Hello,
I'm totally new to the android phones, and I have a question I could not find answers to in the last days of Google-ing.
I received a WT19a device, but it has a stupid security program installed that locks the device if you change the SIM card.
I wish to make a full backup and then reinstall it without this limit. So When I will need to return the device I could restore it to the current state (with the locking program).
In search for a backup process I found that adb backup –all gives me "unable to connect for backup" (also adb connect does not work) And nandroid or Titanium Backup need rooting.
Is there any way to backup the current state of the phone?
Is it possible to root and then make a backup and in the future restore and then unroot?
Thanks,
jack
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My phone is about to be taken away (XPERIA X10) for a replacement in few days. I want to back up everything on it, not just the apps or settings. I want to back up the Android 2.2 which I have on it, all the apps in it with the settings.
I had 2.1, i have got everything ready, such xrecovery and etc.
Could you tell me a way I could also backup my root files (not the sd files).
Thanks
does any one know what I could use
Is your phone rooted? If so, you should use Titanium Backup. You have the ability to backup all your system files and data files. However, keep in mind that when you restore system files, they will need to be restored on the same version of Android that you had on your original phone. If not, you can have many conflicts on restore.
If your phone isn't rooted, there are several backup programs in the Android Market and Amazon's market that do backups.
Don't know if this will help, but if you could provide more information on your question, you will probably get more specific answers.
Good Luck!!
As long as it's a replacement of the exact same phone with the exact same OS, I'm pretty sure you could just use something like Titanium Backup to handle all this if your phone is rooted.
I do have my phone rooted, I want to backup everything, everything, so I can restore the phone as it was. Dont worry about the new phone, i can root and get android 2.2 on it.
As said, Titanium Backup is your best bet. If you're talking about something similar to a nandroid backup through your recovery, you cannot restore those across phones with causing major problems.
Backup your apps + data with TB, but I wouldn't restore any system data. Download the rom you're currently running & have your root method handy. Setting back up shouldn't take too long. I'd take screenshots as well to help when setting widgets back up because TB or any other app cannot restore those.
EDIT: Also backup your contacts/calendar through gmail. Go in to your Accounts & Sync settings and choose sync now. Don't restore anything backed up with Google through Titanium Backup, you might get duplicates.
I am about to get a replacement Captivate from AT&T. What is the best way to transfer my apps, data and files to the new phone if both are stock firmware?
with thanks
Use back up apps like My Backup Root and of course Titanium Backup is a must have...then move all of that data off of your phone to your PC.
When you get your new phone transfer the data folders back to their original spot on the phone from your PC and install the same apps you backed up with from the market and start restoring.
Restore app data but not system data.
Is there anyway to do this without rooting?
The best/easiest way is to root.
It can be done w/o but more work involved and it takes longer (think manually reinstalling each backed up app one at a time from the market).
No root required - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&feature=search_result
Wit that said, it's fairly easy to unroot or return to stock so it can be turned in to at&t.
KonaZXIII said:
The best/easiest way is to root.
It can be done w/o but more work involved and it takes longer (think manually reinstalling each backed up app one at a time from the market).
No root required - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&feature=search_result
Wit that said, it's fairly easy to unroot or return to stock so it can be turned in to at&t.
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ok this sounds like what I needed thanks. Can you point me to more info on rooting / unrooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11178700&postcount=1
More info here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858765
Hi all,
After a very hard week that began with a bad firmware installed on my device and continued with 4 days of recovering all tha apps and the date on my device including the xbmc database.
I would like to avoid that for the next time, how do i make a full backup of my device? i want to backup everything: firmware, apps, settings, data, e-v-e-r-y t-h-i-n-g.
is there a way to create an .img file of my device and in case of need just use odin to recover ?
my t-r42 is noot rooted and i want to make the backup before rooting.
thanks,
Boris.
Hi,
I made a backup by TWRP.
But the problem is that I don't know what to do with this backup.
1: For full backup, I leave to the nexus or I spend it on a PC? If my nexus has problem to boot, what I do with my backup ? How use it (txrp, fastboot....) ?
2: For a backup of data (so if I understand it, the app), I leave on nexus or I put on pc? and after I use it when and how?
For ex, when I switched to M, at the beginning (after boot), the nexus has installed all the app from my google account, but it's very long, so I would like tu stop it and use ma data backup, but i don't know how to do...
Thank you.
Wolfen38 said:
Hi,
I made a backup by TWRP.
But the problem is that I don't know what to do with this backup.
1: For full backup, I leave to the nexus or I spend it on a PC? If my nexus has problem to boot, what I do with my backup ? How use it (txrp, fastboot....) ?
2: For a backup of data (so if I understand it, the app), I leave on nexus or I put on pc? and after I use it when and how?
For ex, when I switched to M, at the beginning (after boot), the nexus has installed all the app from my google account, but it's very long, so I would like tu stop it and use ma data backup, but i don't know how to do...
Thank you.
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1. Both. Keep a backup on your PC and another one on your device. Hold Power + Vol Down to reboot into the bootloader then select Recovery. Once into TWRP use the Restore option to restore your nandroid.
2. Both. Same answer. If you are using Titanium Backup then use the restore option.
During the setup wizard do not check the "restore my data from Google servers" then check in Settings > Backup.
Thanks.
And if I want to use the backup of the PC, how do I do ?
Because the backup (nandroid) is very big, and it's a problem to keep it on the nexus.....
Wolfen38 said:
Thanks.
And if I want to use the backup of the PC, how do I do ?
Because the backup (nandroid) is very big, and it's a problem to keep it on the nexus.....
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adb push and adb pull
You can also use the MTP feature though TWRP which allows you to drag and drop your files.
ok, thanks
I just backup my android s3 4.4.4 with twrp.
I just want to know that if install a new rom can I backup all my apps and apps data on the new rom.
HELP!
Ok, I've tried different things, but it seems I'm stuck when trying to restore my app data for certain apps (mostly games) on crDroid 6.11 (Android 10). I'm restoring from an older Android 6 ROM. I would prefer not to root at this point.
I've tried:
ADB backup: I can create backup, but adb is stuck on the 7 Pro at the password prompt when trying to restore
Helium backup: Again, I can create backup on my old phone, and transfer to new phone. But Helium throws an error when trying to restore.
It seems I'm running out of options. I can simply not understand it should be so difficult to back up your app data for a few simple apps (games) and restore them on a new device without root.
I know there are options with root, and maybe I will end up rooting with Magisk just to be able to do this. But I still find it very strange that there is no easy tool to do this - or maybe there is and I don't know it.
Any suggestions are very welcome. Thanks!