Can anyone let me know if it is possible to save twrp backups on my sd card and if so can I just move using something like es file manager? Thanks in advance.
Yes you can. Choose save to micro SD before you nandroid.
Alright, and when you want to restore?
Just click restore. TWRP knows where you've saved your backup.
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What is the best way to back up my NT before I do the rooting process? Move everything to an SD card? Some way to save it as an entire file rather than individual files? Where to save it if not the SD card?
Twin119 said:
What is the best way to back up my NT before I do the rooting process? Move everything to an SD card? Some way to save it as an entire file rather than individual files? Where to save it if not the SD card?
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If you're unrooted you can't run apps like Titanium Backup because that require root so mount your NT and copy (Select ALL) your files form sdcard and MyNOOK to PC. Create a folder say "NT BACKUP" in your PC and copy your files there.
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If you've got another SD card for rooting with (or are using a method which doesn't require one) then yes, you may just move everything to the SD card. Do keep in mind though that system settings won't be saved and you'll have to reinstall your applications too.
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What is the best way to back up my NT before I do the rooting process? Move everything to an SD card? Some way to save it as an entire file rather than individual files? Where to save it if not the SD card?
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I'd a use boot CWM sdcard and backup everything, then copy apps from sdcard to pc as already stated.
Just my method.
Howdy,
I searched but couldn't find the answer. I have a 32 gb sd card which I inserted, formatted and mounted into my phone. I can copy and paste files from the phone storage and files to it, and vice versa, but when I backup and restore using clockwork mod, it never gives me a choice to backup to external sd card, or to restore from external sd card.
I've tried everything, but can't get clockwork mod to recognize the external sd card. Any suggestions?
Also, if I try to install a zip file from SD card, Clockwork mod does see the card and the files on it, but it just won't list it as a choice to restore from or to backup to.
AFter a bit thinking about it, I guess my question is whether I can backup and restore directly to and from external sd card, or whether I backup and restore to internal card, and then just copy the file to and from my sd card using file manager or explorer?
backup and restore should by default go to external sd. Which version of cwm do you have?
icenight89 said:
backup and restore should by default go to external sd. Which version of cwm do you have?
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Yep, thats how it is on mine too
I've got 5.5.0.4..
Does anyone else have an issue with backups taking a very long time, both through TWRP and CWM?
I use CWM and experience a long wait only when backing up to the external sd card, backing up to the internal memory is faster, however I can't locate the backups when i save them to the internal sd.
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I use CWM and experience a long wait only when backing up to the external sd card, backing up to the internal memory is faster, however I can't locate the backups when i save them to the internal sd.
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When you backup to interal theyre in mnt/shell/emulated I believe.
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Just wondering where a nandroid backup should be stored and if it matters where it is stored? I tried saving my stock rooted backup to my ext sd card awhile back, and now when I try to restore from backup in twrp there is no information found. I then tried to factory restore from twrp and reset my phone as is. It constantly bootloops until i pull the battery out.
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What do you mean no information is found? I believe Twrp checks the internal sd by default and wont show your backup in your external sd until you change to look for it in your micro sd card. When you boot into recovery and and then hit restore at the top does the storage bar say Internal storage? If so tap it and change it to micro sd card then your backups should be displayed.
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Just wondering where a nandroid backup should be stored and if it matters where it is stored? I tried saving my stock rooted backup to my ext sd card awhile back, and now when I try to restore from backup in twrp there is no information found. I then tried to factory restore from twrp and reset my phone as is. It constantly bootloops until i pull the battery out.
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You need to make sure that your Recovery is compatible (i.e., can read) the format of your external card. You might have a 64gb external card formatted in exFAT which TWRP can't read (I don't use TWRP so I don't know if that's the case).
If the issue is compatibility between your card format and your recovery, I would recommend copying the backup off your card onto a PC, reformatting your sd card to FAT32, move the backup back to the card, and try again.
PS - in re: your ? on where to save backup: Internal storage is always 'safest' from a recovery perspective (i.e., your device will always find it); but these days, nandroid backups could be 5GB or more, consuming a huge chunk of space, especially if you only have 16gb to start with. So I think most people end up using their external card.
I just picked up a sd card today for my s4. The question I had was can I just copy all the folders and files that apps have created on the internal SD card over to the external sd card without any issues from the apps that created them? ie twrp, titanium backup etc.
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I just picked up a sd card today for my s4. The question I had was can I just copy all the folders and files that apps have created on the internal SD card over to the external sd card without any issues from the apps that created them? ie twrp, titanium backup etc.
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Titanium backup has an option in preferences to change the folder it reads. Twrp should have a restore from ext sd option, I cant say for sure though because im a cwm user. Some data will have to stay on the internal sd card for it to be read properly or you have to use an app like folder mount to move the data.
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