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faster way to reinstall applications after a wipe?

Hi guys
i was just wondering if there is a faster way to reinstall applications after doing a wipe?
example ext backup from nandroid?
i try out a lot of roms but eventually want something new and i just hate having to reinstall applications all over again
thanks

faster than what?
the ext backup from a nandroid will copy the apk files back to your ext partition, but doesn't recreate the market links. titanium backup will do this, and will do it fast in the donate version.

Just a random thought: Say you've backed up all of your apks using Titanium Backup, is there a way we can copy all the apks to a new ROM all in go (just like how the ext backup does it) and then let the Market Doctor on Titanium Backup restore the market links later?
Surely this way it'll be quicker, right?

tkm89 said:
Just a random thought: Say you've backed up all of your apks using Titanium Backup, is there a way we can copy all the apks to a new ROM all in go (just like how the ext backup does it) and then let the Market Doctor on Titanium Backup restore the market links later?
Surely this way it'll be quicker, right?
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Donate version of Titanium Backup does that. It restores all your apk's with data in one click. Well worth $3.99.

Eddie1506 said:
Donate version of Titanium Backup does that. It restores all your apk's with data in one click. Well worth $3.99.
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Yeah it does, but it takes quite a while (especially when you have a lot of apps).

shaji007 said:
Hi guys
i was just wondering if there is a faster way to reinstall applications after doing a wipe? [...]
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I use Android Commander for backing up the apps and restoring them after flashing a new ROM. It's one (automated) process of about 2 minutes (for my apps list).
Mind it though that it only installs the apks, just like they'd come from the market, the settings and cached info gets lost.
PS: I can't post links just yet but you can look for this tool in the "Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps subforum"
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opa0opa said:
I use Android Commander for backing up the apps and restoring them after flashing a new ROM. It's one (automated) process of about 2 minutes (for my apps list).
Mind it though that it only installs the apks, just like they'd come from the market, the settings and cached info gets lost.
PS: I can't post links just yet but you can look for this tool in the "Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps subforum"
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Sounds interesting. I'll give that a try. Thanks.

tkm89 said:
Yeah it does, but it takes quite a while (especially when you have a lot of apps).
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Leave it to work it's magic and have a beer in the meantime

Eddie1506 said:
Leave it to work it's magic and have a beer in the meantime
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Totally agree. I usually have between 130 and 200 apps installed (I try lots of apps because I'm a curious sort), so restoring may take 15 minutes, but that means all my settings AND market links are restored, so everything shows up in My Downloads.. that's worth a little wait!

Eddie1506 said:
Leave it to work it's magic and have a beer in the meantime
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Agreed. Very good advice

Personally I just use shell, having previously copied all my apps to a folder on my sdcard
# mkdir /sdcard/sppz
# cp -a /data/app/* /sdcard/appz
You can do this with paid apps but to avoid banning I won't say how
Then restore with
# cp -a /sdcard/appz/* /data/app/
Only restores apks tho, no settings but handy for new time as it doesn't require an app. You canjust use adb

Titanium Backup And App2SD

OKay so I have switching Rom a lot lately and am getting tired of having to redo my settings for each app every time. I only use a2sd roms and was wondering has anyone tried using Titanium with a a2sd rom and do you only backup data? Thanks in advance

It's worked for me.

PimpShit420 said:
OKay so I have switching Rom a lot lately and am getting tired of having to redo my settings for each app every time. I only use a2sd roms and was wondering has anyone tried using Titanium with a a2sd rom and do you only backup data? Thanks in advance
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Works fine with a2sd roms ..... I back up data and apps ..... so most of the time when i flash a new rom i do a complete wipe including ext ...... i run into alot less boot loops that way .... paid version installs all your apps and data back automatically, unpaid version you restore apps manually (1 by 1, i believe)

I use nandroid to backup everything
it does the job and its free. you guys should look into it.

Nandroid
dr0ided said:
it does the job and its free. you guys should look into it.
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Nandroid is my backup of choice. I mainly us Titanium to sync app data across multiple ROMs, for those apps that store data internally (Google Maps Address Book is the main one.).

strongergravity said:
Nandroid is my backup of choice. I mainly us Titanium to sync app data across multiple ROMs, for those apps that store data internally (Google Maps Address Book is the main one.).
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nandroid isn't a valid backup if you are switching roms .... I do always keep a few back ups from my favorite roms though ... makes switching back and forth easy

best way to save angrybird levels ?

ok i just flashed a rom .i lost my data on my levels now got to start all over .well isnt a bad thing. so what's the best way to keep it ? move it to sd card , i have backup with astro but it dont save levels.i do have root exploer install wasn't sure were the data file was at and if i could copy that to sd card and replace after flash.so any help would be nice thanks all

Titanium backup will back up the data along with the app

Titanium backup. when restoring make sure to restore data as well. Worked for me

ok thank's all i will install it .have a great day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TB has never managed to restore my angry birds levels, though it works fine with most other programs and their data. Maybe that's just me though.

hipmel said:
TB has never managed to restore my angry birds levels, though it works fine with most other programs and their data. Maybe that's just me though.
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Did you just back up the app or app and data? I think there was an update not too long ago that allowed for when user apps were backed up it would also do the data. I somewhat remember early on saving only the app and losing data as well though.

Titanium backup
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my backup pro works perfectly fine as well. app plus data and restores market link

ok so i got titanium backup install now thanks all ! come on march angrybirds 2 yaaaaaa!

lucky 69 said:
ok so i got titanium backup install now thanks all ! come on march angrybirds 2 yaaaaaa!
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Hmmm. I see you are lost in the game now
And you need to post more. Sheeeshh

[Q] titanium backup failed?

I have titanium backup set to sync the backup to my dropbox after it backs everything up. O have it set to do this automatically everyday at like 2am (my phone is not powered off) . I keep getting this error: com.sidhe interactive.sif.dr ? What does it mean. Also, does tb delete the backup it creates locally after uploading
It? If not how can I do this?
The backup is roughly 500mb and I have 50gb of storage

michaelsp9 said:
I have titanium backup set to sync the backup to my dropbox after it backs everything up. O have it set to do this automatically everyday at like 2am (my phone is not powered off) . I keep getting this error: com.sidhe interactive.sif.dr ? What does it mean. Also, does tb delete the backup it creates locally after uploading
It? If not how can I do this?
The backup is roughly 500mb and I have 50gb of storage
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Anyone?

Why are you taking backups daily? You only really need to do it when changing ROMs

Does nandroid backups backup apps and app data?
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michaelsp9 said:
Does nandroid backups backup apps and app data?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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Yes, it backs up everything except /sdcard (as we see it, technically this is a mountpoint, but that's for another thread) but that isn't an issue as you can backup those using a plan old USB cable if you really need too.

Spec-Chum said:
Yes, it backs up everything except /sdcard (as we see it, technically this is a mountpoint, but that's for another thread) but that isn't an issue as you can backup those using a plan old USB cable if you really need too.
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Is there a way to upload the nandroid backup to drop box in case my phone gets bricked or something?

michaelsp9 said:
Is there a way to upload the nandroid backup to drop box in case my phone gets bricked or something?
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Funny you should say that.
See this...

Spec-Chum said:
Funny you should say that.
See this...
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Wow great find!! Thanks, only one more question though , I really just want my system data (apps,data,contacts) backed up and if I was to back up by having a nandroid Backup and I was too switch roms , I couldn't just restore the apps?

michaelsp9 said:
Wow great find!! Thanks, only one more question though , I really just want my system data (apps,data,contacts) backed up and if I was to back up by having a nandroid Backup and I was too switch roms , I couldn't just restore the apps?
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I'm not sure how well this would work between ROMs but you can do an advanced restore and restore only the /data partition if I'm not mistaken. I reckon it would be quite dangerous seeing as this probably includes system settings so I wouldn't recommend it unless you were desperate. The best solution is to just use Titanium and only backup when you need to (i.e. switching ROMs) rather than every day. For other things, Google can automatically sync them or you can use other backup apps (e.g. messages).

What is your app restoring method?

So doing fresh installs of roms is hard work (you get the idea).
What is your way to restore the apps you use and love to get back as soon as your phone is fresh? What method do you use? Is there an/several apps or piece of software that you prefer? What do you think is the most effective solution?

Titanium backup works pretty well as long as you don't touch system apps.

Since the first release of Titanium Backup I only use that app. With pro version the restore of hundred apps is really quick. The only thing is a problem restoring account settings in nougat builds, which didn't work properly... But that's OK for all of time Titanium Backup saves to you

guessingagain said:
Titanium backup works pretty well as long as you don't touch system apps.
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strongst said:
Since the first release of Titanium Backup I only use that app. With pro version the restore of hundred apps is really quick. The only thing is a problem restoring account settings in nougat builds, which didn't work properly... But that's OK for all of time Titanium Backup saves to you
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I know that titanium backup is very popular, but there might be something else out there, someone who has used titanium backup and figured out a better paradigm. A app name does not complete the story of a great restoring practice!
It's a start with two votes for the Titanium backup. But where do you store your data, because that is also not really clear. If you are paying I guess that you would use a web service, which one is the best? Or do you relay on your computer because it might be faster file transfers through USB then a web service? Because once the backup is done and it is time to wipe, nothing will be salvaged? Or do you go for the USB as android system mounted extend or as a separate sd-card disk? Here are lots of pro and cons.

I am probably being a little anal but I kept my Titanium backups on my SD card, Google Drive, and Dropbox. I really could tell no difference between Google and Dropbox as far as cloud storage goes. I played around with Hellium but I always liked the extras I used in TB like freezing/defrosting apps, SMS backups, converting user apps to system apps and on and on. It is a full featured app.

benedictusg said:
I know that titanium backup is very popular, but there might be something else out there, someone who has used titanium backup and figured out a better paradigm. A app name does not complete the story of a great restoring practice!
It's a start with two votes for the Titanium backup. But where do you store your data, because that is also not really clear. If you are paying I guess that you would use a web service, which one is the best? Or do you relay on your computer because it might be faster file transfers through USB then a web service? Because once the backup is done and it is time to wipe, nothing will be salvaged? Or do you go for the USB as android system mounted extend or as a separate sd-card disk? Here are lots of pro and cons.
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I've not used any alternatives after I started with titanium so can't help you there.
For storing in case of flashing roms I just keep in the SD card cause that hasn't failed yet.
Only when I'm going from custom to stock or vice versa do I update my google drive backup. I use google drive because its faster for me than anything else no other reason.
USB backup to PC or a separate SD card might be required for only when you wipe storage (internal and SD) which I can't imagine when. But backup sometimes when you have connected the phone to your PC for any other reason. Otherwise I don't really do that much as it is too much of a bother.

OK I'm convinced. Could you tell me more about how you use titanium backup. What is your setups after all these years?
Do you make your own flashable collections?
(I purchased the pro Ti and connected Dropbox)

benedictusg said:
OK I'm convinced. Could you tell me more about how you use titanium backup. What is your setups after all these years?
Do you make your own flashable collections?
(I purchased the pro Ti and connected Dropbox)
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How to use titanium backup? Mate, there are tutorials out there and the help page, a little reading and trying and that's it. It's not difficult and there is no "setup" you need

strongst said:
How to use titanium backup? Mate, there are tutorials out there and the help page, a little reading and trying and that's it. It's not difficult and there is no "setup" you need
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I have set it up and already know how to use it (been using it for years). I'm asking about how you use it and not how I should. Get it?
It is considerably more interesting to discuss "user cases". No manual or guide will ever give that because the approach to the question is different.

Not sure if anyone uses it still but I use Nandroid Manager for most of my restores but its hit or miss on working right since 6.0. Titanium just never seemed to work right for me. I almost got to the point of just letting Google restore my phone for me and just relogin to apps. Best to save everything to the cloud in my opinion then there's no worries. Lol