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I recently rooted my HTC Hero and had no issues with it. I was trying to nandroid backup it, but now I can't download any of the programs from the Market. I have a restore image, but I dont have any clue how to get it onto my phone. Help would be amazing, I hope I didn't brick my phone.
thejawa said:
I recently rooted my HTC Hero and had no issues with it. I was trying to nandroid backup it, but now I can't download any of the programs from the Market. I have a restore image, but I dont have any clue how to get it onto my phone. Help would be amazing, I hope I didn't brick my phone.
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You haven't bricked your phone. If you are positive you have a restore image or that you've done a nandroid back up. You should be able to boot into recovery and restore you back up by:
**You should either have your Nandroid back up still on your SD card or you saved it somewhere on your computer when you did your first Nandroid back up, if the latter -- copy the ENTIRE Nandroid folder onto your SD card and proceed with the following steps.
1. Turn your phone off
2. Press and hold home+power to boot into recovery
3. Choose Backup/Restore
4. Choose Restore backup
5. Choose the back up file (labeled Nandroid)
6. Confirm that you want to restore the backup by pressing the home button.
7. Wait a while
8. Reboot your phone
And report back if you have problems.
Looks like when I go into the recovery page, the only option I have is Clear Storage, nothing about restoring
thejawa said:
Looks like when I go into the recovery page, the only option I have is Clear Storage, nothing about restoring
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You are positive that you flashed a recovery ROM correct? Do you remember doing steps 13-19 from the guide below? Also, what resource did you use to "root" your phone and did it ever mention anything about installing a custom recovery image, if so -- what version of the recovery image do you currently have?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
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Make sure that you are not holding down both the Power and Home keys. You only need to hold down Home and TAP power to make it come on. Once you feel the vibrate you can let go of the Home key.
Yes, Kcarpenter's right...I wouldn't want to be held liable for deleting your data, but then again...it'll teach you a lesson and you'll never forget to make a Nandroid back up.
try and fix your market problem first, I say. Does gTalk run on your phone? if not, try creating a brand new google account, rerunning the setup app, and log in with that one. Let us know how it goes.
edit:I've seen this happen to more than one person, and it's on google's end, not yours if this is the case.
Hello fellow D2 owners,
I've had my D2 for almost 7months now and finally decided to attempt to root my phone. After much researching on a type of rooting process I was successful in rooting my droid 2. (I used "Easier 1-2-3 Droid 2 Root for Windows). Now, of course I'm needing to do backups and recovery apps just in case something goes wrong I'm able to return my phone to stock. My problem is, I'm unsure what kind of backup I should use. I've looked up nandroid, koush's bootstrapper, among a few other ways to "root/backup/recover your phone". Of course being the noob I am, I'm not sure what would be a good choice to attempt a backup. I'm feeling totally lost in how to even really start a backup for a D2. I've tried to read other forums, google, etc. Most of the posts I read are either outdated or the apps they suggest are no longer available wherever I look (market, appbrain, and google).
If anyone has suggestions or ideas of which way I should go without taking too much risk in bricking my phone I am all ears! Thanks so much for your help/suggestions!
~noob
k_minlam01 said:
I've looked up nandroid, koush's bootstrapper, among a few other ways to "root/backup/recover your phone". Of course being the noob I am, I'm not sure what would be a good choice to attempt a backup.
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First root your phone the best way is z4root (it's on XDA just google it). Then get koush's bootstrap which is on the market or on his website. It goes by DroidX/2 Bootstrapper:
Install it.
Hit ok if it asks you for root privileges
Hit 'Bootstrap Recovery'
Wait for the "Sucess" toast
Hit 'Reboot Recovery'
You should now be in clockwork recovery
Use the Volume keys to scroll down to 'backup and restore'
Select it with the Camera button.
Then select 'backup' with the camera button
and your phone will be backed up exactly like it was before you backed it up. It will be stored on your sdcard and can be restored from clockwork.
Back out of any menu in clockwork with the power button.
Hit reboot system now to get back into your phone.
Don't know how this got double posted.....?
Check this page out for further info after you get yourself rooted. It will be your best friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791227
Also when you backup, I think your supposed to mount your system and data first, but I could be wrong on this. To do this, in the clockwork recovery, select "mounts and storage", and be sure /system and /data are mounted (it should say "unmount /data" when it is mounted)
Also you can use the keyboard arrow keys and ok and back buttons as an alternative to the camera and volume keys.
orkillakilla said:
Check this page out for further info after you get yourself rooted. It will be your best friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791227
Also when you backup, I think your supposed to mount your system and data first, but I could be wrong on this. To do this, in the clockwork recovery, select "mounts and storage", and be sure /system and /data are mounted (it should say "unmount /data" when it is mounted)
Also you can use the keyboard arrow keys and ok and back buttons as an alternative to the camera and volume keys.
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Damn. I really need to update a bunch of threads...
So I've been looking all over and cannot find Koush's Bootstrapper on the market anywhere. I did see a Droid 2 recovery bootstrapper by ClockworkMod. Is this the same thing and will it back-up both the phone system and the stuff I've put on my phone like the different launchers, and apps? Thanks again for everyone's help! Really appreciate it.
~noob
k_minlam01 said:
So I've been looking all over and cannot find Koush's Bootstrapper on the market anywhere. I did see a Droid 2 recovery bootstrapper by ClockworkMod. Is this the same thing and will it back-up both the phone system and the stuff I've put on my phone like the different launchers, and apps? Thanks again for everyone's help! Really appreciate it.
~noob
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im also a noob to this ive been search all day to get all the programs i want
On stock 2.1 from a brand new phone. Wanting to get a Bionix-V 1.2 rom installed to start with. (unless someone points out a more popular/stable/better rom to start with)
So I thought I was following the guide right but I cant figure out what.
NOOB GUIDE is what I was following. Here is where I think i messed up or got lost.
3 – Rom Manager / Clockwork Recovery
Now that you have your apps, system data & home settings saved, go to the Market to download Rom Manager (there is a paid and a free version, either will work, but I always suggest supporting developers if you can). We are going to use Rom Manager to install an alternate recovery, called Clockwork Recovery. This is what allows you to make a backup of your entire system (called a nandroid backup).
Once you download and install Rom Manager, open it, give it Root Access (Check to always remember if it's not already selected). At the top, click "Flash Clockwork Recovery" and after it has finished click to Reboot Into Recovery.
If this is your first time, you are very likely at the stock vibrant recovery (purple text)... click on Re-install packages. Your phone will reboot and should come back to the Clockwork Recovery (green text).
If at stock, click reinstall packages again (likely worked the first time).
Great, now you have a custom recovery. Scroll down (by using the volume buttons) and select (by using the power button) to backup your system. This will take about 5 minutes to complete. Once done, you have a complete snapshot of your phone that you should always be able to come back to.
I strongly encourage reading Koush's thread, you can find it here.
His installation instructions have more detail:
Installation instructions:
1.Download ROM Manager from the Market.
2.Flash Recovery.
3.Choose Vibrant as your phone.
4.Accept the Superuser prompt.
5.On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.
6.Watch the backup go!
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The thing is when I try to reboot into Clockwork it still looks the same, nothing happens when i tell Rom Manager to backup, it just restarts to what looks like the original recovery screen. It looks something like this..
Android system recovery <2e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Vol Up - up
Vol Down - down
Power - Selec item
Reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
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Since this is my first flash I might just be overly paranoid but if this is not right I dont want to mess up my brand new phone by just plowing ahead without being sure.
Thanks for any help... yet again.
Try selecting reinstall packages. And then again a second time.
Tap volume down then push lock/power to select.
Try reinstalling packages.
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TY, guess I must not have told it to reinstall enough times.
Took me 3x reinstall packages before I actually got into cwm. You will know when you get tehre.
Caliga if you need more help or have questions send me an email I'm PMing u my email address.
OK, so something has gone wrong. At first I thought it was all ok but now the more apps i try to open the more nothing seems to work. Going to try to go back to stock and see if i can start over but I cant seem to get this phone to go to the clockwork recovery menu. Every time i restart the phone and hold the keys it still boots like normal. guess its time for more research.
Had the same issue with my new Vibrant. Look for the 3e recovery fix listed in here. Solved my issues.
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^ he was on eclair (2e), the 3e recovery is not an issue here.
caliga4221 said:
OK, so something has gone wrong. At first I thought it was all ok but now the more apps i try to open the more nothing seems to work. Going to try to go back to stock and see if i can start over but I cant seem to get this phone to go to the clockwork recovery menu. Every time i restart the phone and hold the keys it still boots like normal. guess its time for more research.
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Apps don't work probably because you did not do a correct wipe when you flashed. Try: Wipe Data/Factory Reset - then Flash the ROM - then Wipe cache - then go to advanced and wipe Devil Cache - then Fix permissions from the same menu, go back and reboot.
roumenjr said:
Apps don't work probably because you did not do a correct wipe when you flashed. Try: Wipe Data/Factory Reset - then Flash the ROM - then Wipe cache - then go to advanced and wipe Devil Cache - then Fix permissions from the same menu, go back and reboot.
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lol Devil cache.
Were you able to flash bionix? From CWM You just select install zip from sd, and select your file.
ferhanmm said:
lol Devil cache.
Were you able to flash bionix? From CWM You just select install zip from sd, and select your file.
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Ups, typo........ Dalvik Cache. I'm glad I made you laugh ferhanmm, i'm actually cracking up myself as I type. I must have been thinking of my boss when I posted....or maybe my wife!
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Sorry for delayed response. Towns wifi went down last night and someone just now got around to resetting it.
@ferhanmm: I did get bionix on but it was acting very flaky, system ended up getting stuck in what i thought was a brick but someone in my other thread helped me get it working again and now i have a fully working trigger rom.
Everything is up and going again now I would like to get a theme for it, but really the only thing i dont like is all the green icons. About to do some research and see if I can just replace icons somehow.
* Creating and Restoring Nandroid back-ups*
Boot your phone into recovery. In case you don’t know how to do that, you can do it by simply launching ‘ROM Manager’ if you have it installed, and tapping ‘Reboot into Recovery’. In case you don’t have ‘ROM Manager’ installed, you can hold down the (volume down button and hold the power button until recovery pops up) (Please make sure fast boot is turned off by clicking menu->settings->applications->uncheck fast boot.*make sure phone is off when trying to boot into recovery*)
1.Scroll down to ‘nandroid’ or ‘backup and restore’ and enter it (by pressing the trackball or optical track pad button on most phones; could be the power button on some phones that lack a trackball or an optical track pad.)
2.Select ‘backup’, and wait patiently for the backup process to complete.
Reboot your phone, and you’re done. You now have a complete backup of EVERYTHING on your phone memory taken on your SD card.
To recover a previously taken NANDROID backup:
Follow steps 1 and 2 of the backup process.
Select ‘restore’. You will now see a list of previously taken backups.
Select the backup that you want to restore, confirming any prompts that you may see.
Wait patiently while the restore process finishes, and reboot your phone once its done. You have now restored EVERYTHING on your phone’s memory to the way it was when that backup was taken.
*HOW TO WIPE DATA FULLY*
wipe data/cache/dalvik cache
*note that in some select cases,when updating a rom with a newer version of that same rom,the developer may tell you "a full wipe is not needed" in wich case you can eliminate the data wipe. most of the time,however,its a good idea to wipe all 3 of these things
*using the volume rocker and home softkey,in the main menu in clockwork recovery:
-select "wipe data/factory reset".scroll past all the NOs and select "yes-- delete all user data"
-wait for it to say "data wipe complete". youll be back at the main menu
-select "wipe cache partition". scroll past the NOs and select "yes-- wipe cache"
-wait for it to say "cache wipe complete". youre now at the main menu again
-select "advanced"
-select "wipe dalvik cache". scroll past the NOs to "yes- wipe dalvik cache"
-wait for it to say "dalvik cache wiped". youll still be in the advanced menu,so go back
*FLASHING A ROM*
1.Download the installation package for whichever ROM you want to install. These are available on a variety of third-party enthusiast ROM development websites, but the actual ROM will always be enclosed in a ZIP file. Refer to XDA Developer's EVO 4G development forum as a starting point for some user-developed EVO 4G ROMs.
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Use the USB cable to connect your phone and computer. Select "Disk Mode" and, through "My Computer," drag the ROM installation ZIP file onto your EVO's SD card.
3
Turn off your phone. Hold down the "Volume down" and "Power" buttons to reboot the EVO into HBOOT mode. Use the volume rocker to scroll to "RECOVERY." Press down on your EVO's physical scroll button to enter recovery mode. Here, a text menu with multiple options will be displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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Use the volume rocker to scroll down to "Install zip from sdcard." Press the scroll button.
5
Highlight "Choose zip from sdcard" and press the scroll button. Here, your SD card's contents will be displayed, including your ROM's ZIP file.
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Highlight the ROM's ZIP file and press the scroll button. The EVO will ask for you to confirm the installation---press the scroll button again to begin the ROM-flashing process. This will cue up an onscreen progress bar; once it disappears, reboot the EVO to finish the ROM flashing process.
Should explain how to wipe and what to wipe in the steps and there is already a guide for this
Edit:should also cover how to make and restore a backup
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Ok and I know there are guides I just wanted to make one to see hale I did lol
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turboxsloth said:
Ok and I know there are guides I just wanted to make one to see hale I did lol
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That's fine and dandy, but if you wana 'compete' with the other guides, you'll have to be a lot more detailed.
evo4gnoob said:
Should explain how to wipe and what to wipe in the steps and there is already a guide for this
Edit:should also cover how to make and restore a backup
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Their i made a better how to what you think?
turboxsloth said:
Their i made a better how to what you think?
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Need to cover how to backup and restore because someone could look at the thread and go about wiping everything without having a backup if anything goes wrong
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evo4gnoob said:
Need to cover how to backup and restore because someone could look at the thread and go about wiping everything without having a backup if anything goes wrong
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What do you think about this now. I think i got everything i already have another post on how to gain s-off..
turboxsloth said:
What do you think about this now. I think i got everything i already have another post on how to gain s-off..
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Where it says hold down power button and volume down to get into recovery please mention you have to have the phone off to do that combo and to make sure fastboot is not enabled
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evo4gnoob said:
Where it says hold down power button and volume down to get into recovery please mention you have to have the phone off to do that combo and to make sure fastboot is not enabled
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There i think i got it all down lol....
turboxsloth said:
There i think i got it all down lol....
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Yea, disable fastboot in the rom settings prior.
teh roxxorz said:
Yea, disable fastboot in the rom settings prior.
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LOL......................
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.