First off let me say if this is adressed in another thread or video, im sorry!
But my question is this: How does titanium backup work?
For example, if I run a full system recovery with TB and then flash the sbf file and then load gingerblur, can I then recover all of the settings and apps from titanium backup? If so, how might one go about doing that?
Another example would be, if I return my atrix for a new atrix for whatever reason, could I recover everything after that?
Thanks in advance for all your help guys!
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When you start tibu press menu then batch, then select "backup all user apps" (I think its first). Let it run. Then you can run SBC and Ginger blur then install tibu from the market, open it press menu, batch, then go about 1/2 down to "restore missing apps with data" and start it and when its done you have all apps with settings back.
A also highly recommend buying tibu premium as it makes most of this automated.
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Ok thanks for the reply! So titanium backup creates a recovery file on the phone that wont be erased and ill always be able to access it?
Also does it work if I get a new phone?
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Yes, that would be my question as that is where I am.
I have the directory on my sdcard-ext; I've copied it to the empty directory of the same name on the sdcard yet I can't seem to get at any of my old backups.
What did I miss in the process? Is there a way to make it LOOK at this saved data?
Well I don't know about not being erased; the program backs up the application and all of its data into a folder. You can do single applications or all of them.
If you are say, resetting the phone or doing a factory reset, this is essential if you want all of your applications back the way you had them.
I'm using two phones and when I got my second, I just installed TB on it and backed up the apps that I wanted transfered wwith data (mostly games and things that don't have cloud data) and copied them to the new phone to be restored.
I just bought the pro version that gives access to dropbox and other things but I haven't used any of the features yet.
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I believe TiBu's default location is in /sdcard/titaniumbackup (From root location). Now once you back up your apps all that information is stored in that "Titaniumbackup" folder. Now what you can do is copy that folder and where, even your computer and it's saved. You can even load that folder on a different phone and run TiBu on the phone and install the apps on that phone. Usually when you flash roms or even the SBF file it wont erase the internal SD card, at least I've never had an issue with my internal SD being erased in the last 2 years. Just take your titaniumbackup folder and put it on to you internal SD card and TiBu should recognize it no problem.
As far as how it saves it, I think it saves the .apk and it also saves another with the app settings.
Hope this helps clear some stuff up.
Ok cool, thank you very much for the help!
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I backed up all my apps using Titanium Backup, then went ahead and flashed CM7, yet once I got it to run, I tried to restore the backups, so I went to titanium backup and tried to restore them, yet my apps weren't there. I think it's something about the Titanium Backup I was using on CM7 using the wrong storage, i.e. Internal rather than external or vice-versa. I restored the backup and went back to stock asap, as I would hate to lose all my apps and data, but I would like to give CM7 a try. How can I do this?
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I backed up all my apps using Titanium Backup, then went ahead and flashed CM7, yet once I got it to run, I tried to restore the backups, so I went to titanium backup and tried to restore them, yet my apps weren't there. I think it's something about the Titanium Backup I was using on CM7 using the wrong storage, i.e. Internal rather than external or vice-versa. I restored the backup and went back to stock asap, as I would hate to lose all my apps and data, but I would like to give CM7 a try. How can I do this?
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Wrong forum supposed to be in q&a and there should be a setting in titanium back up to change the back up location
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I backed up all my apps using Titanium Backup, then went ahead and flashed CM7, yet once I got it to run, I tried to restore the backups, so I went to titanium backup and tried to restore them, yet my apps weren't there. I think it's something about the Titanium Backup I was using on CM7 using the wrong storage, i.e. Internal rather than external or vice-versa. I restored the backup and went back to stock asap, as I would hate to lose all my apps and data, but I would like to give CM7 a try. How can I do this?
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Go to Settings-->CyanogenMod Settings-->Application, Then tick the "Use Internal Storage. Reboot Then try it.
Most on this forum aren't as nice as I am when a topic has been so thoroughly covered in the past. Please do a search before posting a question.
Thanks
I'm no genius, but I think the proper place for this would be the atrix-dev-team's Project page for the development of CyanogenMod rom - as they have their own issue reporting system hosted via google code found here:
https://code.google.com/p/atrix-dev-team/issues/list
Again, I'm in no way a genius, but this is where I would think that you would have the best visibility and chance to get this resolved/answered by a developer on the atrix-dev-team.
If anyone else has an answer, feel free to help!
Edit: Looks like someone already provided a suggestion!
It is something with the naming of the storages in CM7. Probably the titanium is looking for the backup folder in the wrong storage type.
Possible solution for that (Works for me...):
In the first screen in titanium backup press MENU>Preferences>Backup folder location>Press the Detect button, choose "Whole device" then the program will scan all your storages and if it finds an other backup folder it will tell you as well as the amount of backups in each folder, choose the one with the highest number of backups, this will probably be the one you are looking for.
Once you chose the correct folder press "Use the current folder".
Hope this helps you
This is not an issue folks. TiBu IS looking in the wrong place.
Do as was previously mentioned, then instead of scanning the whole device which can take forever, manually locate the backup folder. Mine is always set to A folder called Titanium Backup on my external SDCard. Easy to find.
And don't attempt to restore any system data.
If everyone would quit worry where one post & just help person this be better form..
In Titanium Backup when running Cyanogenmod look under ..
Menu
Preferences
Backup Folder location
Click "Detect"
Then it should give "Option: to search "Whole Device" on phone then when it fines Backup.
Click "Use Current Folder"
Also you can change setting in Cyanogen Setting to just use internal...
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So i backed up all my apps to my internal SD card. i flashed a new rom, installed TB, and now it wont see my backups. I verified that its looking in the correct folder, that the files still exist, and that there are .apk.gz files in the backup folder. Still though, it wont show any apps when I try to restore all missing apps.
If i install the apks for each app though, it has no problem restoring the data for the apps. What gives?
This has happened on Touch Wiz, CM9, and AOKP.
Any help is appreciated.
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So i backed up all my apps to my internal SD card. i flashed a new rom, installed TB, and now it wont see my backups. I verified that its looking in the correct folder, that the files still exist, and that there are .apk.gz files in the backup folder. Still though, it wont show any apps when I try to restore all missing apps.
If i install the apks for each app though, it has no problem restoring the data for the apps. What gives?
This has happened on Touch Wiz, CM9, and AOKP.
Any help is appreciated.
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when you go to preferences>>backup folder location did you try hitting detect?
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when you go to preferences>>backup folder location did you try hitting detect?
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I checked the location and it was already at the correct folder, but no, i didn't try hitting detect as it seemed unnecessary. I'll report back soon!
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I checked the location and it was already at the correct folder, but no, i didn't try hitting detect as it seemed unnecessary. I'll report back soon!
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I have the exact same issue! I have tried everything and no luck. I created a similar thread and no one has any ideas why this is happening. Please let us know if you find the answer. I pretty much redownloaded all of my apps to just get it over with.
Good luck
Probably a stupid question, but after you changed the path and tripple check that it's the correct path where all your backups are, did you restarted TB/phone?
If you simply hit back button it doesn't actually quit TB.
I am having the same problem. I am noticing that tubular just isn't doing the restores correct at all. For instance I did a restore of Shadowgun and my saves weren't restored. I have never had these issues before I came to the S3
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I had the same problem with Titanium Backup at first. My backups were on my external SD card straight outta my DroidX. I assumed /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup would be the right location, but on the SGS3 you have to go to /mnt/extSDcard/TitaniumBackup or manually copy the folder over first. Once I fixed that path, it started restoring just fine.
If you go to the filter, and select Backed Up instead of All, do they show up then?
I had a similar issue. Try removing titanium backup from the Super user app, then run titanium backup again.
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I had a similar issue. Try removing titanium backup from the Super user app, then run titanium backup again.
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I have a similar problem with Ti backup too.
It sees zero apps.
uninstalled
reinstalled
removed from superuser
updated SU binaries
folder location is in appropriate place
even cleared cache/dalvik and fix permissions in recovery when it was uninstalled.
I redirected the the save location to my external SD card and it worked for me. It may only be seeing your internal sd card
I purchased Titanium Pro. I know its an extremely efficient, powerful, and useful tool to have, especially for one that flashes often. But I am second guessing whether I am using it the right way. My current method seems a little bit tedious and inefficient.
Example, I do a full batch backup of my user apps & system data, easy enough. Then on a fresh ROM I would install TBU. But it doesn't seem I have a backup of my apps and data. I would then have to extract from nandroid backup. Then I would browse the created list and select the apps / data I want to restore. After restoration my user defined settings are gone, on default.
I have tried the complete batch backup. And via the same extract from nandroid backup, and rather than selecting each item, I just restored everything at once. Afterwards, I would experience strange things and a lot of FC. I suspected that may be because it was loading up apps/data that is not this newer ROM (ie apps that was baked in, ROM specific system apps), I don't know that this is the real reason because don't know enough to confirm it.
Am I using it correctly or is there a better way to it?
I use the free version, but I assume most things are the same. If you backed up all your apps and data, then I think maybe the memory storage was flipped around when you installed the new rom. Look in both your internal (emmc) and external sd cards for a folder called TitaniumBackup. This should hold all of your apk backups, along with the data associated with them. If you launch Titanium and nothing is found, then try copying that TitaniumBackup folder from the sd card it's currently located on over to the other sd card. All of your apps and data should then be found in the app under the Backup/Restore tab.
Edit: I assume you already know this but in the Backup/Restore tab, scroll down the list until you get to the crossed out apps. Those are the ones that you have backed up but not currently installed.
Make sure you save your backup to sdcard. And if you flash a new Rom. You don't normally want to restore system files.
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Sometimes even restoring apps + data can cause certain apps to FC or misbehave. But as they have said make sure your backups are in the SD card
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TB sucks! i recommend Ultimate Backup Pro. it's about 100 times better and easier to use. TB is overrated. while UBP is underrated ):
Ok, so call me a noob....again....But here is my situation
I had to return my HTC DNA To Verizon due to the AUX Jack not working, so I downloaded and bought TitaniumBackup Pro, and backed up all of my apps and data thinking i would be able to restore it all on my replacement device.
I got my replacement device today, i transferred all of the APK (Zip files) and ODEX (Zip Files) to my phone. I went into Titanium backup, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to restore the apps and data from the backup files i have.
Am i missing something, or what?
When you go into TB, go to the Backup/Restore tab and click the square/check mark symbol. Choose the type of restore you want and click run. Verify your options on the final screen, click on the green check mark at the top, and let it do It's thing.
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Make sure you set the backup folder location in Titanium.
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Make sure you set the backup folder location in Titanium.
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I did go into Preferences -> Backup folder Location, and directed it towards the location with the backups, and it can see all of the .gz files, but there is a little blue icon that says there is only 1 backup in the folder when there is a list of about 30.
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When you go into TB, go to the Backup/Restore tab and click the square/check mark symbol. Choose the type of restore you want and click run. Verify your options on the final screen, click on the green check mark at the top, and let it do It's thing.
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I tried going through there, and i clicked on every single restore option, "Mising apps with data, all apps with data, all system data, ect..." and none of them recognized the backup files that i had in the backup directory, so nothing was restored.
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Is there something i need to do in order to get TB to recognize the backups, because in the batch restore window it only shows (1) backup, and that was a test backup that I did to see if the numbers would change at all.
I restored all apps from my Titanium backups from my Droid X.
They were in a folder called TitaniumBackup in my Droid X so I copied the entire folder to my desktop. Then drug it to the root of the sdcard folder on the DNA.
I then opened up Titanium and set my backup folder location accordingly. I then hit either reload application or refresh apps list in the menu. It then refreshed the list in the Backup/Restore tab to include all my currently installed apps, and all my backups. The backups were crossed out indicating they are not installed.
That worked for me, past that I have no idea.
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I restored all apps from my Titanium backups from my Droid X.
They were in a folder called TitaniumBackup in my Droid X so I copied the entire folder to my desktop. Then drug it to the root of the sdcard folder on the DNA.
I then opened up Titanium and set my backup folder location accordingly. I then hit either reload application or refresh apps list in the menu. It then refreshed the list in the Backup/Restore tab to include all my currently installed apps, and all my backups. The backups were crossed out indicating they are not installed.
That worked for me, past that I have no idea.
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Thanks for trying to help, It sounded great and I was hoping it would work, but it didn't Oh well i guess, I have already re-installed everything one app at a time, I guess i'll just have to Re-do Hill Climb Racer allllll over again.
At first, i did just copy the Titanium backup folder over hoping it would automatically recognize it and sync to it, but nope.
Are you rooted? Titanium requires root. I have to ask, only thing I can think of.
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Are you rooted? Titanium requires root. I have to ask, only thing I can think of.
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Haha no worries, yes I'm rooted.
Man, I hate to bump an old post but I have this exact issue and my Google skills are failing me.
Did anyone get this fixed?
I have installed a few custom ROMs, but i'm a noob when it comes to phones, and every time i switch ROMs i start fresh with apps: redownloading them (about 100 from amazon and google), reconfiguring my home pages, and all games start back at level 1. it takes a long time to do all this, but i assumed that switching ROMs is like switching PCs (you need new drivers, you need to reinstall programs, etc, so you can't just copy A to B).
is there some better way to automate this so that any of the following are true?
-my apps reinstall themselves in a step or two?
-my homepages are reconstructed automatically? i'm guessing this is the least likely, since homepages/launchers/etc probably differ per ROM.
-my game/app data is saved and restored easily? my kids don't want to lose their ice age village
i have titanium backup free, which i have used for complete backups in the event of a phone crash or something, but i don't know about app transfers across ROMs.
thanks for any help. this would save me a ton of time in the future!!
(i'm going from rooted stock to CM10 on my nook tablet, if that matters).
back up your apps onto your sd card with this app
Some launchers (such as apex? not sure) allow you to save your configurations onto sd card and restore them later.
and not sure about game data, but maybe find the folder for the game on the sd card, make a back up and rename it back to previous folder name when you install new rom?
hope i helped
Use utilities like Go Backup or Titanium Backup .
They will help you restore app+data so you are always with current data.
Go Backup helps you restore call log as well
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assist4tech said:
Use utilities like Go Backup or Titanium Backup .
They will help you restore app+data so you are always with current data.
Go Backup helps you restore call log as well
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Definitely in favor of the Titanium Backup, 'cos it can also backup/restore wifi passwords, accounts, sms, bluetooth pairings...