Restoring data including apps and accounts. - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

Before I install a new ROM I always do a back up in recovery before I install the new ROM. Then I wipe everything before flashing the new ROM. Then I install the ROM. Then I do a restore of only the data from my back up. This reinstalls all of my apps and all of my account data. When I restore I simply uncheck boot and system and let the restore only be the data from my back up. This is a fast easy way rather than using titanium back up or similar. I'm not sure if this can be done going from sense to aosp. But I don't see why it would be a problem. Hope this helps some of you out there. I always wipe dalvik and cache between everything I do.
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From all I've ever read, yes, it would be a problem going from sense to AOSP, but I must admit I've never personally tried. I guess it (this method) wouldn't try to restore any sense apps, as they would be on the system/app partition, not /data.
From my Evo LTE, yup.

Depends, if it just restores data than I think not? Then again if your only trying to restore apps that be on data/app hmm. Test and find out? I wanna know! And stuck deep in the south horrid 3g and no additional rims in storage.
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Honestly the best way to restore accounts apps and data is to do a back-up then after you flash your new rom is to restore data from your back up with twrp. Then everything is done. Just uncheck boot and system from your back up. Very fast and simple. This can be done from sense to sense. And aosp to aosp or aokp.
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treIII said:
Before I install a new ROM I always do a back up in recovery before I install the new ROM. Then I wipe everything before flashing the new ROM. Then I install the ROM. Then I do a restore of only the data from my back up. This reinstalls all of my apps and all of my account data. When I restore I simply uncheck boot and system and let the restore only be the data from my back up. This is a fast easy way rather than using titanium back up or similar. I'm not sure if this can be done going from sense to aosp. But I don't see why it would be a problem. Hope this helps some of you out there. I always wipe dalvik and cache between everything I do.
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If you mean system data then I've tried that coming from AOKP back to sense and it'll say "a reboot is required for changes to take affect" but it'll send you into a boot loop. Believe me I've hardbricked 2 EvoLTEs

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If you mean system data then I've tried that coming from AOKP back to sense and it'll say "a reboot is required for changes to take affect" but it'll send you into a boot loop. Believe me I've hardbricked 2 EvoLTEs
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Not sure if trolling or just stupid.
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Can't install or update apps!

Okay I can't seem to install any new apps or update any existing ones on my phone. I'm able to download them, but once it tries to install its always unsuccessful. Don't get mad if this is the wrong thread. I'm new to this but usually find answers to my problems with someone else's topic. Except for this one here. Any help?
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Try clearing system cache, reboot into recovery and clear dalvik cache, then reboot.
How do you clear system cache? Searched under settings could not find anything.
I've has the same problem. Lasted about two days. The apps would download but would stick on installing forever and would eventually fail. My solution was logging into Google on the phones browser. It seems like my account timed out on my phone, and after logging out and then back in, my market began to work perfectly again. You can also try what was posted above. Are you rooted? Cause of you aren't, then you won't be able to do those things said above. Good luck, hope this helps.
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Tried clearing cache and signing in and out of Google. Neither worked. I have opera set up as default browser, tried with both opera & phones regular browser. Still nothing. Yes I'm rooted, running kaosfroyo v34.
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Try a factory/data reset. Sounds like your only option.
Reflash after that to make sure it loaded correctly.
A simple flash over to KaosFroyo V 37 fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Clear data for the market in settings. That usually works for me. If it doesn't, you can install the apps manually by using a file system manger (Linda File Manager, Root Explorer, etc.). The .apk should be in the download folder on the sd.
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Ok so I've tried all suggestions and nothing has seemed to work. I figured, why not try a new rom? So I flashed over to Vanilla Tazz. Seemed ok at first. Was able to update apps and download some new ones. Emphasis on SOME. Cannot for the life of me get back AndroZip which is my favorite file manager. Even backed it up with Titanium before all this started happening but still could not restore it. And now with Vanilla all you get is the crappy Android keyboard. So I download the HTC ime keypoard apk. Can't install that either. Try to download eoeAppInstaller to do so, can't install that. This is really, really, really pissing me off. Is a factory reset my only hope?
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Did you do a full wipe before installing the new rom? Try doing a dalvik wipe and rebooting. It shouldn't affect the current rom you're in.
Also, it sounds like whatever problem you had in the old rom was carried to the new one. Did you use titanium to restore any apps or settings? If so, you may have "restored" the problem.
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Have you messed with any system apps? Like moving the market to the sd card?
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I backed up my kaos rom and wiped all data and cache before flashing vanilla tazz. Just wiped dalvik but still no luck.
I used titanium to restore apps but no settings. And no I haven't messed with system apps. Should I try moving to sd?
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I had a problen with my FB not syncing with contacts (across several roms). Turns out something I was restoring with Titanium (not the FB app) was causing it. It'll be a pain in the rear, but you probably need to do a full wipe, flash a clean rom, and set everything up manually. OR you could probably nand restore to a rom BEFORE you were having this problem, create a Titanium back up, wipe, flash the new rom, and restore Titanium.
Hopefully, this will straighten things out for ya!
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Full wipe as in factory reset right? Will that unroot the phone as well, basically forcing me to start from scratch?
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Tried nand restore but kept getting an error and could not complete.
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Full wipe for "rooters" means wipe data, dalvik, and ext (if sd card is partitioned).
Have you renamed your nandroid? If so, remove any spaces and try again.
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[Q] WTF - flashing ROMs not behaving as expected.

I am no newbie to rooting/flashing ROMs. Had the EVO 4G and flashed a bunch until I settled on CM7 - then the replacement and unexpected upgrade to EVO 3D.
So I did the root method (Teamwin rawks!) and have backups of my phone, and have flashed a couple ROMs at this point. I have wiped cache, dalvik, and data and when I flash a new ROM my apps are PRELOADED? This shouldn't be. I should have to go through the reload process again.
1st was Supra - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194137
2nd was Shooter - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192869
Same behavior for both - although I have to say Shooter is much worse for battery stand-by time.
When I tried the full system wipe (option in recovery mode) and flashed Supra's ROM even system stuff like market and settings and stuff was missing/broken. Reverted to a backup and went from there. It shouldn't be this strange to flash a new ROM - and I'm also looking for advice/experience on what ROMs are clearly going to get better support and development?
Thanks!
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I am no newbie to rooting/flashing ROMs. Had the EVO 4G and flashed a bunch until I settled on CM7 - then the replacement and unexpected upgrade to EVO 3D.
So I did the root method (Teamwin rawks!) and have backups of my phone, and have flashed a couple ROMs at this point. I have wiped cache, dalvik, and data and when I flash a new ROM my apps are PRELOADED? This shouldn't be. I should have to go through the reload process again.
1st was Supra - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194137
2nd was Shooter - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192869
Same behavior for both - although I have to say Shooter is much worse for battery stand-by time.
When I tried the full system wipe (option in recovery mode) and flashed Supra's ROM even system stuff like market and settings and stuff was missing/broken. Reverted to a backup and went from there. It shouldn't be this strange to flash a new ROM - and I'm also looking for advice/experience on what ROMs are clearly going to get better support and development?
Thanks!
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because if you leave the google backup thingy checked when all your apps will be restored on a fresh install
^came in to say the same thing
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t3project said:
because if you leave the google backup thingy checked when all your apps will be restored on a fresh install
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That would restore my apps at first boot of a new ROM? For more than just google apps like gmail, talk, voice?
I have the "back up my settings" box checked, but NOT the "automatic restore".
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That would restore my apps at first boot of a new ROM? For more than just google apps like gmail, talk, voice?
I have the "back up my settings" box checked, but NOT the "automatic restore".
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Yup. It will auto restore everything having to do with apps from the market.
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Yup
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OKAY then! Still unusual, but thanks for the quick answer, XDA!
Yep, I use Titanium Backup so I have to go into the market first thing and cancel all the updates. No reason to do it twice.

ROM using all my phone space?

As a new person to root I have another question that I need help with. After rooting my EVO I somehow did a factory reset and wiped all data from my phone. That gives me around 400mb. After flashing synergy rom and adding a apps I noticed my internal phone storage was 75mb remaining out of 250mb. I have no where near the amount of apps I had before with less space. So my question is, does the ROM file take up internal phone space once flashed? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks a lot for your help.
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Eros2180 said:
As a new person to root I have another question that I need help with. After rooting my EVO I somehow did a factory reset and wiped all data from my phone. That gives me around 400mb. After flashing synergy rom and adding a apps I noticed my internal phone storage was 75mb remaining out of 250mb. I have no where near the amount of apps I had before with less space. So my question is, does the ROM file take up internal phone space once flashed? Or am I doing something wrong? Thanks a lot for your help.
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On sense ROMs, more files are made in the /data partition, due to the greater amount of lib files and other things created by Sense. When you install one app it makes data in /data/data and /data/dalvik , and sense has many apps so the space used goes straight to hell in a basket. But use a Vanilla Rom, and space should go down a bit...Use disk analyses to see what's using the space.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Thanks ill try that. I'll start looking for a vanilla ROM. Any particular one to use with 2.3? I just rooted with the revolutionary. Thanks again.
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Eros2180 said:
Thanks ill try that. I'll start looking for a vanilla ROM. Any particular one to use with 2.3? I just rooted with the revolutionary. Thanks again.
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I don't actually know which ROMs are avail for Evo, maybe you can use MIUI/CM7 or the most popular AOSP? If you choose to use Sense, just remove some apps from the /system partition.
along with resetting the phone to "factory defaults", did you wipe cache and dalvik cache 3 times? I used CWM the other day on my phone to install a ROM and forgot to wipe cache also... kept getting "device is low on memory" errors. Wiped cache and dalvik 3 times, installed the ROM again, everything worked perfectly.
Why 3 times? Extreme redundance LOL. Once is enough. Wiped means its wiped doing it two more times is mildly retarded.
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Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy rls318 (I want aosp)
I did wipe them before installing the Rom, yes. I just tried to make a backup last night to try some new things and my backup keeps failing now.
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I did wipe them before installing the Rom, yes. I just tried to make a backup last night to try some new things and my backup keeps failing now.
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Could be bad blocks on the MTD/Nand chip? If the block are bad then the ROM might not be restore-able anymore. or the backup could be bad, try another ROM instead.
My SD card was full so that's why the backups failed. I had no idea the files were so big. Now still in search for another Rom. No luck with finding the vanilla Rom.
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Migrating from Odex to Deodex

I want to move from stock odex ROM to a deoxed version. I am currently running odex rooted stock OTA 1.22.651.3 (from xHaus). Can I flash the deodexed ROM over mine without wiping? I know that I can TI Backup all of my apps if I need to wipe, but it would be simpler to flash over if possible.
Thanks.
tamas413 said:
I want to move from stock odex ROM to a deoxed version. I am currently running odex rooted stock OTA 1.22.651.3 (from xHaus). Can I flash the deodexed ROM over mine without wiping? I know that I can TI Backup all of my apps if I need to wipe, but it would be simpler to flash over if possible.
Thanks.
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What's wrong with wiping and flashing if your apps are backed up? You will be in a world of hurt if you don't.......skies will fall, unicorns will die.....lol just force closes etc....so wipe .
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There really is no reason not to wipe data when flashing a Rom. Really Bad idea not to.
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What's wrong with wiping and flashing if your apps are backed up? You will be in a world of hurt if you don't.......skies will fall, unicorns will die.....lol just force closes etc....so wipe .
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Things like contact linking are a pain to get right. There isn't a major problem with wiping; I was just asking to try to save myself some trouble if it was possible.
Wipe it is.
if your wanting to save yourself some trouble then always do a factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. just a good way of making sure you always get a clean install. thats what i always do. and especially if im home on my wifi cuz all my apps and such download in about 3-4 mins and ur good.
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Things like contact linking are a pain to get right. There isn't a major problem with wiping; I was just asking to try to save myself some trouble if it was possible.
Wipe it is.
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Something like this was what I was about to say.
jsonger121 said:
if your wanting to save yourself some trouble then always do a factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. just a good way of making sure you always get a clean install. thats what i always do. and especially if im home on my wifi cuz all my apps and such download in about 3-4 mins and ur good.
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You're not saving yourself trouble, You're creating potential head aches in the future by not wiping. I always do a full wipe and I only use TB to restore a few apps like games that I don't want to lose data from. It takes a little longer but you'll have far less issues in the end. I'm convinced the majority of the issues people have in these rom threads are from just flashing without wiping anything and/or using TB to restore all apps + data.

Updating ROM but keeping data.?

This is going to sound like a very noobish question, but I was wondering if you could update your rom, then after you've wiped everything if it was possible to get all your apps and stuff back? I was thinking you could just make a backup then restore only data (or everything but system) but I wasn't sure. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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czajka97 said:
This is going to sound like a very noobish question, but I was wondering if you could update your rom, then after you've wiped everything if it was possible to get all your apps and stuff back? I was thinking you could just make a backup then restore only data (or everything but system) but I wasn't sure. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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You don't always have to wipe data when updating a rom. What rom are you specifically speaking about? But if it were to happen where you had to wipe data, titanium backup + donate is your best option for backing up and restoring apps.
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You don't always have to wipe data when updating a rom. What rom are you specifically speaking about? But if it were to happen where you had to wipe data, titanium backup + donate is your best option for backing up and restoring apps.
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I'm thinking of going to either viper4g or OMJ 2.2 odex from stock with goodies JB
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You don't always have to wipe data when updating a rom. What rom are you specifically speaking about? But if it were to happen where you had to wipe data, titanium backup + donate is your best option for backing up and restoring apps.
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But is it not possible to do it inside of twrp? Like could you restore only data from a backup?
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