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Mitch

An unofficial Android client for itch.io · By gardenapple

File Save Location

A topic by weloo created Aug 14, 2021 Views: 724 Replies: 6
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Any idea where Mitch saves APKs? Are they encrypted or something?

Developer

Every Android app gets its own private storage, which can’t be accessed by any other app. (unless you root the phone)

APKs get downloaded into private storage, and after installation, they’re immediately deleted, to save space.

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So what happens if I have started downloading an app and the download is cancelled? 

Is the portion of the app downloaded deleted, or is it left there?

I didnt realize garden replied to this lol, that's exactly what i was going to ask.

Developer

It should be deleted automatically? Are you having problems with storage space?

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I'm not having problems with storage space yet, I'm just very cautious to keep my storage at a decent level to avoid my phone becoming slow. 

The wording of the apk being deleted after installation just made me wonder if failed downloads were also deleted. 


Anyways, besides that, the app is awesome! 

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I am having such problems. I "finished" an installation, but then it said "trouble with package" or something along those lines. Now my storage has like 3gb filled and I have no idea where the files are as it isnt shown when I do "analyze files"

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I "fixed" it by restarting the phone entirely. Not sure if it was just showing an incorrect value before or if it needed a reset to clear the data.

Now I just have the problem that android in all its glory decided that restarting my phone means I want all my folders deleted. After restarting AGAIN I finally got the program shortcuts to reappear, but not in folders...

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