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Has anyone gotten Titanium Backup to restore apps from 2.2?

None of the processing modes work for me, and I get "parse error" when using the interactive mode. Any ideas?

i was able to restore succesfully

Hmm. Maybe it's because I downloaded straight from my Dropbox. I'll try directly copying the files.
Edit: That did the trick.

Any ideas why I might be getting a problem where I select an App, it says 'What would you like to restore?' and there are no buttons underneath to select App or Data?

Hi all,
Yes it should work with 2.3, I've already got positive reports, including a couple from G themselves
Parse error means an apk backup is corrupted. I'll do some additional tests on the Dropbox download code, since it might be related.
Thanks!

AndyCr15 said:
Any ideas why I might be getting a problem where I select an App, it says 'What would you like to restore?' and there are no buttons underneath to select App or Data?
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This happens when you have a data-only backup, and you can't restore it because the app is not installed anymore. The typical case is system apps that are gone in your new Rom.

Okay, it looks like I backed them up wrong I guess. Will have another go, thanks.

I tried again, still not working...
Each app has 3 files in the folder. Some apps I can install from the market and then re-apply the data, but others wont (K-9 Mail for example)
Any ideas?

This is very strange, you should definitely be able to restore the data from any backup, as long as the corresponding app is installed...

TheBiles said:
Hmm. Maybe it's because I downloaded straight from my Dropbox. I'll try directly copying the files.
Edit: That did the trick.
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Indeed, there was a serious problem with the Dropbox download code. That's the last time I'm taking Dropbox's sample code for granted. It's fixed in 3.6.5 (and the problem existed only for *downloading*, not for uploading).
Thanks !

I can restore app data if I manually install the app first. I used to be able to batch backup all my apps and then batch restore them all. Why can't I from 2.2 to 2.3?
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Probably something wrong with your source, in this case, the apps and data. I've had no issue at all besides updating busybox when I first launched the app. I just transfered the TB folder from my computer to the phone and did a restore, everything worked fine.

joel.bourquard said:
Indeed, there was a serious problem with the Dropbox download code. That's the last time I'm taking Dropbox's sample code for granted. It's fixed in 3.6.5 (and the problem existed only for *downloading*, not for uploading).
Thanks !
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Thanks for the awesome quick fix! Just another reason why Titanium Backup is one of my most loved apps!
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I've tried two backups now both the same problem.
Market busybox is 1.17, so I installed it (and ran it), but in TB it still says 1.16?
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Am having difficulties too. Restoring from a Desire (Leedroid 2.2f) to a nice new Desire HD (Leedroid 1.51). Have even tried to restore from the original SD card, but Titanium on the HD never sees / recognises the backup made on the desire. And yes, the backup folders in titanium are set to the same name and path (default). The Titanium app versions are different - The newest version is on the HD and I understand that it is meant to support backups from previous versions. I can see all the backup files in the backup folder too. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.

TheBiles said:
None of the processing modes work for me, and I get "parse error" when using the interactive mode. Any ideas?
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no problem at all
just hit restore all user apps
30 min later done
300+ apps (aprox 1 min each restore)

AllGamer said:
no problem at all
just hit restore all user apps
30 min later done
300+ apps (aprox 1 min each restore)
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Wouldn't that be 300 minutes at 1 per minute...?
I think it's 0.1 mins/app, or about 6 seconds each based on your time and apps.

i do suck at match
i'll die without a piece of Tech with me
i used to remember the whole multiplication table up to 12x12, and come up with the answer immediately
but now it takes me a while to even think the answer for 3x7 LOL
too CPU dependent now

zv8888 said:
Am having difficulties too. Restoring from a Desire (Leedroid 2.2f) to a nice new Desire HD (Leedroid 1.51). Have even tried to restore from the original SD card, but Titanium on the HD never sees / recognises the backup made on the desire. And yes, the backup folders in titanium are set to the same name and path (default). The Titanium app versions are different - The newest version is on the HD and I understand that it is meant to support backups from previous versions. I can see all the backup files in the backup folder too. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.
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Should I try it via dropbox - Would it make any difference?
Am not using the same gmail address for the new phone - Does Titanium try and be very clever and link the backup to a user or a specific device?

zv8888 said:
Should I try it via dropbox - Would it make any difference?
Am not using the same gmail address for the new phone - Does Titanium try and be very clever and link the backup to a user or a specific device?
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no, TB will restore it regardless, but any purchased apps, will be gone from market
the purchased apps are linked to specific gmail accounts

titanium backup

wouldnt it be good idea to make a sticky about the fact that titanium backup causes more problems than its good for,most of the posts i have read about probs have one thing in common they all tried to restore a titanium back up now this wont work and that fc's or it just wont stop rebooting, factory reset and flash seems to always work and if ya.want a different kernel let it boot one time then install the kernel,naturally after you wiped cache and delvik again. those two ways always seem to work
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Never, ever restore system data. I bet if everyone that had a problem only hit "restore missing user apps" there wouldn't be a problem.
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Titanium backup rarely causes problems unless you restore system apps. Tibu is one of the most useful apps in the market, I would never discourage anyone from using it. It's especially helpful to have backups of an app that gets updated & then you find out the update breaks something or removes a good feature.
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Keep tb, lose rom manager
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restore missing apps and app data ONLY...never had a single problem the only system data i restore is the HTC desktop so i don't have to reconfigure my home screens...works like a charm

No problems here. You just have to be smart about what you restore. There is no "one click" method.

I think we are looking at user error ... but blame the software if you must.

As others have pointed out, I've never had an issue with Titanium Backup. Great software! Just do not restore system apps + data.

lynneddington said:
Keep tb, lose rom manager
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Ha, ditto.
Can we ditch rom manager or do you have to have it installed for CWR?

now if only there was something for unrooted phones to backup before they root so they could avoid that initial loss

patdroid1 said:
restore missing apps and app data ONLY...never had a single problem the only system data i restore is the HTC desktop so i don't have to reconfigure my home screens...works like a charm
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Lmao I literally almost said this exact post word for word in another thread.. even down to the works like a charm.
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I have had a problem with titanium backup, but it might be a setting. I restored using Titanium Backup from my Droid Incredible with no apparent issues to my 1st Thunderbolt. I did a backup w/ both Titanium and MybackupPro before swapping out my Thunderbolts. I always backup twice on my phones in case something goes wrong. Oh FYI it did go wrong before I returned the Thunderbolt I copied the MyBackup, but forgot the Titanium data. This is why i always double my efforts as I always forget something.
On my 2nd Thunderbolt I started to restore MyBackupPro data after unchecking everything that was a system app. I never looked into how to have MyBackupPro only copy user apps+data since I discovered Titanium. As soon as I went into Market Place multiple app updates downloaded.
For reasons that I am not sure why I decided to do it I did a hard reset to factory defaults. I copied my incredible data back over to the 2nd Thunderbolt and did a restore. None of the apps required updating from an older backup. I'm just wondering if something didn't restore correctly to market?

Powell730 said:
Lmao I literally almost said this exact post word for word in another thread.. even down to the works like a charm.
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Thats funny because I was just reading that thread thinking "where the hell did my post go"?

This may be a dumb question, but should you let apps download automatically after a wipe / new Rom install, and then have TB restore some apps with user data I need? Or is it better the skip the automatic download altogether and restore everything through TB? Thanks!
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I'm stock and rooted. Used ROM manager to install CWR, then Titanium Pro to uninstall ROM.
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The only issue I have had with titanium backup is that when I went to restore my apps and their data it did not seem to restore any of the data, just the apps. I was a little discouraged at first but then figured maybe the original location on my old droid X might have been different then where it is on the Thunderbolt. I doubt it but that's what I keep telling myself since the app data won't restore.

Recently had problems with restoring app data as well...hmmm... In my case it is probably user error.

Without Titanium Backup, I would not be as willing to try new ROMs. As with all things relating to rooting and flashing custom ROMs, you have to learn how to use the tools and understand their limitations.
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jrgalarza1 said:
Recently had problems with restoring app data as well...hmmm... In my case it is probably user error.
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I've had the same problem when moving to a GB-based ROM. So what is this "user error" that we're committing?

cowisland said:
This may be a dumb question, but should you let apps download automatically after a wipe / new Rom install, and then have TB restore some apps with user data I need? Or is it better the skip the automatic download altogether and restore everything through TB? Thanks!
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It's up to you really but that's how I do it. Just restore the data to apps that need that data and you can restore apps that didn't D/l from market and Ti will link them to the market so you'll still get updates.
I have no problem with TiBackup restoring data. When I move to GB ROMs (maybe that's just coincidence) Ti 'forgets' my settings so I have to setup my custom labels and scheduled backups again. I used to backup and restore texts (which is system data) but since switching between Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs I've gotten a separate app to do that if I want to take my SMS/MMS to my new ROM. Never backup/restore system data. I wish there was a way to exclude system data in TiBackup without also excluding uninstalled.

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Quick question. There have been times where I've read that it's not good to restore stuff from Titanium Backup when flashing a new rom but is it on to just restore the apps without data? I think that's essentially the same as just downloading then from the market right?
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Quick question. There have been times where I've read that it's not good to restore stuff from Titanium Backup when flashing a new rom but is it on to just restore the apps without data? I think that's essentially the same as just downloading then from the market right?
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At the batch menu you can restore missing apps with data. You just don't want to restore any system data.

rquinn19 said:
At the batch menu you can restore missing apps with data. You just don't want to restore any system data.
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Ok thanks. I thought the app data as a problem also.
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rquinn19 said:
At the batch menu you can restore missing apps with data. You just don't want to restore any system data.
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I always restored my missing apps without data in the past (didn't restore any system) just to be on the safe side, but that's good to know that restoring data works fine for user apps.

Chrysis said:
I always restored my missing apps without data in the past (didn't restore any system) just to be on the safe side, but that's good to know that restoring data works fine for user apps.
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Wanted to know what you did is it applicable if you are upgrading your rom from gingerbread to ics?
And i also did that but was always on gingerbread

I used titanium backup when for the first time to backup all my apps + app data and restore it after installing a new rom. It didn't work. It took forever to install the apps because I didn't pay for the premium version, and after it did install it didn't actually transfer the app data properly for most of my apps. My save games were lost and most apps didn't log me in from the save data.
So i downloaded Go Backup, which is much simpler to use and always works. Backsup all apps you want, and restores them in the same way titanium pro does, all at once without you having to accept each app. And the difference is my game saves and app accounts were auto logged in the first time I opened them. I would say Go Backup is a much better solution if all you need to do is backup apps + app data. Don't waste your time with titanium (and it's crappy UI).

sad6549775 said:
Wanted to know what you did is it applicable if you are upgrading your rom from gingerbread to ics?
And i also did that but was always on gingerbread
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Not entirely sure about that. I'd imagine so, but haven't had personal experience with such.

[Q] Backup and Restore Apps when switching ROMs

So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?

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TheQuicksilver said:
So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?
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Not exactly on point, but I use TWRP (from goo manager) and use the backup restore there when jumping from one rom to another making Titanium useful when switching ROMs from say CM10 to EOS4. I have a backup saved of stock rooted ICS too. When I do a restore my entire system reverts. This is only helpful switching DEVs. In any event I'd instal TWRP through goo manager. EOS4 is real nice. But you MUST read the instructions.
GL
scott

wn1ytw said:
Not exactly on point, but I use TWRP (from goo manager) and use the backup restore there when jumping from one rom to another making Titanium useful when switching ROMs from say CM10 to EOS4. I have a backup saved of stock rooted ICS too. When I do a restore my entire system reverts. This is only helpful switching DEVs. In any event I'd instal TWRP through goo manager. EOS4 is real nice. But you MUST read the instructions.
GL
scott
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Yeah, I have TWRP and use it to take whole snapshots. I know when I take backups there, it has options like system, data, boot, etc, but I've never been sure if you can take just a data backup and restore that between ROM's and have that do what I'm wanting.

TheQuicksilver said:
Yeah, I have TWRP and use it to take whole snapshots. I know when I take backups there, it has options like system, data, boot, etc, but I've never been sure if you can take just a data backup and restore that between ROM's and have that do what I'm wanting.
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I've never been able to do exactly what you want, hense my "not on point", but a combo of the two is very helpful. (to me at least):cyclops:

Was wondering about this myself.

I have used Titanium Backup pro and find it very useful for restoring a full set of apps with data, as well as any missing data.
I haven't tried it but Carbon backup I think works on Android 4 without root required.

TheQuicksilver said:
So, I've been having issues with my TF101 running CM10. I want to try switching ROMs to see if it helps. Issue is I have a lot of apps installed. In the past, I've used Titanium Backup, but the challenge is that I still have to sit there and approve each app for install manually. Is there a better way to handle this that I'm not thinking of, or should I just shell out for the premium version of TB?
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The Pro version eliminates all this questioning.

Asus backup app issues

Hi folks,
I am on the latest FW, not rooted, locked BL and have issues with the Asus backup utility.
It always fails to backup some of the running apps like Apex launcher, Swiftkey, Dropbox etc...
To be able to backup these apps I always need to manually kill them first which is really annoying.
Just wondering - is it just me or is it the crappy Asus backup app?
I know that the best thing I could do is root + Titanium Backup, but in fact I do not need to be rooted because of anything else so it is not worth the time spent on it for me.
Thanks

Do you need the user data backed up too if not you can download App Backup from the Play Store.

anaschillin said:
Do you need the user data backed up too if not you can download App Backup from the Play Store.
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Unfortunately yes as the app data settings are the major reason for a back up.

not sure if it works but give it a try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
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nooktablet said:
not sure if it works but give it a try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
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This looks really interesting! I will give it a try, thanks!