Now I know this is a boob question but I've read so many conflicting answers.
If I switch roms and want to keep all data, eg game saves, app data, WiFi settings, launcher settings etc, what is the best practice to do so?
In the past I've used ROM toolbox pro to backup apps and then restore in new ROM?
But I've read that this isn't recommended?
What is recommended? Backup via recovery?
If so how is it done?
Assuming I'm switching ROMS completely? Eg CM11 to cloudy?
Valiceemo said:
Now I know this is a boob question but I've read so many conflicting answers.
If I switch roms and want to keep all data, eg game saves, app data, WiFi settings, launcher settings etc, what is the best practice to do so?
In the past I've used ROM toolbox pro to backup apps and then restore in new ROM?
But I've read that this isn't recommended?
What is recommended? Backup via recovery?
If so how is it done?
Assuming I'm switching ROMS completely? Eg CM11 to cloudy?
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Where did your read that? Its not a good idea to restore system settings but restoring user apps and their data is perfectly fine. If by WiFi settings you mean access point passwords then that should be fine too.
If your individual apps have a built in backup function I would also use that to backup your data just in case.
jr67 said:
Where did your read that? Its not a good idea to restore system settings but restoring user apps and their data is perfectly fine. If by WiFi settings you mean access point passwords then that should be fine too.
If your individual apps have a built in backup function I would also use that to backup your data just in case.
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Ah ok. Thanks.
Read it in a few threads.
So I'll just use ROM toolbox pro then.
So it can't be done via twrp backup of 'system'
Valiceemo said:
Ah ok. Thanks.
Read it in a few threads.
So I'll just use ROM toolbox pro then.
So it can't be done via twrp backup of 'system'
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A nandroid backup (backing up via recovery) is a backup of your entire system, not only apps but also your ROM--so basically if you restore a nandroid backup you're phone will be entirely restored to the way it ways when you did the backup.
jr67 said:
A nandroid backup (backing up via recovery) is a backup of your entire system, not only apps but also your ROM--so basically if you restore a nandroid backup you're phone will be entirely restored to the way it ways when you did the backup.
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Yes I know.
Just wondered if it was possible to back up only app data.
Valiceemo said:
Yes I know.
Just wondered if it was possible to back up only app data.
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I don't think you can do a backup of just your app data in recovery.
If you wanted to restore your user apps & data it's the data partition not system you would need to restore but the data partition is where recovery backs up to. How can recovery write to/read the very same partition that it's simultaneously backing up/restoring.
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If I install a custom rom and then want to restore my apps and programs from my backup I made of my stock vibrant, can I just restore the data file from clockworks backup?.... or would that mess up my rom?
tacomaguy20 said:
If I install a custom rom and then want to restore my apps and programs from my backup I made of my stock vibrant, can I just restore the data file from clockworks backup?.... or would that mess up my rom?
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Nobody? I'm sure someone has thought of this before.
tacomaguy20 said:
Nobody? I'm sure someone has thought of this before.
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clockwork backs up your rom so if you restore that it'll just restore whatever rom you did the back up on
you need to use titanium backup or a similar app to backup and restore apps
tacomaguy20 said:
If I install a custom rom and then want to restore my apps and programs from my backup I made of my stock vibrant, can I just restore the data file from clockworks backup?.... or would that mess up my rom?
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did you make a backup of your apps using clockwork recovery...is that what your saying?..if yes...y didn't you just use app like TitaniumBackup or something....
kyle51 said:
clockwork backs up your rom so if you restore that it'll just restore whatever rom you did the back up on
you need to use titanium backup or a similar app to backup and restore apps
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ok but clockwork has an advanced restore which will let you restore just you data. I didn't know if I could just restore that data to a new rom?
tacomaguy20 said:
ok but clockwork has an advanced restore which will let you restore just you data. I didn't know if I could just restore that data to a new rom?
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never tried it, its just easier to use titanium backup
and doing it that way i dont know if it restores all apps and data, depending what rom you're on system data cant be restored or you'll get FCs
tacomaguy20 said:
ok but clockwork has an advanced restore which will let you restore just you data. I didn't know if I could just restore that data to a new rom?
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You could restore this way, but you very well could have a lot of bugs and issues from this.
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So i backed up my phone via CWM before custom ROM installation. After installation of the new ROM, is there any way to just restore the app+data from the previous backup ??
Yes i know i can use TB but i want to know if there is a way to restore from the CWM backup I created !!
i tried google search n all but no satisfying answer
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So i backed up my phone via CWM before custom ROM installation. After installation of the new ROM, is there any way to just restore the app+data from the previous backup ??
Yes i know i can use TB but i want to know if there is a way to restore from the CWM backup I created !!
i tried google search n all but no satisfying answer
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As far as I know, cwm backs up both user apps and system apps with their data so if u restore it from there, the old sytem apps and data might conflict with the new one...so I would advise against it.
Use cwm and completely restore ur old Rom, make a backup usng tb and then flash ur new Rom... Safest way!
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samajid said:
As far as I know, cwm backs up both user apps and system apps with their data so if u restore it from there, the old sytem apps and data might conflict with the new one...so I would advise against it.
Use cwm and completely restore ur old Rom, make a backup usng tb and then flash ur new Rom... Safest way!
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I just want to select user apps and data associated and restore it from backup. I wont be restoring the system apps coz of interference.. Is there any kind of app or program to do this ??
try titanium backup>restore from nandroid
suael said:
try titanium backup>restore from nandroid
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Thanks man i didnt know there was an option for this in TB all this time . Noob me
suael said:
try titanium backup>restore from nandroid
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I didn't know that function of Titanium Backup either...
I think that will make so much easier for me the fact of testing more ROMs on my cellphone, thanks you
You can simply backup your apps and data via TB and
After installing a new ROM just restore APP+DATA via TB... best way to sort and backup and restore apps individually :thumbup:
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You could also use yaffey to extract anything from a CWM backup:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645412
On some clockworkmod versions you can do an advanced restore and just choose data. Never tried it but maybe give it a shot
mihahn said:
On some clockworkmod versions you can do an advanced restore and just choose data. Never tried it but maybe give it a shot
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Not recommendable....if your phone is on different ROM before backup, restoring the backup data into different ROM will make your phone bootloop (really bad cases) or lost statusbar/setting and etc (light cases)....
since he already make a backup then TB is the best choices...
Pusak Gaoq said:
Not recommendable....if your phone is on different ROM before backup, restoring the backup data into different ROM will make your phone bootloop (really bad cases) or lost statusbar/setting and etc (light cases)....
since he already make a backup then TB is the best choices...
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+1:thumbup:
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Pusak Gaoq said:
Not recommendable....if your phone is on different ROM before backup, restoring the backup data into different ROM will make your phone bootloop (really bad cases) or lost statusbar/setting and etc (light cases)....
since he already make a backup then TB is the best choices...
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i will be using the restore only for the user apps and not the system apps. i think there wouldnt be bootloop if i do so...
MoonBlade said:
i will be using the restore only for the user apps and not the system apps. i think there wouldnt be bootloop if i do so...
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You Think????
FYI : Backup from CWM contains the whole pack of the previous ROM....when you choose to restore data only, it restore all data including User Apps Data and System Apps Data....when System Apps Data is restore into a different ROM, you bet it going to make your phone into bootloop....
you are welcome to try it if you don't believe me....
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You Think????
FYI : Backup from CWM contains the whole pack of the previous ROM....when you choose to restore data only, it restore all data including User Apps Data and System Apps Data....when System Apps Data is restore into a different ROM, you bet it going to make your phone into bootloop....
you are welcome to try it if you don't believe me....
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I was talking about the selective backup of nandroid backup from TB. Ofc in a CWM data restore all apps(system+user) get restored. Im well aware of that and I wont be trying that
Anyways i think this tool is the best option right now. So thanks iOneX for the info :good:
A bit late I guess..
Well, I come here six months later, but Google brought me here...
I guess you're already using Online Nandroid Backup combined with Nandroid Manager. Just two days ago I restored user apps+data with Nandroid Manager from a backup created through Online Nandroid Backup. Both apps from H3r3t1c are really useful, specially working together.
Aside of this advice (surely already not needed) I was looking after a script to restore those user apps+data from a backup. I wanna include that script in my list of zips-to-flash in ZipInstaller
I'd appreciate any help. Cheers.
I am new with this and I have one question.
Is it possible to back up wifi passwords, email accounts and all those stuff, before flashing a custom ROM so I can just restore them after flashing.
djvesic said:
I am new with this and I have one question.
Is it possible to back up wifi passwords, email accounts and all those stuff, before flashing a custom ROM so I can just restore them after flashing.
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Yes. Root your phone and use a backup app like Titanium Backup. Then save the folder somewhere, flash the new custom rom, restore the folder and then everything else you want with the app.
Tyxerakias said:
Yes. Root your phone and use a backup app like Titanium Backup. Then save the folder somewhere, flash the new custom rom, restore the folder and then everything else you want with the app.
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I have Titanium Backup.
Is there anything else I should backup other then "Backup all user app + system data"?
djvesic said:
I have Titanium Backup.
Is there anything else I should backup other then "Backup all user app + system data"?
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No, just copy the TitaniumBackup folder with all the backups somewhere that won't get lost.
Also, when you restore after installing another rom, DO NOT restore the system data. Only the user stuff. Or at least not all the system data. For example wifi points are ok, but don't restore any system apps.
Tyxerakias said:
No, just copy the TitaniumBackup folder with all the backups somewhere that won't get lost.
Also, when you restore after installing another rom, DO NOT restore the system data. Only the user stuff. Or at least not all the system data. For example wifi points are ok, but don't restore any system apps.
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Is it a problem for you to be a little more specific, please.
When I look at "Restore" section of Titanium, I don't see how can I restore only wifi points or email accounts.
djvesic said:
Is it a problem for you to be a little more specific, please.
When I look at "Restore" section of Titanium, I don't see how can I restore only wifi points or email accounts.
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Press the option button on the main page from TB.and scroll down to:
Backup data to XML....
Than you can choose to back up your WiFi,email and call log.
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You can restore user app and data without any problem but if you want to restore system data then always use xml (TitaniumBackup will suggest you for that). If you will not use xml for system data then after restoring data your phone will crash and a lot of services will not work and terminate itself.
and finally you will have to reflash again.
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You can restore user app and data without any problem but if you want to restore system data then always use xml (TitaniumBackup will suggest you for that). If you will not use xml for system data then after restoring data your phone will crash and a lot of services will not work and terminate itself.
and finally you will have to reflash again.
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I did xml backup for messages, wifi and call logs and I did "Backup user app+system data".
Is that what are you talking about?
djvesic said:
I did xml backup for messages, wifi and call logs and I did "Backup user app+system data".
Is that what are you talking about?
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yes.
Always use XML for system data restore.
I've search around the forum and i can't find the answer i really want so i decided to post here. Anyways..
When I want to flash a custom rom (that requires wipe data), I back up with CWM, install the ROM, then advance restore -> restore data only. Is that the right way to do if i want to keep my settings while switching ROMs?
Thanks!
you can......BUT......restoring system data is not advisable, it may lead to multiple problems.....take the time to set up again, that way you will be exploring your new Roms settings, and definitely don't restore data if you are dealing between Samsung based Roms and others eg. Cm10/aosp/aokp
slaphead20 said:
you can......BUT......restoring system data is not advisable, it may lead to multiple problems.....take the time to set up again, that way you will be exploring your new Roms settings, and definitely don't restore data if you are dealing between Samsung based Roms and others eg. Cm10/aosp/aokp
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oh okay.. what about by using TiBu?
fakelouis_ said:
oh okay.. what about by using TiBu?
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In my experience, the same is valid for TB, do not restore system data. For user apps (e.g. games), till now I had no problem restoring their data.
fakelouis_ said:
I've search around the forum and i can't find the answer i really want so i decided to post here. Anyways..
When I want to flash a custom rom (that requires wipe data), I back up with CWM, install the ROM, then advance restore -> restore data only. Is that the right way to do if i want to keep my settings while switching ROMs?
Thanks!
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Yeah , well what i do for back up while flashing roms is the following:
pictures +music files +videos + contacts > back up to external sd
apps > titanium pro (best way) and you can also restore app data but as the other guy said , is not always recommended...
good luck ...:laugh:
This question has been asked multiple times .
Nandroid backup and restore Data only may work for many .
jje
JJEgan said:
This question has been asked multiple times .
Nandroid backup and restore Data only may work for many .
jje
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1) I did a titanium back up and then mistakenly restored user app+data TiBu gave a warning message that the restore might not work properly on the new rom and then it certainly didn't work and ended up having a FC
2) I flashed again and before flashing i did a TiBu but after flashing TiBu showed no back up's taken.After lot of reading i was told to restore via cwm through advance restore(restore data) but that resulted in stuck up at boot animation so i returned back to previous rom.
3)The question still remains answered.....
Follow the link to sticky roll-up in my signature and read "understanding the basics before rooting"... I've updated the backups section which may help you with titanium
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Hi guys, my question is: are you using Google account to backup/restore after full wipe?
My experience is that only application linked to Paly Store are restored (start installing after set up Google account).
Is it necessary (or recommended) to backup data to Google? Or is it useless?
Thanks
Bartik168 said:
Hi guys, my question is: are you using Google account to backup/restore after full wipe?
My experience is that only application linked to Paly Store are restored (start installing after set up Google account).
Is it necessary (or recommended) to backup data to Google? Or is it useless?
Thanks
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IMO it's useless, backing up with a custom recovery and Titanium Backup is more than enough.
meeklosh said:
IMO it's useless, backing up with a custom recovery and Titanium Backup is more than enough.
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Thanks. I don't know what data are backed up via Google but I think nothing important for recovery after flashing...
Custom recoveries will not wipe the music or dcim folder and therefore u do not nid to back up those.
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Hey
Im using Custom Roms now for over a year, but i always have one problem with restoring data.
I mostly use the Google Feature, that restores all your apps. But all the time i have to login in every app again and again. I mostly als make a Titanium Backup, but when i restore these over the preinstalled apps some apps crash or on Lineage OS the whole System was unusable. I also make a TWRP backup, restoring is not always possible when you switch to another Rom.
I also dont own Titanium Backup Pro, so autoinstalling dont work.
How do you restore apps + data ?
What guide did i miss ?
Thanks in advance
move up.
I 'm also interested which app for backup is recommend.
I know oandbackup and TitaniumBackup.
Till know I only tried oandbackup but there are several problems. Backup to SD-Card doesn't work. Also to internal storage the backup was complete but only a few MB big but should have a lot more.
InvolveX said:
Hey
Im using Custom Roms now for over a year, but i always have one problem with restoring data.
I mostly use the Google Feature, that restores all your apps. But all the time i have to login in every app again and again. I mostly als make a Titanium Backup, but when i restore these over the preinstalled apps some apps crash or on Lineage OS the whole System was unusable. I also make a TWRP backup, restoring is not always possible when you switch to another Rom.
I also dont own Titanium Backup Pro, so autoinstalling dont work.
How do you restore apps + data ?
What guide did i miss ?
Thanks in advance
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Use migrate from baltiapps. It's in the app store
jackiass said:
Use migrate from baltiapps. It's in the app store
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They have isssues with moving apps from Android 9 to 10 (kinda important to mention)
Dearminder said:
They have isssues with moving apps from Android 9 to 10 (kinda important to mention)
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TRY THIS APP
https://apkpure.com/backup-app-backup-restore/com.k2.backup
used to be on playstore but now removed
it copies your apk and data and restores it next time!
however later i found bug that it doesnt restore automatically
1. make backup by backup+ on customrom 9
1b. make backup of all APK by https://apkpure.com/app-backup-restore-easiest-backup-tool/mobi.usage.appbackup
flash new rom android 10
2a. restore APK only made by https://apkpure.com/app-backup-restore-easiest-backup-tool/mobi.usage.appbackup
2b, now create new apkonly bakeup only by backup+ and https://apkpure.com/backup-app-backup-restore/com.k2.backup
2c, restore "DATA ONLY" of PREVIOUSLY made backup by BACKUP+
YasuHamed said:
TRY THIS APP
https://apkpure.com/backup-app-backup-restore/com.k2.backup
used to be on playstore but now removed
it copies your apk and data and restores it next time!
however later i found bug that it doesnt restore automatically
1. make backup by backup+ on customrom 9
1b. make backup of all APK by https://apkpure.com/app-backup-restore-easiest-backup-tool/mobi.usage.appbackup
flash new rom android 10
2a. restore APK only made by https://apkpure.com/app-backup-restore-easiest-backup-tool/mobi.usage.appbackup
2b, now create new apkonly bakeup only by backup+ and https://apkpure.com/backup-app-backup-restore/com.k2.backup
2c, restore "DATA ONLY" of PREVIOUSLY made backup by BACKUP+
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But did u tested it on 9->10?
Dearminder said:
But did u tested it on 9->10?
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no sir but backup+ used to worked between 8.0 to 8.1 and 9.0 migrations
InvolveX said:
Hey
Im using Custom Roms now for over a year, but i always have one problem with restoring data.
I mostly use the Google Feature, that restores all your apps. But all the time i have to login in every app again and again. I mostly als make a Titanium Backup, but when i restore these over the preinstalled apps some apps crash or on Lineage OS the whole System was unusable. I also make a TWRP backup, restoring is not always possible when you switch to another Rom.
I also dont own Titanium Backup Pro, so autoinstalling dont work.
How do you restore apps + data ?
What guide did i miss ?
Thanks in advance
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After letting Google install all the apps just restore data from titanium, NOT app+data. Also, if you do this often just buy titanium. You spend so much money on the phone and titanium also works on all your future phones. It really saves you a lot of time and is well worth the money.
Titanium is the answer , it is feature packed as hell.
Also if you want to use a different android version backup to another version (Like from 9 to 10), you can always just restore the Data, it works for me always.
You can let google download all your previous apps in android 10 and then restore only data from Titanium, you can obviously batch select the apps to restore.
jackiass said:
After letting Google install all the apps just restore data from titanium, NOT app+data. Also, if you do this often just buy titanium. You spend so much money on the phone and titanium also works on all your future phones. It really saves you a lot of time and is well worth the money.
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I agree on buying TB Pro, it is essential.
Ravindrasan said:
Titanium is the answer , it is feature packed as hell.
Also if you want to use a different android version backup to another version (Like from 9 to 10), you can always just restore the Data, it works for me always.
You can let google download all your previous apps in android 10 and then restore only data from Titanium, you can obviously batch select the apps to restore.
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Which option to choose in Titanium Backup for restore app data only?
ydur1 said:
Which option to choose in Titanium Backup for restore app data only?
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Do what you would normally do to restore any application, if the application is already installed you will be provided an option for restoring data only.
ydur1 said:
Which option to choose in Titanium Backup for restore app data only?
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Use the Migrate application now.
harukara said:
About the best way to Backup & Restore Data on Xiaomi phone, if there is a computer, my suggestion is Coolmuster Android Assistant. It's easy and safe. You just need to connect your Xiaomi phone to computer via usb cable, enable usb debugging on it. A deep scan later, you can take backup of your Xiaomi phone with 1-click. After that, you can use it restore data from backup directly.
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Does it back up app data ? What about permissions ?