Hello, everyone!
I've done some digging on this topic, and found some bits and pieces of information, but nothing definitive; so I'm gonna ask what I think is a really basic question...
...now that I've finally got my PPC-6800 just how I like it, how do I (i.e., what's the best way to) make a full and complete backup of it? That is to say, I simply wanna plug it in, and tell it to dump EVERYTHING onto my PC (which I also backup regularly). I want all data files, apps, settings, preferences, etc. backed up, so that if I ever have to do a hard-reset, or if I ever drop it in the toilet and have to buy another one, all I would need to do is plug that one up, and do a full restore so that it would be just like it was without my having to fuss with anything. This full backup may or may not have to include info stored on the micro SD card.
Sounds like a simple enough request, doesn't it? Well, can it be done? And if so, how? With something I that came with it (like ActiveSync), or will I need to purchase a 3rd party software app?
This can't possibly be that hard, can it???
Any guidance in this area is VERY much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!!
i use Spb Backup, which does exactly what you are asking. You get your phone how you want it, make a backup, then you can go back to that point whenever and it is exactly the same.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/ or pm me
Actually, I use Spb Clone which I think goes one step forward where you can load your image to several phones at once. Same great company.
Thanks a bunch, mac4lyfe and Sturatt!
I checked out the website, and you're correct...it looks like just what I was looking for. One question, though. I keep reading that it makes a backup onto the phone itself! It looks like it makes some sort of a self-extracting executable that is copied to the phone, and then can be run if you need a restore. I'm not sure how much sense it makes to put the backup file on the phone...what if the phone is lost, destroyed, or unbootable? So my question is, can you set up the backup so that the phone is backed up to your laptop or desktop PC? That way the backup file would be separated from the phone, and then could be used if and when the phone needed hard-resetting or replacing. I can't find anything in the documentation to let me know if this is possible.
Thanks again for your expertise!!!
sweet, thx man..
spb backup only backs up the main device memory, not the storage card. so it puts the backup exe on the storage card, which you can then move to your computer.
I use Sprite Backup, same concept, they also have a nice backup file browser for the PC that lets you get inidividual items out of the backup file should you just need one particular item. There is also the option to backup directly to the PC instead of the card with Sprite.
I have been using sprite backup.
the application performs a scheduled backup (password protected) to the sd card.
sometimes I manually backup just the personal databases as a standalone.
I manually transfer the entire sd card to the pc every once and a while (cause depending on the card usage may make the card die sooner).... can't wait till sprite can do this automagically via wifi.
the only time I had any issues is with sprite bacup is with the rom upgrade.... even though they say it can be done... it didn't take, from what I gather its best to reinstall all from scratch once a rom update is performed anyways.....
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Sturatt said:
spb backup only backs up the main device memory, not the storage card. so it puts the backup exe on the storage card, which you can then move to your computer.
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Not true. You can also have SPB backup all the contents of your storage card if you wish.
Of course, if you start getting backups that are huge, it becomes difficult to manage and takes FOREVER.
I use SPB Backup, and I have it scheduled to automatically run a full backup of my phone at 4am each morning. It backs up the entire main memory, and a few select folders on my storage card. All backups are kept in a folder on my storage card called.... Backups.
Each backup file for me generally averages about 40MB compressed.
I keep 5 days worth of backups, and once a week, I transfer one of these onto my computer for safekeeping as well. I also have it soft reset my phone each night so in the morning, I'm set to go.
I used sprite backup, it also works well, but I like SPB more. Highly recommend it.
Hey... Im playing Dungeon Defenders and i was wondering is it possible to send game data of my character to my tablet and play with it on tab...
If it is, how?
Thank you
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Not sure about this game, but sometimes simply copying the files over to a new device works fine. If the information is saved on the sd card (under Android/data for example) you should be able to copy it to your tablet and have your progress saved.
You could also try making a titanium backup of data, copying the backups to tablet and restoring data there.
Best bet would be to check if the game offers some kind of cloud/internet saving of your progress, that should work for sure.
Use titanium backup to backup the game and data. Then transfer the titanium backup folder to the device you want that game data on. Just restore though titanium and you should be good.
See attached picture, but I only have mbs of space left. Over 6GB of misc space. What is eating the memory? I only have one nandroid stored. I have searched around with a root browser too
Try using SDMaid to clean it up.
Also, if you play games, a lot of them download tons of data.
weird
I checked for nandroids before and only one was present. When plugged into computer 5 more backups were visible. I'm now fine on storage. Weird...
Are you using titanium backup? The backups take alot of space depending on your amount of apps.
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Are you using titanium backup? The backups take alot of space depending on your amount of apps.
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I'm good now, thanks. It was some rogue nandroids that were hidden. Also, I use Rom toolbox pro, not titanium. But i only keep one set of backups at a time, no need for more.
I'm just wondering of anyone out there got tired of having TiBu eat up 1-2 gigs of otherwise usable storage. I would much rather have that space for some hi-def games or music.
If so, does anyone know of a good primer or website with some instructions?
No I don't backup over adb. Titanium backup has a feature to sync your backups to cloud services such as drop box. Or alternatively you can back the backups locally on your computer by simply just pasting the folder onto your computer
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I recently switched to using compressed backups because the 4 GB backups were filling up my internal storage.
Well... It worked better than expected. Much better. Now my backups take up 32 MB. Problem is: it sounds too good to be true. Either twrp uses an impressive compression algorithm or I have no idea how compression works for backups because quite frankly that sounds way too small to be able to restore anything.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
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Edit: fixed it. Cleared all data and uninstalled then reinstalled online nandroid backup - no problems now.