I am running Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 on the Infuse 4g and was wondering since it has a similar build to MIUI, if i can create nandroid backups of both and restore them interchangeably. So, since I am running cm7, i would create a nandroid backup then flash MIUI. I would install apps and customize it to the way i want, then create a nandroid backup. Would I be able to go between the two whenever I want after that?
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Is it possible to use Titanium backup to do a total full backup?
So I can wipe it all, experiment with other roms, then if I decide to go back to the current one (Android Revolution HD), I just run super wipe, run the rom, then the no-sense, then run the backup with titanium backup, and will it be as it is now? All my apps still installed, all my apps arranged into folders in the app drawer and all my messages and all that?
Thanks.
willhub said:
Hi
Is it possible to use Titanium backup to do a total full backup?
So I can wipe it all, experiment with other roms, then if I decide to go back to the current one (Android Revolution HD), I just run super wipe, run the rom, then the no-sense, then run the backup with titanium backup, and will it be as it is now? All my apps still installed, all my apps arranged into folders in the app drawer and all my messages and all that?
Thanks.
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its easier with cwm because you would`nt have to flash the rom again and install titanium backup again cwm will put everything back the way it was
Sounds like a nandroid backup is what you really want to do. You can do that in recovery under backup/restore. It will take an entire image of your current ROM. Then you can experiment with other ROMs and go back to the backup you made and everything will be exactly as you left it. Backing up and restoring system data in Titanium Backup is not really a good idea between ROMs. Use it mainly for backing up user apps/data.
I booted into CM7 and did a backup there, the backup is like 871mb, does that include apps and everything I want backing up?
What about backing up text messages and home screen configs? I have ran restores on titanium before and seem to only sometimes get this restored. I flashed a rom 2 days ago and just today randomly, my text messages came back... weird...
Titanium backup is ****ty. Used it once to back up and restore my apps, but during restore it screwed up app data and half my restored apps were force closing when I tried to run them. I would find something else if I were you
willhub said:
I booted into CM7 and did a backup there, the backup is like 871mb, does that include apps and everything I want backing up?
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not CM7 - its CWM
Anyway, a nandroid is what you are referring to and as it seems what you have done.
My last nandroid was over 1.2 GB
Experiment all you like now with various ROMs.You have your security net of a known working backup..(if the **** hits the fan)
I have an almost stock skyrocket that is rooted. I also have the paid version of titanium backup on it, but i'm not really sure how to use most of it except to backup and freeze apps. I want to flash a few ice cream roms, but I was wondering if anyone could coach me or point me to a page on how to completely backup and restore my device in case I need or want to return it back to stock. Thanks for any help.
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Go into clockworkmod and choose backup and restore. Backup. You will have a full backup of your apps and your stock rom. If you ever need to revert, go back into clockworkmod, do a superwipe, and then restore the backup.
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First get rom manager, then i believe through rom manager you can install clockworkmods touch recovery. Then boot to recovery and make a nandroid backup, which I think is the best way to do a full backup of your phone.
Titanium backup is great but you may find when doing batch backups of apps that you'll run into errors when switching between different roms.
I find using titanium to backup my app data only and just reinstalling apps from the play store (just go down the my apps list to reinstall your apps) to be the best way to avoid force closes. Then you can just restore your app data in titanium.
(do a search for more details on clockworkmod)
Nandroid backups done with CWM do not back up the radio IIRC. If you want to be able to return to your current ROM I suggest:
1. Make sure you know how to install the stock ROM you are currently running with Odin.
2. Make sure you have the stock rom files you need to do step 1.
3. Backup your current setup with CWM.
Try ICS as much as you like.
If you want to revert then Odin the stock rom you are using now, Odin CWM, boot into recovery and restore the backup you made. This will make sure everything is back to what you have now.
I've only used Titanium Backup to restore Nova Launcher after flashing a new ROM (Play Store downloads all the apps) and restoring Nova Launcher neatly flings all those apps back into the proper folders.
I can't comment on TiBu, but using when using nandroid via CWM as suggested it helps to have separate backups of call logs, contacts and messaging to restore.
Hey, I'm a bit of noob so I'm not sure how exactly the installation of mods work with system data. I've used CleanROM from ScottsRoms and Xi40 from Team Nocturnal and I like both of them. However, I like some of the mods from the Xi40 ROM that I'd like to transfer over to the CleanROM 4.5 candidate 1. Would this be possible through using Titanium Backup? I see there are a lot of data to choose when backing up system data, so would I be able to choose the data mods changed too?
What mods in particular are you talking about? If you mean the coredroid tweaks then no thats not possible to transfer over. Correct me if im wrong anyone but titanium backup is just for apps. If you want mods and what not youll have to either flash them or have choose the ROM they come with. But no, I dont think its possible to transfer mods between ROMs using titanium backup
So tasker can make nandroid backups.
Im wondering if its possible to:
1: make a nandroid backup upon reboot or shutdown with tasker (I know this is possible). such that if you have 2 different roms, 1 backup will be of one rom (say cyanogenmod) and another backup for say a stock rom. Naming them appropriately (i.e. Backup1, Backup2)
2: make a task on stock rom that restores a nandroid backup of backup1 (cyanogenmod) and a task in cyanogenmod that restores a nandroid backup2 (stock rom).
that way you can toggle between the two roms easily and their backups will always be updated.
Then if you have an HTC One or a Galaxy S4 (or any device for that matter) you can toggle between stock rom and AOSP rom.
Can anyone guide me to making this happen?
hi, i want to move from cm 10.2.x to one of the cm 11 nightlies. i backup my phone quite often from cwm, however i never had to use the backup and i am unsure how to restore my data and apps on top of the new build. doesnt the backup overwrite the whole system?
any help appreciated
thanks!
That's correct. Restoring a backup via CWM will replace everything and take you back to 10.2. Using something like Titanium Backup will allow you to back up your apps and restore them on the newly installed CM11. Alternatively, you could use Nandroid Manager to restore your apps from the CWM backup (although I can't vouch for this approach, as my only successful use of Nandroid Manager, so far, was to restore apps to a replacement phone, on the same CM branch)
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That's correct. Restoring a backup via CWM will replace everything and take you back to 10.2. Using something like Titanium Backup will allow you to back up your apps and restore them on the newly installed CM11. Alternatively, you could use Nandroid Manager to restore your apps from the CWM backup (although I can't vouch for this approach, as my only successful use of Nandroid Manager, so far, was to restore apps to a replacement phone, on the same CM branch)
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TI Backup will also read individual apps from a CWM backup. That said, you should be able to dirty flash CM11 over your 10.2 installation. Having the backup around would be good if you want to revert.
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TI Backup will also read individual apps from a CWM backup. That said, you should be able to dirty flash CM11 over your 10.2 installation. Having the backup around would be good if you want to revert.
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Oops - so what do you guys do when trying nightlies, re-install everything? I have small details in config, for instance the order of shortcuts in homescreen, etc., that would take very long to re install. Or nightlies from the same version are meant to be dirty flashed?
Thanks again
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Oops - so what do you guys do when trying nightlies, re-install everything? I have small details in config, for instance the order of shortcuts in homescreen, etc., that would take very long to re install. Or nightlies from the same version are meant to be dirty flashed?
Thanks again
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You can dirty flash a newer CM-11 nightly over an older one. You can dirty flash a CM-11 nightly over an older CM version (Currently TeamApexQ only supports flashing over a 10.2.x installation. I personally haven't had to wipe between incremental installations since I first installed CM9 on my phone. Went from 9 to 10.1 to 10.2 to 11.