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[MOD/TOOL] FlashBack - Flashable Backups

This is a simple tool that will make a flashable backup of your apps.
It only backs up the apps no data, yet. There are alot of ways to do this but this one actually makes a flashable zip file and puts it on you sdcard.
Just flash FlashBack-Installer.zip and open up terminal and type
su
Then type
apps
Run the backup (It takes a minute before it starts going)
Then flash your new rom or whatever and right after flash FlashBack.zip to restore your apps.
Saves alot of time for people who do alot of flashing like me. And this should work with most devices if not all of them. It uses busybox to mount the drives in the updater-script files.
I will be adding more to this so post any ideas or feedback you have.

This works awesome, I know there are other things out there for this but this is so much easier. Thanks for the release man.
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Sorry about the double post but works on My Touch 4G (Official MIUI TDJ Release).

This is awesome thank you so much!
Can't wait to see if app's data can be backed up

I got a message that said CD: NOT FOUND like right away. No delay after starting it.
It created a .zip file, but nothing was in it.
Am I doing something wrong?

fergie716 said:
This is awesome thank you so much!
Can't wait to see if app's data can be backed up
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Ya this is very useful and fast. When data can be backed up titanium will sit to the side

mulletcutter said:
Ya this is very useful and fast. When data can be backed up titanium will sit to the side
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It works now in conjunction with titanium. Titanium works quickly to restore data.
If this thing puts the apps back, titanium can restore the data much easier than it is to restore the apps with titanium.
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The Configurator does the same backup and backs up some user data like mms and accounts it also let's you tweak your phone check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314443
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I have a little problem with HyperNonSense 1.5 and this mod. The apps is not backed up.
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[Q] Restoring Text Messages, am I missing something?

So i've been using Nandroid Browser app to save my text message files from my Cwm backups, mmssms.db and telephony.db and then pushing them to the com.android.providers.telephony/database directory in /data using ES file explorer so i can read them, but when i go to some my contacts, i don't see any texts, even after restarting the phone. Are there any other files i need to be copying and pushing?
In com.android.providers.telephony/database directory, there are 4 files
mmssms.db
nwk_info.db
telephony.db
tether_dun.db
Thanks

David1239 said:
So i've been using Nandroid Browser app to save my text message files from my Cwm backups, mmssms.db and telephony.db and then pushing them to the com.android.providers.telephony/database directory in /data using ES file explorer so i can read them, but when i go to some my contacts, i don't see any texts, even after restarting the phone. Are there any other files i need to be copying and pushing?
In com.android.providers.telephony/database directory, there are 4 files
mmssms.db
nwk_info.db
telephony.db
tether_dun.db
Thanks
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Just use Mybackuproot from the market. It allows you to ackup sms and mms and then restore them back to the message list...

I discovered SMS Backup & Restore - Apps on Android Market http://bit.ly/ACQlqR recently, and it works perfect. It doesn't restore picture messages, but everything else.
If your backup has several thousand messages (I had around 5000), and you restore, after the restore your messaging app "appears" to be crashed and only shows a black screen. You just have to let it sit open in that state for the messaging app to index all the messages.

Guys, i am talking about clockwordmod nandroid backup, how do i restore text messages from a clockwork mod nandroid backup?
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David1239 said:
Guys, i am talking about clockwordmod nandroid backup, how do i restore text messages from a clockwork mod nandroid backup?
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Same issue here, I flashed the new cyanogenmod and did a backup with clockworkmod.
Is there a way to recover my messages from there?

domenicop said:
Same issue here, I flashed the new cyanogenmod and did a backup with clockworkmod.
Is there a way to recover my messages from there?
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Yes there are two ways that I can think of.
The first way is to make a nand of cm9. Nand back to what you want to restore from. Use one of the many SMS/MMS backup and restore apps. Then nand back to CM9 and restore using the app. That is the hard way.
Easy way involves TB if you use it.

hechoen said:
Yes there are two ways that I can think of.
The first way is to make a nand of cm9. Nand back to what you want to restore from. Use one of the many SMS/MMS backup and restore apps. Then nand back to CM9 and restore using the app. That is the hard way.
Easy way involves TB if you use it.
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I don't understand. Shouldn't have titanium backup been run before the flash?
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domenicop said:
I don't understand. Shouldn't have titanium backup been run before the flash?
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I said "if you use it" because of some features it has that will do exactly what you are asking. You don't need to have any backup of your apps from TB at all. All you need is the program and a recent nand.

Titanium has a restore from nanoid option also.
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champ1919 said:
Titanium has a restore from nanoid option also.
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LOL. That's what I'm slowly getting to. Extra credit if you can tell me what app needs to be extracted.

Hang on, let me make a backup n before I wipe.. but I'm thinking messaging.. lol
I only got like 5 threads in there.
Edit: nope, that wasn't it.. I don't know where stored...
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champ1919 said:
Hang on, let me make a backup n before I wipe.. but I'm thinking messaging.. lol
I only got like 5 threads in there.
Edit: nope, that wasn't it.. I don't know where stored...
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Way to try though man. It's actually phone/messaging storage. Yeah I know they made that one tricky. lol I restore just the data and it works for me. That extract from nand feature in TB is so useful. Ever get a market update and the new version sucks. Just pull the old version from a nand.

hechoen said:
I said "if you use it" because of some features it has that will do exactly what you are asking. You don't need to have any backup of your apps from TB at all. All you need is the program and a recent nand.
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Sorry, what's a nand?
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He is (im pretty sure) referring to your last cwm (clockworkmod) backup.
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Going for the hard mode here!
Should I restore to factory setting before to restore? (after the backup, of course )

domenicop said:
Going for the hard mode here!
Should I restore to factory setting before to restore? (after the backup, of course )
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To restore from a nand(CWM or TWRP backup) I factory reset, wipe system. The TB way is pretty easy though. lol

Help!
I've nanded back to the stock samsung firmware, now i'm trying to go back to the cyanogenmod.
I made a restore, the i hit wipe cache, and there is the animation of the android with the blue cube insidewith nothing written on the screen, from about three minutes now... :S
I'm a little scared, what should i do?
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OK maybe it's not all fuc*** up, I hit the hutsown button and it returned to the menu, where i can read
"Back menu button disabled"
If i hit any option on the menu it run just the animation of the android.
Don't now if it's safe to shut down and reset again in recovery mode...
What should I do?
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Hitting both volumes up and down at the same time toggles power button on and off, didn't know this. Fiijuuuuuuuu *feels like he dodged a bullet*
Cyanogenmod, I'm coming for yoou!
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Can someone disable this 5minutes-new-users thing for me? It's pretty disturbing, thanks!

domenicop said:
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The hell are you talking about.

Sorry, in which part?
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domenicop said:
Sorry, in which part?
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First off, your spamming, its good that they put a 5 minute limit on you. This isn't Twitter or Facebook.
You're posting non-sense. If you are stuck in a problem, such as the system not acting properly, flash back to stock using Heimdall.
If its a physical problem (power button not working, etc.) then you need to get that fix, not spam in XDA.
Are you sure you have the right forums?
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Installing apk files - App not installed? ???

Hi all, bare with me, i hope this is in the correct place as have searched and cant find a thing. Just come from an iphone to samsung note so be gentle..
I am trying to install. Apk files from several locations , phone memory, sd card, network..
But i keep receiving "App not installed." Message 99% of the time, every now and then it will work, but i have no idea whats going on please help.
I am running stock 2.3.6 gingerbread, unrooted as that wont work either :/
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This might not be any help but i had the same problem on my infuse i flashed back to froyo then installed 2.3.6 +root and it went away
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Under settings> applications do you have unknown sources checked? If not, that is most likely your problem.

Yeah have unknown sources checked, but just will hardly ever install anything. Dont get it
Took me about 50 tries to install angry birds ffs!
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Some apps need to be installed via Root Explorer by placing it to some folder.

So why after so many attempts did it work? ??
Also why do some apps insist on only working from the phone memory and not external sd card, is my 64gb card going to be useless?
Using Tapatalk (GT-N7000)

Dunno, its weird.
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Didnt you clear some space between some tries?

I have 63gb free on my sd card, and 11.5 gb on my internal space lol
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heavymagik said:
I have 63gb free on my sd card, and 11.5 gb on my internal space lol
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Hmmmm, that´s strange...perhaps the update may fix it.

Update?
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You should root it, flash a custom rom, remove the unused applications, this will make it a much faster.I'd recommend you flash the Gadgetcheck's RevoHD for Note, its perfect.
Now, when you try to install an application from any other place but market, its normal to not be able to. If you are not rooted you shouldnt be able to as well.
When I try to install an application that I have downloaded from somewhere else I think it requires superuser permissions and I have to go to Settings/Applications/Unknown sources and check it.Doing this might solve your problems.
But cant tell for sure, I'm an owner of S II not note.
Good luck.

I cant root it though
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check the Unknown source first

Already done.
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Can anybody help?, tryinging to install airplayit and getting the same error? :banghead:
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toocooldev said:
restart the phone and try the reinstall. If it is not working forget that app
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That not right, its a installed file, so you have to place it in its original folder. then restart & done

install a custom rom simples also why do you have to install that way there is a thing called the market i have a seeking suspicion that the apps you want to install a pirated we all do it

Hi there... just some ideas and few questions
First off all... is that a new samsung from a store or you bought it from someone else ?
What to try:
- Shutdown the phone
- remove the SD card
- after that boot normaly into the OS
- then go to settings - applications and find the market / play store app
- Click on it, FORCE CLOSE if you can and clear the CACHE
- After that try to install any app.
Tell me whats happening after that all.
gl

Airplayit isnt on the store.
Ive tried all of that, just wont install.
Its a brand new phone and i cant install a cystom rom, it wont root ive tried.
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To manually install an app, you'll need root access. Try asking in the q&a forum for your specific device for help with that.
After you've gotten root access (however you do it), copy the .apk to /system/app (you can use a adb, a terminal emulator, or a third party file manager to do this)
Then, change the permissions on the file to so that owner, group, and users all have read and write (but not execute) permissions (that's 644 if you're using chmod)
Here's a link that explains how to manually install an app contained in taskmanager.apk
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2012/03/task-manager-for-cm-rom-on-gt-s5570.html
If you read the explanations (after the he steps you through the process) it's easy to apply this same process to any other .apk no matter where it's stored.

[Resolved] Titanium Backup saying not enough space

I've flashed a new ROM and restored the app from Google Play.
Among them, Titanium Backup and it's Pro key.
First I've saw the error "not enough free storage".
Then uninstalled both the app and the key. Reinstalled.
Wipe dalvik cache and cache...
Nothing works more.
I can install but it always shown Version Pro (donation) - Thank you! but I cannot backup anything.
P.S. I do not have an .odex file in system\data folder (as suggested in other threads).
What can I do?

Technical said:
I've flashed a new ROM and restored the app from Google Play.
Among them, Titanium Backup and it's Pro key.
First I've saw the error "not enough free storage".
Then uninstalled both the app and the key. Reinstalled.
Wipe dalvik cache and cache...
Nothing works more.
I can install but it always shown Version Pro (donation) - Thank you! but I cannot backup anything.
P.S. I do not have an .odex file in system\data folder (as suggested in other threads).
What can I do?
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Find the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45457317&postcount=14
tobymacfreak said:
Follow these steps to fix...
1.) Open Preferences and choose backup folder location
2.) Select Detect and choose whole device
3.) Choose the option /storage/emulated/legacy
4.) Select Use the current folder
5.) Benefit
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Thanks xda forum.

Technical said:
Find the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45457317&postcount=14
Thanks xda forum.
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having the same issue, but not being given the option to select a different directory..

faaaaq said:
having the same issue, but not being given the option to select a different directory..
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It's on the TB Preferences: Backup location.

Technical said:
It's on the TB Preferences: Backup location.
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yes, thats where i was, but it did not detect the legacy location and give me that option like it normally does. Tried editing the post after I figured it out, but I had to wait 5 minutes then didnt care any more lol. In the screen where you select to scan or use current, the back button goes up a level in the directories, so I just had to manually navigate to the proper location

Do for me the job!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en_GB

Why not use root?
Vincho said:
Do for me the job!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en_GB
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Sadly This did not help me either. It's a root app — why not use root power to write to the SD card?
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Technical said:
What can I do?
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Several fixes have suggested so far and different fixes have helped different people. So here an additional option wich migth help.
I moved the backup folder from it's previous location to /storage/B3EC-1310/Android/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/Backup using adb shell which is a lot faster then using a file manager which moves every file in a directory separately.
The B3EC-1310 is the ID of the SD card which will be different for every SD card.
Then I changed the location in Titanium Backup itself as well. That works for now but is still not perfect. I guess I need to change from the AOKP rom to a rom which does not protect the SD card.

AtlanDaGonozal said:
Sadly This did not help me either. It's a root app — why not use root power to write to the SD card?
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Several fixes have suggested so far and different fixes have helped different people. So here an additional option wich migth help.
I moved the backup folder from it's previous location to /storage/B3EC-1310/Android/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/Backup using adb shell which is a lot faster then using a file manager which moves every file in a directory separately.
The B3EC-1310 is the ID of the SD card which will be different for every SD card.
Then I changed the location in Titanium Backup itself as well. That works for now but is still not perfect. I guess I need to change from the AOKP rom to a rom which does not protect the SD card.
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if i may know, what makes it imperfect? is there something bothering you during backup / restore?
and one more thank you for your help, its solution for me

Low on Internal Storage disk space? A quick solution!

You've probably encountered this problem more than once, and just wanted for that damn warning never to appear again! Here's how!
1. Navigate to /data/ using Root Browser, or a similar browser
2. Delete the folder called "log"
3. Enjoy your larger storage space!
If you want more space, or this just didn't help you, you can go to see what applications take the most of your *data* space by going to the Settings menu. When you have found the applications which data take the most of your storage space, just go to /data/data/ and search for the application. Then, delete the "log" folder or just some files that are useless in your opinion. If this helped you, remember to click the "Thanks" button!
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Useless.
Why would I do cleaning manually when there are dozens of apps on GPlay for this and half of them have 'scheduled" cleaning?
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Useless?
Well, because none of them actually clear the logs OR the data, they only clear the cache, which is mostly the smallest portion of an app.

Agreed. Perhaps I overreacted.
Mhmm...wonder why none other haven't though of adding that to those "cleaning" apps
Are the .log files always named the same per app? Perhaps a script can automate this.
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For apps to clean the folder that i specified to clean logs, they would need root access. If you're smart enough to root your phone, you're probably smart enough to clean your logs yourself
Theres no specific name for the logs, they just exist in a folder named "log" that can be safely deleted. The name is usually the date that they were created, for example 5-25-2014 12:34
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I'm using SD Maid for clean my phone
=)
Why must manually navigate to data/log ?
If SD Maid can do it for you
XD

Yenkazu said:
I'm using SD Maid for clean my phone
=)
Why must manually navigate to data/log ?
If SD Maid can do it for you
XD
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Well the question is: does your "maid" cleans that xD
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lolled132 said:
For apps to clean the folder that i specified to clean logs, they would need root access. If you're smart enough to root your phone, you're probably smart enough to clean your logs yourself
Theres no specific name for the logs, they just exist in a folder named "log" that can be safely deleted. The name is usually the date that they were created, for example 5-25-2014 12:34
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So ScriptManager(automating) and a script and you got yourself a maid am lazy to do it manually every time.
I'll check in the morning what those market apps really clean.
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@Left4DeadMW
Just give SD Maid a shot
=)

Yenkazu said:
@Left4DeadMW
Just give SD Maid a shot
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No.
I got Link2SD
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Respect.
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Actually, there is a script that can automate it.
su
cd /data/log/
rm ./
rmdir /data/log/
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