Guest Small_Hacker Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 /Systems/sd/apps /data/apps/ Would anyone can explain the use of both paths for?
Guest Delnar_Ersike Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) I might be wrong, but /data/apps/ is where Android stores apps normally, using built-in memory, while /system/sd/apps is apps2sd's ext2 partition's mount point. Edited August 16, 2010 by Delnar_Ersike
Guest Small_Hacker Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 I might be wrong, but /data/apps/ is where Android stores apps normally, using built-in memory, while /system/sd/apps is apps2sd's ext2 partition's mount point. It means /data/apps/ is for market /system/sd/apps is for apk ?
Guest bellanano Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) All Apps are apks and with apps2sd ON all the apps (market's downloads included) are on /system/sd/apps that is the mount point of the ext2 partition on sd card :D Edited August 16, 2010 by bellanano
Guest Small_Hacker Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 All Apps are apks and with apps2sd ON all the apps (market's downloads included) are on /system/sd/apps that is the mount point of the ext2 partition on sd card :D how about the /data/apps/ ? what's the use of it?
Guest xian1243 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 The answer is right above. /data/apps is not used when apps to sd is enabled, /system/sd/apps is a link to the sdcard. Whether you install an .apk or install from the market, they will install to the SD card.
Guest malez Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 /Systems/sd/apps /data/apps/ Would anyone can explain the use of both paths for? System looks for apks in /data/app and /data/app-private that are directory on your phone-s data partition. When you use apps2sd, first you create an ext2 parition on your sdcard. This partition is mounted by the sytem at start and is attached to /system/sd mount point in this directory you will find /system/sd/app /system/sd/app-privte /system/sd/dalvik-cache (if you moved dalvik cache to sd) /system/sd/data (if you moved data to sd) Now system must gain access to these directories. The problem is that it will always try to access them on /data/app, /data/app-rpivate, and so one. That is why /data/app is a symbolic link to /system/sd/app. So when the system access /data/app , in reality it is forwarded to /system/sd/app. That is the same for app-private I think you should understant the behaviour. For dalvik-cache and data, it is exactly the same idea
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