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Hi, planning on rooting the device and installing PA (sticking with PA's kernel). New to this area, I hope the questions are fine.
1. What's the difference between Carbon Backup and WugFresh Toolkit backup?
2. How can I avoid bricking the device?
3. Does the toolkit offers an option to unroot the device? If so, will I have to do something else instead of unrooting with the toolkit?
4. If I decided to unroot and go back to what I have right now (all the apps etc.), how would I do that (restore all the data)?
5. Is unrooting wiping the device?
6. Should I update the ROM via GOOManager directlry or should I download from GOOManager and then flash via the recovery?
7. What do you recommend - PA's built in kernel or Franco's?
8. Do I need the SuperSU app? (PA ROM)
9. From SuperSU description:
NOTICE: A SPECIAL PROCEDURE IS NEEDED FOR UNINSTALLATION. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE APP, DO *NOT* JUST UNINSTALL IT, YOU *WILL* LOSE ROOT.
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It doesn't say how to uninstall it.
Thanks in advance!
[email protected] said:
Hi, planning on rooting the device and installing PA (sticking with PA's kernel). New to this area, I hope the questions are fine.
1. What's the difference between Carbon Backup and WugFresh Toolkit backup?
2. How can I avoid bricking the device?
3. Does the toolkit offers an option to unroot the device? If so, will I have to do something else instead of unrooting with the toolkit?
4. If I decided to unroot and go back to what I have right now (all the apps etc.), how would I do that (restore all the data)?
5. Is unrooting wiping the device?
6. Should I update the ROM via GOOManager directlry or should I download from GOOManager and then flash via the recovery?
7. What do you recommend - PA's built in kernel or Franco's?
8. Do I need the SuperSU app? (PA ROM)
9. From SuperSU description:
It doesn't say how to uninstall it.
Thanks in advance!
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XDA Rule 1, use the search button and try finding the answers yourself first. This is not a covenience store where you can order what you want. Don`t want to be rude but lazyness is not apreciated around here
superSU can be set as default superuser app by converting superSU to a system file from within the app and then redownload the superSU app from Play.
Some advice: learn how to use adb instead of toolkits, look here https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEEKsh9DfW_LuvfJlEbDsWBeAoe1Q
gee2012 said:
XDA Rule 1, use the search button and try finding the answers yourself first. This is not a covenience store where you can order what you want. Don`t want to be rude but lazyness is not apreciated around here
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I have searched alot but couldn't find exact answers for the questions I've listed here (some of them).
[email protected] said:
Hi, planning on rooting the device and installing PA (sticking with PA's kernel). New to this area, I hope the questions are fine.
1. What's the difference between Carbon Backup and WugFresh Toolkit backup?
2. How can I avoid bricking the device?
3. Does the toolkit offers an option to unroot the device? If so, will I have to do something else instead of unrooting with the toolkit?
4. If I decided to unroot and go back to what I have right now (all the apps etc.), how would I do that (restore all the data)?
5. Is unrooting wiping the device?
6. Should I update the ROM via GOOManager directlry or should I download from GOOManager and then flash via the recovery?
7. What do you recommend - PA's built in kernel or Franco's?
8. Do I need the SuperSU app? (PA ROM)
9. From SuperSU description:
It doesn't say how to uninstall it.
Thanks in advance!
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1. Pretty much all backup apps are the same, just with some different features, carbon lets you back up to the cloud I know, Titanium backup is also a pretty good/common one. Main difference is just the features, check the play store descriptions for specifics.
2. With a nexus device you don't really have to worry about bricking, you can always just use google's factory images off of their site to restore your phone from the bootloader/fastboot. It is really easy to do and plenty of guides available on it.
3. I don't know for sure if the toolkit will do it or not, but unrooting is pretty easy, just go into the system/apps portion of the internal storage and delete the superuser app that you have.
4. Just restore all your apps with the backup app that you picked, then once they are restored, delete the superuser app like i explained in the last one.
5. Nope, unrooting just removes the superuser app, nothing else
6. Doesn't matter, I use the same rom and I download on my computer then manually flash it in recovery mode, because the rom downloads faster that way. Remember to flash the gapps every time after you install the rom though!
7. I use PA's kernal, I have heard some people get better battery with Franco, but I can get like 2 and a half to 3 hours everyday on the PA one, and the color settings on the PA one look really nice. It is really a personal preference though, try both
8. Nope, it comes installed with PA already, don't have to worry about that.
9. If you go back to stock, you have to wipe the data before you install the stock aosp rom anyways, which will delete the superuser app for you. but just fyi, PA uses superuser, not superSU, it is newer and works a little bit better
Hope this helped, I love everything about PA! you won't be disappointed!
Happy flashing
klinkdawg24 said:
1. Pretty much all backup apps are the same, just with some different features, carbon lets you back up to the cloud I know, Titanium backup is also a pretty good/common one. Main difference is just the features, check the play store descriptions for specifics.
2. With a nexus device you don't really have to worry about bricking, you can always just use google's factory images off of their site to restore your phone from the bootloader/fastboot. It is really easy to do and plenty of guides available on it.
3. I don't know for sure if the toolkit will do it or not, but unrooting is pretty easy, just go into the system/apps portion of the internal storage and delete the superuser app that you have.
4. Just restore all your apps with the backup app that you picked, then once they are restored, delete the superuser app like i explained in the last one.
5. Nope, unrooting just removes the superuser app, nothing else
6. Doesn't matter, I use the same rom and I download on my computer then manually flash it in recovery mode, because the rom downloads faster that way. Remember to flash the gapps every time after you install the rom though!
7. I use PA's kernal, I have heard some people get better battery with Franco, but I can get like 2 and a half to 3 hours everyday on the PA one, and the color settings on the PA one look really nice. It is really a personal preference though, try both
8. Nope, it comes installed with PA already, don't have to worry about that.
9. If you go back to stock, you have to wipe the data before you install the stock aosp rom anyways, which will delete the superuser app for you. but just fyi, PA uses superuser, not superSU, it is newer and works a little bit better
Hope this helped, I love everything about PA! you won't be disappointed!
Happy flashing
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I appreciate your answer, thank you very much!
So now all I worry about is the backup - There are three ways I know:
1. Carbon Backup
2. Toolkit backup
3. Drag and drop from the SDCard
I just want the apps + app settings to be the same after unlocking the bootloader. Which option is the best?
Thanks again!
BTW
About question 4, the locking of the bootloader wipes the device, so how can I unroot and keep the apps? Also, should I do a Nandroid backup before or after I restore all the apps from Carbon?
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I appreciate your answer, thank you very much!
So now all I worry about is the backup - There are three ways I know:
1. Carbon Backup
2. Toolkit backup
3. Drag and drop from the SDCard
I just want the apps + app settings to be the same after unlocking the bootloader. Which option is the best?
Thanks again!
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It would be appreciative and descent to hit the thanks button of klinkdawg24 after answering your questions That`s how we do things around here.
You are absolutely right. Not used to a Thanks button, usually I just say thanks
[email protected] said:
I appreciate your answer, thank you very much!
So now all I worry about is the backup - There are three ways I know:
1. Carbon Backup
2. Toolkit backup
3. Drag and drop from the SDCard
I just want the apps + app settings to be the same after unlocking the bootloader. Which option is the best?
Thanks again!
BTW
About question 4, the locking of the bootloader wipes the device, so how can I unroot and keep the apps? Also, should I do a Nandroid backup before or after I restore all the apps from Carbon?
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Use carbon backup or titanium backup I would say, I have never used carbon, but there should be a batch option to backup all your apps at once. Also, since the unlocking or locking of the bootloader will wipe all your data, including what is on the phone, make sure you copy the backup to your computer or something after you have completed it.
What I do for nandroid is just to run it before i flash a new rom, that way i always have a restore point that i can get back to.
So I:
1.) reboot to recovery, preform nandroid
2.) factory reset
3.) flash PA and gapps
then after you boot into PA, you can restore your apps and data, then if you wish, you can do another nandroid, but I wouldn't worry about it at that point, just do it before you flash a new rom or update if you would like. That way your nandroid will have all your current app data, not the app data from when you started using the rom. That just works better for me, but again, it is completely up to you
So couple of things I still do not understand:
1. You mean I should do a nandroid backup before I restore all the apps? (right after the root)
2. Right now my bootloader is locked. How can I backup my apps + app's settings so I will recover them after unlocking the bootloader?
3. After I make a nandroid backup, can I just move the whole backup to the computer and when I need it I return it to the SD Card?
Help please? These are the only question I need answer for before I root. I just don't want to be stuck without a backup.
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So couple of things I still do not understand:
1. You mean I should do a nandroid backup before I restore all the apps? (right after the root)
2. Right now my bootloader is locked. How can I backup my apps + app's settings so I will recover them after unlocking the bootloader?
3. After I make a nandroid backup, can I just move the whole backup to the computer and when I need it I return it to the SD Card?
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1. Make a backup after you rooted and installed the apps and data (passwords etc)
2. Use Helium Backup or Appmonster (Pro) or adb command: adb backup –apk –noshared –nosystem –f /backup/mybackup.ab
3. Yes.
I wouldn't use a toolkit (apart from backing up) especially if it's your first time rooting, it's always best to do it manually in my opinion; it may take a little longer, but then you'll know the ins and outs of what really happens and it will help if anything goes wrong.
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gee2012 said:
1. Make a backup after you rooted and installed the apps and data (passwords etc)
2. Use Helium Backup or Appmonster (Pro) or adb command: adb backup –apk –noshared –nosystem –f /backup/mybackup.ab
3. Yes.
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1. But then I will have to install all the apps after the root, make a nandroid backup and then factory reset again to install PA rom. Shouldn't I just make a nandroid backup right after I root with no apps and stuff?
2. With adb backup, is it safe to restore to a different ROM than I used when I took the backup?
EDIT:
For some reason, I backed up with "adb backup" and the backup's size is 500MB. When I backed up with Carbon (Helium), I got 40MB. I think I'll unlock bootloader + root, then restore the adb backup, then backup with Titanium and then flash PA rom. Is that the right process?
Hi Guys!
Unlocked, flashed TWRP and rooted phone via twrp su for the first time in my life. Next move is installing custom PA rom. After browsing xda and other sites for many days to learn how to do it, basically, its just doing it in trwp recovery mode the factory reset, clearing cache and clearing delvic cache, then install rom and gapps then clear again then you are done. Is this right?
now, about factory reset, clearing cache and delvic cache in twrp, when you do this, does it in anyway delete or removes any data or setting in my phone just like when doing it in factory reset in the "Backup & Reset" in "settings" or just like what happens when you unlock/lock your phone? Or it does not really "erase anything"? Coz I do not know if I should backup first and if I must back up, I do not know which to backup or if I should have to make a full backup? Because I might not have to do backups after all for flashing PA custom rom and save time and internal space. If clearing caches and factory reset in TWRP doesnt really delete or mess up anything in android mode then I will go ahead now and install the custom PA ROM. so I need your advice before I proceed.
About flashing back stock recovery, I DL the stock 4.2.2 rom from google dev. do I just flash recovery using this file or is there another specific stock recover file to DL and flash into the phone just like what I did when I flashed TWRP which I was able to DL from goo.im?
Hope you could help me with these clarifications. I did try to search and learn from different threads about this but I not 100% sure I understood it correctly. So I made this thread to make sure of facts and clarify these things.
Hope you could enlighten me. Thanks!
Isn`t this clear enough!
Quoted from PA OP:
INSTRUCTIONS,
1. UPDATE RECOVERY
2. FACTORY RESET
3. INSTALL ROM, GAPPS, FIX-IF ANY
4. WIPE CACHE & DALVIK CACHE
5. REBOOT
PA 3+ UPDATES DO NOT NEED A FACTORY RESET,
BUT YOU NEED TO INSTALL GAPPS ASWELL.
gee2012 said:
Isn`t this clear enough!
Quoted from PA OP:
INSTRUCTIONS,
1. UPDATE RECOVERY
2. FACTORY RESET
3. INSTALL ROM, GAPPS, FIX-IF ANY
4. WIPE CACHE & DALVIK CACHE
5. REBOOT
PA 3+ UPDATES DO NOT NEED A FACTORY RESET,
BUT YOU NEED TO INSTALL GAPPS ASWELL.
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I think you misundestood me. I am aware already of how to do it but I was just hoping on some clarifications as I have mentioned in my concerns.
now, about factory reset, clearing cache and delvic cache in twrp, when you do this, does it in anyway delete or removes any data or setting in my phone just like when doing it in factory reset in the "Backup & Reset" in "settings" or just like what happens when you unlock/lock your phone? Or it does not really "erase anything"? Coz I do not know if I should backup first and if I must back up, I do not know which to backup or if I should have to make a full backup? Because I might not have to do backups after all for flashing PA custom rom and save time and internal space. If clearing caches and factory reset in TWRP doesnt really delete or mess up anything in android mode then I will go ahead now and install the custom PA ROM. so I need your advice before I proceed.
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I hope you would be considerate enough that I have no experience yet on this and I did some browsing and learning thru the guides and threads here in xda and other forums which is why I know the proceedure. I was only clarifying some things this matter that I have quoted now.
also, if someone would be kind enough to lead me to a link where I could find a stock recovery img. the only latest I have found is not JDQ39.
Thanks
Perform a backup of your current ROM first as this will be replaced by paranoid and all app data will be lost when factory resetting.
I don't know where all the need to wipe caches comes from.
Wiping cache and dalvik cache will not erase any of your data
Factory reset will erase all user data (apps, app data, signed in accounts, phone contacts (Google contacts will be downloaded again when you sign into your Google account during setup of new ROM) and SMS messages etc.
Here is the process I usually follow.
Place new ROM & gapps on phone storage
Reboot into twrp
Perform a backup of my working ROM
Factory reset from main page in twrp (the one that says it won't touch your sdcard)
Flash ROM &gapps
Reboot
Once fully setup. Move my old backup from phone storage to pc
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Alex240188 said:
Perform a backup of your current ROM first as this will be replaced by paranoid and all app data will be lost when factory resetting.
I don't know where all the need to wipe caches comes from.
Wiping cache and dalvik cache will not erase any of your data
Factory reset will erase all user data (apps, app data, signed in accounts, phone contacts (Google contacts will be downloaded again when you sign into your Google account during setup of new ROM) and SMS messages etc.
Here is the process I usually follow.
Place new ROM & gapps on phone storage
Reboot into twrp
Perform a backup of my working ROM
Factory reset from main page in twrp (the one that says it won't touch your sdcard)
Flash ROM &gapps
Reboot
Once fully setup. Move my old backup from phone storage to pc
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Thank you very much for the reply! So in making a backup, i could use the backup feature of twrp and this is enough and would make a FULL backup? Meaning all data, app, settings, vault app and files inside vault and go back into its original state as if nothing happened? Or i am wrong? Should i be making or using another backup method aside from the backup feature of the twrp?
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The twrp backup is in essence creating a custom ROM of your phone. Exactly the way it currently is. Including all apps & their data.
If you flash a different ROM and decide you don't like it.
Restore the twrp backup and you will be right back as you was before flashing the custom rom.
If you factory reset (erasing all your data) then restore the backup. It will restore all your data etc...
It's just like a save game. If you mess up. Just reload from there
Note it's not the ultimate tool. If you mess with partitions that are not included in the backup then you might have problems. But for the average user just flashing custom roms . it will backup everything you need
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Alex240188 said:
The twrp backup is in essence creating a custom ROM of your phone. Exactly the way it currently is. Including all apps & their data.
If you flash a different ROM and decide you don't like it.
Restore the twrp backup and you will be right back as you was before flashing the custom rom.
If you factory reset (erasing all your data) then restore the backup. It will restore all your data etc...
It's just like a save game. If you mess up. Just reload from there
Note it's not the ultimate tool. If you mess with partitions that are not included in the backup then you might have problems. But for the average user just flashing custom roms . it will backup everything you need
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Thanks again for the reply. Now another clarification. So when you say the twrp back is just like making a rom of its current status or like a saved game and if i did not want the new rom then i could revert back to this backed up rom. So does it mean that if i install PA rom then restore the backup from twrp, will it overwrite the PA rom and go back to my original rom that i have backed up or will it only restore the apps and settings, etc.?
Also about this twrp backup, will it also backup and return to old state when restored certain apps like notepad and the notes i have saved in this app. The same goes to the vault app and all the files i have hidden in this app, will it back it up as well and will be restored?
Thanks for your patience..
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vinz_bangiz said:
Thanks again for the reply. Now another clarification. So when you say the twrp back is just like making a rom of its current status or like a saved game and if i did not want the new rom then i could revert back to this backed up rom. So does it mean that if i install PA rom then restore the backup from twrp, will it overwrite the PA rom and go back to my original rom that i have backed up or will it only restore the apps and settings, etc.?
Also about this twrp backup, will it also backup and return to old state when restored certain apps like notepad and the notes i have saved in this app. The same goes to the vault app and all the files i have hidden in this app, will it back it up as well and will be restored?
Thanks for your patience..
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Correct. It will revert the entire ROM back to what it was.
Basically how your device is when you backup. Is how it will be when you restore.
All app preferences and settings. All apps. Widgets everything.
The only thing it doesn't alter is what's on your internal storage
And a point to note.
If you make changes to contacts or have received texts after the backup. It will revert them if you restore back to what they were when you backed up.
It is just like turning back the clock on your phone. Putting everything back to the point you backed up except files you have put on to the internal storage
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I think you are saying that you will want to restore data on PA. You can backup/restore data with titanium backup or carbon.
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Whoops yes didn't read fully. You get no choice with a twrp backup. It's just the full lot that gets restored. If you want specific apps to be restored onto a new ROM you need to make backups of them using something like titanium backup on your current ROM. Then restore them on your new ROM.
You can use app like SMS backup and restore for taking your SMS history into a new rom
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Thanks guys for the replies. Yes, what i exactly wanted was to install PA but be able to restore all data, apps nd settings back to what it was except that now it would be running under PA rom. If this is the case then titanium back up is what i am looking for? With titanium, is there a specific setting or option that i shld select or just press backup button? Sorry, its my first time to use titanium. Also, does the backup of the titanium also covers my notes on my "note everything" app as well as the files that i hid in my "vault" backup? Or should i make a separate backup using the apps on backup feature? And in the case of the "vault" app, should i unhide them first, backup with titanium then after restore just hide them again?
Im really appreciating the help..
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vinz_bangiz said:
Hi Guys!
Unlocked, flashed TWRP and rooted phone via twrp su for the first time in my life. Next move is installing custom PA rom. After browsing xda and other sites for many days to learn how to do it, basically, its just doing it in trwp recovery mode the factory reset, clearing cache and clearing delvic cache, then install rom and gapps then clear again then you are done. Is this right?
now, about factory reset, clearing cache and delvic cache in twrp, when you do this, does it in anyway delete or removes any data or setting in my phone just like when doing it in factory reset in the "Backup & Reset" in "settings" or just like what happens when you unlock/lock your phone? Or it does not really "erase anything"? Coz I do not know if I should backup first and if I must back up, I do not know which to backup or if I should have to make a full backup? Because I might not have to do backups after all for flashing PA custom rom and save time and internal space. If clearing caches and factory reset in TWRP doesnt really delete or mess up anything in android mode then I will go ahead now and install the custom PA ROM. so I need your advice before I proceed.
About flashing back stock recovery, I DL the stock 4.2.2 rom from google dev. do I just flash recovery using this file or is there another specific stock recover file to DL and flash into the phone just like what I did when I flashed TWRP which I was able to DL from goo.im?
Hope you could help me with these clarifications. I did try to search and learn from different threads about this but I not 100% sure I understood it correctly. So I made this thread to make sure of facts and clarify these things.
Hope you could enlighten me. Thanks!
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vinz_bangiz said:
Thanks guys for the replies. Yes, what i exactly wanted was to install PA but be able to restore all data, apps nd settings back to what it was except that now it would be running under PA rom. If this is the case then titanium back up is what i am looking for? With titanium, is there a specific setting or option that i shld select or just press backup button? Sorry, its my first time to use titanium. Also, does the backup of the titanium also covers my notes on my "note everything" app as well as the files that i hid in my "vault" backup? Or should i make a separate backup using the apps on backup feature? And in the case of the "vault" app, should i unhide them first, backup with titanium then after restore just hide them again?
Im really appreciating the help..
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I'm not really sure how either of those apps work, but I'm guessing your notes will be fine. You might have to do some experimenting with the vault app. You should do a TWRP backup in addition to Titanium. In Titanium Backup, you just press the batch button in top right corner and "backup all user apps/data" or whatever it says.
As far as system settings go, they should be restored if you choose that option after logging into your Google account (only during initial setup).
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Side note: In order for batch processing to work within Titanium, you must purchase the Pro key. Otherwise, you will have to backup and restore each app individually.
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Great! Thanks for clearing these things for me.
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Side note: In order for batch processing to work within Titanium, you must purchase the Pro key. Otherwise, you will have to backup and restore each app individually.
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It still does batch, but it's a pain...
Hello all,
I learned this by trial and error and cost me data lost.
I received an ota to update to 4.4, my bad was that i was rooted and with custom recovery twrp 2.6.0.0. So, i pressed the update file from task bar and came into boot loop, to try to save my data, went to recovery and i created a backup to try to save my pictures, pdf, videos, etc. But it seems that it doesnt restore my files.
I have a big file of 3 gb and when i restore it, on camscanner, gallery, camera, there are not files in the system.
Anyone have had this issue before or can help me to recover my supposed data?
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Hi,
First of all, what did you do after you made your backup? Did you flashed it stock again? Please answer in a clear and detailed way what you did and I may try helping you .
~Lord
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48378855&postcount=7
Follow these to help restore if can reboot to recovery you can follow these and be able to re-apply the patches and be off and running.
XxLordxX said:
Hi,
First of all, what did you do after you made your backup? Did you flashed it stock again? Please answer in a clear and detailed way what you did and I may try helping you .
~Lord
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Lord, after i created a backup with twrp 2.6.0.0 and it was looped at that time, i used wugs root kit to unsoft brick and flash the stock 4.4, i added a newer version of twrp and used my usb flash to restore the data and it restored applications but no pictures, media files even the important data, it shows on camscanner like it had my files there,,but when i click, there are not pdf, just broken images replaced with a puzzle icon on each image, i am very frustated because i thought that i made a proper data backup and it really did not
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planet_x69 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48378855&postcount=7
Follow these to help restore if can reboot to recovery you can follow these and be able to re-apply the patches and be off and running.
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Planet 69,
Crossing my fingers to recover my impotant data files, let me read your link
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rayosx said:
Lord, after i created a backup with twrp 2.6.0.0 and it was looped at that time, i used wugs root kit to unsoft brick and flash the stock 4.4, i added a newer version of twrp and used my usb flash to restore the data and it restored applications but no pictures, media files even the important data, it shows on camscanner like it had my files there,,but when i click, there are not pdf, just broken images replaced with a puzzle icon on each image, i am very frustated because i thought that i made a proper data backup and it really did not
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Hi,
I already understand what happened there, you made a TWRP backup of your data and put it in a USB flash, then you installed the Stock ROM with a toolkit right? If so, I have bad news... TWRP makes a backup of /data partition without the /data/media, which makes sense in a sort of way, as you're talking about using its Factory Reset, but when you install a Factory ROM, if you flash userdata.img (which is what the toolkit does too) it formats your whole internal data, including the /data/media. Which means that it deleted all your data there, if you check the storage in settings you'll probably see that there's much more free space than you had before.
I believe you misunderstood what a Recovery Backup is... Sorry... Next time I recommend performing a backup in your PC, which is more assured (remember that you get access to /data/media/ on PC, for /data/ you still need a recovery or an app like Titanium Backup).
~Lord
"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)
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For future reference if you select Advanced under Create Recovery for TWIRP you can select and deselect partitions.
Lord and all crew thanks for all answers, I will be very careful next time. Thanks again.
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I'm stuck on AOKP 4.2, and would like to upgrade to stock 4.4 + xposed (been hearing great things about it). And I have a bunch of questions before I do the deed.
1. Can I just wipe apps + data and flash the stock image? Will that preserve my recovery (TWRP) and root?
2. Should I also get a 4.4-specific baseband?
3. I'd like to backup my contacts, along with the merged/linked data. How do I do that?
You don't need to wipe anything beforehand. If you want to preserve recovery, you'll have to flash each image separately instead of doing the flash all or remove the recovery image from the stock package, as that will prevent it from being overwritten. No, root can't be preserved because you are flashing a new system partition. You can simply flash superuser.zip afterwards, or TWRP may offer to root for you.
You don't necessarily need a new radio. Personally, I'm still using an older hybrid, for LTE purposes.
The best way would be having your contacts synced with Google. Otherwise, you'll need Titanium Backup for contacts and all other data anyway.
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1) how are you flashing? if you use the autoflash through fastboot, youll lose everything. however, if you flash each partition manually through fastboot, you can preserve your current recovery.
2) if you aren't having issues now, i would stay with the radio you are currently using. radios are cross compatible between android versions.
3) there are a few root apps in the play store for contacts backup. if you have a google account, they should all be auto backed up (provided that you saved every contact to your google account and not your sim card)
exchequer598 said:
I'm stuck on AOKP 4.2, and would like to upgrade to stock 4.4 + xposed (been hearing great things about it). And I have a bunch of questions before I do the deed.
1. Can I just wipe apps + data and flash the stock image? Will that preserve my recovery (TWRP) and root?
2. Should I also get a 4.4-specific baseband?
3. I'd like to backup my contacts, along with the merged/linked data. How do I do that?
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I recommend you to use an official stock ROM, and install it. It will not preserve anything, so you should export your contacts, and restore them later.
After restoring stock ROM, you can install any recovery and root from fresh.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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So I have a 8GB N4 with a broken digitizer, phone works fine otherwise, boots and can unlock it and can boot into recovery.
I have TWRP installed and stock rooted 5.0.1 w/ busybox just wondering what is the best way to backup all my data (is there a script to launch a nandroid backup in recovery via ADB?).
Also I have purchased a 16GB N4 to replace it, will moving data from a 8GB to a 16GB lead to any issues?
Can you make the nandroid in twrp? If so just copy it to your new device and it'll work fine. You can't make a nandroid with adb. But you can backup the device with adb, although I haven't done it successfully. Google adb backup
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Thanks,
I think I have it, it's running a backup as we speak. I couldn't make a Nandroid, I have zero input from the digitizer.
But I was able to run the backup command, and then a series of commands to unlock the screen and simulate a screen tap in the lower right corner to get it confirm. After this is complete I will see if I can use the same input tap commands to get it to launch a Nandroid backup in TWRP.
I figured the size difference wouldn't matter, just wasn't sure if the difference in partition sizes (I assume its only the /data partition thats different on the 16GB models) would screw things up or not, i.e. does it specify a start and end point for each partition or not.
No go on the input tap commands in TWRP, is there an older version that goes old school with volume rocker and power button?
jakejm79 said:
No go on the input tap commands in TWRP, is there an older version that goes old school with volume rocker and power button?
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Try a non touch version of clock work mod
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Thanks, I now have both a nandroid and adb backup (and also a pulled all the files off the 'sdcard') so hopefully I should be all set when the new one comes in.
Now to survive the weekend with no phone.
Lastly can I restore a CWM nandroid with TWRP? oh should I boot to CWM restore the nandroid and then flash TWRP.
jakejm79 said:
Thanks, I now have both a nandroid and adb backup (and also a pulled all the files off the 'sdcard') so hopefully I should be all set when the new one comes in.
Now to survive the weekend with no phone.
Lastly can I restore a CWM nandroid with TWRP? oh should I boot to CWM restore the nandroid and then flash TWRP.
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You'll need to use cwm. The nandroid between twrp and cwm are not compatible
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OK, good to know. Having a hard time getting it to complete the nandroid, keep getting an error while making a backup image of /data. I think I might be running out of room, I had about 1.8GB free, but I've already cleaned out the 'sdcard' and cache, it's all apps and data left which is what I'm trying to backup.