How to Backup! - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, im thinking about Installing PureX v9 rom, but i want to keep all my data on the Internal storage and all my apps+appdata, so what is the best way for doing a backup that will contain everything on my phone, then after installing the rom I'll restore it
Thanks!

If there is an SD card available, download an app like titanium backup,set it up so that it will backup your data too(if that is what you want), and take a full backup.
Once you have installed your new rom, simply restore the backup.
The app should take care of everything else.

Hi @Mokiwipeout I have a question... Helium Backup is also a good backup plan right? Like it backs up the app data etc..?

NirmalSitaldin said:
Hi @Mokiwipeout I have a question... Helium Backup is also a good backup plan right? Like it backs up the app data etc..?
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Haven't used it, but you can always do some research on helium backup, and find out whether its users like it or not

Mokiwipeout said:
Haven't used it, but you can always do some research on helium backup, and find out whether its users like it or not
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Aaah ok ok, I've seen a tutorial video though where someone backs up their phone apps, app data and restores it smoothly. Just wanted to be sure, thanks

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[Q] CM7 to void.final

if someone knows how to restore data from CM7 to void, pls. help. the thing is, i did a backup of mik's CM7 using CWM and then flashed void. the flashing was successful,.i'm just wondering if there is anyway for me to restore the apps from CM7 to void,.i tried advance restore from CWM (restore data) but when i rebooted, it was stuck on devoid logo..thank you.
roi14 said:
if someone knows how to restore data from CM7 to void, pls. help. the thing is, i did a backup of mik's CM7 using CWM and then flashed void. the flashing was successful,.i'm just wondering if there is anyway for me to restore the apps from CM7 to void,.i tried advance restore from CWM (restore data) but when i rebooted, it was stuck on devoid logo..thank you.
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You cant restore the CM7 system apps to devoid final. You can restore the apps/games that you downloaded to the devoid final though titanium backup. Just dont restore apps like google maps/talk/ etc which comes preinstalled.
PS: hows the devoid final rom ?
That's right, Use Titanium Backup. I haven't flashed void.final yet because of all the hassle of restoring apps and data.
Firs things first... use Titanium Backup or something similar along with you nand backups. This should make restoring apps easy. Run the backup batch and then the restore batch on the new rom. I do not recommend restoring system data, it may cause faults in the system, especially when going from 2.2 to 2.3 and back.
So, man, restore the nand backup of your CM7, use Titanium Backup batch, re-flash your void.final and then restore the Titanium Backups. That should do it. This procedure is a must if you want to test custom roms, or just flash often.
Cheers!
Ruwin said:
Firs things first... use Titanium Backup or something similar along with you nand backups. This should make restoring apps easy. Run the backup batch and then the restore batch on the new rom. I do not recommend restoring system data, it may cause faults in the system, especially when going from 2.2 to 2.3 and back.
So, man, restore the nand backup of your CM7, use Titanium Backup batch, re-flash your void.final and then restore the Titanium Backups. That should do it. This procedure is a must if you want to test custom roms, or just flash often.
Cheers!
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but if i flash void, titanium will disappear right?how can i restore the titanium backups,.and man, i'm not used to using titanium backup, so pls help,.thanks!
roi14 said:
how can i restore the titanium backups,.and man, i'm not used to using titanium backup, so pls help,.thanks!
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Uh, just reinstall it from the market. (And the backups are still there sitting safely on your SD card).
doktornotor said:
Uh, just reinstall it from the market. (And the backups are still there sitting safely on your SD card).
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oh!!!,silly of me,.gee thanks,.gotta try it now! thanks for all ur help!
roi14 said:
but if i flash void, titanium will disappear right?how can i restore the titanium backups,.and man, i'm not used to using titanium backup, so pls help,.thanks!
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Mate, better get used to Titanium Backup, it's a life saver if you like modding.
Word of advice: update your backups, and (this is an important one) backup (copy on HDD) your Titanium backups (you can find them on /sdcard/TitaniumBackup/)!
Ruwin said:
Word of advice: update your backups, and (this is an important one) backup (copy on HDD) your Titanium backups (you can find them on /sdcard/TitaniumBackup/)!
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Yeah. Getting Pro with better scheduling (plus Dropbox sync) is worth it, IMHO. Also, the backups are much faster with Pro.
i really wanna thank you guys but it's only limited to five,.but i'll hit them tomorrow!! thanks guys!!!
roi14 said:
i really wanna thank you guys but it's only limited to five
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Hmmmm? What is limited to five?
the thanks button,.you can only hit it 5 times in one day!
roi14 said:
the thanks button,.you can only hit it 5 times in one day!
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Ah, LOL. I thought your Titanium Backup was limited to 5 backups. Damnit, you confused me.
just want to say that i've completely restored all my apps from CM7 to devoid.final,.thank you all!
but i have another question though,.can titanium backup restore my messages?this time, i want my messages to be exactly what i have in CM7!
all in all,.it's working fine! thanks again!
roi14 said:
but i have another question though,.can titanium backup restore my messages?this time, i want my messages to be exactly what i have in CM7!
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Can you specify what you mean by messages?
roi14 said:
just want to say that i've completely restored all my apps from CM7 to devoid.final,.thank you all!
but i have another question though,.can titanium backup restore my messages?this time, i want my messages to be exactly what i have in CM7!
all in all,.it's working fine! thanks again!
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I dont know if Titanium backup can, but you can try other apps from the market such sa SMSbackup.
doktornotor said:
Can you specify what you mean by messages?
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i want to get back my messages from the messaging app on CM7 and put it in devoid.,.they have sentimental value to me.
Vip_blast said:
I dont know if Titanium backup can, but you can try other apps from the market such sa SMSbackup.
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i'll try this one,.thanks man!
roi14 said:
i want to get back my messages from the messaging app on CM7 and put it in devoid.,.they have sentimental value to me.
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Ah, you mean SMS/MMS... Well, dunno about Titanium. I am backing them up via GO SMS Pro; never liked the stock messaging app really. It can do scheduled backups (binary/XML, full/incremental) and even send the backups to your email.
i will try SMS Backup and Restore from market. if it does not work, i'll try yours! thanks for ur time man and all of u there who shared his time answering my questions!

What does backing up ROM contain?

Hi all!
Quick question: What is backed up when backing up a ROM with Clockworkmod? Is it only the ROM or is all my apps + data backed up too? I am considering if i should flash a Cyanogenmod 10 Nightly to try out, but i want it to be easy to get back to my current version of Cyanogenmod.
Thanks in advance
/gammarik
Anyone? I want to make sure that i can get back to my CM9 easily with all settings and apps intact after trying CM10.
Dont really know BUT you can use titanium backup to backup all apps n data
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SW3D3N said:
Dont really know BUT you can use titanium backup to backup all apps n data
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Yeah, i already have Titanium Backup. Does it save all the app data too? Just want to be 100% sure
gammarik said:
Yeah, i already have Titanium Backup. Does it save all the app data too? Just want to be 100% sure
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Yes. Saves apk+data. Even market link too. It has an option for that. But a clockwork mod backup includes all including data, system etc
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[Q]Restoring app+data only from backup in a new ROM

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
MoonBlade said:
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.

[Q] - Recommendation for a Backup & Restore App

Having always rooted my phones I never had an issue backing up apps and data via Titanium backup but am now looking for a solution to back up apps and their data on my non-rooted Z2.
Having just flashed the latest Z2 firmware via Flashtool which wipes the phone, I've restored backups I had made with Sonys Back Up and Restore app only to find it didn't backup all it said it did, so had a number of apps and data missing.
Can anyone recommend a solution to this
kersey said:
Having always rooted my phones I never had an issue backing up apps and data via Titanium backup but am now looking for a solution to back up apps and their data on my non-rooted Z2.
Having just flashed the latest Z2 firmware via Flashtool which wipes the phone, I've restored backups I had made with Sonys Back Up and Restore app only to find it didn't backup all it said it did, so had a number of apps and data missing.
Can anyone recommend a solution to this
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I was in the same boat as yourself, Ive found a good one is HELIUM, plus helium will state what apps don't have a backup option coded into them so unlike sonys own app u wont be annoyed when some apps do/don't backup Also Helium allows cloud backups as well as internal and external sd card backups
Im currently using helium for apps and Mybackup pro for my text message backups as I found heliums message backups were weirdly in the opposite date order to normal use( instead of latest being at bottom of list it was at top)
Thanks mate, will give Helium a try
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SwiftSmoke said:
I was in the same boat as yourself, Ive found a good one is HELIUM, plus helium will state what apps don't have a backup option coded into them so unlike sonys own app u wont be annoyed when some apps do/don't backup Also Helium allows cloud backups as well as internal and external sd card backups
Im currently using helium for apps and Mybackup pro for my text message backups as I found heliums message backups were weirdly in the opposite date order to normal use( instead of latest being at bottom of list it was at top)
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Just confiming, does Hellium doesnt back up the app data like TB?
I know ive read somewhere there is an app by chainfire for app and data backup for non rooted but at first glance it seem a bit long winded so never bothered with it.
I used easy backup which restored my apps, sms, mms, call log etc all no probs but yeah problem was no data backed up so had to set them all up like email, settings etc all over again.
I understand Unlocking and Rooting an Xperia is a tough task. But the stock ROM is good enough.
A good article here. It helped me and it may help you too buddy.
rexboy said:
Just confiming, does Hellium doesnt back up the app data like TB?
I know ive read somewhere there is an app by chainfire for app and data backup for non rooted but at first glance it seem a bit long winded so never bothered with it.
I used easy backup which restored my apps, sms, mms, call log etc all no probs but yeah problem was no data backed up so had to set them all up like email, settings etc all over again.
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well your not gonna get the same level of backup due to lack of root, but for me it saved things like game progression(i.e angry birds) but didn't save things like custom widget sets in HD widgets app. But not the end of the world.
Ive started looking at my backups a bit more in detail and asking do I really need a backup of some apps, as some are just install-login to app and use no custom data to speak of to really backup. Or other apps like XDA app and game progression which have custom settings and progression Id like to save.
SwiftSmoke said:
I was in the same boat as yourself, Ive found a good one is HELIUM, plus helium will state what apps don't have a backup option coded into them so unlike sonys own app u wont be annoyed when some apps do/don't backup Also Helium allows cloud backups as well as internal and external sd card backups
Im currently using helium for apps and Mybackup pro for my text message backups as I found heliums message backups were weirdly in the opposite date order to normal use( instead of latest being at bottom of list it was at top)
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bro, Last time I used Helium is when it was called Carbon, I tried it with Xperia S and it didn't worked at all, after that I saw this in it's description in Play Store
Note: Some Sony devices have issues with Helium. This includes the Xperia S and Xperia Z. Sony has *disabled* backup on these devices completely.
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I lost hope after that, so does it work now on Z2 ?
I'm still not in a hurry to have Z2 as there's still no way to root without unlocking the bootloader, and I will not unlock the bootloader without backing up the TA partition first ( which requires root )... so I've been looking for a way to copy some of my app's data from my old phone to Z2, I used to use Titanium Backup always but you know, no root = no TB...
so can you confirm please that you used Helium to backup AND restore app's data to the Z2 ? or you're just guessing from a non-xperia experience ?
Xajel said:
bro, Last time I used Helium is when it was called Carbon, I tried it with Xperia S and it didn't worked at all, after that I saw this in it's description in Play Store
I lost hope after that, so does it work now on Z2 ?
I'm still not in a hurry to have Z2 as there's still no way to root without unlocking the bootloader, and I will not unlock the bootloader without backing up the TA partition first ( which requires root )... so I've been looking for a way to copy some of my app's data from my old phone to Z2, I used to use Titanium Backup always but you know, no root = no TB...
so can you confirm please that you used Helium to backup AND restore app's data to the Z2 ? or you're just guessing from a non-xperia experience ?
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I used helium to backup my apps on my s3 then install them on my z2, ive also backedup up my current apps on my z2 since, but like ive already said helium cant backup certain apps as the app developer hasn't allowed backup function. Helium did the job for me for my game progression and a few apps where I wanted current setup saved.

The Best Way To Backup & Restore Data

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)
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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 ?

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