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[Q] Can you rename Rom backup folders?

noob question i know however just a quick one,
can you rename nandroid backup folders with messing up md5sum ?
i load a ton of roms on the regular [a junkie i know] basis and get flustered when i have tons of backups but they are all dated

great question i also would like to know never had the balls to try cuz it says something about messing it up i know in rom manager u can under manage and restore (i think) also rom manager doesnt see ur cwm backups i usually go through ando zip but yea id def like to kno

Suprah said:
noob question i know however just a quick one,
can you rename nandroid backup folders with messing up md5sum ?
i load a ton of roms on the regular [a junkie i know] basis and get flustered when i have tons of backups but they are all dated
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I don't know if you can rename the folders themselves, but you CAN rename the backup file itself. I use Root Explorer to do this. Just make sure you don't put any spaces in the new file name. You can use dashes and underscores to separate words and numbers, though.

Someone in the past said you can download mand5 to generate a new md5 sum, but I haven't tried it.

@visedmonk do u think andro zip will work it says it will let me rename then i click on that and it says change to file extension can make file unusable and i dont space any letters for instance il put cm for (cyanogenmod) rite next to the numbers havent had the balls to try it

sarni84 said:
@visedmonk do u think andro zip will work it says it will let me rename then i click on that and it says change to file extension can make file unusable and i dont space any letters for instance il put cm for (cyanogenmod) rite next to the numbers havent had the balls to try it
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I dunno. I've never used andro zip. Only one way to find out...
But seriously, it should work. To be safe, though, make a copy of the file you want to rename and place the copy with the unaltered name on your computer or sd card or whatever. Then you can rename the file and see if it works. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still have the backup you need.

Suprah said:
noob question i know however just a quick one,
can you rename nandroid backup folders with messing up md5sum ?
i load a ton of roms on the regular [a junkie i know] basis and get flustered when i have tons of backups but they are all dated
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Don't know if you're using "nandroid" generically to refer to both the true nandroid as well as CWM but I rename CWM backup folders all the time and have never had trouble restoring them. I've done it from ROM Manager, via a file manager and also via ADB.

short/y said:
Don't know if you're using "nandroid" generically to refer to both the true nandroid as well as CWM but I rename CWM backup folders all the time and have never had trouble restoring them. I've done it from ROM Manager, via a file manager and also via ADB.
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im talking about the folder not the actual files in the folder.
i just want to organize my roms so i can always jump between each

@suprah name it like this ex, 2011-06-16.05.57.13.....
you want...2011-06-16.05.57.13gingerbread ? rite well when i try that in andro zip it sayin it will make file unusable.... n i guess i will have to try and i always used to use rom manager and just go to manage and restore backups but its different with this phone especially cuz rom mana doesnt see cwm i guess?

Suprah said:
im talking about the folder not the actual files in the folder.
i just want to organize my roms so i can always jump between each
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Yup, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I rename the folders all the time and have no problems restoring.

short/y said:
Yup, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I rename the folders all the time and have no problems restoring.
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alright welp as long as you rename the folder without any spaces, then there would be no problem with restoring nandroid backups

nice nice will try soon cuz yea i have like 6 backups on here n was writing the date down with a name lmao

I renamed the folder once and couldn't restore. It was making a reference to the md5 file.
What I did to fix the backup is rename the folder again but this time without spaces and then it let me restore without any problems.
Now my Nandrioids are all organized
Hope that helped
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the stock rooted nandroid restore that's posted in the dev section is renamed to LG-P999-V10f. it's not the typical date format. and alot of people have used it. so the answer is ....yes.

crazythunder said:
the stock rooted nandroid restore that's posted in the dev section is renamed to LG-P999-V10f. it's not the typical date format. and alot of people have used it. so the answer is ....yes.
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jus making sure, im not a dev so i assumed that was possible with some code editing

moshe22 said:
I renamed the folder once and couldn't restore. It was making a reference to the md5 file.
What I did to fix the backup is rename the folder again but this time without spaces and then it let me restore without any problems.
Now my Nandrioids are all organized
Hope that helped
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Could be there's a coding error in the recovery code and stops parsing the directory name when it hits a space. The md5 file only references the individual files not the directory.
In general it's better to stay away from spaces in file and directory names. Back in the early days of *nix spaces were verboten and there are still some vestigial issues lurking either in the code or in the coding habits of some people. It's rare but it does happen. Hyphens, underscores, periods are all OK though.
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If after you rename the folder you get an md5 error. This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114 can help you fix it.
BE SURE AND READ THAT POST COMPLETELY
It's imperative that one not generate an md5 sum for a nandroid that is actually corrupted. That will wreak all kinds of havoc on your system.
ONLY PERFORM THE ABOVE IF YOU KNOW ITS NOT RESTORING DUE TO A NAME CHANGE
EDIT: For the record, the above commands can be performed from terminal emulator if you know what bits to leave out. Saved me a few steps.

I rename all of my nandroid backups. They are easy to get confused otherwise. The only thing I change is the year in the date, and leave the month/day alone.
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Yea I downloaded the Stock Nandroid and loaded it. I renamed the folder and got a MD5 error. Now I'm not sure it if was because of the rename or because it was a bad download to begin with.
I think I still have the file on my pc and possibly find the MD5 checksum before copying it over this time.

player911 said:
Yea I downloaded the Stock Nandroid and loaded it. I renamed the folder and got a MD5 error. Now I'm not sure it if was because of the rename or because it was a bad download to begin with.
I think I still have the file on my pc and possibly find the MD5 checksum before copying it over this time.
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Most likely because you renamed it
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CWM Recovery - MD5 mismatch

Hey there,
since a few time I can't restore my recently made backups..
Everytimes I want to restore the CWM Recovery says
"Checking MD5 sums
MD5 mismatch" ..
I've already searched the forum and couldn't find a thread in here..
Also the solutions I found on google didn't help me..
Any tips?
Thanks in advance..
EDIT: Recoverysystem is 5.0.2.0

I've had this happen once when I went in and changed name of my backup from cwm's default date and time naming to something else. Other than that not sure why you'd be getting mismatch error except for a maybe a bad sdcard.
You could try reflashing the recovery to rule out a bad flash of the recovery
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Well, I didn't change the name..
Reflashed the recovery, still got the Problem.. :/
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Could be a bug in the recovery. I'd try flashing another recovery and see if that helps. Lots of different recoveries out there so just make sure the one you try supports your phone.
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Of course it supports my phone. I've installed it from ClockWorkMod and chose LGE Optimus One. And it worked a few time before without problems.. :/
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Found this you might try to rebuild your md5smd5s
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114

Hi,
I also got the same problem some time ago. But for me this is because i deleted the ext partition on my phone after the backup has been taken. So i think any hardware changes may result this.

So this might be because I've changed SD-card for flashing another ROM in between?
@kwkbnk : Thanks, but I've already tried this before...

kwkbnk said:
Found this you might try to rebuild your md5smd5s
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I had this problem on one of my phones. I had deleted one of the files. (an extra sd-ext backup file that I did not need). The first thing that recovery does is check the MD5 sum of all the files. If it can't find one, it just says MD5 does not match and stops. It tries to check all files even if you tell recovery you only want one restored. I fixed it by modifying the nandroid.MD5 file. It is a text file with one line for each file, listing each file's name and its MD5 sum. I just edited the file and removed the line for the missing file and all was well, I was able to restore all the other files with no errors. I also noted that I could remove all the entries so it was an empty file and recovery restored all files without checking MD5s at all. That's not a good idea in case there is a file error, but there may be times when it's necessary.

Where do I find the nandroid.MD5?
Couldn't find it anywhere..

unicycler said:
Where do I find the nandroid.MD5?
Couldn't find it anywhere..
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Mine was in the same folder that had the img files. Clockworkmod/backup on your SD card. There is a folder inside that for each backup you have made.
EDIT: I just looked at that referenced post above and that script first removes the nandroid.md5 file and then rebuilds a new one. If you got an error and the script did not finish, then there would be no nandroid.md5 file. If you feel brave, you can create an empty nandroid.md5 text file and I believe recovery will skip the md5 check. At least it did for me. That's no worse than building a new one from the files you have with the script. If there was a bad file, recovery would try to install the file anyway since the new md5 sums match.

For me it happen when my memory card storage is low I did a backup.
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I built an empty nandroid.md5 with editor, then it worked again, thanks!!
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Same prob here help?
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WhatTheFlash said:
Same prob here help?
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Just go back and read my last few posts here. It tells you everything you need to know.

WhatTheFlash said:
Same prob here help?
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You can find the solution a view posts before, as already said.
I've uploaded an empty nandroid.md5 which causes the md5 sum is not checked.
Just copy it into your backup on SD (for example /clockworkmod/backups/2011-12-01.13.55.09).
You can find the MD5 here (xda-attechments don't support .md5-files).
Remember it could crash if your error is not caused by an missing nandroid.md5 .

OMG, helps alot
my eternal thanks

Thx unicycler! Saved me a lot of hours of frustration -I was just about ready to reinstall minicm7 on my X8 when I saw this thread! Your uploaded file fixed it all.
Thank you!!!

Leapinlar, please, can you reupload the MD5? The download link is broken

I will do this evening. Just forgot to do..
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how to rename CWM backups?

I have been palying around with various Zoom configuration. As I get one close I do a nandroid backup with CWM Recovery. I would like to be able to rename them with discriptive names so that I can find a specific backup when needed. Every time I try I get an MD5 sum error.
Does anyone know how to rename a backup and fix the MD5 sum?

REHolt218 said:
I have been palying around with various Zoom configuration. As I get one close I do a nandroid backup with CWM Recovery. I would like to be able to rename them with discriptive names so that I can find a specific backup when needed. Every time I try I get an MD5 sum error.
Does anyone know how to rename a backup and fix the MD5 sum?
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You will need a file manager, such as Astro or what I use, Super Manager. Your nandroid back ups will be under folder "external 1" , clockworkmod, backup.

It's all in the file manager
I use root explorer. One thing to remember is that you can't use certain characters. I don't know exactly what they are, but if you only use what are in the original as far as punctuation you should be all set.

REHolt218 said:
I have been palying around with various Zoom configuration. As I get one close I do a nandroid backup with CWM Recovery. I would like to be able to rename them with discriptive names so that I can find a specific backup when needed. Every time I try I get an MD5 sum error.
Does anyone know how to rename a backup and fix the MD5 sum?
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Use a md5 checker and check the whole folder, find the md5 file and open a text editor and add the md5 you just got in place of the old one
And if you put any special characters in the name or spaces you will get a md5 sum error
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the easiest way is use root explorer and stick to numbers and alphabet characters as much as possible. it will handle the md5 for you. just renaming the files with a file manager will ruin the backup.. DONT DO IT. I found out the hard way unfortunately.

As a test, I copied a CWM backup folder from my phone to my Windows PC. I renamed the folder without spaces or special characters and then copied the entire folder back to the phone. Upon restoring using CWM 5.0.2.7, it successfully passed md5 test and restored. I then rebooted with no problem.
I also compared the md5 sums in the nandroid.md5 files from the original folder (before renaming) and after renaming and they are identical.
The key is to avoid spaces or special characters; use underscore "_" instead of spaces in the folder_name.
I hope this helps!

you can use - instead of space
md5 fail with space, if rename again it will re-work, data is NOT ruined if you rename

[Q] MD5sum Help

I think I understand the principle of an MD5sum (check file for errors / corruptions), and that in a nandroid backup, the md5sum is based off the name of the backup. So that brings me to two questions:
1. How does one check an md5sum? (btw I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on a macbook pro)
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2. Is there any way I can change the md5sum of a nandroid backup so that I can rename it to something I'll recognize? (Like stock ROM or SC5_V1 with the date) Is there anything special I need to do to change the name of a nandorid backup?
No
I've attempted to scour the internet for my answers, but have been unsuccessful =/
Thanks in advanced.

Md5 is based on the contents of the files. If one bit of data is different the resulting md5 will be different. It is not based on the filename. Android market has many md5 apps you could use
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dagostin said:
Md5 is based on the contents of the files. If one bit of data is different the resulting md5 will be different. It is not based on the filename. Android market has many md5 apps you could use
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+1 to this. md5sums are very useful when you download big files to make sure that it didn't get corrupted in the download.
Look here on how to easily get the md5sum of a file on a mac.

dagostin said:
Md5 is based on the contents of the files. If one bit of data is different the resulting md5 will be different. It is not based on the filename. Android market has many md5 apps you could use
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Therefore changing the name of a nandorid backup shouldn't change the MD5sum right? So I should therefore be able to change the names to whatever I want right?

cowenby said:
Therefore changing the name of a nandorid backup shouldn't change the MD5sum right? So I should therefore be able to change the names to whatever I want right?
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Correct. You can also use ROM Manager to automatically backup/restore/flash and you have to option to name it whatever you want.

cogeary said:
Correct. You can also use ROM Manager to automatically backup/restore/flash and you have to option to name it whatever you want.
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Hmm I will have to experiment some then...

what is MD5. and how to i make it match

what is MD5. and how to i make it match

Md5 is the download number to ensure that the file was downloaded properly. You check md5 sum by using a file manager and checking the properties of the file. You can also check it in recovery mode (at least in 4ext)
Usually the download website (mainly ROMs) has the md5 sum, so you can write down your md5 sum and check it with the one on the website.
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And you don't 'make it match'. You check to see if it already matches. If it doesn't match, delete the file and redownload it.

Skipjacks said:
And you don't 'make it match'. You check to see if it already matches. If it doesn't match, delete the file and redownload it.
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This. If it doesn't match it means that the file you downloaded does not match the original in some way. The file was either corrupted during download or you got a copy that somebody messed with, possibly for malicious reasons.

Tangent_ said:
This. If it doesn't match it means that the file you downloaded does not match the original in some way. The file was either corrupted during download or you got a copy that somebody messed with, possibly for malicious reasons.
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Meaning if it doesn't match, don't flash!

AndroidSupporter318 said:
Md5 is the download number to ensure that the file was downloaded properly. You check md5 sum by using a file manager and checking the properties of the file. You can also check it in recovery mode (at least in 4ext)
Usually the download website (mainly ROMs) has the md5 sum, so you can write down your md5 sum and check it with the one on the website.
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do you know the MD5 file is located and what its ment to be

It's not a "location". Just go to file manager and view properties of the file. There should be an option to check md5 sum. Then check it on the website wherever you downloaded the file from
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This is how to check it
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what is MD5. and how to i make it match
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I didnt understand it either but SkipJacks explained it nicely to me so here is what he put :
Boot into your current rom.
Install any file explorer. ES File explorer is a great option from the Play Store.
Use ES File Explorer to check the MD5 sum.
Open ES File Explorer. Find the file (probably in your Downloads folder or whatever fold the app you used to download the file puts things in)
Long press the file. Little boxes will show up to the right.
Click MORE at the bottom of the screen. (Might be at the top. I'm looking at this on my tablet. It might be different on the phone version)
Then click PROPERTIES on the pop up menu
Then SHOW CHECKSUM
Select the MD5 checkbox.
Click CALCULATE
A long code shoudl show up under MD5 on that screen.
If the Md5 matches exactly with the file you have downloaded then flash the file.

Heloooo said:
I didnt understand it either but SkipJacks explained it nicely to me so here is what he put :
Boot into your current rom.
Install any file explorer. ES File explorer is a great option from the Play Store.
Download the firmware file. It will be called PM58IMG.zip
Use ES File Explorer to check the MD5 sum.
Open ES File Explorer. Find the PM58IMG.zip (probably in your Downloads folder or whatever fold the app you used to download the file puts things in)
Long press the file. Little boxes will show up to the right.
Click MORE at the bottom of the screen. (Might be at the top. I'm looking at this on my tablet. It might be different on the phone version)
Then click PROPERTIES on the pop up menu
Then SHOW CHECKSUM
Select the MD5 checkbox.
Click CALCULATE
A long code shoudl show up under MD5 on that screen.
If the Md5 matches exactly with the file you have downloaded then flash the file.
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One thing I would change. When I was talking to you we were talking about firmware specifically, so I added that the file you needed to check would be called pm58img.
But md5 sums can be calculated on any file. It doesn't just apply to firmware.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.

Skipjacks said:
One thing I would change. When I was talking to you we were talking about firmware specifically, so I added that the file you needed to check would be called pm58img.
But md5 sums can be calculated on any file. It doesn't just apply to firmware.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
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Yep , I realised after i posted it but i couldnt edit it because of the 2 minute rule on new users. Its been edited now