what is the best/easiest way to backup and restore phone/system settings after each flash?
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what is the best/easiest way to backup and restore phone/system settings after each flash?
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Unless you are talking about flashing from one rom to the next then titanium backup for apps, personal settings you'll just have to do yourself.
hmm... so there is no way to restore personal setting? that kind of sucks
The reason for this is your doing a full wipe pretty much erasing everything on the phone. When you flash a new ROM it is about the same as booting up your phone for the first time. The reason you have to do a full wipe is some roms have some scripts in certain places and others don't. If you don't wipe you run a chance of scripts conflicting being buggy and lots of force closes..... Keep in mind this is a generalization..
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Hi I am about to s-off my sensation and just read a but about installing a custom rom and it says you won't lose data or apps. I just wondered how come that I won't lose apps and data because with my desire when I flash any new rom I do lose data and apps so how us this different for the sensation?
Thanks
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Whoever said that you will not lose data does not know what they are talking about. When you flash a new ROM, you will have to re-install everything.
I just installed Insert Coin ROM and all my data and apps is still here.
I did not have to reset or reinstall anything.
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lozonw said:
I just installed Insert Coin ROM and all my data and apps is still here.
I did not have to reset or reinstall anything.
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Isn't the Insert Coin ROM just kernel. That will explain why you don't loose app/data
I flashed LeeDroid and did not lose any apps. Most devs tell you to format it on your own to avoid problems and others implement a script to do it for you, which may have been the case in other roms. Haven't experienced any problems at all here.
so if i flash a custom rom leedroid..... and dont do a wipe data and things in clockwork then i will have all my apps and texts and things all still there when i have the new rom installed?
will this cause problems am i better off wiping data and things?
having S- off problems
has anyone had problems getting the right beta code
The_Green_Android_Robot said:
Whoever said that you will not lose data does not know what they are talking about. When you flash a new ROM, you will have to re-install everything.
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What does it feel like to just be absolutely wrong?
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dazzlet said:
so if i flash a custom rom leedroid..... and dont do a wipe data and things in clockwork then i will have all my apps and texts and things all still there when i have the new rom installed?
will this cause problems am i better off wiping data and things?
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I would wipe when flashing new ROMs.
Before wiping though, you can backup your app data using Titanium Backup:
1) Open Titanium Backup
2) Hit the Menu Button -> Batch
3) Run "Backup all user apps" -- this backs up your apps and data to SD card
Once you wipe and then flash your new ROM, you can then get Titanium Backup from the Market. Once again, do steps 1 to 2 above, then run one of the restore options
before i flash if i do a full backup in recovery will this keep my original rom incase i wat to revert bk to stock again ?
dazzlet said:
before i flash if i do a full backup in recovery will this keep my original rom incase i wat to revert bk to stock again ?
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Yeah do that too in case you don't like the new ROM.
Hey guys...
I have been using EHNDROIX custom rom for quite some time. For no apparent reason now when I try to boot my phone it freezes on the logo screen. I tried installing newest or oldest updates, or even other custom roms but I still face the same problem. I was wondering if there is a way to bypass that problem without losing my applications. Do you have any suggestions on what to try apart from wiping cache, dalvik cache and fixing permissions (which I've already tried)? Can I backup my applications from recovery before wiping data which I suppose will fix the problem?
Titanium bkp will let you restore app data from a cwm backup (may only be a pro option)
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If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble
wizard3 said:
If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble
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It can .
wizard3 said:
If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble
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yea it can 5.99 in the market
titanium backup really can do that
So, only the pro version can do that...right?
wizard3 said:
So, only the pro version can do that...right?
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Yes, unless it was recently added to free but 5.99 is a small price for all the headache it will save you in the long run
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You can wipe data without losing your applications. You would have had to run a titanium backup before you got stuck in your bootloop scenario. TB pro is the best $6 I have spent on the market.
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Hi,
Titanium backup can restore apps from cwm backups.
But also, if your using the test cwm recovery (version 6.0 or above I think) and you will be flashing the same rom again, you can go to recovery, select advance restore, select your cwm backup you made earlier, and select "restore data only"
That will restore all your data you had on the phone, like apps, app data, call logs, ect.
But you should really be on the same rom that you made the backup of to do this, or else it can cause more boot loops.
Cheers
Corey
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fishingfon said:
Hi,
Titanium backup can restore apps from cwm backups.
But also, if your using the test cwm recovery (version 6.0 or above I think) and you will be flashing the same rom again, you can go to recovery, select advance restore, select your cwm backup you made earlier, and select "restore data only"
That will restore all your data you had on the phone, like apps, app data, call logs, ect.
But you should really be on the same rom that you made the backup of to do this, or else it can cause more boot loops.
Cheers
Corey
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That sounds really interesting..Thanks for pointing it out!
I am currently running CM 10 and I want to switch roms but I am not sure how... I have 4EXT recovery and I'm not sure how to re-flash the rom.. Can someone help me?
Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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sepsep 21 said:
Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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Thanks, so I don't have to do anything else like I did the first time round?
Michael_Considine said:
Thanks, so I don't have to do anything else like I did the first time round?
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You said you are running cm10 so its not the
first time that you change your rom. So you can flash the ROM without any problem.
But if your device is s-on you must flash
The rom with smartflash method. You can choose it in recovery. Sry for my bad English.
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sepsep 21 said:
Put the ROM zip to SD card. Go to recovery and do a factory reset. Then select the ROM zip and flash it.
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No.
Do not do a factory reset. This will just delete your user data. It will not delete the system data so if you try to install a new ROM overtop of an existing one that's different things could get messy. You want to do a full wipe, not just a factory reset.
The FIRST step is to make a backup of your currenr ROM. That way you can easily revert back to it as if you never left. This is valuable for many reasons. You may decide you don't like your new rom. Your new rom may have problems and not work properly and you'll want to go back to a working phone quickly. You may forget to back something up and will want to be able to extra some data from the backup (That's easy to do, but only if you have a backup). The list goes on and on.
Backing up your rom is super easy with 4EXT. You just tell it to back up your ROM and it will do the rest. It takes about 5 minutes.
Then you'll want to back up certain data that you'll want to use on your new ROM. Contacts, wifi access points, app data, text messages, etc etc etc. Whatever you want. Use Titanium Backup. It's super easy to use and works great. It will let you take all your apps and data off one ROM and put it onto another.
After you back up your rom, boot into recovery and do a full wipe using "format all partitions (except SD card)". The option is written exactly like that in the menu. You can't miss it. This will format the data and system files so you'll have a blank slate to install a new ROM from.
NOW flash the new rom. Then flash GApps if required. Boot the phone.
Download Titanium Backup from teh Play Store and use it to restore apps and data you want. (Your saves Titanium data will be ready to use when you install Titanium on the new ROM)
Enjoy your new ROM.
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Skipjacks said:
No.
Do not do a factory reset. This will just delete your user data. It will not delete the system data so if you try to install a new ROM overtop of an existing one that's different things could get messy. You want to do a full wipe, not just a factory reset.
The FIRST step is to make a backup of your currenr ROM. That way you can easily revert back to it as if you never left. This is valuable for many reasons. You may decide you don't like your new rom. Your new rom may have problems and not work properly and you'll want to go back to a working phone quickly. You may forget to back something up and will want to be able to extra some data from the backup (That's easy to do, but only if you have a backup). The list goes on and on.
Backing up your rom is super easy with 4EXT. You just tell it to back up your ROM and it will do the rest. It takes about 5 minutes.
Then you'll want to back up certain data that you'll want to use on your new ROM. Contacts, wifi access points, app data, text messages, etc etc etc. Whatever you want. Use Titanium Backup. It's super easy to use and works great. It will let you take all your apps and data off one ROM and put it onto another.
After you back up your rom, boot into recovery and do a full wipe using "format all partitions (except SD card)". The option is written exactly like that in the menu. You can't miss it. This will format the data and system files so you'll have a blank slate to install a new ROM from.
NOW flash the new rom. Then flash GApps if required. Boot the phone.
Download Titanium Backup from teh Play Store and use it to restore apps and data you want. (Your saves Titanium data will be ready to use when you install Titanium on the new ROM)
Enjoy your new ROM.
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Hello
ust to confirm, instead of using 4EXT im using CWM recovery. I have read that 4EXT and CWM actually does the same job(recovery) so using CWM does not affect the subsequent steps right? (ie using Titanium Backup to back up messages and contacts and doing a full wipe). it will be the same process just using different recovery tool right?
alakaz0om said:
Hello
ust to confirm, instead of using 4EXT im using CWM recovery. I have read that 4EXT and CWM actually does the same job(recovery) so using CWM does not affect the subsequent steps right? (ie using Titanium Backup to back up messages and contacts and doing a full wipe). it will be the same process just using different recovery tool right?
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In theory, yes. But some roms don't install properly from cwm and some absolutely require 4ext due to the use of aroma installer.
Just switch to 4ext. Takes 2 seconds to switch. The app doss all the work to install the recovery.
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In my opinion 4ext is better than cmw but cmw show the aroma installer and install everything. But 4ext is better at all.
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ah i see . alright i shall follow the changing cmw to 4ext recovery thread and change the recovery thingy. thank you all!
alakaz0om said:
ah i see . alright i shall follow the changing cmw to 4ext recovery thread and change the recovery thingy. thank you all!
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You don't even have to do all that if you're willing to buy the $3 4EXT app.
The guide you'll find will have to flash 4EXT with a PM58IMG file in the bootloader. It's easy enough. But you'll lack the app that goes with it that lets you manage your backups, control the recovery module, and update the recovery quickly and easily when new versions are available.
Just buy the 4EXT app on the play store, then from within the app tell it to install the 4EXT recovery module and it'll install the recovery for you quickly and easily.
Plus you're giving $3 to a developer who made a REALLY fantastic recovery and app for you.
Do i just download the new version and flash over the existing? Would that wipe my apps out to where i would have to download them again? Thanks
king750 said:
Do i just download the new version and flash over the existing? Would that wipe my apps out to where i would have to download them again? Thanks
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It's always recommended to wipe before flashing, but dirty-flashing shouldn't wipe out your apps.
You have two options though.
You can use titanium backup to backup all of your apps and data and do a clean wipe and restore them.
Or you can make a backup using TWRP/CWM and try dirty-flashing the new version. If anything goes array then just revert back to the old build and do option 1.
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fadac said:
It's always recommended to wipe before flashing, but dirty-flashing shouldn't wipe out your apps.
You have two options though.
You can use titanium backup to backup all of your apps and data and do a clean wipe and restore them.
Or you can make a backup using TWRP/CWM and try dirty-flashing the new version. If anything goes array then just revert back to the old build and do option 1.
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I wiped everything and flashed. Thanks
It's always best to do a full wipe. Less issues /bugs that way especially when going to a new build. 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. There were a lot of changes.
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So I finally did my first rom today and now I want to try others. My question is if I download a different rom to my card then flash it, is this okay or do I need to remove my current rom. Also I use nova prime, so when I flash new roms and then restore from back through nova will I be able to get my set up back with all my apps? I just don't want to have to reorganize my pages and redownload all my apps again.
Thanks in advance.
So, I'm running clean rom, what are some others you recommend that are completely stable?
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The process of flashing a new rom removes everything you currently have set up. In recovery, you'll perform a factory reset and system wipe which will remove your current rom, apps, data. Before flashing a new rom, backup all your user app/game data using apps like Titanium Backup or Carbon. As for Nova Prime, it only backs up your homescreen layout so restore this after restoring apps.
Perform a nandroid backup in recovery before flashing a new rom! I don't do recommendations, I always suggest you try everything.
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