I am wanting to create a separate TB file for apps I want to archive. I don't think I want these mixed in with my general backup of the whole device. I will, from time to time, want to add apps to this archive version of the backup. So the archive and the current file for TB will need to coexist and I will need to switch back and forth on the same device.
Can anyone tell me the easiest way to accomplish this with TB?
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I have several Nandroid backups on my Eris, Is there a way to view what each one contains as far as Rom version? I would like to delete the ones I no longer use. Is it possible to delete certain backups?
paulj6567 said:
I have several Nandroid backups on my Eris, Is there a way to view what each one contains as far as Rom version? I would like to delete the ones I no longer use. Is it possible to delete certain backups?
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There are ways to view the contents of the .img files contained in a Nandroid BU, but if you are running a Win machine it may be more work than it is worth.
If you connect your phone to your PC you can move the 'unwanted' Nandroids from your sdcard to your PC thus freeing the space on the card. The file dates of the Nandroids should help you sort out which you want. Hope this is helpful
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paulj6567 said:
I have several Nandroid backups on my Eris, Is there a way to view what each one contains as far as Rom version? I would like to delete the ones I no longer use. Is it possible to delete certain backups?
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Rename them immediately after creation if you want to remember what they are. Use a file manager on the immediately successive boot of the regular OS. Leave the date & timestamp intact and insert the name and version of the ROM using only letters, digits, underscores and dashes.
The default naming scheme of the backup folders are BDS-YYYYMMDD-HHMM. For example, you might rename BDS-20100827-1912 to be BDS-KaosFroyo_V29-20100827-1912. That way you can easily identify what a specific backup is without much trouble, and also tell which is most recent if you have multiple backups of a single rom.
If you have forgotten what they are the easiest way to figure out what they are is to restore them to the phone.
And, yes of course, it is possible to delete individual backup folders using a file manager.
Thank You very much.
Hello! I didn't know where else to post, so I did it here. Please relocate this topic if it is in the incorrect place because I don't know any better.
Anyway. I've installed AK Notepad on my old ROM and did a Nandroid. I have only one note in there which I'd like to extract. I have extracted the data.img and system.img on my PC and I can find the .apk, but I can't find that one note that was written in there. Is there a way to find it? Or maybe if I can't extract the note, can I copy the settings somewhere in my phone so the AK Notepad will act as if it is that one on the old ROM where I wrote that note?
Um, why don't you just make a new backup, then restore the backup with the note, email or text the note or whatever, then restore your new backup you made, shouldn't take more than ten minutes.
Yes, but still, I would like to know if this is possible.
Ak Notepad APP database internal storage
/data/data/com.akproduction.notepad/databases/aknotepad.db
pretty sure Titanium Backup also lets you install things from nandroid backups. Not sure it it's apps (or apps + data only) or if it'll let you do "data only" restores. But if you've already got it installed, might be worth a shot.
How many times can I perform a nandroid backup? I already have 4 different backups in there.
Is this eating up space?.........Is there a way to delete certain ones?....Or does it stop you once you've reached a specified amount?
sdcard/clockwork/backup
that is the directory. You can rename/delete them. they do eat up space as they are large files.
If you plan to rename the ones you want to keep, do that through rom manager to be on the safe side (under the manage backups option)
I want to know what Titanium Backup actually does so I can do it myself through terminal. Here are my guesses as to what its features do
-Backup Apps: Takes the apk from /system/app/ or /data/app/ depending on where it comes from and chucks it on the sdcard with a unique number ([Name]-[Unique].apk). It also takes app data from /data/data/ and puts it into a tarball on the sdcard as ([Name]-[Date]-[Time].tar). It also has a properties file named ([Name]-[Date]-[Time].properties)?
-Restore: Reverse of Backup.
-Market Stuff: No idea...
Good question,
I would like to know, to, since I need to backup and restore the home screen settings.
I guess it's not only a simple backup and restore, since it also backups information providers.
I am wanting to keep a separate archive of older apps. The apps will be backup up and then uninstalled from the device. I would like this set of apps to be kept in a separate TiB backup folder. Are there any issues that I should know related to creating an additional TiB folder for these apps and then routinely switching back and forth between my primary backup folder and this other folder? Is it just that simple? Is the new folder created with TiB default settings?