Using backup with apps even though the apps are on my sd? - G1 General

So, I normally use JF1.51 but I recently decided to update to Hero. I have a nandroid backup of my JF1.51 which has all of my applications in the backup. However, before I updated to Hero, I moved my apps from my phone to my sd. Now, I want to move back to my JF1.51 backup. Will it cause any problems if use the backup to put the apps back on my phone and they are already on my sd?
tl;dr: If I use a backup to restore apps to my phone even though they are on my sd will anything get ****ed up?

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HERO gone nutso... (NANDROID useless?)

I'm kinda pissed, I'm running Modaco 1.1 but already had WaveSecure when I installed the rom. I tried to remove WaveSecure via App Manager and after, my phone started showing no wireless connection so I soft reset.
On restart, I had about 20 Force Closes, and still no signal. Time for Nandroid Restore right? Wrong...
Did a Nandroid Restore, and the same thing happened. Still getting Force Closes, still no wireless signal. Apps that weren't on my phone at the time of the Nandroid Backup, are still on. So what is Nandroid actually for, because I thought it was a complete copy of your phone, and would return it to the time I made the backup?
I guess my only option now is to completely wipe my phone and start over....?
So I am currently working on integrating apps2sd in to my rom (fresh rom) because users who currently have apps2sd on their phones via modaco are receiving errors during install.
I have been working with apps2sd and getting it in my rom for 8 hours now and personally I have come to dislike it. It is a wonderful amazing idea and will be great once it's supported by google or HTC.
But think of it this way... apps2sd stores all apps on your SD card. nandroid doesn't backup your sd card or do anything with it. We have all come to rely on nandroid but if you need to restore because an app you installed broke something and that app is installed on your sd... nandroid isn't going to remove it.
Something to think about before everyone starts using apps2sd...
flipzmode said:
We have all come to rely on nandroid but if you need to restore because an app you installed broke something and that app is installed on your sd... nandroid isn't going to remove it.
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I thought about this, but I thought that just because the app is installed on the SD card, doesn't mean the info to find it on the SD is on the phone.
But, if this is the problem, just make a backup of your SD at the same time as each Nandroid, and you can revert each time together.
Just realized... maybe just wipe the ext portion of the SD card, where all the app2sd is, and it will rewrite itself on reboot, just like when installed the rom? or is it the rom that writes the apps over to sd?
jirafabo said:
Just realized... maybe just wipe the ext portion of the SD card, where all the app2sd is, and it will rewrite itself on reboot, just like when installed the rom? or is it the rom that writes the apps over to sd?
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What I do is I nandroid restore to the backup I made of the stock rom, then go into the recovery, wipe the ext partition, then install what custom rom I want.
I did a clean/wipe from the recovery image, and it left the modaco rom on there. Thought this would've returned the phone to the original rom, but guess not.
Sounds like your ext2 partition got hosed. Effectively your /data/app got wiped. You need to replace them somehow. Downloading and installing the apps from the market might be worth a shot, that might save your data and stuff.

[Q] very confused about backing up

I need someone to give me a course "backing up 101" ... I have so many questions I do not know where to begin. I have muddled through rooting and things are running ok. I have even put CM7 on an SD card and it works but I do not understand about backing up:
Why do people backup individual apps when you could re-download them from market?
How do you backup "everything" (like all your apps at once and/or plus the ROM itself)?
When you backup something that is in internal memory (that's EMMC, right?) where does it back up to (my desktop? SD card? more internal memory?)
What programs (apps) do you use for backing up?
Any backing up info you would like to share would be very appreciated. Thank you.
barbo said:
I need someone to give me a course "backing up 101" ... I have so many questions I do not know where to begin. I have muddled through rooting and things are running ok. I have even put CM7 on an SD card and it works but I do not understand about backing up:
Why do people backup individual apps when you could re-download them from market?
How do you backup "everything" (like all your apps at once and/or plus the ROM itself)?
When you backup something that is in internal memory (that's EMMC, right?) where does it back up to (my desktop? SD card? more internal memory?)
What programs (apps) do you use for backing up?
Any backing up info you would like to share would be very appreciated. Thank you.
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People back up roms with clockworkmod in case you have issues or want to flash another rom and something goes wrong allowing you to revert back to the old one. That backup is stored on your nooks sd card. People back up apps with Titanium backup from the market. You can save the app plus the data (gmail for example). Those are stored on your nooks sd card as well. If you have a lot of apps, in my opinion, it is easier to restore from titanium than redownload each one. Both clockworkmod and titanium backup creates folders on the sd card and recalls them when needed. You would not have to concern yourself with doing anything but choosing to back up or choosing to restore.
I make backups of the ROM because i'm constantly messing it and sometimes it's easier to restore it then try and fix what i've goofed up.
Using Titanium Backup i do a batch backup of all my apps at once, and if i need to restore even one app from it It's saved all data.
Backup ROM -keeps Angry Birds
Backup Angry Birds - saves all my completed levels.

[Q] After ROM Flash, How Do You Clean SDCard?

Flashed MikG last night from a stock EVO. All went well. Used Titanium to restore some of my programs but others that were on the SD card I don't want any longer and I'm sure there's data on that SD card that is now not used and just taking up space. My question: Is there a way to safely clean unwanted stuff off an SDcard?
Maybe a better option would be to install a new, blank SDcard, let the ROM configure it and then use Titanium backup to reinstall only the programs that I want?
go to the folder named titanium and erase the files for the apps you dont want anymore, also look on the root of the sd card for folders created by this apps, they are usually named like the apps
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go to the folder named titanium and erase the files for the apps you dont want anymore, also look on the root of the sd card for folders created by this apps, they are usually named like the apps
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So unlike an OS you can just delete the apps folder on the SDcard?
I just got a new SDCard. If I installed that blank card I take it the ROM would configure it ok or do I need to copy anything over from the old SDcard first? I'd like to start off with a clean SDcard and then reinstall my apps.
i do it all the time never had any problems, just make sure you don't do that to any off the sprint bloat folders, you leave those alone and sprint apps you just freeze not uninstall you never know when you might need them, plus if you freeze them and your phone starts acting weird you can always defrost them, but if you uninstall them and it acts up you got trouble.

[Q] Titanium Backup Question

Say for example, I have Angry Birds installed in my 'phone' (internal). Since it's too big, I decided to use App2SD to move it to microSD. Then afterwards I decided to upgrade to the latest nightly. In order to keep my apps, I used titanium backup. I have my backup directory located somewhere at the eMMC. If I continue on and flashed the latest nightly, wiping Dalvik Cache + Data + System/Data/Cache, and reinstalled Titanium Backup, if I restore my apps, will they be restored in the same directories? Like some at the internal and some at the microSD?
No, it goes into internal, so you might run out of space and not fully restore, suggest that you restore the biggest files/culprits and move them to the sd, then batch restore the smaller ones.
if you're using a cm7 rom you may want to check this out......
Im running s2e on my htc aria. it works great. loving it
s2e: for cm7 roms only.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&feature=search_result
or: not sure if it would work on other phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790786
You can choose where to restore actually (in the newer versions)
Prefs> Restoration Settings > Restore Backup To:
Looks like the only gotcha's are it only applies to Android 2.2 and up.

[Q] EXT4 back up

I have installed the EXT4 touch. I like the NavFreeUSA and downloaded maps for Florida. I try another ROM, so I did full back up, but after restore( did not like the other ROM), the NFUSA was gone. I had to re-install and download the maps again(168M). Kind of pain in the butt on slow connection. What I am doing wrong?. This is the only one app that did not get back up.
Thanks.
I've never had an app that was skipped in a restore and this is the first time I have ever heard of it happening. Get Titanium backup and make a backup of it to keep on your SD card.
That happen to me every time I back up and then restore. There is something with that app. Any other one restore fine.
Titanium backup it is.
Will try.Thanks.

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