager app thinks they're junk cache files and keeps on deleting them. I rummaged through Phone Manager and unchecked everything related to that app, but it just re-checks it automatically and at some point overnight it gets deleted.
Unfortunately Phone Manager isn't on the list of apps that can be uninstalled for user 0 . Is there any way to tell Phone Manager to ignore an app? This is my first Oppo phone so I'm just discovering these stupid chinese quirks...
Edit: sorry, thought I was in the Q&A subforum guess I can't move it now.
drazil22 said:
I'm using a manga reader app which saves the catalogue dbs and image files to /sdcard and the stupid Phone Manager app thinks they're junk cache files and keeps on deleting them. I rummaged through Phone Manager and unchecked everything related to that app, but it just re-checks it automatically and at some point overnight it gets deleted.
Unfortunately Phone Manager isn't on the list of apps that can be uninstalled for user 0 . Is there any way to tell Phone Manager to ignore an app? This is my first Oppo phone so I'm just discovering these stupid chinese quirks...
Edit: sorry, thought I was in the Q&A subforum guess I can't move it now.
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Hey man! I was having the same issue with my Find X, when just two days back I saw that the Phone manager was running in the background around 3am, and once it finished, my widget was gone. I know how frustrating this can get!
Upon further tinkering, I found that I could disable phone manager like this- settings>system apps>phone manager>self diagnosis frequency and then I switched it off. That's it! I tested it for two days, and my widget is still there.
Hope this helps!