For the people who are constantly flashing new roms and trying them all out-
do you always have to reinstall all of your apps everytime?
what about other things like your SMS's? I just restored 40k texts w/ SMS backup and restore after flashing a rom, and the restore took forever. not to mention the pain in the neck for reinstalling all the apps.
what else should i be backing up and restoring with each new rom flash? are there any tricks to doing this process quickly?
thanks!
Titanium Backup Pro
GO SMS PRO (has backup and restore sms local)
i restore only my most recent 500 texts so i can keep up with conversations that are going on. the rest i let sms backup+ vault away in my gmail.
Pirateghost said:
Titanium Backup Pro
GO SMS PRO (has backup and restore sms local)
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do i need to run TBU and all apps from the extSD for this to work? also, do i need the paid version?
Pirateghost said:
Titanium Backup Pro
GO SMS PRO (has backup and restore sms local)
i restore only my most recent 500 texts so i can keep up with conversations that are going on. the rest i let sms backup+ vault away in my gmail.
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+1 for Go SMS. It's an awesome program for sure and backing up is so simple.
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mjondj said:
do i need to run TBU and all apps from the extSD for this to work? also, do i need the paid version?
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Only need the paid if you want multiple version backups and want to freeze apps instead of deleting them.
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Kadin said:
Only need the paid if you want multiple version backups and want to freeze apps instead of deleting them.
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And don't forget the batch restore without the prompts
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how does titanium backup restore all the apps if the system was wiped? i don't get it.
mjondj said:
how does titanium backup restore all the apps if the system was wiped? i don't get it.
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You have to back it up first. It backs it up to your internal SD card, which won't get wiped, even if you do a fartory reset and wipe in CWM. You can copy those backups to your computer also, for safe keeping.
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how does titanium backup restore all the apps if the system was wiped? i don't get it.
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Keep in mind that the system itself and the main area where info like thus is stored are on two different parts of the internal memory. Wiping the data via cwm, as mentioned above, won't wiped both.
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how does titanium backup restore all the apps if the system was wiped? i don't get it.
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There are a few internal data storage areas (for user data, at least...)
/data (an internal Android partition),
/cache (an internal Android partition that's usually safe to wipe as often as you like), and
/sdcard (internal SD)
Android is designed such that any app should behave sanely if /sdcard is NOT wiped - thus usually, /sdcard is never wiped. (Note: Doing a wipe/factory reset from the Settings menu of the stock ROM will wipe the SD card.)
Usually, only /data needs to be wiped (along with /cache) - and that is why CWM only wipes /data and /cache but not /sdcard.
TiBu and SMS/Call Logs Backup and Restore use /sdcard for backups.
Note: It is, however, a good idea to periodically back up /sdcard in case you accidentally hit a wipe method that does touch it.
In addition to the above, there's also /system - which is where the ROM itself resides.
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I want to wipe /sdcard and then to restore apps and data. So what I'll do:
1. Titanium Backup for all apps and data.
2. Wipe /sdcard.
3. Reinstall a fresh Titanium Backup.
But -- Titanium Backup is now fresh, so it doesn't have the apps and data backup I made earlier to restore from.
So the question is:
Does it suffice to copy the entire old Titanium Backup directory into the fresh (and empty) Titanium Backup directory?
Will the option 'restore missing apps with data' show all the stuff I backed up?
Mmm I did this when I moved to a custom JB rom. Like you said if you wipe sd card you will loose all the TB data. I'm not sure if you can move the TB folder to your pc then move it back after the wipe to restore your apps. I personally decided not to as I wanted to make sure I only had JB compatible apps on my phone as I was moving from an ICS rom. Perhaps other users have done this and can advise further.
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I found the answer here
Does a Nandroid backup always include everything thats on the internal sdcard or only selected data? I have a nandroid back from a couple of weeks ago and lost pictures from a camera folder that was on the internal sdcard because I didnt backup the card when I installed a rom yesterday. Would those pictures be on the nandroid backup?
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Does a Nandroid backup always include everything thats on the internal sdcard or only selected data? I have a nandroid back from a couple of weeks ago and lost pictures from a camera folder that was on the internal sdcard because I didnt backup the card when I installed a rom yesterday. Would those pictures be on the nandroid backup?
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No, nandroids don't backup the internal sd card I'm afraid
Ashton! How dare you Ninja me!
No. They are gone.
Nandroids back up everything that makes the ROM run. So system, data, cache, junk like that. Any other stuff, pictures, videos, music that is on the internal or external sd is ignored. It functions much like the system restore feature of windows.
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Does a Nandroid backup always include everything thats on the internal sdcard or only selected data? I have a nandroid back from a couple of weeks ago and lost pictures from a camera folder that was on the internal sdcard because I didnt backup the card when I installed a rom yesterday. Would those pictures be on the nandroid backup?
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it doesn't backup you're internal or external storage. system related backups only.
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Ashton! How dare you Ninja me!
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You can backkup external SD Card from the Backup/Restore menu in Amon Ra, but internal SD isn't an option.
I always whip data factory reset, wipe cache, davlic blah blah before restoring Android. Is this necessary? Also when do you need clean wipe script,?
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I always whip data factory reset, wipe cache, davlic blah blah before restoring Android. Is this necessary? Also when do you need clean wipe script,?
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Yes wiping before a nandroid restore is important, and its a good habit to have.
In my opinion you don't need a clean wipe script. Just manually wipe cache, dalvic cache, data and system before installing a new Rom or restoring a nandroid backup.
I use amon ra because it works so well and it real fast.
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Ok. so i was thinking about installing some custom roms and using them for a few days weeks to see how they perform but i was wondering what the best way to back up my apps/data and contacts would be so they can easily be restored after i have installed a new rom.
I dont have a memory card for my phone so i just have the 16gb internal memory so if i use an app that saves the backup to my phone would i just transfer the backup data from my phone to pc then after i have factory reset/wiped the cache and dalvik and intalled the rom put the backup file back on?
Also is there anything i NEED to back up on the phone or is it just the stuff i want like app data and contacts?
Thanks.
titanium backup
thank you.
Because i will be factory reseting the phone before i install the new rom will i need to move the titanium backup from my phone to computer?
will the reset and wipe delete the backup?
Use as said titanium for data and apps and gmail for contacts sync. You can copy the titanium files to your computer just in caseto be safe.
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Just remember that if you wipe sd and you don't have external, then you won't have a Rom to flash to so you will be left with choice of either pushing the zip to sd with ADB, or flashing stock/rerooting/cwm/etc
R: Best way to backup?
Yeah man try to keep it simple...
just make a full backup with titanium backup pro (set backup folser to external sd card or just move the backup to the sd card when its done) it will require a lot of space if u had a lot of apps...
Flash all you want and put the new rom on the phone.
Then remember to have the titanium backup apk ready on your sdcard to be installed when ure done setting up the new rom(or go get it back off the play store if you wish), then install titanium and restore from the backup folder...simple
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1. Titanium Backup
2.Carbon
3.My Backup Pro
4.Nandroid backup from recovery if you ever want to go back to an old rom.
Hi,
I installed Greenify and hibernated some apps and thereafter the phone restarted on its own and is stuck in the RevoltJB logo screen.
I've tried almost everything, from taking the battery out, clearing dalvick cache and flashing the RevoltJB rom again but it's not booting.
I've made a nandroid copy to the Sd Card, system / app, data files say complete but then when it's backing up the music/videos/pics it fails. Not enough memory.
Does that mean that the nandroid backup of system apps (sms/call logs) and my sisters apps/data (whatsapp message history) haven't been backed up?
I also made a internal copy and that seemed to backup everything. Hardly any pics or music on internal memory, plus it had 8gb free.
Does that mean that both the internal and sd card backup the same things?? And can I factory reset and reinstall the RevoltJB rom and then using titanium backup get back her whatsapp messages, her sms and call logs not to mention her stupid level 50 candycrush data?
Please can someone tell me if I've been able to make a successful nandroid backup on either the sd (even if it only backed up system/apps) or internal memory and whether I have any chance of a recovery of her sms, whatsapp and candycrush data.
PS if i reinstall jb rom it won't delete my nandroid backup will it...?
Thank you for your replies in advance. I'm going crazy because she's in tears, so please can someone help me.
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You don't need to worry much after making the nandroid backup you can safely wipe data/cache/dalvik cache and reflash the ROM, also along with TB try using the app nandroid manager to restore the apps,call logs, contact's etc. from the previous nandroid backup, and be careful to not format /sdcard partition its where all your data like your music,videos, nandroid backup, and other data is kept.
Hmmm seems you don't use your internal SD card much, and making a backup anywhere is not problem it will be the same thing done twice whether it be in the internal or the external SD card, just try to make a successful backup by freeing up some space, also if you have the patience to read a lot try using Aroma file manager to manually handle the required files like the contact database and stuff, though I would advice a noob to hold off until he's more experienced.
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Stop being melodramatic. Bricked phones don't boot. At all
I think you froze a system app....look at @MistahBungle 's signature and read what it says.
Do a factory reset and a ROM reflash.This is the only thing you can do.And yes,all her messages and game data will be gone (you can maybe extract them manually from the Nandroid backup)
When I backed up 9s using twrp, the backup was successful and the restore did not cause any problems.
However, after creating and backing up the 'second space', the second space is initialized without being restored normally.
I don't know why...
There is no system partition in TWRP.
so I did check in 'super partition'
But when I back up, I get an 'super partition failed' error.
Is there a way to back up with second space?
What should I do?
Use titanium backup to backup your 2nd space app data.
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Use titanium backup to backup your 2nd space app data.
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oh.. I think there is no other way to this question.
thanks a lot