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Blobs?

In my recovery mode there is a large file called blobs(about 700mb) .can anyone tell me what it means?? Also for some reason my backup is of 16mb only..

loneagl said:
In my recovery mode there is a large file called blobs(about 700mb) .can anyone tell me what it means?? Also for some reason my backup is of 16mb only..
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I think it's the backup? I'm not sure, Google will tell u more.
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it's not in the backup folder.it's a separate folder.never seen before..anyone can tell?

Google is awesome btw: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800821
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Dude my bad i did not search!! Thanks so much...
So here's what i understood-
The blob file makes a common back up file for all backups n only the difference in diff backups are stored in the folder' backup' right?
In other words when we make a backup
Only the files that are different are backed up.the rest are restored from blob
So both backup n restore well be faster

loneagl said:
Dude my bad i did not search!! Thanks so much...
So here's what i understood-
The blob file makes a common back up file for all backups n only the difference in diff backups are stored in the folder' backup' right?
In other words when we make a backup
Only the files that are different are backed up.the rest are restored from blob
So both backup n restore well be faster
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I think so, but many don't really like the idea.
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So let's hope we can flash cwm 5.x??

Re loneagl, do you need to to backup for a very long time？It took me at least 7 mins.
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Yep..it stays at 'freeing up space' for long time.(i actually rebooted once thinking it had hung up)..the actual backup is only about 20 mb..the blob file about 800mb

Restore backup made by twrp recovery

Hey guys a few days ago I had made a backup of cm9 build 9 through twrp recovery and I had copied it in my computer and changed the name from backup to cm9..and now I want to restore it but when I copied it in my phone in twrp recovery and changed the name to backup then also it doesn't show it in recovery..what do I do???
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manthan808 said:
Hey guys a few days ago I had made a backup of cm9 build 9 through twrp recovery and I had copied it in my computer and changed the name from backup to cm9..and now I want to restore it but when I copied it in my phone in twrp recovery and changed the name to backup then also it doesn't show it in recovery..what do I do???
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there will be a folder in your SD card called twrp..go in that folder and paste the 'backup' folder in that.....make sure once you paste the back-up you reboot the recovery once again..just in case and than try it.
even after that if you face any problem than i would recommend using the latest CWM recovery.I personally find it easy to use and i have also faced few problems with twrp
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Lay_13591 said:
manthan808 said:
Hey guys a few days ago I had made a backup of cm9 build 9 through twrp recovery and I had copied it in my computer and changed the name from backup to cm9..and now I want to restore it but when I copied it in my phone in twrp recovery and changed the name to backup then also it doesn't show it in recovery..what do I do???
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there will be a folder in your SD card called twrp..go in that folder and paste the 'backup' folder in that.....make sure once you paste the back-up you reboot the recovery once again..just in case and than try it.
even after that if you face any problem than i would recommend using the latest CWM recovery.I personally find it easy to use and i have also faced few problems with twrp
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I have rebooted 2 to 3 times copied file 2 times changed the name to backup then also it doesn't show any file...
Can u give me the link of latest cwm I will be very thankful..:thumbup:
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manthan808 said:
Lay_13591 said:
I have rebooted 2 to 3 times copied file 2 times changed the name to backup then also it doesn't show any file...
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Are you still on the same ROM?
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Lay_13591 said:
manthan808 said:
Are you still on the same ROM?
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Ya I'm on jaggydzire 1.2..
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Lay_13591 said:
manthan808 said:
Are you still on the same ROM?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168725 here is the link to latest CWM recovery with installation instructions...
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Lay_13591 said:
Lay_13591 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168725 here is the link to latest CWM recovery with installation instructions...
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Thanx...I will try but will the backup made with twrp run on cwm..??
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manthan808 said:
Lay_13591 said:
Ya I'm on jaggydzire 1.2..
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than just do the back-up 2nd time after installing CWM recovery.
And,remember from the next time don't just cut-paste the folder with the name 'back-up'...cut the whole clockworkmod or twrp folder from the SD card...that would be detected easily...
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Lay_13591 said:
manthan808 said:
than just do the back-up 2nd time after installing CWM recovery.
And,remember from the next time don't just cut-paste the folder with the name 'back-up'...cut the whole clockworkmod or twrp folder from the SD card...that would be detected easily...
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But that's not the solution of my prob I am on jaggy dzire and I had a backup of cm9 and I want it back but it won't show in recovery that's the problem...
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[Q] about CWM backup

is it possible to rename the backup file name?for example i am going to back up to day and it prompted a filename like this "2013-04-11.12.00.07' [w/o the quote] can i rename it to "XXKPQ backup" something like that?and wil itl be restorable after changing the name?

No if u renamed it you will not be Able to restore.
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No NETWORK. Recently flashed a rom.

Hi guys, im new here. i just flashed a rom it is audiophile redux 1.3. i successful. but problem is that it cannot search for a network. seems like it was on sim lock.. but before i flashed it i have a network, i can send text messages and make calls. but now i cannot. what seems to be the problem? what should i do? thanks!
btw. im from philippines.

Look under settings, about phone. Do you still have an iemi number or does it say zeros/unknown?

champ1919 said:
Look under settings, about phone. Do you still have an iemi number or does it say zeros/unknown?
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it is unknown.. i saved a back up of my old efs folder.. will it help?? if it will how can i put in my device from my desktop?

i found a md5 file and a compressed file of my efs. how can i use it?

You could use a file explorer. Overwrite current .efs with the good one. Fix permissions & reboot. I don't know which file explorer you use. There are plenty of good ones in the play store. I use root explorer, but, it's a paid app.

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You could use a file explorer. Overwrite current .efs with the good one. Fix permissions & reboot. I don't know which file explorer you use. There are plenty of good ones in the play store. I use root explorer, but, it's a paid app.
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just copy and paste it as it is? it is in .tar.md5

Did you use a program to back it up? Then use that program to restore.
If it's in a cwm backup, just extract with a zip program (winzip, 7zip). And yes, just copy/paste.
Check your file explorer, most have the ability to extract.
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champ1919 said:
Did you use a program to back it up? Then use that program to restore.
If it's in a cwm backup, just extract with a zip program (winzip, 7zip). And yes, just copy/paste.
Check your file explorer, most have the ability to extract.
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I used cwm on backing it up.. I restored my phone in stock I will try supermanager, will that work?

You might be better off doing one click back to stock again. Possibly reformat your sdcard. You should have imei back after one click
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turtlepa said:
You might be better off doing one click back to stock again. Possibly reformat your sdcard. You should have imei back after one click
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i can't seem to get oneclick working, good thing is that i found the odin tutorial and i got it working again with kc1 and kj6. how do i update?

successfully flashed a rom without having problem with the network carrier. please close the thread. thanks!!:good:

[Q] problems with nandroid backup

Hey guys, I made a backup of the android ROM LegoIce using the Custom ROM Manager, but now when I want to take a backup, it shows MD5 checksum fail. And when I tried restore using another backup, it showed data not found!!
Help Guys..

May Be Some Of Your Backup Files Have Been Deleted By Mistake.
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I dont think so..
superxdbash said:
May Be Some Of Your Backup Files Have Been Deleted By Mistake.
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I'm using teracopy with MD5 check. So missing/deleting any data is most probably not the problem..
Any advice on how to extract useful data from this non-working backup?
Can I skip the data check during restore process? And is data an important part in backup?

cantor03 said:
I'm using teracopy with MD5 check. So missing/deleting any data is most probably not the problem..
Any advice on how to extract useful data from this non-working backup?
Can I skip the data check during restore process? And is data an important part in backup?
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No You Can't
You Should Now Try To Make Backup With CWM Or TWRP Or With ROM Manager Premium
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Easy solution that worked for me is :
create a new text document [ empty file ] and replace its extension , txt --> .md5 it will look like : nandroid.md5 .
now replace the file or paste it inside clock work backup folder .... not it should work properly !
press thank button if it helped !