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extracting files from backup.stg

Can anyone help::
I have hard reset my device and re installed all my software, just got it perfect and discovered I have lost 1 file. I backed up the device before resetting, so the file I need should be in the backup.stg
I could backup now, restore the old one, save the files and restore my new setup, but seems like a long way around, Is there any software to 'open' the *.stg file so I can extract the file I want??
Thanks

http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/de/index.php?soft=354
found using this google search
http://www.google.dk/search?q=backup.stg+tool&ie=UTF-8&hl=da&btnG=Google-søgning

Hmmm..
Perhaps I should have done that myself
Thanks very much my problem is now solved.

so it works ok that tool or
another one ?
what about if the backup is made as something other then a full backup ?

Not sure about incremental backups, but the util is very good.
You just open the STG file and can see all the contents in a properly structured manner. Getting files out of it is easy , simply copy and paste.
I took me about 1 minute to find and extract the file I was after.
Saved me a lot of time and messing with backups and restores...

Hi All
I have backup fiel its not .stg extension file, actually i backup this in ROM version 4.00.11, backup on SD card as only contact and appointment. Now i installed ROM version 3.17.03 , in this version dont have the option of contact and appointment backup/restore. so i like to open tht file in desktop PC to recover. or any othr solution to restore it. plz feed back me.
thnx

[Q] apk file issue!!

I have a confusion regarding android. this is very general query.
In Computer, first we have to have exe file to install anything and then we click on it to install the app on windows computer generally. when the app is installed on computer, we have installed app files in program files and then a dump (that is exe file) which we keep to install this app on any other computer.
Now, please let me know if this is applicable in android phones also?
I know that in android, there is .apk file instead of .exe file in computer. I observed that after installation apk file disappears. Is this true?

Not sure if in understood well, did you mean if instal anything from SD card? If you are asking that the answer is yes, i install everything from SD card and the apk file stay there after installation.

What if u install any app from Market?

vijay.gupta said:
I have a confusion regarding android. this is very general query.
In Computer, first we have to have exe file to install anything and then we click on it to install the app on windows computer generally. when the app is installed on computer, we have installed app files in program files and then a dump (that is exe file) which we keep to install this app on any other computer.
Now, please let me know if this is applicable in android phones also?
I know that in android, there is .apk file instead of .exe file in computer. I observed that after installation apk file disappears. Is this true?
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Even in Android you can see the .apk files under /system/app. Also applications installed by you can be backed up & later restored using software available on market.

"Normally" these apks dissapear when you download from.market, but all of.your apks are stored in your phone, the thing is that you have to hav permission to do that, when you download an apk (the single file) and store it in sd card to install it, the apk is copied to the phone.
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But if u back up ur apps as .apk and install them later using softwares (with exception of Titanium backup) u will loose connection between the app and android market (that means no updates)
the best option is to backup ur apps with titanium backup along with user data and restore it using the same

how do i access /system/app? Do I need to root the phone in order to see this directory?

vijay.gupta said:
how do i access /system/app? Do I need to root the phone in order to see this directory?
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Download Terminal emulator from market & you are ready to go to /system/app !!!!

You can also download Root Explorer and so the same

Thank all. Can you please confirm what I am writing below:
Suppose I buy a android phone (with android 2.1 so you cannot install apps from SD card) in which I installed an application named XYZ from Market. Now, there is a apk file for XYZ which gets downloaded somewhere in the phone memory and then it gets installed automatically.
Now, I just want to know, where does this apk file go after XYZ is installed? Does it stay in phone memory with the installed files of XYZ.
If it goes to phone memory and not deleted from there, then phone memory

if u install .apk from market it will be stored and installed in /data/app in phone memory. i do not think it is stored twice in the phone.

Do u mean to say that only the installed file gets stored and. apk. File got deleted automatically after getting installed?

vijay.gupta said:
Do u mean to say that only the installed file gets stored and. apk. File got deleted automatically after getting installed?
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Remember that an .apk file its a variant of the .jar files when you install an .apk this file gets stored inside the phone along with its necesary dependencies when the app starts, the os reads this file line by line while the app is executed.
In short terms the .apk file its the application itself that need a proper interpreter to run, in that way when you install and app to the phone, it copies this file and links the dependencies, so the .apks downloaded from makret are stored directly inside the app folder, in that way you can extract them from this folder and use it in another android phone.

You are relying too much on the windows ways of things. You see an exe file installion in windows essentially unpacking everything (other things aside) where it is needed and you then often see a bunch of files and folders. This is not what happens in android, the apk file is conserved when installed and can be found in the root part of your phone. Its data/app/ if installed on your phone, mnt/asec. (or something like asec) if installed on your sd card. You can copy that file to your sd card or send it to another device and install it again. I did just that today (I sent an apk to a friend)

anyway i dont think its same if i delete .apk + odex files from /data/app as i uninstall it with titanium backup. i think TB will be delete also data stored by the app inside the database (its the place where the apps are saving data, settings, etc...)

In case you are installing from Android Market:
1. When you are at market, it doesn't ask you to download. You will only get option either to install or update the existing app.
2. If you are a normal user, after installing, you won't be able to see the apk file anywhere on your memory card. But if you are a root user or with the help of special file managers and specific apps like root explorer and terminal emulators, you can locate those spk files in the phone's hidden memory.
3. If you are a root user, or with the help above mentioned type of apps, you can locate the apk files in phone memory and copy it on your memory card and distribute it to your wish.
4. If you are worried for paid apps and losing your phone or apps because of resetting or any other reason then stop worrying. A record of your paid apps is stored in google servers. So, even if you reset your phone or lose your phone, once you log in to a your new android device with the same google account, it will automatically show your paid apps. You don't have to pay for it again. Just need to install it again. This is applicable only if you are paying for the app through android market and you are logging into your android device with the same google account you had before losing your apps.
In case of installing via your SD card:
1. apk files are just like java files (.jad or .jar). You can download it on your PC from various sources and transfer it to your SD card or any of your friends' via USB, bluetooth or any other way.
2. After transfering the apk file to your SD card, it doesn't get automatically installed. You have to click it or open it to install, just like how we double click the exe file in windows.
3. Whether installed or not installed, the apk file you transfer to your SD card will always remain there unless and untill you or someone else delete it or you format your memory card.
4. Once installed, a copy of the same apk file would also be there in your phone's hidden memory, which you can access using special apps.
If you worried about losing your apps, try searching for other apps which backups apk... you can do so at android market. Moreover, also search on the net about having root access on your android device.. it'll let you access files in your phone's memory.
I hope, this would solve down all your queries !!!

Thanks next2 devil. Very gud explanation. It cleared almost all confusions. I have some more confusions that i want to clear out.
1) just a general query that just like exe file got unpacked after double clicking on it and install its files in c: genrally, does the same happen with apk, jad and jar files?
2) just want to clear out that phone memory which is hidden for normal users contains the copy of only those apk files that are currently installed on the phone and not the ones that are uninstalled or not installed at all?

vijay.gupta said:
Thanks next2 devil. Very gud explanation. It cleared almost all confusions. I have some more confusions that i want to clear out.
1) just a general query that just like exe file got unpacked after double clicking on it and install its files in c: genrally, does the same happen with apk, jad and jar files?
2) just want to clear out that phone memory which is hidden for normal users contains the copy of only those apk files that are currently installed on the phone and not the ones that are uninstalled or not installed at all?
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1. I am not sure about JAD and JAR files, but yes, APK files unpack itself to get installed. You can come to know the exact size/space that would be taken by the app directly from the android market. Details would be given there.
2. Yes, the phone memory would be having copy of files only which is installed. There would be no copy of any apk file which in not installed.

Thanks next2devil. Your response give rise to one more query.
if i compare unpacking logic from windows, there is no need for original exe file to remain in existence after it has been installed and user can delete exe file after installing it. Deleting exe file has no negative impact on the working of installed app. Please let me know if this is also the case with apk files? If yes, then what is the need of apk file to remain in phone memory after it has been installed?

vijay.gupta said:
Thanks next2devil. Your response give rise to one more query.
if i compare unpacking logic from windows, there is no need for original exe file to remain in existence after it has been installed and user can delete exe file after installing it. Deleting exe file has no negative impact on the working of installed app. Please let me know if this is also the case with apk files? If yes, then what is the need of apk file to remain in phone memory after it has been installed?
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Short and simple. Deleting the apk file from /data/app removes the app.
Sent from my Lestatious v1.4.5.5 Galaxy 3 FROYO

[AUG17] AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.5 CM7

Hi,
I flashed my SD cart this android rom, i have a problem from my g sensor, its didint work and I a have a Q for music and any files, my HD2 didint see my mp3 and other files, can i fix this?
Sorry for my english

imagin112 said:
Hi,
I flashed my SD cart this android rom, i have a problem from my g sensor, its didint work and I a have a Q for music and any files, my HD2 didint see my mp3 and other files, can i fix this?
Sorry for my english
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That's a GREAT ROM, (OK I'm biased) Play with the settings menu 'display', and also the CyanogenMod Settings 'display'. The G sensor should work. There's a free app in the Android Market; QQ player. Try it... it finds and plays many audio & video file formats.

Play with the settings menu 'display', and also the CyanogenMod Settings 'display'. The G sensor should work.
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It's nothing happend...
Where i got a aplication for calibration my g sensor? I can't find this in ROM

imagin112 said:
It's nothing happend...
Where i got a aplication for calibration my g sensor? I can't find this in ROM
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From the Changelog section, in post #1 of the ACA SD ROM thread... You might've posted your questions in that thread.
-*GSensor-Calibration tool: To use it
In terminal emulator type, su (return)
bma150_usr( lay phone flat on back and hit return )
exit(return), exit(return and close).

yeah, i'm use this, it's dont fix my problem

imagin112 said:
yeah, i'm use this, it's dont fix my problem
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Save your user programs & data w/ Titanium backup. Start fresh. Overwrite or (even better) delete the old Android directory on the SD card. Re-install the ACA SD ROM, and let it create a new data.image file. Put back Titanium backup and restore your programs and data... but now, with a fresh newly created data.image file (save the old one on your PC - but don't use it in the new installation). This should work... but if it doesn't maybe you have a hardware defect. Maybe not... do the G-sensors work in WM 6.5?

RobE. said:
Save your user programs & data w/ Titanium backup. Start fresh. Overwrite or (even better) delete the old Android directory on the SD card. Re-install the ACA SD ROM, and let it create a new data.image file. Put back Titanium backup and restore your programs and data... but now, with a fresh newly created data.image file (save the old one on your PC - but don't use it in the new installation). This should work... but if it doesn't maybe you have a hardware defect. Maybe not... do the G-sensors work in WM 6.5?
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Yes, G-sensor work in WM 6.5, Today I re-install my sd rom, delete old data.image and create new, it's doesn't work (**** ), I can't running my g-sensor of any roms android, SD and NAND...
BTW:
How I can edit a file build.prop? I try edit this with Total Comander, but I can't overwrite this file. In thread in rom I reading
The default lcd_density of ACA is 167. Edit the lcd_density= value to 240 in /system/build.prop to get standard sized icons and fonts)
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But I don't understand this...
It's now a use AmeriCan Androind NAND, its better for me

How do you know the g-sensor doesn't work in ACA SD Android? What programs which would use it, are not working?
I have same setup as you. Everything should work.
Easy to edit startup.txt on your PC desktop prior to installation. After installation you would need to use a rooted file explorer like 'ES File Explorer' (free in the market). build.prop file is located in SD (card), System folder.
You need to give ES File Exp su privileges... and then go into 'Settings Menu' go to Root settings and check the boxes for Root Explorer AND Mount File System, (this is to make the files writable as the system default is read only. Edit the build.prop w/ ES note editor (will popup choices once file is selected for editing). Finish editing and make sure to go to menu and SAVE. Reboot. Easy.
ALL of your questions here in this thread SHOULD've been posted in the ACA SD ROM forum... not here in general Q&A. You'd get more help there, than just me. (I'm not bad) but not an expert. The only issues you have are lack of knowledge. That's easy to get here at XDA.
Good Luck & BTW ...you're welcome

Bro,
I can't understand everythink.
I use your metod for change lcd value, it's work, thanks
I change my rom for NAND, this same when I have on SD. I find this topic, and I don't know to how I delete this file.
You help me? This is a link for topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10369163&postcount=1

Your original post was about AmericanAndroid... SD ROM. I tried to help but I'm still not sure what the problem is really about. You had WM 6.5 ROM with G-Sensor working, and you say it's not working in ACA SD ROM.
Now you have ACA NAND ROM. - I'm not understanding your setup or real problem (you say you can't calibrate the G-Sensor), but I don't understand how it's not working.
I DO understand this... you CAN'T have Android in NAND and on SD. That can't work. I'm sorry I can't help you more. Take this advice...
If you have problems with ACA SD ROM... post your questions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652
If you have problems with ACA NAND ROM... post your questions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209474

Okey, sorry for this.
Let's try fix the problem once again.
I flash my HD2 WM 6.5 g sensor work, install Amercain Android on SD card. G sensro didi't work. Would shuold I do ?

[Q] How to backup all system?

Finaly i get everything to work!Now i want to do backup to whole system and how to do thet?and where is save location thet file.I want to save that file on my pc.What is procedure?

Megasp said:
Finaly i get everything to work!Now i want to do backup to whole system and how to do thet?and where is save location thet file.I want to save that file on my pc.What is procedure?
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If You have installed Clockwork recovery.
Then u can backup ur entire rom.
For this boot into recovery then go to Backup and restore and select back up.
after completing all procedure reboot ur device.
Connect your device in PC through USB (Storage)
Go to clockworkmod folder\backup
u can see the file with the date name....copy it to ur PC folder and you r done.
Press help if I helped you....

Ok ihave cwd.Just if later something go wrong,i must install cwd again copy cotest of backup folder and restore?What this chieftec 450w backup?complate rom,os,settings?Example if i have another rom can i with this metod restore to this rom what i backuo it?

a nandroid back up takes an exact image of the whole phone. system, data, apps, contacts, everything. its then placed in the clockworkmod folder on the sd card.
when you restore the backup it will bring the phone back to the exact state it was in when you did the back up.
and as far as i know you cant just select parts of it. its all or none. also i think if you rename it it might mess up the m5d sum but dont quote me on it

I did it from boot menu.Turn on + volume down backup and restore,backup and thet is it,i just go to look where is file and save to my PC.

I use rom manager to rename the backups, and never had a problem.
Also you can extract things from nandroids, apps, data, sms settings etc with an app called app extractor, it's in the market and there's a thread on xda for it somewhere.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

Lol,I happened to test the naming of nandroid last night and I used es file manager to name my nandroid "test(with original date name) and it worked perfect. I need to have little reminders of which backup is which nowadays.
" once its gone,its GONE."

Me too, I currently have 5 nandroids and 4 bootable roms in my boot manager folder, so glad I bought that 16gb card!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

ive got 8gb and still got 6.5 free. Mmmmm bit of a memory junkie i think.

I have about 4gb left lol, 6gb music and another 6gb of roms, backups, themes, apps, icons, mods etc etc
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

Megasp said:
Finaly i get everything to work!Now i want to do backup to whole system and how to do thet?and where is save location thet file.I want to save that file on my pc.What is procedure?
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Use Titanium Backup When u are done with the backup all files are located in A folder in your system. Than just copy that folder to your computer and your done

[Q] Where is the data.img file?

I have been searching for ages trying to find this answer and although I've found some threads about this file I can't find where it is kept? In the guides it says to backup this file when upgrading the same ROM or reinstalling it so you don't lose settings etc, which is what I want to do. I have ES File Explorer on my phone and have searched the root files for it to no avail!

As far as I know, if you're on NAND you won't have that file. But I think if you make a backup, you can find it in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/your-bacukp .. If you're using cwm.

Marvlesz said:
As far as I know, if you're on NAND you won't have that file. But I think if you make a backup, you can find it in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/your-bacukp .. If you're using cwm.
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I'm using the SD method not NAND. I don't have CWM installed but I'm assuming in ROM manager you create a backup from there, which places it in the backup folder you mention above?

Pezza4u said:
I'm using the SD method not NAND. I don't have CWM installed but I'm assuming in ROM manager you create a backup from there, which places it in the backup folder you mention above?
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Oh, excuse me. You're using SD, then it's probably located under /sdcard/your-rom-folder/
That folder is usually called "Android", but it may differ from ROM to ROM. I don't remember the data.img being on the root of the sd.

Marvlesz said:
Oh, excuse me. You're using SD, then it's probably located under /sdcard/your-rom-folder/
That folder is usually called "Android", but it may differ from ROM to ROM. I don't remember the data.img being on the root of the sd.
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Thanks. Is it a file I'm looking for as I'm under the impression it is with the .img, similar to an ISO file? Although in the android folder there is a folder called data, which has several folders in.....is this it?
If it is then I think the extension on the name is confusing me as I thought it was an actual file!

Actually, back in the time when I used to use android SD. The data was stored in a file with a ".img" extension. I am not sure about now, maybe they changed it?
I am not familiar with this "data" folder you're referring to.

Pezza4u said:
Thanks. Is it a file I'm looking for as I'm under the impression it is with the .img, similar to an ISO file? Although in the android folder there is a folder called data, which has several folders in.....is this it?
If it is then I think the extension on the name is confusing me as I thought it was an actual file!
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Yes, that is it. It may have slightly different names depending on the rom. The data file is used by the sd android as the data partition by a nand android. Your apps and data are generally stored in this file. There can be some exceptions, like apps moved with Apps2sd and similar things.
It is usually good to have a backup of this file.
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Thanks....now that I know where it is I can back it up