I was wondering if renaming the folders that my clockwork backups are stored in would affect the files and make them unusable? For example, I wanted to rename my stock rom backup "stock rom" instead it being the date.
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I have renamed backups before and they restore fine,
copy it
rename the copy to your "name"
restore
I used rom manager (manage and restore backups option) with a long hold to rename. More than likely you can rename it with your backup app?
hope that helps.
I don't know. I've renamed my clockwork backups before. Once because I thought it would be fine to rename it and the second time to confirm, and both times the back ups would not restore.
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Copy it to a folder, then rename the folder and rar it that way you still have original name
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cirjeffrey said:
I was wondering if renaming the folders that my clockwork backups are stored in would affect the files and make them unusable? For example, I wanted to rename my stock rom backup "stock rom" instead it being the date.
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In ROM manager, there is an option to manage backups and you can rename them there with no problems... I rename all backups as I am a crackflasher and flash anything that hit the boards!
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AYE, you guys....U know how when u use Nandroid, and the file has a name like, "2010-07-24.19.49.49"......well...i wanna know if i can rename it to sumthing like,"VibrantStockBackup' and still use the file!???
As in rename when it prompts you to rename it?
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Yes, you can rename the folder.
What can I flash or what steps can I take to go from ice glacier 1.0.1 back to 2.2.1 but still keep my root? I erased my backup so I can't use that.
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Is this the way? Or will this just give you apps and such?
tiger013 said:
this a stock nandroid backup, there is no GOOGLE ACCOUNT associated with this. if you find superuser is gone you will need to get it from the market, same with rommanager.just extract and put it in >clockworkmod>backup on sd, then boot into recovery and restore backup.
if you are having problems with corrupt files on youre sd then i suggest saving clockworkmod folder and reformat sd then add the folder back with this inside the backup folder.
http://www.multiupload.com/7ZWZO5BO7Y
IF YOU ALL DONT NEED OR FIND THIS HELPFULL TELL ME AND ILL TAKE THE STUPID THING DOWN!
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So if anyone else has this question the stock backup will unroot the phone and you have to start over, although with visionary r14 it took about 30 seconds to root.
Hey,
I was just wondering, is there a way to create a flashable ROM (.zip) from an existing backup??
I have used CWM Recovery to create a backup of a ROM that I'm using (BlackICE). It has been customized to an extreme point. Removed several system apps and pushed my own apps to the system. Now I want to save it as a flashable ROM so that others, specifically a few of my friends, could also use it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
You could download a ROM, then use the kitchen in the Chef Central section to add all if your stuff and remove the original developers stuff. That's the fastest way I know. I'm sure there is a better way.
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Thanks. I know of that method, I was just wondering if it were possible to directly convert a backup to a ROM.
I'll keep searching. Thanks though =)
SH31KH said:
Thanks. I know of that method, I was just wondering if it were possible to directly convert a backup to a ROM.
I'll keep searching. Thanks though =)
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I've never tried but you may be able to open the backup and get the data from it
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Root explorer will allow u to zip the archive and make it flashable.. just go to ur back up location, long press it, then hit zip this file.. it'll be saved to the speed software folder
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Kinda slow with my responses but I tried that and although it did create a zip, I was unable to flash it because the file wasn't signed.
Another question comes to mind..
If I give my backup to someone else, will they be able to restore from it? By placing my backup folder into their /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ ??
Just curious =)
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SH31KH said:
Kinda slow with my responses but I tried that and although it did create a zip, I was unable to flash it because the file wasn't signed.
Another question comes to mind..
If I give my backup to someone else, will they be able to restore from it? By placing my backup folder into their /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ ??
Just curious =)
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You could try toggling signature verification in CWM and then you should be able to flash..
SH31KH said:
Kinda slow with my responses but I tried that and although it did create a zip, I was unable to flash it because the file wasn't signed.
Another question comes to mind..
If I give my backup to someone else, will they be able to restore from it? By placing my backup folder into their /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ ??
Just curious =)
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Yes, that should work, as long as you have the same phones (mytouch4g). although, any texts or personal contact info will also restore to your friends phone
Nicgraner said:
You could try toggling signature verification in CWM and then you should be able to flash..
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Greetings,
I made image files with dd command (boot.img, recover.img, system.img, etc.).
I zipped them, but when I wanted to flash them (usin toggling the signature), it requests an update file, which is not available.
(the phone is a bit different, Alcatel 918D)
I have been looking for the solution for 3 days with google.
Could anybody suggest?
Thanks,
Cappa.
I want to save it on the PC,and put it in another nexus 4...but i can't find it
Which recovery did you make the backup with? CWM and TWRP save them in different spots.
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cwm :laugh:
nic85 said:
cwm :laugh:
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CWM backups are in mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod
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Or data/media/clockworkmod
ok i found it but how can i copy it to the PC?
i tried with root browser to copy the folder in mnt/sdcard but it failed
nic85 said:
ok i found it but how can i copy it to the PC?
i tried with root browser to copy the folder in mnt/sdcard but it failed
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Move the CWM folder to your SD card.
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i get "operation failed" :crying:
nic85 said:
i get "operation failed" :crying:
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With Solid Explorer? Try a different file manager. You could always just upload the backup to the cloud and download it on your PC lol
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how lol?
btw i have to copy all the clockwork folder or just the folder inside the backup folder?
i guess i need also the blob folder with all that files in it..
nic85 said:
how lol?
btw i have to copy all the clockwork folder or just the folder inside the backup folder?
i guess i need also the blob folder with all that files in it..
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Just the backup folder. If you open up the blobs folder inside there will be many more EMPTY folders (at least for me).
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omg i can't copy the files in it...i copy the entire folder in the PC,but at the end i have the folder empty
nic85 said:
omg i can't copy the files in it...i copy the entire folder in the PC,but at the end i have the folder empty
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On your phone if you look into that folder, do you have any backups?
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android88 said:
On your phone if you look into that folder, do you have any backups?
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yes i have boot.img,nandroidm5 etc...but i don't know why i can copy that files in the computer
the backup folder is in mnt/sdcard
rebooted the phone...and worked...now i try to restore it in the other nexus :silly:
p.s. i read i other sites that i need that blob folder also...?
nic85 said:
rebooted the phone...and worked...now i try to restore it in the other nexus :silly:
p.s. i read i other sites that i need that blob folder also...?
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If restoring it on your other Nexus worked, then you don't need the blob folder.
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i get error while restoring system...
maybe because i'm trying to restore the nandroid in another nexus 4? or it doens't matter?
nic85 said:
yes i have boot.img,nandroidm5 etc...but i don't know why i can copy that files in the computer
the backup folder is in mnt/sdcard
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Check the permissions in your mnt/sdcard whether owner and group are root and the there are full read write permissions.
You can always cloud upload and download and
Yes you need the blobs folder. I assume you have cwm6 and the blobs folder has important files..
cm9 htc a310e k2.6
thank you.
anyway i got an error flashing system file,so i had to do all from zero... :crying:
Hi,
I while ago I backed up my nexus 7's data partition as it was no longer booting and expected to be able to extract it and gain access to some data I needed. I do this on my HTC sensation using 4EXT recovery which outputs a zip but TWRP has given me .win000/1/2 files. I've read somewhere they are tar files but I have no idea how to rename them to make them able to be extracted using archive apps. I've attached a screenshot of the files if this helps.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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microang said:
Hi,
I while ago I backed up my nexus 7's data partition as it was no longer booting and expected to be able to extract it and gain access to some data I needed. I do this on my HTC sensation using 4EXT recovery which outputs a zip but TWRP has given me .win000/1/2 files. I've read somewhere they are tar files but I have no idea how to rename them to make them able to be extracted using archive apps. I've attached a screenshot of the files if this helps.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi, microang...
Not quite sure what kind of data you're looking to retrieve, but have you investigated Nandroid Manager ?
This app allows you to examine, and selectively extract stuff from Nandroid backups, whether they be created by TWRP or CWM.
I used it myself quite recently to pull a 'build.prop' file for somebody here on XDA.
Needlessly to say, because this is an Android app, the Nandroid backup would first have to be copied over to some Android device.
With regards to using something like Windows... looking through my Nandroids backed up on my Windows laptop, I note that, like yourself, I also have several incidences where the data partition has been broken up into multiple archives, with names like data.ext4.win000 and data.ext4.win001.
Upon appending a .tar extension to these files, so thus, for example, data.ext4.win001 becomes data.ext4.win001.tar... and some of these files will open, and some will not... but that just maybe because I'm using old Windows archive software (jZip). I guess I need to update my Windows zip archive software.
Anyway... the best I can suggest is Nandroid Manager... but as mentioned, the Nandroid backup in question would first have to be copied over to some Android device - and you do need root, but as far as I know, you don't need TWRP/CWM installed. You can then explore the Nandroid and extract stuff.
Hope this helps.
Rgrds,
Ged.