[Resolved] [Q] Migrate 16gb to 32gb SD locks apps

Timmmmaaahh

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Hi all!

I got a tough pickle here (I think). I migrated from a 16gb (class 7) to a 32gb (class 10) SD Card. I'm using a paid (yes, I support awesome developers! :D) version of Link2SD to keep phone memory clear, which links non-essential apps (data included) to an Ext2 formatted partition on the SD.

I made a backup of all apps with Titanium and copied all files from the Ext2 partition to my PC. I chopped the new SD in two partitions, one FAT32 and one Ext2, just like the old one (but with bigger partitions of course). Then I copied the files back from my PC to the new SD. I booted the phone with the new SD and noticed many apps have disappeared, all the ones that were linked to the Ext2 partition with Link2SD. If I try to install one again, I get a "Insufficient Storage Available" error, like this:



Trying to restore backups with Titanium in AUTO, Direct or Indirect mode it just keeps loading and does nothing, if I try restoring backups in INTERACTIVE mode, I get an "Out of space" error, like so:



I don't understand why it keeps thinking there is no space, this is my storage info:



I can install other apps but not the ones that were on the Ext2 partition. I tried clearing Dalvik and Cache, still the same. I wanted to follow the steps in this thread but the concerning apps have no folders in app-lib. PLEASE HELP! :(

Phone: Acer Liquid E3 (E380)
Android: 4.2.2 (Rooted)
 
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Timmmmaaahh

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Hey hey, not all at once! :p

I've been messing around to sort it out and managed to unlock a few apps by inserting the old card and uninstalling them from there first (to get them installed on the new card). I think something went wrong with the batch uninstall though, now some of the apps remain locked on both the old and the new SD. I suspect there must be some app-lib folders still hovering around somewhere but where should I look and what tool should I use? What if I just did a factory reset, would that solve it?
 
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