Move All yourCaches to SD card at once.

necromancerr · Jan 16, 2009

I wrote a small script with help of stericson that will move all your caches to sd card. Right now, it will move caches for following apps;
1)Market
2)browser
3)street view
4)imeem music
5)tune wiki player

all these tutorials used from www.modmygphone.com, i just used all and wrote a script to make my job easier.

This script will make a folder called cache in your sd card, and 5 sub folder, for each apps.

Instructions:
copy the file to your sd card in home directory. make sure you have root.
go to terminal, and type in following commands
#mkdir /data/local/bin
#cp /sdcard/transfer.sh /data/local/bin
#chmod 0755 /data/local/bin/transfer.sh
#transfer.sh

it'll execute itself, if you get any error messages saying "bla bla bla" dir doesnt exist, that is because either you don't have that app installed or you have never used that app before and it doesnt have any cache to transfer.

Leave comments or suggestions. i will make maps work this weekend. i dnt have time right now.

http://rapidshare.com/files/184145725/transfer.sh

i am not responsible if it bricks your phone. I am pretty sure it wont though

robpet2 · Jan 16, 2009

thanks for this... btw can you add the steel cache also... will try this scrip as soon as i finish updating my pc.

necromancerr · Jan 16, 2009

robpet2 said:
thanks for this... btw can you add the steel cache also... will try this scrip as soon as i finish updating my pc.

yes will add more, but those are all for the weekend.

robpet2 · Jan 16, 2009

take your time bro...
I probably wont use it my self till after chrome is added.... but the noobs need this bad... lol

octoberriot · Jan 16, 2009

Worked. thank you.

Birba · Jan 16, 2009

Can you upload it somwhere else? I cannot access rapidshare at the moment.

Thanks

betawind · Jan 16, 2009

Hey Birba, copy and paste the below into notepad, save as transfer.sh

chmod 0777 /data/local/bin/transfer.sh

mkdir /sdcard/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.android.vending/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/marketCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/marketCache /data/data/com.android.vending/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.android.browser/cache/webviewCache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/webviewCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/webviewCache /data/data/com.android.browser/cache/webviewCache

rm -R /data/data/com.google.android.street/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/streetCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/streetCache /data/data/com.google.android.street/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.imeem.gynoid/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/imeemCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/imeemCache /data/data/com.imeem.gynoid/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.tunewiki.lyricplayer.android/cache/webviewCache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/tunewikiCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/tunewikiCache /data/data/com.tunewiki.lyricplayer.android/cache/webviewCache

Oh and thank you for this necro, much appreciated for those of us who get hand cramps typing out all these commands on the G1 keyboard

pixel-painter · Jan 16, 2009

Doesn't it seem like it would be a good idea to copy the cache over before you delete it

I'm a bit of linux noob.. but perhaps instead of deleting you could change it to mv and then you would not need to make the directory on the SD card either

so

rm -R /data/data/com.android.vending/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/marketCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/marketCache /data/data/com.android.vending/cache

would become

mv /data/data/com.android.vending/cache /sdcard/cache/marketCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/marketCache /data/data/com.android.vending/cache

Preech2003 · Jan 16, 2009

Sd card myheim!!!

OK please help i have searched all over. I have 2 Questions & Requests:

1. How do I install a script file? I know it automaticlly changes the Registry of the android OS or the Internal/FileSystem whateva its called but how to i install it??? Please help & Be detailed.

2. This is the big one. If a script file does automaticlly change the Internal file system (Android Registry) without using the Abd Shell. Can u please make the upload the script files to "INSTALL & RUN APPS FROM THE SD CARD" its been very difficult using the "adb shell" on my desktop.

Ive tried everything. I even tried to use the "ASTRO" file browser to modify the correct files but evenwith root it wont allow you to modify or switch files.

PLease Help. My SD Card is already perfectly partioned and ready to go.

ghassan99 · Jan 16, 2009

Thanks, that was an excellent post.

For steel, you can probably add this in the script file:

rm -r /data/data/com.kolbysoft.steel/cache/webviewCache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/steelCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/steelCache /data/data/com.kolbysoft.steel/cache/webviewCache

-Gus

Beast84 · Jan 17, 2009

necromancerr said:
if you get any error messages saying "bla bla bla" dir doesnt exist, that is because either you don't have that app installed or you have never used that app before and it doesnt have any cache to transfer.

Would this error cause this to not work properly? In my case, I don't have imeem or tunewiki installed so I don't need these cache's moved. Would this cause a problem?

Also, how do you create a .sh file? I tried deleting these 2 commands myself but I couldn't find a .sh option in the save as drop down menu

unknown.soul · Jan 17, 2009

Beast84 said:
I don't have imeem or tunewiki installed so I don't need these cache's moved. Would this cause a problem?

Nothing bad will happen because their caches won't be moved in the first place.

Beast84 said:
Also, how do you create a .sh file? I tried deleting these 2 commands myself but I couldn't find a .sh option in the save as drop down menu

Save as transfer.txt, then rename to transfer.sh

Beast84 · Jan 17, 2009

unknown.soul said:
Nothing bad will happen because their caches won't be moved in the first place.

Ok so I won't constantly have to dismiss errors on the phone due to this? Also does the script have to stay on the root of my SD or can I delete it after I perform the commands?

unknown.soul said:
Save as transfer.txt, then rename to transfer.sh

I tried that but it didn't change the file extension. The original I downloaded says sh file. The one I made still says text document

necromancerr · Jan 17, 2009

betawind said:
Hey Birba, copy and paste the below into notepad, save as transfer.sh

chmod 0777 /data/local/bin/transfer.sh

mkdir /sdcard/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.android.vending/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/marketCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/marketCache /data/data/com.android.vending/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.android.browser/cache/webviewCache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/webviewCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/webviewCache /data/data/com.android.browser/cache/webviewCache

rm -R /data/data/com.google.android.street/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/streetCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/streetCache /data/data/com.google.android.street/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.imeem.gynoid/cache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/imeemCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/imeemCache /data/data/com.imeem.gynoid/cache

rm -R /data/data/com.tunewiki.lyricplayer.android/cache/webviewCache
mkdir /sdcard/cache/tunewikiCache
ln -s /sdcard/cache/tunewikiCache /data/data/com.tunewiki.lyricplayer.android/cache/webviewCache

Oh and thank you for this necro, much appreciated for those of us who get hand cramps typing out all these commands on the G1 keyboard

This will not work because when u save the file it has to be in UNIX format. Android being based on linux needs this format to work. U either have to be in linux to save this file. If in windows u have to use a program called textpad. it is just an evalutation version. buy if you want.

unknown.soul · Jan 17, 2009

necromancerr said:
This will not work because when u save the file it has to be in UNIX format.

Thanks for clearing that up, I actually haven't had the chance to test it out.

necromancerr · Jan 17, 2009

Beast84 said:
Ok so I won't constantly have to dismiss errors on the phone due to this? Also does the script have to stay on the root of my SD or can I delete it after I perform the commands?

I tried that but it didn't change the file extension. The original I downloaded says sh file. The one I made still says text document

U need to be in linux to save file in sh format. More than saving the file insh format they need to be in unix format. Use either linux or use textpad in windows. It'll work

necromancerr · Jan 17, 2009

Beast84 said:
Would this error cause this to not work properly? In my case, I don't have imeem or tunewiki installed so I don't need these cache's moved. Would this cause a problem?

Also, how do you create a .sh file? I tried deleting these 2 commands myself but I couldn't find a .sh option in the save as drop down menu

Don't worry abot that. The script will still work. If u ever get imeem, then u'l need to run the script again. Then it'll say that some files and folders already exists but u'll be fine

JesusFreke · Jan 17, 2009

necromancerr said:
This will not work because when u save the file it has to be in UNIX format. Android being based on linux needs this format to work. U either have to be in linux to save this file. If in windows u have to use a program called textpad. Its a free program.

textpad FTW! It is an application that I use ALL the time.

BUT it is not free. It does has an unlimited evaluation, with a very non-intrusive registration reminder thingy. If you use Textpad as much as I do, please pay for it, and support the authors, so we can have more textpad goodness in the future

To save a file in unix format with textpad, go to file->save as, and then there is a "File format" field down at the bottom, where you can choose between PC, Unix and Mac.

necromancerr · Jan 17, 2009

JesusFreke said:
textpad FTW! It is an application that I use ALL the time.

BUT it is not free. It does has an unlimited evaluation, with a very non-intrusive registration reminder thingy. If you use Textpad as much as I do, please pay for it, and support the authors, so we can have more textpad goodness in the future

To save a file in unix format with textpad, go to file->save as, and then there is a "File format" field down at the bottom, where you can choose between PC, Unix and Mac.

thx for clarification. i dont use that program alot. so i didnt know that. thank you very much.

Beast84 · Jan 17, 2009

JesusFreke said:
textpad FTW! It is an application that I use ALL the time.

BUT it is not free. It does has an unlimited evaluation, with a very non-intrusive registration reminder thingy. If you use Textpad as much as I do, please pay for it, and support the authors, so we can have more textpad goodness in the future

To save a file in unix format with textpad, go to file->save as, and then there is a "File format" field down at the bottom, where you can choose between PC, Unix and Mac.

And once I change this to Unix, how do I save it as a .sh file? I still don't see the option anywhere. And renaming the file still doesn't change it

EDIT: I think I got it. I had to go into the preferences & manually add .sh as an extension. Is that how you did it JF?

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