Hello I know that after installing a ROM all your data is gone and all the good stuff. I would like to know that if a rom gets rid of some system files and deletes some other stuff, would a nandroid backup of ur phone bring all those files back without any problem?
Yes, a nandroid backup is a complete system image.
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Chibix said:
Hello I know that after installing a ROM all your data is gone and all the good stuff. I would like to know that if a rom gets rid of some system files and deletes some other stuff, would a nandroid backup of ur phone bring all those files back without any problem?
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I don't know obout Droidness, but with WinMo 6.5.x, If you want to extract some files from the backup made from a certian ROM, then you must re-flash that ROM that the backup was made from.
Or it might not work.
And I'm not sure if a downgrade is a good idea... (with Droid)
I don't know if there is an "App For That" like SKTools, but the backups that I create can be extracted either on the device or on the PC. (WindowsXP PRO).
Hope this helps..
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That sounds much simplier. Thanks DirkGently1.
Wow thx that helps alot. If nandroid doesnt work, ill keep the flashing rom before backup in mind thx!
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Chibix said:
Wow thx that helps alot. If nandroid doesnt work, ill keep the flashing rom before backup in mind thx!
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Wait... Can you restore the individual components of a nandroid backup? Or is that a higher level of hacking?
RandyO
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Id like to test out some of these new roms and being new to this what is the best way to backup what i need (apps, logs, texts, etc) so that upon new flash i can just restore?
I bought titanium backup and have nandroid so if someone could kindly outline the process that would be a huge help!!!
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Ummm lets see.
-Titanium backup backs up your apps data.
-ROM Manager makes a full backup of your phone at that time.
Run both and you are set so you can flash whatever you like.
reno55 said:
Id like to test out some of these new roms and being new to this what is the best way to backup what i need (apps, logs, texts, etc) so that upon new flash i can just restore?
I bought titanium backup and have nandroid so if someone could kindly outline the process that would be a huge help!!!
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flashman2002 said:
Ummm lets see.
-Titanium backup backs up your apps data.
-ROM Manager makes a full backup of your phone at that time.
Run both and you are set so you can flash whatever you like.
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Yes use Titanium Backup and back up apps&data, be careful about backing up system stuff as it can mess up the ROM you may try to flash. Use ROM manager and you can make a complete backup of your current ROM. This way you can restore if needed. Read and understand before you try anything and you will be OK...
I did nandroid on coredroid 1.2 so i could test another rom restored the nandroid i got after boot
UID's on the system are inconsistent
PLease Help me!!
Can I restore my apps manually that's all I care for with the data
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Do a full wipe as described here and try another nandroid Restore.
I will have a go of the full wipe but I tried to restore another nandroid and it worked and I want to get the apps and data back so I was thinking if I done advanced restore only data would it work?
Edit : tried my idea no luck that means theres something to do with the data If I can extract the image and find the source of the problem and delete it, it might work??
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I don't think it will work as I think you have a corruption somewhere, but if you really need the data have a go anyway. Let me know how you get on.
InfernalByte said:
I don't think it will work as I think you have a corruption somewhere, but if you really need the data have a go anyway. Let me know how you get on.
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will do but if i can extract the image i could extract all the apps with the data and restore them manually which would take a lot of time
faddys123 said:
will do but if i can extract the image i could extract all the apps with the data and restore them manually which would take a lot of time
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I don't think its possible.
faddys123 said:
will do but if i can extract the image i could extract all the apps with the data and restore them manually which would take a lot of time
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You can try to extract from the .img with this: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/ext2explore.shtml
Hey,
I'm new to all this ROM flashing stuff. I did a couple and they worked overall pretty well (I didn't expect flawless), but each time I've had to reconfigure the device all over again, reinstall all apps, etc. Any easy way to avoid doing this? It ends up leading to a lot of wasted time I could be spending finding other ways to mess with my phone...hehe.
John
Sync up all your contacts and use titanium backup for restoring and backing up apps.
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vintshave said:
Hey,
I'm new to all this ROM flashing stuff. I did a couple and they worked overall pretty well (I didn't expect flawless), but each time I've had to reconfigure the device all over again, reinstall all apps, etc. Any easy way to avoid doing this? It ends up leading to a lot of wasted time I could be spending finding other ways to mess with my phone...hehe.
John
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i bought titanium backup exactly for this reason. the paid version installs everything very fast and automatically, the free version is still helpful but you have to manually press install and ok on every app.
Also along with TB try to remember to make a "Safe" NAND backup for your phone when it is set up and working great. This is a life saver when you flash an awesome "insert something here" and it eff's up your phone you then have a clean working backup to return to with little fuss. Rom manager does it along with a few others. Welcome to the fun. Remember to READ the forum carefully their have been a lot of Hard bricks lately because people tried to install a non compatible ROM.
Titanium backup is the way to go. I want to make an android application that restores all your data from a nandroid backup after you flash a new ROM...
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Thanks for asking this!
Thanks for asking this! I've flashed custom ROMs on my old phone, but started over from square one each time. I assumed everyone did this. I've heard of Titanium Backup many times, but I guess I always assumed people just wanted a safety net. I didn't realize you could use it to "re-install" apps into a newly flashed ROM.
M0D1441 said:
Titanium backup is the way to go. I want to make an android application that restores all your data from a nandroid backup after you flash a new ROM...
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Oh do it mod!
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M0D1441 said:
Titanium backup is the way to go. I want to make an android application that restores all your data from a nandroid backup after you flash a new ROM...
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You mean like app extractor?
Its in the market
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00mred00 said:
You mean like app extractor?
Its in the market
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who makes this?
Go to the market and buy titanium back up its, the best out there after flashing rom go to titanium back up again and Pico the apps you want back on you device or reinstall them all
I use SMS backup and restore too when I wipe all my phone data, which I found in the market. It backups your text messages to sd card before you wipe and you can restore after. I find it quite helpful.
Make sure you restore apps only withTB don't restore data it can cause problems. I only restore data on a small hand full of apps individually.
If you use a custom launcher they can usually back up seeing and home screen use that.
I would suggest making a nand backup of a fresh stock rom before you install apps as to keep its size small
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Also important to mention that if you go between different versions of Android then never restore system data as it will usually cause force closes
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sk8erwitskil said:
i bought titanium backup exactly for this reason. the paid version installs everything very fast and automatically, the free version is still helpful but you have to manually press install and ok on every app.
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Yeah, I download Titanium and its da bomb, however, I was a bit concerned about overwriting system apps. If you do a complete restore, won't you bugger up your newly flashed device completely? I also noticed that when, for example, I restored Amazon WITH data, it made me enter my id and pw all over again.
Fortunately, I haven't bricked mine yet. I'm eager to avoid doing that as it would cost me $$$$ to replace it. Is it a problem returning a bricked device under warranty by essentially playing "dumb" user?
I only back up user apps.
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What about when your just updating a rom? Do you still need to wipe and restore with TB or can you just flash the update?
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Advanced restore in cwm, make a nandroid before you flash, then choose advanced restore and restore data, good to go, no app needed
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I always use Titanium backup for restoring the apps... There are a few in the market but most of them did not work well for me (although they have quite good rating). I have a Titanium free so I have to select the apps I want to re-install and do it one at a time if you are willing to spend money I will say that you get the paid version where it is much easier to re-install
N'joy
luigic81 said:
Advanced restore in cwm, make a nandroid before you flash, then choose advanced restore and restore data, good to go, no app needed
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Thank God I'm not the only one who knows this.
luigic81 said:
Advanced restore in cwm, make a nandroid before you flash, then choose advanced restore and restore data, good to go, no app needed
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To be honest, I didn't know about this. And so this works when going from any ROM to any ROM?? It's as simple as that? No special considerations for certain situations?
Like the title says, I'm trying to figure out how to make a flashable zip of my phone with all my installed apps, app data and settings included.
I already have a nandroid backup and I already use titanium to back up my apps and app data, but I want to have a flashable zip as another backup incase all else fails.
I also want to be able to flash the zip on my wife's N5.
Can someone kindly walk me through the process or point me in the direction of a good walk through?
Thanks in advance.
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tamelion1117 said:
Like the title says, I'm trying to figure out how to make a flashable zip of my phone with all my installed apps, app data and settings included.
I already have a nandroid backup and I already use titanium to back up my apps and app data, but I want to have a flashable zip as another backup incase all else fails.
I also want to be able to flash the zip on my wife's N5.
Can someone kindly walk me through the process or point me in the direction of a good walk through?
Thanks in advance.
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Don't you think that if it was something feasible and worthwhile to do many of the developers would have
created something like that already after all these years?
The developers have already developed an excellent way of backing up and restoring android phones using
TWRP and CWM nandroid backup and restore functions in their custom recovery mode which everyone uses.
If you don't trust nandroid backups why not do a simple test and make some nandroid backups and restore each
of them one at a time to see if you can find any kind of issues, problems or difficulties with your phone after you
have restored each of the backups one at a time.
Have you ever created a nandroid backup which did not restore properly or know of anyone who did?
Also why not do a bit of research here in these xda forums and threads to see if you can find any posts here by
people who are having any problems, issues or difficulties using or restoring their nandroid backups.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
Don't you think that if it was something feasible and worthwhile to do many of the developers would have
created something like that already after all these years?
The developers have already developed an excellent way of backing up and restoring android phones using
TWRP and CWM nandroid backup and restore functions in their custom recovery mode.
If you don't trust nandroid backups why not make two of them as a test and restore each of them one at a time
and see if you can find any kind of issues or problems with your phone after restoring each of the backups.
Have you ever created a nandroid backup which did not restore properly or know of anyone who did?
Also why not do a bit of reading here in these xda forums and threads to see if you can find any people here
who are having any problems or issues with their nandroid backups after they have restored them.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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I trust in my nandroid backups. The main reason I want to create a flashable zip with everything backed up in it is to have the ability to create a duplicate image of my phone and flash it on my wife's.
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tamelion1117 said:
Like the title says, I'm trying to figure out how to make a flashable zip of my phone with all my installed apps, app data and settings included.
I already have a nandroid backup and I already use titanium to back up my apps and app data, but I want to have a flashable zip as another backup incase all else fails.
I also want to be able to flash the zip on my wife's N5.
Can someone kindly walk me through the process or point me in the direction of a good walk through?
Thanks in advance.
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well if you really want to learn
here's a simple example of how you can build yourself a rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/custom-rom-starter-template-honor-5x-t3328809
keep in mind you can't use his updater-script and you need to adjust some of the commands to match the note 5
but for the most part all roms are the same
you need:
META-INF <Folder>
boot.img
system.apps.tar.gz
system.therest.tar.gz
and optionally > data.tar.gz
once you have these you essentially have a rom
There's also an app called "zip me" in the play store that will do exactly what I wanted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zip.me
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tamelion1117 said:
I trust in my nandroid backups. The main reason I want to create a flashable zip with everything backed up in it is to have the ability to create a duplicate image of my phone and flash it on my wife's.
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If you want a duplicate image why not create two nandroids and copy one
to your pc then to your wife's phone since you say the phone is identical
which they would have to be in order to use the same backup.
Once the nandroid is on your pc you can simply copy it to your wife's
internal memory then restore using twrp.
I have about 5-6 nandroid backups of different roms for my phone.
Goodluck,
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If you want a duplicate image why not create two nandroids and copy one
to your pc then to your wife's phone since you say the phone is identical
which they would have to be in order to use the same backup.
Once the nandroid is on your pc you can simply copy it to your wife's
internal memory then restore using twrp.
I have about 5-6 nandroid backups of different roms for my phone.
Goodluck,
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I don't think I was clear in the op. I know how to create nandroids, and yes, I could easily do it that way, but what I really want to do is compile my rom, settings apps and app settings into a flashable zip instead. To further my knowledge so to speak.
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hello
im not familiar with backup and recover tools, like titanium backup.
if i backup using a tool like this, after i flash a new rom and recover the backup, will i get my apps installed with all settings?
if so, what other apps like this are good to use?
tnks
have u tried Migrate app ? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=balti.migrate
It's basically creating a Flashable zip files on what u backup on the app. try it and let me know. I personally never used it, but some of my friend always recomending me that app.
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