I damaged my Pixel 4XL, and have a brand new replacement beside it. I'd like to completely clone the damaged one to the new one, preserving root, all personal files, settings, applications - everything. Ideally in one single file.
Is there a way to accomplish this? I remember some sort of system image backup being possible a few years ago.
you can do a backup via twrp and copy the files to the new one and restore it.
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i am getting a replacement phone on monday (to get rid of the loose volume keys) and i was wondering if there was a way to clone the existing phone with clockwork and reflash the new phone with all the seetings, apps and homescreen modifications i have already made so that i dont have to do all that crap again...im lazy. any insight would be appriciated otherwise i will try to figure it out myself. i did try to search and looked in the sticky thread but i couldnt find anything
Did you come up with anything?
I am in the same boat with a twist
I have a touch pro that I'd like to clone to an at&t fuze, and then also clone to an at&t tilt 2
the original tp is running elite rc4.
There are commercial software packages to do this, but they are expensive, eg
http://spb.com/pocketpc-software/clone/
At us$299, it's a bit more than I'd be willing to spend for such rare usage. Plus it doesn't support custom roms either :-(
You can use Titanium Backup, if you have root, to copy all the apps and system info to your internal memory. Then, copy that to your hard drive. When you get the new phone, copy this folder to your internal memory, and, after rooting, restore it to your new phone.
Ahh, it's an android phone, my bad :-/
I would presume a Nandroid restore would suffice so long as you're getting the same phone (which I presume is the case with the word "replacement"). Of course, you would still need to root and install clockwork recovery. The other option is Titanium Backup, but, again, you still need to root. The only reason to go with TB as the option is if you somehow get a slightly different firmware installed, but not likely since we're still only dealing with a leaked ROM update and nothing official.
I like Viper's latest 2.2 rom...
But I also have a very good backup of the apps I normally use from Quantom's rom... and I would like to restore just the "Data"... but, as nature would have it, I have several apps (in some cases older versions) in the backup, that could possibly overwrite newer, better versions of the apps in Viper's rom. Will the data overwrite the newer apps, or will the older data skip past the newer data
Do two backups.
1. A backup with ALL your current information for safety in case of Install failure.
2. Reboot, and delete all your old stuff that you don't want to overwrite the new stuff on the ROM.
3. Do a new backup and use that data restore once you have installed the new rom with the newer programs.
Does this fix your problem?
Streamline8 said:
Do two backups.
1. A backup with ALL your current information for safety in case of Install failure.
2. Reboot, and delete all your old stuff that you don't want to overwrite the new stuff on the ROM.
3. Do a new backup and use that data restore once you have installed the new rom with the newer programs.
Does this fix your problem?
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LOL, I was going to do that, but wanted to make sure that I did not need to...
I guess what I was going to do is
Backup all of the stuff from the new ROM..
Then clear Data, and then restore all of the stuff from the old backup...
then restore stuff from the newer backup...
If you're looking for more granular control of your restore, look at thread, "Expand a nandroid image file" here in epic development.
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Hi everyone, so I was wondering what was the best way to backup everything, apps, apps' data and system settings before flashing a new ROM or the same but with new base (which usually requires a clean install).
I've been told that the TWRP backup isn't that great because it'll bring over the "junk" from the previous version, and it doesn't really backup photos for instance.
Samsung's SmartSwitch, at least for me, doesn't backup applications at all. I've tried the phone version as well as the computer one, the phone one crashes once it gets to the app part, the computer one finishes but then there are no apps backed up.
I tried Titanium Backup but I don't know exactly which is the best option, should I be backup just apps and data? Or system data as well? If the correct way is both and let's say that the new ROM is "more" debloated", wouldn't I be putting back in the bloatware by backing up system data as well?
As far as system is concerned I just want to backup something like alarms, memo, system settings like brightness and I think that's more or less it.
Thanks a lot to anyone that helps me, I've been making tons of backup recently trying to find the best solution but couldn't.
Personally I use Titanium Backup, including unlimited external AppData (see in Settings). By that I get at least 80% of my apps back with all the settings done. My photos/videos are stored on my SD and backupped via google photos.
Always looking for a better and easier way to do all this, but for the moment that works pretty well. Still takes 1 - 1&1/2 hours to switch rom, restore backups and set up all my apps that could not be backupped completely.
Hi with which method Healthy imei (EFS) backup How do i get it?
If your IMEI is present and accounted for, download this app from the Play Store, install it, and run it to back up your IMEI and EFS. You can also use this app, which has the added advantage of being able to back up the hidden partitions on the device where the IMEI tends to be stored.
TWRP recovery EFS Would you recommend backup
I always back up EFS when making a nandroid backup. However, that will not be sufficient to restore things if you have an issue with the IMEI.
Both through applications and TWRP recovery If i back up When there is a problem Will backups resolve the issue?
If you have used the apps I provided links to in order to back up things, you will almost certainly be able to restore your device to working condition if there is an issue. Just make sure you store a copy of the backup somewhere other than your S4. For example, send a copy to Google Drive or your favorite cloud storage service, as well as send a copy to your PC's hard drive.
Note: I tend to recommend using the second link I provided over the first, as backing up the hidden partitions really can be a game changer if something happens.
Normally I'd use TWRP to create a full backup image but since I'm unrooted I'm not sure how to get this done.
[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root
Like a lot of you, I have been putting off unlocking the bootloader on my Nexus because I didn't want to have to go through the hassle of backing up everything manually and restoring individual application data; logging back into apps; saving...
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Does this method work for our phones?
I'm on Android 12 on my S10+.
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Normálně bych použil TWRP k vytvoření úplné zálohy, ale protože nejsem rootnutý, nejsem si jistý, jak to udělat.
[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root
Like a lot of you, I have been putting off unlocking the bootloader on my Nexus because I didn't want to have to go through the hassle of backing up everything manually and restoring individual application data; logging back into apps; saving...
forum.xda-developers.com
Funguje tato metoda pro naše telefony?
Používám Android 12 na svém S10+.
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Hi, if you have a Samsung and you don't have root, I don't recommend backing up via ADB because Google doesn't support this anymore, it's more recommended to use Google One or on a Samsung you can use this guide which should also help you.
Don't use SmartSwitch.
First redundantly back up all critical data to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC.
Hand load everything; copy/paste, verify size and if readable. Any apps like Poweramp or ColorNote that allow for backup import/export do so. Organize your critical data; have a plan.
If you have a SD card it is your data drive; all critical data goes here including installable copies of all your apps. A full restore should be able to be done with the data on the SD card.
A clean load can last for years if you don't muck with the firmware ie upgrades/updates. Think it through and do it right the first time. If you do it right it won't need to be done again for years... that's what Android is capable of.
you can't create a full backup as you can't access the needed devices... the only thing you can backup is your sdcard,data and probably efs with system shell exploit