Hey guys, I finally got the courage to root my phone yesterday because I wanted the crapware that sprint gives you and the new htc update gives you off the phone. Before I read about titanium backup I saw root explorer and did that method but later I found out titanium fully uninstalls it after using root explorer so my question is this: Since I did a nand backup and I recover it, will it put everything back the way it was even if I installed stuff later on? Like is a nand backup the same as a windows restore point?
Nandroid backup is a system image. It doesn't track changes automatically like system restore so you'll be restoring back the image as it was when you saved it.
So should I uninstall all the apps that I did after rooting to avoid complications or will it do it for me? Most are on my sd card too.
You shouldn't have to worry about the new applications you installed. If you restore a Nandroid backup, it will overwrite any and all changes done to your phone after the backup was taken.
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Can someone help me understand the difference between a Nandroid backup and using Titanium Backup? Is it similar to the difference between image-based backup vs. file/application based backup? Under what circumstances would one be better than the other?
Your simile is spot on. Nandroid backup is used to completely restore a system with all apps and data.
Titanium Backup is used to restore/reinstall apps and data without changing your system. It's really handy if you get brave and decide to flash a new ROM on your phone. TiBu can put all your previously installed apps into place very quickly.
If you don't like the new ROM, just restore your old system from the Nandroid backup.
Ok, so help me think this through.
I've already Rooted/S-off/flashed a ROM on my phone. So presuming that the ROM image I download via CWM or XDA is on my card anyway, and I have TiBu (I have the paid version) that I can use to selectively restore apps, settings and data, would not Nandroid be redundant in this case?
OlafTheOx said:
Your simile is spot on. Nandroid backup is used to completely restore a system with all apps and data.
Titanium Backup is used to restore/reinstall apps and data without changing your system. It's really handy if you get brave and decide to flash a new ROM on your phone. TiBu can put all your previously installed apps into place very quickly.
If you don't like the new ROM, just restore your old system from the Nandroid backup.
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The point of a nandriod backup is to easily go back to a working setup without having to spend time installing apps and tweaking all the numerous settings to your liking. 5 minutes to restore a nandroid backup vs. 2 - 4 hours of installing & tweaking.
DInc with CyanogenMod 6.1 & Invisiblek #28 kernel.
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Where do I download Nandroid?
Will this one work from the G1 thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459830
Thanks
Nandroid is actually part of Clockwork Recovery. If you reboot to recovery mode you can make and restore backups from there.
As you say your on a custom ROM I assume Clockwork Recovery/CWM/ROM Manager was installed as part of the process.
There is a good overview of ClockworkMod Recovery at http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-clockworkmod-recovery-and-how-to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/#features
BillTheCat said:
Can someone help me understand the difference between a Nandroid backup and using Titanium Backup? Is it similar to the difference between image-based backup vs. file/application based backup? Under what circumstances would one be better than the other?
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I was just wondering about the same thing, so thanks for the thread.
Making a Nandroid backup right now ;-)
BTW, nandroid backups are stored on your SD card. You can free up space by either deleting or moving them to storage off the phone. Just keep a backup of your preferred restoration ROM on the SD card. Also, at the very least, it's a good idea to save a backup of the original manufacturer's ROM somewhere.
DInc with CyanogenMod 6.1 & Invisiblek #28 kernel.
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There is a good overview of ClockworkMod Recovery at addictivetips dot com
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thanks for the link.
One issue though... it says ClockWorkMod requires ROOT access to create a backup rom image, which on my phone (ATT Aria with HBOOT 1.02) require to have S-OFF first with alpharev, yet most instructions tell you to create a nandroid backup first (which makes sense in case something goes wrong)...
Am I missing something ? you can't create a back, and you take risk doing S-OFF+Root to get there.
I want to remove unwanted ATT crapware, and install non market apps, but I need root access for all this. right ?
I rooted my Desire S and now I want to install a ROM on it, this is my first time so I'm being a little cautious.
How do I make a full backup of my phone? In the case I don't like the ROM and want to return to how my phone is now, is this possible?
If so, how to make this backup? And how would I restore my phone back to it?
Thanks!
Assuming you've rooted your phone and put a custom recovery on it (4EXT or CWM), run a backup - also called a NANDROID backup - and that will give you an image saved on your SD Card that you can restore if you ever need to.
Alright, I've got CWM and just did a NANDROID backup, it created 6 files on my sd card, which are:
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
How do I used these files to restore back to if I ever need to?
Just go into CWM again and select 'Restore'. I don't know if it is 100% necessary, but I always do a full wipe of all partitions (except for sdcard) before restoring as well just to be certain.
Alright, thanks for that!
Since that back up is done, going to back up all my app's now then flash my first ROM
Assuming (again) that you are using Titanium Backup to backup your apps - although this is probably true for other backup methods - be careful when restoring. There can be problems if you are restoring Sense app backups to an AOSP ROM or vice-versa. If you start getting problems post-restore then try restoring a few apps at a time to see if you can pin-down the problem app. From my experience, it's often better to install the app fresh from the marketplace and then restore just the settings (if you need them).
Make sure to use md5 sum check and verify them after every backup. It's good practice to avoid corruptions.
I use 4Ext control for that
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The reason I'm asking this is because I broke my phone,but I made a nandroid backup before it happened....now I was wondering if it's a full phone backup or only system and apps?
Im just trying to find dcim folder,but its no where to be found
Hey, I'm in a bit of a bind.
I updated cyanogenmod yesterday, and stupidly didn't do a nandroid beforehand or use titanium backup. I had to wipe because it was boot looping.
The only thing I really want is my textsecure SMSs. After it bootlooped, I did a nandroid of the broken system and then wiped and reflashed hoping to extract out of the nandroid.
I first tried the process using Titanium Backup, and then Nandroid Manager. Titanium backup crashes when trying to restore anything. Nandroid Manager app can successfully restore apps from the nandroid backup, however if I try that with Textsecure, Textsecure just force closes when i try to open it.
Considering I still have an intact backup of my old system, just not able to be booted into, do you think there is any way I can get my TextSecure messages back. My last titanium backup was over 9 months ago, so I'd rather not lose that.
Hi, can we restore only user data/ app data from the backed up file from recovery. We are not looking to get the ROM restored.
For an example, I had a custom ROM and in order to install another custom ROM, I've backup the internal data + system. Now, on my new ROM i require the old apps and app data present. Since I have a backup file, is it possible to restore only app data from the file?
Note: Titanium backup works only on root.
Background story: Root attempt has soft bricked my phone multiple times using SU 2.46. Hence, I have completely refused Titanium backup for phone's sake.
Thanks in advance. :angel: