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What happens if you accidentally delete the /data directory?

I'll tell you...basically not good things
After updating lots of apps, I decided to run the command to remove the boot-cache through a terminal app on my phone, rather than through adb shell (sprint needs to hurry up and fix this bug.)
Unfortunately, the terminal app doesn't like landscape, so when hitting the front slash after the data directory, my finger instead (to my absolute horror) hit the enter key.
Hilarity did NOT ensue. Basically everything started FC'ing. I rebooted into recovery, did a wipe, and started over. Everything seems to be fine, but for those that are more familiar with the filesystem than I, could there be any residual effects, or would the wipe/factory reset basically take me back to step 1? Thanks!
I'm going to try and write an app that not only clears the boot cache, but also turns on net sharing, kinda like a "utilities" app in the interim until Sprint can fix our stuff. Should be simple enough.

Factory reset should take you back to step 1.
Have you installed the recovery ROM? It doesn't modify your actual OS at all, but it enables you to do "whole phone" backups via Nandroid. Very handy for just such an occasion.

jonnythan said:
Factory reset should take you back to step 1.
Have you installed the recovery ROM? It doesn't modify your actual OS at all, but it enables you to do "whole phone" backups via Nandroid. Very handy for just such an occasion.
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I do believe so. I followed our five star "how to root the CDMA Hero" thread, and I think the RA-Recovery part was included there.
I'm assuming since I can reboot into recovery mode, this is, in and of itself, the recovery ROM you're talking about. I have the option of a nandroid backup in there.
So, then let me ask you this. If I get my phone how I like it, can I do a Nandroid backup, and always be able to restore to that point, similar to commercially available backup apps? Thanks for the quick reply!

a Nandroid backup will restore everything on your phone (not your SDCard) so it should work to restore even if you delete the whole /data directory. It's not tested but it seems like it should work since it's an image of the whole freaking thing.

can not create nandroid backup

so i have completed rooting my sprint hero, and verified by using several apps that require rooting... i have tried to no avail to do a nandroid backup and have not been able to, yet.
so when i attempt a nandroid backup is my phone supposed to sit on the htc load screen overnight? if not that is one symptom. i have done alot of reading but i fear i may have overdine the reading and confused processes or something, im not quite sure but i could use some help. thanks in advance
btw, i have NEVER seen this screen, only the fastboot menu and the hard reset menu
btw i have never seen the screen prompt attempting a restore reboot either, it ALWAYS freezes at the HTC screen no matter if i use home/power, or vol down/power and then select the restore option from there....
14. The screen that follows is this.
Code:
-reboot system now
-USB-MS toggle
-Backup/restore
-Flash zip from Sd card
-wipe
-partition sdcard
-other
15. At this point you want to select "Backup/Restore"
any help is much appreciated

select backup/restore
then do nandroid backup.. Not the nandroid + ext or barts.. Just the nano
When you do that let it sit till it completely finishes.. Youll know
After that you should boot up without a problem. You didnt do anything to your phone

If you're referring to never seeing this screen. and it freezes on a black screen with only "htc"on it even when trying to load RA, I'm guessing that your installation of the custom recovery got messed up. In which case you need to re-install it. > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4898505&postcount=1

Want To Install A Rom

I rooted today, and I want to install damages rom. I've downloaded it, and I need some guidance. I have no idea where to go from here and don't see directions in the thread.
Anyone? eek! nervous

power off the phone
hold home and press the power button
let go of home when it vibrates
go to wipe..
wipe everything
go back to flash. flash the zip file.
reboot.
reboot takes forever.

what about a backup, should I run the nandroid backup and do a backup or a backup + ext I think it said or similar?
I want to make sure I can revert back to my 1.5 rom.
Do I also need to take all the damangecontrols zip file contents and put em on my sd card?

Kcarpenter said:
power off the phone
hold home and press the power button
let go of home when it vibrates
go to wipe..
wipe everything
go back to flash. flash the zip file.
reboot.
reboot takes forever.
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Good quick guide. They should all be so simple. Although I don't go the home/power way (unless adb isn't connecting). I use adb shell reboot recovery. Just my 2cents.

chugger93 said:
what about a backup, should I run the nandroid backup and do a backup or a backup + ext I think it said or similar?
I want to make sure I can revert back to my 1.5 rom.
Do I also need to take all the damangecontrols zip file contents and put em on my sd card?
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Yes, you need to nandroid. You only use nandroid+ext if you're using a2sd/apps2sd.
No, just put the zipfile on the SD card.
When you get into recovery (either the home+power on, or the adb shell reboot recovery method) AFTER doing your nandroid backup, then select 'flash zip from sd card' and select the ROM zipfile you put on the SD card.
KCarpenter's not kidding about the reboot. I've seen the first boot after installing DC's 2.0.8.1 take 15-30 minutes. So after flashing it, reboot and go take a shower or something.

smw6180 said:
Yes, you need to nandroid. You only use nandroid+ext if you're using a2sd/apps2sd.
No, just put the zipfile on the SD card.
When you get into recovery (either the home+power on, or the adb shell reboot recovery method) AFTER doing your nandroid backup, then select 'flash zip from sd card' and select the ROM zipfile you put on the SD card.
KCarpenter's not kidding about the reboot. I've seen the first boot after installing DC's 2.0.8.1 take 15-30 minutes. So after flashing it, reboot and go take a shower or something.
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Nandroids are for pansy's.

Kcarpenter said:
Nandroids are for pansy's.
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And for people like me who hate to have to start over from scratch every time he blows up a ROM install.

Ignore post -- looks like this has already been answered.

sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?

chugger93 said:
sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?
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Going from 2.x to 2.x yes. I never had any luck migrating those from 1.5 to 2.1. All I ever accomplished was a lot of Force Closes and problems, so I just said screw it and stopped trying.

chugger93 said:
sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?
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Just blow em away...there are a couple options but none "good".

ok DM rom is installed!
I can't set it up tho and sign into google! says I dont have a network connection! Crap!
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services
Thats what it says...

chugger93 said:
ok DM rom is installed!
I can't set it up tho and sign into google! says I dont have a network connection! Crap!
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services
Thats what it says...
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yeah prob temp but sometimes to get data working u have to turn wifi on for a min then the data starts to work. weird but it does. good luck

Clockworkmod vs Titanium?

I've had such great help in these forums (Nook specifically) I couldn't resist trying my luck in these (Droid X) forums as well.
So, I've searched for Clockworkmod threads but they are all (That I found or noticed) from back in August.
Plenty of info to be had on Titanium Backup.
So my question, is Titanium the backup/restore program of choice? I was hoping for an idiots guide to backup and restore (especially in the event of problems) but the guides are kind of sketchy on the restore part.

Titanium
Use titanium backup to backup and restore all your apps. Useful when trying out new roms, although without the paid version of titanium you will spend alot of time tapping through the installation screens as it goes through your apps. Titanium won't help you recover a broken system.
SBF
Use RSDLITE 4.9 with a .SBF file to perform what many call a "sbf". This is usually used to restore a phone back to stock, or to recover from a bad/corrupted operating system. If your phone is unbootable, this is your recovery option. SBF'ing your phone is not as scary as it sounds, just download the system restore file (.sbf), connect your phone via usb to your computer, and use RSDLITE 4.9 to flash the phone.
Nand backups / Clockwork recovery
Use clockworkmod to do a full backup of your phone. Think of it as a clone of your phone. Restore your phone by booting into clockwork recovery and instead of choosing "backup", use the "restore" command. It will then allow you to select one of the backups you have made with clockwork. Pretty easy stuff here.

jeftep said:
Nand backups / Clockwork recovery
Use clockworkmod to do a full backup of your phone. Think of it as a clone of your phone. Restore your phone by booting into clockwork recovery and instead of choosing "backup", use the "restore" command. It will then allow you to select one of the backups you have made with clockwork. Pretty easy stuff here.
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Thank you, this is exactly what I was after. My only problem remains that I do not see any guides on how to go about downloading/installing/operating this program. I'll keep searching now that I know more about what I'm searching for. Thanks!

Search the market for "rom manager", it's free. Load it and tap "flash clockworkmod recovery".
You can use this app to reboot into recovery or by holding down the home and volume down buttons while pushing the power on button.
You can also download the DX bootstrapper from koushik's site, just google "koush bootstrap". Also free.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Woah there buddy.
I'm going to clarify this process a bit for you before you mess something up, if you don't mind.
Root your phone.
The simplest method is to search for Z4Root here in the forums...it's a .apk that roots your phone for you.
Now...
I assume you want a sweeeeeeeet rom, ya?
We can do that...
MY personal recommendation would be this...
Make sure you have at least 2-3 gigs free on your SD...it won't need to STAY that way...but during this process, it will.
Open your contacts.
Click the options button.
Backup your contacts to your SD card.
Now download Titanium from the market...
The free version works fine for 99% of what you need.
The only problem is (as mentioned) you have to manually click the "install" button for all 500098098098 of your apps when you restore...as opposed to just one button and letting it work for a few minutes.
Open Titanium and backup all of your apps+data.
Do you want Liberty 2.0? I personally use it and LOOOOOOVE it...but you currently have to pay $5.99 for it...a free version should be released soon.
If you do...just download liberty toolbox donate from the market.
It will install the rom for you! The option is under the "Rom Manager" part...
Make sure you select both options when installing....The "Backup" and "clear data" ones.
If you don't want liberty...read below...if you've chosen to pay the $5.99...skip down to the ****** below.
Download either DX bootstrap or Rom Manager.
Rom manager actually installs Clockwork...where bootstrap is simply a method of booting into clockwork via an application.
Either work fine.
Find the ROM you'd like to install and download the .zip
Put the zip on the root of your SD card.
Boot into clockwork.
(With DX bootstrap you click "bootstrap" and when it finishes click "reboot recovery")
Backup. (Camera button selects options, volume moves up and down, and power moves back a page)
Now Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Now...Wipe Data/Factory Reset
And again.
And again.
I usually do that 3-4 times just for extra security.
Now install zip from SD card.
Pick the "Choose Zip from SD card" option.
Find your rom's .zip
Click Reboot.
******
CONGRATULATIONS!
You're running a custom ROM!
Now...if you're contacts don't automatically start restoring...
You can choose the backup that you made from the options menu in your contacts.
Now...restore all apps+data with Titanium.
And you're back to where you were before the rom.
All your contacts...all your apps...
You may need to go back into your settings menu and change those back to your exact specifications.
Now...
If you don't like your rom...
You can boot into recovery again...
And restore to where you were previously with one click.
At this point after deciding I like the rom (I don't keep much free space on my SD)
I usually move my nandroid backup from before the rom to my computer...and delete it from my SD card...and then do another backup of my current (rom'd) setup.
I keep a copy of the titanium backup on my PC as well...and delete it from my SD card...there is no reason to waste a gig of space that can easily be transferred back when needed.
My recommendation is to always have you're most recent nandroid backup on your SD card and a copy of your last few on your computer.
You can rename the backup folders for organization...but don't use any spaces or special characters.
If you're REALLY hurting for space...
You can delete the nandroid backup safely if you have a microSD reader on your computer...in the case that your phone doesn't work and need to transfer the backup back onto your SD card.
Happy modding!

Thanks for the info, all of which answered my question just right. I've been using Gingerbread rooted & deoxed since Friday and it is quite nice. The improved battery life is phenomenal!

I want to STRONGLY recommend that everyone who is new/does not know what they are doing actually go through the process of flashing the rom. I was inexperienced once and I hard bricked it (unfixable). No one needs to go through that and anyway that's what keeps our bootloaders locked.
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT STEPS
If you do not wipe data/cache/dalvik cache/battery stats, you will bootloop. Repeatedly wiping is not at all necessary but its good for ocd.
If you do not mount system and data, your phone WILL NOT BOOT and you will have to sbf.
SBF'ing is not difficult but a pain in the ass. First of all you do not need version 4.9. I used 4.7 three days ago to flash the most recent system version. Make sure that you have the file for your bootloader version or again your phone WILL NOT BOOT.
That being said, I have found that all problems are almost always careless mistakes or at least mine have been
You will find that as long as you're careful and follow all instructions, you'll never have any problems

Ok. Great info. I have been reading through the stickies n then came across this.
I am currently running darkslide 4.2 with blur. Flashed using clockwork mod on DX rooted with z4. I know that's alot of acronyms but yall understand. I used the bootstrap to get to clockwork and load everything using astro file manager.
Here is the question.
Do I have to wipe my cache in clockwork or can I leave it? So far I have left it n its running fine but doesn't seem any faster and my battery runs down in about a day.
I also use Titanium to back up my stuff but do I ha e to back up everything manually or is the free version one touch good enough? I noticed there are alot of things not backed up in to do list. I will happily get the donate version if its recommended.
Thank you all for your time and effort to answer our beginner questions.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Glad to see you are making progress, jperro. It never hurts (in my experience) to wipe the cache.
The paid version of Titanium backup lets you perform batch operations without interacting with every single install screen. There are other features that make it good, but thats the main one that saves you time/frustration.
I only back up a few system apps/data like Contacts Storage and Wifi Hotspots Storage. If I'm restoring my phone, chances are I'm either trying a new rom and I don't really want to muck it up with any old data - so I don't back up all the system apps/data that Titanium Backup shows as "not backed up". Besides, I've got nand backups in case I'm flashing back to a previous setup, so restoring system data or apps via Titanium seems redundant.

Ahhh. Ok. Thanks jeftep for the info. Very useful and informative.
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[Guide] Making and Restoring a Backup of your Rom/Apps.

After noticing that many members fear to change roms because they will lose their data i decided to make a guide about back up.
Backing up is a very important thing that will save you from so much trouble especially when you want to switch between roms. To make a long story sort it is a very useful tool for us xdacians
I will cover two factors. Firstly, back up of your entire rom with cwm recovery and second, back up of your apps.
Lets’s start with the rom back up.
Requirements
1. A rooted device.
2. Cwm recovery.​
We will make a Nandroid back up. The great thing about a Nandroid backup is that it saves everything about the system on your device. That includes your system data and more importantly, user data. All the apps you have installed, the user data individually saved by these applications, your phone contacts, the accounts tied to the device - every detail will be retained.
A point to note here is that your SD Card data is not backed up. The Nandroid backup itself is created on your SD card. Make sure you have sufficient space.
Instructions
1. Reboot to cwm.
2. Select “back up and restore”.
3. Select “back up”.
4. Wait patiently until its finished.
5. Congrats you have successfully back up your rom.
6. For more safety you can transfer it to your computer. You can find the folder at sd card/clockworkmod/backup.​
Now you can flash a different rom. If you don’t like it and you want to go back to your backed up rom here is how.
Instructions
1. Reboot to recovery.
2. Select “back up and restore”.
3. Select “restore”. (You can choose “advanced restore” then choose the back up for more options, I think the options are pretty self explained…)
4. Select your back up, it will have a name based on the date you made it.
5. Wait patiently until its finished.
6. Congrats you have successfully restored a back up.​If you have bootloop after restoring a back up see post #2.
Ok, that was useful for when you install a rom and then you decide that the previous was better so you want to switch back but what if you want to keep the new one?
Don’t worry you can restore your apps there too, there is no need to install them all from the start.
Titanium backup is the solution.
Lets proceed with the back up of your apps.
Requirements
1. A rooted device.
2. Titanium backup.​
This is a very helpful tool to back up your apps and the user data(game’s progress for example), which make the difference from just installing your desired apps from the start.
A quick way to make back ups with this app is the following.
Instructions
1. Open the app with root rights.
2. Hit the tab on the screen which tells “Backup/Restore”.
3. Now you see all your apps, including your system apps.
4. Tap on one and a window will pop out, hit the “backup!” , as you can see there are other useful options as well.
5. You can do this for every app you want to back up but it is time consuming, don’t worry if you have a large list of apps, hit the menu button of your phone, now select “batch”.
6. You see many options. For a full back up of your app run the option “Backup all user apps”.
7. Done!​For a more detailed look on the app see this from the developer’s site.
So, now you have flash a new rom and you want your apps.
Instructions
1. Install titanium backup.
2. Open it.
3. Scrolling down the list of the “Backup/Restore” tab you can see all your back ups. You can either click on one and hit “restore” then ”App+Data” or you can go to “batch”, “Restore missing apps and data”.
4. Done!​For the system apps its better to restore data only.
Note that titanium backup is the app I prefer, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other.
That’s it, you now have your apps from your previous roms. Enjoy your new rom.
Don’t forget to make backup often.

If you can’t restore a full Nandroid back up (and this happens many times) then here is a simple trick I do for it.
Instructions
1. Install the rom that is the same with your back up. (For example if you want to restore a gingerdx back up and you have bootloop when you restore the full back up, install the clean rom(gingerdx) as you installed it the first time and keep reading…)
2. Reboot to cwm.
3. (Optional) Full wipe. (Including factory reset and wipe dalvik cache)
4. “back up and restore”.
5. “Advanced Restore”.
6. Select the back up you want to restore.
7. Now hit “Restore data”, ”Restore cache”, “Restore sd-ext”
8. Do you remember how was it when you made the back up? Now it’s the same.​
If you have md5 mismatch error when restoring a backup then see this thread by ihtfp69
ihtfp69 said:
I figured I would post this fix here in case anyone else ran into this problem. This is assuming you did not change the folder names and let Clockworkmod create them. I haven't had it happen until today, but it's not a nice message to see when you are trying to do a restore.
Code:
Checking MD5 sums...
MD5 mismatch!
To fix this problem use the code below. Substitute the final folder name for the backup you need to fix.
Code:
adb shell
# cd /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2010-06-29.20.22.53
# rm nandroid.md5
# md5sum *img > nandroid.md5
When that finishes, re-run the restore and everything should be fine.
NOTE: As rpearl stated, there could be something really wrong with your nandroid, so use this tutorial as a learning experience and not a fix-all. In my case, everything was fine after restoring. However, that may not always be the case. Do this with caution.
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Thanks for reading.:angel:

Thanks

Add few steps for fixing md5 mismatch error on restoring backups. :thumbup:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
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cdeox8 said:
Add few steps for fixing md5 mismatch error on restoring backups. :thumbup:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
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Sure
Edit: Done

If i do CWM recovery, will it recover rom as well? As i only want to restore my app data.

sumitsabhnani said:
If i do CWM recovery, will it recover rom as well? As i only want to restore my app data.
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you can choose the "Advanced Restore" feature to select which ones are you gonna restore :good:

MassStarvation said:
you can choose the "Advanced Restore" feature to select which ones are you gonna restore :good:
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Thanks a lot... it worked fine..
But can we backup data of individual apps? Like if i only want to restore data for whatsapp, can that be done using this or any other app?

sumitsabhnani said:
Thanks a lot... it worked fine..
But can we backup data of individual apps? Like if i only want to restore data for whatsapp, can that be done using this or any other app?
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Use titanium backup
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Yes, use titanium backup..:thumbup:

Thanks.. will try that then...

Very useful! Thanks

Back to 4.3
Hello. I had JB 4.3 on my xperia z and it was pretty good. I made a backup from recovery and flashed Kitkat, rooted again, but this kitkat is very unstable, it drains the battery too fast, can't open line, many process hang. I want to get back to 4.3, Q: making the restore from recovery would be just like before? as if i didn't flash anything? I also have the Titanium backup. Thanks.

xperia9 said:
Hello. I had JB 4.3 on my xperia z and it was pretty good. I made a backup from recovery and flashed Kitkat, rooted again, but this kitkat is very unstable, it drains the battery too fast, can't open line, many process hang. I want to get back to 4.3, Q: making the restore from recovery would be just like before? as if i didn't flash anything? I also have the Titanium backup. Thanks.
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If you have taken a full back up and if you do a full restore then it will be like it was when you got the back up, with your data as they were.

stamatis said:
If you have taken a full back up and if you do a full restore then it will be like it was when you got the back up, with your data as they were.
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Thanks to stamatis, I kept kitkat waiting the upgrade to 4.4.3 that is supposed to solve the first problems, btw where is the thanks button?

xperia9 said:
Thanks to stamatis, I kept kitkat waiting the upgrade to 4.4.3 that is supposed to solve the first problems, btw where is the thanks button?
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No problem, I hope that with the upgrade your problems will be solved.
As for the thanks button don't worry about it, but for your information, it is in the bottom left, under the poster's info, in every post except from the posts that you have made.

stamatis said:
After noticing that many members fear to change roms because they will lose their data i decided to make a guide about back up.
Backing up is a very important thing that will save you from so much trouble especially when you want to switch between roms. To make a long story sort it is a very useful tool for us xdacians
I will cover two factors. Firstly, back up of your entire rom with cwm recovery and second, back up of your apps.
Lets’s start with the rom back up.
Requirements
1. A rooted device.
2. Cwm recovery.​
We will make a Nandroid back up. The great thing about a Nandroid backup is that it saves everything about the system on your device. That includes your system data and more importantly, user data. All the apps you have installed, the user data individually saved by these applications, your phone contacts, the accounts tied to the device - every detail will be retained.
A point to note here is that your SD Card data is not backed up. The Nandroid backup itself is created on your SD card. Make sure you have sufficient space.
Instructions
1. Reboot to cwm.
2. Select “back up and restore”.
3. Select “back up”.
4. Wait patiently until its finished.
5. Congrats you have successfully back up your rom.
6. For more safety you can transfer it to your computer. You can find the folder at sd card/clockworkmod/backup.​
Now you can flash a different rom. If you don’t like it and you want to go back to your backed up rom here is how.
Instructions
1. Reboot to recovery.
2. Select “back up and restore”.
3. Select “restore”. (You can choose “advanced restore” then choose the back up for more options, I think the options are pretty self explained…)
4. Select your back up, it will have a name based on the date you made it.
5. Wait patiently until its finished.
6. Congrats you have successfully restored a back up.​If you have bootloop after restoring a back up see post #2.
Ok, that was useful for when you install a rom and then you decide that the previous was better so you want to switch back but what if you want to keep the new one?
Don’t worry you can restore your apps there too, there is no need to install them all from the start.
Titanium backup is the solution.
Lets proceed with the back up of your apps.
Requirements
1. A rooted device.
2. Titanium backup.​
This is a very helpful tool to back up your apps and the user data(game’s progress for example), which make the difference from just installing your desired apps from the start.
A quick way to make back ups with this app is the following.
Instructions
1. Open the app with root rights.
2. Hit the tab on the screen which tells “Backup/Restore”.
3. Now you see all your apps, including your system apps.
4. Tap on one and a window will pop out, hit the “backup!” , as you can see there are other useful options as well.
5. You can do this for every app you want to back up but it is time consuming, don’t worry if you have a large list of apps, hit the menu button of your phone, now select “batch”.
6. You see many options. For a full back up of your app run the option “Backup all user apps”.
7. Done!​For a more detailed look on the app see this from the developer’s site.
So, now you have flash a new rom and you want your apps.
Instructions
1. Install titanium backup.
2. Open it.
3. Scrolling down the list of the “Backup/Restore” tab you can see all your back ups. You can either click on one and hit “restore” then ”App+Data” or you can go to “batch”, “Restore missing apps and data”.
4. Done!​For the system apps its better to restore data only.
Note that titanium backup is the app I prefer, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other.
That’s it, you now have your apps from your previous roms. Enjoy your new rom.
Don’t forget to make backup often.
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Hi , I have a samsung note 3 smn900p kitkat 4.4.2 rooted with stock rom and has TWRP Recovery.
and my friend has also samsung note 3 smn900p kitkat 4.4.2 rooted with stock rom and has TWRP Recovery and his rom has another language because it is a custom rom.
and I want to make my mobile to have another language like my friend rom.
so someone told me that I can make a full backup of my friend mobile using TWRP and restore it to my mobile then I will have the same rom like his rom.
my question is I need someone that has try this method and confirm to us that this method is SAFE.
and tell us what should I choose in the TWRP recovery when I make a backup because there are many options that we can choose like system - modem - efs etc.

sobri46 said:
Hi , I have a samsung note 3 smn900p kitkat 4.4.2 rooted with stock rom and has TWRP Recovery.
and my friend has also samsung note 3 smn900p kitkat 4.4.2 rooted with stock rom and has TWRP Recovery and his rom has another language because it is a custom rom.
and I want to make my mobile to have another language like my friend rom.
so someone told me that I can make a full backup of my friend mobile using TWRP and restore it to my mobile then I will have the same rom like his rom.
my question is I need someone that has try this method and confirm to us that this method is SAFE.
and tell us what should I choose in the TWRP recovery when I make a backup because there are many options that we can choose like system - modem - efs etc.
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I wouldn't advice doing this at all.
Why don't you just flash the rom?

stamatis said:
I wouldn't advice doing this at all.
Why don't you just flash the rom?
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the problem is that this custom rom is not available for download for anyone.
the custom rom is odex rom like the stock but the different is that someone translate this rom manually.
so now I made a full backup of my friend mobile using TWRP, can I make a rom using this backup ?

sobri46 said:
the problem is that this custom rom is not available for download for anyone.
the custom rom is odex rom like the stock but the different is that someone translate this rom manually.
so now I made a full backup of my friend mobile using TWRP, can I make a rom using this backup ?
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Ok, I see...
If it is a stock-based rom then if you are on the same version as of the base, restoring only the system would do the job... I am assuming here that the developer integrated the language to the rom. If he used some other technique you might need to restore data as well. I don't know.
Btw, it might be a good idea to get a second opinion from your device's sub-forum (open a new thread on the Q&A section). There may be specifics that I'm not aware of and I may overlook as I don't own the device.