how do you backup apps to the sd card....

[AZSALUKI]

on the droid incredible? i have estrongs file explorer so i can work with the sd card. i just want to backup the one app a paid for. i don't see a need to backup the rest??? is there a benefit?

[TheGreatOne]

Apparently this option is not available until the 2.2 update. I thought the atrackdog could do it since you can "export apps to the sd card" but I tried it out. I didn't see my apps in my sd card

[AZSALUKI]

ahhhh. i knew you couldn't install them and run them from the sd card, but i thought you could at least back them up. oh well. Thanks!!

[yzf600]

It will defiantly be nice to back up to the SD card if and when we finally get 2.2

[yzf600 · Accepted solution]

But maybe a suggestion for you az, until 2.2, I have astrology and it has an option to back up all applications and you can choose which ones and to back it up to your SD card.

[yzf600]

Darn auto fill I meant asrto not astrology. Lol.

[AZSALUKI]

thx!!! i'll give astro a try. i use estrongs and have been happy with it, but as far as i can tell, it doesn't have that feature.

[AZSALUKI]

lol....estrongs DID have the feature. i guess i should really learn how to use the apps i download. thx for the help.

[yzf600]

HaHa no problem, took me a few to find the option in astro. Ive never used astrongs.

[regulus49]

Should I back up my apps?

[TheGreatOne]

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regulus49 wrote:
Should I back up my apps?

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I would say yes do it in case anything were to go wrong with your phone.

[AZSALUKI]

regulus.....i don't know? seems to me that any free apps could just be downloaded again just as easy. i just wanted to make sure that i backed up the few apps that i actually had to buy...so i don't have to buy them again.

[seaforddi]

regulus49, DEFINITELY backup. Have had to do 2 factory resets & need 3rd (bookmarks keep disappearing & browser crashes)... HTC admits there is a problem with Google Maps!

Without Astro's File Manager backup & reinstall, I could not have reinstalled a number of Market apps that were available & free in early May, I think all simple games, but after on Market, the developers apparently received Cease & Desist orders & apps were pulled from Market.

Bad thing with above is that there is no "support" for these apps & once this update is fully rolled out, it's quite possible that none will work : (

Better to backup & not need.

[regulus49]

Thanks to all that replied.....time to back up.Most of mine are the freebies so i guess that backing them up is not to important but better than nothing!