I just installed CWM (6.0.1.2) and made my 1st Nandroid on this phone. I wanted to store it on my PC so I navigated to the backup folder and there were 4 Nandroids, all with 1970 dates. I'm unsure which one is the one I just created, can I delete all 4 Folders and then make another Nandroid and have it be the only folder in backups?
Lastly, It's my understanding that I can rename the nandroid (folder?) as long as I use no spaces or special characters?
Thanks, I did a pretty extensive search without finding an answer.
I dont think u can change the names with cwm.. only twrp and to find the last one u did it will be at the bottom of the list u can write the numbers down on paper with a name if u want the 1970 is normal i dont think they fixed it yet.. it should say 1970-01 then ramdom numbers id use twrp
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You can change the names in cwm through their rom manager app, I do it for all my backups. And by default for some unknown reason, cwm dates with a 1970 date. Still have yet to find out why.
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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.
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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.
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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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Can I change the name of my nandroid backups?
I want to keep a few but have a hard time remembering what they are when they are displayed as a date only. I do not know enough about clockworkmod to know whether I can change the names of my backups or not .
Thanks
From ROM manager. Manage and restore backups and create backup
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Evo_Shift said:
Can I change the name of my nandroid backups?
I want to keep a few but have a hard time remembering what they are when they are displayed as a date only. I do not know enough about clockworkmod to know whether I can change the names of my backups or not .
Thanks
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Yes you can change the name. Go into RomManager. Then go into Manage and Restore Backups. Choose the one you want to change and long press on it and let off. It will then give you choices, Restore-Rename-Delete. Just choose Rename. A bubble will pop up with the name highlighted. Tap and rename. They are displayed year/month/day/time . Hope that helps .
or just go into a file explorer like root explorer
got to /Sdcard>Clockworkmod>Backup>And then rename it
should work
Great thanks. I was just worried the recovery was expecting the name format to be specific or something and that changing it would bork my recoveries.
Thanks everyone.
Evo_Shift said:
Great thanks. I was just worried the recovery was expecting the name format to be specific or something and that changing it would bork my recoveries.
Thanks everyone.
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word of advice, when renaming it, do not put spaces in the folder name or else you'll get an error when trying to restore it.
jwigley24 said:
word of advice, when renaming it, do not put spaces in the folder name or else you'll get an error when trying to restore it.
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Hey thanks i didnt know that either but i dont rename the backups but great advice lol
i have a problem how can i fix this problem
Buy a ouija board or visit a psychic.
To put this another way, if you don't describe the problem or what you did that caused it we're not really able to offer much help. There are a number of threads on this board and in the development section covering problems with phones that are stuck in a boot loop, at the LG logo, at CWM etc.
Here you go,here is the answer to your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197108
Don't panic it's always a good thing that clockworkmode works, i had the same issue, and now im using my O3D again, all you have to do is track a .zip rom which is in the general discussion (i'll try to locate it and post the link, meanwhile look for it), download it, create a backup using CWM, unzip the rom in the pc extract the file which contains a folder with a backup named as a date, place that folder in the internal memory (you can mount it using cwm) under the following directory \clockworkmode\backups don't erase the existing folder.
Back in cwm make a full wipe, then check te restore option using the backup folder that you placed (you will know by the date it was created)
And you are good to go, to get back your info restore again using cwm the backup that you created initially.
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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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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
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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
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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
in clockworkmod recovery if i make a back up of a rom and than i restore to that rom. do i still have that same back up or will have to make another backup thank you
Whatever you backed up you will have an exact image of that one when you restore. It's like creating a restore point on a pc you can roll back to
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danzelcool said:
in clockworkmod recovery if i make a back up of a rom and than i restore to that rom. do i still have that same back up or will have to make another backup thank you
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You've still got it once you restore it. If you look at the path sdcard/clockworkmod/backup there will be a folder and part of the name of the folder will be the date you made the backup. Don't change anything inside that folder, but you can change the name of the folder to remind you exactly which backup it is. As long as you don't delete that folder, you've got that backup.