Hi guys,
So i had been putting off rooting and tweaking and such for a while now... as i couldnt really be bothered with all the backup/restore/doubt/failure and such. Yesterday i had finally had enough with vlingo activating itself when i press the home button only once.
So i flashed a rooted kernel (KF4 - using CF Root guide with ODIN), now i have done a couple of backups using the CWM Manager and i have backed up all my apps using Titanium BackUp (i also froze vlingo).
Now... my question is - the Telstra ICS update is apparently on the way, and i have read that i will likely have to update through Kies (rather than OTA).. will the ICS update through Kies erase all the data on my phone (apps, app data, contacts, sms, email, calendar)?
If so... how are the Titanium Backups and CWM backups preserved?
Thanks for any help.
Installs through kies shouldn't delete anything, however i would still back up contacts/sms/calender with mybackup root.
Titanium backup and cwm backups aren't touched at all since they're on the internal sdcard.
awesome, thanks heaps for the reply peachpuff.
In the event some data was lost during the update... the procedure would be...
1. Backup all data (apps and personal data) using Titanium and/or MyBackup.
2. Update to ICS using Kies.
3. Re-root matching updated ICS kernel with new root kernel.
4. Re-install Titanium and MyBackup.
5. Restore apps and user data from Titanium and MyBackup.
Thanks again.
Related
I'm curious about this. Maybe someone can enlighten me.
Lets say that I'm on stock 2.2, rooted. I do a nandroid backup. Then I allow the upgrade for 2.2.2. Of course I lose root.
Will a nandroid restore, restore root, or will I have to root again?
A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
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A full nandroid restore will restore everything - the system and data - and you will be right back where you were, on 2.2 and rooted.
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Ahh, okay.
So to confirm that I understand you correctly...
...the 2.2.2 update won't hold after the nandroid restore? I'll be back to 2.2, as it was before the (2.2.2) update?
If you just wanna backup and restore your apps, use Titanium Backup (it's free on the Market).
Nandroid backs up your entire phone. When you restore a nandroid backup your phone will be exactly like it was when you made the backup. Restoring a nandroid backup is used to recover from a crash or to revert to a previous ROM.
After a ROM change I will set up my accounts, root if needed and do any other basic setup stuff and then, before installing any apps, do a nandroid backup. I can then go back to a "fresh install" if I want to. I also do a nandroid each weekly to capture the state of my phone.
Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
I have not tried backing up my apps to Google, which you can do in later versions of Android. Go to Privacy in the setting menu and then to Backup and restore. There are boxes for data backup and automatic restore you can check. maybe someone who has used this can comment on how well it works.
If your nandroid backups hang up at "backing up firstboot" get the latest version of StreakMod Recovery.
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Backing up apps and restoring them across different ROMs may or may not work for you. When I have tried this with Titanium Backup I had many force closes and ended up reinstalling everything from the market. Others have had success. I have read the MyBackup pro does better, but most suggest that you just backup and restore data not the app itself.
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After installing a fresh ROM and rooting my device, the first thing I do is install Busybox. Then, with Titanium Backup I do Restore Apps Only, then reboot my device. I never get any FC's with this restore process.
Thanks!
Thank you everyone. I appreciate the info.
I've used Titanium BU, and have busybox installed too.
It was just a matter of if after an update (OTA), and restore with Nandroid, would root still be in place.
I totally understand what you guys are saying now.
I've also been using MyBackup to see how it compares to Titanium. So far so good.
~X
I prefer mybackup root to titanium. It's far more user friendly and more automated (in the free version). As for nandroids, I always take a backup before doing any system changes (hacks or rom updates) so I can roll back to a known good system if needs be.
BTW - it is a good idea to copy your ROM backups to another device, just in case your SD card dies. I copy mine to one of my desktop computers and to a USB drive. I usually back up my entire SD card, except my music folders, every couple of weeks.
Where does Nandroid put the backups so I can rename them and save off phone?
mine (from Streakmod recovery) are in /sdcard/rom_backup
StreakMod recovery puts the backups on the SD Card in a folder named rom_backup.
Each backup is in a sub-folder of it's own and uses a date-time format for the folder name. I rename the folders with a meaningful name by just pre-pending to the name. So my last backup is named BB351-2011-06-18-02.41.04. The following files are created:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
firstboot.img
recovery.img
system.img
nandroid.md5
the md5 file is a text file that contains the md5 sums for the other files. This file is used to verify the other files when they are restored.
In preparation for installing Task's ROM, I have rooted my Tab 10.1 and backed everything up using Titanium. I have a couple questions about how the backup works.
The installation instructions for the Task ROM recommend that a stock version of the Samsung ROM be acquired and stored in a safe place. I have been unable to find a down-loadable version of 3.2 for the 7510 so I am wondering if restoring my backup would accomplish the same thing as restoring 3.2 from a copy?
The second question has to do with data and settings from some of my apps. I use the Dolphin browser and spent a lot of time organizing all of my bookmarks into folders created inside the Dolphin app. If after upgrading to the Task ROM, I restore the Dolphin browser from Titanium, will my bookmarks be restored in their newly organized state?
Finally, the instructions for the Task upgrade recommend wiping the Tab after installing the ROM. If I do this, will my Titanium backup files be wiped as well? If so, how will I do the restore? Should I store the Titanium backup on another device and move the files back to the Tab after doing the Task upgrade?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Bob
Your TB Backups will be safe. If you restore Apps with data, you should get all app settings restored, but its not always the way.
When I rooted, I created a backup in cwm of my stock Tom (no need to download one now)
To install a custom rom, boot into recovery, create a backup, do a full wipe (factory reset) and then flash the new rom (install from zip)
Then reboot, let it load up (can take a while)
Then restore your TB apps and data (be warned some apps may cause issues with force closing, but so far I've had no issues)
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Hi folks.
I use Titanium Backup for a long time without any problem until I change my firmware to 4.03.
Everything is running fine with my firmware 2.3.6.
I already wiped cache partition and wipe data/factory reset before and after update my firmware.
After I updated my firmware using Odin, I rooted it with a Chainfire's insecure rom or using Mobile Odin, as always.
The problem now is that I can backup all my apps and mobile configurations, but only my apps run fine. All configurations restored by Titanium Backup don't work.
It restores everything, but none of configurations take effect.
If I downgrade to 2.3.6, everything run fine again.
I'm using the latest version of Titanium Backup and SuperSu.
Thanks a lot for your time and help.
Unfreeze dont work the same ! I think is Titanium problem
Did you restore system data
If so reflash rom and restore apps only .
jje
Thanks.
I restored only my apps, but after the backup is finished, any configuration doesnt take effect if I try to restore it.
For example, my Wi-Fi settings.
I backup it, delete my settings and use Titanium Backup to restore it. It asks to reboot the mobile but after that, the configuration doesn't take effect.
A friend of mine has the same firmware, apps like Mobile Odin, Super Su, and Titanium Backup works fine.
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Thanks.
I restored only my apps, but after the backup is finished, any configuration doesnt take effect if I try to restore it.
For example, my Wi-Fi settings.
I backup it, delete my settings and use Titanium Backup to restore it. It asks to reboot the mobile but after that, the configuration doesn't take effect.
A friend of mine has the same firmware, apps like Mobile Odin, Super Su, and Titanium Backup works fine.
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having a similar problem myself but worse. Flashed galaxy mod ICS, all was working fine until I started putting my apps back on. If I restore the app and data every single app that has data force closes. IF I download the app a fresh and just install the data it does the same thing. Quite annoying having to set everything up again, emails, wifi etc, plus lost a lot of docs in colournote too. Anyone any ideas?
I'm having trouble trying to restore apps and game data !!! It does the restore operation but it actually doesn't restore any data whatsoever, just the app !! Is this a problem with TB and ICS?
Are you using SuperSu ?
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Are you using SuperSu ?
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Yes....
fast question
if u have read my other threads let me recall because i though i had fix my problem, but like an idiot i went into recovery without flashing cwm so i lost everything again.
So,
i have flash back stock honeycomb 3.2
when i try to restore a backup (that was made on 3.1), it goes down to 3.1 and crash when i try to update to 3.2 to then update to 4.0.4
so i decided to flash 4.0.4 (stock ICS from sammobile) and reinstall all my apps one by one
But,
i still have my backup, my ICS is now rooted and flashed with cwm
i want to know, if after installing all my apps, i go into recovery and try to do an advance restore of data only, will it work ?
am sorry to be a pain in the ass with all my questions, i couldnt find the anwser
I think the answers were there in your original thread but you are looking for an easier way to go. I am not sure there is one. Since the hard way requires restoring fully your honeycomb install you may as well try data restore from nandroid first, hopefully it works out well.
I'm not experienced in using nandroid backups for partial data restores, titanium is better suited for that. To me, nandroid is for full system restore.
So again, if all else fails the best option is to restore the honeycomb nandroid, make sure that the device is rooted, install titanium, run full backup, backup all files off of sd to your computer via usb (your nandroid, your photos, your titanium backups , etc) and then update back to the system you want. Once back to ICS you can install your apps, root, install titanium and restore data for the apps you need. Be careful with this, obviously there are compatibility issues between the two systems.
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I think the answers were there in your original thread but you are looking for an easier way to go. I am not sure there is one. Since the hard way requires restoring fully your honeycomb install you may as well try data restore from nandroid first, hopefully it works out well.
I'm not experienced in using nandroid backups for partial data restores, titanium is better suited for that. To me, nandroid is for full system restore.
So again, if all else fails the best option is to restore the honeycomb nandroid, make sure that the device is rooted, install titanium, run full backup, backup all files off of sd to your computer via usb (your nandroid, your photos, your titanium backups , etc) and then update back to the system you want. Once back to ICS you can install your apps, root, install titanium and restore data for the apps you need. Be careful with this, obviously there are compatibility issues between the two systems.
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The thing is that i spent like 2 days doing all that and now am on ics with my apps installed, its mostly my saved games that i dont have and was looking for a way to restore them.
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The thing is that i spent like 2 days doing all that and now am on ics with my apps installed, its mostly my saved games that i dont have and was looking for a way to restore them.
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The only way to restore only your apps is like the post above, you had to install titanium backup like i said in the PM i sended you, and then backup all your apps with titanium backup, save everything to your PC via USB cable and then install another ROM... so... i know it's very annoying and very hard.... but my opinion is to restore your nandroid backup (full system restore) download Titanium backup from google play, backup your data, and in case you deleted your nandroid, make a new one!!
But there could be compatibility problems when you backup your data what causes errors...
It's a pain in the ass to do it, but it's the only way i guess...
Bah, i dont feel like flashing again, ill start over my nfs hot pursuit, reckless getaway and jewel maze. i wasnt playing much with the other games installed
I remember that i did a nandroid backup cause i found it was more user friendly to create a full backup at the time i did it than with titanium.
Thanks for your help
Yah lessons learned. We've all learned them too . . nandroid is great for jumping between systems or for reverting to a clean one but it's not so great for restoring apps/data to or from differing systems; for that it's usually best to install apps clean and restore data via titanium.
I make it a habit now of doing both and saving both to an external device (either a usb flash drive or to my PC) prior to moving systems.
Hello!
I have CWM Touch Recovery v6.0.3.1. A couple of hours ago, I made a NANDroid backup before flashin a new ROM. When I attempted to use NANDroid backup manager to restore my apps and data, the app said I had no apps in the backup. Upon reviewing the files CWM created, I discovered that it created several data.ext4.tar files. Is there a way to combine these so I can use the Nandroid backup manager to restore my apps. I've managed to restore call logs, text messages and wifi data but my apps are important too
Thanks in advance for the help ^-^
EDIT: I do realise I could probably use CWM for restoring but I want to restore specific apps and not the data. (I.e the recently updated hotmail app)
Plus, restoring with CWM flashes data that is incompatible with the new ROM.
full back up or partial back up
SeraphSephiroth said:
Hello!
I have CWM Touch Recovery v6.0.3.1. A couple of hours ago, I made a NANDroid backup before flashin a new ROM. When I attempted to use NANDroid backup manager to restore my apps and data, the app said I had no apps in the backup. Upon reviewing the files CWM created, I discovered that it created several data.ext4.tar files. Is there a way to combine these so I can use the Nandroid backup manager to restore my apps. I've managed to restore call logs, text messages and wifi data but my apps are important too
Thanks in advance for the help ^-^
EDIT: I do realise I could probably use CWM for restoring but I want to restore specific apps and not the data. (I.e the recently updated hotmail app)
Plus, restoring with CWM flashes data that is incompatible with the new ROM.
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As far as i know Nandroid backup is used to restore previously backed up ROM+installed applications+app data . If you jus want to back up some application, just use something like "Titanium Backup", it workes great.
:good: If it helped you, Just hit the THANKS :highfive:
Titanium, Backup (TiBu) has an option for extract from nandroid backup in its menu. why dont you try that if u have TiBu installed ..
Thank you but I solved my problen a while ago.
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SeraphSephiroth said:
Hello!
I have CWM Touch Recovery v6.0.3.1. A couple of hours ago, I made a NANDroid backup before flashin a new ROM. When I attempted to use NANDroid backup manager to restore my apps and data, the app said I had no apps in the backup. Upon reviewing the files CWM created, I discovered that it created several data.ext4.tar files. Is there a way to combine these so I can use the Nandroid backup manager to restore my apps. I've managed to restore call logs, text messages and wifi data but my apps are important too
Thanks in advance for the help ^-^
EDIT: I do realise I could probably use CWM for restoring but I want to restore specific apps and not the data. (I.e the recently updated hotmail app)
Plus, restoring with CWM flashes data that is incompatible with the new ROM.
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A nandroid backup is used to backup the system,boot,recovery... In case your phone is bricked but if yout want to backup apps just use an application like titanium backup
Dear fellows,
I hope this is a right place to ask my question here. If not please please tell me and head me over to an other thread where this has been discussed.
I've rooted the S4 mini successfully (thanks to arco68). Right after the rooting process and installing ARCO's CWM I backed up the stock 4.4.2 rom in any case. I did a factory reset and flashed CM 11 also successfully and everything was good. After a week I wanted to go back to stock. So I restored the backup I made previously. Everything went out good, but now the whole system is inconsistent and instable. I have problems with the WiFi, SD card problems and so on.
What am I did wrong? Any advise is very welcome
I will flash stock via Odin tomorrow and root it again. But I want to avoid this process in future
Thanks