I have an unrooted Xperia S and I am trying to download a game.
Here's my problem:
When I connect my phone to my PC, I am attemping to find the "obb" folder into the "Android" one, to copy the game DATA in there but with no success! I can't find that folder and Im pretty sure that it's not hidden, it may be located elsewhere or I need to copy data files to another folder.
I have downloaded a lot of games such as NOVA 3 (which downloads its DATA via wi-fi) but the obb folder seems like it doesn't exist.
Could you help me find where the game DATA folders are located? Thanks in advance..
*Xperia S doesn't have card slot so there isn't SD card inserted. Everything is stored in its internal memory (32gb).
I can use TeamViewer if you want a closer look.
hey, I also have an unrooted Xperia S and i was also unable to find the "obb" folder . So i just created it in the Android folder and it worked for me .
try it :good:
Do I smell warez here?
K900 said:
Do I smell warez here?
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+1
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+1
Sent with my Sony Xperia S using a little bit of KA magic.
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Warez not allowed in the forum guys.
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Warez not allowed in the forum guys.
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Thanks for letting me know but this is not about warez. I bought a new phone and I want to transfer my data files from the old one to the new one but I couldn't locate the folder. Just to let you know guys, it is about a game called "Cut the rope" and I want to continue from where I stopped. In other words I want my SAVE DATA!
Anyway thanks for your answers and sorry for the misunderstanding!
Lol at the trolls jumping around
J/k
Good to see people straight ontop of possible warezlol
System folders are locked on new Xperia devices
Root to allow r/w access
Sorry I cant tell you how to root as I don't have a Xperia s hehe
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IS Ther Anything We Can Do To Make The Source Of SD Data To Be From My Memory Card
That would be really helpful
Root + apps2sd??
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ashwin prabhunerurkar said:
IS Ther Anything We Can Do To Make The Source Of SD Data To Be From My Memory Card
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That would be really helpful
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Yes, look in the apps section.
If you're rooted you can use titanium backup to "backup and restore" your files including apps+data. So I suggest that you root your phone
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Yes, look in the apps section.
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Im new here, could you guide me?
Offtopic: I am thinking of giving a try to root it! It's the first time I will attemp to root a mobile phone so I would really appreciate it if you could suggest me a tutorial..
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If you're rooted you can use titanium backup to "backup and restore" your files including apps+data. So I suggest that you root your phone
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He meant the game files, not the /data/data...
I know it's the game files, I've tried to backup the data on titanium backup after playing Asphalt 7, The Dark Knight Rises etc (before I flashed a new rom).. Then I flashed a new rom, new kernel, did a factory reset, wiped dalvik cache, and when I restored my saved backup in titanium backup it also restored my saved game. So backing up using TPB is effective for me.
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I know it's the game files, I've tried to backup the data on titanium backup after playing Asphalt 7, The Dark Knight Rises etc (before I flashed a new rom).. Then I flashed a new rom, new kernel, did a factory reset, wiped dalvik cache, and when I restored my saved backup in titanium backup it also restored my saved game. So backing up using TPB is effective for me.
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Thanks man! This is what I need! :victory:
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Hey there guys I came across this useful tool today when I was poking around the ARC section it lets you make a nandroid without having to boot into recovery. This isnt my work Im simply passing it on so I hope he doesnt care too much about me posting this here.
***ALL crdeit goes to ameer1234567890***
Nandroid backups are usually performed in recovery mode. This means you would have to turn off your phone and reboot in recovery mode, which wastes a whole lot of time rebooting and a lot more time offline. For me, this has been a killer as I do regular nandroid backups. Having to reboot in recovery and finding missed calls, sms from my wife and friends is totally not accepatable for me. So, I set to develop an online nandroid backup tool which can do nandroid backups without switching off my phone.
Today, I am releasing it to public, as it may serve good for some others too. This tool is specifically for Xperia phones, but should work with any model of android phones.
This tool backups /system , /data , /cache & .android_secure partiotions to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup directory. The date format used for folder name is the same used by CWM itself and nandroid backups created with this tool can safely be restored using CWM. If you would want to have a custom name for backup folder, pass an argument with the name to the script and it will use the name.
Feedback (especially ideas to improve) are most welcome.
Requirements
1. Rooted android phone
2. A terminal emulator installed on phone
3. Busybox
4. A working CWM based recovery installed
5. Some patience
Installation
1. Download and copy zip file to SD card
2. Reboot into recovery
3. Choose install zip from SD card, select zip and flash .
4. Reboot!
Usage
1. Open terminal emulator
2. Type su to obtain root
3. Type onandroid
4. Wait and watch
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620255
As usual Im not responsible if your phone explodes, catches fire, etc, etc so please read everything and try not to post stupid questions like " does this really work?" cause it wont be answered. I wouldnt of bothered posting this here if it didnt work. Have fun guys!!
Well let me the 1st....does it work? :banghead:Sorry I'm just playing friend.lol. I'm going to try this right now.
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thanks for this gonna try rite now!!! i myself do regular backups as well.
edit: working working as i type! this is sick
hey you should post a link to the dev`s original thread so we could thank him and if possible donate for this amazing work.
My backup completed in 4 min 43 sec. And it seems to have worked fine. Thanks.
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cyrusalmighty said:
Well let me the 1st....does it work? :banghead:Sorry I'm just playing friend.lol. I'm going to try this right now.
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Ha ha ha! I knew it was bound to happen. Its pretty straight forward and really low risk I doubt anything could be messed up even if you tried but yea have fun! Hopefully it is useful to some out there
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solomon4400 said:
thanks for this gonna try rite now!!! i myself do regular backups as well.
edit: working working as i type! this is sick
hey you should post a link to the dev`s original thread so we could thank him and if possible donate for this amazing work.
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Will do give me a few minutes..... link to original thread in OP throw some thanks his way when you get a chance.
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Thanks for sharing!
When I tried to run this, it says "Checking for required tools" followed by "mkyaffs2image not found in path"
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling busybox and installing it to /system/bin and not xbin. This time it sort of ran but I got a bunch of errors and no backup.
Any suggestion on how to fix this?
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Isn't this inherently flawed since files on the rom are still being used and written while the backup is taking place? Neat idea though, don't get me wrong
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When I tried to run this, it says "Checking for required tools" followed by "mkyaffs2image not found in path"
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling busybox and installing it to /system/bin and not xbin. This time it sort of ran but I got a bunch of errors and no backup.
Any suggestion on how to fix this?
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No idea never seen that error its been working perfectly on my other play and bro's arc, I'd check the original thread and see if anyone else has the same issue
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No idea never seen that error its been working perfectly on my other play and bro's arc, I'd check the original thread and see if anyone else has the same issue
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Yeah, I thought of that right after I posted here. There are plenty of people posting the same error, so we'll see what happens.
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Isn't this inherently flawed since files on the rom are still being used and written while the backup is taking place? Neat idea though, don't get me wrong
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I have been asked the same question. Have a look at here for the answer.
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I have been asked the same question. Have a look at here for the answer.
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Fair enough. Hopefully people follow the advice of not doing anything during the backup, so they aren't disappointed when the changes don't get backed up
Should be fine I've taken a call and sent a few text messages while backing up. No problems for me at all
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I tried to do a restore from the online nandroid backup I made and even though it said "restore complete" my SD-ext(4) partition would not load its shortcuts and widgets. The funny part is link2sd didn't even detect any SD-ext as if it wasn't backed up. I thought it said that it backed up SD-ext during online backup, but not sure. I'm wondering if it might help to factory restore before restoring backup. I may try that to see and I'll report back if noone reports similar problem.
Edit**During backup I was not doing anything else with phone other then watching the amazing online backup screen. Also I tried to "re-create mount scripts" but never got option from link2sd even after reboot.
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I tried to do a restore from the online nandroid backup I made and even though it said "restore complete" my SD-ext(4) partition would not load its shortcuts and widgets. The funny part is link2sd didn't even detect any SD-ext as if it wasn't backed up. I thought it said that it backed up SD-ext during online backup, but not sure. I'm wondering if it might help to factory restore before restoring backup. I may try that to see and I'll report back if noone reports similar problem.
Edit**During backup I was not doing anything else with phone other then watching the amazing online backup screen. Also I tried to "re-create mount scripts" but never got option from link2sd even after reboot.
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This tool (prior to v3) does not backup sd-ext partition. In the first post, you can see what the tool backups.
PS: If you can send me a previous backup of your sd-ext, I can work on adding sd-ext backup support to the script.
I still can't get this to work.
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netizenmt said:
I still can't get this to work.
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Can you post the error?
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Can you post the error?
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Here it is, the same error as before. This is with the latest 2.0 version. I'm running stock 2.3.4 rooted. Busybox is1.94 full.
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wow.. that would be great backing up online... i'm gonna try now..
Y this coming ? How to slove it ? Internal memory 9.88 gb free then y it showing ?
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I see the same error msg when i try to install latest Navigon App
what u done then?
I also had about 8G space and titanium backup wouldnt install because of this message.
Easy fix- go to data/apps and delete the odex file related to the app you tried to download....tell me if it works..it did for me
No file is det @android/data
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No file is der @android/data
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No file is det @android/data
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No apps??..i did this via root explorer..any other file manager should do.. just went to android/data/apps and deleted titanium odex file there and then installed titanium again.. and it didnt show the out of space message..should work..have done this on my note too
No file for that game
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The reply is the same delete the file in root directory I had this problem 2 times n corrected it. Search the file with root explorer and delete all the traces.
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Hi all,
Hope your well.
Im having the same issue too when trying to install apps. Exactly the same message. just over 6GB available in storage.
Im trying to install friendcaster no luck.
Tried to install you tube too, no luck. I have checked data/apps and I have no Odex files in there. Also, I have not installed friendcaster before on this phone therefore there will not likely to be any odex files for that app.
I am on Omega Rom, which is deodexed.
Btw, where is internal storage gone? only see SD storage and ExSd storage.
Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks guys
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Hi all,
Hope your well.
Im having the same issue too when trying to install apps. Exactly the same message. just over 6GB available in storage.
Im trying to install friendcaster no luck.
Tried to install you tube too, no luck. I have checked data/apps and I have no Odex files in there. Also, I have not installed friendcaster before on this phone therefore there will not likely to be any odex files for that app.
I am on Omega Rom, which is deodexed.
Btw, where is internal storage gone? only see SD storage and ExSd storage.
Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks guys
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Having odex files is the issue that comes to mind but if you have checked it and there isn't any related to friendcaster then u should try wiping cache n dalvik to see if that works.
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Having odex files is the issue that comes to mind but if you have checked it and there isn't any related to friendcaster then u should try wiping cache n dalvik to see if that works.
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Salaam bro.
Thanks for your response.
This may sound silly but I was trying to think back a few days ago if I had made any system like changes to my phone. I then remembered that in one of the settings menu in Rom Toolbox, there is an option to choose where to install apps. Auto,internal or SD card. I changed it from Auto to SD,thinking (logically) it would save internal storage. It turns out (so far)that this was the issue. I changed it back to auto and then I was able to install the app. Wierd I know. Im confused. I hant tried to install anymore apps yet so not sure if this is sorted for good but will keep an eye out.
Once again thank you for taking time out to respond.
Btw, all the best for Ramadhan!! (next month!!)
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Salaam bro.
Thanks for your response.
This may sound silly but I was trying to think back a few days ago if I had made any system like changes to my phone. I then remembered that in one of the settings menu in Rom Toolbox, there is an option to choose where to install apps. Auto,internal or SD card. I changed it from Auto to SD,thinking (logically) it would save internal storage. It turns out (so far)that this was the issue. I changed it back to auto and then I was able to install the app. Wierd I know. Im confused. I hant tried to install anymore apps yet so not sure if this is sorted for good but will keep an eye out.
Once again thank you for taking time out to respond.
Btw, all the best for Ramadhan!! (next month!!)
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Wasalam bro
U shouldn't need to install apps to external as u have a lot of memory this time around n u can also use a lot of software to move game data to external sd and run them from there by Binding the directories. Anyways best of luck to you to buddy for Ramadan. Do remember me in your prayers. Tc. Fe Aman Allah
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If you use that naughty luckypatcher program it can cause the out of space message as well when you try to install some programs.
How to fix it is below.
http://www.techzilo.com/fix-titaniu...alled-free-up-some-space-and-try-again-error/
Regards.
Chillz88 said:
Easy fix- go to data/apps and delete the odex file related to the app you tried to download....tell me if it works..it did for me
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works for me
Chillz88 said:
Easy fix- go to data/apps and delete the odex file related to the app you tried to download....tell me if it works..it did for me
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this work for me,, this error makes me format my device onces before i found this fix.
thanks!
working fix
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Y this coming ? How to slove it ? Internal memory 9.88 gb free then y it showing ?
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this works on rooted phones and is 100 percent effective. install lucky patcher.apk (Google it) and open it . give it superuser permissions. go to troubleshooting and select remove fixes and backups. reboot phone. this works for me all the time.
if i helped give thnx
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this works on rooted phones and is 100 percent effective. install lucky patcher.apk (Google it) and open it . give it superuser permissions. go to troubleshooting and select remove fixes and backups. reboot phone. this works for me all the time.
if i helped give thnx
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This worked quickly and effectively or me.
Thanks
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camspy said:
I see the same error msg when i try to install latest Navigon App
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Thank you, worked for me on my LG O2X!
br.
Mike
Alright... well I flashed aokp from Roman today. And I lost my imei. I have never had this problem before. I did a nandroid restore and nothing works. I have a back up from titanium back up and installed all my system data but still nothing...
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also I can't get anything but edge. If I'm lucky...
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Ouch, you might be out of luck man, might need to get a new phone as theres no real known "way" of restoring the backups of /efs folders or nvdata.bin etc on this phone yet , give this thread a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753833 its a known issue that can occur after flashing a rom on this phone... good luck.
edit, usually to save this kind of stuff you need to backup your efs folder, meaning that a nandroid backup nor a tibu backup can't help you with this; it needs to be done separately.
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Alright... well I flashed aokp from Roman today. And I lost my imei. I have never had this problem before. I did a nandroid restore and nothing works. I have a back up from titanium back up and installed all my system data but still nothing...
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If you lived here in California I would help you restore your imei
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Ouch, you might be out of luck man, might need to get a new phone as theres no real known "way" of restoring the backups of /efs folders or nvdata.bin etc on this phone yet , give this thread a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753833 its a known issue that can occur after flashing a rom on this phone... good luck.
edit, usually to save this kind of stuff you need to backup your efs folder, meaning that a nandroid backup nor a tibu backup can't help you with this; it needs to be done separately.
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Out of curiosity, how do you backup those files separately?
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Out of curiosity, how do you backup those files separately?
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If your rooted use a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) and open it up to /. There should be a folder called “efs". Simply copy that folder and place it on your internal or external sd, then for safe keeping place it on your laptop/computer
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fergie716 said:
If your rooted use a root enabled file explorer (I use Root Explorer) and open it up to /. There should be a folder called “efs". Simply copy that folder and place it on your internal or external sd, then for safe keeping place it on your laptop/computer
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I've been nervous about flashing anything else since I've read about 4 cases like this. I'm so freakin happy I found this thread! I've found the efs folder your referring to, but I don't know if I should copy the efs folder to my external storage or open it & just copy the IMEI folder to my external storage? Your help would be so very much appreciated.
Maybe someone should put this in general and try to get it stickied, as it seems like a necessary preventive maintenance?
Edit: I just backed up the whole folder to be safe, and I'm going to make a general post referring to this problem.
I want to get rid off as many folders and files that I can, from the Internal SDcard, without damaging my device.
How can I know which folders and files can I delete? Would it help if I screen shot my SDcard folders and files and upload the photos here?
Thanks
Just format via CWM...
And stop spamming - you have posted this in another section.
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Just format via CWM...
And stop spamming - you have posted this in another section.
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I know but I've open it in the wrong fourm.
I don't want to delete every thing! I just want to the delete all the junk and unnecessary folders... This way I said that I can upload screenshots of my SDcard so you could tell me which ones I can get rid off.
Make backup of your personal data, backup of apps data that you are using in titanium backup for example (and copy it to pc...). format your card. Restore it. Should be good, huh?
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Can I just take the TB, CWN and Music folders and move them from the the PC back to the phone and ever think will work fine? and if so which other folders I absolutely nedd to keep?
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Can I just take the TB, CWN and Music folders and move them from the the PC back to the phone and ever think will work fine? and if so which other folders I absolutely nedd to keep?
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Yes, backup What you want to keep and format SD.
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hey Devs
is there a way to only backup apps akp and install after flashing of new rom in single step?
thank you
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Data will be in Internal storage of xperia S so data no need
and i have too all single apk by file manager and install one by one after flashing..
Aptoide backup
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You ask all the time it seems... And yes! There is the built in backup app and there is titanium backup.
And dont flash your phone to much... You will get bad sectors... Or brick it.
Read a little in the forum before asking about everything
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Haha yes trying to learn bro is that wrong
And thank you very much
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fak521 said:
hey Devs
is there a way to only backup apps akp and install after flashing of new rom in single step?
thank you
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Data will be in Internal storage of xperia S so data no need
and i have too all single apk by file manager and install one by one after flashing..
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Yup. Already told by others... You can use my backup products, any root backup app, cwm restore/advanced restore...
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And dont flash your phone to much... You will get bad sectors... Or brick it.
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Flashing a device never creates bad sectors nor bricks a phone mate.
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Haha yes trying to learn bro is that wrong
And thank you very much
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No nothing wrong in that... But Google is thy friend... If you try the different ones and is in doubt then ask
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Yes and thank you
Really will not do anything like he says huh so can flash many times then huh
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Yes and thank you
Really will not do anything like he says huh so can flash many times then huh
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Yes, but it's a good practice to keep a cwm backup always before flashing.
Cwm backup means..
What n all does it backups
Sorry for noon question
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sony back up - default restore and back up program of sony (included in the firmware)
titanium - back up system and data same like sony restore and back up apps, but with more options. (with free and paid app from google play), can be used to restore single file.
clockworkmod (cwm) backup - back up of system, boot and data ( these are done in recovery), can be used to restore system only or data only or boot only.
1. cwm (if you are flashing roms) - really need this back up in case of error or not booting
2. titanium if you are restoring single file or freezing apps or converting apps to system apps.
fak521 said:
Cwm backup means..
What n all does it backups
Sorry for noon question
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No question is Noob brother!
Cwm is short for ClockWorkMod Recovery by Koush.
After installing a custom kernel you get this recovery. When the phone boots (if you have ulbl) you get a vibe+blue led+white glowing illumination strip all at once... Hit volume up rocker once.
You'll enter cwm.
If you choose backup option from there... It backs up your system, boot, cache, data.
In case of any mistakes or something in future you can always enter cwm and choose restore to bring your phone back to the previous state.
You can go to advanced restore and choose either system/boot/cache/data or all.
Thank... if helpful...
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