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Can someone please tell me what folder clockworkmod stores the backup's in? I formatted my sdcard on accident with a rom that was not booting.
I have copied backup's stored on my computer but when i put in on the sdcard and go into restore, clockwork does not see it. I thought is was in a folder called "backup" on the sdcard, but that does not seem to work.
clockworkmod/backup/
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Kumetto said:
Also you want to make sure to use the correct recovery CWM 2.x or 3.x.
CWM2 ex. BCDMRS-date-...
CWM3 ex. Date-...
The times are in military/24 hour format.
My cousin ran in to issues mixing recov's & backup's. I suspect it was more than just that. However I haven't tried when its pretty painless to switch between the two.
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Not quite sure what your saying here. So you know, you can name the backups whatever you want, like "3/26gb.firerat.4_20" and you can restore backups between cwm2 and 3.
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il Duce said:
Not quite sure what your saying here. So you know, you can name the backups whatever you want, like "3/26gb.firerat.4_20" and you can restore backups between cwm2 and 3.
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Every time i rename them the backups always fail. I had to stop naming them. It would just say md5 sum failed or something like that. I got screwed over twice that way so if you do rename just be cautious.
herouser26 said:
Every time i rename them the backups always fail. I had to stop naming them. It would just say md5 sum failed or something like that. I got screwed over twice that way so if you do rename just be cautious.
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FYI the key is not putting spaces in there. I have renamed EVERY backup I have ever made (using ANY recovery) so I could tell them apart. I never use anything but numbers, letters, periods, and underscores. I currently have 6 on my sd in /clockworkmod/backup/ named:
gb326.perfection.norat
gb326.perfection.rat
gb326.perfection.rat_ap5
gb421.perfection.rat
gb421.perfection.rat_ap5
nfx.prl01115.pri2.20
I have restored each one of these (I always restore them to make sure they work).
Mods please make this sticky.
Before anyone flashes any custom rom further, be sure to back up your
/efs folder somewhere on your PC.
The /efs folder is a hidden folder. You wont be able to see it using a usual file explorer e.g astro. You will need to be root to do so using root explorer for e.g.
This is something found sticky in the galaxy s forums and unfortunately for some of us it is coming too late.
The backup might come handy anytime if ever you mess up your own with custom rom flashing.
Thanks
Edit: just for you to understand the situation, by messing up i mean where product code and imei of the phone gets changed to a fail-safe one and even nandroid backups are of no help.
What exactly is in /efs that we need to back up?
I actually have already flashed one rom and after that I could not make or receive phone calls. I ended up calling Sprint and after about an hour of tinkering on their end they got it working. Would this be due to something missing in the /efs folder?
Everything concerning ur hardware info in short. Bluetooth, mac number, imei, ....
Many of us have got this tampeted with and unfortunately we had no clue it was something important( despite numerous threads in the i9000 forums warning users of this and nobody had backups) ,
there is no fix yet.
Check the nexussense forum for more details.
But do make a backup please.
After that whole incident I downloaded Samsung's Reflash tool and restored my phone back to stock.
Since then I have reflashed a custom kernel, but so far all is well. What exactly should be in the /efs folder as far as files.
My /efs folder has
Code:
imei>bt.txt
uart_path
bluetooth>bt_addr
nv.log
lost+found
Could you tell me if I am missing anything. I checked my MEID by typing *#06# and it matches what I have on the box.
EDIT: the bt.txt file int he imei folder does not have my MEID in it. Is it suppose to be in there?
I just copied and pasted a back up using root explorer to my sd card. I am on miui NS4G when doing this should I be on a stock rom?
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seekis said:
After that whole incident I downloaded Samsung's Reflash tool and restored my phone back to stock.
Since then I have reflashed a custom kernel, but so far all is well. What exactly should be in the /efs folder as far as files.
My /efs folder has
Code:
imei>bt.txt
uart_path
bluetooth>bt_addr
nv.log
lost+found
Could you tell me if I am missing anything. I checked my MEID by typing *#06# and it matches what I have on the box.
EDIT: the bt.txt file int he imei folder does not have my MEID in it. Is it suppose to be in there?
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Did you have a backup? Also where on samsung's site is and how to use it please? And is there one that will work on nexus s?
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Isnt this something that only gets messed with if you use someone elses Nandroid?
A custom rom doesnt normally mess with that folder, i thought...
Anyway, i have a Nandroid of my phone from before i flashed anything to it, so i assume im covered with that.
Can the OP please post a method to do the back up before making it a sticky tab?
Pointless to make it sticky and we still had to find the way to back up ourself. LOL
window7 said:
Can the OP please post a method to do the back up before making it a sticky tab?
Pointless to make it sticky and we still had to find the way to back up ourself. LOL
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Agree even though it is pretty easy with Root Explorer. Just go to the root of the phone and find the folder called "efs". Long press the folder and choose copy. Go to the "sdcard" and paste it. I also suggest connecting your phone to your computer and save the "efs" folder to your computer somewhere you'll be able to find it.
An alternative to root explorer, you can use IO file manager (I think it works)/
From this thread ADB is also very easy.
Open a terminal emulator or ADB on your computer and type
su
busybox cp -a /efs /sdcard/
back up the file on your computer and you're done
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Isnt this something that only gets messed with if you use someone elses Nandroid?
A custom rom doesnt normally mess with that folder, i thought...
Anyway, i have a Nandroid of my phone from before i flashed anything to it, so i assume im covered with that.
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Nandroid doesn't touch this folder, it seems. Best to make a backup on your own to be safe.
Zehlek said:
Did you have a backup? Also where on samsung's site is and how to use it please? And is there one that will work on nexus s?
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I did not have a previous back up. I pulled mine from my phone with adb. I have no idea about your other questions.
window7 said:
Can the OP please post a method to do the back up before making it a sticky tab?
Pointless to make it sticky and we still had to find the way to back up ourself. LOL
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If you already have adb, just do this:
Code:
adb pull /efs
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I did not have a previous back up. I pulled mine from my phone with adb. I have no idea about your other questions.
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You said you used Samsung reflash tool. I was wondering where I can download it and how to use it
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If you already have adb, just do this:
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adb pull /efs
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I already flashed sense 0.3 and didn't backup
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im still trying to figure out what exactly is getting messed with as the OP did not describe why we needed to back up this folder and or what could be messed up if we don't.
Any info would be great.
Zehlek said:
I already flashed sense 0.3 and didn't backup
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well try it anyway and see what you get...i already flashed a different rom too, but the folder was still there
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im still trying to figure out what exactly is getting messed with as the OP did not describe why we needed to back up this folder and or what could be messed up if we don't.
Any info would be great.
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Look at this thread here. People are losing their IMEI number and is resulting in no service. If you back up the efs folder, it saves this information in case it happens to you.
I pulled it to my sdcard and computer. The imei folder is empty. I don't see a txt file and the bin files are all weird coding
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Zehlek said:
I pulled it to my sdcard and computer. The imei folder is empty. I don't see a txt file and the bin files are all weird coding
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Yeah, I just finally looked at my imei folder that I saved to my computer and it only has one bt.txt file...
so i made a backup via CWM recovery and, to recognize the backup, i renamed the folder to the name of the ROM... when i tried restoring it, i got a size mismatch error... good thing i made a backup of all of my sdcard, including the original name of the folder, and the restore worked again
SO PLEASE! do *NOT* rename the backup folder!!
and this is news because....?
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and this is news because....?
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because i didn't see someone doing it... so i think its new...
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I agree thanks for the heads up. I'm sure there are those that don't know this. I found out the hard way monthes ago.
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I didn't know this either. Surprising that this isn't more widely known. Learned this afew months ago by mistake. Never thought of making a post though.
Koodos!
Uh..duh
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Actually, here's the deal
You CAN rename backups. I do it all the time. What you CANNOT do is add spaces.
My_Rom <----works
My Rom <-----will fail
I usually use camel casing (camelCasing). I've seen people with this problem in a few other phone forums and just happened to stumble on this
OP, if you rename your backup to one that has no spaces, then you should be alright!
Hope I helped!
i didn't try without spaces, but could a space make the md5sum different? i thought just renaming the thing changes the md5sum
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i didn't try without spaces, but could a space make the md5sum different? i thought just renaming the thing changes the md5sum
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Nope, the md5sum is stored in a .txt file in the backup folder and doesn't ever change (even with the name). If you change the .txt file in any way it'll probably break the back up. I'm not sure the logistics behind it, but spaces break something that removing the space will fix.
A couple things.. The spaces are because of the file reader cannot register the new tokens, some programs (windows and most OSs) are completely fine with this, however some just don't have he exception to deal with it. As for changing the .txt file with the md5, that wont actually break the backup, but CWM will think that it is cause they don't matchup
Why not just use 4ext? They name the backup for you, very nice recovery.
Hey guys.
I'm a bit intrigued. There's an unknown folder in the root of my phone's internal memory. I delete it every few weeks when I check the storage and sweep all the junk I might find in there.
Here's the folder structure.
GT-I9505\Internal storage\.sp\.94\.743\.cache\LazyList.
Inside that last folder (LazyList), there's a 23 KB file named 663014360. It has no extension. Opening it with Notepad / WordPad reveals a lot of unreadable characters (of course...).
I am having a hard time tracing it back to any app (if it's an app that's creating it, or the ROM itsellf ).
Does anyone here know what this .sp sh*t is all about...?
For what it's worth, I am running the latest SlimKat ROM.
Formhault said:
Hey guys.
I'm a bit intrigued. There's an unknown folder in the root of my phone's internal memory. I delete it every few weeks when I check the storage and sweep all the junk I might find in there.
Here's the folder structure.
GT-I9505\Internal storage\.sp\.94\.743\.cache\LazyList.
Inside that last folder (LazyList), there's a 23 KB file named 663014360. It has no extension. Opening it with Notepad / WordPad reveals a lot of unreadable characters (of course...).
I am having a hard time tracing it back to any app (if it's an app that's creating it, or the ROM itsellf ).
Does anyone here know what this .sp sh*t is all about...?
For what it's worth, I am running the latest SlimKat ROM.
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try this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kokanes.fileextensiondirectory
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Formhault said:
Hey guys.
I'm a bit intrigued. There's an unknown folder in the root of my phone's internal memory. I delete it every few weeks when I check the storage and sweep all the junk I might find in there.
Here's the folder structure.
GT-I9505\Internal storage\.sp\.94\.743\.cache\LazyList.
Inside that last folder (LazyList), there's a 23 KB file named 663014360. It has no extension. Opening it with Notepad / WordPad reveals a lot of unreadable characters (of course...).
I am having a hard time tracing it back to any app (if it's an app that's creating it, or the ROM itsellf ).
Does anyone here know what this .sp sh*t is all about...?
For what it's worth, I am running the latest SlimKat ROM.
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It is very good that although you are deleting the launcher's (or some other app) cache, it restores it.
I can understand that you're mad about it and you would like that your launcher (or app) shall not create any cache and consequently would work slower.
As well I appreciate your huge work with tracing it (5th link in google search provides the answer what is it).
If you really care what is, your work would be pretty simple. Factory reset your phone, start each built in ROM app and check the folder after. Then, install your apps one by one, starting each of it and each time after closure checking the folder. Easy.
anu.cool said:
try this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kokanes.fileextensiondirectory
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Sorry, but that app is of no use to me since the file in question has no extension.
spamtrash said:
It is very good that although you are deleting the launcher's (or some other app) cache, it restores it.
I can understand that you're mad about it and you would like that your launcher (or app) shall not create any cache and consequently would work slower.
As well I appreciate your huge work with tracing it (5th link in google search provides the answer what is it).
If you really care what is, your work would be pretty simple. Factory reset your phone, start each built in ROM app and check the folder after. Then, install your apps one by one, starting each of it and each time after closure checking the folder. Easy.
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What exactly did you use as a search term on Google?
I know most apps create folders that are legible (com.android.thisgameproducer). Buth with this given specific folder's structure, I don't know what it could be.
For what it's worth, I have been trying to find an answer to this for some months. But only now I made a topic about it. I did my research, which turned out nothing... :/
Formhault said:
. I did my research, which turned out nothing... :/
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Have you:
wiped your phone, and then used titanium backup for freezing each app, restoring it, and verifying which one creates it? did you repeated the same for each installed by you app? Well, if this folder/file is NOT created by one application (or installed, or embedded into the ROM), then only one explanation is that your phone is used by E.T at night while he "phone home" and this is his encrypted message.:cyclops:
about extension/filetype:does the file have header?
spamtrash said:
Have you:
wiped your phone, and then used titanium backup for freezing each app, restoring it, and verifying which one creates it? did you repeated the same for each installed by you app? Well, if this folder/file is NOT created by one application (or installed, or embedded into the ROM), then only one explanation is that your phone is used by E.T at night while he "phone home" and this is his encrypted message.:cyclops:
about extension/filetype:does the file have header?
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You know where that .sp folder comes from? Perhaps you were able to find something on Google that I didn't all this time...
I don't know what that header is / should be...
I know I could wipe all and start over again and check each app... But that's too time consuming... Hence I am asking here.
Formhault said:
You know where that .sp folder comes from? Perhaps you were able to find something on Google that I didn't all this time...
I don't know what that header is / should be...
I know I could wipe all and start over again and check each app... But that's too time consuming... Hence I am asking here.
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1. No idea which particular app makes the cache file, but it is clear that it is cach for one app you have installed, or one you have embedded in ROM.
2. Header is the two first bytes of file in the notepad viewer: for example, PK is characteristic for zip files and by changing the extension you could see what's inside.
3. No one who does not have your ROM AND your specific set of apps installed would be able to provide the answer, therefore without doing your homework, it is unlikely that you'd have information you want.
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1. No idea which particular app makes the cache file, but it is clear that it is cach for one app you have installed, or one you have embedded in ROM.
2. Header is the two first bytes of file in the notepad viewer: for example, PK is characteristic for zip files and by changing the extension you could see what's inside.
3. No one who does not have your ROM AND your specific set of apps installed would be able to provide the answer, therefore without doing your homework, it is unlikely that you'd have information you want.
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Well, I don't really know what homework I should do here, as the folder structure is weird (come on, just numbers? ) and the file has no obvious meaning whatsoever. I'm usually a tech guy, but when all I see is numbers, I'm really not that wise... :silly:
Since I know for a fact that I don't have any rogue apps installed, guess I should leave it be and carry on.
But anyway, just for the heck of it, I opened the file in Notepad. Here's the first line (as seen in Notepad, lol).
Code:
ÿØÿà JFIF ÿÛ „
(1#%(:3=<[email protected]\[email protected]_bghg>Mqypdx
I'm sorry, but this is way out of my league. :/
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I have a bunch of wifi access points and passwords that I use regularly, but always lose them when I flash a new ROM. What's the best way to backup these credentials so that I can restore them after flashing a new ROM? I've tried the "WiFi Pass Recovery & Backup" app but it totally bombards you with ads (seriously) and also causes thousands of wakelocks so drains the battery as well (I've had spyware which has been less obtrusive).
I try to avoid syncing my apps and data with my Google account as it takes so long to restore it all (I usually backup apps to my SD card).
Go to system-->misc-->wifi-->wpa_supplicant.conf
Backup this file. It has all the wifi passwords you've ever accessed.
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DeepankarS said:
Go to system-->misc-->wifi-->wpa_supplicant.conf
Backup this file. It has all the wifi passwords you've ever accessed.
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I don't see a "misc" subfolder in my system (or sys) folder
???
Ill send the exact thing. Sorry for the confusion mate.
Sorry.
Actually i am not rooted as of now. On 4.4.2 and waiting for a knos friendly method.
Sorry brother.
Wait..
I think it is this..
Data/misc/wifi/wifi_supplicant.conf
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itm said:
I don't see a "misc" subfolder in my system (or sys) folder
???
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Were you able to figure out?
Thank me if I helped
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DeepankarS said:
Go to system-->misc-->wifi-->wpa_supplicant.conf
Backup this file. It has all the wifi passwords you've ever accessed.
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Were you able to figure out?
Thank me if I helped
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No - I couldn't find a "misc" subfolder in the data folder either I'm afraid
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No - I couldn't find a "misc" subfolder in the data folder either I'm afraid
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There is a free app on Google Play called Wifi Key Recovery
Get that. It does all the work for you and shows you the saved passwords in a nice organized layout. You must be rooted for it to work.
Have a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery
Skipjacks said:
There is a free app on Google Play called Wifi Key Recovery
Get that. It does all the work for you and shows you the saved passwords in a nice organized layout. You must be rooted for it to work.
Have a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery
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Thanks - that looks like a useful app. A backup and restore feature would have been ideal, but in the absence of that this will be useful the next time I reflash a ROM.
Also Titanium Backup pro backup wifi passwords
itm said:
Thanks - that looks like a useful app. A backup and restore feature would have been ideal, but in the absence of that this will be useful the next time I reflash a ROM.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryanamaral.wifi.passwords&hl=nl
There are plenty of apps on Google Play that backups / recovers WiFi keys.
Skipjacks said:
There is a free app on Google Play called Wifi Key Recovery
Get that. It does all the work for you and shows you the saved passwords in a nice organized layout. You must be rooted for it to work.
Have a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery
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Skyriderz said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryanamaral.wifi.passwords&hl=nl
There are plenty of apps on Google Play that backups / recovers WiFi keys.
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That's the app that I referred to in my original post. It generates more full-screen popup ads than any app I've ever seen, and also causes a massive amount of wakelocks, which take their toll on the battery.
itm said:
That's the app that I referred to in my original post. It generates more full-screen popup ads than any app I've ever seen, and also causes a massive amount of wakelocks, which take their toll on the battery.
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Yea, I noticed. My apologies.. I attempted to edit my post regarding it, but it appears that I had to wait 5 minutes. Can't you use an app like Lucky Patcher for the app? And or use the WiFi app for backup/restore reasons, and freeze it for future usage.
verny94 said:
Also Titanium Backup pro backup wifi passwords
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I've just been exploring this. Presumably it's the "Backup data to XML" option? I just tried this for "Wi-Fi Access Points", and chose to save the file locally (to the suggested default location: \storage\emulated\legacy). It seemed to succeed, but when I looked in the \storage\emulated\legacy folder there was no sign of the file.
So I then chose the Dropbox option, and confirmed that the file had been uploaded there. When I tried to restore it using Titanium the app was unable to locate the file - i.e. in the TiBu app I chose "Restore data from XML", navigated to the relevant folder in Dropbox, and it said "No matching files". If I go into the Dropbox app it can see the file no problem.
Am I missing something, or is the TiBu XML backup/restore option flakey??
itm said:
I've just been exploring this. Presumably it's the "Backup data to XML" option? I just tried this for "Wi-Fi Access Points", and chose to save the file locally (to the suggested default location: \storage\emulated\legacy). It seemed to succeed, but when I looked in the \storage\emulated\legacy folder there was no sign of the file.
So I then chose the Dropbox option, and confirmed that the file had been uploaded there. When I tried to restore it using Titanium the app was unable to locate the file - i.e. in the TiBu app I chose "Restore data from XML", navigated to the relevant folder in Dropbox, and it said "No matching files". If I go into the Dropbox app it can see the file no problem.
Am I missing something, or is the TiBu XML backup/restore option flakey??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677566
1. Download root file manager
2. Go to with root explorer
/data/misc/wifi/
3.And open "wpa_supplicant.conf"
That's where all your wifi network passwords get saved to
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I've checked my S4 for that directory (root browsing), I can find it just fine. Haven't tried it further though.
verny94 said:
Also Titanium Backup pro backup wifi passwords
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Skyriderz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677566
I've checked my S4 for that directory (root browsing), I can find it just fine. Haven't tried it further though.
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OK that seems to work - thanks. I'll keep a copy of the .conf file on my ExtSDCard and restore it after I flash a new ROM.
itm said:
OK that seems to work - thanks. I'll keep a copy of the .conf file on my ExtSDCard and restore it after I flash a new ROM.
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The file has information on it? I haven't checked that as I merely checked if the directory and file exists.
Just be careful of what you get. Most of these don't restore passwords. Only some do.
most of these just show you a list of them. The one I linked lets you save that list. But you still ahve to manually re-enter them.
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The file has information on it? I haven't checked that as I merely checked if the directory and file exists.
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Skipjacks said:
Just be careful of what you get. Most of these don't restore passwords. Only some do.
most of these just show you a list of them. The one I linked lets you save that list. But you still ahve to manually re-enter them.
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Yes the .conf file contains the SSIDs and passwords in plain text format (surprisingly I thought). Anyway it hopefully gives me a way of restoring them to a rooted device if I use Root Explorer.
itm said:
Yes the .conf file contains the SSIDs and passwords in plain text format (surprisingly I thought). Anyway it hopefully gives me a way of restoring them to a rooted device if I use Root Explorer.
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I had no idea they were stores in plain text. That is pretty odd.