I just did a full wipe of my system and proceeded to restore with TB(pro).
When I restored I noticed 2 things:
1. It re-installed old apps I had removed long time ago, can I make it so it would not keep these anymore?
2. A lot of apps it did not restore, it kept them uninstalled, making me re-install manually...
Any solution for these?
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jmejiaa said:
I just did a full wipe of my system and proceeded to restore with TB(pro).
When I restored I noticed 2 things:
1. It re-installed old apps I had removed long time ago, can I make it so it would not keep these anymore?
2. A lot of apps it did not restore, it kept them uninstalled, making me re-install manually...
Any solution for these?
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In an effort to help you out anyway....
1) No, there's not really a way (that I know of) for Titanium to automatically remove backups for old apps. It's often used for reinstalling apps that were uninstalled. You can set the backup limit to 1 so that it will at least only retain the most recent version of each app, but that's about the best you can do.
2) It really depends on the app. Some apps take to be automatically installed better than others.
When you choose batch and see all the options, there is an option to remove backups for uninstalled apps. That will alleviate your issue.
It is odd it didn't install everything that you had at the time of the last backup. There have been a couple times I needed to run it a couple times. Maybe try that.
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I just had a bad experience with MyBackup Pro. I just re-flashed from Sky Raider 2.00 to 2.01. Everything worked beautifully after re-booting under the new ROM. So then I attempted to Restore my apks+data with MyBackup Pro. But after that finished, I never saw such a mess after a re-boot. Thank God I had a nand backup... So now that I'm back where I started from, is there an app out there that actually works? I'd like to try this again.
I'm not sure why MyBackup didn't work. I heard some good things about it, and that is why I decided to try it.
I've also heard of Titanium Backup...but has anyone restored SUCCESSFULLY after a ROM upgrade with this utility?
Just posted this in another thread so I feel like a broken record but yes, I used Titanium to backup pre-2.2, installed CyanogenMod 6, and restored apps+data (NOT system data) and everything seems to have turned out fine.
When you say you've never seen such a mess after a reboot, what exactly do you mean?
I use titanium everyone I write and install a new rom,for sky raider and cyanogen..great app.never had a problem
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The "mess" I talked about was some apps that wouldn't run. I would get errors instead. Outlines for some widgets instead of widgets. Wallpaper didn't change, but icon placement was as it was before re-flash. POP mail account lost config. Etc. I didn't make a list. I just said enough of this and did a nand restore.
So if I use Titanium, what should the procedure be to be sure I get back everything as it was? Or am I asking too much? Will I still have to reconfigure some things?
I just installed Titanium Backup. It doesn't appear to be as user friendly as MyBackup Pro. Can you give me some brief advice? I'd really appreciate it. I'm still wet behind the ears.
Thanks!
I use Backup Pro and haven't had any issues. I have had a few oddball apps not backup but never one that I bought or downloaded from the Market.
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So if I use Titanium, what should the procedure be to be sure I get back everything as it was? Or am I asking too much? Will I still have to reconfigure some things?
I just installed Titanium Backup. It doesn't appear to be as user friendly as MyBackup Pro. Can you give me some brief advice? I'd really appreciate it. I'm still wet behind the ears.
Thanks!
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I've only used it a few times so I'm not exactly a pro, but here goes. There's a tab that says backup/restore, that has a list of your apps and whether or not there's a backup of the app. If you hit Menu and go into batch mode, that's where all the good stuff is. Before I flash a rom I'll go into batch and back up all user apps and system data. You can also schedule backups to be performed while you're sleeping or something, just so you always have new backups.
To restore, you can go into batch mode and restore apps and data. When I went to CyanogenMod6 from stock, I restored only apps and app data. I didn't restore system data because I'm pretty sure if you restore system data when moving between roms it causes a lot of problems (I'm not an expert though, might wanna ask someone more knowledgeable).
Another thing to consider: if you have a lot of apps, Titanium is a giant pain in the ass unless you have the donate version. With the free version, it asks for confirmation when restoring each app, so that can be very bothersome. The paid one does everything automatically.
Hope this helps
I have been searching and reading through posts for a few days now, so this post is not for lack of trying.
I am unable to use Titanium Backup. It says I need to have BusyBox, which will not install saying that I do not have "nand" access or something (a bit of a noob here).
I've also tried to backup through ROMManager, but all it does is reset my phone and tells me that it cannot backup, and gives me a long list of things to try. I have done most if not all, to no avail. Help?
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gmonox said:
I've only used it a few times so I'm not exactly a pro, but here goes. There's a tab that says backup/restore, that has a list of your apps and whether or not there's a backup of the app. If you hit Menu and go into batch mode, that's where all the good stuff is. Before I flash a rom I'll go into batch and back up all user apps and system data. You can also schedule backups to be performed while you're sleeping or something, just so you always have new backups.
To restore, you can go into batch mode and restore apps and data. When I went to CyanogenMod6 from stock, I restored only apps and app data. I didn't restore system data because I'm pretty sure if you restore system data when moving between roms it causes a lot of problems (I'm not an expert though, might wanna ask someone more knowledgeable).
Another thing to consider: if you have a lot of apps, Titanium is a giant pain in the ass unless you have the donate version. With the free version, it asks for confirmation when restoring each app, so that can be very bothersome. The paid one does everything automatically.
Hope this helps
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice on doing this the correct way. I know what my mistake was now, it was the fact that I also restored the system data. I'll try this again tonight when I get home...
HarrisonBP said:
I have been searching and reading through posts for a few days now, so this post is not for lack of trying.
I am unable to use Titanium Backup. It says I need to have BusyBox, which will not install saying that I do not have "nand" access or something (a bit of a noob here).
I've also tried to backup through ROMManager, but all it does is reset my phone and tells me that it cannot backup, and gives me a long list of things to try. I have done most if not all, to no avail. Help?
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If you go into Titanium, there is a button that says "problems", click that and there should be a button that should install busybox for you.
Thank you, I read the forums, but not the buttons on my screen... stupid. :-(
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gmonox is on point. I went through all of this yesterday after getting Froyo. My apps all reinstalled and seem to work just fine with one exception. I had a NexusMod Live wallpaper that wouldn't work. Sad too because it was my favorite because it was Cyanogen inspired and just used the cyan color. Other than that, everything seemed to work fine.
MyBackup Pro still has issues under Froyo. The permissions banner will not go away after backing up. I have to reboot my phone to get it to go away. My task killers don't work on this.
I just wiped AvaV6 and put back on AvaV7 and I am not able to restore my applications (I have to do it 1 by 1) in Titanium Backup. I've noticed in certain ROMs it will auto restore them, but for some reason in Ava, it doesn't. What would cause this? Are there any fixes out there for it?
Thanks
Perhaps if you haven't already download a new busybox from the problem bottom. Also do you have the full donation version or just the regular? I have the full donation version witch allows me to restore all apps and system data with prompts.
Did you delete your license file? As far as I know, TB doesn't automatically restore unless you run a batch operation. The only ROMs that restore by themselves are CM6 (that I know of). That's done through the Market and doesn't restore data, however.
TB does them 1 by 1 unless you purchased it.
if you have purchased it, check for your license file, if you havent, go buy it!
So before I went to 2.2.2 I backed my data, now I have some annoying crashes. I first noticed my music app crashing, I deleted it and made a fresh install to fix that, then going over the rest of my apps I actually noticed quite a few that were crashing because of the restoring. My main issue is alarm clock. I restored my settings of stock clock app and now it crashes and I can't set the alarm anymore... I tried deleting stored data, but that didn't fix it for any of the apps that crash. Why is this happening and how do I fix it?
i use to use t backup but it never proberly worked for me for some reason so i did a bit of searching and i use mybackup its availble on the market hope that helps
I get this with many apps (not all) when I restore them using Titanium Backup. What I've found is if I just restore the app w/o data, they all seem to work fine. If I restore App+Data, that's when it crashes. Hope this helps you.
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I quit using app backups long ago... I prefer to download the apk to my computer and keep them on file.
If I have to do a flash or restore then I install manually and since then I have never had to worry about force closes.
The advantage to this is that I find myself much more familiar with my phone and what it does. Instead of having a bunch of programs that do the same thing, I have cut down on my app installs by half and now my phone is quicker and more intuitive
Yeah, I guess I need to switch back up app. Thanks for the tip about restoring just the app without data, that did in fact fix the problem.
Is there any way to fix my clock stock app? Titanium restores only data, so when I try to access the alarm, it crashes. Any way to reinstall it without factory reset?
cdzo72, Well, backup is more convenient, because it restores your settings as well.
agree sometimes backing up data aswell has strange results in the end
Why isn't the play store restoring my apps? I've signed into gmail on the intial set up. When I open up the play store, there are no apps listed. It takes a min or 2 before only 6 or so apps show up under the install tab. When I move over to the all tab, I can see the apps that I've installed previously. I've used 4.3 ROMs on my Rezound, and all my apps download without any intervention on my part.
Anyone have any suggestions? I've installed Carbom, AICP, and Validus all with the same results with this phone.
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Why isn't the play store restoring my apps? I've signed into gmail on the intial set up. When I open up the play store, there are no apps listed. It takes a min or 2 before only 6 or so apps show up under the install tab. When I move over to the all tab, I can see the apps that I've installed previously. I've used 4.3 ROMs on my Rezound, and all my apps download without any intervention on my part.
Anyone have any suggestions? I've installed Carbom, AICP, and Validus all with the same results with this phone.
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Isn't there a checkbox when you first boot a new ROM that asks if you want the phone to automatically backup and restore your apps? Maybe this sin't being checked somehow. In any case, and I'm guessing here, go to Settings> Backup and reset> see if the Automatic Restore button is checked. If not, then maybe checking it and rebooting would get everything re-installed.
And there is always Titanium Backup (Restore) as well.
Good luck!
Also LG's built in back up/restore is very good. Almost like titanium back up. Restores app data and is completely automated.
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Isn't there a checkbox when you first boot a new ROM that asks if you want the phone to automatically backup and restore your apps? Maybe this sin't being checked somehow. In any case, and I'm guessing here, go to Settings> Backup and reset> see if the Automatic Restore button is checked. If not, then maybe checking it and rebooting would get everything re-installed.
And there is always Titanium Backup (Restore) as well.
Good luck!
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I know the setting box you're talking. I've noticed before that there were two boxes to check, but on the g2 I've only seen one to back up my account.
I followed your instructions and that option wasn't enabled. But since I've already installed my apps, nothing is installing. I'll have to see if that fixed the issue, but I don't think it will since I do a clean wipe when switching ROMs.
I like to flash different ROMs, sometimes 3 or 4 per week, sometimes 3-4 per day ... I usually come back to a "daily driver" (currently Chroma) after trying new ROMs - but I always have a Nandroid of my daily driver I can return to.
I know that downloading apps and setting them up is the nature of the beast when flashing new ROMs, but is there a quicker way to restore all your apps and settings? I have Titanium Backup (pro) installed and have backed up all my apps I have customized settings for, the rest are just left as default. I also have TWRP manager (pro), but it asks you to individually install each app and is almost quicker to just let Google choose which ones to download and restore all the apps upon setup. I've never used TIBU to restore more than my backed up app settings, does it ask you to install each app as it goes through them too?
Is Titanium the quickest way or is there another way?
Titanium allows you to do batch actions and backup and restore all the apps you want in one go. You don't need to do apps individually.
I tend to let Google do the bulk (now I have a decent internet connection) and then just overwrite the ones with app data specific to me from Titanium after in one go.
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I tend to let Google do the bulk (now I have a decent internet connection) and then just overwrite the ones with app data specific to me from Titanium after in one go.
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That's kind of how I do it now and have for a while.
Thanks for the info on TIBU, I wasn't sure how that worked with a batch restore?