Hi guys
Getting sick of waiting for the multitouch update on my AUS Generic firmware, so considering flashing to Global Generic instead.
I have used the onboard Backup & Restore application, but would this be able to be used by the Global Generic to Restore the backup made by the different firmware?
I'm mainly looking to keep things like my contacts, text messages, not too fussed about System Settings.
Should work, I did that from my stock Rogers firmware to Generic World X10a..
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I have made many setting changes etc on my Pro and would hate to start over. I have also installed allot of software and settings to those.
If I upgrade my ROM can I back this all up and re-instal it on the device? I dont know if this is possable since its a new OS from new carrier.....
TIA
I've done this on my tytn II. I've backed things up with sprite backup and restored everythign on a new ROM. Sometimes it takes a little tweaking to get it to work depending what progs u have installed and what progs the new ROM has installed.
I was cursed recently with a bad charge mini usb port on my phone. I had bought it from ebay but took it to Verizon and they are sending me a new one to replace it for free. It is the Titan xv6800. The problem is I would love to just make an image of my phone and place it on the new one like one would do with the computer. Is that possible and if so how do ya do it?
Not sure about making a complete image, but you can copy the pim.vol from the root folder to your memory card. You want have your settings but you will have calender, contacts, ect.
Refer to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
backs up contacts, notes, messages (including email), call history. I have used it successfully many times
SPB backup is my choice. you just need to be sure that the current rom on your phone matches the rom on your replacement. if you're using a custom rom, make sure you flash the same rom. if you're using a stock rom from verizon, make sure the versions match or you flash the correct version. i used dcd 3.2.5 and make consistent backups with SPB because i know that i wont be changing my rom. it doesnt create an 'image' necessarily back it backs up all your files, settings, contacts, system folders..everything on your phone. i actually reflashed today and restored my most recent backup to have everything the same in one easy step. you can get a trial of SPB backup and solve your issue. you wont need to install SPB backup on your new phone as it creates a self extracting archive.
Hi,
I have a rooted Moto Droid 2 Global with the stock rom and Android 2.2.
My device started acting strange and Verizon sent me another one, and I have been trying to back up my SMS from my old device to my new one (another D2G with stock rom and Android 2.2). I have a little under 5000 SMS messages on my device.
I've tried a number of applications to do backup, and they all have the same issue - when I do the SMS restore on the new device, they messages all appear at the time they were restored, instead of the original time sent/received. This creates a mess in threading as the messages appear in random order.
Has anyone had this problem or found a way to resolve it? If so, how?
P.S. I've got Titanium Backup, but I can't seem to find a way to get it to back up the SMS database.
I am new to HTC devices, coming from Motorola Droids. I have read a lot of the info here but still have a few noob questions. I am currently running RezROM 1.5 and like it a lot. But I would like to get the OTA update for the new radio and I would also like to check out some of the ICS ROM's.
So question is: Is there an easy way to restore user data and apps after flashing ROM's? Many of the ROM's I see suggest or require full wipe and often recommend not restoring anything. I have had problems restoring data (both on Motorola and HTC) with Titanium backup.
Thanks!
TahoeTexan said:
I am new to HTC devices, coming from Motorola Droids. I have read a lot of the info here but still have a few noob questions. I am currently running RezROM 1.5 and like it a lot. But I would like to get the OTA update for the new radio and I would also like to check out some of the ICS ROM's.
So question is: Is there an easy way to restore user data and apps after flashing ROM's? Many of the ROM's I see suggest or require full wipe and often recommend not restoring anything. I have had problems restoring data (both on Motorola and HTC) with Titanium backup.
Thanks!
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The apps part is easy. Backup your /data/app/ somewhere before changing ROMs. Then drop it everything back in /data/app/ afterward. All you're backing up though is the installed application, not the data. Data is not recommended across many ROMs so I don't even think about it.
I've tried a few ways... but ultimately. I just deal with resetting everything up the way I want.
I've used MyBackup. It does alright. Takes forever if you have a lot of SMS messages. And it doesn't exactly get all of your system settings either. I also had a problem where I factory reset, re-installed all my apps. and then ran MyBackup restore to get the home screens back in order and while it did, none of the app buttons worked. So I had to replace everything, but at least I knew where things belonged I guess...
Eitherway, haven't been that impressed with any of the backup/restore things as of yet. I'm feeling bold enough to say there isn't a SlamDunk solution out there that'll work for everyone, but the ones that do exist might do enough for you to be happy.
The best way I have found by far is to use the app "App Monster Pro".
You can have that app made a BU copy of the APK for all your installed apps to a folder on your storage card. Then, after a ROM flash you just go to that folder & click on whatever APK's you want installed for the new ROM & you get a completely clean new install of everything in no time.
That way it a little slower than a TI batch recover, but the difference is it works 100% right 100% of the time (something TI & My BU Pro NEVER do)
It doesn't restore text messages, but I never had any desire to do that anyway (it always cracked me up when I had my TouchPro 2 & people would post I just restored 4200 text messages to my new ROM & now my phone is freezing constantly when texting, what do I do??)
I just use ES File Explorer to backup my apps, as for data, for me, my critical data are my contacts, so I just sync those up with my google account.
I second AppMonster Pro for just apps. I love that as soon as you download an app it makes a backup of it so you never have to think about it. And when restoring it's easy on the eyes, unlike TiBU which I find I have to search around a lot before I find what I'm trying to restore. Still I use three back up systems - AppMonster Pro, MyBackup Pro and Titanium Backup Pro - just in case so if one fails I have others to turn to.
I ve just installed the british stock ROM, version MB5, and I cant restore my backed up SMS, neither from Myback Pro nor from Samsung account. Any solution ?
far too little information. what do you mean by "cannot restore"?
Best and most reliable method I have found is use the .xml method in titanium, works across all changes I have tried