XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-04-10 10:02, Marion wrote:   
   > On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 17:39:59 -0500, Hank Rogers wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >> So, why does this matter?  When you do a restore on an apple   
   >> gadget (Iphone, Ipad, etc), it downloads the latest version from the   
   >> apple "store".  And since it DOES save the app's data, that will put   
   >> things back exactly as they were.   
   >>   
   >> Only exception is if you were using an old version, no longer offered on   
   >> the "store" ... then you're just fucked.   
   >   
   > Why does it matter? Are you nuts? It's extremely important to back up apps.   
   >   
   > Think about what Windows?Android/Linux users would say if you told them   
   > it's impossible for them to back up their saved program installers.   
      
   Ok, I understand your point. However, I don't do backups/restore on   
   Android either. I simply let Google Play reinstall everything in the   
   list. This is what most people do.   
      
   I do make backups. That is, I connect the phone to the Linux computer   
   (some how, the method varies) and copy every file in sight. Some files   
   refuse to be copied, though. And this allows me to do a data restore of   
   some apps. Applies specially to photos and maybe to WhatsApp.   
      
   But a true backup/restore strategy like I have on Windows or Linux? Nope.   
      
      
      
   About Android saving the APK. I have never used that to reinstall an   
   app. In fact, there are cleaning utilities that delete the old APKs to   
   make up free space.   
      
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