cheers guys,
my GT-I9300 broke - now i got a new one. Exact same model.
I used CWM for creating backups.
Now i read, however, that i only can use the backup if I'm actually using the same version of CWM on my new phone that i also used to create the backup.
I don't know, however, with which version of CWM i created the backups.
This results in the fact, that i cant use the old backups to flash my new phone.
Does anyone know a way to find out with which CWM the Backups were being created?
Thank u all in advance,
Regards
nxy8ZMmb said:
cheers guys,
my GT-I9300 broke - now i got a new one. Exact same model.
I used CWM for creating backups.
Now i read, however, that i only can use the backup if I'm actually using the same version of CWM on my new phone that i also used to create the backup.
I don't know, however, with which version of CWM i created the backups.
This results in the fact, that i cant use the old backups to flash my new phone.
Does anyone know a way to find out with which CWM the Backups were being created?
Thank u all in advance,
Regards
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It doesn't need to be the exact same version, but there are incompatibilities between really old and newer versions. Have you actually tried to restore a backup yet?
Also, please look at the sticky threads in this section. There is one here in capital letters saying that you cannot post questions here.
rootSU said:
It doesn't need to be the exact same version, but there are incompatibilities between really old and newer versions. Have you actually tried to restore a backup yet?
Also, please look at the sticky threads in this section. There is one here in capital letters saying that you cannot post questions here.
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Sorry for that! Ill respect it next time.
Actually i tried.... but it doesnt seem to work, as it says in CWM "No such files found" (I was trying to copy it to the right "Backup" folder in /clockworkmod/backup - but i couldnt find the folder!?) and in Mobile Odin it doesnt work either.. Tells me something about "Partition could not be found in file"...
So its.. kinda weired!
I think it might work if I were able to copy them into the right CWM folder.. but even with root in CMs file manager i cant access it.
Thanks for the help
regards
Flash a CWM recovery make backup .
Open backup folder delete contents .
Copy your backup contents to the folder .
jje
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072374
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First up high fives to the XDA developer community, to villainrom and to unlocker.com....im a noob but have mangaed to root my Oranage branded hero and am running the Aman RA 1.5.2 recovery image and villainrom v12....which both work great!!
What I want to know is what is the 'default' name for the backup image (recovery-backup?) when performing a nandroid backup through the root menu? Basically I did an initial backup from the stock rom prior to loading the villain rom, I've now got a stable version of 2.1 running and was wondering if i take another backup will it replace my previous back up ? or can i save multiples ? (i want one back up per rom?)
Is this possible ?
Cheers in advance
rtorbs said:
First up high fives to the XDA developer community, to villainrom and to unlocker.com....im a noob but have mangaed to root my Oranage branded hero and am running the Aman RA 1.5.2 recovery image and villainrom v12....which both work great!!
What I want to know is what is the 'default' name for the backup image (recovery-backup?) when performing a nandroid backup through the root menu? Basically I did an initial backup from the stock rom prior to loading the villain rom, I've now got a stable version of 2.1 running and was wondering if i take another backup will it replace my previous back up ? or can i save multiples ? (i want one back up per rom?)
Is this possible ?
Cheers in advance
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You can use a file manager like Astro to rename the back-up or just save the back-up to your pc...
ok cheers for that.....but what im trying to find out is what the recovery image defaults to...i.e its name so i know the image im looking at relates to the 'last' backup i took......Ive done another backup but cant see any files time/date stamped at the time of the backup except for 'DiskcacheIndex35089'....could this be it? or am i totally barking up the wrong tree? lol
Cheers
edit - Maybe i should have said....when using root menu to perform a nandroid backup what are the defaults for 'save location' and 'file name' of the recovery image? theres a nandroid file on my sd card...is it in there? Basically I have made two backup files using the root menu one on the stock rom and one on the villain v12 but i cant find two similar files so am struggling to work out what belongs where?
Any expansion/further explanation would be much appriciated
Cheers
Sorted it....just wasnt looking hard enough lol
I know on the thunderbolt it names it by the date/time at which you do it. It doesn't overwrite the previous one because it is a different name
rtorbs said:
ok cheers for that.....but what im trying to find out is what the recovery image defaults to...i.e its name so i know the image im looking at relates to the 'last' backup i took......Ive done another backup but cant see any files time/date stamped at the time of the backup except for 'DiskcacheIndex35089'....could this be it? or am i totally barking up the wrong tree? lol
Cheers
edit - Maybe i should have said....when using root menu to perform a nandroid backup what are the defaults for 'save location' and 'file name' of the recovery image? theres a nandroid file on my sd card...is it in there? Basically I have made two backup files using the root menu one on the stock rom and one on the villain v12 but i cant find two similar files so am struggling to work out what belongs where?
Any expansion/further explanation would be much appriciated
Cheers
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Hey guys I was Hoping someone could maybe Answer a few Questions I have about Restoring Nandroid Backups...
Ok First off I'm a Experienced Clockwork Recovery user, and because of that I guess you can say I'm kind of a Noob to Other Recoveries. Now even though Most Recoveries Do have the Same basic Functions ... I guess its the ones Not Available in Clockwork that I Need the Answers to...
I was Tempted to try TWRP for a while now, and just Yesterday finally Did! But Although its Installed I really Haven't made a Backup, or Flashed a Rom. So After going through the TWRP Recovery menu a Little, I was Curious How do you Compress a Backup? Is that a Option given After you go through the motions of making a Backup?
I'm thinking YES, but Haven't made one so figured I Ask first, seeing I'm Not sure I'll ever actually get that far!
Reason I'm saying this is because...
I have Nandroid Backups on my Sdcard which were made with Clockwork and if it Isn't Possible to Restore my Already Made Backups using TWRP, I'd Probably just go Back to Clockwork as my Default Recovery...
Anyone know if its Possible to Restore Nandroids made from Clockwork, with TWRP?
Thanx in Advance...
PMGRANDS said:
So After going through the TWRP Recovery menu a Little, I was Curious How do you Compress a Backup? Is that a Option given After you go through the motions of making a Backup?
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Yes, you're correct. Would have to create a backup first, then you'd be able to compress it.
PMGRANDS said:
Anyone know if its Possible to Restore Nandroids made from Clockwork, with TWRP?
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Great question. I hadn't ever thought of this ... but the question does make complete sense.
Short answer: Depends which version of CWM and TWRP .. some versions yes and some versions no.
Longer answer:
For starters, each recovery stores the their recovery files in separate directories and uses different "file extensions". I think they used to be compatible in the sense they both used images of the partitions. The most recent version of CWM, 5.0.2.0 is now using tar files for system and data which wouldn't be compatible with the TWRP restore process.
I think TWRP was/is using exact images of the actual partitions created with the 'dd' linux binary.
I haven't checked the TWPR or CWM in the last few months just followed updates on twitter, IRC and here. I'm sure if my information is out of date somebody will post up to correct.
Hope that helps!
On the compression is, when your in the backup screen and you see the options for you to select what u want to back up at the bottom there is a box that says compress backup and you would just select that before you begin the backup process. Compressed backups take a bit longer to complete but are worth the weight.
PdawG43 said:
On the compression is, when your in the backup screen and you see the options for you to select what u want to back up at the bottom there is a box that says compress backup and you would just select that before you begin the backup process. Compressed backups take a bit longer to complete but are worth the weight.
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Thanx for the Reply man...
Hey you wouldn't happen to know the answer to my question about Restoring a Nandroid made with Clockwork from or to TWRP would you??
Thanks Either Way Tho...
I've been searching for information about Mobile Odin and CWM, and I remember seeing a post (I think from Chainfire himself), which contained the phrase "MO does not support backups (yet)" - I've searched & searched, but I can't find the post again
Does anyone else remember seeing this, or have any idea when Chainfire is likely to include this capability ?
TomHall said:
I've been searching for information about Mobile Odin and CWM, and I remember seeing a post (I think from Chainfire himself), which contained the phrase "MO does not support backups (yet)" - I've searched & searched, but I can't find the post again
Does anyone else remember seeing this, or have any idea when Chainfire is likely to include this capability ?
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NO DIRECT ANSWER BUT:
U want to make a Backup, right?
So why u don't use CMW?
If u want to do this while phone is running..
Why u don't use "Online Nandroid Backup"?
CHEERS
Hannibal226 said:
NO DIRECT ANSWER BUT:
U want to make a Backup, right?
So why u don't use CMW?
If u want to do this while phone is running..
Why u don't use "Online Nandroid Backup"?
CHEERS
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Thanks, but I'm running the leaked JB XXLSJ, with PhilZ Touch 3, so I've already got CWM capability
I just thought it would be "nice" if Chainfire was close to including a backup facility in Mobile Odin, also, I didn't want to rile Chainfire by PM'ing him
ps. I did try Online Nandroid Backup, but I couldn't get round the error "mkyaffs2image not found "
TomHall said:
Thanks, but I'm running the leaked JB XXLSJ, with PhilZ Touch 3, so I've already got CWM capability
I just thought it would be "nice" if Chainfire was close to including a backup facility in Mobile Odin, also, I didn't want to rile Chainfire by PM'ing him
ps. I did try Online Nandroid Backup, but I couldn't get round the error "mkyaffs2image not found "
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OK.
PS: Did u go first time in settings from app and do the "request device patch"?
CHEERS
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Hannibal226 said:
OK.
PS: Did u go first time in settings from app and do the "request device patch"?
CHEERS
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Yes, I did apply the patch, but I've just re-downloaded & installed Online Nandroid Backup, re-patched it, and run another backup, and it completed Ok with no error message this time - I guess it's probably a newer version since I tried it before.
However I am now concerned about my backup sizes ...
OND is reporting that my OND backup is 1.25Gig, but my My Philz/CWM backups are all only about 16-17Mb ?
(see OND screenshot)
TomHall said:
Yes, I did apply the patch, but I've just re-downloaded & installed Online Nandroid Backup, re-patched it, and run another backup, and it completed Ok with no error message this time - I guess it's probably a newer version since I tried it before.
However I am now concerned about my backup sizes ...
OND is reporting that my OND backup is 1.25Gig, but my My Philz/CWM backups are all only about 16-17Mb ?
(see OND screenshot)
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U can be sure that the 16-17MB backup isn't ok...
So use the OND backup with 1,25GB
CHEERS
Hannibal226 said:
U can be sure that the 16-17MB backup isn't ok...
So use the OND backup with 1,25GB
CHEERS
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The main backup file is kept in a different place since cwm updated, You can still use cwm to backup and restore safely, and if you like it old school, changing the backup format will do it.
Using GT - I9100
I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
king_below_my_lord said:
The main backup file is kept in a different place since cwm updated, You can still use cwm to backup and restore safely, and if you like it old school, changing the backup format will do it.
Using GT - I9100
I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
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I emailed OND's developer, and he confirmed that it's because the CWM v6.x backup data files are now in the clockworkmod blobs sub-folder
I will try changing the backup format though
TomHall said:
I emailed OND's developer, and he confirmed that it's because the CWM v6.x backup data files are now in the clockworkmod blobs sub-folder
I will try changing the backup format though
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I deleted all my backups using the CWM and OND menus, but there were still loads of files left, so I manually emptied the Clockworkmod and blobs folders, changed the CWM backup to .tar format, and ran a CWM backup followed by a OND backup
CWM .tar backup size is now 1.6Gig, OND backup is now 1.27Gig
TomHall said:
I deleted all my backups using the CWM and OND menus, but there were still loads of files left, so I manually emptied the Clockworkmod and blobs folders, changed the CWM backup to .tar format, and ran a CWM backup followed by a OND backup
CWM .tar backup size is now 1.6Gig, OND backup is now 1.27Gig
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Maybe it's because of the compression type(onandroid must be using a higher compression method), anyway CWM is definitely more secure.
Using GT - I9100
I thank those who give helpful comments
I expect the same from others.
Hey guys i just recently rooted my phone
Before doing so i made a back up on ClockWorkMod 5.5.0.4 however when i try to restore it, it says no files found?
I haven't changed any of the file names/moved the files and i can see the files still on my internal SD card e.g. Sdcard/0/Clockworkmod/backup
I have even updated my CWM to version 6.0.3.1 yet still does not find the files
Anyone can help?
Thank you
I'm not familiar with original cwm. When you flash 4.2 roms, /sdcard becomes /sdcard/0
I know in philz recovery based on cwm, you can change this location but cwm no idea
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Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
mikep99 said:
Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Thanks bro i appreciate it - your advice worked!
It found the backup file straight away but i havent launched it yet.
Just wondering what does the restore feature do exactly...does it reset my rom to stock and recovery to the stock android recovery?
xmatharux said:
Thanks bro i appreciate it - your advice worked!
It found the backup file straight away but i havent launched it yet.
Just wondering what does the restore feature do exactly...does it reset my rom to stock and recovery to the stock android recovery?
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No problem
Your phone will go back to how it was when you made the backup.
The recovery / modem wont be touched so you'll still have CWM.
Sorry i forgot to mention that then is when i made the backup file..while i had the stock rom
Also im guessing if you use the recovery..it does NOT un-root your phone?
If the stock ROM was rooted when you backed it up, you phone will remain rooted if you restore that backup.
Thanks guys for all your help really do appreciate it
I just have one last question to do with baseband and roms. My baseband version is i9300XXELLA however i want to try the Android Revolution HD rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334 . This would still work on my phone right?
xmatharux said:
Thanks guys for all your help really do appreciate it
I just have one last question to do with baseband and roms. My baseband version is i9300XXELLA however i want to try the Android Revolution HD rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334 . This would still work on my phone right?
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Yes. All basebands will work. Some better than others, but that is not possible to know which work best for someone without trying them all.
rootSU said:
Yes. All basebands will work. Some better than others, but that is not possible to know which work best for someone without trying them all.
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Thanks i tried it and worked fine. However now im trying to delete the original CWM back up file (the one in the wrong place) using File Explorer but it does not let me delete it, why is this?
mikep99 said:
Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Thanks, mate! Having the same problem and you saved my day!
and yet you didn't click thanks
Still need help
I may be an idiot but i still need help placing the backup files on my card so cwm sees it.
General > sticky roll-up thread > "flashed 4.2? Can't find /sdcard data?"
Have a read there.
Consider replacing cwm recovery with philz where you can change locations
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rootSU said:
General > sticky roll-up thread > "flashed 4.2? Can't find /sdcard data?"
Have a read there.
Consider replacing cwm recovery with philz where you can change locations
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I just did a downgrade to stock 4.1.1 using Odin (which flashed it back to stock recovery), but before I downgraded (I was on 4.2), I did a nandroid backup in CWM.
After the downgrade to 4.1.1, I reflashed recovery with the newest version of CWM using the unified toolkit and tried to recover the nandroid backup, but it said no file found. The backup was already on my external sdcard, so then I tried moving it to another folder as mentioned in this thread, but that didn't work either. I didn't have that exact directory as it was posted, but I didn't think that would matter, so long as it was copied over from external to internal or vice versa.
Fascinationg
mikep99 said:
Copy the backup files to /data/media/Clockworkmod/backup and see if they can be found then
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Saved my day :good:
Same Problem
i coulnt find the clockwork folder as told above, yet i have clockwork 6.0.4.7 installed. help plz Using Ressurection remix 6.0 on my Note 3 SM-N900L. Root folder just shows data/media and no clockwork folder is there.
Hey everyone. So I wanted to try out the vanilla root box ROM today and after a while of checking it out I decided to swap back to the back up I made before doing the ROM install. Problem is, when I boot into recovery, and press restore...non of my backups are there. Can anyone help? Where did my back ups go?
ok, sorry guys, i was on my phone at a friends place when i posted this thread so i wasnt able to search to much on google. so the deal is my TWRP isnt seeing the backups i did after i rooted my note 2 and the backup i did before i flashed my vanilla rootbox rom. kinda weird. anyways, i looked thru my phone files with file manager and the backups are indeed there...
does anyone know where i need to move these files to have them show up under restore in TWRP? i tried one method of making another backup and then moving the backups to where the new backup was stored. but when i go to look, the new backup doesnt show in file manager in the location where TWRP said the backup was stored...i even searched for it and still no dice. lmk if you have a fix for this. thanks!
i also went into TWRP, went to advanced, file manager, data, media, twrp, backups, the back i was looking for was there.
i tried moving it to the media/0 location like mentioned in this youtube vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ziillAA-I
it doesnt let me copy the folder over like shown in the vid. waited like 3 mins, then says it failed. then wont even try after each attempt afterwards, just goes straight to fail....
WHAT THE DEUCE!?
Ima connect the phone to my laptop and see if I can locate the newest backup I made and see about moving the older ones to that location. Seen if they show up. If anyone knows the actual location or fix for this do let me know. Seems that the newest version of twrp was suppose to fix this but I guess not.
ok so i figured it out.
somehow the first couple stock backups i made ended up in the TWRP backup folder on the internal drive of the phone.
the new backup was stored in the TWRP backup folder on my SD Card.
so after finding both locations, i cut the two stock backups i made and pasted them into the SD Card TWRPs Backup folder and BAM! they show up now in my restore option on TWRP.
ok just to confirm, my first nandroid backup flashes correctly. but the backup i made before i flashed the vanilla rootbox rom some reasno fails...i dunno. im just happy i got my backups to show up now. and at least one works. ima try and get the one backup to work again but well see. hope this thread helps someone out if they are having this same problem.
flip06 said:
ok just to confirm, my first nandroid backup flashes correctly. but the backup i made before i flashed the vanilla rootbox rom some reasno fails...i dunno. im just happy i got my backups to show up now. and at least one works. ima try and get the one backup to work again but well see. hope this thread helps someone out if they are having this same problem.
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Glad you found them and are you're good to go!
double post..oops!
flip06 said:
ok just to confirm, my first nandroid backup flashes correctly. but the backup i made before i flashed the vanilla rootbox rom some reason fails...i dunno. im just happy i got my backups to show up now. and at least one works. ima try and get the one backup to work again but well see. hope this thread helps someone out if they are having this same problem.
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Sorry I am late to the party... But in twrp at the top of the screen you can change where to get the backup from its a bar that says data(xxxx) however much space you have left.. Tap it and you can. Go from internal to external memory and search any folder. Doesn't have to be in the twrp backup folder either... Just for future references... Again sorry probably could have saved you time and effort if I saw this earlier.
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craigbailey1986 said:
Sorry I am late to the party... But in twrp at the top of the screen you can change where to get the backup from its a bar that says data(xxxx) however much space you have left.. Tap it and you can. Go from internal to external memory and search any folder. Doesn't have to be in the twrp backup folder either... Just for future references... Again sorry probably could have saved you time and effort if I saw this earlier.
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hey man, thanks for the info. yea i didnt realize you could change the location, i dont even remember tapping that part of the screen before initializing the backup process...maybe i hit it and didnt think about it. *FACEPALM!*
anyways, ill keep that in mind for next time.
flip06 said:
hey man, thanks for the info. yea i didnt realize you could change the location, i dont even remember tapping that part of the screen before initializing the backup process...maybe i hit it and didnt think about it. *FACEPALM!*
anyways, ill keep that in mind for next time.
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Sorry, but what part of the screen are you tapping? I can select between different drives, but I don't see any directory in there (and neither the classic two dots to go one directory back). I am using 2.7
Thanks
actually i can see my backups they are unpacked i got same issue twrp not seeing them. i really would like to go back to stock
E_n_T said:
actually i can see my backups they are unpacked i got same issue twrp not seeing them. i really would like to go back to stock
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Follow instructions in post 8.
For fellow googlers out there: if, like me, TWRP shows only the "internal storage" and the "SD card" options but you can't see any folder, even though your backup is there, check if it's the serial number of the phone! Your backup should be in TWRP/Backups/<serial number>/Name of the backup. If you saved your backup in another phone, you need to check the serial number and rename the folder with the serial number.
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For fellow googlers out there: if, like me, TWRP shows only the "internal storage" and the "SD card" options but you can't see any folder, even though your backup is there, check if it's the serial number of the phone! Your backup should be in TWRP/Backups/<serial number>/Name of the backup. If you saved your backup in another phone, you need to check the serial number and rename the folder with the serial number.
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Thank You. You saved my buns.
Zezombye said:
For fellow googlers out there: if, like me, TWRP shows only the "internal storage" and the "SD card" options but you can't see any folder, even though your backup is there, check if it's the serial number of the phone! Your backup should be in TWRP/Backups/<serial number>/Name of the backup. If you saved your backup in another phone, you need to check the serial number and rename the folder with the serial number.
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In fact, the correct path where all your disk image files (data.ext4.win etc.) have to be stored, is /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/<serial number>/<name of folder with disk image files>, so BACKUPS in capital letters.
TWRP does not "find" your backup otherwise (tested with 2.8).
sugarcake said:
In fact, the correct path where all your disk image files (data.ext4.win etc.) have to be stored, is /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/<serial number>/<name of folder with disk image files>, so BACKUPS in capital letters.
TWRP does not "find" your backup otherwise (tested with 2.8).
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That was very helpful. Thanks
Thanks for the complete directory info!
Can anyone give me backup file of note 2 to restore from custom rom plz help ... i dnt hv backup when i flash .. if i create backup file from other note 2 can it works .. is it in dead risk ?
flip06 said:
ok so i figured it out.
somehow the first couple stock backups i made ended up in the TWRP backup folder on the internal drive of the phone.
the new backup was stored in the TWRP backup folder on my SD Card.
so after finding both locations, i cut the two stock backups i made and pasted them into the SD Card TWRPs Backup folder and BAM! they show up now in my restore option on TWRP.
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Thanks dude, I've done the same and it worked!
restorimg data error when I performe a restore for your rom. Why?