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[Q] TWRP / CWM Compatible - need data from old backup.

Long story short, my car charger 'melted' my main board on my N4. Sent in to LG for repair and they replaced it, free of charge. However, I lost everything since the memory is on the mainboard.
I have since re-rooted my phone and decided to go with TWRP instead of CWM that I had previously.
My questions are this:
I have an older CWM backup saved on my computer. Is there a way for me to 'explore' the backup with a Window program so I don't have to re-flash the whole image on the phone in order to save whatever data (pictures videos etc) and extract them somehow?
If not, can I flash a CWM backup onto the phone via TWRP? Are they compatible? Is there any harm in flashing an old CWM (4.2.2) onto a TWRP (4.3) to get my data back and then repeat the process?

usafle said:
Long story short, my car charger 'melted' my main board on my N4. Sent in to LG for repair and they replaced it, free of charge. However, I lost everything since the memory is on the mainboard.
I have since re-rooted my phone and decided to go with TWRP instead of CWM that I had previously.
My questions are this:
I have an older CWM backup saved on my computer. Is there a way for me to 'explore' the backup with a Window program so I don't have to re-flash the whole image on the phone in order to save whatever data (pictures videos etc) and extract them somehow?
If not, can I flash a CWM backup onto the phone via TWRP? Are they compatible? Is there any harm in flashing an old CWM (4.2.2) onto a TWRP (4.3) to get my data back and then repeat the process?
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No, there is no problem in :
Flashing CWM, restoring the backup, then flashing TWRP, and create a backup.
Another way would be extracting the data from the backup, which would be a pain in the back, and it's not worth it.

Google for "diskinternals". There should be a program for windows that allows you to open/read linux files/partitions.
Good luck.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

So from what I am understanding a "CWM" backup won't load in TWRP? I would have to flash CWM recovery to load the backup and then rinse and repeat to get TWRP back on the device...
I'll Google that diskinternal - thanks

Well we can close this. I used Nandroid manager to browse the CWM backup - as suggested by a friend. Unfortunately, I did not choose to back up my SDCard when I did the backup. So now, everything is lost for good.
Lesson learned.

[Q] Nandroid Error backup and restore

Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337M)
Android:5.0.1
Rooted
cwm custom recovery touch version.
When I do a Nandroid backup it seems to do successfully but I see errors in the log file.
And when I restore using the same backup after it finishes restore process, all the services stop working (example: google.app ....)
I attach screenshots and log file for backup process.
Please explain why this is happening and how to fix it.
Thanks
Sam
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As lennyz & Reaper suggested I switched to twrp, both backup and restore are working smoothly.
Thanks for help.

CWM isn't updated anymore. So you should either swith to TWRP or Philz (thought Philz isn't updated anymore either but it still works).
Maybe that could fix it. Also make sure you have plenty of space left when you make a nandroid. Something like 5gb when you are on TW rom.

Use PhilZ, as it is based on CMW, so it should work with your backups. If you don't care about the backups anymore then go with TWRP. Haven't had any problems with TWRP so far.

SM-G900F with TWRP 2.7.1.0 - Nandroid restore resulting in all apps force stopping

Hi experts,
I would very much appreciate some help regarding the following:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F with factory installed stock rom G900FXXU1BPA2 (Android 5.0). I used the SkipSoft Unified Android Toolkit 1.4.5 to root the phone and install TWRP recovery (2.7.1.0-klte as recommended by Unified Android Toolkit). I made a first Nandroid Backup and was able to successfully restore this backup (I restored boot, system and data to verify that Nandroid restore works). I then used Titanium Backup to restore my apps from another phone, and all was well.
A week or so later I wanted to modify something I wasn't sure I wanted to keep (using apktool). I therefore made a second Nandroid backup and then proceeded to make modifications to the phone. After I saw the result, I didn't like it, and therefore restored the second Nandroid backup. After rebooting, the phone gave a flurry of forced stops ("Unfortunately XXX has stopped"). It is not a bootloop but I can't do anything meaningful with the phone other than restart it.
To try and resolve this, I used TWRP to wipe cache and dalvik cache and rebooted. The phone went through the lengthy "Android is upgrading" process but the result was the same: all my apps force stop.
I then decided to try and restore the original first Nandroid backup (which I had been able to restore successfully earlier), and this resulted in the same issue. Since I have several backups of this first backup I was able to verify that the files were good. Also did MD5 checksum verification in TWRP and it all checked out.
Using Odin, I was able to restore a stock ROM from SamMobile (G900FXXU1BOL1_G900FOJK1BOL1_ILO) and after restart, the phone works as usual, but of course all my apps and data were gone.
I was then able to use TWRP to restore only boot and system from the second backup, so I would be back on the exact same ROM that my phone came with, and this worked just fine; the phone started as if factory restored.
I then used TWRP to restore only data, and this resulted again in the same problem: all apps force close. Note that this is a restore of data only to the same phone running the exact same ROM that the Nandroid backup was made on, and it still did not work.
I have been thinking about this issue and searching through the various forums but I did not find anyone having this same exact issue. Here are some questions I came up with:
1. Is TWRP 2.7.1.0 completely compatible with this phone and with Android 5.0? Would it help if I installed a newer version of TWRP? Would I be able to restore Nandroid backups made with TWRP 2.7.1.0 with TWRP 3.X?
2. Assuming my second Nandroid backup is not corrupt, is there a better (less intrusive) restore I can do of the apps? Can Titanium Backup read TWRP 2.7.1.0 backups and restore them, including SMS?
3. What could be the reason for TWRP 2.7.1.0 restore not to be working properly? I did activate the fingerprint reader after the first Nandroid Backup, but if that is the issue I would have expected that first backup (in which fingerprints were not yet enabled) to restore properly and it doesn't.
Would appreciate any help!
Thanks,
AH

That version of TWRP is pretty old, possible it doesn't fully support 5.0
Grab 3.0.0.0 from here (newer versions are not fully bug free yet)
https://dl.twrp.me/klte/
Flash .tar version with ODIN 3.10.7
TiBu can read Nandroid backups and restore apps yes
Not sure about SMS
The method you used to root and flash TWRP is not a usual method used here, most of us use ODIN to flash TWRP and then flash SuperSU from recovery
or use CF Auto Root to root, and then flash TWRP with ODIN
I'd flash stock again, factory reset, and then flash TWRP and SuperSU, then try restoring your apps with TiBu

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That version of TWRP is pretty old, possible it doesn't fully support 5.0
Grab 3.0.0.0 from here (newer versions are not fully bug free yet)
dl.twrp.me/klte
Flash .tar version with ODIN 3.10.7
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Thanks *Detection*! I installed TWRP 3.0.0.0 as per your instructions and restored just data. Same result as before.
Then I used TWRP 3.0.0.0 to restore the entire backup including system, boot, recovery, and data. Same result (of course I lost TWRP 3.0.0.0 and was back on TWRP 2.7.1.0).
This exercise was useful for one reason: I now know that TWRP 3.0.0.0 is able to read Nandroid backups from TWRP 2.7.1.0.
This is quite crazy but I seem to be unable to restore a full Nandroid backup and get a working system.
Am going to try Titanium Backup.
Thanks again!
AH

Best way to backup when installing new rom?

So I'm using the normal rom and wanted to install cm14 and was totally confused about the best and simplest way to backup and restore stuff.
Then I read this in the cm blog and got even more confused :/
Points to NOTE:
– Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
– Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
– It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.

Twrp does backups safestrap also does and flashfire also makes backups also Philz touch recovery aka cwm these should all work for you
Sent from my iPhone 4s using Tapatalk I also own a g900v

@grey1213
For me personally I would ignore those statements, I have used titanium backup since the past two years and have not had any issues. Although you will need to make sure you adhere to it's instructions.
I would recommend
Doing nandroids from the custom recovery before installing anything from recovery or switching to another rom, because it is a lot easier to restore a nandroid than having to, install the rom and gapps, customise the settings to your preference, reinstalling all the apps from fresh and so on. Which is great because you just continue where you left off before you decided to do a nandroid.
Use titanium backup to backup apps and data, also there are options to save your WIFI network settings and sms threads. So when you do a new custom rom / stock rom flash all you have to worry about is configuring the android settings.

Restoring from SafeStrap Backup - ANSWERED

I just rooted my S5 to PB1 (have '11 eMMC so no MM) per another thread in this forum and had set everything up, then decided to make a full backup with SafeStrap. I loaded Safestrap-G900V-4.04_LL_MM, installed it, went to recovery and then made a full backup to the SDCard.
After completing the backup, I ended up in a SS loop and somehow back to a completely reset phone (however still rooted). I am looking for how to reinstall the backup correctly.
I plan to load all the necessary apps to once again get SS installed and to recovery. Is there anything special to do once I RESTORE my backup? Do I need to also install LL_KERNEL_SS-FF_Flashable.zip again after the RESTORE?
EDIT: THE ABOVE IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. INSTALLED SUPERUSER.APP, THEN BUSYBOX, THEN SAFESTRAP FROM THE PACKAGE USED TO ROOT. ONCE IN SS INSTALLED MY BACKUP, THEN INSTALLED THE LL_KERNEL_SS-FF_Flashable.zip WITHOUT WIPING ANYTHING. GOT IT TO BOOT, STILL ROOTED, ALL FILES BACK...
Thanks
Frank