I would like to copy some data in my back-up.
What software can do it?
Is it a nandroid backup? nandroid stores partitions as yaffs2 images. There are severa tools out there to extract files from these.
http://www.google.com/search?q=extract+yaffs2
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I just flashed FR007 coming from R012 after wiping data, cache and dalvik cache. I then used titanium backup to restore Restore all missing apps + all system data and everything seems to be working great.
I did a nandroid backup of my new FR007 installation and noticed that the backup size was 1/6th of the size compared to the R012 nandroid backup I did previously. Below is the comparison and file names included in each backup.
R012 nandroid backup - 330mb and contains:
boot.img, cache.img, data.img, nandroid.md5, recovery.img, system.img
FR007 nandroid backup - 56.5mb and contains:
boot.img, recovery.img, system.img
Any idea why the 2 backups are so different in size and file contents? Do you think there is a problem with the FR007 backup?
This is totally weird, ran another nandroid backup and it was 362mb and it included all of the correct files this time. Perhaps I had rebooted the phone before the nandroid file transfer to the card had completed the first time around.
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Let's assume you want to do a clean restore of an older backup. Nandroid backups will not backup /sdcard data, so what if you want a clean sdcard aswell? Just always leave it as it is?
Hi,
Suppose I do a nandroid backup of my ROM, I want to know if files such as music, photos and such are backed up too. If I delete them/format the internal storage, and restore the nandroid (of course I'll backup the nandroid backup on the computer first ), will those files be restored too?
TheeWolf said:
Hi,
Suppose I do a nandroid backup of my ROM, I want to know if files such as music, photos and such are backed up too. If I delete them/format the internal storage, and restore the nandroid (of course I'll backup the nandroid backup on the computer first ), will those files be restored too?
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Nope. Check how big your Nandroid backup is..
It backs up your system settings + rom + data (messages, call logs, etc). Not your /sdcard.
hi guys
i had nand backup with cwm. now i want to copy all backup data to my pc( as i always did for my SGS).
but i cant find the folder of backup...where can i find this backup files so i can keep it safe and release some space on my phone?
thanks
ClockworkMod stores its backup in a location you can't access from the computer. It saves the backups in /data/media/clockworkmod. You will need to copy them onto the sdcard before doing the transfer, or simply do an adb pull from that location.
F.Y.I. TWRP recovery saves your backups right on the sdcard.
there is an app in the playstore called cwm backup manager (not affiliated with cwm). it will copy it to the SD card. then just zip it on the device with Astro (or another program of your choosing) so you can copy it to your PC.
Hi XDA, as most of you are aware, my phone's efs partition was corrupted through too many rom installations, I have recived a new Pixel XL as part of google's warranty and want to teach you how to properly backup your partitions using TWRP.
General steps (REQUIRED):
Download TWRP 3.2.0-0 image (link coming soon, for now just check any ROM forum)
fastboot boot it (fastboot boot *file path*)
Without Storage:
Skip the copying of /data/media steps and you will be fine!
With Storage:
Go into the file manager
navigate to /data/media
make a copy in /data
There should be a copied /data/media folder
click backup and refresh sizes, you will see that the data partition has increased significantly
backup all partitions ONE BY ONE (if one partition goes wrong, you don't have to erase everything)
Use a file transfer program (I use Air droid) to transfer this backup to your computer