How can I transfer my apps and app data from old phone with titanium backup without Sd card?
dps33 said:
How can I transfer my apps and app data from old phone with titanium backup without Sd card?
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Option 1: usb cable
Option 2: wireless
votinh said:
Option 1: usb cable
Option 2: wireless
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Umm.... I don't see how this would work. You can't really transfer the apps themselves without root at least. The app data, maybe.
dps33 said:
How can I transfer my apps and app data from old phone with titanium backup without Sd card?
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There is an app called Helium that you can get on the Play Store, that should help. It's buggy and some apps aren't supported, but it at least something. If you want to root your phone, then use titanium backup, and transfer the files via usb cable to your pc, then to your new phone, as the person above said. Then just restore using Titanium Backup again on the new phone.
Why can't he transfer the entire Titanium Backup folder over?
I can't find any reason not too.
Usb otg works as well. I use rom toolbox pro for backups and I just did a fresh backup to the sdcard of my razr, popped it into the $5 otg adapter I got from dealxtreme, and transferred the whole app_manager folder onto my g2. When I installed rom toolbox it found everything & I could do a batch restore of apps/data.
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votinh said:
Why can't he transfer the entire Titanium Backup folder over?
I can't find any reason not too.
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Agreed. In the "SD card" folder is the TB folder. This should contain all of the back-up files. Transfer them as you would any other files.
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Agreed. In the "SD card" folder is the TB folder. This should contain all of the back-up files. Transfer them as you would any other files.
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I am on STOCK ROM and not Rooted. I do not see SDCARD folder? Do I have to be rooted?
dps33 said:
I am on STOCK ROM and not Rooted. I do not see SDCARD folder? Do I have to be rooted?
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SDCARD is just going to be your main folder using any file manager. However, as far as I know, TB is limited to rooted devices or ADB. I am not familiar with how the non-rooted TB works as I have never used it. I root every phone by the time I leave Verizon's parking lot.
Am I missing something, not fully understanding or OP just makes his life more complicated than it supposes to be???
I still don't understand why can't he just "transfer" them over.
OP, your old phone, called phone A, has TB folder, your new phone, the G2, called phone B, unrooted. You don't have SD card.
Why can't you "transfer" that TB folder from phone A to your PC then from PC, "transfer" them to phone B?
What stop you from doing that? You can do wirelessly or using usb cable.
Can you treat that TB folder like your "personal" folder which hold your documents or pictures?
votinh said:
Am I missing something, not fully understanding or OP just makes his life more complicated than it supposes to be???
I still don't understand why can't he just "transfer" them over.
OP, your old phone, called phone A, has TB folder, your new phone, the G2, called phone B, unrooted. You don't have SD card.
Why can't you "transfer" that TB folder from phone A to your PC then from PC, "transfer" them to phone B?
What stop you from doing that? You can do wirelessly or using usb cable.
Can you treat that TB folder like your "personal" folder which hold your documents or pictures?
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Thanks, I may be making it more difficult for me, I wasn't sure about ROOTED phone (A) vs Non Rooted LG G2 (Phone B). Especially when it comes to TB. I wll try and see what happens.
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I'm sorry if this has been covered but I have looked in several places and have not yet found an answer.
Bought the Vibrant on day 1- LOVE IT
I upgraded from my G1 running CM5.0.8 with Apps2SD
ALL my apps on the G1 were on the SD card
For whatever reason- LOTS of apps I have on the card never showed up as me having downloaded them when I signed into my google account and checked the market with the Vibrant.
3 QUESTIONS:
1) I want to put my 8Gig card from the G1 in the Vibrant but I want to know if there is a way to get those apps on the SD card on the Vibrant. (Actually it's just one app that for some reason is no longer in the market- it's called NightClock and it was one of the super early apps from back in the ORIGINAL days of the G1- none of the "NightClock" apps in the market is the one on my G1).
2) When I eventually put the 8gig card in the Vibrant is there some special way I need to format it? When I mount the vibrant now it shows 2 drives.
3) When I put the Vibrant's 2 Gig card in the G1 can I just reformat it as it was in stock form and still use the phone as a test device to upload my .apk files from eclipse?
Thanks
1) I think your best method to retreive your apps from your G1 is to copy them from either linux or from your g1 to the fat partition as i dont think you will be able to access the ext partition on the vibrant, i could be wrong on this, nvr done it.
2) I fdisk'd my sdcard on my pc then formated it before putting it in my Vibrant.
3) if you like you wont need to reformat the vibrant card as it is already in the correct format.
You could use a computer to pull the files from the SD. or you could back up the files using titanium backup then move that sd to the new phone and use titanium backup to restore them. Or, at least, I think you can. I have not tried it myself. If you format the SD while in the vibrant, you will lose all data.
good call, titanium backup run from the G1 would be the easiest way to back them up
Thanks everyone- stupid questions here but bear with me-
@hpz937
1) I think your best method to retreive your apps from your G1 is to copy them from either linux or from your g1 to the fat partition as i dont think you will be able to access the ext partition on the vibrant, i could be wrong on this, nvr done it.
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I don't know how to do either of those things- How do I even access the apps from my pc? When I mount the SD card I do not see the apps anywhere- Ideally I would love to just drag the .apk files and install the ones I need on my phone- is that possible?
2) I fdisk'd my sdcard on my pc then formated it before putting it in my Vibrant.
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@spigatelli
Again- I don't know what that means- sorry- Do I need to partition the card somehow as there are two drives associated with it?
You could use a computer to pull the files from the SD. or you could back up the files using titanium backup then move that sd to the new phone and use titanium backup to restore them. Or, at least, I think you can. I have not tried it myself.
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I see that I have to have root to backup using Titanium Backup (not a problem on the G1) but do I need root on the Vibrant to restore a Titanium Backup file? I have never used it before.
Thanks again
You can format the card AFTER you pull the info from it.
I do not know if root is required to use titanium to restore, but if it does, this is the easiest phone to root ever!
If mainly just want that one app, then you can use something like Astro File Manager to back up your apk files. As long as it wasn't a protected app then you can save the apk file to your sdcard and then just transfer the apk over to your Vibrant and reinstall it.
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If mainly just want that one app, then you can use something like Astro File Manager to back up your apk files. As long as it wasn't a protected app then you can save the apk file to your sdcard and then just transfer the apk over to your Vibrant and reinstall it.
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You sir, are a genius!
I didn't know you could do that with Astro! Thank you
@spigatelli
You can format the card AFTER you pull the info from it.
I do not know if root is required to use titanium to restore, but if it does, this is the easiest phone to root ever!
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I know WHEN to format the card I'm just wondering HOW to format it- do I just get everything off it I need and then pop it in the vibrant and hit format? Or do I FAT32 format it on the computer and then put it in the Vibrant and THEN hit format? Is it automatically partitioned? Are the two drives that show up when you mount the Vibrant both on the SD card?
THANK YOU
There is no need to partition because there is no apps-to-sd. You can format it right in the phone, or do a FAT32 format on your computer. The reason you see 2 drives when you mount it to the computer is because there is the internal 16gb SD and the external (removable) SD. It does not see your partitions.
Ahhhhhh- thank you very much- THAT is exactly what I was wondering. So the Vibrant gives you the option to unmount the internal SD card- what purpose does that serve?
dude, just use titanium backup or 'my backup pro' to back ur apps up from ur g1 (with root access) and then... put that zip file on ur PC, extract it, pick the apps that you want to put on ur vibrant, put them in a folder and then install them using astro on ur unrooted vibrant.
OREGONMX said:
Ahhhhhh- thank you very much- THAT is exactly what I was wondering. So the Vibrant gives you the option to unmount the internal SD card- what purpose does that serve?
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If you unmount the card from the phone, you won't be able to access it (on the phone). So, if you have it hooked up to your computer, you unmount it from your phone and mount it to your computer, your computer will recognize the drive and will allow you to search/explore it.
If you mount it back onto the phone, it will no longer be accessible by the computer. However, it will be accessible by the phone.
Thanks everyone problem solved using astro
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you unmount so that you can take the sd card out while the phone is on. you do not want to take the card out while powered up without unmounting.
When I try to look at my photos and various items on my SD card from the phone, I can't. If I plug it up and view via my computer, everything is still there. It shows me my available and used space. I already tried moving and reformatting.
What can it be and how do I correct it. Thanks in advance.
Csierra72 said:
When I try to look at my photos and various items on my SD card from the phone, I can't. If I plug it up and view via my computer, everything is still there. It shows me my available and used space. I already tried moving and reformatting.
What can it be and how do I correct it. Thanks in advance.
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Hmm. Thats kind of odd. So you can see all of your photos fine from your computer? Maybe copy everything back to your computer, and instead of copying everything back, put the sd card back in the phone (as a test) and take some pics with the camera, and see if you are able to view them. If so, copy just your photos back to the card. Test again, and see if you are able to see them. If not, then I honestly don't know. If that does work, I'd say that some other file on the sd card is corrupt or something. You said you did format the card, right? Did you use the computer to format it as FAT32, or did you use the phone to format it? Whichever you already tried, maybe try the other way too, just to be safe. Hopefully some of that helps you, but if not, then I apologize, as I've never had anything similar like that happen to myself.
are you using es file explorer with the root option enabled? sometimes on sense roms if you have the root option enabled you can't view the sd card contents. Also try making sure other root apps don't have the /system or /data mounted rw
I had access issues with my SD card and I deducted that it was bad. I used the stock card that came with the Evo and the problem went away. Maybe use a different one and see how it works
Good Luck
I've tried anything and everything. even bought a new card. All was good for a day and then it started happening again. Sprint is sending me a new phone. they couldn't figure it out either. Thanks for the suggestions though.
Csierra72 said:
I've tried anything and everything. even bought a new card. All was good for a day and then it started happening again. Sprint is sending me a new phone. they couldn't figure it out either. Thanks for the suggestions though.
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Make sure you do not have a .nomedia file in your SD Card root folder. Wherever a file named .nomedia is, the phone will not scan that directory. I had the same issue with my phone not detecting my pictures and videos and it turned out that file was in my root directory. Deleted it and voila! All back up now. I think PowerAMP put it there for some reason.
THANK YOU!!! That was it, fixed it.
akarol said:
Make sure you do not have a .nomedia file in your SD Card root folder. Wherever a file named .nomedia is, the phone will not scan that directory. I had the same issue with my phone not detecting my pictures and videos and it turned out that file was in my root directory. Deleted it and voila! All back up now. I think PowerAMP put it there for some reason.
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Csierra72 said:
THANK YOU!!! That was it, fixed it.
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Thanks for that tip. I've never had that problem, but I love seeing threads like this, where it's something unusual and out of the ordinary. I will retain that info in my arsenal of Android / Evo knowledge for future use or helping other people with it. That is so strange, that something as simple as a .nomedia file could cause a problem like that, and it's also even more odd that an app like poweramp would create that file. Is there any known reason as to why the heck poweramp would create this file that makes it so the contents of your sd card are not readable? I'm glad you got it fixed up OP! I love xda, so much info here.
I have this same issue,I just bought an EVO because my Epic screen smashed and I'm using the sd card out of the epic(which was rooted) and I'm trying to view the contents,it used to be MyFiles on the epic but I can't find out where to see it on the EVO...I want to get all the stuff I had backed up onto my Evo...any help appreciated...and I don't see a .nomedia file
mithritades said:
I have this same issue,I just bought an EVO because my Epic screen smashed and I'm using the sd card out of the epic(which was rooted) and I'm trying to view the contents,it used to be MyFiles on the epic but I can't find out where to see it on the EVO...I want to get all the stuff I had backed up onto my Evo...any help appreciated...and I don't see a .nomedia file
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Can't say I blame you for coming to the Evo forums to ask this question about your Epic. I would download root explorer and see if you can find the file.
heathmcabee said:
Can't say I blame you for coming to the Evo forums to ask this question about your Epic. I would download root explorer and see if you can find the file.
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No,you misunderstand,I HAD AN EPIC but I broke the screen so I GOT AN EVO...
mithritades said:
No,you misunderstand,I HAD AN EPIC but I broke the screen so I GOT AN EVO...
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What file manager are you trying to use to see the SD card contents. Astro is a good file manager. Root explorer is also great, but isn't free.
k2buckley said:
What file manager are you trying to use to see the SD card contents. Astro is a good file manager. Root explorer is also great, but isn't free.
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Ok so i bought a new sd card and I bought rootexplorer(I rooted it lastnight with unrevoked3),why isn't there an app for seeing the sd card in the applications menu?,now that i can see the SD...how do I restore my contacts from my backup on my old sd card?
mithritades said:
Ok so i bought a new sd card and I bought rootexplorer(I rooted it lastnight with unrevoked3),why isn't there an app for seeing the sd card in the applications menu?,now that i can see the SD...how do I restore my contacts from my backup on my old sd card?
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Yea, there isn't a native/built in file manager. You need to use a third party app to see the sd card. Did you have your contacts backed up on google? If so, they should restore when you log in to google. If you didn't, and you had them backed up on your sd card, then I'd copy the contents of your old sd card onto the new one, from within the contacts app, press menu, and select import/export. choose to import from sd card, and see if that works. If that's how you had saved them before, by 'exporting to sd card', then that should work. Good luck.
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Yea, there isn't a native/built in file manager. You need to use a third party app to see the sd card. Did you have your contacts backed up on google? If so, they should restore when you log in to google. If you didn't, and you had them backed up on your sd card, then I'd copy the contents of your old sd card onto the new one, from within the contacts app, press menu, and select import/export. choose to import from sd card, and see if that works. If that's how you had saved them before, by 'exporting to sd card', then that should work. Good luck.
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I never tried exporting them before I always used TB ,Unfortunately I have to manually copy them,Titanium backup wasn't no help,I bought Mybackup Pro so I should be good from here on out...thnx for the help anyway
Hi, I've made two different nandroid backups using twrp in the last couple weeks and both times when I try to transfer the backup to my laptop through data cable it only transfers like 10 megs of the data and does nothing else, even though the file has almost 3 gigs in it. If I open the backup folder itself and select every item in there and try to transfer that way, same thing, most of the items just don't copy over, don't get an error or anything.
Furthermore, if I use a file explorer and try to transfer the backup folder to my external SD card, I get an error message (cant remember what it said and I already deleted the backup as it was taking up too much space).
Any ideas about what's going on? I will try to do another backup soon but it's pointless if I can't move it anywhere, since I don't want it taking up space on my phone. Thanks guys!
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What type sdcard? 32g, 64g?
Hi, just a 16 gig. I didn't think it was the SD card though because even when the backup is stored on the phone itself, it still won't transfer to the computer (via a usb cable)
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on the pc transfer can you copy smaller files of anything to pc from phone
try different cable or pc
try a different recovery and see if things copy ok--maybe the backups are bad
not sure on internal transfers--try the stock file mgr "My Files" and try with smaller files also
i have a 64gb samsung pro exfat--works perfect
This is a very basic question.. but I just can't seem to find the solution:
I am rooted, have used Titanium backup to backup my apps/data, and I want to transfer the file folder of backups over to my computer for extra security/backup. However, I'm having trouble locating the file on my phone to transfer it.
I connected the USB cable, and am searching in the phone's internal memory. I can't find the Titanium backup folder to transfer the files.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks!
kwcking said:
This is a very basic question.. but I just can't seem to find the solution:
I am rooted, have used Titanium backup to backup my apps/data, and I want to transfer the file folder of backups over to my computer for extra security/backup. However, I'm having trouble locating the file on my phone to transfer it.
I connected the USB cable, and am searching in the phone's internal memory. I can't find the Titanium backup folder to transfer the files.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks!
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Well, I used the "wireless storage" function on the phone and was able to find the directory that way, but I am wondering why I can't see it when connected with the USB cable?
Hi guys, I had some video files on the internal storage that I deleted after I thought I had backed them up. Is there any way to recover them?
I wasn't on wifi so the videos were not backed up.
I already tried a few undelete programs and they either require root (which I don't have) or they ONLY recover pictures (not helpful).
Thanks!
Disregard any app and trying this in phone, it seldom works well.
Make sure you do not download stuff, store, take any photos, etc. Anything you do might overwrite the files.. basically anything that writes to the internal media partition is likely to mess up the files so you won't be able to recover them.
Hook the phone up to a computer so you can access files and try something like recuva software to recover everything. Pc software should be able to read the phone storage, but I haven't tried it myself from the s8
From say an SD card it's easy, but since the pc reads the phone "as s a drive" it should work too.
Eddiemc said:
Hook the phone up to a computer so you can access files and try something like recuva software to recover everything. Pc software should be able to read the phone storage, but I haven't tried it myself from the s8
From say an SD card it's easy, but since the pc reads the phone "as s a drive" it should work too.
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The phone isn't mounted as a drive unfortunately, USB MASS STORAGE isn't available on this phone, I don't know when they stopped it
Recuva does not work either since it cannot see the phone.
Make sure the phone is unlocked and open or Windows will not see it as an external drive.
Raistlin1158 said:
Make sure the phone is unlocked and open or Windows will not see it as an external drive.
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It shows in explorer:
https://imgur.com/COJpkRm
But not in Recuva:
https://imgur.com/YpHOVdZ
I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.
sjbayer3 said:
I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.
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for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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The phone isn't mounted as a drive unfortunately, USB MASS STORAGE isn't available on this phone, I don't know when they stopped it
Recuva does not work either since it cannot see the phone.
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If you have the Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer - Enable USB Debugging and then you shouldn't have any issues with being able to see the internal & sd card Storage.
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If you have the Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer - Enable USB Debugging and then you shouldn't have any issues with being able to see the internal & sd card Storage.
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Already enabled it, didn't help. I can see my phone but again its mounted as MTP which isn't helpful. You need MASS USB STORAGE but google removed that about 3 or 4 generations ago
sjbayer3 said:
I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.
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You can use Samsung Smart Switch to backup your phone to your pc - I've done it without Root.
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MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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Yeah I understand that. I suspect the videos are gone, but it's worth it even if its partly corrupt. This is why root is so important and why its stupid they removed mass storage.
MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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In the original SamPwn thread it describes Two Steps. Could I maybe do step one, THEN try to recover videos before doing step 2?
MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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I have root now, any recommendation on a method?
sjbayer3 said:
I have root now, any recommendation on a method?
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How did you root, and was there success with the data recovery?
groovestix said:
How did you root, and was there success with the data recovery?
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With the given root methods your deleted data will be over written. More than likely you will never recover it if you root