Hi Pros! Is there a way to like backup the system and restore in the future? I don't mean backing up apps/ data etc. I mean the system so that I can restore it in the future like the iphone/ipod/ipad. Tks
Yes, you can create a backup image to restore at a later point in time. The catch is that you must be rooted and have a custom recovery installed to do so.
Ok tks!
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It's known as a 'nandroid backup' if you're looking for the term to search for.
Really good info to know.
DirkGently said:
It's known as a 'nandroid backup' if you're looking for the term to search for.
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Is nandroid backup an application?
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I used this, it worked like a sharm for me.
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Hey guys,
Im sure many of you know about the problems which can be caused backing up apps and restoring them to different android versions (problems with force close, reboots, general instability / compatibility).
I found this great free app which makes a list of all your apps you have installed into an XML on your sd card (so it wont get wiped when flashing your phone) and will allow you to open the XML and select an app and it will take you to the market place page for your selected app to download it again.
I find the market place 'my apps' will only remember my paid apps after changing roms and this is a much more reliable way and safer way to get your apps back, plus its just easier to have all your old apps in a list ready to download and not searching for ages right?!
I flash my phone quite regularly and with this app you can be sure you get the correct version of your apps not restoring one that's not compatible and cause problems.
Here's the App Brain link http://www.appbrain.com/app/zemna-applist-backup/net.zemna.android.applistbackup. I don't expect this to changes lives buts its a helpful tool, for free!
I'm not the dev for this app and take no credit for his / hers / their work! Feel free to hit 'THANKS' if this is useful to you.
Enjoy ;-)
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to be honest not much usefull,but still appreciated...!!
I found it good, each to their own opinions I guess. Just thought I'd share cos my market never shows my free apps after flashing and its just easier to use this than spend ages searching for the all again, there're just there in a list ready to download
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Many thanks,,
Very useful for me
gregbradley said:
Many thanks,,
Very useful for me
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Hit 'thanks' on the OP, glad to of helped ;-)
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The Gingerbread Man said:
Hit 'thanks' on the OP, glad to of helped ;-)
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Already done
easiest way is to copy /data/app to your sd card. then copy all the apks from there to your computer and put them into flashtool's "/custom/app" folder. then after flashing your new rom, click "customize" in flash tool. bam, all your apps are installed without having to wait for downloading.
biggest downfall is losing app's saved "data". ei highscores and settings.
you can back these up by copying the program's data folder from /data/data to your sd card. the data folder for the program will look like this:
come.rovio.angrybirds (angry birds)
inside the data folder you will find different data files, some will be settings, highscores, etc. it will be different for every program. once you reinstall the app. you can copy JUST the data files to replace settings, scores, etc. don't copy the entire folder or you will get FC's.
That makes sense although iv never tried it. In theroy you could use the flashtool to put all the apps back on the phone and then with titanium back up restore data only and it not cause problems?
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why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
tookieboy said:
why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
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I see where your coming from but backing up and restoring apps between different versions of android isn't really a good idea and there is different versions of apps for different android versions which is where the compatibility issues and stability problems come in.
The idea of this is it saves all your apps and you can download the right version for your particular configuration on your phone.
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tookieboy said:
why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
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i hate restoring with titanium. you have to confirm each individual reinstall.
There is a batch mode you know and just leave it to do its thing automaticly. Batch restore brings everything back, I only had to confirm once at the start of the process
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I use android injector from a windows based pc, very handy
The Gingerbread Man said:
There is a batch mode you know and just leave it to do its thing automaticly. Batch restore brings everything back, I only had to confirm once at the start of the process
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batch mode asks me every app
thanks for recommending this app, as it is really useful
i do not recommend tb/mybackup if you are switching between android versions as some apks might not be compatible
using this you can link to the market really easy and it ensures you having apps installing in the right way =)
boooo...
use Titanium Backup and be happy
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boooo...
use Titanium Backup and be happy
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You should read the OP again, TB isn't always the best choice. Especially between different roms and versions of android.
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I use TB and restore just the app, no data.
For games like AB there are back up apps available on the AM and I've not had any problems using this method!
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The Gingerbread Man said:
You should read the OP again, TB isn't always the best choice. Especially between different roms and versions of android.
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hmm, I have never had any problems while restoring apps + data using TB on any roms
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hmm, I have never had any problems while restoring apps + data using TB on any roms
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Your lucky then I guess. Really the idea of this is if your changing your android version though, ie; going from 2.1- 2.2 ,2.2 - 2.3 or down grading your android version. It helped me anyway....
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Hey Guys, i'm new to Android so i'm not sure what the best backup\restore program to use is. I want to root my phone, but I'd like to know what the best way to restore everything on this phone would be. Thanks in advance for any help that you can provide!
As if right now the bootloader is still locked so you can't really do backups/restores. They did use the bionic bootstrap which allowed them to do backups but it's a big risk. Your best bet is to just wait. If you do root you can always unroot.
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cuhrazy said:
As if right now the bootloader is still locked so you can't really do backups/restores. They did use the bionic bootstrap which allowed them to do backups but it's a big risk. Your best bet is to just wait. If you do root you can always unroot.
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Thats not true. You cant backup the complete rom but you can backup all your data/apps, mybackup is my app of choice for that task.
But if you're just trying to root the phone, it doesnt wipe data so no backup would be needed. Just a FYI. But it is always a good idea to have current backups just in case.
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Titanium Backup is a famous good one.
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Between titanium backup and mybackup root you should be able to get all the major stuff backed up.
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I have always used Titanium Backup to get all of my apps and personal data. It really helps to save time when you decide to constantly rom jump around. Grab the apps and all of the green highlighted items. That is usually your settings, homescreen layouts, and other stuff I believe. Mobilism usually has a newest version of titanium backup to test try.
mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app
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mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app
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I had no qualms about supporting the dev of titanium backup. Best app purchase I have made.
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lilhaiti said:
mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app
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Agreed. Plus the UI is much more user friendly too
Hi, I'm new to all this, just recently rooted my phone.
Just wanted to know if I can use the data I backed up in one particular rom and then restore it on a different one if I decided to change it.
Thanks
P.s thanks to all the developers for the great job their doing.
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if you mean apps then yes of course you can
Make sure not to restore data from system apps or you could get problems and FCs.
Some ROMS require you to wipe /data as well as /system. So how would i backup all my stuff so that I can simply restore all my stuff after the changes. Like lets say im running on weapon G2x right now but I want to change my ROM to PhoenixBlood, but i dont want to lose my GTA 3 saves (true story XD). Would be greatly appreciated. And pleas don't tell me just to wipe dalvik cache and /cache. Im going to be using G2X scrubber before the install. Thanks!
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Titanium Backup Pro lets you backup all apps along with their data. You can also backup system data too, but you might run into problems trying to restore Weapon's system data to PB. Basically I just use the default batch backups under "Schedules"
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Will the backup work with the free version?
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zoppp said:
Will the backup work with the free version?
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Yes, backups work w/ the free version. But i highly recommend buying the PRO/Donate version. In the PRO version, it features 0-click batch restores, so you won't have to click "install" for every app you restore. Plus, the developer puts a ton of work into this app, and once you buy the PRO version, its yours for life, no matter how many times it updates. Just a suggestion
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Will the backup work with the free version?
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It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.
Okay, thanks for the input, im going to buy the pro version
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Yeah titanium backup is the way to go. Run the batch action for user apps system apps wont do ya any good and can cause issues. I would make a Android backup also can't be to careful
Making bad decision's one at a time.
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It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.
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Done that more then 1nce, I learned the hard way to backup to external hdd as well lol
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And as clarification, does the g2x scrubber wipe my internal SD and my External SD?
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It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.
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You can also backup to dropbox from within the app.
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doesnt cwm restore your entire system? I just restored mine from a recovery file cuz i softbricked my phone today and i am getting all the apps with proper setting from before.
hhwong said:
doesnt cwm restore your entire system? I just restored mine from a recovery file cuz i softbricked my phone today and i am getting all the apps with proper setting from before.
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Yes it does, but i want a different rom, CWM also restores the ROM
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Yes, backups work w/ the free version. But i highly recommend buying the PRO/Donate version. In the PRO version, it features 0-click batch restores, so you won't have to click "install" for every app you restore. Plus, the developer puts a ton of work into this app, and once you buy the PRO version, its yours for life, no matter how many times it updates. Just a suggestion
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+1
As a recent convert to habitual rom flashing, the pro version of titanium and clockwork mod have been super useful. And I've always believed in rewarding people/companies that produce useful tools
duckjob said:
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As a recent convert to habitual rom flashing, the pro version of titanium and clockwork mod have been super useful. And I've always believed in rewarding people/companies that produce useful tools
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Great app wish I knew about it sooner lol, PRO version of titanium backup is great
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I used to use Orange Backup to make daily nandroid backups but once KitKat came out, it was no longer supported. Are there any alternatives now?
What's the problem using recovery exactly?
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it requires supervised time. with orange backup you can schedule it to run at a certain time every day. i set it up when i'm asleep.
In which case i'd recommend looking at "tasker" and this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593687
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from what i just read about the orange backup app, it doesnt preform a nandroid backup, it just backups files that you choose.
Only a nandroid can backup your complete rom and restore it. As far as I know. ;l
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Here you go.
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Here you go.
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That's the same alternative I moved to when OBackup development stopped. I support PhilipTD's recommendation. To compliment that backup solution I added FolderSync to automate coping the Nandroid backups to another device or a cloud service. To round out the device backup solution I also use Titanium Backup and FolderSync.
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3DSammy said:
That's the same alternative I moved to when OBackup development stopped. I support PhilipTD's recommendation. To compliment that backup solution I added FolderSync to automate coping the Nandroid backups to another device or a cloud service. To round out the device backup solution I also use Titanium Backup and FolderSync.
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Yeah, I use Foldersync, too.
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Yeah, I use Foldersync, too.
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Me too, only as a plugin for Tasker
How long does Online Nandroid Backup take to do a regular noncompressed backup? Mine was on for over an hour so I stopped it. My nandroids in recovery usually only take about 5 min.