Root Can I move bloatware to SD card?

[JoeSchmoe007]

I got rid of a lot of bloatware by moving APK and ODEX files from /system/app to other folder which is still under /system (/system/system-removed/app).

If I now move this bloatware folder to SD card - can it create problems in the future? I understand I may need bloatware restored to do OTA OS upgrade.

The reason I want to do this is that I have about 9MB free on /system. Moving bloatware to SD card would free up another 16 MB (not sure if this is actually important)

 

[JWhetstone02]

I got rid of a lot of bloatware by moving APK and ODEX files from /system/app to other folder which is still under /system (/system/system-removed/app).

If I now move this bloatware folder to SD card - can it create problems in the future? I understand I may need bloatware restored to do OTA OS upgrade.

The reason I want to do this is that I have about 9MB free on /system. Moving bloatware to SD card would free up another 16 MB (not sure if this is actually important)

What I did was use ASTRO File Manager and COPY the folder '/system/disabled.apps' to my SD card. I then went back in and just deleted the '/system/disabled.apps'

to remove the folder just type (without the quotes)

'rm - f /system/disabled.apps'

That deletes the folder you moved your bloatware into

This is what I did when I first rooted my phone. Had /have no problems

 

[JoeSchmoe007]

What I did was use ASTRO File Manager and COPY the folder '/system/disabled.apps' to my SD card. I then went back in and just deleted the '/system/disabled.apps'

to remove the folder just type (without the quotes)

'rm - f /system/disabled.apps'

That deletes the folder you moved your bloatware into

This is what I did when I first rooted my phone. Had /have no problems

Have you tried to restore bloatware from SD card? My concern is that file attributes may not transfer properly to/from SD card due to it being FAT32 as opposed to whatever Linux filesystem /system uses.

 

[JWhetstone02]

My SD card is formatted FAT32. I am able to copy the folder over to the SD card. I am able to copy the folder back into the /system folder on the phone.

You CANNOT MOVE the folder, only copy it.