I just flashed Bionix V over Nero v5. Per instruction from teamwhiskey/sombionix, I only restored third party applications and not system apps. I just realized some of my contacts are missing along with all of the mms, sms and call logs. How can I restore just the missing contacts. Plus How can I restore my mms/sms and call logs. Before flashing, I had backed up 'all user apps + all system data' so I know everything is backed up in titanium backup. What files am I looking for to restore these?
Thanks.
You have to restore system apps to get the mms / sms back. As for the contacts, do you not have them setup on your gmail account or are they on your sim? Putting them in gmail would be the best thing from now on.
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Read through here. You will probably find what your looking for.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849840
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You should be able to restore all of your contacts by clicking to restore "[CONTACTS/CALLS] Contacts Storage" in Titanium Backup. It's one of the green items on your list. After they've been restored, reboot your phone.
That said, I tried doing the same thing and a bunch of my phone-saved numbers were still not restored. It's possible that I re-backed up a bunch of apps and data (including contacts info) on TB before the system had a chance to fully restore everything, therefore deleting a bunch of my contacts when I reflashed Bionix V to fix another mistake I made (what can I say, it was my first time rooting my phone and flashing a ROM), so it was all probably my own fault. Fortunately, I had almost all of my contact information on my old G1 still, so I just saved all of that to Gmail and it automatically synced w/ the Contacts on my Vibrant.
Otherwise, I would have had to use Odin or Heimdall to bring my phone back to stock so that I could restore the nandroid backup from when my phone still had the info. Or, I could have tried to simply flash a JI6 kernel, but with that came the risk of a Android 2.1 kernel severely clashing with a 2.2 system. In your case, it seems like you should be able to reflash Nero v5, restore a nandroid backup from that system, and save all of your contacts the proper way.
After learning the hard way, I will concur with others who suggest saving all of your contacts to Gmail in the future. Or, you can back up your contacts in your phone by choosing to "export" them to your external sd card in the Contacts menu.
I believe that you can retrieve contact info saved to your SIM card by choosing to "import" them in the Contacts menu, as well.
Best of luck!
After I flashed the new rom I used titanium backup to restore my stuff like usual...however this time after I restore all my apps and system data the phone acted very unstable! I reflashed and now I am wondering if anyone knows what the file name is for my contacts and Sms messages? I really would like to get my contacts back up. Thanks for all the help!
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Use google for your contacts, then a soon as you log into your gmail account it will sync them.
SMS may not be recoverable if you change Android versions (2.1 -> 2.2, 2.2 -> 2.2.1, etc)
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Your sms's are gone unless you used an app called sms back up!
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A good rule of thumb is to restore system data. Keep your contacts backed up with Google or on your SIM card and simply redo the rest once the new ROM has settled (10 minutes and a couple reboots).
There's a simple reason for this: If the author of your new ROM tweaked one of the system files that you're restoring, restoring from a backup could destabilize your ROM, or worse, send you into boot-loops.
3rd party apps (Angry Birds and the like) are usually safe, while System apps (SMS, Launcher settings) are unsafe often enough to want to avoid restoring them.
One other thing, you did not say which rom you changed to. If it was MIUI, then titanium does not fully work. You will have to restore one at a time on the non-system apps per the above post.
Paulc426 said:
After I flashed the new rom I used titanium backup to restore my stuff like usual...however this time after I restore all my apps and system data the phone acted very unstable! I reflashed and now I am wondering if anyone knows what the file name is for my contacts and Sms messages? I really would like to get my contacts back up. Thanks for all the help!
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Here's what I'd do:
1. Restore the NANDROID you made before flashing the new rom
(or in case you didn't)
1. Flash the ROM you were previously on, and restore your titanium backup'd stuff
Next
2. Enable "sync contacts" with google (as suggested above)
3. If your Sms messages are restored, back them up as suggested above
Then
4. Flash your new rom
5. Enable "sync contacts" with google to get your contacts
6. Use the Sms restorer thingy mentioned above
Hi,
I have a question which might seem too stupid or trivial.
I am currently running CM 7.1.0 ROM on my Legend. I would like to flash ogo2's Gingerbread ROM while restoring all apps and messages/contacts.
Can somebody help me with the procedure of backing up apps and messages, then flashing the new ROM, then restoring all apps/messages
I have no idea for messages since it doesn't care for me.
If you are not going to format/clean your SD card Titanium backup can be helpful for saving applications with data.
The only app you will need to install is Titanium and it restore applications+appsdata for you after flashing.
Make a backup/restore test drive before proceed with flashing.
For keeping your messages there's some apps in market that might help you, haven't tried them though.
thevhunk said:
Hi,
I have a question which might seem too stupid or trivial.
I am currently running CM 7.1.0 ROM on my Legend. I would like to flash ogo2's Gingerbread ROM while restoring all apps and messages/contacts.
Can somebody help me with the procedure of backing up apps and messages, then flashing the new ROM, then restoring all apps/messages
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Hi, when i did my root and flashed brand new rom, I used 3 things, I used visionary+ temp root then used Titanium Back for all my apps, I used Go SMS Pro to backup all my sms/mms, and for contacts, I used the built in export contacts to .vcf file the good thing about this is if your contacts are stored on phone (not sim) and you have more than one contact for each name + contact pictures associated they fully restore (so long as you leave the pictures alone on SDcard. If you use only sim for contacts, I have found that you can have problems, only storing the default cantact number, no picture association after backup and restore (lost a whole heap of contacts that way).
How ever, since gaining a lot more knowledge, apparantly you can actually use Titanium to backup your contacts and sms/mms as well as your apps using the "backup system data" from the batch mode, although I haven't tried this yet, I cannot confirm that it works.
for contacts you can export them to sd card, as for the sms and other apps use Titanium Backup
Hey XDA,
I installed a ROM in my GS2, restored using Titanium, got this error, looked for a solution, cleared contacts data, lost all my contacts (can't fix it) - installed another ROM, restored using Titanium, got same error.
It has become QUITE annoying since I can only use the phone until this message pops up and I have to clear data again.
I want a permanent solution to this.
Thanks!
Don't restore data on system apps when you do a restore.
In fact, unless the new rom doesn't have a system app that you really, absolutely must have from your previous rom, don't restore system apps at all.
When I first started using Miui I had this problem the first few days & I discovered by trial & error (and later read) that is good practice and gets rid of most of those problems.
Thanks for the quick reply!
Would I only restore apps and games? Not contacts? How would I get my contacts back? Would I just have to ask everyone again for their number!? D:
Restore contacts from your backup . Restore only apps from Titanium if no problem then you can start to restore apps and data one by one to find the culprit .
Easier if you had a recent nandroid backup .
jje
Yeah restore your apps, games & so on, you can usually restore the app/game data as well, but occasionally you'll get FC's if you do. If so, fix is the same, restore app only/not data.
You should normally be right to restore your contacts. If you find that's also causing you FC's, you can get an app like App Extractor from the Market which enables you to restore your contacts/SMS's from a Nandroid/CW backup. There are also lots of other apps on the Market which enable you to backup/restore your contacts/SMS's/call logs/etc.
Output95 said:
Thanks for the quick reply!
Would I only restore apps and games? Not contacts? How would I get my contacts back? Would I just have to ask everyone again for their number!? D:
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i have found the solution.
the problem is when you restore some of the apps AND data, which have a "sync" contact function will screw up the "sync" function.
All you have to do is to restore ONLY App for those apps (which "sync" contacts, for example, Hotmail or Whatsapp), then restore apps and data for the rest of the apps thru Tibu.
mine is perfectly fine now after a few trial and errors.
more info about it
I've used ROM Toolbox to backup and then restore contacts and start having these problem.
The problem, effectively seems to be a sync problem, but in my case not with fb but with gmail itself, so what I did:
1. turn off auto sync
2. remove all accounts (gmail, fb, skype). For skype you have to remove the app all thogheter.
3. Go Applications > and clear data and cache for contacts, contacts storage (any of them). Your contacts will not go away, b/c you already have them in gmail.
4. Restore contacts with Titanium backup (application only, no data).
5. reboot
6. you may still have the problem once yet.
7. create the gmail account again and allow to sync. once finish, create the other accounts (fb, skype, whatever).
Issue went away.
Hope this helps
unfortunately the process android process acore has stopped
Output95 said:
Hey XDA,
I installed a ROM in my GS2, restored using Titanium, got this error, looked for a solution, cleared contacts data, lost all my contacts (can't fix it) - installed another ROM, restored using Titanium, got same error.
It has become QUITE annoying since I can only use the phone until this message pops up and I have to clear data again.
I want a permanent solution to this.
Thanks!
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You need to install contact.apk and contact provider.apk in root, location is system/app
to root download superuser and root browser
Bobby Bijukchhe
fabianp said:
I've used ROM Toolbox to backup and then restore contacts and start having these problem.
The problem, effectively seems to be a sync problem, but in my case not with fb but with gmail itself, so what I did:
1. turn off auto sync
2. remove all accounts (gmail, fb, skype). For skype you have to remove the app all thogheter.
3. Go Applications > and clear data and cache for contacts, contacts storage (any of them). Your contacts will not go away, b/c you already have them in gmail.
4. Restore contacts with Titanium backup (application only, no data).
5. reboot
6. you may still have the problem once yet.
7. create the gmail account again and allow to sync. once finish, create the other accounts (fb, skype, whatever).
Issue went away.
Hope this helps
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well i cant restore app but i just restore data and it works ty!
if u have this problem,just plug in to u pc,install driver and copy paste 2 file that i attach...
if u have this problem,just plug in to u pc,install driver and copy paste 2 file that i attach...
ROM Toolbox
fabianp said:
I've used ROM Toolbox to backup and then restore contacts and start having these problem.
The problem, effectively seems to be a sync problem, but in my case not with fb but with gmail itself, so what I did:
1. turn off auto sync
2. remove all accounts (gmail, fb, skype). For skype you have to remove the app all thogheter.
3. Go Applications > and clear data and cache for contacts, contacts storage (any of them). Your contacts will not go away, b/c you already have them in gmail.
4. Restore contacts with Titanium backup (application only, no data).
5. reboot
6. you may still have the problem once yet.
7. create the gmail account again and allow to sync. once finish, create the other accounts (fb, skype, whatever).
Issue went away.
Hope this helps
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I think ROM Toolbox needs to fix up there Bugs!!!
Last Night
I used ROM Toolbox but only for changing settings and I ended up with the same error on my Desire HD, Testing Your theory now!
Cheers! Thanks Champ!
just some hints from developer point view, if any of the 3rd party application used the system id as application id, once the application fc for any reason, you will see the error, so, I would suggest you install apps that you totally trust that are stable, then try other apps later
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I'm experiencing this problem too. It starts after a while and affects everything and anything e.g. messaging, whatsapp, talk, drive you name it.
This problem started ever since I update to resurrection 2.6 could it possibly be because the update was in my phone and not on the sdcard?
Samzung said:
I'm experiencing this problem too. It starts after a while and affects everything and anything e.g. messaging, whatsapp, talk, drive you name it.
This problem started ever since I update to resurrection 2.6 could it possibly be because the update was in my phone and not on the sdcard?
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Hey, the problem is from the sdcard and not from your phone, I've experienced it and even flashing back to stock didn't solve it the only thing that did is clearing out the cache from contacts and contacts storage from application manager in the settings of the phone .
Hi guys,
next days i will change my htc sensation XE with galaxy nexus and i need to make a perfect backup/restore between the phones.
My idea is to not lose the data of any application and hope that restore are succesfully due to "microsd" vs "no microsd" internal memory phones.
Titanium backup remain the best software or there are valid lternatives ?
Thank you
It's recommended not to restore application data between phones/ROMs. It can cause a lot of force closes, incompatibilities and errors. Also, you need to be rooted to restore data. You should always do a clean install when you get a new phone, which just involves adding your Google account, letting the phone restore contacts, apps, settings etc automatically, and then reconfiguring all your apps. It doesn't take too long to do that if you do it quickly. For the SD contents, don't backup the entire card and restore it to the new phone. Just backup your personal files like pictures, videos, music, downloads etc and copy them back to the new phone. Don't copy any folders when you don't know what they're for. It won't cause any problems if you do, but there'll be a lot of leftover junk which isn't required in some automatically created folders.
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danyeleZ said:
Hi guys,
next days i will change my htc sensation XE with galaxy nexus and i need to make a perfect backup/restore between the phones.
My idea is to not lose the data of any application and hope that restore are succesfully due to "microsd" vs "no microsd" internal memory phones.
Titanium backup remain the best software or there are valid lternatives ?
Thank you
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Just use titanium backup....for backup of user dictionary, contacts and messages - use GO Backup.
For sd card things, 1st let your phone create folders itself...now replace those with you sd card contents.....apk resize themselves automatically so you won't have any problem regarding display or incompatibility
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