I have used TB to backup and restore several times after a flash but have yet to find a way to restore all the shortcuts to the screens other than redoing each one by one. Am I missing or is this just the way it is.
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I have used TB to backup and restore several times after a flash but have yet to find a way to restore all the shortcuts to the screens other than redoing each one by one. Am I missing or is this just the way it is.
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If you are using LauncherPro, then home screens can be backed up to sd card then restored after a flash, but widgets must be restored manually.
Not so sure about ADW or Touch Wiz cuz I don't use them.
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You can backup/restore ADW as well.... its in the menu options like LP.
Not sure I understand the process. Kind of new to this. I am using the stock launcher that came down with Bionix V. I was able to restore all my apps but my home screens did not restore all the widgets and shortcuts to the apps. Can you be more basic in the steps I need to take to restore just the home screen shorcuts/ widgets etc?
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Hi! as per topic, how do I back up my home screen and application screen layout? I am using Cognition Rom 1.12 atm and everytime I upgrade rom I cant seem to restore my previous screen layout.
I have no problem restoring all the apps and system data just not the icons, widgets and folder layout. I need to manually arrange my icons position and sort all the folders all over again each time I upgrade rom.
I used Titanium Backup and I only see [WALLPAPER/SETTING] and other similar [SETTING] data but nothing related to homescreen and application screen.
Please help thanks!!
Using Titanium is correct, but it's not your homescreen that you need to save. It's the app & data for whatever launcher you use (TouchWiz, Launcher Pro, Go Launcher etc..)
However, it won't restore widgets - nothing can. That's down to the Android OS not allowing anything other than your fingers to create widgets. You'll have to manually add them, but everything else can be restored.
Just make sure to backup and restore both the app and the data.
oh you mean the red colored "TWLauncher 2.x.x" or something??
if you run launcher pro, it has a backup homescreen function that works superb. it puts back your icons and layout of your homescreens exactly as you left it on any ROM.
titanium backup should be an option to try also.
WOW THANKS i need this !
so do I backup the TWLauncher ? will that also saved my application screen folder layout?
deli2011 said:
so do I backup the TWLauncher ? will that also saved my application screen folder layout?
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Yes - do app and data and the data will store your layout (minus widgets).
deli2011 said:
so do I backup the TWLauncher ? will that also saved my application screen folder layout?
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btw this also seems to work across different rom versions, and sometimes even across different roms.
only, my last wipe also wiped my internal sd card for whatever reason, hence the backups where gone
Hey guys,
I've been rooted and flashing custom firmware through cwm for quite a while now. I know how to use the nandroid/titanium backup methods to backup/restore apps + settings. However, the nandroid also seems to overwrite any new versions of apps with the old, so I would prefer not to use it.
That being said, is there any way to Backup/Restore the Folders I have made/Widget placement on the homescreen and of my apps? I've pored through the threads for a solid time, and I haven't found any regarding this topic.
I'm sure other people are having this problem too, because after you install a full wipe ROM and restore from titanium backup, only the apps and their data are restored, but not the configurations on the homescreen. It is a royal pain in the ASS to go through and segregate them into folders every. single. time. I flash a new firmware.
Suggestions? If there's already a thread about this and I've missed it, I apologize in advance, but I assure you, I've done my homework.
Brodad said:
Hey guys,
I've been rooted and flashing custom firmware through cwm for quite a while now. I know how to use the nandroid/titanium backup methods to backup/restore apps + settings. However, the nandroid also seems to overwrite any new versions of apps with the old, so I would prefer not to use it.
That being said, is there any way to Backup/Restore the Folders I have made/Widget placement on the homescreen and of my apps? I've pored through the threads for a solid time, and I haven't found any regarding this topic.
I'm sure other people are having this problem too, because after you install a full wipe ROM and restore from titanium backup, only the apps and their data are restored, but not the configurations on the homescreen. It is a royal pain in the ASS to go through and segregate them into folders every. single. time. I flash a new firmware.
Suggestions? If there's already a thread about this and I've missed it, I apologize in advance, but I assure you, I've done my homework.
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OK well as far as I know, there is no way to back up your touch wiz launcher. If you want to backup, you will have to use a different launcher. Go launcher and adw launcher both have a backup restore button for your desktop..
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Waddle said:
OK well as far as I know, there is no way to back up your touch wiz launcher. If you want to backup, you will have to use a different launcher. Go launcher and adw launcher both have a backup restore button for your desktop..
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ugh, that stinks. If you use golauncher or adw, can you still make folders/resize widgets, etc.?
Thanks though!
Brodad said:
ugh, that stinks. If you use golauncher or adw, can you still make folders/resize widgets, etc.?
Thanks though!
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I use GoLauncher and yes the widgets can be resized.
In addition to that I also use an app called Apps Organizer. It is used to assign labels to different apps; an app can be assigned more than one label. Example: Titanium Backup is assigned both Root and System. And the beauty is that these labels can be assigned as shortcuts on the homescreen.
So your labels or 'folders' get backed up by TiBU.
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If you want to back up Touchwiz, it should be something like TwLauncher2.3.6 in Titanium Backup.
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If you want to back up Touchwiz, it should be something like TwLauncher2.3.6 in Titanium Backup.
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I've backed up and restored that same file, but it doesn't restore the apps in folders for me, maybe it's something to do with the custom firmware I'm running. But thanks!
This just happened to me this evening - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491126
Phone entered itself in to safe mode for no apparent reason.
On reboot, app icons are almost all out of the folder I created in app drawer, and non-OEM widgets are missing from homescreen.
I have Titanium Backup, set to do "Redo backups for modified data" every Sunday at 2am.
What, if anything, can I do to restore my folders and widgets with minimal risk?
MyBackup Root can back up your folders and apps on the Touchwiz launcher, but it doesn't seem to do widgets. Better than nothing, at least.
I have it but wasn't scheduled so presumably can't restore.
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Surely there's a way to restore layout using Titanium? How about restoring TWLauncher data? Is it in there?
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I'm using the Apex launcher and would like to save my screen layouts so that I can restore them after installing a new ROM. Unfortunately "save settings" doesn't seem to do this. Does anyone know if it's possible to save Apex screen layouts?
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I'm using the Apex launcher and would like to save my screen layouts so that I can restore them after installing a new ROM. Unfortunately "save settings" doesn't seem to do this. Does anyone know if it's possible to save Apex screen layouts?
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try out titanium backup.
cheers!
pls thank if i helped you.
Did you save both the settings and desktop data?
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Did you save both the settings and desktop data?
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Yes I did both, and restored both. The screen layouts didn't get restored
Restoring Apex Laucher settings
The same thing just happened to me - I saved both settings and desktop data, but after loading a new Android version and selecting restore, nothing got restored. What am I missing?
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The same thing just happened to me - I saved both settings and desktop data, but after loading a new Android version and selecting restore, nothing got restored. What am I missing?
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try using titanium backup and when you restore apex launcher restore "app+data",that will help get the backup back and then from apex launcher setting you can restore =)
I am also having this issue...sort of.
I get Apex to restore with the icons, etc.
But the one thing I cant get to work (and its a PITA to have to redo each time) is that when I setup direct dial shortcuts to contacts on my desktop.
The pictures of the contacts will reappear...but when I click it I get "the contact does not exist"
Ive tried to use titanium, to use apex's own backup and restore...somehow I can get this to work. Advice?
Hi Guys,
I'm not sure if I have searched enough but I'm currently using Nikez Lente's ICS rom 1.0.1a9 and I was wondering if anyone of you know what is the system app name for the phone's homescreen where all my apps, widgets are currently stored. I'm a bit of a flash freak so every now and then I drag my at least 40-50 apps one by one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
If you use Go Launcher Ex, it has a feature to save the settings.
Okay. That's a good suggestion but I'm quite happy with the default ICS launcher so...do you know the exact name of the system that lists all my homescreen shortcuts?
I'm thinking here that as long as it is ICS this does not change right?
Well, I doubt it. if you are switching between roms which were not built on the same kernel, it's difficult to restore the home app along with data.
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What if I only use a specific Custom Rom(Nikez Lente Releases)?
Well, I use miui ROM which has got it's own backup tool. It backs up the desktop layout.
can you see if your ROM had any such backup tool
Nah, Nikez Lente ICS is a vanilla ROM & a light one, which I like very much while were at it. I use titanium backup when I switch to new release I'm just not sure which system app to backup for the homescreen.
hello i've read on some topic that backing up "Widgets" with Titanium backup then restoring after a fresh install will restore all widget in their place.
well it doesn't... at all. i've searched but didn't find any solution. i can't believe it? i'm sure there's one! and hopefully YOU know
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hello i've read on some topic that backing up "Widgets" with Titanium backup then restoring after a fresh install will restore all widget in their place.
well it doesn't... at all. i've searched but didn't find any solution. i can't believe it? i'm sure there's one! and hopefully YOU know
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It actually depends on what launcher you use as most home launchers have an option to back up your homescreen layout to an xml file in the launcher settings, then latter on you can re-install the launcher and the rest of your apps and then go into settings and restore the backup of xml file of your homescreen layouts and all your widgets, apps, etc. should all be restored in there place. For example on Apex launcher going into Apex Settings then Backup and restore, allows you to backup and restore your homescreen layouts including widgets,apps, etc.
Sorry But I tried and it NEVER restored widgets!!!
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goja said:
Sorry But I tried and it NEVER restored widgets!!!
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Did you try restoring your apps from titanium backup first then using Apex launchers restore settings. If you don't restore the apps you backed up first most of the widgets won't be installed and since there not installed they will be missing when you go to you Apexs restore function.
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I surely did. Is this feature available in apex only for a short time? Cause last time i tried was weeks ago.
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