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[Q] I Need Epic 4G Backup Help

I was just wondering if there is a a way to back up my phones current launcher settings so when I do a full wipe to a new ROM I can EASILY get my phone back to normal without having to reinstall all apps. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Im running on rooted Epic Experience 1.2.04, mixup kernal(not newest update), and Emotionless Beast theme.

BBlunts456 said:
I was just wondering if there is a a way to back up my phones current launcher settings so when I do a full wipe to a new ROM I can EASILY get my phone back to normal without having to reinstall all apps. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Im running on rooted Epic Experience 1.2.04, mixup kernal(not newest update), and Emotionless Beast theme.
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Make a nandroid backup. Flash the new rom. Goto advance restore in CWM and flash data
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How do I make a nandroid backup?
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BBlunts456 said:
How do I make a nandroid backup?
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I believe they are talking about booting into CWM and there is an option to make a backup. So flash your rom and then restore with your backup.

yup, "nandroid" backup is the backup option within clockwork recovery, its a full backup of your phone. flash a new rom, then boot to clockwork and do backup and restore > advanced > select your backup > restore data. voila

Thanks for the replies. I wish I had realized this 2 months ago when I started flashing ROMS, I could've had an extra 20hrs to my life.lol I always backup thru clockwork, just never checked under advanced restore.
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Cant remember names of apps I used before flashing.

Hey people,
Yea, I just flashed a new ROM and I couldnt remember the apps I used to have. Is there any way I could find out and recover the game saves?
Thanks.
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If you downloaded them thru Market then you can goto http://market.android.com and you'll see a list under my account. If you used a non-wipe ROM the data will still be there and unless the apps don't wipe the data themselves you'll be able to access it.

It's a full wipe ROM, I do have a CWM backup. Is there anything I could do with it?
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hotplainrice said:
It's a full wipe ROM, I do have a CWM backup. Is there anything I could do with it?
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What game is it? Many save game data on the sdcard which isn't included on cwm backups so either you will still have the savedata on your sdcard or it's already gone forever.. otherwise use wunyaffs to unpack your nandroid backup and search through it

I installed the game and it at first stages.
So, I've restored the backup and hope to use titanium backup to backup the games and apps.
Then, flash LeoMar's ROM and then restore through titanium backup.
Is there anything wrong that I could be possibly doing?
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Did that, everythings fine.
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Help!rooted 2.3.4 restore problems!

I'm trying to restore apps but i keep getting force closes,anything I try to restore always end up in a force close after restoration
If not resolved, I recommend people wait for ota update. Too many [email protected]
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Cat_On_Droid said:
I'm trying to restore apps but i keep getting force closes,anything I try to restore always end up in a force close after restoration
If not resolved, I recommend people wait for ota update. Too many [email protected]
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If you're restoring with titanium backup try to only restore app and not app+data. The data part might conflict with the new FW as it's a higher build number.
Don't think it has anything to do with the posted .ftf file nor the method in updating.
Regards Dousan...

I'm restoring using my backup root. Damnit.. I have so much data: (
Is there any way to bypass ?
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Your right dousan!!!data conflict is Persisistant !what can I do???
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Cat_On_Droid said:
Your right dousan!!!data conflict is Persisistant !what can I do???
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If you're restoring data from a nandroid i would then flash the doomlord kernel that matches the FW build on the nandroid. Then i would restore the nandroid and then download titanium backup and do a back up with that. Then upgrade to the state where you are now and use the TB to restore apps without data
Regards Dousan...
e: Just reread your post and saw that I missed the app you are using to restore. In that case it would be helpfull if you had a recent nandroid. Afaik My backup root can only restore one way and that's app+data at once and nothing else.
e2: You could do the above, flash kernel and firmware that matches your backup from my backup root. When flashed then restore the backup from my backup root and then download TB and do a backup with that. Then return to current state you have at the moment and restore with TB using only app option when doing so.

So I don't get any data -_-?
Edit, wrong, myroot does it threeway
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Cat_On_Droid said:
So I don't get any data -_-?
Edit, wrong, myroot does it threeway
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Yes without data or atleast do one at a time to check if it FC's.
Edited my post above.
Regards Dousan...

So I don't get any data back? I have both tb and myroot. I use my root because I don't have tbpro to restore all at once
No data? Boooo...
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Hey there is no data conflict, that's for sure.
I flashed the ftf file with the "Wipe user data" option UNCHECKED. All my apps, data, contacts, messages remained as they were without any single conflict or FC anywhere.
Besides, I restored many apps via Titanium now and then. They worked fine.
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Maybe it's a problem with MyBackup root. try mybackup Pro.

OK I restored some data, and it worked fine
Strange...
I may not wipe user data next time....
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I've used TB alot and have now and then encountered FC'ing when restoring both app+data when jumping build numbers in FW/custom roms.
Games from gameloft just acts weird at some points when restoring from TB with data aswell.
It still could be a data conflict as i've seen people upgrading the same custom roms on the same phones and some get that FC'ing when they don't wipe data and some don't and some get's it when restoring with app+data and then some don't. So it might still be worth restoring one at a time to see wich has a conflict.
Regards Dousan...

Am thinking of not wiping data and return to 233 and restore my vadass apps and data!
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hasaan6545 said:
Hey there is no data conflict, that's for sure.
I flashed the ftf file with the "Wipe user data" option UNCHECKED. All my apps, data, contacts, messages remained as they were without any single conflict or FC anywhere.
Besides, I restored many apps via Titanium now and then. They worked fine.
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Maybe it's a problem with MyBackup root. try mybackup Pro.
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You mean we can flash the 2.3.4 ftf file even w/uncheck wipe user data, and all those apps will still work perfectly? Hmmm, seems like I will get this 2.3.4 now.. The reason why I don't flash is because of the restoring problem also, the last time I did that, it took me 3-4 days to download all data files again.. Maybe nextime I will just do a backup of the apk using mybackup root and I will just backup my sdcard files to my PC..
But oh, I will lose root since my BL is still locked, I will not be able to flash the rootxperia.. Maybe I'll just wait for OTA then.. Tsk..

How to keep your apps when changing roms

How can i keep my data when switching roms so i dont have to install All again?
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LibiSC said:
How can i keep my data when switching roms so i dont have to install All again?
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dirty flash them, dont wipe data. it wont always work though. if not, youll have to go back and wipe data. generally, you can dirty flash different roms if their based on the same source. if they arent based on the same, then you have to wipe data. you can use apps like titanium backup to back up apps and their data, then restore them after a flash.

Keeping your apps
All you have to do is make a backup of your data in recovery and when you flash the next rom with a clean install, go to recovery and flash the data. And you will have a clean install with everything on it

ikr said:
All you have to do is make a backup of your data in recovery and when you flash the next rom with a clean install, go to recovery and flash the data. And you will have a clean install with everything on it
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That will restore system data also and will cause problems. Use ti backup app or carbon backup
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Never had problems
spaceman860 said:
That will restore system data also and will cause problems. Use ti backup app or carbon backup
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I have never had problems doing this since i got the n4

Use Titanium backup, Mybackup or Carbom
Nexus4 / Rom JDQ39 / Kernel Franco #125

ikr said:
I have never had problems doing this since i got the n4
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Don't worry. You will eventually. It's a terrible idea.

Just flash over the rom you have. You will keep your apps, but chances are you'll run into force closes.

New Nexus Questions

Bout to get my nexus 4, will be dropped off by UPS tomorow. And i have a few questions, if anyone will be kind enough to answer.
Would it be a smart idea to unlock the bootloader and root it with TWRP recovery like the second i take it out of the box so that way i dont have to back anything up?
And then, when i decide to switch to a non stock ROM i will just need Titanium backup to backup my stuff and then im good to go?
Also, one more question, since nexus's dont have SD cards, wont my titanium backups get wiped when i flash a rom?
Thanks

1) Yes it would probably be a good idea to unlock and root right away. That's what I done with my Nexus 7. I didn't install recovery though because I wasn't interested in custom ROMs. If you're going to be flashing things right away then yes install the recovery aswell.
2) Titanium Backup will do that perfectly for you but you could always just make the backup through recovery. As you said you'll be using TWRP it means you can restore data separately from a backup anyway.
3) You don't need to worry about backups being wiped because they're stored in the internal SD. It's essentially just space to make sure important things can still be safe even if you factory reset.
Hope that helps
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Btw I would recommend Helium instead of Titanium Backup for backing up your stuff. Works much more efficiently, at least for me. Helium backs up everything, apps and app data, launcher, WiFi settings, user dictionary, launcher setup, and all your SMS data. I really like it and I've fully replaced Titanium Backup with it.
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Instead of titanium backup use go backup pro and save it to the cloud
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After you root & unlock the device I strongly suggest you play around with the phone for a few days and see how battery is and its performance as well. After those few days if you want you could just install any rom or kernel you want. You'll thank me later. Lol

KidCarter93 said:
1) Yes it would probably be a good idea to unlock and root right away. That's what I done with my Nexus 7. I didn't install recovery though because I wasn't interested in custom ROMs. If you're going to be flashing things right away then yes install the recovery aswell.
2) Titanium Backup will do that perfectly for you but you could always just make the backup through recovery. As you said you'll be using TWRP it means you can restore data separately from a backup anyway.
3) You don't need to worry about backups being wiped because they're stored in the internal SD. It's essentially just space to make sure important things can still be safe even if you factory reset.
Hope that helps
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nyyankees1237 said:
Btw I would recommend Helium instead of Titanium Backup for backing up your stuff. Works much more efficiently, at least for me. Helium backs up everything, apps and app data, launcher, WiFi settings, user dictionary, launcher setup, and all your SMS data. I really like it and I've fully replaced Titanium Backup with it.
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ayo234 said:
Instead of titanium backup use go backup pro and save it to the cloud
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scream4cheese said:
After you root & unlock the device I strongly suggest you play around with the phone for a few days and see how battery is and it's performance as well. After those few days if you want you could just install any rom or kernel you want. You'll thank me later. Lol
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thank you all so much! I really appreciate the answers. I will look into all three of those options for backing up my data! Thank you. and the internal sd card thing makes perfect sense so thank you for that explanation. You all have a good day!