Need Lost App Help

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, mods pls move it if it is. - And yes I know its probably been asked before but I can't find anything in the search that helps.

I have an 8900 that "locked up" after doing a back up last night. I was able to get it back up after doing a restore but have lost all my themes and 3rd party apps.

I understand that I must not have backed up properly but is there a way to recover the apps ? The themes I can deal with but the apps I would like to have back asap

Thanks

TK

3rd party apps are not backed up by normal methods... here is the procedure: how-back-up-3rd-party-applications