i gather pocket backup is good - do you know if it can restore sms after xda upgrade with out losing all sms like the sd backup does??
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I've had a quick look around, this forum and a couple of others and didn't find much.
I may be getting a Galaxy Note in the next couple of days to test it's day-to-day use and how it compares to the S2 and Galaxy Nexus.
If I was to root the Note, how easy would it be to transfer a Nandroid backup from the S2 to the Note? Mainly so I can just pretty much pick up where I left off.
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I forgot to mention, I have an S2 as my personal phone just now.
Just back up apps and associated data / SMS / Contacts etc
Can use Titanium backup or one of the many other back up programs.
Another way is to use AppExtractor on a CWM5 Backup but the free version is limited.
stylez said:
Just back up apps and associated data / SMS / Contacts etc
Can use Titanium backup or one of the many other back up programs.
Another way is to use AppExtractor on a CWM5 Backup but the free version is limited.
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So, Titanium Backup works cross device? Does it just use your Gmail address to assess what you've backed up?
I'll have a look into AppExtractor. And see what happens with that...
Titanium works cross device as only takes the application and associated data.
Not a user of Titanium but it works for all and is free.
AppExtractor is awesome as from a CWM5 backup you can restore app data APM SMS without having "extra" backups taking up SD space.
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stylez said:
Titanium works cross device as only takes the application and associated data.
Not a user of Titanium but it works for all and is free.
AppExtractor is awesome as from a CWM5 backup you can restore app data APM SMS without having "extra" backups taking up SD space.
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Yeah, I'll definitely see what I can do with Titanium and AppExtractor If and when I get the Galaxy Note.
I'v had some problems with my Galaxy S2 in the past especially with the EFS folder
I ended up having to replace the phone but now that I have a new one I would like to know some opinions of best practices to backup every aspect of the phone including my efs folder and anything that may go all together and or get corrupted, I read a few different practices to do this kinda stuff but I would like an overall opinion on which practices are the best.
You can find some info on how to back up the efs, if you search around the forums.
To back up your current ROM, with everything in it, do a nandroid backup, from recovery mode, which you can restore later.
To back up your apps, with data, you can use Titanium Backup Pro.
To back up your SMS's, and call log, there are several apps on the market, i think lots of them work, use what fits you the best.
To back up your contacts/calendar, just use google contact sync.
Use Hellcat's kTool (available on Market) to backup your EFS. Keep one copy on your external SD card, and another on your PC. And if you're really paranoid (like me), another copy on a CD or DVD
Thanx, yes i have plenty of info by searches on how to back up, i just woul like ppls oppinion on preffered methods of backup from everyone so i can pick one and stick with it, ktool seems pretty good and i will cheked it out, thanx for the referance, any other to suggest or better?
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Tools above are more than enough. For text messages I just use sms backup & restore, its free and always does the trick for me.
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Thanx, yes i have plenty of info by searches on how to back up, i just woul like ppls oppinion on preffered methods of backup from everyone so i can pick one and stick with it, ktool seems pretty good and i will cheked it out, thanx for the referance, any other to suggest or better?
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i think the second floor's answer is very good
if you are not satisfied with the answer ,you can flash MIUI ,in this rom
you can backup your information very easy
I used sms backup & restore and works fine for the sms and it's great apps
Thanks for the advise
My Prime is not rooted so I cannot use my titanium backup I was wondering if app backup and restore that came with the Prime will actually back up game data for programs or settings for programs that it backs up?
does anyone know if this works or not?
bump....... no one has used this?
I understand GoSMS can backup/restore SMS and so can SMS Backup & Restore. However, I have over 15,000 texts and it takes a while to import.
Going through different GB roms, it's possible to just use titanium backup and restore data from the SMS Storage which also houses MMS and contact info I believe.
However, going to ICS requires using SMS Backup or GoSMS which takes forever. Is there a faster way or is this the only way?
when i went to ics cm9 built in my phone i used mybackup root and everything just worked right (passed over 200 texts) hope it works....its free
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dmo580 said:
I understand GoSMS can backup/restore SMS and so can SMS Backup & Restore. However, I have over 15,000 texts and it takes a while to import.
Going through different GB roms, it's possible to just use titanium backup and restore data from the SMS Storage which also houses MMS and contact info I believe.
However, going to ICS requires using SMS Backup or GoSMS which takes forever. Is there a faster way or is this the only way?
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Never restore system data between different OS versions. This will only lead to bad things happening. Do you really need 15 thousand messages? If you do then bite the bullet and wait while it restores
i dont know, i always used Backup sms and, even if it is slow, it works.
At least i don'l lose any data
guys above are right, you well may run into problems when importing system data into diffrent OS version such as ICS. I suggest to check them out on the PC and save any important data for future reference.
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Hello,
Just curious. But what do you guys use to transfer your data between phones?
I want atleast my apps and sms transfered.
Bonus perks if it can transfer the app settings/saved games.
What do you guys use?
It's never a good idea to restore to much Data, especially between Devices. Restoring SMS / MMS should not really be an issue. Neither should games. Although again it could possibly cause issues. I use TB ( Titanium Backup Pro ) to restore apps sometimes. Works great. Although I try to avoid restoring Data.
You can use Titanium Backup to backup everything on your old phone to a External SD Card, then take the SD Card and put it into your New Phone's slot. Then Download Titanium Backup on your new phone and restore everything.
i have titanium back up and its good. It feels a lil over complicated to recommend it to friends though. even i had to play with it for 10 min to understand how it works lol but it seems thats the prevailing option. Was wondering if there was anything else out there i didnt know of.