Android, Is there any way to recover app files from an installed app?

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I had a problem with my pc and I had to format the c drive without being able to access it, good things is that i only lost my app files, bad news is that I lost my app files hahah (not really laughing at all, more like a crying laugh). I used to test my app in my phone so i have it installed there, i have half of the progress I've made backed up (too bad i didn't change the app's folder, I am gonna do it from now on) but i would reaply like to recover it, so... Is there any way that can be done? If not well... learned the lesson the hard way I guess

I'm not sure if this is on topic, so I'll add a comment. Google is your friend: if you can get the apk file from the device, you can use tools like dex2jar and apktool. — davidcesarino, Nov 15 '15 at 05:22

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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You may be able to retrieve the java classes and resources from the apk. First, you can try pulling the apk from your Android device:

How do I get an apk file from an Android device?

Second, try retrieving java files from the apk:

how to extract code of apk file

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answered Nov 15 '15 at 02:49

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '15 at 08:53

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It is called reverse engineering. Here's a tool that might help you: https://ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/

Hope you will recover your code ;)

answered Nov 15 '15 at 08:53

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Android, Is there any way to recover app files from an installed app?

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