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Can I Just Reinstall F-Droid? (cdn.catsweat.com)
submitted 1 month ago by rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com to c/askandroid@lemdro.id
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F-Droid has been giving me some issues for a few days (that I've noticed). It crashes immediately upon opening. Sometimes I will see it open for less than one second before it crashes, but usually it just goes right to a crash submittal screen. I want to reinstall it, but am unsure how to handle all my apps. Will it just pick them back up? I don't really know how to troubleshoot this, I am open to alternative paths!

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[-] rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 month ago

I followed the advice given by @actionjbone@sh.itjust.works and cleared the cache and app data, and F-Droid started appropriately, picked up all my apps, and updated them all. Everything works fine now. I dont know the initial cause, but I have a Pixel 3a with a somewhat stock OS (so, outdated), it can be flakey. Thanks for the help!

[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Glad to hear it worked!

There are SO many different things that can cause a tiny bit of corruption. And over time that corruption can spread until things start to break. Fortunately, Android apps are self-contained enough that clearing the data like that usually fixes it.

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