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EVO App removal - rename rather than remove

I've found that renaming the .apk files is a much easier way of removing "bloatware" than removing them entirely. This way I don't have to backup the phone first or worry about pushing files back to the phone that I didn't want to delete.

Following the removal posts, rather than

rm -f filename.apk

I chose to

mv filename.apk filename.apk.bak

It has the same affect but no worries about scrambling to push a file back to the phone.

This is for the EVO, but it should be universal.

Hope this helps.
 

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