hello , i have samsung Gs2 with android 2.3.5 , soon it will be able to get android 4.0 ( ICS ) , and i have tons of apps installed on it , i dont wanna lose any of them and re-downloading all of them seems to be impossible , so when i update my android firmware , am i gonna lose my apps or it wont be infected ( my friend told me that it will not , but i wanna make sure ) ,and if im gonna lose them , how can i back them up on my pc ? ( my device is not rooted) , any help will be apreciated
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I'm not sure either...
You can backup your APPS without root, and also your contacts, bookmarks etc.
You can also backup your data with it, but you can't restore.
The trick is ADB. Do you have a windows or Linux PC?
what is the point of backing them up if im not gonna be able to restore them ? i have windows 7 os
fadi96 said:
what is the point of backing them up if im not gonna be able to restore them ? i have windows 7 os
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I hate windows...
Well, you can backup ALL, but you only can't restore the data.
example: you backup a game and you came to lvl 25. when you restore, you have to start over.
Gimme moment, I'll send you the necessary files!
aah , it is ok , better than nth , thx alot dude
OK.
You see the attachment?
Well, download it.
No go into any directory (but it has to be a bit clean).
Make a directory called BAK
put the adb.exe (inside the .zip) in it.
Now right click on any empty space in the file explorer and click "open cmd here" or something like that.
Now drag adb.exe in the opened window. text will apear.
Then comes the hard part. I don't know if it works when upgrading system, but I want you to type this first and see what happens. that backs up EVERYTHING with data.
(w/o quotes):
"backup -f -all"
See if it works!
If you want to restore, drag adb in the window and type:
"restore -all"
I think
If it does NOT work, you should do it seperately for every app, or do this:
drag in adb, type:
"backup /data/app/*"
none of these things I tried myself, but they could work.
couldnt get it work :/
fadi96 said:
couldnt get it work :/
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What does it say?
i couldnt find the open cmd here button , so i opened it from the start menu and did what did u say there , it says " un recognized command "
download this and try again. I couldn't find the open CMD here myself either (whoops).
click the windows icon, in search bar, type "cmd" and press enter.
type "cd" and then drag the folder with ADB in it into the CMD.
Delete everything in it (also the old ADB) and extract this in it:
http://hotfile.com/dl/137291057/f7c3ff1/adbUnzip2Cdrive.zip.html
Then try again.
steps are not clear , i downloaded the 2nd file , can u provide me the steps from here ? 1by1
Sorry, have a birthday now I'll reply as soon as possible
Greets!
OK, here you go:
Go to your C drive, and make a directory called ADB
go in it, and extract the files from the link I gave you
click on the windows icon, type CMD in search bar, end press enter.
In your file explorer, go to the ADB directory (so you can see the direcory adb [YES, small characters)
in the CMD, type this (w/o quotes): "cd"
Now drag the folder adb (small characters) out of the file explorer into the cmd and press enter.
now drag the file adb.exe into the cmd and type this (w/o quotes):
"backup -all"
that should do it.
to restore:
"restore *"
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Can someone post a system dump. I'm particularly interested in the foursquare app that is Honeycomb optimized and bundled only with this model.
Thanks in advance.
I will second the request for a system dump.
UndergroundWire said:
Can someone post a system dump. I'm particularly interested in the foursquare app that is Honeycomb optimized and bundled only with this model.
Thanks in advance.
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its not even rooted yet.so no dump for now
josephnero said:
its not even rooted yet.so no dump for now
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Has anyone tried?:
"install the android SDK (developers.android.com)
start CMD
type in "cd c:\PATH_TO_YOUR_SDK\tools (<-- so there's a tools folder inside the sdk folder)
on your phone: Setting -> Applications -> Developer -> USB Debug Mode (dunno how its spelled correctly)
connect your phone with your pc
let windows find your phone
back to cmd console: adb pull /system
the full system dump shall be in YOUR_SDK_FOLDER\tools\system"
Last I knew there was no need for root to do this....
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You can still pull without root as long as you have adb setup...
but an easy way for people who don't have that is to simply download a file browser from the market, like say 'AndExplorer' navigate to the /system/app directory and copy out any apps you may want to your internal storage 'sdcard' then either email to yourself to post here or connect to your computer and get the files that way.. I too would like to have the crackle and 4square app, so if someone could do this that would be great!!
ruvort said:
Has anyone tried?:
"install the android SDK (developers.android.com)
start CMD
type in "cd c:\PATH_TO_YOUR_SDK\tools (<-- so there's a tools folder inside the sdk folder)
on your phone: Setting -> Applications -> Developer -> USB Debug Mode (dunno how its spelled correctly)
connect your phone with your pc
let windows find your phone
back to cmd console: adb pull /system
the full system dump shall be in YOUR_SDK_FOLDER\tools\system"
Last I knew there was no need for root to do this....
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
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Cant attach the .apk because I simply deleted it from my tablet. Found this on the market, should be the same:
Foursquare for Sony Tablet
Did a system pull without any problem.
If anyone can do something with it, let me know
haenraets said:
Did a system pull without any problem.
If anyone can do something with it, let me know
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Please, upload it
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7763147/SYSDUMP.rar
THINGS TO NOTE:
1. YOU MUST UNLOCK BOOTLOADER FIRST, THEN FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
2. AFTER YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS YOU STILL NEED TO GET ROOT, YOU ARE NOT ROOTED, YOU JUST HAVE A CUSTOM RECOVERY
3.BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING DO THIS ON YOUR PHONE
1. Go to Settings --> Applications --> Development --> Check Dubugging
2. Take out the battery from the back of your phone and insert it back in
3. hold down volume down and power button. wait until you see a screen with options
4. Use the volume buttons to go up and down...go down and select fastboot, and press power button to select it.
5. plug in your usb to your phone.
how to use command prompt:
-windows 7: start button > type in "cmd" without quotes
-windows vista and xp: start button > Run type in "cmd" without quotes
You need to be familiar with windows file system. There are directories and files
now you can go to any directory you want. Let say you want to go to your android directory that's in c:\user\seansk\android\
type: cd c:\user\seansk\android\
if you want to go back to c:\ directory
type: cd c:\
How to get custom recovery using command prompt:
download the attached .zip file provided by Binary I have also attached it here
PUT ALL THE FILES INSIDE THE ZIP FILE INTO C:\Android
to do this: click start click on "computer" or "my computer" depending on your windows version.
Then click on the main drive usually it is c:
right click in an empty area and create a new folder and call it android
now take all the files inside the zip file i have attatched and put them in the android folder
go to command prompt like showed you above: go to c:\android directory like I showed you above: if you forgot here's how AGAIN
type cd c:\android
now type this: fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
your command prompt should now look like this:
c:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
PRESS ENTER, your phone will install the custom recovery
once it is done
type: fastboot reboot
Done.
seansk said:
how to use command prompt:
-windows 7: start button > type in "cmd" without quotes
-windows vista and xp: start button > Run type in "cmd" without quotes
You need to be familiar with windows file system. There are directories and files
now you can go to any directory you want. Let say you want to go to your android directory that's in c:\user\seansk\android\
type: cd c:\user\seansk\android\
if you want to go back to c:\ directory
type: cd c:\
How to get custom recovery using command prompt:
download the attached .zip file provided by Binary I have also attached it here
PUT ALL THOSE FILES INSIDE THE ZIP FILE INTO C:\Android
to do this: click start click on "computer" or "my computer" depending on your windows version.
Then click on the main drive usually it is c:
right click in an empty area and create a new folder and call it android
now take all the files inside the zip file i have attatched and put them in the android folder
go to command prompt like showed you above: go to c:\android directory like I showed you above: if you forgot here's how AGAIN
type cd c:\android
now type this: fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
your command prompt should now look like this:
c:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
PRESS ENTER, your phone will install the custom recovery
once it is done
type: fastboot reboot
Done.
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Nice but I can't find the seansk directory. What am I doing wrong?
Binary100100 said:
Nice but I can't find the seansk directory. What am I doing wrong?
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You should try to find it by looking around your bedroom...maybe you'l find a folder named seansk on it!!! feel free to add it to your how to pages!!!
seansk said:
You should try to find it by looking around your bedroom...maybe you'l find a folder named seansk on it!!! feel free to add it to your how to pages!!!
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Nevermind. I found it. It was the one with your mothers pictures in it.
Yeah I went there. LOL!
Binary100100 said:
Nevermind. I found it. It was the one with your mothers pictures in it.
Yeah I went there. LOL!
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you have the wrong folder start over you need to unlock the drawer[bootloader] first
seansk said:
you have the wrong folder start over you need to unlock the drawer[bootloader] first
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Oh no I don't. This works just fine.
Binary100100 said:
Oh no I don't. This works just fine.
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crap I forgot to add they should start fastboot...time to edit again
hi
im very new in the forum thats my first post
i tried to install an app that required a rebbot in my gt-i9300, i rebooted and i got an pop-up window said that factory mode has crashed.
i searched for days in the internet and i found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762204&page=53
i did all but my galaxy says that its unable to chmod /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode: no such file or directory
then i realised that i have no efs directory and that i can download one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888193
so' my question is,
if i will flash it with odin, will the error will dissapear?
and if the answer is yes,
i understand that some people flash it because they have no imei and the phone dont recognize their sim card.
and my fear it can happen to me if ill flash it
some help please?
What app did you try installing?
slaphead20 said:
What app did you try installing?
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the swapsd app.
but theres no matter what app i installed
i just want to know if i can install the efs directory without problems
so please help me everyone!
You have a backed up EFS on your phone ???
jje
JJEgan said:
You have a backed up EFS on your phone ???
jje
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yes i have a backup named efs.tar in my root directory
can i restore the folder from it?
arimal199 said:
yes i have a backup named efs.tar in my root directory
can i restore the folder from it?
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Well, obviously you can. That's what an efs backup is for
Copy the tar file to your PC and download the Android SDK.
Once the Android SDK is installed, open up a command prompt.
Once you're in the command prompt, CD to the directory where the ADB executables and libraries are.
Usually it's here:
Code:
cd C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\
Once you're in the directory where the files are, unpack the TAR file and type the following code:
Code:
adb start-server
adb push <path-to-your-unpacked-TARfile> /efs/
adb kill-server
If you need further assistance, feel free to PM or email me
Hope I could help!
Lg
familyguy59 said:
Well, obviously you can. That's what an efs backup is for
Copy the tar file to your PC and download the Android SDK.
Once the Android SDK is installed, open up a command prompt.
Once you're in the command prompt, CD to the directory where the ADB executables and libraries are.
Usually it's here:
Code:
cd C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\
Once you're in the directory where the files are, unpack the TAR file and type the following code:
Code:
adb start-server
adb push <path-to-your-unpacked-TARfile> /efs/
adb kill-server
If you need further assistance, feel free to PM or email me
Hope I could help!
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wow
thanks man ill try it
arimal199 said:
wow
thanks man ill try it
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oh i forgot
my pc doesnt recognize my galaxy
maybe i can go to someone that already has a adb and see if he can fix it
but really thanks
I believe you'll also need to change files owners and access rights for it to work.
Edit : if you don't have any efs folder, I think your efs partition might not be mounted. Type "mount" in a terminal emulator and check if a line refers to /efs (that should be block 3)
arimal199 said:
oh i forgot
my pc doesnt recognize my galaxy
maybe i can go to someone that already has a adb and see if he can fix it
but really thanks
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Check out the links in my description. (Win8 help - ADB etc. etc. ...) that works with Windows Vista, 7 and 8. If you need the ADB binaries, in that same thread, you can donate a bit of money to me and I'll license you a program (Always with updated binaries) that installs ADB and fastboot to your system's root. With the click of a button
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Edit: You can also download my universal Android tool kit and with the next update, all the Samsung Galaxy S III variants will be supported and you can easily backup/restore your /efs partition from there (With the Pro version, that is)
spocky12 said:
I believe you'll also need to change files owners and access rights for it to work.
Edit : if you don't have any efs folder, I think your efs partition might not be mounted. Type "mount" in a terminal emulator and check if a line refers to /efs (that should be block 3)
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i looked in mounts and storage in cwm and saw that efs is not mounted.
can i mount it and it will work?
arimal199 said:
i looked in mounts and storage in cwm and saw that efs is not mounted.
can i mount it and it will work?
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no i understood' i wasnt at factory mode at all!
all the time i had imei and call function , the only problem was that factory test has stopped.
so, i downloaded titanum backup pro and turned factory test app off.
now my galaxy went back to normal all works as well!
thanks for trying to help guys!
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
Swannyman17 said:
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
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You need to ADB pull it and do what you need to change and then ADB push it. However I would do only the folder like /data/Game-O-Pornstar or /data/com.your_game_name
So an example if I wanted to pull the /data/data folder I would run the command (go to android-sdk on your computer where you unlocked your phone and find platform tools or the folder that adb.exe is inside of. Hold shift, right click, choose "open command window here")
Assume first I made a new folder in platform tools and named it calculator.
"adb pull /data/data/com.android.calculator2 > C:\Android SDK\platform-tools\calculator"
It would put the contents of the com.android.calculator2 directory (folder) into my new folder that I created and called calculator. Then when I'm finished I would do the opposite to push it back
I was just trying to put the directions into more common language but here's the link to actually get the commands
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
There's an app called Droid Explorer for the PC that will do this with an interface but the program will often wreak havoc on your adb and fastboot drivers and services.
Swannyman17 said:
Hey guys,
I am trying to get the the "up-most" folder of my HTC Droid DNA. On the phone itself I can get to a folder titled "/" which I'm assuming is the root folder of the phone. I want to get into the "/data" partition on my PC to try to fix a game file that is loading incorrectly. But when I plug the phone into my PC all I can see is the internal storage folder. I tried to enable hidden folders as well but no such luck. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced!
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Androidcommander
Thanks man. Ill give it a try.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda app-developers app
my jetstream when i purchased it was
unlocked , s-off and cwm was installed but
when i try app-rootneeded they say my devices is not rooted is this possible at all?
and when try to root doomlord method:
1. adb&fastboot (11MB) extracted from sdk(downloaded work good & root in C:\Android)
2. JETSTREAM-DooMLoRD-insecure-kernel-autoroot-test2-boot.img(renamed insecure.img and copy to C:\Android )
3. DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT-busybox-su
4. htc driver (find in fastbootdevices cmd and htcsync)
5. usb debbug mode
and it says
" cannot load "insecure.img" : no error "
Usually, that's because the cmd window was not opened in the adb folder where the image is located. Did you use the change directory command (cd)? Or if using Windows 7, try holding shift & right mouse click in the folder to run cmd from that folder.
also, if you search "cannot load: boot.img no error" - you'll get a lot of hits in google.
guru_shastri said:
Usually, that's because the cmd window was not opened in the adb folder where the image is located. Did you use the change directory command (cd)? Or if using Windows 7, try holding shift & right mouse click in the folder to run cmd from that folder.
also, if you search "cannot load: boot.img no error" - you'll get a lot of hits in google.
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Thanks for replying
i dont know how can i do change directory CD?
i realy want know how clockworkmod cwm installed on my device? (without root)
external microSD needed?(for rooting)
guru_shastri said:
Usually, that's because the cmd window was not opened in the adb folder where the image is located. Did you use the change directory command (cd)? Or if using Windows 7, try holding shift & right mouse click in the folder to run cmd from that folder.
also, if you search "cannot load: boot.img no error" - you'll get a lot of hits in google.
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omg it load insecure and rooted
thanks a lot
strartin cmd from c: solve problem (Rclick and start cmd here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
i didnt knew that
thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks
congrats!