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If I change to another ROM, will I also have to reinstall all the CABs? I'm currently using Mighty ROM, but want to try some of the newer ROMS floating around.
Use a backup app like sprite backup to backup all your data. Than just flash the new rom you want and after that, restore the data.
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Hi, my gs2 is rooted with CF-Root, this is the FIRST time i have done all this as im new to Android. Last night i did a nandroid backup and a titanium backup, factory/cache wipe etc before i then flashed villainrom 2.4.2 for the first time with success and now my phone is obviously like it was out of the box but on villainrom, so all my apps, contacts etc have gone.
I have a few questions:
Whats the best way to restore everything and get my contacts and apps etc back? do i have to recover with nandroid or titanium?
whats the difference between these 2 backups i made, nan/titan?
also does recovering any of these backups affect the custom rom i just flashed? ideally i would like to know for when im flashing custom roms in the future, which is the best way to back things up then recover them after i have flashed a custom rom?
One last thing is can i still use samsung kies to backup/sync things like contacts/photos with a rooted gs2 running villainrom?
Sorry for these noob questions, any help is really appreciated! THX!
Sorry to post again but can anybody adivise me on the above?
Thanks.
A nand backup = backup your current setup, like an image (including ROM)
Titanum = backup apps +/ data
Now that you flashed a new rom, you should restore with Titanium your apps.
So - If you want to go back to your earlier ROM + everything, use your nand back up. If you want to stay on this ROM and have the apps back, use Titanium.
And once you flashed a custom rom, you can't use Kies anymore to update/back up etc.
Cheers
Right i wasnt fully sure so thx for the help, time to restore some apps!
Thanks again
I'm thinking of using a custom rom for my P7500 and wanted to know if I would be able to go back to a stock rom if I needed to?
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I'm thinking of using a custom rom for my P7500 and wanted to know if I would be able to go back to a stock rom if I needed to?
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Yes you can.
Do a little reading up on going back to stock in this forum. Even though the nessesary stock rom etc are on here, it is always easier to make your own backup and restore from it.
Good luck and happy flashing.
before making any custom changes do a nandroid backup of the whole phone in recovery and then back up your apps and data using Titanium.
Also useful to copy a backup to your PC.
You can flash away and install custom roms, kernels and themes. Most should be fixable by going back to your backup. Having your data etc. backed up to your PC also allows you to re-flash stock and restore the whole system should that be desirable or necessary.
Google backs up your data also if you allow it and you can ensure contacts and calender stuff by synchronization with an online account.
This may sound paranoid, but a thorough backup allows you greater freedom to experiment and play with various custom options up to the point you find the set up you like best.
Thanx for the info guys.
i've really only used rom manager in the past, and now with the LTE i'm using Goo manager, and TWRP for a recovery. my question is, for those that want to try a new ROM, what is your procedure for backing up your ROM and apps, etc.? i ask because i flashed to viperROM, and backed it up via TWRP recovery, went to try another ROM out, and then wanted to reflash with the backup i had created, but wasn't sure where to find it to flash back. was it just a matter of not knowing what directory it had been saved into? also, when you make a backup (is it still referred to as nandroid?), do you have to use something like titanium for backup of apps and their data? i take it that's the case but wanted to be sure... maybe i need to do more searching for titanium backup i guess.
edit: just to add that i have used TB root in the past after flashing, only to find that things like some of the games etc. were as if it was a fresh install... no save game data. what's the proper way to ensure that apps are backed up with all of their associated data? or is that something that's more of a case by case/manual thing?
hi folks this is somewhat of a noob question forgive me if its a double post but i cant find the answer im looking for
question:
ive flashed roms before and created nandroid backups
wen i try selectively restore after flashing a new rom there is always a problem like crashes or reboots etc without success
how do i restore msgs and games/game data after flashing a new rom?
i have Resurrection rom now if i wanted to go to miui is it possible to restore my games and msgs etc ?
Titanium Backup Pro (buy it from Google Play). Enables you to backup your apps/settings & also backup SMS/call logs to XML files which you can then restore.
thanks alot ill try it out
Rom Toolbox app is another good alternative
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So call me a fool, but I've never made a nandriod when flashing roms and such, but want to do that now, but lets say I back up with one rom, then flash another rom, is there a way to only restore apps, contacts, etc with out any system files, or no? Thanks!