I have made several cmw backups on my n4 and i cannot seem to locate them using a file browser on the phone also i cannot find them on the internal storage when i connect the phone to my computer. So I am wondering if anyone knows the default location of these back ups i am wanting to export them to my computer.
Thanks
truth1675 said:
I have made several cmw backups on my n4 and i cannot seem to locate them using a file browser on the phone also i cannot find them on the internal storage when i connect the phone to my computer. So I am wondering if anyone knows the default location of these back ups i am wanting to export them to my computer.
Thanks
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/data/media/clockworkmod
ksilver89 said:
/data/media/clockworkmod
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thanks i could have sworn i looked there but i guess not
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I'm in Astro, I'm in ES, i'm on my computer, no difference. CWM backs up and SAYS IT'S SAVING IN sd/CWM/BACKUPS. I've got nothing in that folder when trying to move the nandroid onto a pc to move to a different phone. This is driving me insane, where are the files sitting!?
FishFan319 said:
I'm in Astro, I'm in ES, i'm on my computer, no difference. CWM backs up and SAYS IT'S SAVING IN sd/CWM/BACKUPS. I've got nothing in that folder when trying to move the nandroid onto a pc to move to a different phone. This is driving me insane, where are the files sitting!?
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I had the same question and someone was kind enough to respond to me. Its located in /mnt/shell/emulated/
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Also in /data/media. This must be linked to /mnt/shell/emulated/
euki69 said:
I had the same question and someone was kind enough to respond to me. Its located in /mnt/shell/emulated/
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It shows empty for me when im in there
Such a hassle imo. One of the reason I am using TWRP recovery.
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Mine are in:
/mnt/shell/emulated/clockwokrmod/backup
Use a root explorer and you should see it.
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Since we have limited amount of storage, i would like to know where is the CWM back up stored so that i can simply move it to my desktop and move back when needed.
this way i saved a few hundred MBs and is able to have multiple backups.
I tried connecting via USB and searching thru the directory but couldnt find it (even enable hidden files)
i know the path is sd/CWM/backup
but i cant seem to find CWM either...
It use to work on my sg2 when i save it on my external sd
any idea?
Thanks,
ugotproblemz said:
Since we have limited amount of storage, i would like to know where is the CWM back up stored so that i can simply move it to my desktop and move back when needed.
this way i saved a few hundred MBs and is able to have multiple backups.
I tried connecting via USB and searching thru the directory but couldnt find it (even enable hidden files)
i know the path is sd/CWM/backup
but i cant seem to find CWM either...
It use to work on my sg2 when i save it on my external sd
any idea?
Thanks,
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It's in root folder "/mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod" for me.
not there either for me....shell folder is empty
/data/media
On my 8gb it is in the shell folder. Some root browsers won't see anything in that folder for some reason. Esfile explorer with root privileges wouldn't see it but root explorer would. I used the nexus 4 tool kit to adb pull the backup from the shell folder and onto my PC. Again using the toolkit to push it back onto the phone
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Thanks @ tohg2
Does anyone know how to get to root directory from the comp?
a. Try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999214
b Simply use a root explorer and cut the clockworkmod folder from "/data/media" into "/data/media/0", then the PC will see it. You will need to cut it back to /data/media if you want to Clockworkmod Recovery to see it though.
c. Copy it using ADB by typing: adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod "C:\clockworkmod"
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Thanks @ tohg2
Does anyone know how to get to root directory from the comp?
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You can't - you'll need to move it from the CWM folder to somewhere a PC can see it and then copy it off from there...ball ache, I know, but it's the only way I've done it since moving to 4.2
damn, it was so much easier on my sg2. internal sd, such a pain in the....
I have been reading about how people (including myself) are having issues mounting the SD card with CWM Recovery 6.x.xx and I was wondering where (if it exists) I can find an earlier version for my Nexus 4. The problem I am having is when my phone is connected to my computer, I cant find the Clockwork Mod file to remove the backup from the device. I have the 8GB N4, so I really want to remove it, put it somewhere safe and not have it take up precious space.
If anyone has any thoughts or other solutions, please let me know. I am also having the same issue with TWRP2 (cant mount while in recovery).
toonhead85 said:
I have been reading about how people (including myself) are having issues mounting the SD card with CWM Recovery 6.x.xx and I was wondering where (if it exists) I can find an earlier version for my Nexus 4. The problem I am having is when my phone is connected to my computer, I cant find the Clockwork Mod file to remove the backup from the device. I have the 8GB N4, so I really want to remove it, put it somewhere safe and not have it take up precious space.
If anyone has any thoughts or other solutions, please let me know. I am also having the same issue with TWRP2 (cant mount while in recovery).
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Just download Astro file manager from the Play Store and find the backup and delete it. You can also delete the backup from in recovery as well.
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scream4cheese said:
Just download Astro file manager from the Play Store and find the backup and delete it. You can also delete the backup from in recovery as well.
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I have Root Explorer and can't find the folder on my /sdcard. If I could, I could take the backup and move it, but it doesn't seem to be visible.
I have been thinking, do I need to be rooted to be able to access the folder, or see it for that matter?
And as a side note, I tried TWRP2 and I can see the folder with backups made.
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I have Root Explorer and can't find the folder on my /sdcard. If I could, I could take the backup and move it, but it doesn't seem to be visible.
I have been thinking, do I need to be rooted to be able to access the folder, or see it for that matter?
And as a side note, I tried TWRP2 and I can see the folder with backups made.
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I had this same issue as I'm using CWM 6.0.2.0. For whatever reason, they changed the saved backups location to /data/media/clockworkmod now so you can't access it by plugging in your phone because the backups aren't on the sdcard. That's also the reason you can't find it. To my knowledge, you can do two things to get them to your computer:
1. Use ADB to pull the clockworkmod folder to your computer. I still haven't completely figured out how to do that yet as I don't screw around in ADB shell too much and I'm not sure if you have to mount the filesystem before doing it. I'm sure if you search around, you could find the ADB solution.
2. (This solution sucks but it works...) If you have a file manager (like X-plore) and root access, you can copy the contents of /data/media/clockworkmod folder to the sdcard location on your phone. Once it's there, THEN you can access that copy when it's plugged into your computer. Then just get rid of the .nomedia file in the folder and move it from your sdcard to your PC. Simple but takes forever for the files to copy depending on how many backups your moving and how big your blobs folder is.
If someone knows a better way, I'm definitely all ears. Really don't like how they changed CWM to this new style. Makes it a pain to offload backups from your phone to your PC.
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I had this same issue as I'm using CWM 6.0.2.0. For whatever reason, they changed the saved backups location to /data/media/clockworkmod now so you can't access it by plugging in your phone because the backups aren't on the sdcard. That's also the reason you can't find it. To my knowledge, you can do two things to get them to your computer:
1. Use ADB to pull the clockworkmod folder to your computer. I still haven't completely figured out how to do that yet as I don't screw around in ADB shell too much and I'm not sure if you have to mount the filesystem before doing it. I'm sure if you search around, you could find the ADB solution.
2. (This solution sucks but it works...) If you have a file manager (like X-plore) and root access, you can copy the contents of /data/media/clockworkmod folder to the sdcard location on your phone. Once it's there, THEN you can access that copy when it's plugged into your computer. Then just get rid of the .nomedia file in the folder and move it from your sdcard to your PC. Simple but takes forever for the files to copy depending on how many backups your moving and how big your blobs folder is.
If someone knows a better way, I'm definitely all ears. Really don't like how they changed CWM to this new style. Makes it a pain to offload backups from your phone to your PC.
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I use ROM manager to connect to the server and download my nand directly to my PC.
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You have an option in cwm uder the backup menu to remove the backups or unused data. It works for me.
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strapped365 said:
I use ROM manager to connect to the server and download my nand directly to my PC.
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Didn't even know you could do that. I always just boot to CWM, never use the ROM manager app. That sounds like a paid feature or is it on the free version?
Edit: Yeah, it's a paid feature but I'm seriously considering going this route since it's so damn handy. If I can't figure out how to ADB it, I may just buy the premium version. Thanks bro.
webdo said:
You have an option in cwm uder the backup menu to remove the backups or unused data. It works for me.
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He wants a copy of the backups on his PC before he removes them.
Sorry for my incomplete answer than. I found mine using a root explorer
/mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup
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Thanks for all the great tips/answers/comments. I will see what I can do in terms of finding where the backup is stored on my phone now (since it seems there could be two places).
Cheers!!
Hatzy, you can pull the backups using insecure adbd by chainfire [app]. Otherwise, you can only pull sdcard. Or, i believe you can pull via the path /mnt/shell/emulated..
So, after doing some looking... I thiink my best bet is to use Rom Manager's new Download Server feature. I'll give it a try and let everyone know how it works out!!
Hi guys, the problem I have is after a few times of plugging in my Nexus 7 to my PC, it has seemed to 'Wipe' the SD partition. Both the PC and device (File explorers and terminal) report it has been cleared, with obvious new files created by some apps on startup.
I have/had a backup on said SD partition,when I boot into recovery, Clockworkmod recovery still shows that I have these backup file... I then get a Md5 mismatch error when trying to use it. (I have attached a screenshot of where CWM displays my backup)
What I want to know is, do I get this error because the file isn't there? Is there any way I can restore my SD partition by some sort of witchcraft?
Thanks in advance, Dan
That's not where CWM stores its backups though. The actual location is /data/media/clockworkmod/. This folder is not accessible from the computer.
korockinout13 said:
That's not where CWM stores its backups though. The actual location is /data/media/clockworkmod/. This folder is not accessible from the computer.
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Oh ok... What's with the path above my backup then? :S
Thanks for the reply!
Rawritsdan said:
Oh ok... What's with the path above my backup then? :S
Thanks for the reply!
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A symlink. No files actually exist there.
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najaboy said:
A symlink. No files actually exist there.
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I see! Never mind anyway as the backups I did have, didn't work when I flashed it (Must have been incomplete).
Thank you again for the quick responses, Dan.
Hey everyone,
I'm using CWM recovery.
When I make a nandroid backup, it gets saved to /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod.
Is there a way to change this folder location? I would like it to be in sdcard0 so I can access it over USB easily. I know I can use ADB to pull from the existing location, but its more convenient to just plug in a USB cable and be good to go.
It used to be sdcard0 earlier, I'm not sure what changed it exactly. I think it happened when I installed ROM manager. I've uninstalled it since then.
Anyone?
ring_wraith said:
Anyone?
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since 4.2.2, backup is located there (or in data/media)
you can copy it to sdcard0 with a root explorer.
but dont move it from its original directory, to be able to restore it.