Locating APKs Before Rooting

[bensode]

I want to root my Xoom now but don't want to lose a couple of emulators that aren't in the Market anymore. Is there a way to extract these or find them on my Xoom before it gets wiped? I do not want to download from any nefarious sites.

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[leach19m]

If it's the same as my Droid x, you may need to be rooted first. Try looking for the following path in a file explorer though.

Data/App

If you don't see the data folder, you probably have to be rooted to see it

Sent from my Droid X, which Netflix thinks is an HTC Vision!

[Ollie]

I believe the apks are located in a folder that you can only see when rooted. Something like /data/data.

[Steady Hawkin]

If you flash the new recovery prior to rooting I don't think you'll loose them.

[bensode]

No dice on any of the subs. Not a deal breaker I can live without them just hate emulators are being targeted now. I'll just hold off rooting for a little while longer ...

[Steady Hawkin]

The sooner the better, once you root you'll be able to backup apps and data. Like I was saying the recovery img skips the /data/media partition (/sdcard on HC) so I think you'll be ok.

[bensode]

Hmm ok may I shall attempt this weekend then. I already have adb setup when I run adb devices it returns the string of my phone and I think the SDK is working OK since that's where I get my screenshots from. They aren't on the root of the C drive but that shouldn't cause any issues other than long typing or adding a path to environment variables right?