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nandroid backup question

Since the nandroid backup is almost 2 gigs and i bought the 8gig(5.9 gig free)........that leaves me 3 gigs free. Is there anyway to move my nandroid backup to my cpu or a flash drive off of stickmount and be able to access it there with cwm thus leaving more internal storage? I am rooted

Two gigs for this thing? Nandroid on my phone is less than 500mb. Might want to confirm someone's size for this device.
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cpu?? I'm pretty sure that came out wrong...
But yes, you can put the backup on an external drive. All you have to do is copy the clockwordmod/backup folder onto wherever you want to store it whether it be on a flash drive, your computer etc. However note that if your device ever screws up e.g. not booting properly and your USB port is malfunctioning or broken (rare but on the off chance), you'll have a very bad time trying to make it work again without a nandroid on the device.

The new version of CWM (6.0.0.6) has changed radically, & copying the backup directory to an external device WILL NOT be a complete nandroid backup.
With 6.0.0.6 Koush introduced file deduplication into CWM to dramatically reduce the disk usage of multiple nandroid backups. Take a look at the Google+ post for more details.

[Q] What can I safely delete?

According to SD card Analyst I have
Clockworkmod: 1.99GB
TWRP: 1.12GB
TBU: 383MB
As you can imagine, that is a BIG chunk out of my 6GB total!
I have flashed lots of ROMs in the last couple of weeks but I have now settled on one. AFAIK all I need to keep is the current bakup in TWRP in case anything happens.
I would be glad for some advice as to what I can safely delete. I don't want to make a mistake as my system is running brilliantly right now.
Many thanks for any help!

StrangerWeather said:
According to SD card Analyst I have
Clockworkmod: 1.99GB
TWRP: 1.12GB
TBU: 383MB
As you can imagine, that is a BIG chunk out of my 6GB total!
I have flashed lots of ROMs in the last couple of weeks but I have now settled on one. AFAIK all I need to keep is the current bakup in TWRP in case anything happens.
I would be glad for some advice as to what I can safely delete. I don't want to make a mistake as my system is running brilliantly right now.
Many thanks for any help!
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As you already said, you should keep the TWRP backup as a safety net... The dated folders in the Clockworkmod can be deleted if you don't need to use them any more. Just leave the main folder but delete the sub folders.
TBU backups are just your apps + data... if you don't need data restored (since you probably have them in your TWRP backup) you can delete the contents there as well.

StrangerWeather said:
According to SD card Analyst I have
Clockworkmod: 1.99GB
TWRP: 1.12GB
TBU: 383MB
As you can imagine, that is a BIG chunk out of my 6GB total!
I have flashed lots of ROMs in the last couple of weeks but I have now settled on one. AFAIK all I need to keep is the current bakup in TWRP in case anything happens.
I would be glad for some advice as to what I can safely delete. I don't want to make a mistake as my system is running brilliantly right now.
Many thanks for any help!
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I agree with cvcduty, but I just wondered if there was a reason you use both TWRP and Clockworkmod, especially on an 8GB N7 with limited space. I've always just used CWM, so I was curious
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RockNrolling said:
I agree with cvcduty, but I just wondered if there was a reason you use both TWRP and Clockworkmod, especially on an 8GB N7 with limited space. I've always just used CWM, so I was curious
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Well, to be honest the answer is a bit silly: I am not aware of having used CWM, I didn't even know I had it!
Can I uninstall it altogether? And if so, how?

In CWM, there is a folder called Blobs with 1.78GB worth of folders. Is it safe to delete it?

If you don't use cwm then yes you can delete it.
I removed mine aswell as I have a nandroid backup on my PC which I can adb push if worst comes
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The clockworkmod APK
and
The clockworkmod RECOVERY
both use that same folder. Every time you flash a cyanogen Rom it had the apk installed by default. So that's where it's coming from.
In the folder back up the Nandroid folder or the one with data system recovery files (140-250mb) to your computer and then delete the whole dang folder if you do not use clockwork recovery.
As for titanium you can use the cloud storage feature and save another 500mb
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[Q] Nandroid backup size

How big will a nandroid backup be if I only got 2-3 gb left on my storage? I have the 16 gb version
Will 2-3 gb be enough for the backup? if not can I directly back it up to a computer?
I did an adb backup before, i got a 7-8 gb file, is this going to be the same as the nandroid? by size? thanks guys

mine usually around 1.5gb, i got around 100 apps in my nexus 4. that include system apps.

BelzIgoh said:
mine usually around 1.5gb, i got around 100 apps in my nexus 4. that include system apps.
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How much free space do you have in the storage?

My 8gb is using 5gb. My twrp compressed nandroid is 900mb.
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HeyyMyNameIs said:
How much free space do you have in the storage?
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around 4gb free space

enable compression when doing backup will shrink the size.. takes a bit longer...

It depends on how much content you have on your device such as applications. When you perform the backup, there's a little note stating the require space it will occupy for the backup. (You can find it via recovery mode)
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How do I move my CWM backup to a PC?

I made a backup in CWM. When I connect my N7 to a PC, I see every other folder except my backup folder. (I am showing hidden files/folders). Is it not possible to move CWM backups off of the N7?

Great now the backup isn't there and I have no space left. (Have the 8GB N7)

They should be stored in /clockworkmod/backup

eddiehk6 said:
They should be stored in /clockworkmod/backup
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It is stored in /data/media/0/clockworkmod now. I think it ran out of room while backing up and didn't tell me. I couldn't find out what was eating up the space so I just had to wipe it.

You run out of space quickly with 8 GB. I've had an iPod touch 4g before I chose android. It was the 8 GB model. When ordering my nexus 7 I directly chose the 32 GB one..
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So I have heard... Even after a fresh SlimBean install I still have 2.3GB eaten up by who knows what...

Koush is working on a version which enables you to store / restore the backup files directly on your PC.
Otherwise you can use backup tools like my A.R.T. which enables you to do the same either in recovery mode or while the system is running.
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[Q] CWM, I lost 5 Gig

Hello,
I was going to install a new ROM with CWM (6.0.3.6) when I got this error message "Cant mount external_SD".
Since my zip file was on my SDCARD, I had to restore my just made backup so I could move the .zip file (the ROM) on the internal memory.
The only things I made at that time were a backup and a "wipe + factory reset".
So I restore my backup and reboot and first thing I see is the lost 5 Gig of space on my internal memory and of course, I cant find the files/directory of what ever take all that space.
Any idea ?
Thanks.

Check how much space your cwm backups are taking. Each one probably runs about 1.5 GB. It's not the 5 you're seeing but a big chunk of it.
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jd1639 said:
Check how much space your cwm backups are taking. Each one probably runs about 1.5 GB. It's not the 5 you're seeing but a big chunk of it.
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only made 1 backup, but Ill check anyway

the stock TW ROM is, uh, not small when backed up with CWM. like 2.5-3.5 gb big.