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[Q] TI flashing question

I recently flashed to dlevroms 5.0 2.3.4 , and before i did i backed up app+ data on TI titanium, but now that I m done flashing do I have to go through and install every app 1 by 1 or could I goto batch and hit restore all apps + system data? would restoring the system data mess up the new rom?
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irish.iolar said:
I recently flashed to dlevroms 5.0 2.3.4 , and before i did i backed up app+ data on TI titanium, but now that I m done flashing do I have to go through and install every app 1 by 1 or could I goto batch and hit restore all apps + system data? would restoring the system data mess up the new rom?
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I normally just restore apps. You can restore apps and data, just not system data. App data is different than system data. SYSTEM DATA NO-NO.LOL
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Shadow gun backup

I installed and downloaded all the data of shadow gun game, and then i changed rom.. before flashing the new rom i did a backup of all my apps with titanium backup including shadow gun, but after flashing and restoring all my apps when i opened the game it said that i had to download all the data again :S i thought that titanium would make a backup of that and that i dont needed to download that again.. any help or solution?

Did you go back into tibu again and restore that app a second time? It will ask app data or both. Try data. If no use it to uninstall and reinstall
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ppalbicke said:
Did you go back into tibu again and restore that app a second time? It will ask app data or both. Try data. If no use it to uninstall and reinstall
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yes, i tried reinstalling the app and it asked again to download the data

downloading the data again is no big deal, i just dont want to download all the data every time i flash a new rom haha

check sdcard/android/data....i know some apps download data to there
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tuto3324 said:
I installed and downloaded all the data of shadow gun game, and then i changed rom.. before flashing the new rom i did a backup of all my apps with titanium backup including shadow gun, but after flashing and restoring all my apps when i opened the game it said that i had to download all the data again :S i thought that titanium would make a backup of that and that i dont needed to download that again.. any help or solution?
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If you have cwm, make a nandroid backup of your data and after you flash a new ROM, restore that data through cwm, and presto you'll be back to playing shadowgun without having to re-download the game data.
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xolanir said:
If you have cwm, make a nandroid backup of your data and after you flash a new ROM, restore that data through cwm, and presto you'll be back to playing shadowgun without having to re-download the game data.
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but making a nandroid backup would restore the previous rom i had or not?

I have the same issue with Titanium backup.
My resolution is to restore the file SaveGameSinglePlayer0 into path "Android\data\com.incross.shadowgun.eng\files".
That file was extracted from a copy of the internal SD on my PC, Titanium doesn't bakup it.

[Q] No cell connection and settings menu FC's

This morning I did a Titanium Backup, clean wipe (cache, Dalvic, and user data) and reflashed CM10.1 3/19Nightly and radio UCLI3. Since restoring everything using TB I have not been able to get a cell connection and when I try to get into Mobile Networks settings it FC's. Any help?

dcvito said:
This morning I did a Titanium Backup, clean wipe (cache, Dalvic, and user data) and reflashed CM10.1 3/19Nightly and radio UCLI3. Since restoring everything using TB I have not been able to get a cell connection and when I try to get into Mobile Networks settings it FC's. Any help?
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I never restore apps through TB. seems to always cause issue's what I'd do would be
Re-wipe everything, re-flash the rom and gapps and install your apps 1 at a time.
Only time I use a restore through a backup is if I'm restoring a complete rom not apps.
Next time you go to flash make a backup through whatever your using (TWRP CWM) and you can restore from that if you need to

Don't restore system apps or system data. That can cause this. I usually just restore user apps+data and haven't had a problem.
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Restoring system data will cause this. Just restore user data.

[Q] How do you make a nandroid backup?

I recently flashed Proton's ICS kernel because I wanted to watch videos, and it came with TWRP instead of CWM. How do I make a nandroid backup with TWRP?
And is there anyway I can switch to CWM from TWRP?
And another question, How do I view the system files?

Just go to backup on the main screen but that TWRP backup only really works if you are using TWRP to restore that backup. If you want CWM thrn easiest way is to vhnge the kernel to something else
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fabricatedhero said:
Just go to backup on the main screen but that TWRP backup only really works if you are using TWRP to restore that backup. If you want CWM thrn easiest way is to vhnge the kernel to something else
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What do I check though? There are six options.
System
Data
Boot
Recovery
Cache
.android_secure

I checked everything especially system and data...doesnt really hurt anything it just makes the backup a larger file since more data is being backedup
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it depends...
when you do a backup in recovery mode....
"sometimes" it means that you are not sure about you are flashing right now...
so when you do a restore.... it will back to ur "previews rom" and apps etc...
BUT! BUT! when you are sure to ur chosen rom..
Do a titanium backup... before flashing you ROMS.
this backup can restore your apps ( just install the apps and restore )
like action games.. your save gameplays your high scores etc...
Suggest that you do it BOTH.

[Q] What is the best way to backup and restore settings?

I'm not talking about apps, as I usually like to install each app fresh, or I use Rom Toolbox/Carbon to restore the apps. I mean all the system settings, DashClock layouts etc.
When I switch roms, I like to do a full format/factory restore, which wipes everything except sd card and then install. I use Nova launcher and it restores the homescreen layouts but a lot of the times the apps/settings don't restore correctly.

I was going to post a similar question. However, i was gonna ask how to save the phones entire state (apps, settings, everything) when flashing a new rom.
I just don't wanna have to spend the time re-downloading every single app and configuring everything every time beanstown has a new build.
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There is an app called Easy Backup that backups everything on a cloud storage site.

ECrispy said:
I'm not talking about apps, as I usually like to install each app fresh, or I use Rom Toolbox/Carbon to restore the apps. I mean all the system settings, DashClock layouts etc.
When I switch roms, I like to do a full format/factory restore, which wipes everything except sd card and then install. I use Nova launcher and it restores the homescreen layouts but a lot of the times the apps/settings don't restore correctly.
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If your using CWM recovery you can restore just the data from your nandroid backup (you do a nandroid backup before you flash right?). In recovery go to advanced restore, choose your nandroid backup and just restore data, nothing else!.....Been doing that on Synergy and CR after a clean flash and each time this method has restored all my apps/settings/wallpaper/screens flawlessly. YMMV because I use TW not those other launchers.

RocKKer said:
If your using CWM recovery you can restore just the data from your nandroid backup (you do a nandroid backup before you flash right?). In recovery go to advanced restore, choose your nandroid backup and just restore data, nothing else!.....Been doing that on Synergy and CR after a clean flash and each time this method has restored all my apps/settings/wallpaper/screens flawlessly. YMMV because I use TW not those other launchers.
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I'm on jellybeans build 18 with TWRM and i don't know what a nandroid backup is. Help.
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echodeluxe said:
I'm on jellybeans build 18 with TWRM and i don't know what a nandroid backup is. Help.
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Nandroid backup is simply a backup made in one of the recoveries (TWRP or CWM), sorry can't post links yet, just do a google search on "nandroid backup". Essentially nandroid backup makes a backup of almost everything that is OS related. I don't see that TWRP allows you to do an "advance restore", but CWM does. I've been using CWM from the my flashing beginning, so don't know much about TWRP.
Also go to youtube and search "backup with TWRP" to be shown how to do it.
You can use TiBu to restore just data as well, (although I don't do it that way anymore - CWM advanced restore is much easier).
If your flashing you will want to learn how to do some kind of backup in order to recover from catastrophe, backups are your friend.