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[TOOL] EFS Pro - Advanced '/efs' Backup, Restore, Repair!

I created a tool a while back for Galaxy S II owners to backup and restore the '/efs' partition and perform basic NV Repair on their devices.
This proved so popular that I recently updated the application which now includes a feature to automatically detect the mount point of the '/efs' partition. This allows any supported device to be used with EFS Pro and also adds support for future devices.
Check out the link below for more info and download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18524176
Enjoy!
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Many thanks lyriquidperfection for providing what is a very under rated tool Your tool once saved my old SGS2 and so this was one of the first things I used on my shiny new SGS3.
Greetings from Eastwood fellow Midlander

ty all for your help guys!

I keep getting an "Installation Aborted" message. I tried on the internal and external SD cards and toggled the signature verification but still get the same. What could cause this?

slonn said:
I keep getting an "Installation Aborted" message. I tried on the internal and external SD cards and toggled the signature verification but still get the same. What could cause this?
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EFS Pro is a Windows Application.
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D'oh!! Thanks for that...

Improtant Info regarding the use of EFS Pro with Galaxy S III
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27298292
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Update!
EFS Pro v1.6.8 update has now been released!!!!
Now includes FULL support for SGS III.
Enjoy!

EFS Pro v1.7.13 is out!
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EFS Pro v1.8.6 is now out! Improved device support and bug fixes.
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Got a question for ya : lyriquidperfection
If you check out this picture its of the root of my EFS folder on my International SG3.
Now before i used your program i flashed a custom rom and made the backup with that as i didnt know about your program when i rooted to use it first before flashing custom.
Now in the root of my efs folder can you tell me what files i can delete in there as there are a lot of files that where probably put there by custom rom.
i just want to know what a stock efs folder looks like so i know what files to keep and what to delete.
cheers.

ViRuS3k said:
Got a question for ya : lyriquidperfection
If you check out this picture its of the root of my EFS folder on my International SG3.
Now before i used your program i flashed a custom rom and made the backup with that as i didnt know about your program when i rooted to use it first before flashing custom.
Now in the root of my efs folder can you tell me what files i can delete in there as there are a lot of files that where probably put there by custom rom.
i just want to know what a stock efs folder looks like so i know what files to keep and what to delete.
cheers.
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Hi mate, I own a GS2 and I know the efs folder layout is quite different on the GS3. You could try asking the guys in the GS3 forums to shed some light but I would say as long as you have a working efs folder and its been backed up then you will be fine.
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lyriquidperfection said:
Hi mate, I own a GS2 and I know the efs folder layout is quite different on the GS3. You could try asking the guys in the GS3 forums to shed some light but I would say as long as you have a working efs folder and its been backed up then you will be fine.
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Yeah everything is working and backed up i just wanted to find out what the stock efs g3 international efs folder looked like and what files where in there.
and fyi i thought i was already in the GS3 forums
: QUESTION for all that own the GS3 International and have backed up there efs folder just after they rooted on there stock rom ect what is the file structure and names of the folders and files please.. would appre****e a file tree of some sort.
cheers.

bump to my question, any international gs3 users please answer ta.

This tool is for?

UnwiredDroid said:
This tool is for?
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Backing up imei on international samsung devices.
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does USB Debugging have to be enabled?
EDIT: NVM, ran the program and saw that it has to be. Should maybe post this in your thread since I didn't want to start the app without knowing if it must be enabled, and the app only tells you after you start it Vicious cycle.

EFS Professional v2.0.9 has now been released!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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lyriquidperfection said:
EFS Professional v2.0.9 has now been released!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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Hey.. Got a question on this.. If we have an unlocked G3..do we need to do this?
In that what service would it provide?
Understanding it backs up an important partition incase of corruption.. But if you are not locked into a carrier then is it necessary to keep a backup of this information..?
I think I have the answer.. thanks to Mskip..
Q. Why do I need to back up my IMEI/EFS and how do I do it?
There well protected section of your device that is virtually immune to any kind of flashing and manipulation (unless of course you know how to access it). This part of the device contains information such as IMEI (or MEID and ESN in the case of CDMA devices), programming parameters for the device such as your account information (phone number, etc), data provisioning parameters, and a whole bunch of other things that, when not handled properly, can render a device completely useless. All of these are contained in the infamous \EFS folder. If anything messes with your EFS folder, unlike flashing a device (which could potentially lead to bricks as well) it could render your device completely useless as it will no longer be recognized by your carrier. If you are not planning on flashing anything to your device and want to stay on pure Stock then you may never have any problems but it is still advisable to backup this information just in case (better to be safe than sorry). If you have a GT-I9300 GSM Model then you can do this from the Toolkit but if you have an LTE device then it isn't soo easy to do. If you have an LTE device you should go to *THIS* thread by lyriquidperfection and follow the information to save your IMEI/NV Data so that you are covered if anything should happen.
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It says my device isn't perm rooted but it is.

Backup from Note 2 to S4

Hi,
I'm thinking about switching to S4 and wondering if I can TB backup my note 2 and restore in the new S4? Which restore option should I use? Appreciate it.
Thanks,
Peter

taiwanese said:
Hi,
I'm thinking about switching to S4 and wondering if I can TB backup my note 2 and restore in the new S4? Which restore option should I use? Appreciate it.
Thanks,
Peter
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Yes you can but you may have issues with some apps not being compatible with your device & settings not being completely restored.
See here. Your question is answered on this page of a TB tutorial (great tutorial by the way)
Full tutorial here

Thank you!!!

Any way to transfer apps data without root (TB etc)?

Hi all,
I want to transfer my apps data but without root, any way to do it?
I tried google backup and restore it didn't work also tried Samsung Switch and no go either. Any other way that works?

Nothing as far as I've found

Helium backup/restore?
I've not personally tried with my S7E, but it's always worked in the past.
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Nothing can restore your app data without root.
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Helium backup does work, I've used it to backup data from my Xperia Z2 then restore that to my S7 Edge. Worked like a charm.
Though I'm not sure it works for all apps or not, the ones I tried, sure worked. Give it a try, no harm to do so.
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kronium said:
Nothing can restore your app data without root.
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Helium backup can, also mybackup app can restore sms/mms and call log without root.

helium backup doesnt work on android 6.0 devices. So stop giving useless 'advices'

omgwtfbbqhax1 said:
helium backup doesnt work on android 6.0 devices. So stop giving useless 'advices'
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Sorry but helium work for me both backup and restore apps without root on my S7.
Get your fact right before spreading false information.
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NonXtreme said:
Sorry but helium work for me both backup and restore apps without root on my S7.
Get your fact right before spreading false information.
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I beg to differ, one in particular, that is snapchat. Depending on the developer of the application if data backups are or aren't allowed. In my case not being rooted did not work.
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Helium ES and some other apps don't ask or see my root

I recently rooted with cf autoroot and installed helium which asked me to connect to desktop as though it wasn't rooted. I have had no problems rooting a note 3 and tab s with helium but my note 4 has 6.01 so I'm wandering if there's an incompatibility. I then installed es file explorer and lo and behold it doesn't recognise root either.
Titanium and sold explorer have no problem so I can't see what the problem is.
I decided to see if installing supersu as system might work but this option is greyed out telling me that I has system - less root mode. I don't understand the difference and when I check the same option on my tab s and note 3 this option is available.
Can anyone help me with a workaround whilst keeping stock rom if that is indeed the reason why Helium as es don't work?

louiscar said:
I recently rooted with cf autoroot and installed helium which asked me to connect to desktop as though it wasn't rooted. I have had no problems rooting a note 3 and tab s with helium but my note 4 has 6.01 so I'm wandering if there's an incompatibility. I then installed es file explorer and lo and behold it doesn't recognise root either.
Titanium and sold explorer have no problem so I can't see what the problem is.
I decided to see if installing supersu as system might work but this option is greyed out telling me that I has system - less root mode. I don't understand the difference and when I check the same option on my tab s and note 3 this option is available.
Can anyone help me with a workaround whilst keeping stock rom if that is indeed the reason why Helium as es don't work?
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Helium doesn't support marshmallow. The app in playstore is outdated
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Amar.B said:
Helium doesn't support marshmallow. The app in playstore is outdated
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I presume you mean as root? I saw some threads in the s7 forum which suggests it works unrooted. I haven't tried that yet.
And btw es explorer works fine, I just had enable the root option.
Thanks for your reply

louiscar said:
I presume you mean as root? I saw some threads in the s7 forum which suggests it works unrooted. I haven't tried that yet.
And btw es explorer works fine, I just had enable the root option.
Thanks for your reply
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Even if you're not rooted will not work for you.. you will get stuck at enabling usb debugging and asks you to enable PTP mode and it never pass this step..
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ok understood. Shame that the developer has abandoned this app. I tried to contact support but he doesn't answer anymore.
Maybe adb backup /restore is the solution.

Amar.B said:
Even if you're not rooted will not work for you.. you will get stuck at enabling usb debugging and asks you to enable PTP mode and it never pass this step..
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I thought to try it anyway and it worked for me - the desktop option works.

louiscar said:
I thought to try it anyway and it worked for me - the desktop option works.
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That is very weird i tried many times with no success, lots of people owning the same device has reported for the same problem.. are you on stock rom! Rooted or not! Can you take some screen shots
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Amar.B said:
That is very weird i tried many times with no success, lots of people owning the same device has reported for the same problem.. are you on stock rom! Rooted or not! Can you take some screen shots
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Maybe it's the version of MM, I don't have the most recent one. DPH1
I am rooted on stock but as I say Helium still doesn't see root. Desktop works.
Not sure what screenshots you want but here's one of Helium ready to backup and one of my about screen.

Try starting a adb server manually,
Run adb, check and devices, run desktop or chrome helium tool.
Chrome tool definitely works on my one plus 5

Amar.B said:
That is very weird i tried many times with no success, lots of people owning the same device has reported for the same problem.. are you on stock rom! Rooted or not! Can you take some screen shots
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try installing drivers for your device in your desktop. I did that and it worked for me.

how to do incremental backups?

hello,
Smart Switch does full backups only (i.e., each time it will copy all phone contents)
how can we copy just what's new, since the latest backup? it will save a lot of time and space.
kind regards,
Aldo

Anybody able to help?
Any alternative to Samsung Smart Switch, for doing incremental backups?

I don’t find smart switch does a full backup. It’s supposed to, but I’ve lost a few items each time I’ve ever used it

wezzel98765 said:
I don’t find smart switch does a full backup. It’s supposed to, but I’ve lost a few items each time I’ve ever used it
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thank you for your reply.
what software do you use for backup?

LiquidEr said:
Anybody able to help?
Any alternative to Samsung Smart Switch, for doing incremental backups?
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U can try Titanum backup
It's available on playstore
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spawnlives said:
U can try Titanum backup
It's available on playstore
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thank you but it won't backup all my phone contents to PC.