Nextapp SDFix is a very simple app but eliminates the possibility of your phone not booting up if you have messed up the formatting of platform.xml which is what this app modifies. After you've run the "fix" you can actually uninstall the app as you no longer need it. Apps like Titanium Backup, Syncthing and many others will now be able to select the external sdcard as destinations.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
The xda thread on it with much more detail is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684188
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Is it possible to freeze an app and then move it to SD storage so it uses no internal storage? I currently have to uninstall some apps so I can install others that I need at the moment, and repeat the process ad infinitum for every other app. I have already used Apps2SD and the like to move as much as I can out to SD storage. What I want to know is if it is technically feasible to ship app app to SD (app+data) (maybe putting a stub in place) and move back the actual app when needed?
Well, I didn't get any replies but what I effectively wanted to do is certainly possible, since Titanium Backup does it. I install all the apps I want to use, then run a Titanium Backup and uninstall the apps. When I need a particular app, I just uninstall something else, then restore the app (+data) I need from backup using Titanium Backup.
Problem solved.
I rooted my Xperia E C1504 ( single ). No flashing ROM. Nothing. Just rooted. I could move some of the non-movable apps to internal memory after rooting. But there are still apps like Facebook, Gmail, Browser, that are considered as system apps and unable to move to internal memory.
I use Titanium Backup.
And if I could move these apps, I think I can hibernate them in Greenify.
I searched for modules in Xposed Framework too. No use there.
Someone help please ?
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I rooted my Xperia E C1504 ( single ). No flashing ROM. Nothing. Just rooted. I could move some of the non-movable apps to internal memory after rooting. But there are still apps like Facebook, Gmail, Browser, that are considered as system apps and unable to move to internal memory.
I use Titanium Backup.
And if I could move these apps, I think I can hibernate them in Greenify.
I searched for modules in Xposed Framework too. No use there.
Someone help please ?
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have you used link2sd!
Next time read the changelog!! Greenify oredi have the feature. U need to use greenify donation vers.
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sayujnair said:
I rooted my Xperia E C1504 ( single ). No flashing ROM. Nothing. Just rooted. I could move some of the non-movable apps to internal memory after rooting. But there are still apps like Facebook, Gmail, Browser, that are considered as system apps and unable to move to internal memory.
I use Titanium Backup.
And if I could move these apps, I think I can hibernate them in Greenify.
I searched for modules in Xposed Framework too. No use there.
Someone help please ?
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download link2sd. It has a "convert to user app" option
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Angelcho said:
download link2sd. It has a "convert to user app" option
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I did use that app "link2sd". And no, it doesn't show that option "Convert to user app" for system apps, but it shows "convert to system app" for user apps. And it showed me an error when I tried 'Move 2 SD card' with Facebook, Gmail.
Now what ? And also, App shortcuts on the home screen disappears if I reboot my device. However, apps installed on phone remains on home screen but not the ones moved to Internal Memory. Any idea about this too ?
sayujnair said:
I did use that app "link2sd". And no, it doesn't show that option "Convert to user app" for system apps, but it shows "convert to system app" for user apps. And it showed me an error when I tried 'Move 2 SD card' with Facebook, Gmail.
Now what ? And also, App shortcuts on the home screen disappears if I reboot my device. However, apps installed on phone remains on home screen but not the ones moved to Internal Memory. Any idea about this too ?
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From the play store download /system/app mover. It is a free app, you need busybox installed though. Use that, it will convert the apps to user apps for you. Quick tip start from the bottom and work your way up.
And the problem about the shortcuts disappearing is common with apps installed to the SDCard and Internal Memory. Since they are stored on storage's what are loaded after the phone has booted the shortcuts get unlinked.
On older phones (Xperia x10) I was able to partition the sd card and have an ext-3 partition which is native to android/linux, link2sd was able to move system apps to it as it was already considered mounted at boot so nothing would unlink.. I have been trying to do this will the milo with little success, the phone considers either the internal sd or external sd card as 'damaged' when partitioned - I have tried a variety of tools which have been successful on other Sony mobiles, it then proceeds to reformat and partition the card(s) back to their default state.. Highly annoying, as by using an ext partition you could have gigabytes of system storage, so I can only assume there is something about the miro range which makes partitions unusable.
Performance is lessened when using ext partitions but that performance drop is significantly less than only have 50mb of ram available compared to 300 or 400mb!
If I have any success I will update you but at the moment im baffled..
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gamer649 said:
From the play store download /system/app mover. It is a free app, you need busybox installed though. Use that, it will convert the apps to user apps for you. Quick tip start from the bottom and work your way up.
And the problem about the shortcuts disappearing is common with apps installed to the SDCard and Internal Memory. Since they are stored on storage's what are loaded after the phone has booted the shortcuts get unlinked.
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I tried with Titanium Backup. It worked! Phew. But hey, still thanks to you and everyone whoever responded.
since moto G does not count with micro sd support, i find it quite diffiicult to find a app to backups my aplications.
Which program can i use to make a backup in pc?
Try mybackup pro (paid) and helium (free) available on play store.
sihag said:
Try mybackup pro (paid) and helium (free) available on play store.
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Helium is a bit quirky with Motorola phones. I could not restore my backup (on the phone sd card ) after upgrading my phone to Kitkat . Luckily I had made an earlier backup onto the computer over WiFi
Titanium, obackup and so on...
yunior597 said:
since moto G does not count with micro sd support, i find it quite diffiicult to find a app to backups my aplications.
Which program can i use to make a backup in pc?
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Creating a backup of your SD card is not that same as backing up your applications. For backing up applications with data, I recommend Titaniumbackup. It does require root though, if you're not rooted Helium is a good runner up.
For copying contents from internal storage to your PC, I'd stay away from copying files/folders using Windows explorer via MTP/PTP. My experience is that file transfers will often fail or hang. Use adb push/pull commands instead, or use an app that will run a FTP server on your phone, allowing access via a FTP client on your PC.
Ive found that Helium constantly breaks while trying to backup large APKs . So here is a work around which worked for me get a backup of installed apps and data .
Backup
1) Backup apk using ES Explorer or equivalent .
2) Backup contents of /Android/obb . ( this is where some apps like games store extra content )
3) Take backup of data using Helium using Web console . May be you can try backing up to device also .. Might work
Restore
1) You can either manually install backed up apps using any Android File explorer OR simply use ADB command line (no app installation prompts )
adb install -r APk .
To batch install on DOS use
for %i in (*.apk) DO adb install -r "%i"
2) now restore app data using Helium using web console or restoring from device .
3) Restore obb folder contents
This for me was much faster and had lesser failures due to Helium hanging :good:
yunior597 said:
since moto G does not count with micro sd support, i find it quite diffiicult to find a app to backups my aplications.
Which program can i use to make a backup in pc?
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how do you backup whatsapp data,or any other app data which usually takes place on sd card.is it so that it gets created in internal memory itself? or we dont have any option for backup as we cant use sd card? i am going to buy this phone,so tell me
First, SM-G900P running MOAR V1. I have TiBu Pro.
My problem is TiBu gives no option to move to sd, much less external sd with 4.4+. Only option is to integrate to rom. Would like the backups to go to ext sd. In TiBu's menu the backup folder location ext sd "is not writable". Is there a fix? Uninstall TiBu and reinstall maybe?
Google removed the function. I don't have the links but search for ext-sd write fix. There's an app, custom roms have fixed it, and you can do it yourself with a small bit of editing a system file.
1.Using a root-enabled file manager (like ES file explorer), navigate to /system/etc/permissions
2.Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3.Add an additional group definition for this permission: <group gid=”media_rw” />
4.Save the changes to the file.
5.Restart the phone.
Then you should be all set ! Pretty sure this has already been done on MOAR so I'm not sure why you're having problems with TiBu.
It's already fixed in MOAR, try updating TiBu.
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Yea, I missed the part where he said he was on MOAR.
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It's already fixed in MOAR, try updating TiBu.
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Uninstall / reinstall TiBu fixed it.
Anyone know how to get Titanium Backup to actually see a backup directory as writeable when pointing it at the external card? It seems to only see /mnt/sdcard2 not /storage/sdcard1 like ES Explorer does.
Thanks.
I used an app on play store called something like...SD card fixer. It changes the permissions to write to the card. Worked for me. Must be rooted though.
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salado said:
I used an app on play store called something like...SD card fixer. It changes the permissions to write to the card. Worked for me. Must be rooted though.
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Thanks! It worked! Yay! At least Titanium, Root Explorer and the rest can now write to the external SDcard. Works for me.
Again, thanks. :good:
No problem....Glad it worked for you
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