Can I use a backup program to reinstall applications after a rom update. I have tested every rom that came out but manually reinstalled all the apps after rom update. Any help would be great.
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Victoria
That's not a good idea: if the registry structure has been changed, from the previous rom to the new one, when you restore your backup, it can really mess things up!
Thanks for the quick reply. its a pain to do the installs on my jasjar but its double with the O2 exec XDA as well. Best to do it the wright way
I use the Rom upgrade utility from Sprite and it does the job always. No issues yet. Follow the instructions to the letter though..
I use SpbBackup with great results, but like vmiguel said, you shouldn't restore backups between ROM flashes as it restores ALL settings and registry entries, and this aint a good idea unless on the same ROM.
U shld freshly install every app after a clean ROM upgrade as it would also speed up ur device.
i have a question.
All softwares work good for WM5 will work on WM6?
Thanks
lonelyboy2003 said:
i have a question.
All softwares work good for WM5 will work on WM6?
Thanks
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That depends on the software. Most work well, others require WM6 support.
SPB BAckup... and it is in my folder....
try
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Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.
I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.
W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.
1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.
Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices
Any suggestions ?
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Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.
I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.
W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.
1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.
Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices
Any suggestions ?
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I would say, flashing the secound W2 and then restoring the backup of W1 would be the safer way. But for me no backup worked perfectly although it has been the same device with the same OS. Sometime active sync didn´t function anymore - the other time messaging was not able.
Give it a try. When you just flash W2 - you get WM6.
And when restoring is worse - you make a hardreset and install.
It´s hard work but it will work.
Btw - wait on Xplore 2.0 before startin!!
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Lets say I have two G3 version, CID unlocked Wizards. Call them W1 and W2.
I installed WM6 (X-plorer 1.1) and all software I need on one of them (W1). Everything is fine.
W2 is still stock TMobile WM5 device.
1. If I make full SPB Backup image of W1, can I then take that image and install it on W2, making it WM6 device ? If not ....
2. Can I upgrade W2 to be WM6 device and then apply image from W1 ? If not ... what would you suggest.
Basically idea is to make copy of W1 and move it to W2. I dont want to install software and tweaks on both devices
Any suggestions ?
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I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright
envmyz said:
I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright
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So you initially had WM5 and SPB Backup image was for WM5, right ? Then you upgraded to WM6 and then run backup ...
1. did you end up having WM6 or WM5 ?
2. That was on the same device, right ?
envmyz said:
I have created a backup of my WM5 using SPB-Backup, then proceeded to load WM6, and ran the backup. Everything seemed to transfer over alright
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I'm surprised (and question whether) this worked. WM5 and WM6 use different PIM databases. I did something similar the first time I moved to WM6 and found it completely hosed up where outlook couldn't find the database and I couldn't get sms or anything.
From what I've read, and my own experieince, you should not restore a full backup (like from spb backup) from one type of rom to another.
As for the OP question, spb backup (and similar) do not copy the actual rom. So to do this, you'd have to install XPlore 1.1 onto both, configure the one, then backup and restore onto the other. Even then, I'm not sure if thats a great idea, but it should work.
i have a full configured tornado, running vjgrace wm6 english v3.7. everything works perfect.
so i would like to setup my second tornado exactly the same way.
is it possible to make an image of my tornado including everything to setup a clone to my second device?
i know there is 'sprite clone', but honestly 300$ is just to much...
any help is highly appreciated.
Sprite Backup. Worked on my two E650.
SPB Clone ... but never tested it.
maymaymay said:
Sprite Backup. Worked on my two E650.
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this is just a backup. you will have to install the os and the applications manually.
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SPB Clone ... but never tested it.
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yep, but 299$ is just to expensive!
i just checked, sprite backup will do the job. you have to flash the rom and afterwards sprite backup is fine.
thanks.
is there something like that to have a rom ready with all the programs and the rom?
Cause i keep coming back to old roms and it gets boring to install all programs again.
But i think a step by sted guide for rom idiots like me would be appreciated by many
not only the programs...
the rom with the radio too
thimiost said:
is there something like that to have a rom ready with all the programs and the rom?
Cause i keep coming back to old roms and it gets boring to install all programs again.
But i think a step by sted guide for rom idiots like me would be appreciated by many
not only the programs...
the rom with the radio too
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This is the only choice for enabled ROMs. Otherwise you cannot backup the apps and such between different ROMs. Too many things can vary. You can pretty much save your SMS/Mail/Contacts...but not apps.
if by "coming back to old roms", you mean that you tried out a new rom, didnt like it and ended up installing the previous rom you had, then you can just use sprite, do a backup, flash that new rom.......decide you dont like it, flash back the old rom, then restore it again with sprite
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if by "coming back to old roms", you mean that you tried out a new rom, didnt like it and ended up installing the previous rom you had, then you can just use sprite, do a backup, flash that new rom.......decide you dont like it, flash back the old rom, then restore it again with sprite
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What he said. For new ROMS that I try, and setup with my apps and settings, I make a backup and name the backup appropriately. For example, when i backed up Sleuth's v3.0 rom, I just called the backup 021508_Sleuth30. That way, when I go back to that ROM, it is easy to restore everything.
if you use spb back up... you can back up specific folders only... i usually back up... application data, appmgr, program files, my documents, favorites, documents and settings, start up, start menu and save just those folders, certain registry values will be missing, but if you reinstall the programs that are having issues it has been a pretty smooth transition for me... hope that helps
thank you for your time
But I Wanted To Make A NeW Rom With All My Programs In So That I Wouldn't Have To Do Those Things
Ok I Will Stick With Sprite
thimiost said:
But I Wanted To Make A NeW Rom With All My Programs In So That I Wouldn't Have To Do Those Things
Ok I Will Stick With Sprite
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Well if that's what you want...that's a whole different bucket o fish...you should probably go here and here. Those are all about cooking your own ROMs.
thx!!!
now i cross my fingers and start!!!
Hi there,
I have another question today where I did not find any anwer to by searching the forum.
I am now about to give the Dr. Gonzo WM61 ROM a try. However in the unlikely case I do not like it I would like to go back to the original WM60 ROM provided by HTC.
As my current installation is heavily customized, is there any way to save the current installation and put it back if required? I mean with all settings, installed software etc.?
Something which I can easily do on a Windows PC by using software like Trueimage oder Ghost.
Is there a way to achieve this with Windows Mobile somehow?
Many thanks already for your thoughts.
Have a nice day
Andi
You can use Sprite Backup program but it is not recomanded to restore settings from one rom to another...
No problem with using sprite backup if you revert to your original rom.
Just reflash it. Install Sprite backup. Restore your backup and everything should be back as it was before flashing 6.1.
However if you keep 6.1, then you are better to re-install all your applications rather than restoring from the backup, unless you are carefull to only restore things that do not conflict with the new version.
Yes, heed the above advice. If you are WM6.0 and upgrading to 6.1 - make a complete and self-extracting backup using Sprite Backup. If you decide you don't like WM6.1, drop back to your original ROM and you can restore your backup to exactly how it was prior to your upgrade.
You can merge specific data from 6.0 to 6.1 however registry entries will not come over properly - which means all you can really restore are SMS and PIM.
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AndiP said:
Hi there,
I have another question today where I did not find any anwer to by searching the forum.
I am now about to give the Dr. Gonzo WM61 ROM a try. However in the unlikely case I do not like it I would like to go back to the original WM60 ROM provided by HTC.
As my current installation is heavily customized, is there any way to save the current installation and put it back if required? I mean with all settings, installed software etc.?
Something which I can easily do on a Windows PC by using software like Trueimage oder Ghost.
Is there a way to achieve this with Windows Mobile somehow?
Many thanks already for your thoughts.
Have a nice day
Andi
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This can be done by means enabling the r2sd function in the SPL. Unfortunately this is not really user friendly
Many thanks
Hello,
I am overwhelmed of that many answers and just say a big thank you to all who answered.
Will give SpriteBackup a serious try now, maybe also try the "user unfriendly" r2sd function afterwards.
Many many thanks for you, really making this forum a great platform!
BR
Andi
Hi
I have a motorola Q9h with WM standard 6.0 OS and i want to upgrade it to 6.1 . I have everything that is necessary to upgrade it .....But first i want to back up my current ROM so that i can downgrade if in case i find any problems with WM 6.1 . I have searched a lot of forums but no use .....I really want to know if there is any way possible to back up the current ROM of my phone If any so pls give me the links to the method or software or pls explain in detail ..Pls reply as soon as possible ...
As we dedicate here only to HTC devices you won´t get too much attention.
better try here:
http://modmymoto.com/forums/
Good luck,
HI Orb
I have tried several other forums regarding the back up current ROM but all these forums only focus on upgrading ...ther's not even a single thread on backing up Rom ...Since ppl here on XDA r more techy .....i choose to post a question here too...I hope ther is atleast one here u can answer ...Since ur a senior member i also request you to let the other senior members in XDA about my query
regards
Joel
PIM Backup (free app) will do exactly that and backup messages, emails, sms, contacts, calender but not system settings, programs.
For that you will need something like sprite backup etc (paid app).
Of course, if you had a downloaded copy of your stock rom, all you need is the program cabs, and you will always get your programs back
timmymarsh said:
PIM Backup (free app) will do exactly that and backup messages, emails, sms, contacts, calender but not system settings, programs.
For that you will need something like sprite backup etc (paid app).
Of course, if you had a downloaded copy of your stock rom, all you need is the program cabs, and you will always get your programs back
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Does Sprite backup lets you backup your stock ROM??
ROM BACK UP -- Not pim and other info
Hi timmymarsh
I want to back my ROM( not my contacts settings etc)
Anyways i found a program prodcread here which is in itsutilsbin for dumping ROM but i am stuck with this error when i am trying to verify the partition sizes
real nr of sectors: 1 - 512.00byte, 0x200
can u help me with that ??