Hello, I am not a noon or anything but I have a question for a senior member. The other day I had my phone wiped trying to go from toxic rom to muiu rom. I had backed up titanium folder and clockwork backup to my computer but it didn't seem easy to get back up and some of my recent appear weren't in titanium folder although I had just backed up to computer before putting new rom on.. what is the way a more experienced person would backup to make it easiest to restore later.. thanks
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once u back up your apps with titanium just go into your files and look for the folder called "titaniumBackup" go inside that folder..then just copy all its contents to a folder in your computer. then next time if a rom wipes all your data then just put the contents you copied back into titaniumbackup folder and go to titanium app and restore. simple. well that how i always do it.
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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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So I got a replacement Vibrant from T-mo. I already rooted it, and now I am trying to figure out the easiest way to trasnser everything from my old phone (running Bionix, a 2.2 rom) to the new phone which is running JI6 2.1.
I already rooted and installed clockwork on the replacement. Can I just make a nandoid backup on the old phone, running bionix, and transer that nandroid backup to the new replacement phone running stock 2.1 and do a nandroid restore?
If I remember correctly, nandroid does not backup/restore the kernel...So should I just flash a 2.2 kernel on the new phone, then while still in recovery restore the nandroid backup from the old phone?
This seems like the easiest way to get the new replacement running like the old one.
Any help is appreciated
Edit- also, if I restore the nandroid, it should do my photos and videos too?
Yes. Just move your backup folder with the saved file into your clockwork mod folder inside your phone then you can run restore your old settings.
Thanks for the response. Regarding the kernel from current 2.1 and doing a nandroid restore to 2.2, do I need to flash a 2.2 kernel before the nandroid restore?
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Nandroid does not restore your kernel. I would dl your kernel, put it in root of your sd,. Put the nandroid on the sdcard. Reboot into recovery, wipe, restore nandroid, clear cache, fix permissions, flash kernel. Reboot, let phone sit for 10mins, reboot, use as normal.
Edit.
Nandroid will only restore system, apps and app data. Pics and personal address content will not be included. For a full transfer you will need to copy your entire old sdcard to the new one... on the old phone - make Nandroid, copy entire sdcard to new phone, add kernel to the new sdcard and follow instructions above.
I tried copying my pics over and it made a folder in gallery with like 2100 thumbnails... I only have about 200 pics... its weird, looks like it just keeps repeating the pics over and over
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That is strange. Did you copy the old sdcard to your computer first, do you still have a copy there, What does the backup folder contain?
Or it might be quicker just to mount the new sdcard, nuke the thumbnails and be done with it.
OK so installed new rom this morn. Last night I used TB to backup my apps. So install Tom and reinstall TB then transfer TB folder back to phone. Go into TB and run missing apps .. only thing is not all my apps show. Like engadget, friends caster,face book,twi, and etc. Another 38 of 60.
So I search in TB for TWI.. and this is what I get..(attatched pic)
So a question I have is there any way to get the apps out of the TB backup folder? And why is look like that?
Thanks.. phone listed in sig and rom is infused 2.2.3
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chvybeatsford said:
OK so installed new rom this morn. Last night I used TB to backup my apps. So install Tom and reinstall TB then transfer TB folder back to phone. Go into TB and run missing apps .. only thing is not all my apps show. Like engadget, friends caster,face book,twi, and etc. Another 38 of 60.
So I search in TB for TWI.. and this is what I get..(attatched pic)
So a question I have is there any way to get the apps out of the TB backup folder? And why is look like that?
Thanks.. phone listed in sig and rom is infused 2.2.3
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I did that myself once as i decided to clean up my phone and to flash a new rom. I copied the existing Titanium Backup folder as it was to my PC. Then i removed all unwanted apps and then made a new backup, which i then used to restore my apps after flashing. Later i wanted some of my deleted apps back, so i renamed my new backup folder and copied the old one back to sd root. As i the opened Titanium all my old apps where there and i could restore the ones i wanted. Then to avoid problems i removed the old backup again, and renamed the new folder correctly.
All that worked.
Ill shoot for that when i get home. My only thing is i just swapped the folder after creating it to my sd card the installed Rom then swapped folder back to internal card. All was copied and not moved. So i still have last nights backup on sd card.
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What's up with the pic i posted. The one without options.
The one that say "what would u like to do." normally there are boxes that ask app.app+data.
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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.
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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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Here is the problem. I kept a backup from my stock firmware on Titanium Backup (stored it on my pc and deleted it from my phone so i would have more space)and switched to CM7. I then had to get a new phone because the current one at the time had a defective battery and fried the system completely. So, i put my backup from my pc onto my new device and ran TB but restoring my apps was not an option there. any way to solve this??
What I have done in the past is copied all the files INSIDE the TITANIUM BACKUP folder on my PC, put them onto my externalsdcard into a folder/the same folder name "TitaniumBackup", put external sdcard back into phone and boot it up. Once it is up open Titanium Backup, hit menu button, preferences, Backup Folder Location, it should NORMALLY point to mint/sdcard/titaniumbackup, HIT the back button twice until your at mnt/ , then scroll down/pick your external sdcard (emmc if your on cm7), scroll down/choose TitaniumBackup folder, then HIT use the current folder, now hit the back button (it may ask if you want to move the backups to a new location, I don't think it really matters though). the titanium backup app will act like it is starting the app over again. next hit the menu button, choose BATCH, scroll down to RESTORE MISSING APPS WITH DATA, you can unchecked restore app data so it JUST RESTORES the app if you want to be safe, choose/unclick ANY apps you do not want to restore or only check the apps you want to restore. Then hit OK. If you have the paid version all the apps will restore without any further assistance, if you have the free version you will have to OKAY each and every single app just like you were restoring it from the market one by one. Hope this helps ya.
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Just go into titanium backup setting and change the Preferences -> Backup Location to wherever you put your folder from the PC onto phone
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thanx guys. i got it figured out i think.