I kinda locked my phone and had to do a factory reset from cwm. Now I dont want to recover the whole data.yaffs2.img cause I want to start new. All i want is to recover ONLY the device setting from the setting app. is that possible?
paxy97 said:
I kinda locked my phone and had to do a factory reset from cwm. Now I dont want to recover the whole data.yaffs2.img cause I want to start new. All i want is to recover ONLY the device setting from the setting app. is that possible?
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You could use Titanium Backup to restore the Settings app data.
Theonew said:
You could use Titanium Backup to restore the Settings app data.
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Yeah but when i try to restore something from the cwm backup it says only pro version and i cant buy apps in my country. is there any other app?
paxy97 said:
Yeah but when i try to restore something from the cwm backup it says only pro version and i cant buy apps in my country. is there any other app?
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You could try using Market Enabler, etc. to gain that ability. Titanium Backup is the only app I use for those purposes, so I'm not sure of any other (its the best IMO).
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I know when you reboot a p.c. you dont lose any setting . I get the feeling that is not the case with Android. Can someone confirm?
Thanks and sorry for the noob question.
shaggyskunk said:
I know when you reboot a p.c. you dont lose any setting . I get the feeling that is not the case with Android. Can someone confirm?
Thanks and sorry for the noob question.
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wtf?
of course you dont 'lose settings' by rebooting.
what exactly makes you think it would work otherwise?
Pirateghost said:
wtf?
of course you dont 'lose settings' by rebooting.
what exactly makes you think it would work otherwise?
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Well it seems from stuff that I have read, that a reboot is often compared to a factory reset?
It did not make sense that a reboot would wipe the setting, but I just wanted to be sure.
Thanks!
shaggyskunk said:
Well it seems from stuff that I have read, that a reboot is often compared to a factory reset?
It did not make sense that a reboot would wipe the setting, but I just wanted to be sure.
Thanks!
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a reboot is not compared to a factory reset.
i dont know what you have been reading, but a factory reset is definitely not equal to rebooting the phone.
+1 all you settings remain intact when u reboot the device. Think about how much of a pita it would be if it did not. No one would buy an android device, and if it could not save you settings data then also your Apps would be lost upon each boot. I have no idea where someone would have claimd this but its so far from the
A factory data/wipe reset does remove all user data
amazing........i loved this question
i may put that in my Sig
silver03wrx said:
+1 all you settings remain intact when u reboot the device. Think about how much of a pita it would be if it did not. No one would buy an android device, and if it could not save you settings data then also your Apps would be lost upon each boot. I have no idea where someone would have claimd this but its so far from the
A factory data/wipe reset does remove all user data
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Thanks AGAIN Silver! I have had an Android for all of three weeks, but if it were any Win
sys I would be right at home.
I had read on a few sites that a reset would clear all of your personal info and any d/l s/w?
My next step is to root the phone. It's too bad that you can't just boot from a back up if you mess up, and just reinstall the whole O/S...but from what I can tell, you can't just get a virgin copy of the Android O/S.?
Well in this thread it is the virgin copy of our factory firmware. If u ever mess up u can use Odin in this thread to flashing back to stock.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
But also u can make backups that restore every thing before u messed up which will fix ya in most situations. Its called a nandroid backup. Once u root boot into cwm recovery, and click back up restore then select backup. Now anytime u want to go back to how your phone was when u made that back up u just ...boot into cwm click backup restore select restore and choose that restore point..... its just like the system backup/ restore in windows
silver03wrx said:
Well in this thread it is the virgin copy of our factory firmware. If u ever mess up u can use Odin in this thread to flashing back to stock.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
But also u can make backups that restore every thing before u messed up which will fix ya in most situations. Its called a nandroid backup. Once u root boot into cwm recovery, and click back up restore then select backup. Now anytime u want to go back to how your phone was when u made that back up u just ...boot into cwm click backup restore select restore and choose that restore point..... its just like the system backup/ restore in windows
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THANKS AGAIN!!
Nandroid requires root, right? I guess that's why some are nervous when delving into new territory..like me.
Yeah u need to be rooted and have cwm recovery. You do the nandroid backup/restore in cwm recovery
Appoligies if asked b4 but is late and d8nt have band with tonight to go searching If I backup b4 rooting can I restore that backup after and the device be as is now but rooted
Your device would still have the custom recovery/unlocked bootloader,
But you would not have Superuser access.
To gain superuser access on that backup, just flash SuperSU v1.91 in recovery.
Hit that "thanks" button.
You can do that to some extent, but you will probably need to at least sign back into your accounts and rearrange the home screen to your liking. You can use something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525026 (you can also do this manually with adb commands) or just one of the back up apps on the Play Store. Some are free, some are paid. Depends on how quick and easy you want the back up to go if you don't want to use the PC tool. Once you do that, then you can unlock the bootloader, root, then restore your stuff.
honestorb said:
Appoligies if asked b4 but is late and d8nt have band with tonight to go searching If I backup b4 rooting can I restore that backup after and the device be as is now but rooted
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For me Helium Backup is a very good app that backups user apps and data, can be used with and without root. Titanium Backup is also very good but it requires root.
I never backup anything always good to start fresh. You could screw up something restoring from old data
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mistahseller said:
I never backup anything always good to start fresh. You could screw up something restoring from old data
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If you are on the same rom, then it typically isn't much of an issue. Problems arise when restoring from different versions or different roms altogether.
Is there a way to restore pictures after unlocking bootloader and Flashing custom recovery? I made the switch from 4.4.4 to lollipop and didn't do a backup but thought all my pictures would save in the cloud I had it under auto backup in the settings. Help please!!!
Sign in to google photos
pepdavies said:
Sign in to google photos
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I did and not all of my pictures show up.
I'm so upset I lost tons of pictures and videos if they don't restore
MR_XXIV said:
Is there a way to restore pictures after unlocking bootloader and Flashing custom recovery? I made the switch from 4.4.4 to lollipop and didn't do a backup but thought all my pictures would save in the cloud I had it under auto backup in the settings. Help please!!!
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Google foto`s and Dropbox should restore all pics/video`s automaticaly if you enabled these apps that is.
gee2012 said:
Google foto`s and Dropbox should restore all pics/video`s automaticaly if you enabled these apps that is.
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I did have it enabled nothing is restoring I'm so bummed out ?
MR_XXIV said:
I did have it enabled nothing is restoring I'm so bummed out ��
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Maybe a Google server issue? Tried rebooting and disable and re-enable Google foto`s auto restore?
gee2012 said:
Maybe a Google server issue?
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I really hope so, Is there any apps or program I can use to restore?
MR_XXIV said:
I really hope so, Is there any apps or program I can use to restore?
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Go to General > Sticky rollup and read my data loss thread
I have a Nexus 5 that I have had since December that has been functioning flawlessly (Google replacement for my last one with busted glass)
I have not done anything to this device (no hacking, no ROMSs, no rooting), beside replace the battery....
A few days ago, I noticed that a bunch of my "custom" ringtones were not working anymore. They just stopped showing up on the ringtone picker. The same goes for my "custom" alarm tones. I also noticed that when I go to attach a picture (to a hangout message, or SMS) that the "Recent" category shows only 1 or 2 pictures (instead of all recent pics). However, when I use RootExplorer and look at the directories, all of the files are there. The ringtones, alarms, pictures, etc. In fact the only pictures that are showing up under the "Recent" category are the ones that have been taken since I began having the problem.
There is also some other weird things happening, like I have lost some contact pictures and the phone has been acting weird.
This phone got the 5.1 update and I have already tried to wipe the /cache partition. Again, all files are there, but Android is not recognizing them...
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Try doing factory reset
Isus <3 said:
Try doing factory reset
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Yeah, I will eventually try that but I was hoping that someone had a magic :fingers-crossed: fix that would be a little easier...
TaterTot24 said:
Yeah, I will eventually try that but I was hoping that someone had a magic :fingers-crossed: fix that would be a little easier...
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If you're afraid of losing data just use applications to store it. Like titanium backup
Isus <3 said:
If you're afraid of losing data just use applications to store it. Like titanium backup
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I guess I was just hesitant because this is the 1st phone I have had that does not have an actual "SD card" so I was not sure how it would work...
Also, the phone is not rooted -- not sure if that matters
TaterTot24 said:
I guess I was just hesitant because this is the 1st phone I have had that does not have an actual "SD card" so I was not sure how it would work...
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Store pictures at Google photos app or use Dropbox, and for data and applications use titanium backup
Isus <3 said:
Store pictures at Google photos app or use Dropbox, and for data and applications use titanium backup
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Does it have to be rooted? -- this is a Stock Nexus 5
TaterTot24 said:
Does it have to be rooted? -- this is a Stock Nexus 5
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You need for titanium backup but for photos you don't.
Isus <3 said:
You need for titanium backup but for photos you don't.
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So to keep from loosing app data, I need to use Ti Backup -- but to use Ti Backup I need to have root access...
In order to get root access, I will have to wipe my phone and loose my app data.... -- Sounds like a never-ending feedback loop
This is why I wanted to wait to do a factory reset
TaterTot24 said:
So to keep from loosing app data, I need to use Ti Backup -- but to use Ti Backup I need to have root access...
In order to get root access, I will have to wipe my phone and loose my app data.... -- Sounds like a never-ending feedback loop [emoji14]
This is why I wanted to wait to do a factory reset
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If you have unlocked bootloader then you don't need to wipe your device for root
Isus <3 said:
If you have unlocked bootloader then you don't need to wipe your device for root
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Ok, I guess I need to do some research on that then... Not sure how to tell if the bootloader is unlocked
Most of the stuff I looked at said it would wipe all data... Any links/suggestions on using the unlocked bootloader?
TaterTot24 said:
Ok, I guess I need to do some research on that then... Not sure how to tell if the bootloader is unlocked
Most of the stuff I looked at said it would wipe all data... Any links/suggestions on using the unlocked bootloader?
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If you don't know how to see that then probably it's locked because it comes locked out of the box. So I'm afraid you will have to wipe your device data to fix your issue. If you're still wondering how to see that you must turn off your device and hold volume down + power button, phone will turn on and green Android will appear. At the bottom you will see lock state of bootloader
hey i wonder if there is something similar to TWRP that can make a backup of the hole system and data files but without using TWRP (no root) is it possible without rooting? Can u do this via computer without rooting?
reason is cause i need to switch to another s7 and its a work phone so it's kind off not in the policies to root.
Thanks.
nothing ?
Adb backup or samsung cloud backup. But it won't be a complete backup like nandroid.
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RaW D Coy said:
reason is cause i need to switch to another s7 and its a work phone so it's kind off not in the policies to root.
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Smart switch will transfer "everything" over to the other s7, never used it though, you can also try helium backup since it can backup data.