Chinren 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2011 Does anyone know a good way/app (preferably free!!) to move the APK install file of an app from wherever it is in the memory to the SDCard? I don't want the installed files, just the initially downloaded APK file. I can't find them in the phone's memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz555 1 Report post Posted June 27, 2011 I'm not sure I understand. If you downloaded an APK file (in order to install a non-market app for example), then surely you KNOW where you downloaded it to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chinren 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2011 I'm not sure I understand. If you downloaded an APK file (in order to install a non-market app for example), then surely you KNOW where you downloaded it to? Well yes, if I download the APK file that way I do. However my HTC phone I bought in Hong Kong, and it has the English version app market on, which is good. My Asus Transformer I bought here in China though, and only has some crappy Chinese app market on. Until I pluck up enough courage to root and reflash it, I'd like to transfer a couple of apps from my phone, downloaded from the market, to my pad. (Rather than search out the APK file). The problem is I don't know where (if anywhere) the APK file is stored on the non-SD card memory on my phone. Hence the question above. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz555 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2011 Installed apps on the phone should be located in system/app and data/app. However to get at protected apps you're are going to need a rooted phone. You can get at the apps via ADB if you want but a tool like MyBackup will also do the trick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macnoodle 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2012 Astro File Explorer has a nifty App Backup feature where you can save all installed apk's on your phone. It saves them under a directory on your SD card: sdcard/backups/apps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lrm537 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2012 ES Explorer has a backup feature that places the apk's of any/all installed apps into a folder on your SD card called Backups > Apps. From there you can zip them up for storage or copy them to another device. No data is backed up, just the app apk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WoodyNguyen 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2012 Please use Titanium Backup pro.apk You can move *.apk from system data to user data or whatever But it requires that the phone need rooted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
