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Root [Virgin Mobile] Moving (or installing) apps to the SD card

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Does anyone know how to move apps or install them to the sd card on the victory?

I have tried to find guides after guides, but non of them work for the victory. Is it limited by the hardware?

It's so hard as the internal is sooo tiny....

Even when installing the apk directly from the sd card, it still installs the data to the internal.
 
You can get a app such as rom toolbox lite version and use the apps to SD . just check the SD. Beaware that the system apps can't be put on the SD card . and its other APk that will switch apps to SD also.
 
Your evo is not on jellybean. Ever since 4.1 Google removed moving apps to SD. Evo is on ice cream sandwich (4.0) I believe. 2.2, 2.3 even 4.0 had it, but 4.1 jellybean on up to 4.4 kitkat no longer have it. Its not just samsung. The victory is jellybean 4.1.2. The S3 is also jellybean. Follow the guide I linked to (link2sd) and you'll be able to do it.
 
Madbat said:
Your evo is not on jellybean. Ever since 4.1 Google removed moving apps to SD. Evo is on gingerbread (2.3) I believe. 2.2, 2.3 even 4.0 had it, but 4.1 jellybean on up to 4.4 kitkat no longer have it. Its not just samsung. The victory is jellybean 4.1.2. The S3 is also jellybean. Follow the guide I linked to (link2sd) and you'll be able to do it.
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Oh that's why. My evo is 4.0. I never thought about that though. It's a great feature, I wonder why it was removed :/.
 
lEquin0xl said:
Oh that's why. My evo is 4.0. I never thought about that though. It's a great feature, I wonder why it was removed :/.
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I agree, it was great. Seems like they did it to make money by selling phones with more memory. Some ppl buy cheaper phones with less memory. So when they outgrow it, Instead of just getting a bigger SD card and moving apps to it, now they have to upgrade to a phone with more memory.
 
I run a script that swaps the INT + EXT so I have a 32gb FAT32 partition. The fone show 29.1gb free....
No more limitations...

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Remember with that script, only storage is swapped. Apps will still go on internal. You still need link2sd to have the apks on ext SD. And you need to modify your script to run both. :cool:
 
Madbat said:
Remember with that script, only storage is swapped. Apps will still go on internal. You still need link2sd to have the apks on ext SD. And you need to modify your script to run both. :cool:
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I use the same script on SGV and a LG F3, can install anything without a problem! Also I don't use Link2SD.
 
Can someone help me out? My gf FINALLY let me root her Victory to get more space for apps and so I see that there's more hurdles. There's no way I'm dicking with apps2sd on this, nor would she want me to. Can someone fill me in or point me to this script you're talking about? Thanks
 
scoson said:
Can someone help me out? My gf FINALLY let me root her Victory to get more space for apps and so I see that there's more hurdles. There's no way I'm dicking with apps2sd on this, nor would she want me to. Can someone fill me in or point me to this script you're talking about? Thanks
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It doesn't help. It doesn't put apps on your SD. It does nothing helpful
 
scoson said:
Oh well, I'll just partition and do apps2sd the proper way..
Edit, I mean Link2sd, I know better :-)
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That is the only way really. The SD swap script only swaps internal and external sdcard. Your apps aren't stored in your internal sdcard. And worse once you swap storage, all the apps that store their data on external SD would then be storing on internal. It literally does nothing helpful for the victory. I made a guide for setting up link2sd using twrp to partition the card. Its quick and easy. I'll find it for you.
Update: you can use twrp to create a 2nd ext4 partition on your SD card too <br />First backup your SD card to your computer, this will wipe it.
[1]Place your sdcard in your phone<
[2]Boot into recovery (these instruction use TWRP)
[3]Select Advanced, then select Partition SD Card
[4]Set the size you want for your storage space in kb (1024mb = 1gb), at least 2gb
[5]Choose EXT4
[6]Don't worry if it shows an error TWRP can't mount the 2nd partition so it thinks it errored
 
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Oh no worries, I already got it done with Minitool on the pc, but thanks. It sure is loaded w ads now since the last I used it. And moving data is locked without paid, wtf? Oh well..

I had her pony up for the plus version, all is good :)
 
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What is root ? How do I do it? I have no space in my phone for anything and I want to put all my pics and things on my sd card. Please help I have no idea how this stuff works
 
Chealsi said:
What is root ? How do I do it? I have no space in my phone for anything and I want to put all my pics and things on my sd card. Please help I have no idea how this stuff works
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rooting your phone is pretty much....

Think of your phone like a car.
When you install apps, its like adding small features to your car. (ie, air freshner, fuzzy dice, etc)
And thats all you can ever do.

When you root your phone, it allows you to get under the hood.
When you are under the hood, you can soup up your engine, add turbo, put hydraulics in...
However, you can never screw up your car with fuzzy dice, but you sure can wreck it by screwing with the engine. Same goes for rooting a phone. Rooting a phone is allowing you to get under the hood.

Rooting your phone, should not be done if you do not know how.
It can brick your phone sometimes, and unless you back everything up previously, you will lose all your data.

I highly recommend letting a friend who knows how to do it, root it for you. Or spend a few bucks and get a better phone.

There are guides out there, just google how to root "x" phone (x = type of phone)
Just make sure you backup EVERYTHING (guides on google for that as well)
 
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Chealsi said:
What is root ? How do I do it? I have no space in my phone for anything and I want to put all my pics and things on my sd card. Please help I have no idea how this stuff works
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If you want pics on your SD card just move them there. Then change the setting in the camera app to save to sdcard from now on. No root needed.
 
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