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How to move apps to sd card on an unrooted device: A noobs guide. **Updated 09/02/11**

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when i type adb devices this comes up on the screen...plzz help me out
 
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ADB is definitely in that location? Browse there and check. Also see the post before yours...

If adb is in that location, try browsing there through windows and double click it. Then try again.

If it is not, you need to change the location to its actual location in the cmd prompt window.
 
great tutorial and great solution for freeing your internal memory, although at some apps it does not allow you to move it to sd card. however, since some of the data will still be on your internal memory. it will only a matter of time for my internal memory to run out of space.

maybe, the best solution is to go for rooting... after all...
 
Just installed the android SDK with all its updates, and HTC sync 3.0 is syncing sucessfully with my phone, BUT...

The adb executable is not in the tools folder of "android-sdk-windows\tools" for me, i found it in "android-sdk-windows\platform-tools". still tried to run it from that location but i get an error stating

adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started sucesfully *
List of devices attached
(serial) device

the serial is not my device IME, and not quite surewhat it is. I also get an error message windows popup in the notifcation tray stating that the port of the device has malfunctioned and needs to be unplugged.

i had installed the sdk from the installer available on the site, the tutorial looks like a manual extraction. not sure if that has anything to do with it ?
 
With ya there i am annoyed with this i went to platform-tools yes adb is there used cmd and adb server, daemon started successfully list of devices attached etc and the damn htc sync disconnects the phone as the instance is twice in task manager i see. I try the other command

A $ sign should pop up
"pm setInstallLocation 2"
Another $ should pop up

But what use is this if the damn htc desire phone disconnects?



Just installed the android SDK with all its updates, and HTC sync 3.0 is syncing sucessfully with my phone, BUT...

The adb executable is not in the tools folder of "android-sdk-windows\tools" for me, i found it in "android-sdk-windows\platform-tools". still tried to run it from that location but i get an error stating

adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started sucesfully *
List of devices attached
(serial) device

the serial is not my device IME, and not quite surewhat it is. I also get an error message windows popup in the notifcation tray stating that the port of the device has malfunctioned and needs to be unplugged.

i had installed the sdk from the installer available on the site, the tutorial looks like a manual extraction. not sure if that has anything to do with it ?
 
Just installed the android SDK with all its updates, and HTC sync 3.0 is syncing sucessfully with my phone, BUT...

The adb executable is not in the tools folder of "android-sdk-windows\tools" for me, i found it in "android-sdk-windows\platform-tools". still tried to run it from that location but i get an error stating

adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started sucesfully *
List of devices attached
(serial) device

the serial is not my device IME, and not quite surewhat it is. I also get an error message windows popup in the notifcation tray stating that the port of the device has malfunctioned and needs to be unplugged.

i had installed the sdk from the installer available on the site, the tutorial looks like a manual extraction. not sure if that has anything to do with it ?

After a lot of attempts of not being able to get past adb devices command, I'm now at the same point. :-((

EDIT: Just a thought, but as there is now a later version of sdk (ie some of the paths have change) any chance of an updated set of directions?
 
How can this procedure be reversed? I had to perform a factory reset, completed this procedure again, and now Astro File Manager will not install. I need a way to temporarily reverse this so certain apps - Astro is one, Google Voice Search another - that don't seem to want to install with this set.

I assume I'd change this line:

"pm setInstallLocation 2"

But to what? 1 would be my guess.
 
Just installed the android SDK with all its updates, and HTC sync 3.0 is syncing sucessfully with my phone, BUT...

The adb executable is not in the tools folder of "android-sdk-windows\tools" for me, i found it in "android-sdk-windows\platform-tools". still tried to run it from that location but i get an error stating

adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started sucesfully *
List of devices attached
(serial) device

the serial is not my device IME, and not quite surewhat it is. I also get an error message windows popup in the notifcation tray stating that the port of the device has malfunctioned and needs to be unplugged.

i had installed the sdk from the installer available on the site, the tutorial looks like a manual extraction. not sure if that has anything to do with it ?

I have done the procedure as listed successfully in the past, but had to factory reset my phone, now I find they're not working.

I found the adb in the same location, and am getting the same errors as shown above - it connects, I get that error, then HTC Sync disconnects and I cannot get further.

Another note is there IS no USB whatever option to check/uncheck now with the install.

When adb restarts during install (says it has to update a file adp is dependent on), it disconnects HTCSync.

On a related note, I'm trying to use the adb to run the following command:

# rm /mnt/secure/asdec/smdl2tmp1.asdec but keep receiving a not found error.
 
Just did this today and now I can't access the "my apps" in the marketplace. Is it just a coincidence or are other people having the same problem?
 
How can this procedure be reversed? I had to perform a factory reset, completed this procedure again, and now Astro File Manager will not install. I need a way to temporarily reverse this so certain apps - Astro is one, Google Voice Search another - that don't seem to want to install with this set.

I assume I'd change this line:

"pm setInstallLocation 2"

But to what? 1 would be my guess.


Either 0 or 1. One is automatic and one is internal memory but I can't remember which is which.
 
Should work on any 2.2 android device. However drivers will be different

Thanks for the reply danfrance.

I download and installed the drives from Lg's website as told me on the phone but when I type in "Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices" I get an error saying
 
I have got the same problem but then I looked into the tools folder and there was no adb.exe, and when I checked the platform-tools folder, adb.exe was there so rather than doing cd desktop blah blah tools i did platform-tools and then i get this stupid error, "adb server is out of date. killing..." and my desire gets disconnected from htc sync!

Help!


Try to do all of that, but close htc sync
I had the same problem, and than I try to use HTC sync and somehow it didn't recognize my phone, so I try to do it without that, and it worked, although htc sync on my Desire was turned on.
This was the first time that htc sync didn't recognize my phone
I use HTC Sync, version: 2.0.40
Sorry for bad English
 
right,i got it all working, ill upload how to madeABD work,

only thing is its not worked on the phone, everything works on the pc end but then on the phone apps i know i have put on my sd in the past now wont go over...
is there any way to check what the install location is?

thanks
Ben
 
EDIT: Just a thought, but as there is now a later version of sdk (ie some of the paths have change) any chance of an updated set of directions?

i would appreciate some help as well. If someone who has been able to get it working with the new paths (or do we just have wrong paths?)

thanks!
 
When I open cmd
and type ---- adb devices

the output is 'adb' is not recognised as internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
 
Unfortunately I am experiencing the same :(

That would be b/c you're trying the command in some location other than the one in which Android SDK is installed. You need to open the Dos windows in SDK\Tools folder or something similiar.
 
That would be b/c you're trying the command in some location other than the one in which Android SDK is installed. You need to open the Dos windows in SDK\Tools folder or something similiar.


See I am invoking the command from skd\tools

and the tools don't contain adb.exe
 

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