Backup my S3 and install it on Note 3 - Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am in the market to buy a new Note 3 and I was looking to see if I can backup my S3 on VZW and then transfer everything to the Note 3. I usually use TB or Go Backup/Restore Pro to backup my apps and data when I clean flash a new Rom and didn't know if I could do the same with crossing platforms with the Note 3. Thanks in advance

doeboy711 said:
I am in the market to buy a new Note 3 and I was looking to see if I can backup my S3 on VZW and then transfer everything to the Note 3. I usually use TB or Go Backup/Restore Pro to backup my apps and data when I clean flash a new Rom and didn't know if I could do the same with crossing platforms with the Note 3. Thanks in advance
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I have the same question... I tried backing up my Note 2 using TB and restoring with snapshot image. Didn't really work as planned. Trying the XML restore now to see if that's better.
Anybody know more about this?

I came from the S3 and was able to restore my TiBu backup. I restores all data apps along with data, my call log and SMS log. Don't restore any other system app as they can cause issues.

Yeah I am only looking to swap over my apps and data. Nothing system wise.

Download your apps on the Note and transfer the data from the gs3.
I do it all the time. I have a copy of a game on my tablet and save the progress (data only) in my droobox with titanium. I download the data on my phone, and titanium updates my game where I left off.
Hope that makes sense.
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leyvatron said:
Download your apps on the Note and transfer the data from the gs3.
I do it all the time. I have a copy of a game on my tablet and save the progress (data only) in my droobox with titanium. I download the data on my phone, and titanium updates my game where I left off.
Hope that makes sense.
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I ended up just restoring missing apps and ALL Data (assuming that means app and system). Seems to work fine now. I'm guessing the system data includes wi-fi, screen layout, ring tones, etc....
Worked for me anyway. When I tried to restore ALL APPs and ALL DATA the whole thing went haywire and I had to do a reset/wipe and start over with TB.

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Galaxy S2 backup Rom installed on a Galaxy Note ?

Hello
I have a S2 backup rom (created by CWM) with some important info on it.
I have since sold the Galaxy S2 phone and moved onto a Galaxy Note GT-N7000
I have used 'nandroid browser' for example to search for the raw files within the rom - but couldn't find them due to the search method being too difficult.
So I thought is it possible to load up the S2 rom on the Galaxy Note and take what I need from it ?
How do I go about doing it ?
I have rooted the Note and have CWM installed ready to go.
Any help would be grateful.
Many thanks for reading and any tips.
I really really would not recommend it, Although they are similar, there could be disastrous consequences..... Is it really worth it for a few apps ?
Why didnt you just make a Titanium backup before switching phones?
You can browse the nandroid files on your PC, use winrar or 7zip, Find the info you want, extract it and copy it over to the Note.
You can manually restore data from old cwm backup. Extract it with winrar and copy what you need.
I had lost my contacts so I extracted backup and copied related files.
But do not restore the back up from recovery.
I'm not bothered about the apps, its text messages and pictures!
As for masking a backup before switching phones, that's why I used CWM !
One backup app is the same as any other.
As for using nandroid and winrar, already done that - as already said no good.
It's easier to install S2 rom, boot up, connect to kies and export text messages to desktop then sync on the note later.
As for retriveng pictures, again go into usb mode, search internal sd card and extract - job done!
As for installing rom, too late already done it!
you installed s2 rom on note succesfully?
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It seemed to load ok using cwm - choosing the 'restore a backup' option.
When the phone rebooted, the Note N7000 boot screen appeared with the yellow triangle.
A few distorted video lines appeared, blank screen but could hear the start up theme, but no picture and no access to the operating system.
Worth a try though!
I may just buy another used S2 just to get what I want from the image and sell on again.
yeah its very dangerous not even worth a try, but thats my opinion. people have destroyed phones by flashin recovrring stuff not meant for their phone lol
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nandroids are not transferable, So if you have s SGS2 you will not be able to restore that nandroid on a SGS3 / Galaxy Note ect ect. Thats why you should have Titanium backups, You can restore a TB backup across a million devices.
you should use titanium backup to explore your nandroid backup of s2 for apps.. and if you want the data of s2 then do a advanced restore of data onto your note may be that will work
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You can try AppExtractor: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...iwiY29tLmhhbmR5YW5keS5hcHBleHRyYWN0b3JrZXkiXQ..
It should be able to restore your text messages from the nandroid backup.
i lol'd, it's like you have been waving $500 in bills above a fire...
As i read you want to retrieve your personal data, maybe ask a friend with an S2 to borrow it for a day, root his S2 and make a backup from his setup with CWM and then restore yours on it. After your done flash back his backup and your done
tsam19 said:
It seemed to load ok using cwm - choosing the 'restore a backup' option.
When the phone rebooted, the Note N7000 boot screen appeared with the yellow triangle.
A few distorted video lines appeared, blank screen but could hear the start up theme, but no picture and no access to the operating system.
Worth a try though!
I may just buy another used S2 just to get what I want from the image and sell on again.
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WTF. For info you have on your phone that you want to buy a seconde s2? You work for the CIA our you are some spy for the Russians?
androiadicted said:
WTF. For info you have on your phone that you want to buy a seconde s2? You work for the CIA our you are some spy for the Russians?
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are you on paranoid rom? ok just kidding no pun intended
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tsam19 said:
One backup app is the same as any other.
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Wrong. It is not. Nandroid is VERY device-specific.
azzledazzle said:
nandroids are not transferable, So if you have s SGS2 you will not be able to restore that nandroid on a SGS3 / Galaxy Note ect ect. Thats why you should have Titanium backups, You can restore a TB backup across a million devices.
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Also, some useful data is part of system apps that don't reliably restore, so should be backed up in a more portable format.
Nandroids - Snapshot of currently running system state
TiBu - Backup of installed apps and data used by those apps. Usually not good for system apps
Call Logs Backup and Restore - Backs up call logs to a portable (and human-readable) XML-based format
SMS Backup and Restore - Same as the previous app, but with an obvious difference.

[Q] Titanium Backup Restore from different device

Can I back up the app data on a Galaxy Nexus with Titanium Backup and then restore the data to those same apps on my Nexus 10?
xda6969 said:
Can I back up the app data on a Galaxy Nexus with Titanium Backup and then restore the data to those same apps on my Nexus 10?
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Yes but I suggest to just restore apps not app/data. Since it came from a different device N10 may not like the data stored in those apps and you'll more then likely run into problems.
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jjdevega said:
Yes but I suggest to just restore apps not app/data. Since it came from a different device N10 may not like the data stored in those apps and you'll more then likely run into problems.
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The apps are easy, I don't need those restored. It's the data that's important. That's what I need restored..all my settings, game progress, etc.
Yes I'm wondering the same thing. I'd like to be able to get game saves from my galaxy nexus. It would be even more awesome if the saves could sync.
No problem for me to restore app + data from my Galaxy Note under JB...
Of course I haven't done this with system app
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Restoring game data or downloaded app settings data is fine with Titanium Backup from one device to another.
You do not want to restore any system app data/settings. I've done it for years moving from old phone to new phone or old tablet to new tablet.
User apps = OK
System apps = BAD
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tcrews said:
Restoring game data or downloaded app settings data is fine with Titanium Backup from one device to another.
You do not want to restore any system app data/settings. I've done it for years moving from old phone to new phone or old tablet to new tablet.
User apps = OK
System apps = BAD
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Thank you.
How can I do this? I moved the two backup files onto my new device but I'm not sure how to get them to restore in TBU so I can restore them. I tried importing them but that fails. I can now see the app in my list of downloads (with a line through it) but when I try to restore it doesn't work. It appears as if it works but the app is not on my device.
Do I need to first install the app from Play and then restore over that? I'm missing a step here.
tcrews said:
Restoring game data or downloaded app settings data is fine with Titanium Backup from one device to another.
You do not want to restore any system app data/settings. I've done it for years moving from old phone to new phone or old tablet to new tablet.
User apps = OK
System apps = BAD
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Daethian said:
How can I do this? I moved the two backup files onto my new device but I'm not sure how to get them to restore in TBU so I can restore them. I tried importing them but that fails. I can now see the app in my list of downloads (with a line through it) but when I try to restore it doesn't work. It appears as if it works but the app is not on my device.
Do I need to first install the app from Play and then restore over that? I'm missing a step here.
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I've not tried doing any of this yet, but one problem would be the device I. D. has changed between the new device & old one. I would think that the app (especially a paid one) would first have to be installed via Play Store to the new device. Then maybe "data only" restored? When I change roms, my device ID always changes also, and before any paid apps can be re-installed I have to allow TiBu to restore the old ID first.
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[Q] How do you handle setting restores when changing ROMS

One of the things holding me back from moving from stock is all the setting/config I need to do..
Things like cerberus need to be opened and setup again, all my attached accounts typically need to be setup again, exchange, haxsync...etc.. Not to mention my settings for things like screen timeout, no haptic feedback, no button press noises.. etc.
I have titanium and usually do the backup apps, no system data. I'm always afraid system data won't play nice when switching ROMS...
so what's the preffered method to getting all this done as streamlined as possible?
I just chalk it up as part of the cost of flashing. Doesn't take that long to redo all the settings, and the various programs/accounts I just deal with as they come up. Agree that system data shouldn't be restored on a new ROM.
Sorry, not exactly a helpful answer! It's definitely one of the things that prevents me from 'trying out' different roms.
I find that going through the process of adjusting all the settings also helps in exploring all the features of the new rom you just flashed.
Well if you're sticking to new releases of the same ROM then dirty flashing usually works. I only do a full wipe when a major change happens in a new release or when changing between completely different ROMs.
And anyway apart from system settings, titanium keeps everything else backed up (haxsync, Facebook, whatsapp, messages etc)
In the backup and restore menu of settings, if you tick the option that let's Google keep a backup of your phone then even the system settings get saved there. Just allow it to restore from that when in the initial setup screen of the new ROM.
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I usually flash a ROM and do a minimal setup until I decide whether or not I'm going to use it. If I decide the ROM is worthy, then I go to the extra effort.
jmejiaa said:
One of the things holding me back from moving from stock is all the setting/config I need to do..
Things like cerberus need to be opened and setup again, all my attached accounts typically need to be setup again, exchange, haxsync...etc.. Not to mention my settings for things like screen timeout, no haptic feedback, no button press noises.. etc.
I have titanium and usually do the backup apps, no system data. I'm always afraid system data won't play nice when switching ROMS...
so what's the preffered method to getting all this done as streamlined as possible?
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I like to use titanium backup with all data backed up. If you're careful you can get your previous setup with most of your data and settings intact. TB tends to show apps and settings that may cause problems in red so you don't restore them accidentally. If you don't restore everything you want from a TB backup you'll have to go through and reconfigure everything.
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Is it possible to backup and restore just email - exchange?
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I use Titanium Backup Pro. It takes a little while to figure out all the options. But after you figure it out, it's great. Batch backup all your apps/data.
Be advised though. Back up everything and restore selectively.
Favorite/Safest method so far...
1 Backup all apps/data.
2 Completely format.
3 install new ROM.
4 set up Google account and let it auto download and install your old apps.
5 use titanium backup batch option to restore all apps, BUT select restore data only at the top.
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ackliph said:
I use Titanium Backup Pro. It takes a little while to figure out all the options. But after you figure it out, it's great. Batch backup all your apps/data.
Be advised though. Back up everything and restore selectively.
Favorite/Safest method so far...
1 Backup all apps/data.
2 Completely format.
3 install new ROM.
4 set up Google account and let it auto download and install your old apps.
5 use titanium backup batch option to restore all apps, BUT select restore data only at the top.
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Sorry, but if you format you'll lose everything including the data you just backed up. Do you mean wipe?
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nbeebe24 said:
Sorry, but if you format you'll lose everything including the data you just backed up. Do you mean wipe?
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Yea, he means wipe..
Thanks for all the replies, it's pretty much what I've been doing.
I went and installed Minco last night but my Titanium restore from ZIP didn't really work too well, so I went backt o my nandroid...
I may just give it some more time before I start flashing. Also I may try a 3rd party exchange app, that way titanium will backup all it's data
nbeebe24 said:
Sorry, but if you format you'll lose everything including the data you just backed up. Do you mean wipe?
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Sorry. Yeah. For the most thorough change to another ROM.
Back up your phone.
Backup your "sdcard" on your computer or cloud.
Wipe system, data, cache (not sdcard)
Install the ROM.
Reboot to make sure the ROM works.
Wipe/format your "sdcard"
Then begin to restore.
This is IMO because the sdcard area gets pretty dirty with small pointless folders and files over time.
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Help with TI backup

I'm planning on changing roms and would like to back everything up. How do setup TI backup so that everything is backed up? Do I choose backup apps or backup system data? I'd like to retain all my apps without having to download everything again, and the apps data.
Also will backing up apps back up and install bloat ware in the new rom?
Thanks
I dont think you should go for bcking up system apps, it may give you fcs.
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sohebq said:
I dont think you should go for bcking up system apps, it may give you fcs.
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Thanks for the response. How do you usually backup in order to retain all of your settings? I'm trying to minimize setup time as much as possible, in between roms.
moot1 said:
Thanks for the response. How do you usually backup in order to retain all of your settings? I'm trying to minimize setup time as much as possible, in between roms.
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Go for batch backup.
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Be k up data

What's the best way to move apps and data from n5 L to 6p M? Can we just move the Titanium BU folder to the new device and restore data? Google doesn't restore apps and data from Amazon, and seems to miss some other game data. Just restore Titanium app with Google restore? Or does nfc work with all apps and data (never tried it)?
Not sure what spell check did to the title, supposed to be "Back up data".
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Titanium backup will do the trick, I've found. There are plenty of guides on how to do this. (Seems like you are familiar w/ it though.) http://bfy.tw/29yY
I usually make backups of only the apps I'm concerned about, plus a keyboard.apk I like, plus Amazon stuffs...
Then copy the folder into the SD card area of the new device.
Install TB from Play store on new phone.
Remove apps I'll be restoring, because they auto-installed, and it's kind of annoying but whatever.
Point TB to the folder I copied over, and restore one at a time. I've had some apps go sideways on a batch restore, but I don't know if it was the batch restore or the backup itself which caused the issue. Either way, I do one at a time now.
Enjoy.
More tips:
The First rule of TB is you never restore system apps.
The Second rule of TB is you NEVER restore system apps.
III Commandment : Thou shalt restoreth system apps never, or thy soul shall burn in heck.
If an app you plan on restoring DID NOT AUTO-GOOGLE-RESTORE-thingy during setup, it's a big tip it might not be compatible in some way in your new OS version / device. Go to Play store and check.
Games and other apps that already backup to the cloud - skip those, or at least don't restore them until you install from Play store normally and see how they recover. If they recover fine, then great.
Restore a small # of apps at a time, and test them all.

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