I'm going to flash Gingerdx rom to my X10 mini, before that I took a backup via Xrecovery.
Here is the question:
If I do a recovery what will I get? Will everything be the same the way I left it or just the applications without my personal data and settings?
I need to know, because even for an equalizer setting for poweramp, I spent whole week...
You need an app like Titanium Backup to safeguard your apps. Most custom roms require a factory reset or full wipe to work stable but then your apps are gone.
Btw. Give MyBackup Root a try. Not as fast as Titanium but more user-friendly.
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xrecovery and cwm does what is called a "snapshot", "photo", "image" of your rom. so go ahead and try it out and backup. then do some changes on the rom (its ok if you change your rom), then go for the restore and check it out. you will be surprised to see it back on the same way you left it.
If you had used some applications on windows like "Acronis True Image", it is just the same (theory) way on the android on your phone.
Good luck
BTW: as pfonck described on the second post, that is for individual apps backing up and restoring.
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ok... i'm a pretty smart windows guy. BUT this is my first smart phone which translates to "i'M A DANG NOOB".
so i rooted my phone. started to download apps. and now want to try Das BAMF ROM.
how do is save the apps that i have already downloaded and installed in the stock ROM so that i may apply them to the DasBAMF?
thanks
mark
geeze i feel soo dumb aaargh!
I used Astro to save my apps before i changed my rom- menu, tools, app manager/backup select that apps you want to back up and done.
TitaniumBackup is the way to go. Also, install Clockwork Recovery. Do a nandroid backup before installing a new rom.
Definitely just pay for titanium backup pro and use that. After flashing a Rom just skip setup, open titanium backup and restore everything then restart the phone .
Batch scripts are under backup / restore tabs menu.
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I use(d) Titanium Backup Free. In this version you have to confirm every app while restoring. So if u often flash roms, the paid version is a wirthwile investment.
+1 on titanium
Hi there,
About a month ago I bought an HTC Thunderbolt and somebody helped me root the phone. Since then I have had some family emergency/issues that have caused me to put programming the phone on hold. Now that they have cleared up I am trying to now learn a little bit more about upgrading Rom/Kernel/Radio.
I am running the following:
Android 2.2.1
Baseband version 1.16.00.0223r
Kernel 2.6.32.21_bamf4.4.2....
Build 1.13.605.7Das Bamf 1.5 Remix
Software 1.13.605.7
Can somebody tell me how to backup my phone entirely?
I would like to back it up with the intent:
* Install different kernel/radio/rom and keep the same android apps without reinstalling
each one individually.
or
* Restore the phone to its current state (if I should drop the phone and get a
replacement).
I do have titanium backup pro installed but it has never been used. Is this all I need?
I seem to recall that there is a backup feature on this phone that was discouraged....
Thanks in advance...
Anthony
The key for me is to
Use Nandroid (the backup feature in recovery) for a full image backup. Use Titanium to backup individual applications.
Before restoring nandroid backups, be sure to wipe cache and Dalvik (under advanced in recovery).
Nandroid takes nearly the entire phone back to the point of backup (houses everything you have on your phone's internal memory). Titanium allows backups to be restored on different roms. Some apps and many system apps don't play nicely with Titanium, but most from the market do play nicely with it.
Installing new kernels doesn't require wiping your data. Installing new/updated roms does. Installing themes usually does not, but there are exceptions.
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Thank you for the explanation.
When you refer to Nandroid & recovery feature, you are referring to Clockworkmod?
Per your input I updated to Rom Manager PRO and then simply selected "Backup Current ROM". I assume that this covers everything on the phone including radio/kernel/apps....
If there is anything else I need to do, please let me know.
Thanks again...
Yes, CWM is how you want to backup your phone entirely. I would recommend going into recovery and making a backup on your own instead of hitting the "backup my current rom" button in rom manager. The backup you make will be saved in a folder on your SD card named clockworkmod/backup. I always think its a good idea to move your backups to your computer and keep your two or three most recent backups on your sdcard.
As for backing up your apps, you can do a batch backup in titanium and when you load a new rom you will be able restore the app and any data associated with it. As a general rule I would only backup apps that require a lot of setup. Otherwise when you load a new ROM the apps you had previously installed will automatically restore (depending on the ROM). Just a tip, dont backup system apps. Doing so and switching versions, for example froyo to gingerbread, could cause many issues down the road even if they aren't immediately seen.
Lastly, when installing a new ROM you always want to wipe data/factory reset at least twice and wipe cache and dalvik cache twice each as well. If you have any issues dont hesitate to ask there are many people who are willing to help.
Go to ROM Manager, scroll down and select Backup Current ROM.
I use two apps for backing up and restoring installed apps; Titanium Pro and MyBackup Pro. For some reason MBP successfully restores the apps + data that fail using TP. For example, apps installed from the Amazon android market.
I create full backups with both TP and MBP, but when I need to restore ( after a complete data wipe and new Rom flash) I do the following:
1) skip setting up my Google account during the initial setup process that starts after user data has been wiped.
2) Uncheck the box that allows backups to Google's servers
3) After setup is finished, go into settings, privacy and deselect the automated backup options
( If I don't do the previous two steps, then Google starts pushing apps that may have been backed up and/ or apps that I have purchased. I don't want this to happen since I am going to do my own restore with data.)
4) I use TP to restore MBP only
5) I then use MBP to restore the rest of my user apps and data.
Some may disagree with my two backup app process, but it has been more successful for me than using either TP or MBP by themselves.
If something doesn't go right with MBP, I still have the full TP backup to pull from.
I do not bother backing up systems apps just because it seems to cause me too many issues when i attempt the restore. This means i have to redo any system settings, but that isn't a big deal to me.
Some of my favorite apps have backup features of their own. Folder Organizer and Circle Launcher are two of my all time favorites. Both restore nicely when i move to a new Rom.
Occasionally, i copy the TP, MBP, and Clockwork folders from my sdcard to a folder on my laptop just in case.
The above may sound like alot, but it goes pretty quick for me and I flash quite a bit ( at least once or twice a week when the device is new and the Rom cookers are really active).
Another thought, I have used MBP to successfully restore my android home screen settings for sense ( part of MBP's data bu ). My preferred launcher is LauncherPro, which has its own backup and restore function.
Finally, i always do a nandroid backup before wiping and flashing to a new Rom. I also always do the backup right from clockwork mod recovery. I love the Rom Manager app and paid for the premium version quite a while ago, but i prefer to backup, wipe and flash from the recovery screen. Even if i download something that needs to be flashed using Rom Manager, I still reboot into recovery to perform the needed steps.
Hope this helps and if someone has another app backup/ restore routine they use successfully i would love to know the steps. I am open to learning something new.
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Hell All,
Sorry if this is a noob question and someone had asked already. ( I tried to do a search but was unable to find the answer)
I recently discovered the joy of using custom ROMS and I want to try them all. But unfortunately one of the things is that whenever I flash a new ROM, I have to re do all the settings, which takes a lot of time.
I was wondering if there are any ways to back up a custom ROM settings so I can try out different custom ROMs, and if I decide to go back to the old one, I can just use that backup and have everything restored back to my saved old custom ROM settings.
Thanks
Use xrecovery to make a backup
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You may use Titanium Backup Pro, however you can't restore system apps such as system settings between ROMs because this will cause force close loops like "process a.core in Android has stopped" hence leaving your phone unuseable because these fc will not stop.
However if you go from one cm base to another, or something like that sometimes it will work no problems. But you can always nandroid and try it out
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Yes.... Titanium or mybackup can be used to backup apps+data. For entire custom rom configuration backup you gotta use xrecovery.
CheersS!
Milton --> From X10i on ROM : "ThGo2 v10. 0_RC4"
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
You may use Titanium Backup Pro, however you can't restore system apps such as system settings between ROMs because this will cause force close loops like "process a.core in Android has stopped" hence leaving your phone unuseable because these fc will not stop.
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you just solved my headache!! I was unable to figure out, for the life of me, why after flashing the white cookie ROM I kept getting "process a.core in Android" FC. That problem has plagued me to the point where I was about to go crazy! Thanks for the advice!
milton.bain said:
Yes.... Titanium or mybackup can be used to backup apps+data. For entire custom rom configuration backup you gotta use xrecovery.
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This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
projectseahorse said:
This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
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That one single "backup " is one man army! It does all.... If you do a backup via xrecovery then tb is not required. However, its a good practice to keep apps backed up in tb ib case xrecovery fails! Since sometimes faulty backup can't be restored and we get this "md5 failed".
Now, to restore a backup you don't need to flash the old rom again. Just perform a data wipe in xrecovery and restore
CheerS!
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projectseahorse said:
This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
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No need to flash the ROM, just restore the backup and your phone will be exactly as it was when you made the backup
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I'm considering flashing Clockwork but first I want to know if there is a way to back up some apps and settings so I don't have to start completely from scratch.
Are there any apps in the market that would give me this ability?
daweefolk said:
I'm considering flashing Clockwork but first I want to know if there is a way to back up some apps and settings so I don't have to start completely from scratch.
Are there any apps in the market that would give me this ability?
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Yes the most well know is Titanium Backup Root, yoiu can find it here.
When you say Clockwork, do you mean clockworkMod or that the name of the rom you are going to flash.
Awesome, thanks!
I looked up titanium and it looks like exactly what I want.
Also check out MyBackup (Pro)
It allows you to backup application & media as well as data.
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I know this question has been asked hundreds of times in many different ways.....BUT.......
Im looking fr a backup app that backup EVERYTHING!!
Like for in this example......
1. I have everything the way i like it on my phone; the apps, the widgets and their placement, sms etc...
2. I find another cool custom ROM i want and will need to do a FULL WIPE for it to work SUPER-PROPERLY.
3. I backup my apps and sms.
4. I wipe and install the new ROM.
5. I HATE THE NEW ROM.
6. I do a full wipe back to the original ROM i had and liked.
7. I now have to install all my apps and sms again form a backup app and set up my homescreens with widgets etc.
Its THAT thats annoying! Cant a backup app save my widgets and their placements?
I've used Titanium backup and MyBack-up pro, but they dont seem to do it!
Backup with CWM, restore whenever. Done.
Or am I missing something?!
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Backup with CWM, restore whenever. Done.
Or am I missing something?!
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Not really 'missing' anything.....i knew that option was there, and HAVE tried it, but it creates a MASSIVE set of files for its backup!
Like nearly 5GB!!! I dont have that much on my phone!! Why would it do this??
I also noticed that it was backing up files on my internal SD card (the names of some of my videos kept appearing under the 'backing up' part)
There is no way you can flash a new rom and restore everything as it was if you NEEDED to wipe. There is no app that does this.
You don't really need to wipe between different Samsung based roms though. Only aosp really
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5 GB? That's a big backup. Mine are about 1.3 GB. How many apps are you running, and what ROM?
I use CWM Manager, it gives you the option to to backup to either internal or external SD. Haven't booted into recovery via the 3-button method for ages, but isn't that option there too?
U are using a faulty cwm version,flash 5.8.4.3 if u want a working touch cwm or standard 5.5.0.4(chainfire)