I need to send my transformer back for service because the dock has stopped working. It's not currently rooted and I'd like to do a full backup, wipe and restore to factory settings, send it to service and then fully restore the device I had before hand.
Is this possible? Does the asus backup tool do a full restore?
If not, what steps do I need to take? I assume something like this:
1. Root with ?
2. Backup device
3. remove root
4. send device for repair
5. restore backup.
Not sure what application would be best for this?
You don't have to root it. You can use Universal Root Toolkit to do only the backup of all your pad.
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Hi,
I want to perform a full backup. I saw a guide but I need to install a recovery image. But to do this, I void the warranty.
It is possible to perform a full backup without this process? Or install a recovery image, and somehow uninstall this recovery image?
I can't find the right answer for me, I search a bit...
What I want is perform a full backup, backup the full state of the phone, so if I have a problem and have to use the warranty, I wont have any problems. I'm afraid that if I install a recovery image I will void the warranty and I will unable to revert this change.
My objective with this is that I don't have to worry about installing a custom ROM and tweak my Android and mess it up. With a full backup I just can restore everything, just like when I bought it (even the recovery part).
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Hi,
I have already unlocked the bootloader and rooted my Nexus S and am very happy with the result. My girlfriend has now seen all of the customization that I can do and is interested in doing the same. The thing that she's really worried about, however, is losing all of her settings, messages and apps, and having to re-install everything manually.
Usually I would just use Titanium Backup or do a NAND backup with clockworkmod, but to use TB effectively, the phone needs to be rooted. She has 2.3.4 on her phone, so (I believe) you can't root it without unlocking the bootloader, and unlocking the bootloader will wipe the phone. You also can't flash clockworkmod without the bootloader being unlocked.
Is there another method that I am unaware of that can reliably and completely restore all apps and settings after the phone is formatted? Or is there a way to root the phone without unlocking the bootloader so that I can install Titanium Backup and back everything up before I unlock it?
Any help is appreciated. Feel free to get as technical as you want.
Ok. The android market does not like to restore or really keep track of our free apps. I use appbrain and it keeps a list of all phones and apps. Yes you have to install one by one. Then there is two apps that back up sms and call log to your sd card. As for settings, your adding a new rom so there will be things different anyways. Plus it will have more of them. Just an idea.
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I'm not 100% sure, but you might be able to flash a custom recovery without unlocking the phone. Then you can
1) perform a nandroid backup
2) mount usb
3) copy your backup to your computer (make a note of the origin folder)
4) root your phone
5) go back into custom recovery
6) mount usb
7) copy your backup back to the right folder
8) restore
Your phone is rooted, and back to it's original state. You can now perform Titanium backup.
I recommend this recovery image:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
You will need to use fastboot to flash the recovery image
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
assuming that you rename whatever recovery image you've downloaded to "recovery.img" and place it in the tools folder of your android-sdk.
bigtoysrock said:
Ok. The android market does not like to restore or really keep track of our free apps. I use appbrain and it keeps a list of all phones and apps. Yes you have to install one by one. Then there is two apps that back up sms and call log to your sd card. As for settings, your adding a new rom so there will be things different anyways. Plus it will have more of them. Just an idea.
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I know that I can restore the apps from the market, but I'm looking for a way to keep the data. She's not needing a custom ROM. The things that she's wanting to do can be done just with root access, so that's all I'm looking to do. To that end, I'm looking for the easiest way to unlock and root the phone, and then restore all of the apps and settings to exactly how they were.
Also, you mention that there are two apps to back up SMS and call logs, but you don't say what they are.
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I'm not 100% sure, but you might be able to flash a custom recovery without unlocking the phone.
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Unfortunately you can't flash the recovery without unlocking. I tried to do it before I unlocked my phone, and it denied access to the recovery until I unlocked it. If I could, I would just have done a nandroid backup, unlocked, restored nandroid and then rooted, but I can't get nandroid backups without unlocking =(
Um search the market for sms and call log backup. Same person makes both.
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I just bought and Samsung Galaxy S plus , I upgraded it and Updated it to the latest version .
I'm new to this android kind of stuff, and wanted to root it to get the SuperUser / BlackMarket App, but before that to avoid my phone getting brick I was told to do a system backup for my phone but I dont have a clue how to do a system backup.
Can anyone here kindly assist me ?
Thanks.
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You can go into settings and back up thru ur device but if you do the steps right you can back up everything thru clockwork mod when u root you don't lose anything when you unroot you dooo but once you rooted download titanium backup and you'll be good
Hi new member...we have SGS+ subforum where you can find more info,roms,whatever about our phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1270
I have made backup w/ Titanium backup. Find it from market.
titanium backup without root?
That's what I'm wondering since the requirements is phone need to be rooted first.
What should I do to do a full system backup ( not apps ) Just the system to avoid bricked phones.
I think he's asking for an actual backup of the whole stock rom with everything on it. I wouldn't deal with Titanium Backup for that since it'll only copy changes you have like your own apps and settings when you've used the phone for a while. I would use Clockworkmod Recovery to make a nandroid backup of your rom so you may return to it when a problem with a rom arises.
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That's what I'm wondering since the requirements is phone need to be rooted first.
What should I do to do a full system backup ( not apps ) Just the system to avoid bricked phones.
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Yeah just root and install ROM manager, and from there install ClockWorkMod Recovery, and then say "Backup Current ROM" or something like that and it should do a full system backup
ChpStcksRlz said:
Yeah just root and install ROM manager, and from there install ClockWorkMod Recovery, and then say "Backup Current ROM" or something like that and it should do a full system backup
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indeed.... a nandroid backup via CW Recovery is the best thing you can do
just make sure the backup is verified and not corrupted, after the backup has completed
But I'm wondering how if when I'm rooting that time something screwed up my phone is bricked without any backup?
Is there anyway to backup the system before rooting?
Thanks you guys for replying
U can't mate. But I don't think u can brick a phone while rooting it
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Meaning I root my phone then I do a system backup with those they mention on top, if there's any problem I do a System Restore then use the Unroot method? To claim and warranty back from Samsung or even Unroot my warranty will be gone?
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if you have recovery in the cell is easy to just start looking at recovery and backup and restore
alanloax said:
if you have recovery in the cell is easy to just start looking at recovery and backup and restore
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What do you mean?
If with my phone backup it's just for recovery files,apps,images,etc..
I dont need those I just want the system so I will be safe
Razsus said:
What do you mean?
If with my phone backup it's just for recovery files,apps,images,etc..
I dont need those I just want the system so I will be safe
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Well in all honesty, when rooting your phone you're just adding stuff into the stock ROM to allow more freedom. But this depends on your root method. Just like with my G2, you install Visionary and run the temp root (no harm there) and then on to the permanent root (there's the harm) but it's fairly safe. Just follow your instructions and you shouldn't have any problems. In the case that you do mess up your stock ROM through rooting, the manufacturer includes a built in recovery (which you'll replace with CWM later on), the manufacturer's recovery menu is able to flash SIGNED roms which you may be able to acquire from somewhere here or the manufacturer's website
Ur system can be backed up via cwm. And yes u can unroot after flashing a stock rom to regain warranty
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Hello, long time lurker here. Thinking about finally making the plunge to a custom rom.
I have a lot of apps with my saved data, high scores, etc.
Wondering if it's possible to unlock, root, install custom rom and retain my apps and their data.
Will Titanium Backup do this, or should I suck it up and reinstall everything?
Titanium is perfect for such things. But TB requires root. If you are on the 2.20 firmware, I'm not sure whether the new temp root exploit will allow you to run TB or not. If not, your data will be wiped out when you unlock the bootloader (before permanent root is achieved).
unlock --> root --> backup all apps including app data using tit backup batch mode --> flash custom ROM --> restore apps including app data using tit backup batch restore.. jsut ensure that you are not trying to backup & restore /system apps
redpoint73 said:
Titanium is perfect for such things. But TB requires root. If you are on the 2.20 firmware, I'm not sure whether the new temp root exploit will allow you to run TB or not. If not, your data will be wiped out when you unlock the bootloader (before permanent root is achieved).
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Telus version, so don't need to exploit, but I know unlocking the bootloader will factory reset my device, trying to see if there's a way to do this before I unlock
kancherlapraneeth said:
unlock --> root --> backup all apps including app data using tit backup batch mode --> flash custom ROM --> restore apps including app data using tit backup batch restore.. jsut ensure that you are not trying to backup & restore /system apps
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That won't work. Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.
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That won't work. Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.
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thanks for correcting
Oh wait, forgot about this little gem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671746
Follow that procedure, unlock the bootloader, restore data.
Now the trick is, on your version to get root you need to flash a rooted ROM (if I understand correctly). If you flash a stock rooted ROM, you may be able to do so without wiping data (which is normally recommended). Then you can run Titanium, and backup your app data.
Wiping data (factory reset) is normally advised when flashing ROMs. But if you flash a stock rooted ROM, it might be similar enough that it won't cause any serious bugs. Enough to get Titanium running. Then wipe, and flash a ROM of your choice.
That's just my thought anyway. Not 100% on any of that, since I didn't have to do it this way, personally.
Thanks! That sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.
Does it matter which stock rooted rom I use?
Such as: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1920424
So I would unlock, install recovery, install this rom. run titanium backup. install custom rom, restore with titanium backup?
area51avenger said:
Telus version, so don't need to exploit, but I know unlocking the bootloader will factory reset my device, trying to see if there's a way to do this before I unlock
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I guess not a nandroid data backup. Since it requires twrp or cwm but u can use apps for backup that dont require root. Such as share cloud backup. Backup all apps and transfer them to pc the do what u have 2 do and then use apk manager app to batch install the apk files. But this backs up apps only not data not files.
Hello, everybody.
I just bought a S7 SM-G930F and I would like to make a backup of my whole system before I even try rooting and flashing a recovery. Therefore I need to do this without a recovery like TWRP because it would requiere me to root.
I remember doing something like this a couple years ago with my Moto G but I can't recall well what I exactly did. I know I used some AIO tool for my Motorola and then the backup was transferred to my PC through USB instead of being saved in the phone's storage.
Thanks in advance
Dont think that's possible, im sure that aio tool consisted of "adb pull" the whole phone but you can't do that with the s7.
If you want to backup your apps and data use helium backup, for call logs/sms/mms use mybackup.
I suggest installing cfroot first since it doesn't wipe your phone, then you can use titanium backup to backup any apps helium couldn't backup.