Backups to PC, how to? - Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers

Hi,
just got Redmi 3. Unfortunately no mass storage so I am looking for a way to backup the phone to my PC. Below is what I know so far. If you know anything better, could you kindly let me know, pls?
ADB BACKUP: works following this guide: ht*tp://en.miui.com/thread-224444-1-1.html
Had to alter it a bit, but works. This app comes handy for converting backups to .tars: ht*tps://sourceforge.net/projects/adbextractor/
MY PHONE EXPLORER: android/pc app combo. Contacts etc does not work, but dloading Memory Card and System Storage does work.
HELIUM: android/pc app combo, seems to work, limited free version
MiPCSuite: does not work for this phone, "thanks" to Xiaomi management
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[Q] Seeking a single-click, multiple .apk installer, without "OK" confirmation breaks

[Q] Seeking a single-click, multiple .apk installer, without "OK" confirmation breaks
Good afternoon,
Seeking the following:
An app which I can show my backed-up apks to all sitting on the SD card (after a new ROM flash for example), and to which I can then say, "Okay, install all these without asking me for any further confirmation." I don't want to sit here for the next two hours while I click OK for 150 apps to install (i.e. with Astro, Titanium Backup, or Easy Installer)
The only quasi solution to this I know of atm is Android Injector, which you operate from the PC, and transfer apks directly to your phone. I don't want that. I want to leave the PC out it completely, and find a solution from the phone side of things, utilizing the SD card, as stated.
All responses welcome and highly appreciated.
TL;DR - seeking an app that, with one click and one click only, will restore 100+ .apks without asking for confirmation between each one, which are stored on the SD card.
Thx.
To do this you need root I believe as there's no other way to bypass the install screen(as that would bypassing security and allowing a malicious app to install stuff freely)
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fjell_strom said:
Good afternoon,
Seeking the following:
An app which I can show my backed-up apks to all sitting on the SD card (after a new ROM flash for example), and to which I can then say, "Okay, install all these without asking me for any further confirmation." I don't want to sit here for the next two hours while I click OK for 150 apps to install (i.e. with Astro, Titanium Backup, or Easy Installer)
The only quasi solution to this I know of atm is Android Injector, which you operate from the PC, and transfer apks directly to your phone. I don't want that. I want to leave the PC out it completely, and find a solution from the phone side of things, utilizing the SD card, as stated.
All responses welcome and highly appreciated.
TL;DR - seeking an app that, with one click and one click only, will restore 100+ .apks without asking for confirmation between each one, which are stored on the SD card.
Thx.
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Titainium back up pro does this.
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zelendel said:
Titainium back up pro does this.
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Thx man - bought it. Just out of curiosity: any other options, perhaps cost-free?
fjell_strom said:
Thx man - bought it. Just out of curiosity: any other options, perhaps cost-free?
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Not that i know of. This has been the one I have always used myself and has worked without fail so never really looked.
Yeah, does a great job not just getting the apps back into place but with data as well, if desired. Great option. Takes about the same amount of time as with Android Injector (USB from PC) fwiw.
i have many apps apks on sd card location mnt/external_sd/myapps , and pro version of titanium backup. how do i get titanium to see all these apps so i can install them at once. or do i have to put them in the titanium backup folder. (they might not all fit, because titanium backup folder in on internal sd, not external)
This might help, requires ADB on a PC though. It's free. My suggestion is to use Titanium Backup Pro though, it really is a fantastic app. This is a good workaround though.
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-in...ly-on-android-phones-with-mass-apk-installer/
I've always used My Backup Pro, it gives you a list of all the apps in the back up so you can tick the ones you want or just select-all and it runs through them in o e operation. Does apk and data but needs root.
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One Click Installer [Root]
Hi, ive developed a new app that does exactly what you are looking for.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharon.oneclickinstaller
All apps installs in background without user interaction.
Features:
Background installation without user interaction
Install all apks with with a single click.
Change the directory of apk files or load all apk files.
Delete unwanted apk
Hope you find it useful!
Thanks
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stephendt0 said:
This might help, requires ADB on a PC though. It's free. My suggestion is to use Titanium Backup Pro though, it really is a fantastic app. This is a good workaround though.
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-in...ly-on-android-phones-with-mass-apk-installer/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharon.oneclickinstaller
All apps installs in background without user interaction.
Wow talk about digging up a thread from the grave. Thanks for sharing though.
system app remover..
u just need to mark items.
backup/restore
batch install/unistall

deleted photos in the interenal storage

like the title says i deleted a whole folder of photos of my daughter by mistake. is there anyway to get them back, anyway! money no oject, they was and are very important to me i am madly saddened.
thank you adam
You can try recovery softwares on your PC like easus data recovery or such. Just plug your phone via usb. Havent tried it though but it wont hurt if you give it a try.
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Try this: http://www.squidoo.com/recover-deleted-photos-from-galaxy
Or this: http://www.slideshare.net/Selena201...deleted-photospictures-from-samsung-galaxy-s3
Or: http://www.wondershare.com/data-recovery/android-data-recovery.html
Of utmost importance is that you immediatly stop using your phone until you are ready to use a tool to recover files
since any activity runs the risk of overwriting the photo data.
However I'm not sure if any of the tools really work on the S3. Reason being that the internal storage where the photos are often (but not always) located is not USB-mountable on the S3 (regardless of what some articles linked here claim, it's not true, Easy-UMS can only mount the external SDcard)
The data exchange protocol (MTP) on the S3 is not able to restore files, you'd need a tool which runs on the phone itself and has full root access. I'm not aware of any such tools, especially not working ones. This does however not mean you should give up.
You can take a backup of the EXT4 partition through dd so you can attempt to restore it on the computer while continuing to use the phone.
On a sidenote; can anyone confirm the S3 is not using TRIM on it's SSD? Since that whould effectively make any restore attempts pointless due to the data already having been physically wiped a long time ago.
I had this issue too and spoke to Samsung Directly..there is no way to do this on INTERNAL memory! external yes
I did that last week
So the solution is download undelete pro from Market and it will recover 98% of your lost photos & Videos, but keep in mind that you shouldn't use your storage meaning take photos, copy files, etc... just straight to market install the app and it will do an almost perfect job.
Hope this helps.

[Q] Move apps to sd card on rooted S4

Hi guys, I am running cm10.1.3RC2 (so my device is rooted) and I want to utilize my 32gb SD card. Does anyone know how I can move apps to my sd card?
Also, does anyone know a safe way to re partition my internal HD so I can free up the 8.xgb of data that touchwiz used that I no longer will?
Please let me know if you can help!!
I would suggest buying and download Titanium Backup, an EXTREMELY useful app for more than just what you are asking for. With this app you can move them as easy as this! There are also several free apps that should do just what you are asking: AppMgr III, App2SD, Apps 2 SD. If you use any of those, be sure to read their instructions as the first of those three requires the SGS4 to be updated to the latest ROM first (which I don't think you want to do).
Here is a list of bloatware you can delete to free up some space. Some may take up next-to-nothing, but others may be taking up quite-a-bit. Notice that they are using Titanium Backup to make a backup first, just in case you delete something you wanted to keep or need.
You can also find ROMs like AOSP ROMs, which should help in recovering a lot of that space. But be sure to research, there are always things to take note of (i.e. many people believe the TW ROM has a better quality camera than the AOSP ROMs).
Heatshiver said:
I would suggest buying and download Titanium Backup, an EXTREMELY useful app for more than just what you are asking for. With this app you can move them as easy as. There are also several free apps that should do just what you are asking: AppMgr III, App2SD, Apps 2 SD. If you use any of those, be sure to read their instructions as the first of those three requires the SGS4 to be updated to the latest ROM first (which I don't think you want to do).
is a list of bloatware you can delete to free up some space. Some may take up next-to-nothing, but others may be taking up quite-a-bit. Notice that they are using Titanium Backup to make a backup first, just in case you delete something you wanted to keep or need.
You can also find ROMs like AOSP ROMs, which should help in recovering a lot of that space. But be sure to research, there are always things to take note of (i.e. many people believe the TW ROM has a better quality camera than the AOSP ROMs).
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Thanks for the advice! I downloaded app2sd and it says my phone is not supported. Additionally, with the flashing of the CM10.1.3RC2, I deleted all bloat ware, but still only have 9gb available.
When I follow the directions regarding moving to sd from titanium, when I clock backup/restore, no apps show up. I am using the pro version (the free version, not the pay-for version), could that be the issue?
Thanks!
I use "folder mount" as a way to move folders from my device to my sd card. I bought the app.
I'm not real sure if tibu can move them. But, to find out, go into preferences, scroll down to backup folder location and click on it. See where it has your back ups going to. If it is not to your external sd card, see if you can create a path to it. I'm not sure if it will or not, but look at it and see. Other than those two suggestions, I guess you can take the ota update as that is supposed to let you move things to the sd card, I think.
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I believe you need the paid version to do most of the useful things on Titanium Backup, I was never ever to accomplish anything with the free version.
You could try gimpy's suggestion of Folder Mount.
Nandroid Manager may let you do something in their free version, not sure though.
You can also try this method, but this will just make sure everything from then on will go onto your SD card (which will act like internal memory).
kr0th said:
Thanks for the advice! I downloaded app2sd and it says my phone is not supported. Additionally, with the flashing of the CM10.1.3RC2, I deleted all bloat ware, but still only have 9gb available.
When I follow the directions regarding moving to sd from titanium, when I clock backup/restore, no apps show up. I am using the pro version (the free version, not the pay-for version), could that be the issue?
Thanks!
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RootExplorer is free and you can move and rename any folder. I would use this over folder mount just in my opinion. Easy to find your apps and move them right to your extsd card. But there are a ton of options. And for what your talking about on Titanium you have to have the pro version free doesn't let you.

[Q] Delete Apps

Hi Guys!
I've just rooted my LG P710, its version is 10j.
Now I'd like to delete some system app and their datas to free up my internal memory... I think I should use Root Explorer for this, isn't it?
-Stock Browser
-Google Play Books
-Google Play Magazines
-Google Play Movies
-Google Play Music
-Google+
-Hangouts
-LG Home (to be replaced with Nova Launcher )
-LG's four themes
-LG Weather (Its widget doesn't run on Nova Launcher)
These are the apps I'd like to delete... can I?
Thanks for answers and sorry for bad english
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Hi Guys!
I've just rooted my LG P710, its version is 10j.
Now I'd like to delete some system app and their datas to free up my internal memory... I think I should use Root Explorer for this, isn't it?
-Stock Browser
-Google Play Books
-Google Play Magazines
-Google Play Movies
-Google Play Music
-Google+
-Hangouts
-LG Home (to be replaced with Nova Launcher )
-LG's four themes
-LG Weather (Its widget doesn't run on Nova Launcher)
These are the apps I'd like to delete... can I?
Thanks for answers and sorry for bad english
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Root explorer is more suitable for deleting files, not apps. For apps you can use Root App Delete. Been using it for a long time and I like it very much.
Edit: Just to add, if you're looking for a good file manager, I'd definitely recommend X-Plore.
Good luck.
Thanks for your answer, Digdis... I'll try Root App Delete but, can I use also Root Explorer?
Can I delete all those system apps?
Thanks
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Thanks for your answer, Digdis... I'll try Root App Delete but, can I use also Root Explorer?
Can I delete all those system apps?
Thanks
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You also can use Root Explorer to delete system apps, just make sure you only delte apps which are possible to delete and won't affect your system stability or functionality.
Make sure you delete the .odex and the .apk app in the system folder.
Here is another thread with helpful advice which apps are possible to delete:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2671875
Hope this helps
Munchkin86 said:
You also can use Root Explorer to delete system apps, just make sure you only delte apps which are possible to delete and won't affect your system stability or functionality.
Make sure you delete the .odex and the .apk app in the system folder.
Here is another thread with helpful advice which apps are possible to delete:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2671875
Hope this helps
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Wow, that's amazing! This is what I was looking for! Thank you!
Just one little thing man... Before to delete these apps I'd like to do a backup...
So when I go to my ClockWork recovery and choose "Backup", I have:
Backup of boot image completed.
Backup of recovery image completed.
Backing up system...
Error while making a backup of /system!
Why do I get this error?
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I guess it's an external memory's space problem... I have about 500MB free... but I'm very unlucky today.. still another problem...
I just want to put my backup in my own PC to free up memory on my device... but, if I'll have problems, I won't be able to put it again on my device because in recovery mode my PC doens't recognize my phone while I do "Mount SDCard"
Any solutions?
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Just one little thing man... Before to delete these apps I'd like to do a backup...
So when I go to my ClockWork recovery and choose "Backup", I have:
Backup of boot image completed.
Backup of recovery image completed.
Backing up system...
Error while making a backup of /system!
Why do I get this error?
-----------------------------------------
I guess it's an external memory's space problem... I have about 500MB free... but I'm very unlucky today.. still another problem...
I just want to put my backup in my own PC to free up memory on my device... but, if I'll have problems, I won't be able to put it again on my device because in recovery mode my PC doens't recognize my phone while I do "Mount SDCard"
Any solutions?
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You can't perform the backup directly to your PC (if I understood what you wanted correctly) - you need an SD card that can hold the entire backup image. Free space of 500MB seems indeed too little in order to keep CWM backups (or too little for any other purpose). Why not get a bigger SD? They're not that expensive.
Digdis said:
You can't perform the backup directly to your PC (if I understood what you wanted correctly) - you need an SD card that can hold the entire backup image. Free space of 500MB seems indeed too little in order to keep CWM backups (or too little for any other purpose). Why not get a bigger SD? They're not that expensive.
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Hey digdis, first of all thanks for answer but you don't understand me, or maybe I didn't explain very well what I want...
I know I have to do may own backup directly on my SD Card and, as you say, i'm gonna buy a bigger one...
Let me se if I can better explain my doubt with my limited english
Well, suppose:
- I do my backup on my SD by my ClockWork Recovery
- I copy it from my SD Card and paste it to my own computer to free up my memory on the device
- Imagine now, that, because of an unknown reason, I brick my phone and I can only get access to my recovery...
- How can I copy and paste my backup to my SDCard if my pc doesn't recognize my phone while I'm in recovery mode?
That's the problem... my drivers are all installed on my PC and it recognize my phone while it's turned on... but, when I'm in recovery mode and I plug my phone to my PC, it recognize a device called "vee7ds" but it cannot find its drivers... so I can't send or receive datas between my phone and my computer...
Is all clear now?
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Hey digdis, first of all thanks for answer but you don't understand me, or maybe I didn't explain very well what I want...
I know I have to do may own backup directly on my SD Card and, as you say, i'm gonna buy a bigger one...
Let me se if I can better explain my doubt with my limited english
Well, suppose:
- I do my backup on my SD by my ClockWork Recovery
- I copy it from my SD Card and paste it to my own computer to free up my memory on the device
- Imagine now, that, because of an unknown reason, I brick my phone and I can only get access to my recovery...
- How can I copy and paste my backup to my SDCard if my pc doesn't recognize my phone while I'm in recovery mode?
That's the problem... my drivers are all installed on my PC and it recognize my phone while it's turned on... but, when I'm in recovery mode and I plug my phone to my PC, it recognize a device called "vee7ds" but it cannot find its drivers... so I can't send or receive datas between my phone and my computer...
Is all clear now?
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OK, you know I understand quickly when they explain it to me slowly. :laugh:
So, I guess you have two options here:
1. Assuming you have enough spare space on your new SD (say 1GB), just keep the backup image on it. This way, if you get bricked, you will be able to perform the recovery without copying it from your PC. That's what I recommend.
2. Assuming you have no spare space, or don't want to keep the backup on your SD, you can keep your backup image on the PC in peaceful times. If your phone gets bricked, you can extract the SD from your phone, insert it either to another phone or you can buy a USB micro-SD adapter ($0.5 in AliExpress) in order to copy your backup image from your PC. Then put your SD back in the phone and perform the recovery.
Digdis said:
OK, you know I understand quickly when they explain it to me slowly. :laugh:
So, I guess you have two options here:
1. Assuming you have enough spare space on your new SD (say 1GB), just keep the backup image on it. This way, if you get bricked, you will be able to perform the recovery without copying it from your PC. That's what I recommend.
2. Assuming you have no spare space, or don't want to keep the backup on your SD, you can keep your backup image on the PC in peaceful times. If your phone gets bricked, you can extract the SD from your phone, insert it either to another phone or you can buy a USB micro-SD adapter ($0.5 in AliExpress) in order to copy your backup image from your PC. Then put your SD back in the phone and perform the recovery.
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Ok, thank you...
I also searched on the net about vee7ds drivers but I found nothing... so I guess I can't connect my phone to my PC while it is on recovery mode until somebody will fix this... (maybe it's a recovery bug, I don't know)
Thanks for everything
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Ok, thank you...
I also searched on the net about vee7ds drivers but I found nothing... so I guess I can't connect my phone to my PC while it is on recovery mode until somebody will fix this... (maybe it's a recovery bug, I don't know)
Thanks for everything
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No problem. I don't think anyone would support such a thing as recovery is usually pretty minimalistic. I really don't think it's an issue - bricking your phone should happen somewhere between never and rarely, and if by chance it will happen - any of the ways I described earlier should work.
Mirko De Pauli97 said:
Ok, thank you...
I also searched on the net about vee7ds drivers but I found nothing... so I guess I can't connect my phone to my PC while it is on recovery mode until somebody will fix this... (maybe it's a recovery bug, I don't know)
Thanks for everything
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try to install cwm update 26-07-14
riskey95 said:
try to install cwm update 26-07-14
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Any link for this, Riskey? Didn't see this update on your L7 II CWM thread. What are the changes comparing to the previous release?
Edit: Sorry, just saw the update, but didn't notice it because you edited the first post without adding a new one. I'd suggest you add a new post to this thread in order for people to notice the update.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery doesn't see my phone's disk! What to do? HELP!

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is really working and it really saved deleted files, but it only works with PC disks, and it doesn't see my phone's memory, like Windows file manager (My Computer) do. I also tried connecting other phones, but it doesn't work! What to do, how to make the app see the phone's memory? If it does not work at all, is there a way to return deleted android app data without root? (I accidentally deleted my Terraria on Android three months ago, all saves got lost, but then I read some info that Android data files will not erase themselves fully, just change their coding when deleted)
My phone device - Ulefone Armor X7 Pro, Android 10
PC - Windows 7Max
GIANT THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO CAN HELP!
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