APPLICATIONS MISSIN AFTER IDEFRAG UPDATE
APPLICATIONS MISSIN AFTER IDEFRAG ANDROID

APPLICATIONS MISSIN AFTER IDEFRAG ANDROID

Can some heavy Android programmer shed some light on this, or just tell me that I am way off base and the Android file system doesn't work like that.

Since the applications can still be listed in the Settings, I can't believe this isn't just some kind of text file, loaded on boot, that acts as a traffic cop to tell your phone WHERE the app is. What is this file (or files) and how do I back the damn thing up! This file, that boots with the phone, gets corrupted somehow and POOF, all of your apps disappear, as far as your phone is concerned. Some file somewhere on the internal phone memory that points to the SD card and says 'here is where your SD apps are'. To me, this seems like some kind of initialized-file, boot-sector-type problem. Scouring the forums shows that multple people have run into this exact same problem, but no solid answer is given beyond 'bad SD card' or 'reset everything'. When I go to the Applications area in Settings, all of my apps are listed under the 'Downloaded' tab, but under the 'SD Card' tab, it is completely empty! Multiple reboots of the phone, battery and SD card removal change none of this. Astro shows that all of my SD files and apps are still on the SD card. All of these programs were Moved to SD using 2.2. Over half of my icons turn into the generic Android icon and none of those can be opened. When my phone comes back up, several messages pop up saying this app and that app can't be found now. I cancel all pending Market updates first, then reboot. After multiple Market app Force Closes from the installs getting choked up, I decide to reboot the phone and get a fresh start.

APPLICATIONS MISSIN AFTER IDEFRAG UPDATE

Why it doesn't update one at a time when 'Update All' is pushed, I don't know. Of course, it tries to just update them all at once and the installs get bottle-necked (I think this is a flaw in the Market app, IMO). My situation was that the Android Market popped up yesterday with about 15 updates. Few month-old 16GB SanDisk SD card added. No special 'apps2sd' program used, just 2.2's system of moving apps to SD. No special launching apps involved, just HTC Sense.

I am blown away at all the numerous posts, on numerous sites, involving numerous types of Android phones concerning this problem.

Applications missin after idefrag