When I open Titanium back up, it says "your system settings will prevent you from restoring applications. To correct this, go to your phones settings, then in applications and tick the unknown sources checkbox...but there is no checkbox...i just want to back up my apps and restore my phone...please help.
Just flashed the Darth Stalker ROM to my TMO Galaxy S3. Before that I made a titanium backup of all my apps, and a nandroid backup. After I flashed the new rom and restored all my apps, the call log and sms/mms log aren't there anymore. Every search result I've found say to enable the data migration option, but I can't find that anywhere on this version of titanium backup. I've tried to backup app+data, but it always says it's failed because it's already installed, so I just try to restore data, and it says it does, I reboot, but still no logs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
i have always avoided using titanium backup for such quirky issues and the FC/bootloops it generates .
Is there something better than Titanium that I should be using?
This is a noobs Guide to how to use Titanium Backup .
Many of the users might have heard of a app named Titanium Backup. Its the most used app in the Android Market who frequently flash ROMS and for those who doesnt want to download all apps again and again from Store after flashing new ROMS.
What is Titanium Backup?
Titanium Backup is an app which can backup all your app+data in just one click(Even system apps but not recommened).Can delete system apps,convert system apps to user apps.
So how to use.
Note: Your phone must be rooted and USB debugging should be on which is present in developer options while installing.
Lets start with first thing you see after installation.
If you face a root acces failure then tap on option button of your phone scroll down tap on reload application.
You will see 3 tabs:
1.Overview
2.Backup/Restore
3.Schedule
Overview will give you the short details of your root device and memory.
Like Root access. Data profile(Used to set any filters for a app). Memory details of your partitions and usage.
Backup/Restore will show the details of the apps installed in you phone.
You will see different type of apps highlighted in different colors
White: The apps you installed
Red: System apps which can be converted to system apps.
Yellow: Most important system apps which can not be moved(Dont uninstall or else you need to reflash your rom again).
Schedules sets a time for backup.
You can set the type of backup you want at a particular time.
Those who frequently change roms check the 4th post for restore and backup.
Backup specific app
Here comes the real use of Titanium Backup. The backup/Restore Part.
Here you will see the list of apps installed in your phone.
First lets see how to backup a single app.
Now tap on the app.
You will see two tabs
1.Backup Properties
2.Special Properties
1.Backup Properties
a. Backup : This will backup your selected app as app+data.
b. Freeze : This will disable the app.
Rest of the things you know from the name
When backup is complete again tap on the app you took backup. You will see a tab Restore and delete of the app.
Select restore you will see 3 options App+Data, App Only , Data Only
App+Data will restore apk as well as data(Data consists of settings,login info in short user defined settings and all you made for that app)
App will restore app only. Data will restore data only.
2.Special Properties
It is made of 4 sections:
1. General
2. Play store/ Market
3. Storage
4. System ROM.
1General Section is easily understandable.(I hope You can)
In general section there is a option named " Send latest backup" you can send to other phone or store it locally and restore(Check 4th post). The backup is stored in .TiBkp
2. Playstore/Market shows the links of the app in playstore.
3. Storage Section is also understanable. In explore it shows the files it uses and the location of files where it is installed with DB)
4. System ROM section can be used to convert a user application app to system app.
In some app you will see "Force remove app" I would suggest dont click on it.
User app is shown in white after you convert it in system app it will become red.
Schedule
Backup all user apps at one click.
There are two ways to backup data.
1st through schedule.
2nd through advanced option(Check the 4th post)
In schedule tab you will see two schedule as default
1. Redo backups for modified data
2. Backup new user apps & newer versions
1.Redo backups for modified data.
What it does is takes the backup of new data of all user apps(Like whatsapp chats,new user settings etc).
2. Backup new user apps & newer versions
This schedule automatically backups the newer versions(Updated version) at a given schedule time.
If you want you can manually run the schedules by just clicking on run. Titanium backup will be minimized. The progress can be seen in notification drawer. After completion it will vibrate.
So now you have taken the backup of all your apps through just one click.
You can add new schedule as you want.
Restore and backup all apps at once and restore your apps from previous roms \.
This is the most advanced part of Titanium Backup.
After installing new rom you will see a warning showing change in android device ID. Details are given in warning messsage.
Now click the option button of you phone.
You will see 7 sections:
1.General
2.Play store/Market
3.Storage
4.Import/Export
5.Special Backup/Restore
6.Your Device
7.Special Features
1.General section there 4 options:
1 Filters: This section filters the apps you want to see. If you want to see only user apps select only User. The change can be seen in backup/Restore Tab. As you have selected user apps you will see all the apps in white.
2. Batch Restore: This section should be used properly. This section restores app+data in just one click.
This is distributed in 10 sections:
1. Verify Backup: Verifys backup.
2. Backup: Select the type of backup: Use the 1st one "Backup all user apps" Dont backup system data as it will create conflict in new rom when you restore it.
When you select this option all your user apps will be displayed.
3.Restore: This option will restore all backups.
When you select the 2nd option "Restore all apps with data". In top you will see three options App+Data, App only, Data Only.
If you dont want to restore a particular just untick that app and it will not be installed.
If you find that some apps are not restore just select the 1st option " Restore missing apps with data". It will show the list of unrestored apps.
4. Move/ Integrate: This section moves apps to sd card or from sd card to internel. Dont RUN the 3rd option "Integrate updates" As it will create a conflict.
5. Freeze/ Defrost: This section disables the apps.
6. Android Market: Links for the user apps.
7. Manipulate data: This section clears data of all user apps at once. Rest i didnt use so cant tell(Last 3 option).
8. Recovery mode: In this section you can create a update.zip of all your apps which can be flashed through recovery.
9. Uninstall: Will uninstall all your apps at once.
10. Delete Backups : This section will delete all the backup at once.
2. Play store /Market: This section consists of links of apps to the playstore.
3. Storage: In this 1st option shows the usage of the apps. Rest leave untouched.
4. Import: This will import the backups done by Titanium backup of a particular app (Check 2nd Post how to export a app)
5.Special Backup / Restore:
5.1 Backup data to xml : This section backup your msgs, call logs , wifi password.
5.2 Restore data from xml : This section will restore msgs, call logs , wifi password.
5.3 Extract from Nandroid backup : This section will restore app from the backup of your ROM made through recovery.
5.4 Extract from ADB Backup: Haven't used this feature so cant tell
6. Your Device: Reboot and Manage Android ID.
7. Special Feature:
It creates a update.zip of itself(Titanium Backup) which can be flashed through recovery.(Install Zipsigner from store to create update.zip)
Reload Application: Will Reload the app.
So finally you have restored all your apps. If you have missed an app to restore but dont want to take long process to restore just go to backup/restore tab. Scroll Down. You will see that particular app in strike through. Tap on that app. Select restore.
The backups are stored in sdcard in a folder named "Titanium Backup". Dont delete this folder or else you will lose all your backed up apps.
Future
For future use.
Thank you. I've heard of Titanium Backup but never used it. Does backing up use a lot of data?
Hubris Khan said:
Thank you. I've heard of Titanium Backup but never used it. Does backing up use a lot of data?
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I think you mean space? Off course buddy backup will take space.. The more you install apps and take backup it will consume space in your card..
Hit thanks buddy that's much needed instead of saying..:thumbup:
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shubhojit89 said:
I think you mean space? Off course buddy backup will take space.. The more you install apps and take backup it will consume space in your card..
Hit thanks buddy that's much needed instead of saying..:thumbup:
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I meant data, but after re-reading the article, I realized that the backup is stored on the SD card and not in a cloud. Sorry for the confusion.
hello there
it is safe to remove Samsung Apps such as S Planner, S Voice using "Force remove app" function?
kuromusha38 said:
hello there
it is safe to remove Samsung Apps such as S Planner, S Voice using "Force remove app" function?
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It is safe but make a backup first then remove it. As this are system apps I won't recommend to remove it cz this apps could be associated with other apps which may not work properly if you remove them..
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I installed new Rom and After restoring the message, it gets deleted in few seconds. I already ticked the "system data migration" option in preferences
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Any ideas?
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Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
I installed new Rom and After restoring the message, it gets deleted in few seconds. I already ticked the "system data migration" option in preferences
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Any ideas?
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No idea about this.. I mainly use titanium backup of apps not messages..
Can you tell me the exact steps you did or else you can PM me..
shubhojit89 said:
No idea about this.. I mainly use titanium backup of apps not messages..
Can you tell me the exact steps you did or else you can PM me..
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It's OK... I was switching from 4.1 to 4.4. Both os uses different core apps. May be that's why I can't restore the data.
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Unable to Restore APKs
Hi all. Hopefully someone can tell me how dense I am for not being able to solve this problem (or whether it's a problem at all). I have an Asus TF700 and recently changed from a stock-based jb custom rom to a cyanogenmod-based kk custom rom. On the old rom I ran the batch bakup all user apps filter, wiped tab from recovery, then installed new rom. TB was already installed on new rom so I just opened it, granted su, enabled USB debugging, and went to batch restore option. All of my app data is available for restore but none of the downloaded user apks themselves are backed up. When I open up the backup properties display for each app it shows Has App: No, Has Data: Yes. I was hoping to batch restore all user apps + data but the only way I can do it now is to install each app individually from the Play Store and then batch restore the data. This has the potential to be a very long process. I don't know if I made a mistake during TB backup or if my new rom/wipe is the problem. I'm hoping someone can point out to me where I went wrong. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi all. Hopefully someone can tell me how dense I am for not being able to solve this problem (or whether it's a problem at all). I have an Asus TF700 and recently changed from a stock-based jb custom rom to a cyanogenmod-based kk custom rom. On the old rom I ran the batch bakup all user apps filter, wiped tab from recovery, then installed new rom. TB was already installed on new rom so I just opened it, granted su, enabled USB debugging, and went to batch restore option. All of my app data is available for restore but none of the downloaded user apks themselves are backed up. When I open up the backup properties display for each app it shows Has App: No, Has Data: Yes. I was hoping to batch restore all user apps + data but the only way I can do it now is to install each app individually from the Play Store and then batch restore the data. This has the potential to be a very long process. I don't know if I made a mistake during TB backup or if my new rom/wipe is the problem. I'm hoping someone can point out to me where I went wrong. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks.
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hi, @a-t0m as you are describing your problem.. I think you are not selecting the proper option..
When you open TB you will see a tab called schedule..
In that select add new schedule.. You will see drop down list..
Tap on the first drop down list.. You will see option of backup all user data. Select it.. Save it.. Manually run it or schedule as you like.. Your apk as well as data will be saved..
Hi, wondering if anyone may have a suggestion. I'm not getting any action restoring a backed up User Dictionary with TB. It seems to create the backup but not restore it. Tried both data and app+data and reboots but still no action. HTC One rooted ARHD 71.1 (4.4.2)
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Hi, wondering if anyone may have a suggestion. I'm not getting any action restoring a backed up User Dictionary with TB. It seems to create the backup but not restore it. Tried both data and app+data and reboots but still no action. HTC One rooted ARHD 71.1 (4.4.2)
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Well you can try is manually take backup..
How? tap on your dictionary app take a backup..
Now restore that only.. See if that helps..
Data not restored?? Tap on the app again.. tap on wipe data.. Now restore data only not app+data or app only..
kuromusha38 said:
hello there
it is safe to remove Samsung Apps such as S Planner, S Voice using "Force remove app" function?
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Yes, it is. These are bloatware, not required by the system to run.
Cloud sync
I have the full version of TIBackup and used the sync feature to have a copy of my backups in my Google Drive account (manual sync, I lauch it every now and then or just when I want to backup a particular app), what does it happen if I want to cancel them from my phone memory (a nexus 5, if it matters)? next time I make a backup and I give the sync command, will it delete those backup files from my cloud too?
I want to keep them only in my google Drive account.
I have been having issues with Titanium for long time across multiple roms. I have pro version. I have it set to keep 3 latest backups and to restore titanium settings automatically. However, when I do a clean install of a rom and I try to restore apps manually the restore button is missing. It shows the date the backup was created and the delete button is on the right but there is no restore button on the left. I can restore backups from Nandroid using Titanium but this takes forever and the backups are not as fresh.
Any help would be a lifesaver!
Has anyone had success? I flash ROMs a lot, and every once in awhile it works. I don't want to use something like Titanium Backup if there's already a Google app that does it. For one, there's too much crap in there, no setting just to choose all non-stock apps, for example. When Google's supposed auto restore works, it's nice. Hell, Google already has the ability to figure out what IS and what ISN'T on your device just from download and install records on Play. It was exciting a few months ago on Lollipop when it not only asked me if I wanted to restore, but let me choose which device, and which backup image. Restored it wonderfully(The old one would restore everything that had ever been installed on the device). I really just want to know how to force this restore option if it doesn't come up on its own. Same with making it do a backup when I get everything set the way I'd like.
I just don't understand what causes it to sometimes work and sometimes not. This doesn't seem like something that would be ROM dependent, and it sure seems like Google would have had plenty of opportunity to make it work correctly by now.
And yeah, I choose "Back up and Restore" when I first set up a device after flashing...
Sir,
Usually under settings there's a "Back up and reset" section. In there is the option to backup and automatic restore. If this section isn't included in the rom, then no it won't automatically backup and restore your Google stuff. Therefore you can't force it too.
Also when you install a new rom the device id changes. TiBu can restore your previous id and then the market will download your previous stuff. But tibu has to be installed first.
To do this you can make an "update.zip" with TiBu that you flash when installing a new rom. That will force it!
For any other questions, considering that you are Senior Member, please ask in the approppiate section for your device/firmware or in the general section for Android:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
Have been unable to get Titanium Backup to work to migrate apps from my old phone to a new pixel 3. From searching around it sounds other people have had issues, but I have been unable to get TB to work.
Phone is newly flashed with Android 10 and google's factory images, after installing Magisk Manager to manage root I've tried the following:
a) install TB through the app store, if I do this TB hangs on restore, but if I install the app through the marketplace and then restore data in TB, that seems to work is some (not many) cases
b) install an older version of TB from apkmirror which was suggested in some threads, TB just hangs if I try that.
This thread suggested disabling "Verify apps over USB" would solve the above issue, but I had no luck. https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/help/issues-restoring-titanium-backup-t4011085 and in this thread had the same issue https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3/help/pixel-3-setup-restoring-backups-fails-t3919228
Any suggestions on other things I should try to get TB to work? I've used TB for every phone migration for 10 years now, but am struggling to get it to work. Maybe another backup/restore tool is better, or maybe I should factory reset to Android 9 and stay on that. Thanks!
I couldn't restore a lot of my ~300 user apps, e.g. Zoom, Youtube, Advanced Root Checker, GMail.
All these apps are restoring for ever (hanging while restoring).
A lot others worked without any problem.
The main solution was to disable "Verify over USB" in developer settings.
I restored most of my apps with Indirect method, but later used Direct method (and tried on some of the others), which didn't make a difference.
However the suggested "Disable Play Protect" (in play store) didn't make a difference for all of my apps.
Youtube and Android Auto were the only ones that still didn't restore (still hanging), even with both options disabled.
Even the interactive method didn't help here.
May be this also affects other Google Apps like GMail, but I installed those manually from Play Store and connected them to my account, so I don't know.
I then installed Youtube via the market link and restoring via "data only" worked fine.
When looking at an app backup by Total Commander (just for fun) or Xplore, I see that all these apps seem to have split apks, so I guess that's the real reason.
You just don't use titanium backup i use swift backup pro it does the same job for me
I was able to restore TB backups after a full factory image wipe and Magisk installation.
I had to disable both "Verify Over USB" and "Play Protect" from the Play Store to get it to work. Hope this helps.
luckana said:
You just don't use titanium backup i use swift backup pro it does the same job for me
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Thanks for this suggestion. Ti Backup has not worked on my Pixel 3 - ever.