[Q] ES file explorer or TitaniumBackup can not delete system apps

body150165

Senior Member
Feb 16, 2012
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Hello,

i9500, Stock MJ8, rooted

I just updated to 4.3 MJ8 and want to get rid of some additional system apps.

I run into 2 problems:

1) If I use ES file explorer (Root enabled), I can access the files, but the delete operation fails because "read-only file system", although I can see that read and write is enabled for root. Permissions for the folder are "rwx r-x r-x", the file permissions are "rw- r-- r--". Actually, it shows me that I have read and write permissions on both folder and file but I have no idea how to change them, if necessary.

2) Instead, if I want to delete those system apps with Titanium Backup Pro, I (or better TitaniumBackup) simply does not find them. One example is the system app "InteractiveTutorial.apk". If i enable all filter criteria, TB just does not display, although I can see that it is in the /system/app- folder. This is valid for many other system apps. A support question to TB was not answered.

I checked the search within XDA, but I either get 2900 results or none. TB-website and EStrongs website also didnt help me.

Does anybody of you have a helping hand for me, please?

Kind regards
 

Air-真心为你

Senior Member
Aug 14, 2013
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Did you acquire fully root access ? If not,try to flash an Adam kernel(or perseus,up to you).Or maybe you have to update your TB and Es Explorer. Hope it will help u:):):)

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