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Titanium vs MyBackupPro

OK, I'm getting ready to buy a backup app...
Which one should I go with? From my testing with the free versions, Titanium doesn't do anything and MBP works. (I'm sure this is user error, Titanium wouldn't get the love it does if it only backed up what I've been able to back up with it.)
Why all the love for Titanium? When I try the free version from the market, all it wants to do is back up "Country, Language, Time Zone" and "Wi-Fi Access Points". Kinda useless. It tells me it read all my app data, but those two options are just settings. I'm not seeing a way to back up any apps at all. The amount of time it spends backing up also indicates it's not doing much.
On the other hand, the version of My Backup that I'm testing does a good job with backing up my apps and restoring them, along with their associated data.
I see Titanium getting all this love, so I KNOW I'm missing something.
What exactly is it that I'm missing?

Did you click "Problems?" and install busybox directly from Titanium first?
Also, when you buy Titanium the hypershell makes restoring apps nice and easy as it automates it completely. I don't know if MyBackupPro does this.

feld said:
Did you click "Problems?" and install busybox directly from Titanium first?
Also, when you buy Titanium the hypershell makes restoring apps nice and easy as it automates it completely. I don't know if MyBackupPro does this.
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Yep, I did that. From what I've read it downloads it's own busybox and doesn't interfere with the one the rest of the system uses, so I automatically do that each time I install it.

I just had the same problem with TB. I figured it's cause of my A2SD. But, I want and tried the trial of MBP and it works great. I may just buy that one.

I just installed MyBackup and I tried to back up my apps but I get an error that says "Error during Backup: Error opening DB". Anyone know why I'm getting that error?
Edit: Nevermind, got it working.

Yes you got that error message because you were probably connected to you PC via USB and your SD card was mounted so your phone was unable to read it, just so you know!
-Tee Jay

The donate version of Titanium Backup is awesome! I could not go on without it!

When using Titanium to backup apps will they show up in the market as 'my downloads' once re-installed?
I've used Astro to backup apps and unfortunately, they don't show up in the 'my downloads' when re-installed to the phone after switching over to new ROMs that require complete wipe. So knowing when an update is out for the app is a bit of a hassle.
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found a review online that says the downloads will show up in the market with titanium. Might give it a try.

i use sprite backup and it works great!

titanium (free) didn't restore my market links to show up in downloads. using latest version and all of my backed up apps show smiley+M

blehzz said:
titanium (free) didn't restore my market links to show up in downloads. using latest version and all of my backed up apps show smiley+M
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Yeah, the market links are only available with the donate version. Considering I only use about Four apps on a regular basis I might not be getting the paid and just re-download the apps if I ever do a wipe. Google backs up pretty much everything else and there is a free text backup app available in the market that gets the job done.

Reliable Android backup solution

I've moved from WM to Android (Well, kind of, Haret Android WM), and I am getting used to Android, with the large collection of apps out there, but what is missing is a good reliable backup solution for main content, like Contacts, SMS, calendar and calls.
In Window Mobile, there quite quite few good ones, fromt he free PIM Backup, to SPB Backup or Resco Backup, which were just great, works everytime.
In android i didn't yet find a similar one, I found separate apps for each thing, that doesn't work always.
Is there a good, highly rated, always working, application for android that does a reliable backup that can be restored with no issues on different versions of Android (Native, CM, Sense, WM Ported builds)?

SMS Backup & Restore is what i use for my text messages.
Next to that i ocasionally make a full backup image with ClockworkMod recovery. You should take a look at it. It does require you to root your phone tho

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SMS Backup & Restore is what i use for my text messages.
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That's what i use for sms, reliable and good, but it's only for SMS, i need also to backup the rest.
I found a call log backup app, but later i was unable to restore, it made my android crash.
Next to that i ocasionally make a full backup image with ClockworkMod recovery. You should take a look at it. It does require you to root your phone tho
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seems so whole rom solution, does it work with Android build ported to WinMo devices?

spb backup and nandroid

My Backup Pro. Its not free (unless you can find it for free) and it backs up your data and apps. I used it right before I got my G2 to back up everything on my G1. It saves your back up to the SD card thats in the phone. Then after I have it saved to my SD card I then make a back up of my back up on my laptop.

viz1977 said:
spb backup and nandroid
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SPB Backup is for Windows mobile, which i already use, and iirc nandroid is for native android devices, not HD2 running android.
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My Backup Pro. Its not free (unless you can find it for free) and it backs up your data and apps. I used it right before I got my G2 to back up everything on my G1. It saves your back up to the SD card thats in the phone. Then after I have it saved to my SD card I then make a back up of my back up on my laptop.
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This seem a good app, high rating, seems to do what i need and more, i'll give it a try (knowing that it has also a Free 30 day version)......
Thanks
I need a quick app because with my HD2 running Android, i keep changing builds and each time i have to set everything by hand....

ive been cooking and theming android for a year now and mybackup pro will provide the answer you are looking for, then use nandroid for your complete backup...with root of course i prefer titanium+nandroid=FTW, i would be lost w/o my titanium backup....

Hm ofcourse, how could i have forgotten about MyBackup Pro. That does everything you require.

mcbyte_it said:
That's what i use for sms, reliable and good, but it's only for SMS, i need also to backup the rest.
I found a call log backup app, but later i was unable to restore, it made my android crash.
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You could sync your Calendar and Contacts to Google, and then export those from Google ? I realise this doesn't help with call logs though.

mcbyte_it said:
I've moved from WM to Android (Well, kind of, Haret Android WM), and I am getting used to Android, with the large collection of apps out there, but what is missing is a good reliable backup solution for main content, like Contacts, SMS, calendar and calls.
In Window Mobile, there quite quite few good ones, fromt he free PIM Backup, to SPB Backup or Resco Backup, which were just great, works everytime.
In android i didn't yet find a similar one, I found separate apps for each thing, that doesn't work always.
Is there a good, highly rated, always working, application for android that does a reliable backup that can be restored with no issues on different versions of Android (Native, CM, Sense, WM Ported builds)?
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Try Handy Backup (handybackup.net), reliable Android backup solution; back up your phone contacts, messages, logs and other data right away.

[Q] How to Completely Backup Data & Apps

With all the the new updates coming out, I was wondering if some of the more experienced people could put a decent post up on how to completely back up all my data and apps.
All the updates for TnT Lite recommend a data wipe and I am getting tired of finding and installing all my apps over and over. And doing stuff like the Hulu and swype hacks over again really suck.
I know I have read to use adb and Titanium, but honestly I do not know how to use either one correctly. I downloaded Titanium but I guess I have been too lazy to figure out how it works.
One more thing, I know CW has its own backup and I have been using that, but I am talking about something that allows for restoring on a new updated rom...

TaterTot24 said:
With all the the new updates coming out, I was wondering if some of the more experienced people could put a decent post up on how to completely back up all my data and apps.
All the updates for TnT Lite recommend a data wipe and I am getting tired of finding and installing all my apps over and over. And doing stuff like the Hulu and swype hacks over again really suck.
I know I have read to use adb and Titanium, but honestly I do not know how to use either one correctly. I downloaded Titanium but I guess I have been too lazy to figure out how it works.
One more thing, I know CW has its own backup and I have been using that, but I am talking about something that allows for restoring on a new updated rom...
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That thing that you are too lazy to learn about is the thing that will do exactly what you want. Titanium backup is very easy to use, has batch features so you can back up all of your apps, or just what you want. Load a new rom, and then do a restore with titanium and most everything will be back. It is not perfect, but it does a good job.

+2 for Titanium Backup. The free version works fine but I purchased it so that it would do automated backups.

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That thing that you are too lazy to learn about is the thing that will do exactly what you want. Titanium backup is very easy to use, has batch features so you can back up all of your apps, or just what you want. Load a new rom, and then do a restore with titanium and most everything will be back. It is not perfect, but it does a good job.
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Awesome... I tried playing with it for a little while ealier tonight, but I am still not exactly sure how titanium is suppose to work.... is there a guide or faq out there somewhere?

TaterTot24 said:
Awesome... I tried playing with it for a little while ealier tonight, but I am still not exactly sure how titanium is suppose to work.... is there a guide or faq out there somewhere?
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Cool.. Don't know if there is a guide but I believe you need the paid version to do the batch things. That's what I have so I can't remember what the free version lets you do.
Pretty much all you do for apps is select backup/restore from the top menu bar, then just select the item you want backed up and a menu will come up allowing you to back it up. You can do that for each app, or with the paid version you can press the menu button while in backup/restore and it will have a batch selection. It will have a bunch of options to choose from. To backup all of your apps you would just select backup all user apps. Works pretty fast, and saves them all to your internal sd card in the TitaniumBackup folder by default. Restoring is the same except you pick the restore all user apps button.
It can do a lot more but just doing all of your apps will help a lot.
That's the basics to maybe get ya started...
Have fun...

Batch backup is available in the free version. From the restore/backup tab, press the menu button and choose batch. This will let you backup all apps.
The paid version adds ability to verify your backup.
I wasn't sure how to use titanium backup at first but I went back to android market and followed the link to the developers website where they have guides you can following.

Titanium Backup is the way to go! +2 for Pro and Dropbox sync

[Q] (Q) Backups, ROMS and Restores

Yes! I've just gotten off the oncall rotation stint so I can mess with my phone again without getting worried but not receiving calls. I'm on Infused 1.6, bigtime disappointed about no GB love from ATT so I'm going to try S7.
However, I have a ton of paid and free apps and setups installed that I really don't want to lose. I've gotten through a ton of threads but there weren't any hard mention that the apps would stick around. I have religiously backed up using Titanium and even copied the files to my PC for safe keeping.
Q1. I presume I would have to reinstall all apps on S7 as my Froyo-based backups will be useless then?
Q1. If I need to fallback to Infused 1.6, can I just use GTG Ultimate Unbrick, get back to stock rooted and use the Ti backup files to get me back to the previous state? Like Ghost? And I'll get my widgets, unlocker, folder organizer, themes e.g. back ?
Thanks a bunch.

If u like the set up you have already , just go into Recovery. Back/Nandroid and your safe at any point to just return to the set up that you had. with your apps and contacts and what not.
you CAN use Titanium to restore to your New GB Rom just do not Restore System Data. Only restore missing apps and data.
other that you should be good bruh, Good luck.

Thanks. I've done my nandroid backup and have verified I can go into red CWM. I didn't realize but glad to know I can use my Tibu to restore my apps. I presume I will still need to manually re-setup any customization, unlocker, folder apps e.g. I was all set to do it this morning at work except I forgot my outlook-synced contacts and calendar will need to be re-entered so I'll hold off until I backed them up at home.
Just to be doubly sure, are my paid and free apps in the form that I can manually just copy to my PC as a backup and be able to copy back and install them? Much like the setup or install exes and folders on Windows? Some of my apps I've purchased from Amz, some from Mkt and others from brainapp.

Titanium will Bring over all your apps. Again, just DO NO restore SYSTEM data.
and as far as your pad apps, they should ALL be linked to your google account. so at any point just go into market, hit settings, My Apps and u can find them all in there.

[Q] Switch to Skyrocket from GS2?

Now that people have had the device for a few days, I was hoping their to headstart could help potential switchers and as the SR doesn't have it's own forum yet so I'm asking here.
Newbie alert!!!!
I am wondering how easy it will be to move from the Gs2 to the skyrocket? Basically any recommended ways of moving my apps, texts, pictures, etc to the SdCARD and back from the SdCard to the new phone? Contacts are synced with Google Contacts so no problems there, my main concern is with paid apps, I'd rather not pay for them again.
Can I back up apps via TiBU and restore them on the Skyrocket? Or can I just reinstall them on the new phone?
End of Newbie question!!!!

Paid apps are in your google account as well, you will be able to reinstall all your paid apps through the market (without repaying) by just signing in to your same google account.
The only thing you need to backup is your pictures/music.

Here's what I did to migrate to my Skyrocket from my Captivate:
*Duh Alert* Have your original phone rooted and Titanium Pro installed.
Original Phone
1. Backup APK & Data with Titanium.
2. Locate where backup directory is on your phone. Mine was \sdcard\TitaniumBackup
3. Mount original phone and copy backup directory to your computer.
New Hotness
1. Root that bad boy. Search the site, its here.
2. Install Titanium Pro from market.
3. Back up 1 app, pick something silly. That will create the backup directory.
4. Mount the new hotness and copy your saved directory from your computer to the Skyrocket.
5. Restore apps. I did one at a time cuz I didn't want everything installed on the new phone.
95% of the apps and data restored properly.
Simplistic, yes....but it works. Go forth and multiply.

If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.

crawlgsx said:
If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.
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To partially agree with you I tried using MyBackUp Pro and almost everything failed. That's what I deserve for buying that one first back in the day. BUT....Titanium worked great. All of my paid apps were as good as gold.
Plus, if you want your saved data, wouldn't you have to use a backup tool?

gheck911 said:
To partially agree with you I tried using MyBackUp Pro and almost everything failed. That's what I deserve for buying that one first back in the day. BUT....Titanium worked great. All of my paid apps were as good as gold.
Plus, if you want your saved data, wouldn't you have to use a backup tool?
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If your just trying to backup like game saves then sometimes. A lot of times that data can be backed up by just mounting your sdcard to your computer and copying the files. Some games do save the data in funny locations so you do need (easier) to use something like Titanium, but you are always better off starting from as scratch as possible to avoid issues later.
Moving an app to save you from entering your login info for example, is just a bad idea. Most apps have no real data to backup, simple 2 second settings etc....

crawlgsx said:
If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.
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i have found that most issues with TiBu are do to you trying to restore System Information......i used tibu to restore my apps on the Skyrockert. i just picked APPS only with out system data.
worked fine i have not seen a hickup on any device or install after a flash of new Rom.

the2rrell said:
i have found that most issues with TiBu are do to you trying to restore System Information......i used tibu to restore my apps on the Skyrockert. i just picked APPS only with out system data.
worked fine i have not seen a hickup on any device or install after a flash of new Rom.
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TiBu works great, usually, for restoring NON-System apps and their data.
Avoid restoring system apps/data.
Also, if you do happen to run into a problem with a particular restored app, all you need to do is uninstall/reinstall it and then use TiBu to restore the "data only" for that app.
This has always worked for me.

y?
Its basically the same phone, screen tiny bit bigger and it edges r round, and the. 3 faster CPU is not noticeable, and if u don't live in the handful of citys that have lte network what's the point by the time LTE gets fully activated skyrocket will be old phone something way better out, now if u didn't have the gs2 already if say hell ya but since u do wasted money IMO