Windows phone app not deploying completely to device from Visual Studio

At various times I have noticed the app package doesn't update completely when using Visual Studio to deploy directly to a developer-unlocked device. The symptoms are always that some updates are not reflected, and debugging reveals the problem.
The solution is to completely uninstall the app from the device and deploy again. After redeployment, with NO binary package changes, the updates now work.
This is an unpredictable, intermittent problem. My test devices are 1020s, a 925, and a 1520. I have thus far mainly noticed the problem on the 1020.
Environment:
Windows 8.1 Pro dev system
VS 2013 Ultimate Update 4
Windows Store 8.1 "universal" project
Lumia 1020 (about shows "NOKIA 909"), running latest WP8.1 Update (Lumia Cyan)
Mark Jones, Owner MJ App Factory

Hi Mark,
Q. How is app data affected during development with multiple build/deploy cycles?
A. As you develop an app, app data is normally preserved across build iterations. However, changing the manifest triggers a full uninstall and redeployment from within Visual Studio, and that deletes any existing app data. To manually preserve that app data,
copy the contents of the %localappdata%packages<your package>folder to a temporary location, build and redeploy the app, and then copy the app data back. Note that this redeployment behavior in Visual Studio is a separate matter from updating
an app from the Store or via side-loading, in which case the deployment engine does not uninstall the previous version and app data is therefore preserved.
This link provides a lot more info, Common
questions about App Data
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