Title says it all. I've seen this question asked but too many times I see people saying. "Use Search Function"
The search function has been scoured and I see plenty of great apps that restore and backup apps, contacts, etc.. none restore data WITHIN the apps.
Is there an app that backs up DATA within the apps not just the apps.
Thank you,
come again.
Titanium backup backs up my apps plus all system data
I'd like to know this too, with possible Rom coming in September I'm desperate to make the change over as smooth as possible.
post in general section
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Good question. I use MyBackup (online) for saving my data - but only sms-contacts..
If you find an app that save all you need, please post its name here ^^
thx
The process is quite complex (at least the way I do it) but it can be done!
Note: YOU NEED LINUX FOR THIS (or if you're brave you can mess with the tools on this site: http://www.chrysocome.net/download. success is not guaranteed. Still post about your experiences though )
Note: Steps 1 to 3 are not always necessary, it depends on which Android build you are using.
1) Give Root Explorer (or a similar file explorer app - must be able to access system/data files) root access
2) Locate the folders containing the user data you want to backup, this is usually somewhere near /data/data. The folders have various naming conventions and dont always contain the name of the app (i'll check and edit this post if i have time)
3) Change the folder's permission settings - I usually just permit everything
4) Shut down Android and in one way or another, mount your sd card on your Linux machine, and locate your data.img or userdata.img file.
5) Open a command line window, enter the following:
Code:
sudo mount -o loop data.img /mnt/data
Note: you might need to create the folder you are mounting too
Note: sudo not always neccesary
Note: change data.img to userdata.img, you'll know if this applies to you
6) Browse to the folder containing the data you want to backup and copy it onto your computer. DONE!
You can restore these backups on a different build by using the same method, just in reverse. Also, don't forget to check if the same folder already exists, if yes, it can be extremely annoying to find you dont have permission to change/overwrite it!
I used this to copy all of my saved games, i especially didn't want to loose my Asphalt 5 progress
P.S. if this solves your problem, please change the title of this thread to simplify things for other users
Thanks Kev007, I'll try this
filou75 said:
Thanks Kev007, I'll try this
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While it is good to know how to do this stuff, just download Titanium from the market. It backs up all apps plus data in about a minute. You can restore individually or in batches using filters. Search around there is lots of info on this app.
It is great to learn some basic Linux stuff. It will help when you are trying to do things in Android. If you have no intention of learning Linux, Titanium is the way to go.
that be good actually - on my last android reinstall I lost my paper toss high score (allbeit only 3 pmsl) but still seems like a good thought considerin the games etc with save data.
Seconded - Titanium Backup preserves all my app data.
This is one of the reasons I love Android over WinMo - backing up app data is practically a nobrainer when you have the right tool.
+1 on Titanium Backup.
Works great on all builds. Just don't try to restore native HTC apps/data from sense to vanilla Froyo.
Kev007 said:
The process is quite complex (at least the way I do it) but it can be done!
Note: YOU NEED LINUX FOR THIS (or if you're brave you can mess with the tools on this site: http://www.chrysocome.net/download. success is not guaranteed. Still post about your experiences though )
Note: Steps 1 to 3 are not always necessary, it depends on which Android build you are using.
1) Give Root Explorer (or a similar file explorer app - must be able to access system/data files) root access
2) Locate the folders containing the user data you want to backup, this is usually somewhere near /data/data. The folders have various naming conventions and dont always contain the name of the app (i'll check and edit this post if i have time)
3) Change the folder's permission settings - I usually just permit everything
4) Shut down Android and in one way or another, mount your sd card on your Linux machine, and locate your data.img or userdata.img file.
5) Open a command line window, enter the following:
Code:
sudo mount -o loop data.img /mnt/data
Note: you might need to create the folder you are mounting too
Note: sudo not always neccesary
Note: change data.img to userdata.img, you'll know if this applies to you
6) Browse to the folder containing the data you want to backup and copy it onto your computer. DONE!
You can restore these backups on a different build by using the same method, just in reverse. Also, don't forget to check if the same folder already exists, if yes, it can be extremely annoying to find you dont have permission to change/overwrite it!
I used this to copy all of my saved games, i especially didn't want to loose my Asphalt 5 progress
P.S. if this solves your problem, please change the title of this thread to simplify things for other users
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Now THIS is an answer. I knew I wasnt the only one trying to do this. I dont need to backup the APPS because I already have them backed up oin my PC.
My buddy has a linux box ill try this with. Thanks.
PS. To the titanium suggestions. I've tried that. Doesnt seem to save game states or 3rd party app preferences...
Hey I have old mmssms.db files that I want to recover but can't figure out how to do so because the files are originally from older version of Android that apparently aren't compatible with the current software. I heard you can open it in some browser and save the table as .csv then use some app to import the texts into the phone. I tried that using sqLite browser or something but could never get it to work.
Is there another method, something simpler or... ?? if not, can someone outline the steps needed to recover my old texts, thanks.
So I'm creating an app that needs to copy the database of another app locally so that I can view it. Unfortunately, once I copy it using cp, the file's user and owner group is set to root, which, I believe, is resulting in my program's crash when trying to open the database.
My question is, how can I copy the database without changing the user and owner groups? If this isn't possible how can I figure out the app's user and owner group so I can change it correspondingly.
Long story short : I needed to get my sms from my old motoG and transfer them to my new motoG5. Here is how:
This can be done without any third part app, only a capable recovery and adb is needed.
Get your old SMS
take you Nand backup you hopefully did before your device died.
find the mmssms.db file that you can find in :
Code:
data.f2fs.win000
Use :
Code:
tar –xf data.f2fs.win000.tar.gz
Android 6:
Code:
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
Android 7:
Code:
/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
Copy mmssms.db to your computer.
Import your database to your new device
==> root is needed for that operation
Push mmssms.db to your device (depending on you android version, see above)
e.g.:
Code:
adb push ./mmssms.db /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
Delete any journal.db you may find in the same folder.
Wipe cache and art-cache
Reboot.
Delete sms-mms application data
Start the sms-mms app
Voilà!
An alternative way that doesn't require root is available here. (thx to @Mirhawk)
also thx to @dlegit for the new directory.
If you could convert the db file into xml format you should be able to use an app to restore without needing root
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Just noticed you posted another guide which mentions that
TheFixItMan said:
If you could convert the db file into xml format you should be able to use an app to restore without needing root
Edit
Just noticed you posted another guide which mentions that
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Yeap, I just wanted to do it without third party software
I didn't say this 'how to' is super useful, I just shared the way I did it.
I have backed up my mmssms.db file from my (screen broken) original OnePlus One. To do this backup, through ADB, I needed to be root to access the data partition.
I'm set to receive the new 6T (didn't like the size of the 7pro) in the mail today.
Using ADB is there a way to restore my SMS/MMS database file without rooting the new 6T? If not, that's fine, I'll unlock and root the phone. I purchased direct through OnePlus so I shouldn't have any T-Mobile issues (paying off and waiting 40 days before unlock code/token is given).
Thanks in advance!
I don't know if you could take a .db file from one device and install it on the another. However, what you could do is place the .db file on your new device and use an app like SqLite DB Reader and open it and view it.