As per title, I would like to know if there is a similar way to back up the whole system (including user generated data) like I used to do with Android
In Android system you can use the Nandroid feature to backup/restore the whole system including user data.
Just to make an example if you want to try a cooked ROM in Android you just have to make a nandroid backup first, install the cooked rom and if you don't like it you can simply restore the old one by simply running a nandroid backup. This will resyore your system exactly as it was just one minute before installing the cooked ROM, will all settings and apps as they were before...
Is there a similar feature/ app in Windows Mobile??
Thanks
This is rather problematic on WM. There is no way how to tell which files or registry entries are system and which are user. User data must be preserved, system data must not be preserved.
Do there are backup solutions which backup all, but they are intended to be restored on the same ROM. Then there are systems which can be restored on different ROMs, but they don't backup all, only known common user data.
Ok... let me start off by saying you obviously havent searched this forum as you would have found several thousand threads asking about how to backup a full system and restore.
Now to answer your question...
You can run a full system backup (ALL data) with SPB Backup.
SPB Backup creates an exe file that when run will restore your entire system (apps, pim data,... EVERYTHING!). It is completely customisable so YOU choose what to backup.
However... you must make sure that you run the restore in ROM UPGRADE MODE if you are restoring onto a rom that is different from the rom that the backup was created with.
It is not problematic on windows mobile. Its just that most users havent got a clue about this.
Thank you!
Audio Oblivion and Dr.Sid , I really appreciate your answer, I will give it a try
I understand what you're saying and makes perfectly sense.
It's just that such backup feature is so important I was expecting to find it more easily
(i.e. without 'expert' mode enabled )
it is relatively easy to find but there is just so much mis-information posted on these forums nowadays. Noobs dont really have much chance.
Let me know if you get any problems!
Hi. I've recently got an X8, which is my first Android device. As I tend to customize and change everything I can reach (yes, I'm a Linux user , I updated to 2.1, gained root and started to explore the world of Android. Sadly, while editing the default theme, I managed to screw the system up to the point where it won't even boot anymore (although I still could access the shell via adb, but it wouldn't let me push files and I couldn't run su). I had to reinstall 2.1 via SEUS, which caused all of my settings and apps to disappear. I spent some hours to bring them back, and I would like to save the current state to prevent future failures. tl;dr: I'm looking for a way to backup and restore the whole system easily, any suggestions? A step-by-step guide is highly appreciated.
EDIT: I'm sorry, I apparently posted in the wrong forum but realized it too late. Please move to General.
install xrecovery and app2sd
when you mess something go to xrecovery\backup and restore\advanced restore\select your newest backup\restore system
when restore will be over,restart your phone and you will see all your apps and all your data like in setting or save game will not be deleted
after root, just install xrecovery to backup entire system..
or try backup with the default backup & restore app
2.1 system apps
simply download it and install as regular .apk
Hi guys,
First of all (in case you didn't realize it), I'm an android noob. This is my first Android phone (my employer tried to give me an iPhone, but caved when I told them I'd just stick it in my drawer and save it as an emergency phone) and I just rooted it
Now...I made a backup of it after rooting. This should get me back to stock if I need it, right? Should I copy it off the phone? I guess it will be removed if I have to wipe...?...
Also; will I retain my settings, sms/mms etc etc if I use a custom ROM? This is my main concern at the moment, as I want something more fancy and hopefully less energy consuming ROM.
Cheers!
tiwas said:
Hi guys,
First of all (in case you didn't realize it), I'm an android noob. This is my first Android phone (my employer tried to give me an iPhone, but caved when I told them I'd just stick it in my drawer and save it as an emergency phone) and I just rooted it
Now...I made a backup of it after rooting. This should get me back to stock if I need it, right? Should I copy it off the phone? I guess it will be removed if I have to wipe...?...
Also; will I retain my settings, sms/mms etc etc if I use a custom ROM? This is my main concern at the moment, as I want something more fancy and hopefully less energy consuming ROM.
Cheers!
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Hi there!
if you made the backup just after rooting, if you run that Backup (through CWM etc) it will revert the phone back to how it was at the time of the backup, so if you didnt have any settings,sms,Apps etc they will not show. you can copy the backup file if you wish to but i believe (not 100%) the backups are stored on External SD and as a result are not lost on a Factory Reset/Wipe
Some Custom ROMS (Litening ROM i use) allow you to flash with no loss of data, including all your apps, SMS and settings. Basically you have the exact same phone layout but with a Spiffy,fast,Fresh rom they are really easy to flash with ODIN, now im not sure if other Roms (Villain, Cognition, etc) retain the Data partition on flashing you would need to check out the specific Threads on the Android Development section of the forum
hope that helped !
Thanks - that was helpful I will look into the other ROMS and decide from there.
Do you know if any of the SGS2 ROMs have more themes available? I get bored easily, and it would be great to change the look and feel every now and then
well being that the phone is still relatively new and still not available for the North American market, the development for it is still small. However, the CM7 team are developing roms for it, and a lot of other custom roms are based off CM7, so there should be a good selection of roms in the near future. the sgs2 is one of, if not the most anticipated android device this year, so i'm sure rom selection wouldn't be a problem.
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
tiwas said:
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
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Whenever i do anything such as update/change my ROM, i do a Ti backup of all my apps (incase they go missing) then a CWM backup of my System which i can roll back to if i have any problems
Also, just to 2nd what p00kienrayray Said, the only ROMS i know of which support themes are MIUI and CM7 which should hopefully work fully soon
tiwas said:
Thanks, guys
I just bought Titanium Backup after some recommendation in another thread. Is there anything I should be aware of, or any recommendations, when making a backup before trying out other ROMs?
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Yes, there *definitely is* a recommendation, when making a backup before trying a rom which wipes your phone, check out the message I sent to TB developer..
"Hi, I bought titanium few days ago to help the transition from my Magic to the new Galaxy S2. I used to use My backup Pro but appreciated the apps freezing function of Titanium that could possibly help avoid the battery drain problem on the S2 due to the Samsung WiFi sharing bug.
I had quite a bad experience, though, regarding a hard reset I had to perform on the phone, which I previously backed up with Titanium: the default backup directory is /mnt/sdcard but that corresponds to the internal memory on the S2, while the external one is located in /mnt/sdcard/external_sd (if I am not wrong). That led to losing a week worth of photos (the one part I couldn't really get back, given that I had a week old backup made with SMS Backup & Restore + Call Log backup & Restore made on the Magic).
Ok, lesson learnt for me but may I suggest that the default directory can be automatically set to /mnt/sdcard/external_sd if the terminal is an S2, for future users not to be unsatisfied? Is it something that could be implemented in TB?
Thanks for listening,
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PS well, shame on Samsung as well for such a weird choice... I would have set /mnt/sdcard for the external one and /mnt/internal_sd for the internal one... and don't understand why the hard reset (performed through the *2737*3655# code - if I remember correctly) does reset the internal memory which if I am not wrong is a separate partition from the system."
CONFIGURE YOUR TB BACKUP DIR TO /mnt/sdcard/external_sd BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE
Not to mention that some apps like SMS Backup & Restore do not allow you to change the dir, therefore you have to manually move the backup results after you have finished
Hi all,
Recently and accidentally I deleted all SMS.
I have found several tools to recover them. But all need root and I would like to avoid rooting my device.
Anyone knows any tool that allows me to recover the lost SMS?
Thanks.
The reason that this feature require root is because you are in fact attempting to tamper with the system structure by trying to access parts of the SD which are off-limits to the regular user.
There are some guides online which do not mention root, but they seem to be from the gingerbread era.
hi all,
i'm an alltime iOs'er.... but please don't let distract the purpose of this thread and become a debate or comparision discussion
Having updated my new Android love (Le Max 2 x821) to Android 7.1.2, I spent the whole day yesterday downloading my preferred apps, organising my dashboard, changing my settings and preferences...etc
Now I have been browsing the forum and am actually wanting to change the ROM I selected and play around with other ROMs etc, but I don't want to have to reorganise all my apps in the relevant folders or redownload all of them.... its a pain!!!
I have been searching without luck for the past few hours on how I can backup the phone in "itunes" style, i.e all apps, settings and messages/photos/etc backed up to my computer, where once a new ROM is updated (as I read many require to fully wipe to factory settings) - I can "one click" restore.
thanks to the android "all timers" who have probably already cracked this!
Dirty flash or use titanium backup and don't wipe your internal storage.