Just as the title asks, what way can i backup my /data folder on my phone?
This app can do:
http://download547.mediafire.com/q29mmmao8urg/1mnp840xlv9v6qq/App2Card_2.9.6_26June11.apk
Ive been using it for long time instead of Titanium backup to backup not only files, folders but also apps with settings. All you need is Data Tools/Backup/files, folders, just select the desired item
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flusshd said:
This app can do:
http://download547.mediafire.com/q29mmmao8urg/1mnp840xlv9v6qq/App2Card_2.9.6_26June11.apk
Ive been using it for long time instead of Titanium backup to backup not only files, folders but also apps with settings. All you need is Data Tools/Backup/files, folders, just select the desired item
Hope that help
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Thank you, I will try it out!
Im getting a "Failed to Backup" error when trying to backup, anyone else having this problem when trying to backup the file /data on the root of my phone. I have root access and when i launch the app, su is allowing it root access. I might try uninstall, reinstall, reboot.
Edit: Simple Mistake and fix, needed a larger SD card. Thanks flusshd!
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Im getting a "Failed to Backup" error when trying to backup, anyone else having this problem when trying to backup the file /data on the root of my phone. I have root access and when i launch the app, su is allowing it root access. I might try uninstall, reinstall, reboot.
Edit: No go, i guess it cant read root archives.
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I dont think so, but I think your sd card is not enough of space for this big /data, its more than 2GB. Did you check for this?
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Recently when I put APK's on my SD Card and try to install them I receive the 'Application not Installed' error. When this happens with market apps it's easy enough to unmount the SD and remount after the install. However if the APK is on the SD how can I do this?
Is there a fix for this? Also if it helps I'm running the Wildpuzzle ROM and the APK I'm trying to install at the moment is Angry Birds (getjar).
Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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Yeah, the application installer shows up, I just receive the error message a few seconds of the scrolling grey progress-style/working bar.
Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
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Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
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Thanks for this. I'm trying Droidexplorer, explorers on the device wont install the apk as it returns the same error.
How long should the installation take. It's been running 15 mins so far, the internal storage has decreased a little but the installing window (on pc) is still up?
I am assuming you have a rooted phone with unrEVOked3 right? Would you happen to have some kind of App2SD patch installed....? Because I always found them unstable.... what firmware are you using? I am loyal to Sunaabh v1.1 (Froyo) Custom Firmware as it is well supported
Hmmm I've encountered that installing loop before. But only when trying to install an APK that wouldn't normally work, such as an older version of the Market or Flash 10.1. It just means it's waiting for ADB server to do something but ADB has obviously crashed. It should not take more than 30 seconds for an APK to install via DroidExplorer. Just unplug your phone and close DroidExplorer.
Does this happen with all APK's? How many have you tried?
Only thing I can think of is that you did something to damage your package.xml data and/or permissions are corrupted.
Did you try formatting your cache partition in Clockworkmod? Please try this, it will not destroy any data. But it will trigger a long reboot - it will appear frozen at the bootup splash screen but just let it go while it rebuilds the cache.
Also try "Clear Data" under Applications > Manage > Market.
Have you flashed anything in clockworkmod? If you can provide more details of exactly what you've done to your phone that might help, but I really doubt it.... I think the only option is to restore from a Nandroid Backup or Reflash Sorry... but these things do happen and we always learn the hard way lol....
You can use the official HTC Sync software to backup your phone numbers and SMS and stuff I believe, and if you want to backup your installed apps you can use Titanium Backup or many other Backup apps on the Market, Free or Paid.
Make into a zip file and flash via recovery
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Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
WillKennerley said:
Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
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Haha, how very odd! Regardless, good to hear you got it sorted
EDIT: If it happens again, maybe you could try to format the SD card. Might be possessed with some bad stuff in the .android_secure folder or something.
Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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Going into settings > applications > manage apps, does it freeze if you try to remove it that way?
There is not an option to uninstall. The button is grayed out. I think it is installed as a system application. Since I can't post in the das bamf thread, I have to post here hoping that there is a flash I can do or some other app on the market place that can uninstall system apps.
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Thades said:
Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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i am having the same issues as well as the following:
i think titanium backup free is part of the BAMF Remix 1.6.3 ROM. yes?
i am trying to update to titanium pro. i get the message "this is a system application." then the following message... "application not installed"
anyone have a reason why i cant upgrade the free version to the premium version? i have not upgraded to 1.63 yet.
thanks
markkal123 said:
i am having the same issues as well as the following:
i think titanium backup free is part of the BAMF Remix 1.6.3 ROM. yes?
i am trying to update to titanium pro. i get the message "this is a system application." then the following message... "application not installed"
anyone have a reason why i cant upgrade the free version to the premium version? i have not upgraded to 1.63 yet.
thanks
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I can install the pro key but it still freezes, even if I install the titanium backup from the market
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anyone have any thoughts on this? i'm still trying to update the free version of titanium backup with the premium version. in bamf1.63
You can delete the .apk for each file located in /system/app using root explorer or a file manager with root permissions. Since these were installed as system apps, they can't be uninstalled from the regular settings>manage apps menu, but you can delete with Root explorer.
I have deleted kernel manager this way - my pro key with titanium works with the system version, so I haven't deleted that.
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You can delete the .apk for each file located in /system/app using root explorer or a file manager with root permissions. Since these were installed as system apps, they can't be uninstalled from the regular settings>manage apps menu, but you can delete with Root explorer.
I have deleted kernel manager this way - my pro key with titanium works with the system version, so I haven't deleted that.
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weird because I tried that and it kept reappearing.
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Thades said:
weird because I tried that and it kept reappearing.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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You are a genius. I was in read only mode and the app I am using never warned me. I am using super manager. You have to set root permissions in the apps configuration.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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OK... So I was able to remove titanium backup.
Now, I have the same problem with it from the market. Seems like a bamf issue and not an app issue.
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I have a big problem with Google Currents, as when I run MyBackUp it freezes when it comes to that app, or if I have background sync on in Google Currents, or when I try to uninstall the app.
I can't even factory reset under recovery as it always freezes when it tries to format 'data'.
Any ideas on how to fix?
I'm running CyanogenMod 9.
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I have a big problem with Google Currents, as when I run MyBackUp it freezes when it comes to that app, or if I have background sync on in Google Currents, or when I try to uninstall the app.
I can't even factory reset under recovery as it always freezes when it tries to format 'data'.
Any ideas on how to fix?
I'm running CyanogenMod 9.
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Delete currents data manually (with a file explorer, a terminal or via adb). Try the whole directory first (in /sdcard/Android/data search for the currents directory), if that doesn't work, delete everything inside the directory first then delete the directory.
Thanks for your help.
I've now tried that with Root Explorer but can only get as far as deleting all the other files under com.google.android.apps.currents which aren't creating a problem. I am left with 2 directories I can't open or delete without the system freezing and requiring a restart.
Any other ideas?
Try doing the same, but in recovery via adb, that way you'll be sure that currents is not in use. If you have directories inside com.google.android.apps.currents that can't be deleted, go inside those directories and delete everything inside, then delete the directories.
I can only drill down so far in com.google.android.apps.currents before I freezes. I can't get in to the 2 problem directories to delete any files in them.
I'll try and get my head round adb and see if I can delete it that way.
Thanks again.
Dude... Try to re flash the rom or port another rom... One more option is to take out sd card... Nd format it from your computer after copying your necessary data!
If useful... Do thank :thumbup:
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I've tried to reflash the ROM but I can't factory reset as it freezes when it tries to format /data. I've tried to flash another ROM as well (without a factory reset) but that didn't solve my problem and just gave me a less stable ROM as I didn't format /data.
The problem files aren't on the SD card, so taking that out and formatting it won't help.
Thanks for your suggestions though. :good:
Use tibu to remove it first then try
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So what do you think where the problem is?
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Use tibu to remove it first then try
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Thanks but TiBu has the same problem. The system freezes as soon as I try to unistall Current or wipe it's data.
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So what do you think where the problem is?
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It seems to be any access of the directories by the system creates a freeze.
Hopefully I can work out how to use adb and delete them that way.
If google currents is installed in your internal memory..try to tramsfer it to sd card..and if its in sd card try changing your sd card and also formatting it FROM THE COMPUTER !! :thumbup:
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If google currents is installed in your internal memory..try to tramsfer it to sd card..and if its in sd card try changing your sd card and also formatting it FROM THE COMPUTER !! :thumbup:
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Do you know what the adb commands are to move the app to the SD card? I can't find one.
Or even better just a way to uninstall the app using adb which will hopefully delete the problem directories with it. (Should do!)
I'm an adb n00b and don't understand if/when I need to be mounting /data for example.
Thanks
It's OK I found the command I needed. mv
Problem fixed!
Thanks
Im rooted and su is granting permissions but titanium says backup directory not available.. How do you get it to see the ext sdcard to make backups properly?
M.yA.nD.droidS3
While in Titanium backup, go to Menu -> Preferences -> Backup Folder Location
It can scan for existing titanium backup folders, or you can specifically choose a location.
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Im rooted and su is granting permissions but titanium says backup directory not available.. How do you get it to see the ext sdcard to make backups properly?
M.yA.nD.droidS3
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By going to the search button/function, typing in your problem, wait, answer links pop up, click on one, read what other users have done to fix this repeated problem, profit.
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By going to the search button/function, typing in your problem, wait, answer links pop up, click on one, read what other users have done to fix this repeated problem, profit.
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Q&A forum not get refered to Google forum. But yeh I'll give that a try
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Hi all I just wanted to know is there a way to backup apps and the data manually
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Hi all I just wanted to know is there a way to backup apps and the data manually
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You mean without using a backup-ing app?
Well, its possible. First you need to locate the apk installation location whether its in Internal memory or SD card. Grab the apk, and regarding the data files, you can get it from the /data folder. Just check for the package name, as it is installed with reference to package names (For Eg: com.google.talk)
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App data is stored under /data/data
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There is also an adb command. I have never used it though....
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