TWRP won't backup because apparently 'sdcard is not mounted'. The Nexus 7 runs on an emulated sdcard storage, so how do I get about doing a nandroid through TWRP?
try reflashing twrp i dont think it should behave that way
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Make sure you're using the latest TWRP version.
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ngoralph said:
try reflashing twrp i dont think it should behave that way
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RMarkwald said:
Make sure you're using the latest TWRP version.
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Using the latest.
A settings reset did the job - backup went smoothly without complications after that. Thanks for the help!
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This is the third time this has happened now. I flash a ROM on my N7 then i look to restore a backup and it says file not found. But I've made a backup! How the hell can i fix this?
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Is the backup made in 4.1.2 and the new rom is 4.2 (or the other way around) ?
If yes, then I'm sorry to inform you that the path where the backup reside is different in 4.1.2 and 4.2 ... so there are some steps required to use the respective files. More than that, switching in between 4.1.2 and 4.2 will require you to alter the mounting points.
No I'm on 4.2 and did a backup of stock using cwm. Now cwm cant find my backup
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will444 said:
No I'm on 4.2 and did a backup of stock using cwm. Now cwm cant find my backup
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What version of CWM.. This is a known bug on a older version. I would suggest you check that maybe even re-download and flash cwm again. Get it from cwm web site not the one in rom manager self install....
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I got the latest one, i will flash the stock image again. Third time lucky! Thanks for your help
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Just tried again. no backups found. but when looking in my SD i have a backup. What should i mount to be able to restore?
Hi everyone,
I would like to restore my nandroid backup (from my N4) on another Nexus 4. Both Nexus 4 are running CyanogenMod 10.1 so unlocked bootloader + rooted + CWM recovery.
So I would like to know if I can restore it without any problem ? Should I have to check the md5sum ?
Thank's by advance
Don't see why it shouldn't work, but if its just the data you need why don't you use Titanium Backup?
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Tom540 said:
Don't see why it shouldn't work, but if its just the data you need why don't you use Titanium Backup?
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Because I want all my settings, my Wifi network, etc... back.
UgoBoss said:
Hi everyone,
I would like to restore my nandroid backup (from my N4) on another Nexus 4. Both Nexus 4 are running CyanogenMod 10.1 so unlocked bootloader + rooted + CWM recovery.
So I would like to know if I can restore it without any problem ? Should I have to check the md5sum ?
Thank's by advance
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It'll work just fine
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nbeebe24 said:
It'll work just fine
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Thank's ! I will give it a try !
I have a 16gb nexus 4. I rooted my phone a few weeks ago and decided to DL flash cm 10.1 to my phone yesterday. But, it got stuck in a boot loop and I restored to the android backup I had.
The problem is, now my storage says only 435 mb free, but I had around 6gb free before. I have no idea what caused this or how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Nandroid backups?
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I don't think it's that. I only have one backup and it says it's only a few megabytes.
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Hopefully this answers your question;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
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So, of I do the fast boot and recover my data, it should clear up the storage space?
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This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Fazleee said:
This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Oh I misunderstood you, it is showing that you have 16gb its just that a lot of it is missing.
I would try deleting unneeded nandroids, especially if they are CWM as they don't get saved somewhere you can use a simple file manager to get to I don't think.
Also try clearing cache and davlik cache, if this doesn't work, I think you'll have to back up apps and factory reset through recovery.
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But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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Here's a screen shot of what android tuner tells me about my system space.
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But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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exb0 said:
there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
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Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
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exb0 said:
which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
I think...
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Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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Fazleee said:
Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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If you were in a bootloop, get into recovery and choose sideload. Then you can push a rom file and flash it. Or you could just not remove the recovery. TWRP nandroid take less space.
I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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No problem. It's not really.. accurate to say which is better.to each his own.
Hi, i rooted my nexus 7 and then i wanted to install a custom rom, so i downloaded it and gapps then went to recovery wiped everything, went to install, didnt find the rom file and forgot to nandroid backup, so what can I do now? Cant transfer files to the tablet, help please!
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naierakram said:
Hi, i rooted my nexus 7 and then i wanted to install a custom rom, so i downloaded it and gapps then went to recovery wiped everything, went to install, didnt find the rom file and forgot to nandroid backup, so what can I do now? Cant transfer files to the tablet, help please!
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You could probably use adb to side load a ROM and gapps, here's a example of how to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317986
Thanks mates, fixed it by wugfresh
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For future reference, select factory reset, not wipe data.
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naierakram said:
Thanks mates, fixed it by wugfresh
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Damn sorry forgot bout wugfresh......so much easier, good to hear it's fixed!
No no, thats fine, thanks for your advice and help!
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Isnt factory reset, just wiping cache and dalvik? If yea, then dirty install isnt the best, depends on rom that im moving from.
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naierakram said:
Isnt factory reset, just wiping cache and dalvik? If yea, then dirty install isnt the best, depends on rom that im moving from.
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factory reset wipes /cache, and /data (without wiping /data/media <--thats where all your pictures and rom zips are stored)
factory reset is needed when moving between completely different ROMs (you can get away with dirty flashes between SOME roms, but its rare)
Oh yea yea, I didn't wipe the internal, something went wrong and the file was deleted, but gapps was there and all my data was there, anyways fixed and got the new nexus 7, enjoying it, much faster and better!
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So I made a complete backup with twrp today. My question is why do they give you the option to backup your recovery? Isn't twrp your recovery? If I was to backup from that stock backup would I be replacing twrp? What kind of inception is this lol.
Thanks.
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I wonder the same thing but maybe it's if you flash cwm you can flash back to twrp but I tried to flash to cwm the other day and it said it was my recovery but would only boot into twrp. So I pretty much have no answer to your question, just more questions.
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timisalf said:
I wonder the same thing but maybe it's if you flash cwm you can flash back to twrp but I tried to flash to cwm the other day and it said it was my recovery but would only boot into twrp. So I pretty much have no answer to your question, just more questions.
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You added to my question. Also its interesting what you said. I prefer twrp over cwm. How did you flash cwm?
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I used flashify. Can adb push too. I prefer CWM.
djraimondi said:
So I made a complete backup with twrp today. My question is why do they give you the option to backup your recovery? Isn't twrp your recovery? If I was to backup from that stock backup would I be replacing twrp? What kind of inception is this lol.
Thanks.
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Because you just never know how badly you are going to screw up. Besides, you can check it off the list if you don't feel like it.
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You added to my question. Also its interesting what you said. I prefer twrp over cwm. How did you flash cwm?
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i downloaded rom manager and it said it supported twrp and then i had it flash cwm. as i said before it never worked just said i had both but always booted into twrp.
rfarrah said:
Because you just never know how badly you are going to screw up. Besides, you can check it off the list if you don't feel like it.
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I guess what I'm trying to say is. If I mess up my phone that bad that I damage the recovery then the backup I made is useless no? If I messed up my twrp recovery then the backup I made of everything can't be flashed anyway.
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djraimondi said:
I guess what I'm trying to say is. If I mess up my phone that bad that I damage the recovery then the backup I made is useless no? If I messed up my twrp recovery then the backup I made of everything can't be flashed anyway.
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No, because you backup your perfectly good system BEFORE you screw around with it. It's your safety net.
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No, because you backup your perfectly good system BEFORE you screw around with it. It's your safety net.
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Yeah I understand that. But if I obliterated my recovery how would I even go about using my good backup? I would have no way to flash it.
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Since TWRP is skinnable and otherwise customizable, I'm going to assume the thought was that the backup saved your customization within TWRP.
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cggorman said:
Since TWRP is skinnable and otherwise customizable, I'm going to assume the thought was that the backup saved your customization within TWRP.
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That definitely makes sense.
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