A complete IMEI Backup and Restore solution for Samsung devices.
PREREQUISITE: SAMSUNG device + ROOT permission.
Make sure you own a SAMSUNG device and your device has been ROOTED before purchase.
DESCRIPTION:
This app will make a full backup for the EFS partition and all other IMEI-related partitions, e.g. MODEMST1, MODEMST2, M9KEFS1, M9KEFS2, M9KEFS3... (these partitions will vary from device to device)
It will perform cross-checks to make sure a good backup was made and ensure the backup is suitable for your device before restoring.
DURING BACKING UP PROCESS:
- Auto detect which partitions to back up
- Check if all needed partitions have been backed up
- Check if all partitions are backed up correctly by comparing the file size to the partition size
- Generate and save MD5 checksum for backup files
- Save all the system properties for restoring purpose, e.g. phone model, product name, OS version, partition structure, partition size...
DURING RESTORING PROCESS:
- Compare saved properties with the current system properties: phone model, product name, OS version...
- Compare partition structure and partition size to ensure that the backup is suitable for your device
- Compare the MD5 checksum for the backup files
The good item will be marked with [✔] and the bad/mismatched item will be marked with [✘].
HOW TO BACK UP:
• From the main screen, tap Backup button to make a backup.
• You will be asked for backup location, if more than one storage location on your device.
• You can enter a short description for the backup.
• The app will automatically detect all partitions need to back up.
• After backup it will compare the file size and generate the MD5 checksum.
• It also save important system properties.
• The backup files will be saved in the folder in the following format: IMEI_Backup_yyMMddHHmmss
HOW TO RESTORE:
• Select the desired backup in the list.
• It will show you all information: Details, Properties, Backup Files and Status.
• Details: Backup location, size, date created and description.
• Properties: Manufacturer, Model, Product name, OS version, partition structure and partition size.
• Backup Files: shows all backup files and their status. It will show the file size if the file is in good condition. Otherwise it will show 'file not found' or 'bad checksum' etc.
• Status: Overall status of the backup. 'Unsuitable' means some properties do not match with the current device, but you still can use it to restore. 'Unusable' means you cannot restore this backup. This happens when the partition structure or partition size mismatched, file not found or bad MD5 checksum.
• Tap Restore button to restore. You must type 'Yes, Restore!' to confirm.
• Reboot your device after complete restoring.
WARNING: Only restore when you really need it. Do not play around with this tool. Use at your own risk.
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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.
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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
Custom Backup Name
* Example:
Code:
onandroid custom_name
* Please be careful not to include characters not allowed in filenames.
Timezone modifier
* Example: Use home/phone timezone for backup file name
Code:
onandroid -h
* Example: Use UTC (default) for backup file name
Code:
onandroid -u
* Note: UTC is used as default (if no timezone modifier is passed). This is to comply with CWM nandroid backups.
Download:
onandroidv3.0.zip
Tested and working in NeoThanks to ameer1234567890
Original thread:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620255
I will be testing this when i get home back to my wifi!!!!
Excellent work.
Is it possible to root a Sony Z2 without losing data or something? I have a Sony Z2 which needs to be rooted, but the owner does not want to lose his apps and other data. Is that possible?
Not that i know of
There are options that are somewhat odd as the apps used send a lot of private data.
What version of Android? Should be easy if you don't have to downgrade. What data don't you want to lose? If it's sms and call logs, they can be backed up without root. User apps should also be able to be backed up without root and then restored later.
Have you looked at the backup and restore app?
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http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb/titanium-backup-howtos.html
1. How to make your first backup WITHOUT root:
Before beginning, you need to setup your ADB and have your device detected. You must also running Android version 4.0 and above. Also, make sure you have a file manager installed. Our favorite is the ES File Explorer.
Connect your device and make sure its listed with the following command:
adb devices
Run a FULL backup with the following command:
adb backup -f FullBackup.ab -apk -all
This will create a “package” called “FullBackup.ab” on the current location in your command prompt. This is your backup package.
Now you can root your phone.
Once finished rooting, insert the “FullBackup.ab” package on your sdcard
Hit the menu button and look for “Extract from ADB backup” option. This will prompt you to search for the file. Use the file manager that you installed earlier and navigate to the directory and select the FullBackup.ab file.
Now restore like as if the backup was made with Titanium Backup. Don’t forget to make a fresh copy of the backup using Titanium Backup. You’re Done!
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I've MeLE A200 HTPC (single core A10S SoC, FW Android 4.0.4 v1.2b rooted, Board HMC-G41A03WL). Recently after installing a small app, something went wrong, the box Internal Storage changed from 10% full to 0.0B, meaning its not mounted anymore on device reboot. I've no access to previously installed packages, and can't install any new package that requires access to Internal Storage ( Data partition) or root access. I tried soft recovery from Settings and Hard recovery by pressing the device button, but they didn't fix the issue.
I earlier installed CWM ROM Manager, but was unable to find Recovery image for this device. Wanted to re-install original firmware, but official links are dead. Mele Support never answers any emails, and they block registration emails on the company forum, so no way to ask a question on the forum. They posted an updated firmware v1.3 for "A200 upgraded version" device on the forum, but that device hardware has 1GB RAM, and mine only 512MB, and there may be other differences. So I'm not sure, it will boot, and if it doesn't I'll get a brick.
I installed Terminal package, and can access the box partitions from PC using ADB via Wi-Fi, since USB Recovery option is not showing in the device Settings, and Mele provides no USB Windows driver. I can see that Data, Cache, and probably some other partitions are not mounted. I mounted them OK manually, but lost Wi-Fi access after that, probably because the device lost access to Data folder on root it was using instead of Data partition on NAND.
This picture has proper links, since I can't post them here so far:
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My questions are:
1. Can anyone point to a link to A200/A210 original firmware? I need:
A200_Mele_HTPC_20130117_V1.3.1
A200 Mele_HTPC_ Home _20121220_V1.2
2. What are my chances to get a brick, if I flash the above mentioned v1.3 for "A200 upgraded version" device? Can I unpack & modify that firmware to fit my device - how?
A200升级版_A10_SDK1.6_V1.3_20140715.img
3. If I flash that FW to the device, will it erase original Recovery partition? If Yes, and the device can't boot after flash, could I recover it by pressing Hard Recovery button? Does it mean, Hard Recovery partition is stored separately in NAND, and never erased when a new FW is flashed from SD Card?
4. May be I can change some automount rules via ADB? So far, I found that /etc/vold.fstab has no automount rules for any system partitions, only for SD Card and USB partitions. So what file contains automount rules for Data and Cache?
5. What else can lead to Data not being mounted, what else can I check or do to fix the device? I can post some debug and dmesg logs saved by the system if needed. How I can fully backup or recover the device from full backup in this situation?
Update: the only resolution I found was reinstalling factory firmware procured from Mele upon request.
Does your device have a custom recover? Flash a new rom
Hello! I've recently come to own an Nvidia Shield portable prototype, and am interested in tinkering with it as part of a long-term project. Before I mess with any of that, I wanted to make a NANDroid backup of the device to make sure I could recover it if I were to mess anything up. However, I'm not really sure how to install TWRP - and, by extension, make a NANDroid backup - onto an unsupported device. There is no official firmware available for this, the only thing I have is the device itself and everything on it.
The device is in complete working condition without any issues, it's just stuck on Android 4.4.2 without any updates available (because it was never officially released). If any further information about the device is needed, please let me know. I am new to these forums, so if there's a more appropriate place to post this let me know and I can post there.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Nandroid backups are usually performed in Android's recovery mode - option: backup and restore.
jwoegerbauer said:
Nandroid backups are usually performed in Android's recovery mode - option: backup and restore.
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Yeah I did manage to access the recovery mode, but it only has stock recovery - no option to backup/restore. I'd need to flash on a custom recovery like TWRP so I can make a NANDroid backup, which brings me back to the problem of not being able to install TWRP on this unsupported prototype.
To do a full backup by means of ADB's inbuilt backup routine isn't possible. That's fact. Professional apps as Titanium Backup or Online Nandroid Backup requires Android is rooted. Root-free apps as Helium Backup only allows to backup all the videos, pictures, emails, notes, etc. on your Android device.
Possible workaround - NOT TESTED BY ME:
If device's Android supports Linux command tar then you easily can backup device by means of it.
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If tar not present then install BusyBox-NoRoot, obtain path to BusyBox
Example:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell stop
adb shell "<PATH-TO-BUSYBOX> tar -cvf %TEMP%\system.tar /system"
adb shell "<PATH-TO-BUSYBOX> tar -cvf %TEMP%\data.tar /data"
adb shell start
jwoegerbauer said:
To do a full backup by means of ADB's inbuilt backup routine isn't possible. That's fact. Professional apps as Titanium Backup or Online Nandroid Backup requires Android is rooted. Root-free apps as Helium Backup only allows to backup all the videos, pictures, emails, notes, etc. on your Android device.
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The device IS rooted but I can't install any of the 'professional' backup apps since they seem to require device-specific configurations.
My question is "how can I do a complete backup of an unofficial, unsupported device?"
The device is rooted and I can access the bootloader, I just don't know how to go about backing it up since it's unsupported
My understanding of peforming a successful Nandroid backup is that this is completely independent of the hardware / configuration of the device, that it doesn't matter what is the brand / model of the device, that it's totally irrelevant whether OEM/vendor supports the device or not, that it''s only important that device's Android preferredly is rooted so that all partitions / directories can be mounted as RW, that there is enough storage space available ( dozens of GB ) to hold the backup - preferredly on external SD-card. But I may err, as always ...
A folder got thrown into the recycle bin in error & the recycle bin has been cleared today. I didn't even know the folder was gone till I went to access it & could no longer find it. I have searched the entire drive thinking maybe it got moved. Nope. It is Gone!
The problem is, that I do NOT know the name of this sub-folder
I have been attempting to recover the folder & all its contents using MS Windows File Recovery App. However, I have only been able to guess at the sub-folder name. I do know that this sub-folder contains only "xdoc" files.
Ex: C:Users\my-user-name\my-folder\unknown-folder\*.xdoc
I have simply entered on "Windows File Recovery App" at the command prompt:
winfr c: d: /n Users\my-user-name\my-folder\guess-this unknown-folder\*.xdoc
my-user-name = my user name
my-folder = a sub folder
unknown-folder = the sub-folder where all my deleted stuff resides, only I don't know the name of it.
guess-this unknown-folder = the various possible iterations of said unknown sub-folder.
I have also tried this on the command prompt, completely eliminating the sub-folder name. I thought it possible that the App would simply get ALL items including the sub-folder AND it's files.
winfr c: d: /n Users\my-user-name\my-folder\*.xdoc
FAIL
But even though there ARE "xdoc" files in that other sub-folder, the Windows File Recovery App ONLY searches that last folder called out and NOT any sub-folders. ie: Apparently it ONLY searches for files
I have been guessing at possible names of this sub-folder only to come up empty.
PS> I have also searched download.cnet.com/ for a free-bee utility that might solve my problem, only to come up empty.
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Q1: Is there a way to FIND the name of the sub-folder after it has been removed from the recycle bin?
OR
Q2: How can I get my files back without knowing the name of that last sub-folder?
OR
Q3: is there ANOTHER way to recover an unknown folder w/o buying some utility?
If you haven't enabled the File History feature on your Windows 11 system, my guess is you have lost.
Always Use File History to Preserve Important Files on Windows 11
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xXx yYy said:
If you haven't enabled the File History feature on your Windows 11 system, my guess is you have lost.
Always Use File History to Preserve Important Files on Windows 11
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I see that "File History" requires a 2nd partition or drive. Currently, I only have the "C" drive & have no idea how to create a "D" partition.
So, you are correct - No File History means I lost them. But I would like to be prepared next time and have a "D" drive available.
You at any time can partition the C drive via
Disks & volumes settings on Windows 11
How-to here:
How to manage storage devices on Windows 11
Here are the steps to use the Disks & volumes settings and Disk Management consoles to manage storage devices on Windows 11.
www.windowscentral.com
It works on both a HDD and a SSD.
Of course other guides exist, too: GIYF ...
same here i also lost important file permanent deleted
file was few mb is there anyway to recover it