Root Which pre-installed apps can be moved?

[niknak02]

Hi. I started running out of memory for my HTC Desire and after successfully rooting my nook, I decided to try my Desire. After many youtube videos, I have successfully rooted and S-OFF'd my phone and I am able to use Root Explorer to move apps and delete them. (I had also flashed a custom ROM but I didn't like it so I went back to the HTC one.)

My question how do I know which apps can be moved to the SD card and which ones are needed to keep the phone operating?

Thanks in advance

 

[Tyseyh]

If you like sense, just partition your sd card using Gparted.

 

[niknak02]

Is there a tutorial on here for that?

 

[Hadron]

Try the root memory faq, linked in the Desire All Things Root Guide sticky post in this forum.

I think there's also a guide to using GParted via a virtual machine too.

Note that you usually need a custom ROM to make use of the partition (the app Link2sd may work with a stock ROM, but I'm not sure because that still uses an init script and I don't think the original ROM supports them). There is a link to a list of custom ROMs in the sticky post, and a "rooted stock rom" will look just like the original if that's what you want.

The easiest way to deal with pre-installed apps is to "freeze" them using Titanium Backup. Has same effect as uninstalling but easier to reserve. Always take a nandroid backup before changing anything in system though.

 

[nicka3200]

If you decide to install a stock ROM which supports apps to sd on a partition I would recommend this one by Teppic74:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200261

The link to the ROM is broken but I have a copy in my Dropbox. I can PM you a link to that if you like.

This is the link Hadron is referring to above http://androidforums.com/desire-all...sd-partitions-updated-10th-august-2011-a.html

 

[Tyseyh]

exactly what these said.

Sorry for being vague, ill, tired, but still felt the need to push you.... in the right direction.