[Q] How to restore data using Titanium backup - Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was previously using CM 7.2 and when i switched to stock rom, i Backed up my Contacts,Messages using TB.But when i tried to restore data on stock Rom it doesnt work.. Pls help..

Cm 7.2 and stock use different core apps.

System app data is also not backwards compatible.
For example, you can use TB to import your contacts from CM7.2 to CM9.1 but you can't do the same the other way round. I learnt it the hard way...

NightRaven49 said:
System app data is also not backwards compatible.
For example, you can use TB to import your contacts from CM7.2 to CM9.1 but you can't do the same the other way round. I learnt it the hard way...
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Exactly

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restoring from xrecovery..

i backed up my 2.1 and wolfbreak CM V4.3 rom via xrecovery... now if i flash a new rom... can i restore the back up of CM4.3.
.i mean what exactly gets backed up.. the exact stuff on the fone(rom,settings,apn,wallpaper,contacts,notes,apps)..or
just the rom..??
and...if i need a rom change but same settings,contacts,apps everything...cld i flash the back up of an old rom..(i wanna check CM V4.5.7.. so aft flashing it can i restore the back up of CM 4.3 rom which i have...???
Simply do a backup in xRecovery of any system you want to restrore back leter. Apps will be backuped fine. Contacts and t.msgs will be lost if you won't sync them via google profile.
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botson said:
Simply do a backup in xRecovery of any system you want to restrore back leter. Apps will be backuped fine. Contacts and t.msgs will be lost if you won't sync them via google profile.
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thnx buddy.. but what i wanted 2 know is that if im on "x" rom and i have backed it up, and now i got "y" rom...but i want the same apps and settings..widgets,wallpaper,notes,,everything on "y" rom... can i use the back up of "x" rom and restore in "y"..???
no...try something like "my backup root" from the market. Backup your apps and apks and restore them on the new ROM

[Q] Contact Restoration problems on Jellybean

Hey Guys,
I recently flashed Dagr8's Hybridity rom based on AOKP and it is great. I had his Hybrid rom running before and loved it but I wanted to try jellybean and test out google now. Anyway the only problem I'm having with the rom is that I can't get all of my contacts to restore properly. I backed them up using super backup and all of the contacts show up in the file and will restore on ICS but not Jelly Bean. I am missing about 80 of them and they happen to be people I contact frequently. I have tried importing the contacts from the .vcf file directly with the built in contacts app and restoring with super backup but I can't seem to get all the contacts back. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel like a noob but I have tried everything I can think of and nothing gets them all back. If any of you have any suggestions I would be really happy.
Cheers...
Paul
pdamasco said:
Hey Guys,
I recently flashed Dagr8's Hybridity rom based on AOKP and it is great. I had his Hybrid rom running before and loved it but I wanted to try jellybean and test out google now. Anyway the only problem I'm having with the rom is that I can't get all of my contacts to restore properly. I backed them up using super backup and all of the contacts show up in the file and will restore on ICS but not Jelly Bean. I am missing about 80 of them and they happen to be people I contact frequently. I have tried importing the contacts from the .vcf file directly with the built in contacts app and restoring with super backup but I can't seem to get all the contacts back. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel like a noob but I have tried everything I can think of and nothing gets them all back. If any of you have any suggestions I would be really happy.
Cheers...
Paul
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Do you use TBU?
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dafoxs said:
Do you use TBU?
If by TBU you titanium backup utility. Than No I did not back it up with titanium backup but I did try using it to restore the .vcf file. Same result...Missing some contacts.
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pdamasco said:
dafoxs said:
Do you use TBU?
If by TBU you titanium backup utility. Than No I did not back it up with titanium backup but I did try using it to restore the .vcf file. Same result...Missing some contacts.
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I always use titanium, it also restores the pictures with high quality.
You can try wiping your contact cache and reboot . Also go into setting and see what accounts it has under "show"
I think that's what it says
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How to? Transfer Contacts/Messages from ICS to JB

After ensuring I had a nice upto date back up I upgraded my GS3 to jellybean... only to find out that I cannot restore the back ups... I used Titainium backup... doh!
Ok so I have now (after hours of problems) reinstalled ICS... restored my stuff.... now what?
I am backing up using kies (as I type) however will I be able to restore?
Any suggestions? thank you
we're you using the .xml method of backup/restore in titanium?
slaphead20 said:
we're you using the .xml method of backup/restore in titanium?
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nope... xml! guess thats kinda universal... simple when you think of it.
Dizzee said:
nope... xml! guess thats kinda universal... simple when you think of it.
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Yup
have u chosen only backup amd restore user apps in titanium? don't backup & restore any system files!
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antonyyip said:
have u chosen only backup amd restore user apps in titanium? don't backup & restore any system files!
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no.. I do know not to back up files... always reinstall normally.. just standard titanium back doesn't restore from ICS to JB... I didn't realise it till after I installed JB... anyway now I have backed up in sooo many ways (including xml) one is bound to work (I hope:silly
use the contact app to export a. vcf file and import it later. worked for me when I switched from my htc vision to the i9300
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mputtr said:
use the contact app to export a. vcf file and import it later. worked for me when I switched from my htc vision to the i9300
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I'll try that.. thanks...
heads up, I backed up with kies, titanium standard and xml... non work... for reasons better known to titanium it won't recognise the xml files..
so reinstall ics and start again :s
(I've never exported to vcf.. is it a simple process?)
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also my sms/mms messages...
it's really simple.
you go to you contacts app, tap menu, export, choose location. done
to bring it back in, yoi do the same thing but use import.
Edit: as for text, I used titanium backup to export xml. not sure why it didn't work for you though. try again maybe?
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extracting the contacts to vcf is one sure way where why do you not sync them with your Google account? After the JB update you can sync back to your phone.
If you do not want Google to have your contacts I guess vcf export or xml would be the easiest way.
Dizzee said:
After ensuring I had a nice upto date back up I upgraded my GS3 to jellybean... only to find out that I cannot restore the back ups... I used Titainium backup... doh!
Ok so I have now (after hours of problems) reinstalled ICS... restored my stuff.... now what?
I am backing up using kies (as I type) however will I be able to restore?
Any suggestions? thank you
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To backup SMS/MMS, you can use SMS Backup/Restore app by Ritesh Sahu. Ensure you set external SDCard as the backup location.
I would suggest synchronizing your contacts with Google so that you can have your contacts intact even if you have to change phones.
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Try go to Contants in ICS and export to sdcard.
Transfer the sdcard to new phone (JB) and go contact and import from sdcard!!
All contact should migrate!! :highfive:
I wish I would have read this thread before my migration from ICS to JB. I somehow trusted that I would be sorted by using Titanium Backup but far from it. I am now restoring back to ICS in order to get my contact data back. I will use the advice given in this thread so a big thumbs up for everyone who contributed.

I want to upgrade to CM 10.1 but..

Hello everyone,I want to upgrade CM 10.1 but is it possible to back up my all apps or everything in phone now.After I jump CM I want to use my phone like previous.As short as I dont want to loose my info.Thanks.
Titanium backup for your apps and data, sms backup for your texts. Sync contacts to google, call log, there's an app for that as well but can't remeber the name.
Stuff on the external sd can be left as it is, make sure you back up any photos etc from your internal sd.
Wipe everything when you're installing cm and everything should be there
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xcly said:
Titanium backup for your apps and data, sms backup for your texts. Sync contacts to google, call log, there's an app for that as well but can't remeber the name.
Stuff on the external sd can be left as it is, make sure you back up any photos etc from your internal sd.
Wipe everything when you're installing cm and everything should be there
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I made a back up with CWM,Can I use it after CM?
Cwm is backup full rom + apps + data
You can't restore it
Just use titanium backup
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XeactorZ said:
Cwm is backup full rom + apps + data
You can't restore it
Just use titanium backup
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Thanks a lot! I will try it!
There is new one called go backup pro, i used it to backup everything before istalling new rom... was very easy to back and restore.. i rly reccomend it
Actually, you can extract a cwm backup using Titanium Backup, but I am not sure about the "quality" of the backups
ypopera thousand
Hey guys , I'm new and this was probably asked but I just want to make sure
I am currently running cm10.1 on my gs3 and want to know if I can restore ALL missing apps with data using titanium backup .Thanks in advance

[HELP/DOUBT] Backing up data befor ROOT?

hey guys,
my GF want me to root and flash her SGSII-GT9100..
the thing is, she wants me to keep CONTACTS as they are, this means, their contacts have Adresses and emails included..
what I want to know is if I can make backup w/ KIES befor root the sgsII and after rooting and install Custom ROM I'll be able to restore everything as she wants?
regards m8s
Why not backup the numbers to her google account? Then you can restore them real easy.
Lennyz1988 said:
Why not backup the numbers to her google account? Then you can restore them real easy.
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that's also a solution!
but will sd card data be lost after root?!
No.
refedit said:
hey guys,
my GF want me to root and flash her SGSII-GT9100..
the thing is, she wants me to keep CONTACTS as they are, this means, their contacts have Adresses and emails included..
what I want to know is if I can make backup w/ KIES befor root the sgsII and after rooting and install Custom ROM I'll be able to restore everything as she wants?
regards m8s
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backu up with kies is enough...i've backed up all contacts via kies when the first time i root my sgs2
If you use a aosp, aokp or cm rom, then Kies will not work.
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If you use a aosp, aokp or cm rom, then Kies will not work.
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that´s the clue!
so I cannot use KIES to restore contacts after installing Custom ROM? but a BACKUP(export to sd) will after restore ot, right?
I want to onstall Resurrection Remix JB v3.1.3 [31/12][AOKP JB (4.2.1)](AROMA+OTA
Try these...
refedit said:
that´s the clue!
so I cannot use KIES to restore contacts after installing Custom ROM? but a BACKUP(export to sd) will after restore ot, right?
I want to onstall Resurrection Remix JB v3.1.3 [31/12][AOKP JB (4.2.1)](AROMA+OTA
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No you can't use Kies to restore anything.
Backing up your data with google or samsung is easiest way. Go through Settings>Accounts>Google/Samsung then sync all the stuff you wanna keep safe. You can restore it after you install(flash) your new ROM.
You can also export it to sd card.
You can install mobile backup II from market. It will backup sms & call log also along with contacts. Once you flash your new ROM you'll have to install this app again and you can restore all the data.
Don't forget to do a nandroid backup before you flash new ROM.
Best of luck.
Ummm....you got titanium back up pro and a couple of contacts and sms back up apps at play store....now, why don't you save all the .vcf to dropbox or wherever?
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gastonw said:
Ummm....you got titanium back up pro and a couple of contacts and sms back up apps at play store....now, why don't you save all the .vcf to dropbox or wherever?
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yes I have TITANIUM PRO, she don't :angel:
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yes I have TITANIUM PRO, she don't :angel:
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Use your google account to get it.
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I would suggest some other rom than RR 3.1.3 if your GF is not a dev or experienced android tweaker. From my opinion it's just not ready for daily use. I had to tweak quite a bit and I'm still not satisfied. Issues with memory, GPS, camera, flash, BT etc. It will be a great rom and I'm waiting for updates. I repeat, this is just my opinion and I'm not a dev, I may have done something wrong or misunderstood some part.

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