I accidentally booted into the bootloader earlier today when trying to boot into recovery. Well me trying to be fast, accidentally highlighted the Factory Reset instead of Recovery and lost everything that was stored on my internal memory. Was wondering if a program like Easeus Data Recovery would work to recover some of the things I lost.
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I'm pretty sure your files are gone
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Deleting files from a linux system is much different then on a windows system... Hate to say it but your files are gone
This is like the r00t user on a linux server executing:
# rm -Rf /
You might want to check out Recova by Piriform, but Linux does a wipe, not place a delete marker on the file like Windoze. It's worth a try, but don't get your hopes up.
This is why frequent nandroids and Titanium Backups that are copied to your PC and/or flash drive are extremely important.
After learning "the hard way" once, you'll never forget to backup again, I'm sure.
It happens to all of us, and it is part of the learning process.
HTH!
~ Mike
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Yeah I kinda thought I was SOL. Didn't know that TB or nandroids backed up stuff on the internal memory like pictures and videos.
klbjr said:
Yeah I kinda thought I was SOL. Didn't know that TB or nandroids backed up stuff on the internal memory like pictures and videos.
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You have to go in preferences in TB and set the backup location as sdcard2 and then it will be on the external sdcard. In twrp you have to select external storage and then it will save nandroids to the sdcard.
cruise350 said:
You have to go in preferences in TB and set the backup location as sdcard2 and then it will be on the external sdcard. In twrp you have to select external storage and then it will save nandroids to the sdcard.
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No I do have my TB and TWRP set up to save to my SD Card. What I was saying was I didn't know that you could use TB or make a nandroid to save stuff like pictures and videos that are stored on the internal memory. I thought it just made backups of installed programs, settings, ROM state....
U can back up the gallery and it's data (pictures).
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U can back up the gallery and it's data (pictures).
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how?
I'd recommend using root explorer to back up your pics from your internal mem. If you don't have the app I'd highly recommend it. You just choose the folder and create a zip of the folder and place it on your external sd and laptop/pc for safe keeping.
\Root-Hack_Mod*Always=LTE
Is there any any any any any hope that my files are still there?
If I lose all the pictures I have then my heart might just rip in half.
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I went from HTC Desire to this Motorola Attic bad boy.
There are a few apps with data I want copied over, which I backed up on my Desire. I rooted my Atrix. But it doesn't see my backups.
Is it even possible to do this, or are my backups only compatible with the Desire, or what?
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i brought my backups from my captivate over to my atrix. some of the apps didnt carry over the settings, but that wasnt a big deal. did you copy your titaniumbackup folder from the old phone to the new phone?
When you copy the backup files to the new phone, there is an option in titanium to reset the application...this will find the files and allow backup
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Yep. You could also get the pro version that allows you dropbox backup.
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Very confused. I am having the same problem. I got a new phone today (upgraded from G2 to G2x)
I inserted my old SD card, rooted my phone, installed TBUpro (latest from market,) went to backup/restore and there are no backups there. I tried restoring all apps and data anyway. It said it was successful. But nothing changed on my new phone. (Of course I rebooted and verified the SD card is being read.)
All of my backups are in the default folder of the SD card where TBUpro placed them (with the old phone.) I'm supposed to copy them somewhere else?
For now I've given up and am having App Brain reinstall all of my apps, and Google restore my personal info. I'd still love to have my system settings and whatnot restored by TBU though. WTF?
gggirlgeek said:
Very confused. I am having the same problem. I got a new phone today (upgraded from G2 to G2x)
I inserted my old SD card, rooted my phone, installed TBUpro (latest from market,) went to backup/restore and there are no backups there. I tried restoring all apps and data anyway. It said it was successful. But nothing changed on my new phone. (Of course I rebooted and verified the SD card is being read.)
All of my backups are in the default folder of the SD card where TBUpro placed them (with the old phone.) I'm supposed to copy them somewhere else?
For now I've given up and am having App Brain reinstall all of my apps, and Google restore my personal info. I'd still love to have my system settings and whatnot restored by TBU though. WTF?
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make sure they are on the Internal SD card not the SD_External
DJ Yoshiman said:
I went from HTC Desire to this Motorola Attic bad boy.
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There goes the infamous Atrix spelling correction again! LOL
CaelanT said:
There goes the infamous Atrix spelling correction again! LOL
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I just saw that too..
I brought most of my apps over from my MT3GS with TiBu. The only one I really had an issue with was Angry Birds, no matter how I restored it, it would force close. I'm thinking some kind of architecture difference.
Also watch what cross platform system settings you restore. I finally figured out restoring my old wireless ap info is what b0rked my wifi.
Hi... the phone needs to be rooted, but also needs sideloading enabled.
johng75 said:
When you copy the backup files to the new phone, there is an option in titanium to reset the application...this will find the files and allow backup
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Thanks. That did the trick.
tjjensen23 said:
make sure they are on the Internal SD card not the SD_External
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Yes, or change the backup location by pressing menu, preferences. Use detect to locate sdcard-ext this is the removable micro sd card.
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Yes, or change the backup location by pressing menu, preferences. Use detect to locate sdcard-ext this is the removable micro sd card.
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This did it. You need to go inside Titanium Backup. hit MENU key -> Backup Folder location --> Hit the DETECT! button. Then choose the desired location (it will you all the backup locations available.)
Can anyone give me a quick tutorial on how to set titanium backup up on my atrix, i had it on my cappy, but i just need to know really where the actual files need to be on my sd cards, whether it be on external or internal sd. the way it was set up on my cappy was kinda screwey. i did better just saving the files on my computer once backed up, rather than saving the just to my external sd. im having a hard time explaining exactly what im trying to do, so any input would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: solution to backup to external sd:
go in to tibu> menu button> preferences> backup folder location> press back button twice> select sdcard-ext> then select the green "create a new folder"
titanium backup has its own site full of info on how to use the app. i would suggest going there and looking for the answers to your questions
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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beazie0885 said:
Can anyone give me a quick tutorial on how to set titanium backup up on my atrix, i had it on my cappy, but i just need to know really where the actual files need to be on my sd cards, whether it be on external or internal sd. the way it was set up on my cappy was kinda screwey. i did better just saving the files on my computer once backed up, rather than saving the just to my external sd. im having a hard time explaining exactly what im trying to do, so any input would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Copy and paste the TiBU folder to your external card or computer before flashing. Then after your done, paste the folder back to the Atrix's internal sd card and restore. I only restore user apps and not their data, restoring system apps/settings can cause problems.
drock212 said:
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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When using Root Explorer on my Cap or Atrix or my roommates DInc there are 2 folders for SD Card, one has an "ext" indicating its the external card. The other 'SD Card' is the internal memory.
As soon as I get on a computer, I will thank you all, well except for whoever directed me to tibu website, j/k I've already been there though... I was just looking for real advice from real people. More device specific I guess... But that's all I needed. Thanks guys
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drock212 said:
As far as where your files need to be I don't really understand that part but if you want to know where the backup goes look like since our device is "unique" lol in calling the internal memory an sd card we can't set it to save to our actual sd cards but you can set it to go to your dropbox.
thats just my 2 cents
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You can't restore directly from Dropbox. The Dropbox backup is used to replace the files in your Ti backup folder on the internal SD card if they get wiped. If you lose the SD card backup, you sync with Dropbox in Ti, and it downloads all the apps back to your internal SD card, (the default backup folder).
I backup to both so I am covered all around. Works with the Atrix cos' I've had to use it.
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its pretty much JUST like the captivate
/sdcard/titaniumbackup
which is a symlink to
/mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup
there is no difference in that regard. if you want to save it all to the external SD you need to change the path in TIBU to
/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup
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its pretty much JUST like the captivate
/sdcard/titaniumbackup
which is a symlink to
/mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup
there is no difference in that regard. if you want to save it all to the external SD you need to change the path in TIBU to
/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup
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this is what i was looking for! thanks, but im trying to create that folder and it just says failed to create the folder "/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup" am i doing something wrong? sorry, i feel like such a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff
edit: nvm i got it now!
beazie0885 said:
this is what i was looking for! thanks, but im trying to create that folder and it just says failed to create the folder "/mnt/sdcard-ext/titaniumbackup" am i doing something wrong? sorry, i feel like such a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff
edit: nvm i got it now!
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I'm having this problem as well. What did you do to fix it?
DiscipleDOC said:
I'm having this problem as well. What did you do to fix it?
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go in to tibu> menu button> preferences> backup folder location> press back button twice> select sdcard-ext> then select the green "create a new folder"
Hi my internal storage is just about full. I'm not exactly sure why either except maybe from backups by titanium or because of flashing so many roms and my old apps still exist? Idk but if I backup my current condition and save to to my PC can I then wipe my phone and reflash?
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aevans88 said:
Hi my internal storage is just about full. I'm not exactly sure why either except maybe from backups by titanium or because of flashing so many roms and my old apps still exist? Idk but if I backup my current condition and save to to my PC can I then wipe my phone and reflash?
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just backup what tghings you need and delete all others thus wipe.
also have a look at the folder LOST.dir in your internal storage. if it has things inside delete them.
but if it has it also means that you are not properly disconnecting your phoine after finishing your transfer from/to PC.
aevans88 said:
Hi my internal storage is just about full. I'm not exactly sure why either except maybe from backups by titanium or because of flashing so many roms and my old apps still exist? Idk but if I backup my current condition and save to to my PC can I then wipe my phone and reflash?
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Titanium backups take a consistent amount of space, it hardly varies more than a hundred megs. My theory is your nandroid backup. You said that you flash many roms and I presume each time you would perform a nandroid backup in cwm? Now these take up a fair bit of space. If you don't delete nandroid backups that you no longer need, then it will use up your space fairly easily.
Check your clockworkmod folder.
OK thanks. And by things I need you mean backup pics append all that kind of thing and then wipe? Also I have a ton of stuff in the lost directory. What am I doing wrong? Is it because I don't unmount the volume before disconnecting?
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lambstone. If i go into cwm recovery I only have three listed. I don't usually backup each time I flash because if I get problems I use one of those three to get me good again and then continue from there. I just sync with Google to get my apps back and titanium to get the rest.
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Also my phone says my usbstorage is almost full but when I look in that folder is shows empty
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aevans88 said:
Also my phone says my usbstorage is almost full but when I look in that folder is shows empty
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delete content of lost dir. and yes you are not unmounting correctly.
if it says it is full but shows empty then it must have been corrupted. save photos and other important data and then format internal drive from settings-storage
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!
Before I sent my phone off for repair I did a full backup of Apps and Data. Now my phone is back and I'm trying to restore but am unclear how to do this. In TB I don't see anywhere that allows me to choose to restore from where I backed up to. What am I missing?
Ethan5150 said:
Before I sent my phone off for repair I did a full backup of Apps and Data. Now my phone is back and I'm trying to restore but am unclear how to do this. In TB I don't see anywhere that allows me to choose to restore from where I backed up to. What am I missing?
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I hope you still have the backups created by titanium backup with you... Because there is a very good probability that when u sent your phone for repair they formatted everything... If not
Open TB app, press the menu key and open batch option.
In the restore column there wud be an option to restore you apps.... If not then the backups have been deleted!!! You will have to manually install them again... Srry
Ethan5150 said:
Before I sent my phone off for repair I did a full backup of Apps and Data. Now my phone is back and I'm trying to restore but am unclear how to do this. In TB I don't see anywhere that allows me to choose to restore from where I backed up to. What am I missing?
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TiB backs up to /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup so you must have the SDCard you originally backed up to inserted or it won't know where to look.
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Ethan5150 said:
Before I sent my phone off for repair I did a full backup of Apps and Data. Now my phone is back and I'm trying to restore but am unclear how to do this. In TB I don't see anywhere that allows me to choose to restore from where I backed up to. What am I missing?
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From "Preferences", set your "Backup folder location" to the folder having your old backups. After that, go to "Backup/Restore" tab. Now, you can find all of those old backup entries. Either restore them individually or use "Batch" from menu.
That's it!
Perfect! That's exactly what I was looking for - thanx!
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SD card problem
Ethan5150 said:
Perfect! That's exactly what I was looking for - thanx!
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I'm not too sophisticated in all this stuff, not sure if/how to do this. I have a rooted Droid Razr Maxx, stock ROM (wanted to be able to tether without monthly fee). When I upgraded from my original Droid, I copied the sd and put the new one in the Razr. This sort of worked, but left the new 32gb card partitioned, with 8gb read as "sd card", the rear as "ext-sd card". The 8gb filled quickly, and I can't download much, even though I have a lot of space on the card. I have been backing up with Titanium Backup, hoping I can use it to fix this. I also purchased a Sandisk 64gb card, which I read (and it claims on the package) is comparable/formatted foe Android. Can I use the 64gb card, then put everything back with TB (and how)? Do I have to reformat the 32gb card instead, then get everything back on it with TB (and how)? Or do I just have to redownload apps, copy media to PC, then replace, without an easy route through TB? I'd appreciate any help, thanks.