I have a few apps that aren't being backed up by titanium backup.
For example - RockPlayer
It's not in the marked yet so I installed it with the Astro app manager.
Titanium Backup only backs up the data, and not the app. So I checked in /data/app for the apk and it doesn't appear to be installed there. It's installed on the phone and not the sdcard.
Are unknown source apps installed to a different directory? Is there any way to find the path?
J.L.C. said:
I have a few apps that aren't being backed up by titanium backup.
For example - RockPlayer
It's not in the marked yet so I installed it with the Astro app manager.
Titanium Backup only backs up the data, and not the app. So I checked in /data/app for the apk and it doesn't appear to be installed there. It's installed on the phone and not the sdcard.
Are unknown source apps installed to a different directory? Is there any way to find the path?
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unknown sources should install to the same location as market apps.
When I sideloaded the Crome2Phone app, the APK is sitting in my Downloads folder, check and see if you have that and what's in there
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Hello
Just like in the topic. How and what to use to backup apps ??
Thanks
i beleive that the ASTRO file manager (free) gives you the option for apps backup to your sd!
Just used ASTRO. Noticed 'Power Manager' was designated 'private' so I could not back that up
If its Copyrighted/copy protected it won't be backed up
You could also use root explorer I think - it worked on my magic, I copied the folder "apps" from /data/apps to SD and I think I also managed to copy
one from /system/apps which had all the preinstalled apps in it.
Daisy xxx
Ok will try root explorer. Many thx
Running Cyanogen 4.2.6 with apps2SD.
I ended up having to restore from a nandroid backup that was a week or so old.
Now I've noticed that the some apps that I installed in the interim are on my phone and installed, but don't show up in my "Downloads" list.
And the opposite is true as well.....apps that I removed in the interim appear in the "Downloads" section, but I am not able to uninstall or install from market.
Is there a way I can rebuild the Market database file?
Hi!
After a full wipe (including ext partition), and manually reinstall my applications using the APK, the Market Download's section show nothing. Only apps installed via Market after the wipe shows on this section.
Obviusly, my manually installed APK don't get updates because don't appear on this section.
There are any way to force Market to relink this manually installed apps so it reapears as installed ? Then I can get updates.
I already tried to delete the 'cache' folder under the /data/data/com.android.vending directory, with no lucky.
Any idea ?
Thanks!
The only way to backup your market-database is using the backuptool titanium backup.
btw: This thread belongs to Q&A!!!
Use ATrackdog (avaiable in market for free), it's a great app.
I'm on the stock N1 and want to unlock the bootloader, which will force a wipe.
Whilst I can backup the installed apps to .apks on the sdcard with several apps as far as I know when they are restored they will not be 'linked' to the market, so I won't get update notifications for them.
'backup for root users' and 'titanium backup' can back up the market db, but you need to be root in the first place, which N1 users cannot be.
Is there a way to backup the market db without root?
Or maybe 'fix' the market data during/after the reinstall of the .apks?
Back them up to the sd. When you root reinstall and use atrackdog to check for any updates. If you do update the app in the market then it will show from that point on through the markets update notification.
Or... You can download Titanium Backup from market
EDIT... Sorry, it says you need root for it... I coulda sworn it didnt say that before...
both mybackup pro and app manager can backup aps to sd card without root.. then you can use thm to restore after rooting.
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both mybackup pro and app manager can backup aps to sd card without root.. then you can use thm to restore after rooting.
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He is 100% correct about this but if you look for app manager it is now call app monster. The pro or free versions will work.
@lgkahn and @jerrycycle
Thanks guys, but I'm sure I used MyBackup to do this ages ago with my G1. It restored the apps OK but they didn't show up as 'installed' in the Market so Market doesn't give you updates.
I notice MyBackup now has a 'root' section in the preferences which includes a 'Market db' option. The only other apps I've seen that can do it require root so it looks like maybe it can't be done :-/
Failing that I'm now looking for the restore solution with the least clicks, then jerrycycle's idea of ATrackDog (thanks!). AppMonster doesn't have a batch install, App Manager (by Amazing Droid) does and pops up the usual install dialog so thats 2 clicks per app.
AppBrain looks cool, you can make a backup list of your apps on the web, then resync after wipe, but it does a market search for each one which is quite a lot of clicks It does note protected apps though, which the others can't dump so I'd loose track of them.
hmmm not going well. Market shows all apps I had installed but as 'free', it thinks they're available to install. If I install the app from SD - I've tried MyBackup, Astro and AppManager - it is available in the launcher but still listed as 'free' in the market.
Looks like only way to do it is to go down the list in Market and manually install each from there.
see title ^^
Apps restored from backup, but backup were corrupted.. could save app+data but no market link so no update notifications, doesnt wanna "over install" 40apps from market (search name, install though already installed)
aTrackDog e.g. shows all apps and if i click them , opens them in market.. but i didnt found a way that it just adds the market link to the allready installed application^^
bassbox said:
see title ^^
Apps restored from backup, but backup were corrupted.. could save app+data but no market link so no update notifications, doesnt wanna "over install" 40apps from market (search name, install though already installed)
aTrackDog e.g. shows all apps and if i click them , opens them in market.. but i didnt found a way that it just adds the market link to the allready installed application^^
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Look up Titanium Backup.
Open the app, press Menu and select Market Doctor.
This would only restore market links from apps i've backed up with titanium backup with market links. But they come from nandroid and went missing :-/
Titanuim backup not restoring. Links for me. Donate version.
bassbox said:
This would only restore market links from apps i've backed up with titanium backup with market links. But they come from nandroid and went missing :-/
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try installing a new app (you can unistall it later)
normally it will recover then.
hey, i wanted to find an answer to this as well. i don't think there's a way to do it if you didn't back up the links.
before flashing a new ROM, i pulled all the .apk's from my phone so that i could install them via "adb install" later. they installed fine, but didn't show up in market.
i think there's a database that holds links between the market and apps you install via the market. titanium backup will back up those links, and restore them later. it doesn't "create" missing links by scanning the apps you have installed and then linking them to the market. it only restores links that it backed up.
installing a new app to "refresh" the market links only works if you've restored previously backed-up links.
if someone can prove me wrong that would be great, cuz i hate installing from the market.. so damn slow cuz it tries to do a bunch of stuff all at once. plus it's easier to script the adb installs.
From settings go to Applications, Manage, click All select market and delete the data. Reboot phone and it should rebuild its databases
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App
There is one on the market for free, eris market fixer or similar.
Worked for me