I want to backup my ROM before (finally!!) flashing CM9. But I'm a little short on space on my ext. SD card and I'm insterested about one thing. If it backups just the basic operating system, I have no problem with that... But if it backups OS together with all of the apps(from the market ofc), then I have a problem...
I hope I'll get an answer soon...
You should always have a full nandroid backup before flashing another rom. Things can and do go wrong. Saying that, you can do an advanced backup and just backup what you need. Alternatively you can use TB and just backup your apps.
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It backs up everything including apps. If you just need the system data, you might just reflash the old ROM
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I'd rather revive my old thread rather than starting a new one.
I just wanna know if NandBackup erases Int or Ext sd card contents? Usually I'd go the safest way possible by backing up to a blank sd card, but currently I dont have one.
boki9999 said:
I'd rather revive my old thread rather than starting a new one.
I just wanna know if NandBackup erases Int or Ext sd card contents? Usually I'd go the safest way possible by backing up to a blank sd card, but currently I dont have one.
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Nand doesn't erase anything. It just backs up everything. I have restored about twice and its no problem.
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Am sure this has been answered but couldn't seem to find an answer So if it has provide the link please...
Anyway Am still using the 2gig sd card that my hero came with but wish to use a bigger card..The only issue is I use App2sd card... On WinMo there was never an issue you simply just copied all the data over to the new card a hey presto it worked. But with android it does seem that simply(nothing ever is) when using Apps2sd because of the dam partitions.. So my question is this how do I move EVERY THING over to a new sd card inc the partitions and the data within them???? I doin't wish to have to reinstall 300+ apps noiw that I have the phone after 2months FINALLY working properly..
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Lohtse
Nandroid everything, bk SD fat partition on PC, swap SD, boot recovery, partition with ext2+, restore fat backup, restore Nandroid, voilá!
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Nandroid everything, bk SD fat partition on PC, swap SD, boot recovery, partition with ext2+, restore fat backup, restore Nandroid, voilá!
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but what about the data that is in ext partition?how do you back up an restore that?
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figured is out lol.... Was hanging out with a blonde too much...
if i upgrade to a different rom will titanium backup or w.e keep its backups?
Yes, but make sure you don't format the SD card. Please note restoring system data between different ROMs is not recommended at all!
Also, you might want to use the dropbox sync feature just in case the SD card fails.
So i cud just flash a diff rom without sd card in? N android n htc recomend cyanogen n support new roms they say just be carefull
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You can keep it in, just don't format it explicitly.
Once you wipe (everything except SD card) and install a new rom, you can download Titanium Backup from market and restore user (not system) apps. They should be there since the backups are on the SD card.
Hello,
I currently have a rooted amaze running stock ROM. Looking flashing custom ROM and hopefully ICS soon. However, I am wondering about the best way to do this without losing info and data that is needed or I want on both my internal sd card and my external sd card.
I believe if I do all the wipes and factory resets and flash process, nothing on the external sd card is touched?
However, not sure about the internal sd card.
I have also not restored installed apps from Titanium back up before so I am also curiously how to ensure I can do this after installing a new ROM and don't want that data lost in the process.
Any information or instructions you can provide on what to do to protect the info, data, and apps that I should during this process would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much
windcan said:
Hello,
I currently have a rooted amaze running stock ROM. Looking flashing custom ROM and hopefully ICS soon. However, I am wondering about the best way to do this without losing info and data that is needed or I want on both my internal sd card and my external sd card.
I believe if I do all the wipes and factory resets and flash process, nothing on the external sd card is touched?
However, not sure about the internal sd card.
I have also not restored installed apps from Titanium back up before so I am also curiously how to ensure I can do this after installing a new ROM and don't want that data lost in the process.
Any information or instructions you can provide on what to do to protect the info, data, and apps that I should during this process would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much
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I used mybackup pro to back up my apps, my apps' data, my pictures, contacts, phone settings, and phone data. Once you wipe and erase everything, and you flash a new ROM and kernel, just reinstall MBUP and restore your info. I think titanium does it too, I've just never liked the app's UI
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+1 for MyBack Up...I use MyBackUp Root tho. Same app one is just free.
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I dont lose anything
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glacierguy said:
I used mybackup pro to back up my apps, my apps' data, my pictures, contacts, phone settings, and phone data. Once you wipe and erase everything, and you flash a new ROM and kernel, just reinstall MBUP and restore your info. I think titanium does it too, I've just never liked the app's UI
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I'd like to ask since you have MBUP experience. When I did the wipe, root and flash and then re-installed MBUP, it wouldn't/couldn't see the previous back-ups even though I could navigate to them using Root Explorer. I just assumed it was because it was a new/different ROM so the back-ups wouldn't work. Is that not true? Did I simply set something up incorrectly? I ask because I'd like to try some other ROMs, even though I always came back to and primarily used Energy ROMs with my TP2, but the set-up after flashing a different Windows ROM was a pain. But if back-ups for one Android ROM should work for another Android ROM, that'd be great!
Thanks in advance for your help.
gregb882 said:
I'd like to ask since you have MBUP experience. When I did the wipe, root and flash and then re-installed MBUP, it wouldn't/couldn't see the previous back-ups even though I could navigate to them using Root Explorer. I just assumed it was because it was a new/different ROM so the back-ups wouldn't work. Is that not true? Did I simply set something up incorrectly? I ask because I'd like to try some other ROMs, even though I always came back to and primarily used Energy ROMs with my TP2, but the set-up after flashing a different Windows ROM was a pain. But if back-ups for one Android ROM should work for another Android ROM, that'd be great!
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Once I reinstall the app and hit restore, it usually just works. Where is your backup located when you use root explorer? It should be on your external SD card I think. Did you do a NANdroid backup before you wiped and flashed? You might want to recover that and try again maybe...
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glacierguy said:
Once I reinstall the app and hit restore, it usually just works. Where is your backup located when you use root explorer? It should be on your external SD card I think. Did you do a NANdroid backup before you wiped and flashed? You might want to recover that and try again maybe...
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I'm using RerWare MyBackupPro. It looks like the original back-ups were on the internal SD card (I can still see them using RootExplorer - all of them pre-root and flash). I don't remember re-configuring MBUP, but it now places the back-ups on the external sd card (so I must have).
I'm not familiar with NANdriod backup, but I'll look into it. You prefer this over something like MyBackupPro?
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I'm using RerWare MyBackupPro. It looks like the original back-ups were on the internal SD card (I can still see them using RootExplorer - all of them pre-root and flash). I don't remember re-configuring MBUP, but it now places the back-ups on the external sd card (so I must have).
I'm not familiar with NANdriod backup, but I'll look into it. You prefer this over something like MyBackupPro?
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Before flashing ANYTHING, while in Recovery, go to backup and create a backup there. It's in case you mess anything up, you can go back to when your phone worked properly. Every dev puts this suggestion in their original post.
It's different than the app mybackup pro. I use the same one by rerware. That's used to backup apps and data while the nandroid backs up your system
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Before flashing ANYTHING, while in Recovery, go to backup and create a backup there. It's in case you mess anything up, you can go back to when your phone worked properly. Every dev puts this suggestion in their original post.
It's different than the app mybackup pro. I use the same one by rerware. That's used to backup apps and data while the nandroid backs up your system
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Got it, thanks for the info!
Hi,
I'm new and though I've watched the noob video I hope I'm in the right place, if not please dont get angry ><.
2 days ago I've flashed into stock rom for my SG3 (GT-i9300) back from my RGUI v5 Build number: MIUI-2.8.3 IMM76D / Kernal version: 3.0.38-Siyah-s3-v1.3.9c
Ask me why? because I've had some issues trying to install official MIUI v4 from the international website and always I get error: "Status 7" with a dead android inside. (Again, Why ? because I as hoping it would make my SG3 even smoother... more responsive)
So I though perhaps flashing it from a stock rom might work, so I used Odin and everything went fine, again ofcourse I got the error and went back to CWM to restore the backup i've made before flashing anything, I dont really mind about the error right now, I've seen similar posts about it and I shall continue investigating it, What's more important is on the next phrase.
Today I found out that all my photos were deleted, after restoring my RGUI v5 rom 2 days ago ofcourse....
I'm not sure how could the situation get any better though I remember previously flashing rom's that the SD card never being touched and I guess I was wrong.
What I wanted to ask is, I just got more CWM backup files on my external SD, does anyone knows if CWM backup restores user data aswell or should I just give up ?
Helpfull tips of how to restore it could be usefull (Oh lord, please spare me I beg you, I'll pray more).
Thanks in advance.
I've flashed hundreds of times on S1, S2 and now S3 and never lost any data or photos that are on either the internal or external sd cards.
Not sure but could it be that you somehow hit format sd card in cwm by accident?
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Have you searched your internal and external storage? Maybe they were only stored on a different location so that the stock Gallery cannot find them?
Storages are either completely wiped or not wiped - but you don't only loose one particular folder
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sxi200 said:
I've flashed hundreds of times on S1, S2 and now S3 and never lost any data or photos that are on either the internal or external sd cards.
Not sure but could it be that you somehow hit format sd card in cwm by accident?
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Yeah, me too up untill now, i even verified via usb cable if I can browser into DCIM folder to see perhaps if its there but it not.
The General storage says 10 out of 11 free space...
d4fseeker said:
Have you searched your internal and external storage? Maybe they were only stored on a different location so that the stock Gallery cannot find them?
Storages are either completely wiped or not wiped - but you don't only loose one particular folder
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I tried to install 3rd party Gallery program which scans my SD's for photos and it could nothing.... Its probably not there.
I think all is lost unless one of my backups contains them.
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I tried to install 3rd party Gallery program which scans my SD's for photos and it could nothing.... Its probably not there.
I think all is lost unless one of my backups contains them.
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Unfortunately cwm backups do not backup stuff on the sd card like photos. Looks like you've lost them man.
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sxi200 said:
Unfortunately cwm backups do not backup stuff on the sd card like photos. Looks like you've lost them man.
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In a more optimistic view there are worse things, and although its quite hard to swollow all I've got left to do is say thanks to every one for trying...
Thanks.
Sorry, but this is a "Well Duh..." moment.... Flashing any stock rom through ODIN will always wipe the data partition on the internal sd card. You need to backup the internal stuff onto your PC. Only a stock firmware that has been modded will allow a non-wipe flash and you usually need to be rooted as it is no longer a stock rom.
You should be able to restore a nandroid backup of a stock rom too without wiping the internal sd card as this is only putting the system data back onto your phone...
ultramag69 said:
Sorry, but this is a "Well Duh..." moment.... Flashing any stock rom through ODIN will always wipe the data partition on the internal sd card. You need to backup the internal stuff onto your PC. Only a stock firmware that has been modded will allow a non-wipe flash and you usually need to be rooted as it is no longer a stock rom.
You should be able to restore a nandroid backup of a stock rom too without wiping the internal sd card as this is only putting the system data back onto your phone...
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What is that nandroid backup your talkibg about? I'm not familiar with it, though i understand that there's still no way out.
anbushinobi said:
What is that nandroid backup your talkibg about? I'm not familiar with it, though i understand that there's still no way out.
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Backup made with CWM recovery = Nandroid .
jje
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
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Daelyn said:
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
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It almost looked like a life saver case but it seems to target the external SD card only.
I can't seem to find a setting to switch into internal SD...
Hello. I was wondering if anyone has restored a backup of their phone which was using the sd swap. If so, could you share whether you're using CWM or TWRP and post screenshot of files in your backup?
Thnx!
grimloktt said:
Hello. I was wondering if anyone has restored a backup of their phone which was using the sd swap. If so, could you share whether you're using CWM or TWRP and post screenshot of files in your backup?
Thnx!
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I have with Jedi 14. Restored while trying to get JBSmooth to do some things with loading Sammy Apps. Eventually because I could not get some functions to work because of the swap, went back and turned it off. ( also pictures that i was taking while on swap for some reason would be corrupted) My opinion i'd just leave the cards the way they are. Which sucks since i have a 32gb class 10 card and figured it would run way faster then stock memory.
dragonstalker said:
I have with Jedi 14. Restored while trying to get JBSmooth to do some things with loading Sammy Apps. Eventually because I could not get some functions to work because of the swap, went back and turned it off. ( also pictures that i was taking while on swap for some reason would be corrupted) My opinion i'd just leave the cards the way they are. Which sucks since i have a 32gb class 10 card and figured it would run way faster then stock memory.
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So, it sounds like you restored from sd swap back to non sd swap? Forgive my wording but I'm trying to see if anyone restored a sd swap backup? So from sd swap or from regular to sd swap? I'm wondering if it's possible.
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grimloktt said:
So, it sounds like you restored from sd swap back to non sd swap? Forgive my wording but I'm trying to see if anyone restored a sd swap backup? So from sd swap or from regular to sd swap? I'm wondering if it's possible.
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Yes you can go from a swapped installation to a normal installation. When you re-flash another rom, the data is untouched. meaning all of your pictures stay, all of your downloads stay, everything stays. The only difference is how the rom treats each storage system.
eboodnero said:
Yes you can go from a swapped installation to a normal installation. When you re-flash another rom, the data is untouched. meaning all of your pictures stay, all of your downloads stay, everything stays. The only difference is how the rom treats each storage system.
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Thank you for your response but I was asking about going from either a sd swap or regular operating system and had success restoring a previous back-up of an sd swap? So, in the end after the restore is complete, you're running a sd swap configuration.
Bottom line: I'm running sd swap and am wondering if I ever had to restore a backup that I made (an sd swap running backup) could I successfully restore to a still sd swapped running system? Is it possible?
Is this clear as mud? :cyclops:
grimloktt said:
Thank you for your response but I was asking about going from either a sd swap or regular operating system and had success restoring a previous back-up of an sd swap? So, in the end after the restore is complete, you're running a sd swap configuration.
Bottom line: I'm running sd swap and am wondering if I ever had to restore a backup that I made (an sd swap running backup) could I successfully restore to a still sd swapped running system? Is it possible?
Is this clear as mud? :cyclops:
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Haha a bit cumbersome to read but that's ok. What I was explaining is that the sd card swap changes nothing other than the way the Rom views it's storage devices. If the Rom is changed, so will it's sd swap configuration.
Meaning that if you have an sd card swap configuration for your current rom, and you restore a nand backup that you made, from a different rom with an sd swap configuration, nothing will change.
If you go from an sd swapped rom to a backup of a regular rom, you will no longer have that swapped configuration, because, again, that configuration is exclusive to the rom it came with.
The answer to your bottom line question is yes. You will still have your sd card swap after you backup.
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eboodnero said:
The answer to your bottom line question is yes. You will still have your sd card swap after you backup.
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Thnx. With the nandroid backup utilities designed prior to sd swap functionality, I just wasn't sure whether everything would work the same as regular configuration, i.e. sd swapped configuration would correctly back-up and correctly restore--if needed.
Thnx!
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Thnx. With the nandroid backup utilities designed prior to sd swap functionality, I just wasn't sure whether everything would work the same as regular configuration, i.e. sd swapped configuration would correctly back-up and correctly restore--if needed.
Thnx!
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Anytime! Just understand that a nandroid backup is like taking a snapshot of your rom and all of the configurations and settings and apps etc...the sd swap is just like any other configuration, in that it is part of the snapshot taken by the recovery manager in the form of a nandroid backup.
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