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Silly question nandroid is a back up file for your system you can create through recovery but is that the update.zip file I find in the root of my SD card each time i do a back up?

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Nope ... it is saved in a directory using the date/time as the folder. If you still have an update.zip in your SD card its because you never deleted it.

jdmba said:
Nope ... it is saved in a directory using the date/time as the folder. If you still have an update.zip in your SD card its because you never deleted it.
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Huh interesting I SWEAR ive deleted that 5 or 6 times damn thing just wont go away lol. Thanks for the info
One more question nandroid backs up the system and all data correct from sms to pictures or is it just the system

Kipphh said:
Huh interesting I SWEAR ive deleted that 5 or 6 times damn thing just wont go away lol. Thanks for the info
One more question nandroid backs up the system and all data correct from sms to pictures or is it just the system
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When nandroiding it backs up:
System
Data
Data/data
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Formatting the SD card

I just recently got the MyTouch4G, got it permrooted and did a full back up of my sd card to my pc, but it's still on stock rom. I want to flash cyanogen7 but there's a lot of junk on the sd card first
My question is if it is okay to do a full format and if so, any advice on important folders or files I should copy back after the format, apart from the clockwork folder (i know that one is important)
Thanks for any help...
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Well do as I do just create a dir called Files and inside it make sub dir's and put all stuff you want in it like aduio, video, photo, ect. Also dont worry about the other folders in your root /sdcard. Far as format goes as you backed it up to your PC just format sdcard and if you missed something it will rebuild itself. Make sure you backed up video/photo whatever if you took any. Usually once you install something that requires you to place elements in the root of your sdcard after its complete always remove it this way you save yourself a lot of headaches later on. I always keep my dir nice and clean old habit of *nix world

STHNS said:
Well do as I do just create a dir called Files and inside it make sub dir's and put all stuff you want in it like aduio, video, photo, ect. Also dont worry about the other folders in your root /sdcard. Far as format goes as you backed it up to your PC just format sdcard and if you missed something it will rebuild itself. Make sure you backed up video/photo whatever if you took any. Usually once you install something that requires you to place elements in the root of your sdcard after its complete always remove it this way you save yourself a lot of headaches later on. I always keep my dir nice and clean old habit of *nix world
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Thanks for your response. Just curious but clockwork recovery on Vibrant saves itself as update.zip (if I remember correctly) on the root of the internal sd card. Where does it save recovery on MT4G? I didn't see an update.zip file after flashing recovery. Thanks again for your response
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Its saved under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup you will see the dir with timestamp. Normally I don't waste time backing up as I know what I am doing but if you do want it then go ahead and just mv the dir to your PC temporarily then sync back to sdcard once you are done.
Whatever data is saved even the cache on SD I know so if I find data that is valuable I still mv it to /sdcard/files and redirect that path. This way I have clean data scheme as you don't want 9000 bs on your root directory.

Thanks again for replying. I know where the nandroid backups are stored but what I was wondering about is the actual clockwork recovery that you boot into in order to flash roms, make backups, etc. On Samsung Vibrant, when you go into rom manager and flash recovery, it creates a zip file on the root of your internal sd. When you do this with MT4G, it puts that recovery flash somewhere.
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m00nshake said:
Thanks again for replying. I know where the nandroid backups are stored but what I was wondering about is the actual clockwork recovery that you boot into in order to flash roms, make backups, etc. On Samsung Vibrant, when you go into rom manager and flash recovery, it creates a zip file on the root of your internal sd. When you do this with MT4G, it puts that recovery flash somewhere.
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I think CM comes with clockwork rom manager preinstalled. Your recovery won't change when you flash a rom. There's no need to back up recoveries because they're available in rom manager. If you need cw 3.0.0.5 just download the flashable version from the cm7 forum and save it.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G

Since the mytouch 4g installs some of the apps on the microSD card, does a nandroid backup include those in the system image? Or should I use something like titanium backup for those?

pstu said:
Since the mytouch 4g installs some of the apps on the microSD card, does a nandroid backup include those in the system image? Or should I use something like titanium backup for those?
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Nandroid will back everything in the system including apps but some data is stored on the sd card as well. My advice is to a nandroid and backup your entire sd card to your pc as well
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XfooYen said:
I think CM comes with clockwork rom manager preinstalled. Your recovery won't change when you flash a rom. There's no need to back up recoveries because they're available in rom manager. If you need cw 3.0.0.5 just download the flashable version from the cm7 forum and save it.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G
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This is not really in reference to cyanogenmod but any rooted MT4G. When you root your phone you download and install clockwork. From rom manager, you choose ' flash recovery'. You choose your phone from the list and it flashes the recovery image somewhere on your phone. My question was to find out what directory does it flash recovery to and as what the file is called.
I am currently running gorillasens final but this would be the same as any rom here, possibly the exception being cyanogenmod
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m00nshake said:
Nandroid will back everything in the system including apps but some data is stored on the sd card as well. My advice is to a nandroid and backup your entire sd card to your pc as well
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I understand that, my question was whether or not a nandroid backup includes the app data stored on the sd card?

pstu said:
I understand that, my question was whether or not a nandroid backup includes the app data stored on the sd card?
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No it does not have data stored on sd card
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What is list files/folders that came stock on the MT4G micro-SD card?
Thanks

[Q] Is there an easy way to get CWM backups off the phone?

So it took me a while to find the actual location of the nandroid backups created by CWM. They're located in /data/media/clockworkmod/backups. However, because when connecting the phone to the computer, it only mounts the sdcard, I have no access to that location. Does anyone know of a good way to grab the CWM backups off the phone?

btse said:
So it took me a while to find the actual location of the nandroid backups created by CWM. They're located in /data/media/clockworkmod/backups. However, because when connecting the phone to the computer, it only mounts the sdcard, I have no access to that location. Does anyone know of a good way to grab the CWM backups off the phone?
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If you have adb installed you can pull the whole backups folder. Just do 'adb remount' then 'adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/backup'.
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You can do it from your phone if you're rooted by using a root explorer type app and copy/cut and pasting the CWM data into a folder on the SDCARD.
But judging by your sig, you are not rooted.
*edit* post above me got it.

Tony_YYZ said:
You can do it from your phone if you're rooted by using a root explorer type app and copy/cut and pasting the CWM data into a folder on the SDCARD.
But judging by your sig, you are not rooted.
*edit* post above me got it.
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My sig is old. I just rooted, flashed CWM, and franco kernel just an hour ago.
Anyways, I've tried your method, it doesn't work though. All of those programs fail to copy the backups folder to the SDCARD.

Another reason why I prefer twrp.
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put files into SD folder... export through DROP BOX and bingo, instant FULL OF WIN!!

TWRP backups location?

Where does TWRP store NAND backups i cant seem to find the backup i made

I think this is 4.2(.1) thing, file structure is baaad and Google should feel bad.
I'm not sure for TWRP but CWM stores it to Internal Storage/clockworkmod and everytime you make a factory reset all of the folders get moved into a new "0" folder. Plug your tablet to the PC and move the recovery folder where it belongs.

Connected to a PC, mine was kept in
Computer\Nexus 7\Internal storage\TWRP\BACKUPS\
You should then see a long string of numbers/letters, then a folder inside this with the date of the backup.
On my Nexus 7 from within ESExplorer, it's located in
/sdcard/TWRP\BACKUPS/

JavaJunkay said:
I think this is 4.2(.1) thing, file structure is baaad and Google should feel bad.
I'm not sure for TWRP but CWM stores it to Internal Storage/clockworkmod and everytime you make a factory reset all of the folders get moved into a new "0" folder. Plug your tablet to the PC and move the recovery folder where it belongs.
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i finally found it its located in data/media/TWRP/BACKUPS/then a bunch of letters then in that folder is the backup but now i have a problem with moving it i use rom toolbox root browser to find it then select it and when i try to move it into my sd storage so i can put it on my computer it always gives me operation failed is there anyway to access the system files on a pc so i can save my backup?

bradr00lzd00d1 said:
i finally found it its located in data/media/TWRP/BACKUPS/then a bunch of letters then in that folder is the backup but now i have a problem with moving it i use rom toolbox root browser to find it then select it and when i try to move it into my sd storage so i can put it on my computer it always gives me operation failed is there anyway to access the system files on a pc so i can save my backup?
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I wanted to do the same, but I the end I just plugged it in my PC and did it like that
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bradr00lzd00d1 said:
Where does TWRP store NAND backups i cant seem to find the backup i made
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HI
There is a simpler solution, OTG cable and direct backup to an memory stick

poolmaker said:
HI
There is a simpler solution, OTG cable and direct backup to an memory stick
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how do you tell twrp to use an ext hdd?

I think you can only copy through a file explorer,to delete you need to boot to recovery and delete using twrp.Moving is like a cut/paste and it is protected.
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JavaJunkay said:
I think this is 4.2(.1) thing, file structure is baaad and Google should feel bad.
I'm not sure for TWRP but CWM stores it to Internal Storage/clockworkmod and everytime you make a factory reset all of the folders get moved into a new "0" folder. Plug your tablet to the PC and move the recovery folder where it belongs.
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Nexus 7 wifi (2012)
My TWRP backup is stored at location: /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS.
That location is not shown when the N7 is connected to a PC.

Cloning The Contents of One Nexus 4 Onto Another

I have a rooted Nexus 4 that is full of apps and files. I just received a new Nexus 4 (hardware rev_11) and I want to recreate my old Nexus' contents on the new one.
Do I have to do this manually with Titanium Backup, or is there an easier way to do this?

montrealguy said:
I have a rooted Nexus 4 that is full of apps and files. I just received a new Nexus 4 (hardware rev_11) and I want to recreate my old Nexus' contents on the new one.
Do I have to do this manually with Titanium Backup, or is there an easier way to do this?
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Make a nandroid on the first nexus 4 and restore that on the second. Voila.

klvnhng said:
Make a nandroid on the first nexus 4 and restore that on the second. Voila.
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Do I need to root the new phone first before doing this? And do I need to install the same version of ClockWorkMod Recovery on the new one as well before I restore a Nandroid?

yes root the new phone. Get CWM on it then restore your back up. and unroot old phone and lock boot loader and ship it back
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montrealguy said:
Do I need to root the new phone first before doing this? And do I need to install the same version of ClockWorkMod Recovery on the new one as well before I restore a Nandroid?
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Yes, you do need to root the new phone as well. The same version of CWM is not necessary, however.

bodom_hc said:
yes root the new phone. Get CWM on it then restore your back up. and unroot old phone and lock boot loader and ship it back
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klvnhng said:
Yes, you do need to root the new phone as well. The same version of CWM is not necessary, however.
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1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?

montrealguy said:
1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?
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No, nandroid doesn't backup the SD card partition. Back that up yourself. As for reverting to stock, refer to this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
You can find the 4.2.1 stock ROM here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/syi2vmxh0noi2bv/occam-jop40d-factory-ca7602f0.tgz

montrealguy said:
1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?
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Internal sd card can easily be backed up by plugging into your computer as mtp. Make sure you have your drivers installed if using windows. For mac i think you download an app called Android File Transfer.
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klvnhng said:
No, nandroid doesn't backup the SD card partition. Back that up yourself. As for reverting to stock, refer to this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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So Nandroid doesn't back up the Android and data folders as well as other app folders? The Android and data folders appear in the same main drive with many other folders...? Do I back them up and restore them as well?

montrealguy said:
So Nandroid doesn't back up the Android and data folders as well as other app folders? The Android and data folders appear in the same main drive with many other folders...? Do I back them up and restore them as well?
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A nandroid backs up everything but the SD card. That is the only thing you have to manually backup.

klvnhng said:
A nandroid backs up everything but the SD card. That is the only thing you have to manually backup.
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But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?

montrealguy said:
But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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Where do I find the Nandroid backup on the phone and how do I copy to my computer? I don't see it on the main drive...

montrealguy said:
But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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SD card refers to /mnt/sdcard, not an actual SD card. The nandroid backs up your device's entire hard drive, except /mnt/sdcard. The nandroid is saved here. This means you should manually backup /mnt/sdcard.

montrealguy said:
But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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if you watch a nandroid backup, it looks like it only backs up /system and /data. your whole internal sdcard doesnt get backed up in a nandroid as far as i know.
just manually transfer your files (music, pictures, files, etc) with your computer.
montrealguy said:
Where do I find the Nandroid backup on the phone and how do I copy to my computer? I don't see it on the main drive...
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i think they are in /media/data/0/clockwordmod/backup
you will have to use a file manager (root explorer or whatever your choice) to move the backup into 0 folder so you can access it from your computer to save onto the harddrive.

klvnhng said:
You can find the 4.2.1 stock ROM here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/syi2vmxh0noi2bv/occam-jop40d-factory-ca7602f0.tgz
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I installed this ROM and it has no dialer and it has Awesome Beats! Does anyone have the stock rom link please???

montrealguy said:
I installed this ROM and it has no dialer and it has Awesome Beats! Does anyone have the stock rom link please???
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I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!

I did this with my replacement from a rev_10 to another rev_10, worked fine.
I did it from a rev_10 to a rev_11, broke root and some apps that use SD including screenshots. Fixed root with reflash but i still can't screenshot. Guess I'll start from scratch
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montrealguy said:
I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!
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Choose to unroot in the toolkit

montrealguy said:
I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!
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Weird. What do you mean it has "Awesome Beats!"?
Meanwhile, you can try this link: http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/ , but I'm pretty sure that the file I posted earlier is the same one.

klvnhng said:
Weird. What do you mean it has "Awesome Beats!"?
Meanwhile, you can try this link: http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/ , but I'm pretty sure that the file I posted earlier is the same one.
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I unlocked the bootloader and flashed 4.2 and everything seemed alright. But now there is no stock recovery!?? When I go to Recovery, all I get is a little android icon!
Help!

I just flashed the stock recovery with the Toolkit and now when I go to Recovery, I get the Android laying down with the red triangle exclamation mark. Can anyone help??
How do I bring back the stock recovery?