Android Blog: [id-android] [Mod] Free up space using Apps2Ext2 + Cache2Ext2 Froyo for spica

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

[id-android] [Mod] Free up space using Apps2Ext2 + Cache2Ext2 Froyo for spica

setelah kemarin hanya app2sd aja ini sdh ada yg ama cache-nya..monggo dicoba..for cyanogenmod froyo on spica..

Hi,

as promised, here is my Apps2Ext2.zip, which moves your Apps installed on /data/app + /data/app-private to ext2 partition.
Why should you use Apps2Ext2 instead of Froyo Apps2SD?

Apps2Ext2 is way better than Froyo Apps2SD, because when you unmount your SD (like when you want to put things on it using your USB-connection), you only unmount the FAT partition of it, the ext2 keeps untouched.
So while using Froyo Apps2SD, your Apps won't be usable anymore, when you unmount your SD, with Apps2Ext2 there are no such problems!
In addition many people using Froyo Apps2SD face a decrease in system performance, using Apps2Ext2 instead it's snappier.
The only small issue with this Mod is, that your Apps won't get recognized as downloaded on Market anymore, but you can use aTrackDog for searching Updates easily or just install the Apps again, then they will be displayed as installed in Market again.

Installation:

1. Create an additional ext2 partition on top of the normal FAT partition of your SD-card (You can use recovery for that.) sized at least as big as the size of all your apps (+Caches/Data/Dalvik-Cache if you want to move Caches/Data/Dalvik-Cache to ext2, too).
Attention: Repartitioning your SD will delete everything saved on it!

2. Copy Apps2Ext2.zip (for CM 5.2 or later) to root of your SD.

3. Boot to recovery.

4. Go to "Mount" menu und mount /data + /system.

5. Go back and apply my .zip using "Apply any zip from SD" menu.

6. Reboot

Apps2Ext2 for CM 5.2 or later: Attachment 3287

Update 1:

You used Samdroid Apps2SD or something similiar before, now updated to CM 5.2 or later, but still have your Apps stored on ext2 and not on /data/app + /data/app-private or you updated CM to a newer version?
Then use the following UPDATE:

Here are two packages, which only enable Apps2Ext2 function on CM 5.2 or later and do not move your Apps from /data/app + /data/app-private to ext2.

Installation works the same way as described above, just use Apps2Ext2_Enabler1.zip or Apps2Ext2_Enabler2.zip instead of Apps2Ext2.zip.

The first one is to use, when you have your Apps stored on your ext2 partition in /app + /app-private folders.
Attachment 3280

The second one is to use, when you have your Apps stored directly on root of your ext2 partition.
Attachment 3281

Update 2:

This package will move all the Caches and Data of your own and the inbuilt Apps to your ext2 partition.
Attention: It's recommended that you only use this Mod if you have at least a Class 6 or a fast Class 4 SD-card, otherwise it will probably come to slowdowns and stumbles. In addition, as this will set free much more space on your internal memory, take care that your ext2 partition is big enough to store the data/data folder (+ some more as Caches grow).

Installation works the same way as described above, just use Cache2Ext2.zip instead of Apps2Ext2.zip.

Cache2Ext2 for CM 5.2 or later: Attachment 3293

If you updated to a newer version of CM and still have your Caches/Data stored on ext2, here is a package, that just enables Cache2Ext2 again, not copying Caches/Data to ext2.

Cache2Ext2Enabler for CM 5.2 or later: Attachment 3302

Update 3:

So here are the Undo-Packages.
Attention: As the Undo-Packages moves your Apps/Caches/Data/Dalvik-Cache back to /data, take care that there is enough free space for it on internal memory.

Installation works the same way as described above, just use UndoApps2Ext2.zip or UndoCache2Ext2.zip or UndoDalvikCache2Ext2.zip or UndoAll.zip instead of Apps2Ext2.zip.

Undo Apps2Ext2: Attachment 3294

Undo Cache2Ext2: Attachment 3295

Undo DalvikCache2Ext2: Attachment 3306

Undo Apps2Ext2 and Cache2Ext2 and DalvikCache2Ext2: Attachment 3309

Update 4:

As promised, here is DalvikCache2Ext2, which moves the Dalvik-Cache to ext2.
Attention: It's recommended that you only use this Mod if you have at least a Class 6 or a fast Class 4 SD-card, otherwise it will probably come to slowdowns and stumbles. In addition, as this will set free much more space on your internal memory, take care that your ext2 partition is big enough to store the data/dalvik-cache folder (+ some more as Caches grow).

Installation works the same way as described above, just use DalvikCache2Ext2.zip instead of Apps2Ext2.zip.

DalvikCache2Ext2 for CM 5.2 or later: Attachment 3305

If you updated to a newer version of CM and still have your Dalvik-Cache stored on ext2, here is a package, that just enables DalvikCache2Ext2 again, not copying Dalvik-Cache to ext2.

DalvikCache2Ext2Enabler for CM 5.2 or later: Attachment 3307

Note: If you update your CM version to a newer one, /system will be formatted, so the userinit.sh, which mounts your ext2 partition on every boot, will get deleted, too.
After updating, you always have to reenable Apps2Ext2 / Cache2Ext2 / DalvikCache2Ext2 using my "Apps2SD_Enabler1.zip" and (if applied before) "Cache2Ext2Enabler.zip" and (if applied before) "DalvikCache2Ext2Enabler.zip", then everything will work just fine again.

Note2: If you applied one (or more) of my packages, your system won't boot without SD-card inserted until you applied the Undo-packages of the packages you installed or just reinserted your SD-card.

Greetings
Pupy

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Attached Files Apps2SD_Enabler1.zip (2.3 KB) Apps2SD_Enabler2.zip (2.3 KB) UndoApps2Ext2.zip (2.1 KB) Cache2Ext2.zip (2.3 KB) UndoCache2Ext2.zip (2.0 KB) Cache2Ext2Enabler.zip (2.2 KB) DalvikCache2Ext2.zip (2.3 KB) UndoDalvikCache2Ext2.zip (2.0 KB) DalvikCache2Ext2Enabler.zip (2.3 KB) UndoAll.zip (2.3 KB) Apps2Ext2.zip (2.4 KB)