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hey.. up to now i used ppcpimbackup.. but im looking for one which can backup e.g. my mail settings so after rom flash i dont have to configure my mail settings which makes no fun
can you help me !? mabye one tool which backups all, that would be nice
Sprite Backup
PS Best Backup Tool Does Not Exist.
SPB Backup
Resco Backup
Sprite Backup
all good backup tools
I Use
SPB Backup
and i think its great
SPB Backup cannot select the file you want to backup but Spirte Backup can choose which file you want to backup.
And i'm using SPB Backup. I got a question is each backup file only can restore once time?
jianwei87 said:
SPB Backup cannot select the file you want to backup but Spirte Backup can choose which file you want to backup.
And i'm using SPB Backup. I got a question is each backup file only can restore once time?
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If you choose Custom Restore:
Under My documents or system files. tap on the options button.
A window will open allowing to select almost all the file on your device to be selectively restored!!
The backup file created by SPB Backup can be used as many times as needed!
Stuart
scl_electronics said:
If you choose Custom Restore:
Under My documents or system files. tap on the options button.
A window will open allowing to select almost all the file on your device to be selectively restored!!
The backup file created by SPB Backup can be used as many times as needed!
Stuart
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but after i restore i cannot found the backup file inside SPB Backup. It gone. Why?
I used to use SPB backup but after doing a full restore something happened with the password and I couldn't get into my phone so I needed to do another hard reset.
I've now swapped to using Sprite backup and I'm very happy with it, I did a full restore from the very useful self-executable backup file and everything went perfectly!
I'm an avid Sprite user. I think its spectacular. As stated earlier the self executable is great too.
I used to like SPB Backup, but after many backups i came to the conclusion that it SUCKS. It has problems backing certain files, never restores everything to the full and even if it does, the phones is laggy and needs a good ol' hard reset.
I'll never use SPB Backup again. It doesn't do it's job. Yes, it restores your files, but what is the point, if the phone is unuseable after that and needs a hard reset?
Stupid app. I'm gonna try that Sprite software all of you are recommending.
So the Sprite Backup better then SPB Backup?
What about sktools?
Has anyone tried the sktools' backup? I have it installed but haven't tested yet. Previously I had sprite backup 6 but it didn't work correctly when I tried to take a backup and had to hard reset and lost almost everything on device.
jianwei87 said:
So the Sprite Backup better then SPB Backup?
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Why not to use both programs?!
Can anyone recommend which backup software very good for Desire? I want something easy to use, and can restore well. Anyone tried Sprite Backup? does it work well with Android 2.1?? Mybackup Pro? Nandroid?
MyBackup Pro has recently updated for Incredible support so 2.1 is all go
I use it.
robbiekhan said:
MyBackup Pro has recently updated for Incredible support so 2.1 is all go
I use it.
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I tried the trial version of my backup pro...but I find the backing application thing not working great. Dont even know if they can do it or maybe just some of the supported list of application. Also I found another annoying thing, the backup .zip file that is created, if you format your SD, you need to create exactly the same folder like it was stored, and then put the .zip file back into it...then the mybackup pro is able to detect it. It will not auto detect the .zip file if they are just stored anywhere in the SD.
Hmm without root it doesn't back up protected apps but I found ASTRO's apps backup feature does so I use that for apps apk backup and My Backup Pro for data backup.
I was using Nexus S i9020T, CM7 nightly (a few weeks old) and for some reason I wake up this morning and couldn't get past the CM7 "blue circle" screen booting. I had about a month old backup but I didn't want to lose any recent data so I made a Nandroid backup.
Normally, to restore SMS or MMS from an old backup, one can just restore the nandroid backup, use a third party SMS backup program to backup the data to sdcard or gmail, restore or install new rom, then restore the SMS from the third party backup software.
However, in my case, I had a nandroid with data on it that I wanted to keep but that wouldn't boot.
So I did some searching and others have had this problem before but I figured I'd put it here for others that may have the same problem. I am not taking credit for this I just found various pieces of info around the web.
The solution is to use a utility called unyaffs. Unyaffs will need cygwin.dll. Yaffs is the file system that CWM recovery nandroid backups are stored in. Windows cannot read or mount this file system AFAIK.
Instead of compiling unyaffs for windows and installing all of cygwin, just use the attached pre-compiled unyaffs.exe and cygwin.dll.
Here's the process:
To restore SMS/MMS from a nandroid backup using MS Windows:
place unyaffs.exe + cygwin.dll + data.img in a folder
open command prompt in this directory (shift+right click -> open comand window here)
type: unyaffs data.img
the contents of the data.img will be extracted to this folder. wait for extraction to complete
browse to \data\com.android.providers.telephony\databases in the extracted folders
copy mmssms.db, mmssms.db-shm, mmssms.db-wal to sdcard
use root explorer to copy these three files to \data\data\com.android.providers.telephony\databases
To restore contacts/call log from a nandroid backup:
repeat above process for \data\com.android.providers.contacts\databases
To restore launcher configuration (only for stock Gingerbread launcher):
repeat above process for \data\com.android.launcher\databases
Note: Be aware that replacing the existing files with those extracted from the backup will remove the existing data so if you're not 100% sure what you're doing, change the names to mmssms_OLD.db or otherwise back them up before pasting the files from the backup.
Edit: Just thought I'd add, I also came across an app called AppExtractor but, despite the good reviews, the SMS/MMS restore didn't work for me.
if you have titanium backup, it makes it a lot easier to restore specific items from Nandroid Backup
AllGamer said:
if you have titanium backup, it makes it a lot easier to restore specific items from Nandroid Backup
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Doesn't work for migrating from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich for some reason?
I am going to give this one a try.
To the OP your a dead set legend! thank you
PS: Where the bloody hell is the thanks button on this forum? I can't find it
I will give it a try. Thanks.
where do i find data.img?
I'm on an SGS I9000 and made an SMS/MMS backup using titanium backup when I was on Gingerbread.
Now I've installed the "Onecosmic's ICS Port Android 4.0.3 RC3.1" and restoring the backup file using titanium (only data) makes my message app FC.
Jarmezrocks were you successful when restoring your SMS/MMS on ICS?
Does anyone knows how to restore them? From titanium backup I only have an *.apk.gz and *.properties files.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers
Excellent.. saved me a lot.. thanks for the tool
Great post. I wonder if there is a file extrator in Android like unyaffs?
I found out that you can restore SMS just by using Root Explorer.
The location is the same, just that the files are these ones:
mmssms.db
nwk_info.db
telephony.db
I tried and it worked only using RootExplorer and I extracted the files from data.ext4.rar
Does this need to be done using ADB? I have set a nandroid backup from a GB ROM and flashed ICS on the phone; however when I extract the data.img using unyaffs and browse to the mentioned directory, there are no db files whatsoever.
Could the nandroid backup be corrupted for some reason?
I am looking at the data\com.android.providers.contacts folder and I only see a lib folder with nothing on it.
Hidden system files are set to show BTW
I did this yesterday using Titanium Backup for my SMS/MMS
You need to go into Preferences and check the *Migrate system data [Experimental] option
Then you go to More - Extract from nandroid backup
There it is listed as Dialer Storage
You can probably do the Phone log this way to but I did look for it.
I would recommend you do a current backup of [SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage before you attempt this.
Does this restore the whole smsmms database like with the sms.db file on the iPhone? I hate it when MyBackupPro has to restore my texts and the dates are all messed up and i've lost all my MMS'. And it restores them one by one, instead of just putting it in there all at once. Took me like an hour to restore everything.
I have an app for you.
I'd much rather save myself from all this tedious long-winded work and just use apk extractor to restore everything.
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I have an app for you.
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Thanks! Wish i've learned about this sooner. Would have saved me a lot of time.
This method doesn't work for me :/
I followed it exactly step by step but when I'm done and go to the Messages app, it's empty.
The same happens if I try it with appextractor or titanium backup.
I made the nandroid backup on CM7, and want to restore the messages to CM9+AOKP on ZTE Blade.
Thanks
THANK YOU !!!!
That was so helpful. I was migrating from GB to Nyx ICS RC5.0 yesterday and the application I used (super backup) failed to restore the Contacts.
Another app I used did that but missed allot of details (and also was damn slow).
I used your technique and it did the trick!!!
All data is there the same as I left it on CM7.2
You're the king
Thanks
[EDIT] just a correction Super Backup was able to restore the contacts but with missing details
It failed to restore the SMS
The other APP (forgot the name) restored the SMS (after ages) but contact associated with the SMS were completely messed up.
perfect
RichAP said:
I did this yesterday using Titanium Backup for my SMS/MMS
You need to go into Preferences and check the *Migrate system data [Experimental] option
Then you go to More - Extract from nandroid backup
There it is listed as Dialer Storage
You can probably do the Phone log this way to but I did look for it.
I would recommend you do a current backup of [SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage before you attempt this.
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This worked perfectly for me, got all my sms messages back from my nandroid backup.
Thanks!
thanks!
RichAP said:
I did this yesterday using Titanium Backup for my SMS/MMS
You need to go into Preferences and check the *Migrate system data [Experimental] option
Then you go to More - Extract from nandroid backup
There it is listed as Dialer Storage
You can probably do the Phone log this way to but I did look for it.
I would recommend you do a current backup of [SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage before you attempt this.
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I did this today when I had to reformat my phone because of a bootloop. I'm using an HTC Desire on MildWild. Worked perfectly for me and was able to restore my messages. Loads of thanks to you!
Thank you! This worked perfectly for me!
I'm not able to restore a single app from titanium backup. Titanium backup not even able to detect backup files.
What should I do?
I have attached screenshots.
Your help will be appreciated.
I want to restore WhatsApp by titanium backup I moved titanium backup folder to SD card before flashing a new ROM and after I m done i restored titanium back folder in its original place but in tb app its showing not a single app backed up anyone here to help?
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I want to restore WhatsApp by titanium backup I moved titanium backup folder to SD card before flashing a new ROM and after I m done i restored titanium back folder in its original place but in tb app its showing not a single app backed up anyone here to help?
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Go to titanium backup - menu - preferences - backup folder location
Then find your folder.
strongst said:
Go to titanium backup - menu - preferences - backup folder location
Then find your folder.
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By that also not able to get backed up data i want to restore now. Here is screenshot
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By that also not able to get backed up data i want to restore now. Here is screenshot
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Is the backup place checked in the overview page of titanium backup? Maybe the image is corrupt or you did not select the the right folder. Did you tried reinstall titanium backup?
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Is the backup place checked in the overview page of titanium backup? Maybe the image is corrupt or you did not select the the right folder. Did you tried reinstall titanium backup?
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I dont know i backed up today only. And yes the selected folder is correct.
Badboy_deepz said:
I dont know i backed up today only. And yes the selected folder is correct.
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Use the “verify backups” option to see if there are errors with the data. If there is, something went wrong during the backup procedure to invalidate it.
zeomal said:
Use the “verify backups” option to see if there are errors with the data. If there is, something went wrong during the backup procedure to invalidate it.
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Nothing is comming in verify apps
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Nothing is comming in verify apps
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Make a new backup of any app and try to restore. If it does, see if the backup of that app is in the same folder where your whatsapp backup is. Just to check the location.