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[Q] Does CWM 5.0.2.0 backup save phone "setup"? ( Answered )

Hi everyone!
First of all I would like to thank all the people of this incredible community!
Been reading lots of great stuff around here for a while , before get hands to the work, and thanks to all blessed knowledge here I was able to root my Nexus S I9020t .( Had some issues, but that's for another post...)
Read somewhere about ppl losing IMEI and other phone's unique data while messing whit it , so I was wandering if the CWM 5.0.2.0 recovery file that I had created right after rooting my phone(2.3.6) has saved that info's too? Or how can I backup this? Does it save also Kernel and Baseband?
Luv!

It does save the kernel, but not the baseband. (just make a note of your baseband somewhere just in case, because you can flash other radios to see if it improves the reception)
Clockwork mod does not save your efs folder contents (where your encrypted IMEI I'd stored) but you could flash TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) which does. Or you could make a backup of your efs folder manually.
Different radios are available in the dev section, and some custom ROMs include automatic efs backup, for example brainmaster's MIUI.
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Many thanks Bedalus for all the info!
Just to finish, I readied in some places that I can just copy /efs trough root explorer/File Expert , but some said that doesn't work, and that is some kind of bug when doing this , and the right way to doing this would be with ADB /Debug mode... Is that true or can I copy it trough root explorer?

You can copy with root explorer! ADB PULL would just copy the folder contents to your computer directly.
With root explorer copy your efs folder to your sdcard then you can mount USB and copy to your computer.
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[Q]About EFS BACKUP AND RESTORE TOOL ON XDA

Hi I have a problem: i had a samsung galaxy s 9000. I had it for a year: i tried many roms on it ( cyanogenmod, miui, ecc ). I used ,also, a tool to backup my EFS's galaxy; this tool is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138873
Now, I have a nexus s i9023 slcd. And here it is the problem: now, the linked tool to backup my EFS doesn't work. I root my nexus and the bootloader is unlocked. I used 5.0.2.0 CWM. The rom is 2.3.6 STOCK - GRK39F. I used windows 7 32 bit and I start the prompt command as Administrator. When I write "efs_backup.bat" I can read this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/267/immaginegsj.jpg/
Is it possible resolve these PERMISSION DENIED'S?
I ,also, type ( in the APP terminal emulator ) :
su
chmod 777 /efs
exit exit
but I don't solve the PERMESSION DENIED problem.
I hope you will help me.
I can't post in the "tool EFS backup and restore" thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138873) because I'm new member

There's no reason why you can't copy the efs folder manually. Copy it into your sdcard and then copy it into your computer for an extra backup
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bedalus said:
There's no reason why you can't copy the efs folder manually. Copy it into your sdcard and then copy it into your computer for an extra backup
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I don't understand why the xda efs backup's tool doesn't work in my nexus s: it was ok on my galaxy s.
I post here to solve this problem: please, help me. Thanks.

I had trouble with that tool too. I remember i got it working, i think by moving the script into the sdk tools folder, and make sure USB debugging is selected.
Still, i don't think it is worth the trouble. You could just copy the folder like i suggested before, which is easier. Or you could install Team Win Recovery Project which can backup your efs
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bedalus said:
I had trouble with that tool too. I remember i got it working, i think by moving the script into the sdk tools folder, and make sure USB debugging is selected.
Still, i don't think it is worth the trouble. You could just copy the folder like i suggested before, which is easier. Or you could install Team Win Recovery Project which can backup your efs
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I read that TWRP recovery should create problems on efs folder during its backup/restore. Do you use it or cwm 5.0.2.0?

I use team win. No problems with efs when backup runs.
I haven't tried restore yet, but they assure it works.
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bedalus said:
I use team win. No problems with efs when backup runs.
I haven't tried restore yet, but they assure it works.
Sent from my SNES
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I SOLVED with efs backup tool !!!!!
I changed my stock rom with miui and, now; the tool is working !

[Q] Can you restore a nandroid backup on a different device?

I shattered my screen and have a replacement phone on the way. Can I do a nandroid backup on my current device and restore it on my new one?

ohtanya said:
I shattered my screen and have a replacement phone on the way. Can I do a nandroid backup on my current device and restore it on my new one?
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Provided they are the exact same model phone, yes you can just transfer the nandroid backup file from your old phone to your new phone once you get it. For the time being you can just transfer the nandroid backup to your computer and store it there until your new phone comes then just transfer it to your new phone, boot into CWM restore the backup and you should be all set .

If it's a previous ROM you backed up on your gs3, then yes you can. Make sure you root, unlock bootloader, flash recovery once replacement comes of course
Samsung Galaxy S3

I just did this over the weekend. I was able to restore a nandroid to my warranty replacement with no problem at all. I expected there to be some issues with some apps giving me a hard time, but everything worked great. The only things I lost were on the internal sdcard (my phone was hard bricked, so I couldn't back that up).
Like was already said, I had to root the new phone, unlock the bootloader, and install a custom recovery before I could restore the nandroid.

If using TWRP after root make a backup to establish a new backup folder with corresponding serial number to match new phone. Open old backup folder and serial # folder to get to actual backup files. Transfer these files to to new serial# folder.

prdog1 said:
If using TWRP after root make a backup to establish a new backup folder with corresponding serial number to match new phone. Open old backup folder and serial # folder to get to actual backup files. Transfer these files to to new serial# folder.
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Well, I guess this is good reason to get my gf the same phone.

prdog1 said:
If using TWRP after root make a backup to establish a new backup folder with corresponding serial number to match new phone. Open old backup folder and serial # folder to get to actual backup files. Transfer these files to to new serial# folder.
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This worked great, here's what I did.
1. Made a quick backup to generate the proper folder structure and the correct directory name needed for my new phone.
2. Copied the folder that contained the backup I intended to use from my old Hercules S2 to my replacement Hercules S2's TWRP backup directory.
3.Copied the name of the folder of the backup I made in step 1 to the clipboard.
4. deleted the folder I created in step 1.
5. renamed the folder I imported by pasting the name from the clipboard.
6. restored the backup.
Done.
Sweet.
Thanks.

nandroid backups are awesome

Hello,
Can you please help me here. i have a system which got screwed while playing and I am on a screen with no os installed. I just got a nandroid backp file from one of the friendly users on the forums. However on going into TWRP recovery, it does not recognize the backup. it is the same model and service provider as mine.

comeonamit said:
Hello,
Can you please help me here. i have a system which got screwed while playing and I am on a screen with no os installed. I just got a nandroid backp file from one of the friendly users on the forums. However on going into TWRP recovery, it does not recognize the backup. it is the same model and service provider as mine.
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Because the folder containing the backup is named with the serial number of the old phone. The fasters way to set things up is to make a nandroid backup of the new phone, then move the old backup to the new folder and it will be recognized. Just as a user said previously in this thread.
P.S. Sorry for being so late.

J3:16 said:
Because the folder containing the backup is named with the serial number of the old phone. The fasters way to set things up is to make a nandroid backup of the new phone, then move the old backup to the new folder and it will be recognized. Just as a user said previously in this thread.
P.S. Sorry for being so late.
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Hey guys,
Here are silly but important questions:
1. Can I use the nandroid backup from PhilZ touch recovery and restore it with TWRP?
2. To which folder do I have to put the nandroid backup file?

Help The Peace said:
Hey guys,
Here are silly but important questions:
1. Can I use the nandroid backup from PhilZ touch recovery and restore it with TWRP?
2. To which folder do I have to put the nandroid backup file?
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I doubt that it will work. I have seen several reports that restoring a CWM recovery using TWRP doesn't work, and since Philz is based on CWM I am making the presumption that it will likewise fail. ( I seem to recall that nandroids from older TWRP versions won't reload from newer versions; along the lines of a 2.4.x.x TWRP nandroid using 2.8.x.x TWRP. )

dawgdoc said:
I doubt that it will work. I have seen several reports that restoring a CWM recovery using TWRP doesn't work, and since Philz is based on CWM I am making the presumption that it will likewise fail. ( I seem to recall that nandroids from older TWRP versions won't reload from newer versions; along the lines of a 2.4.x.x TWRP nandroid using 2.8.x.x TWRP. )
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It's clear now. You cannot recover a PhilZ touch recovery from TWRP. :/
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Panamon said:
This worked great, here's what I did.
1. Made a quick backup to generate the proper folder structure and the correct directory name needed for my new phone.
2. Copied the folder that contained the backup I intended to use from my old Hercules S2 to my replacement Hercules S2's TWRP backup directory.
3.Copied the name of the folder of the backup I made in step 1 to the clipboard.
4. deleted the folder I created in step 1.
5. renamed the folder I imported by pasting the name from the clipboard.
6. restored the backup.
Done.
Sweet.
Thanks.
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sweet as!!

prdog1 said:
If using TWRP after root make a backup to establish a new backup folder with corresponding serial number to match new phone. Open old backup folder and serial # folder to get to actual backup files. Transfer these files to to new serial# folder.
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I messed up my phone lg g3 sprint ls990 vbc and i have another one same thing thats all stock can we do it in reverse. I made a nandroid but did not know wht i was doing and it says cant back it up because its read only :/ so can i root this one and make a nandroid then some how load it into the other phone ? And when i did make the backup on the messed up one i could of sworn the name of it was like the time n date i thought something like 2001604031117 i just made that up but i thought i seen 20016 on the name.... Well i do have both boxes with serial numbers if anything if its posible slightly point me in the right direction thank u

Please help me Guys!
I have made an nandroid backup from LG G4 H815 with Android 5.1
Now i've got a new LG G4 H815 with Android 20g
Questions:
1. If i restore backup with Lollipop, to phone with Marshmallow - will 20G be overwritten and i will end with Lollipop on new G4?
2. what will happen with IMEI; will it be changed?
Or should i use only some of partions from the old G4?
Should the TWRP installed on new G4 be the same version as on old G4 (2.8.07)? Or i can install the latest 3.02 on the new one
I have following partitions:
boot, system, system image, Data, Cache, Recovery, EFS

nixuspix said:
Please help me Guys!
I have made an nandroid backup from LG G4 H815 with Android 5.1
Now i've got a new LG G4 H815 with Android 20g
Questions:
1. If i restore backup with Lollipop, to phone with Marshmallow - will 20G be overwritten and i will end with Lollipop on new G4?
2. what will happen with IMEI; will it be changed?
Or should i use only some of partions from the old G4?
Should the TWRP installed on new G4 be the same version as on old G4 (2.8.07)? Or i can install the latest 3.02 on the new one
I have following partitions:
boot, system, system image, Data, Cache, Recovery, EFS
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You're in the wrong forum, post your question in the G4 forum, this is Verizon S3.
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This is great news!!!
I've been having constant issues with my SIM card connection lately, even though I've replaced the tray. So it must be a MotherBoard issue.
Already got my Nandroid backup sorted which I update every now and again, so now I just have to search for how to root it again, since it was years ago when I last did.

prdog1 said:
If using TWRP after root make a backup to establish a new backup folder with corresponding serial number to match new phone. Open old backup folder and serial # folder to get to actual backup files. Transfer these files to to new serial# folder.
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thx works

[Q] Need help on restoring save game file...PRO'S help me.

Hello guys...first of all, i would like to thank you for your time reading my thread and about my problem
And i am sorry if i posted this on the wrong section.
I have been searching for days and in many forums, also googled about my problem...but to no use
I hope the pro's out there can help me out.
Okay..i am playing maplestory live deluxe game from the play store.
The problem is that i want to restore a maplestory live save game file. The save game file is from another link on the internet, which someone else played and uploaded it for other people to use. I want to use it. The save game has many godly items that i need.
But i dunno how to patch the save game file to my maplestory live file, so that i can use that save game.
I use android device (samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 gt-p3100)
It has [email protected] rooted
Already install titanium backup
The person who posted the save game link said that, the save game file must be extracted and placed under sdcard/titanium backup folder on my device. Then open the titanium backup app and search for the folder...then hit restore.
The biggest problem is, my titanium backup could not detect the save game file that i got from the link.
I know the file is not corrupt cause other people who downloaded it has no problem whatsoever in restoring the file.
I already tried menu>prefrences>backup folder location>detect>whole device on my TB, but it says "no backup location was found"
The save game file is there under sdcard/titanium backup. I can see it clearly...but for some reason TB cannot detect it under the backup/restore tab.
I have also tried reboot to recovery and fix permission...but the problem persist.
Do help me...and thank you in advance

Anyone??...help..

I'm not sure but what i think is u already have a backup in ur titanium backup so it wont show to restore data from the new saved file.
So try this
1. Take a backup of tb folder (in case u mess up)
2. Except the apk file in tb folder in sd card delete other 2 files.
3. Then try the same procedure as above (i.e. copy the data to tb folder again....and so on)
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sbetatester said:
I'm not sure but what i think is u already have a backup in ur titanium backup so it wont show to restore data from the new saved file.
So try this
1. Take a backup of tb folder (in case u mess up)
2. Except the apk file in tb folder in sd card delete other 2 files.
3. Then try the same procedure as above (i.e. copy the data to tb folder again....and so on)
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Sorry..but i don't get what u are saying.
Delete other 2 files? Which file?

There are 3 files on your tb folder
1. Apk
2. Tar.gz (data)
3. Properties file (all compressed)
U have to delete the tar.gz (the data file) in ur tb folder and then put the new data file in that folder and try restore again.
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Negative...does not work for me.
Okay...its my first time using TB..
I think the main problem is that i dunno how to access folder or file from TB.
Whenever i hit the Backup/Restore in TB it only opens a list of app that says "Ordered by app name (click to change)"
The list of app name is very long and have 3 colours : red, green and white.
Well i know the red coloured is the OS Kernel and can malfunction your device if u delete or wipe it.
But i do not see any file or folder to access from there (Backup/Restore)
So, how do i backup or restore any file or folder if it isn't there..?
For example, u said to backup my tb folder...i know that the tb folder is under sdcard/titanium backup..
But i don't see it in the Backup/Restore in TB. Is there something i'm missing here?

kraken83 said:
Negative...does not work for me.
Okay...its my first time using TB..
I think the main problem is that i dunno how to access folder or file from TB.
Whenever i hit the Backup/Restore in TB it only opens a list of app that says "Ordered by app name (click to change)"
The list of app name is very long and have 3 colours : red, green and white.
Well i know the red coloured is the OS Kernel and can malfunction your device if u delete or wipe it.
But i do not see any file or folder to access from there (Backup/Restore)
So, how do i backup or restore any file or folder if it isn't there..?
For example, u said to backup my tb folder...i know that the tb folder is under sdcard/titanium backup..
But i don't see it in the Backup/Restore in TB. Is there something i'm missing here?
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I didnt mean backup/restore tab ... what i said was just copy your tb folder from sd card to pc in case u mess and can restore easily.
And can u just send me the file so that i can check on my side if it works.

Ok..i dunno how to put the file in this post.
But u can get the file here.. http://www.mediafire.com/?g9pvpg26gqtfg
Its a list of save game that this person uploaded and share with other people to use
I need the maplestorylvdelx.zip file and having trouble with it.
Like i said..when i extract it and put it under sdcard/titanium backup...TB just not detecting it.
When i hit Backup/Restore in TB and click on Maplestory icon to restore data...there is no restore option...only backup option.

kraken83 said:
Ok..i dunno how to put the file in this post.
But u can get the file here.. http://www.mediafire.com/?g9pvpg26gqtfg
Its a list of save game that this person uploaded and share with other people to use
I need the maplestorylvdelx.zip file and having trouble with it.
Like i said..when i extract it and put it under sdcard/titanium backup...TB just not detecting it.
When i hit Backup/Restore in TB and click on Maplestory icon to restore data...there is no restore option...only backup option.
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Well the problem at last .... its not a tb backup file..
If u wanna see how does a tb saved game file actually look like, download a7 (i.e. asphalt 7 game file) from the same link u gave me and open the zip.
Those are the tb files needed to restore game data using tb software like i told u previously (tar.gz and properties file).
Now for your solution
As your file is simple save game data file......
You only need to copy the downloaded file (i.e. maplestory.zip) to root/data/data
And start the game and u will get the saved data.
Hit thanks if i helped you
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Okay...first of all, thank you for your patience with me.
Now i finally know the difference between a TB save file and a normal save game data.
Just one last noob question...
U said to extract the maplestory.zip then put it under root/data/data right?
Errr...where do i find the root/data/data folder?....lol
When i open My Files under storage>sdcard , there is no root or root/data/data folder..
But, i do have ES File Explorer and ASTRO File Manager app..
When i use both this app to look in my device...there is also no root/data/data folder... BUT there is a folder named root that is located under device...along with other folders (acct, cache, config, d and so on)
Is that the folder u are mentioning? But the root folder is empty.

And exactly what do i see in this root/data/data folder anyway?
Is it empty or have something in it?

kraken83 said:
And exactly what do i see in this root/data/data folder anyway?
Is it empty or have something in it?
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Use recova
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Use recova? What is that?

kraken83 said:
Use recova? What is that?
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Use root explorer ...... the first screen it shows after start is the root folder now
Scroll down and find the data
Then open that and u ll see another data folder
Open it and paste ur file in that folder.
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Help restoring in TWRP

I've wiped everything in TWRP (factory reset; advanced -> dalvik/system/data/internal/cache; format data), then pushed my backup to /sdcard/. When I go into Restore to reload the backup, it just shows a big gray square with no items. I've tried pushing it to several different locations and restarting TWRP. I finally landed on having the backup folder (named something like 8780a9ypwt98h34) inside the folder called 'TWRP' that TWRP creates upon being booted the first time.
But nothing shows up in the Restore. It's just a big blank square box, where you can tell there should be navigation items like folders and files listed.
Why isn't the backup showing? What do I have to do?

EDIT: just realized TWRP has a file manager. Where do I put the backup (it's a folder named something like 9807a9h9f83fh398). Also, is there a reason that instead Restore listing items like a file manager (like what you see in TWRP when you hit install, or when you go through the TWRP file manager), all it shows is a gray box with no text in/around it?

Hi, I've been using PhilZ recovery for a while but before that I used TWRP and might be able to help if you still need it.
If I'm remembering correctly, TWRP looks for backups in one location and doesn't allow you to navigate to a different directory so it's important to get your backup in just the right spot for it to be recognized.
When I was trying to do exactly what you are, what I found that worked for me was to start by doing a backup before trying to copy the files I actually wanted to restore. Doing that backup to start with allows TWRP to create all the directories it needs to for its static backup location. Once that was done it was easy then to just copy my backup to the proper location.
The directories should be something like this: TWRP > BACKUPS > stringoflettersandnumbers > nameofbackup
Hope this helps.
Nexus 5 / Cataclysm / Franco / PhilZ

chef_christoph said:
Hi, I've been using PhilZ recovery for a while but before that I used TWRP and might be able to help if you still need it.
If I'm remembering correctly, TWRP looks for backups in one location and doesn't allow you to navigate to a different directory so it's important to get your backup in just the right spot for it to be recognized.
When I was trying to do exactly what you are, what I found that worked for me was to start by doing a backup before trying to copy the files I actually wanted to restore. Doing that backup to start with allows TWRP to create all the directories it needs to for its static backup location. Once that was done it was easy then to just copy my backup to the proper location.
The directories should be something like this: TWRP > BACKUPS > stringoflettersandnumbers > nameofbackup
Hope this helps.
Nexus 5 / Cataclysm / Franco / PhilZ
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That's brilliant. I will try that.