I Want to be able to do full backup that can restore from PC
just incase the worst happens.
Any Apps that can do this
I mean back up Everything Apps OS Password ect
I don't want to back up to Phone cause it takes up too much space.
Onknight said:
I Want to be able to do full backup that can restore from PC
just incase the worst happens.
Any Apps that can do this
I mean back up Everything Apps OS Password ect
I don't want to back up to Phone cause it takes up too much space.
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Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit has this feature. (Check my sig)
As long as you got custom recovery, with this toolkit you can do a nandroid backup then move the backup folder anywhere in your PC.
if you want to restore your backup, use the toolkit again then select the backup folder in your PC.
ej8989 said:
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit has this feature. (Check my sig)
As long as you got custom recovery, with this toolkit you can do a nandroid backup then move the backup folder anywhere in your PC.
if you want to restore your backup, use the toolkit again then select the backup folder in your PC.
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I can't get it to connect
Onknight said:
I can't get it to connect
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Make sure:
-USB Debug mode is turned on.
-Drivers are properly installed
What do you mean by you can't get it to connect?
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Hi,
my N5 has some presumably hardware related bug: It sometimes crashes and after reboot the battery is almost empty. So Google will now send me a replacement unit.
I wonder: is it possible to backup my old device with TWRP (nandroid backup) and restore this backup on my new device?
This way I would not have to reinstall everything from scratch and just make a perfect clone.
Has this been done before?
Travelawyer said:
Hi,
my N5 has some presumably hardware related bug: It sometimes crashes and after reboot the battery is almost empty. So Google will now send me a replacement unit.
I wonder: is it possible to backup my old device with TWRP (nandroid backup) and restore this backup on my new device?
This way I would not have to reinstall everything from scratch and just make a perfect clone.
Has this been done before?
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Possibly but make sure you back the new phone up, ESPECIALLY THE EFS!!! In fact, back up the EFS, put it in three other spots. lol
Travelawyer said:
Hi,
my N5 has some presumably hardware related bug: It sometimes crashes and after reboot the battery is almost empty. So Google will now send me a replacement unit.
I wonder: is it possible to backup my old device with TWRP (nandroid backup) and restore this backup on my new device?
This way I would not have to reinstall everything from scratch and just make a perfect clone.
Has this been done before?
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Yes you can do this. That being said, DO NOT BACK UP THE OLD N5'S EFS PARTITION. If you do back it up, DO NOT RESTORE IT ON THE NEW N5. It will render it useless if you plan on using it to connect to anything but WiFi. Also make sure to copy everything from /sdcard as Nandroid backups will not save your personal data. So manually backup all your pictures, songs, downloads, etc and move to a PC first.
tl;dr - yes just don't restore old EFS partition backup on new N5 and save your stuff
RoyJ said:
Yes you can do this. That being said, DO NOT BACK UP THE OLD N5'S EFS PARTITION. If you do back it up, DO NOT RESTORE IT ON THE NEW N5. It will render it useless if you plan on using it to connect to anything but WiFi. Also make sure to copy everything from /sdcard as Nandroid backups will not save your personal data. So manually backup all your pictures, songs, downloads, etc and move to a PC first.
tl;dr - yes just don't restore old EFS partition backup on new N5 and save your stuff
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Thanks!
So I just backup
. system
. data
. cache
. boot
with TWRP and restore this on my new device.
Pictures are saved to the cloud anyways and all my music and audio books reside on my PC hard drive.
Travelawyer said:
Thanks!
So I just backup
. system
. data
. cache
. boot
with TWRP and restore this on my new device.
Pictures are saved to the cloud anyways and all my music and audio books reside on my PC hard drive.
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Correct, long as your personal data is backed up you are good to go. Just when you get your new N5 and put TWRP on it, do a quick backup of your boot partition. Shouldn't take too long and it'll auto generate the backup folder for you to drag & drop you old backup into. You can just delete it afterwards.
RoyJ said:
Correct, long as your personal data is backed up you are good to go. Just when you get your new N5 and put TWRP on it, do a quick backup of your boot partition. Shouldn't take too long and it'll auto generate the backup folder for you to drag & drop you old backup into. You can just delete it afterwards.
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Problem:
I have created a backup on my nexus 5 but I cannot find it when connected to my PC. The "twrp"-folder is not there. Where is it?!
I can access "data/media/twrp" with a root browser on my nexus, but I cannot access this folder with my PC.
How can I transfer this backup now to my PC?
Travelawyer said:
Problem:
I have created a backup on my nexus 5 but I cannot find it when connected to my PC. The "twrp"-folder is not there. Where is it?!
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Should be in /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS
If not, you have a file permission issue or something.
Travelawyer said:
Problem:
I have created a backup on my nexus 5 but I cannot find it when connected to my PC. The "twrp"-folder is not there. Where is it?!
I can access "data/media/twrp" with a root browser on my nexus, but I cannot access this folder with my PC.
How can I transfer this backup now to my PC?
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Go to About Phone from Settings and click the build version until you enable developer settings and go in there and enable ADB. Plug it into PC and see if the drivers install properly. If they do you'll see the phone connected as "Internal Storage" from your "My Computer". As posted above it should be in the root of your SDcard in TWRP/backups
RoyJ said:
Go to About Phone from Settings and click the build version until you enable developer settings and go in there and enable ADB. Plug it into PC and see if the drivers install properly. If they do you'll see the phone connected as "Internal Storage" from your "My Computer". As posted above it should be in the root of your SDcard in TWRP/backups
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There is no TWRP folder in my /scard, see here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/psv3fpcrgbls5j7/2014-12-05 23.20.01.png?dl=0
I found TWRP in the root file system under data/media/0/TWRP
But these folders don't appear under Windows.
Travelawyer said:
There is no TWRP folder in my /scard, see here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/psv3fpcrgbls5j7/2014-12-05 23.20.01.png?dl=0
I found TWRP in the root file system under data/media/0/TWRP
But these folders don't appear under Windows.
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See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57287175
Travelawyer said:
. cache
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Why backup and restore cache?
ANDROIDRAZRM said:
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57287175
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So I installed a terminal emulator and typed in:
su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
And now TWRP miraculously appeared in my Windows explorer. Thanks a lot!
IMHO, you're just asking for any number of issues. New phone =fresh start. You should just set it up.... How long does it really take. ?
But, it's your device. ?
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Oh.... And likely your issues were not hardware, but better chance it was software. Why risk turning your new phone into the mess your old one was. ?
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!
Does anyone know if this is possible? I've had my phone for a couple weeks and want to root but don't really want to reinstall and setup everything again. If not, can someone point me to a reliable non-root full backup option?
TIA!
no. oem unlock is needed first and that pre-step is the bad boy that does the wipe.
d3athsd00r said:
Does anyone know if this is possible? I've had my phone for a couple weeks and want to root but don't really want to reinstall and setup everything again. If not, can someone point me to a reliable non-root full backup option?
TIA!
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You should probably Google "TIA." Hehe.
d3athsd00r said:
Does anyone know if this is possible? I've had my phone for a couple weeks and want to root but don't really want to reinstall and setup everything again. If not, can someone point me to a reliable non-root full backup option?
TIA!
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Google is your backup option. It can restore settings, apps and data. Just restore from cloud. You need root to have a perfect backup.
mikex8593 said:
Google is your backup option. It can restore settings, apps and data. Just restore from cloud. You need root to have a perfect backup.
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You don't need to root you just need to have twrp installed.
se7ensde said:
You don't need to root you just need to have twrp installed.
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Well, to backup apps and data in the OS, like OP wants before unlocking bootloader.
I did this with titanium backup on my previous phone to go from non-root to root and worked like a charm.
I can't post a link to the url...anywhay search for titanium backup non-root and you will see how to make a backup that can later be restored with titanium.
1. How to make your first backup WITHOUT root:
Before beginning, you need to setup your ADB and have your device detected. You must also running Android version 4.0 and above. Also, make sure you have a file manager installed. Our favorite is the ES File Explorer.
Connect your device and make sure its listed with the following command:
adb devices
Run a FULL backup with the following command:
adb backup -f FullBackup.ab -apk -all
This will create a “package” called “FullBackup.ab” on the current location in your command prompt. This is your backup package.
Now you can root your phone.
Once finished rooting, insert the “FullBackup.ab” package on your sdcard
Hit the menu button and look for “Extract from ADB backup” option. This will prompt you to search for the file. Use the file manager that you installed earlier and navigate to the directory and select the FullBackup.ab file.
Now restore like as if the backup was made with Titanium Backup. Don’t forget to make a fresh copy of the backup using Titanium Backup. You’re Done!
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I've been using swift backup for the last 5 years or so and I'm damn tired of making the backup, coping it to my pc, do whatever I have to do on my phone, set up my gaccount back, install swift, login, copy the backup back and wait to restore it.
I just want a tool that allows me to connect my phone to my pc via USB, launch it and get my backup directly on my pc ready for restoring it in a second moment on my phone without waste of time or stupid accounts and stuff
I don't mind if it's via ADB, fastboot or whatever, I just want something simple that does just that and that is able to backup everything, all apps+ data
I know that ADB has a backup command, but that isn't able to backup all the apps and that's a big no for me
ps I'm a root user and I run Linux on my pc if those infos are helpful
am I asking too much maybe?
thank for your help!
Look inside here:
Backup android app, data included, no root needed, with adb
Backup android app, data included, no root needed, with adb - android-backup-apk-and-datas.md
gist.github.com
jwoegerbauer said:
Look inside here:
Backup android app, data included, no root needed, with adb
Backup android app, data included, no root needed, with adb - android-backup-apk-and-datas.md
gist.github.com
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I already expressed this is not a viable solution for me in my previous message.
tdjj said:
I know that ADB has a backup command, but that isn't able to backup all the apps and that's a big no for me
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most of the apps I use aren't compatible with ADB backup, I need something that's able to backup all the apps I want like I do on swift, but directly on my pc.
Your have root, why not use TWRP backup and restore.
tdjj said:
most of the apps I use aren't compatible with ADB backup
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Never have read or heard that.
sammiev said:
Your have root, why not use TWRP backup and restore.
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can I get a copy of it straight on my pc instead of my phone on twrp?
jwoegerbauer said:
Never have read or heard that.
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yeah, there is a flag for that in the androidmanifest.xml
you can check
AFAIK since Android 6 the flag allowBackup by default is always set to true, unless app's developer for whatever reason sets it to false.
jwoegerbauer said:
AFAIK since Android 6 the flag allowBackup by default is always set to true, unless app's developer for whatever reason sets it to false.
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that's why I said
tdjj said:
most of the apps I use aren't compatible with ADB backup, I need something that's able to backup all the apps.
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adb backup is not a viable solution in my case
I'm looking for an app that will allow me to back up the entire contents of my phone to one single .zip file which I could then flash back if needed. It would be best if there was an app that could transfer the backup to my computer where I would store the individual backups. I should add that I have root access, but even so, I haven't found any application that backs up the entire system to a single file. I don't have a custom recovery, only the stock one. Is there any app for that? Ideally for Windows, where I would connect the phone with a cable and perform the backup setup from there.
CaptainFedora said:
I'm looking for an app that will allow me to back up the entire contents of my phone to one single .zip file which I could then flash back if needed. It would be best if there was an app that could transfer the backup to my computer where I would store the individual backups. I should add that I have root access, but even so, I haven't found any application that backs up the entire system to a single file. I don't have a custom recovery, only the stock one. Is there any app for that? Ideally for Windows, where I would connect the phone with a cable and perform the backup setup from there.
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What are "the entire contents of your phone"? All partitions + personal data, apps and so on?
Oh yes, exactly. For a case like system update potentially messing up the device - (oh, I just realized that if my device would softbricked i would need to restore that image or zip file through the recovery anyway), so i guess without a custom recovery this isn't doable right?
CaptainFedora said:
Oh yes, exactly. For a case like system update potentially messing up the device - (oh, I just realized that if my device would softbricked i would need to restore that image or zip file through the recovery anyway), so i guess without a custom recovery this isn't doable right?
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As long as no custom ROM gets installed you only need a backup of your data. The remaining images are part of your firmware.
Without a custom recovery like TWRP you can backup your data only during the running system. Your stock recovery can't access /data as a filesystem, because it's not mounted. Also an entire image of that partition wouldn't be possible.
Now I learned something. Thank you. That'll do. Titanium Backup it is then.
CaptainFedora said:
Now I learned something. Thank you. That'll do. Titanium Backup it is then.
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Titanium Backup is outdated, I suggest NeoBackup (open source) or Swift Backup (closed source, you can't decrypt the backup on your own).
Thanks again!
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
Swift Backup (closed source, you can't decrypt the backup on your own).
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It doesn't make any sense to encrypt MY own data. Swift Backup gets access to the data by Magisk and that's me. I don't need an app that makes my own data inaccessible for me without any reason.
CaptainFedora said:
I'm looking for an app that will allow me to back up the entire contents of my phone to one single .zip file which I could then flash back if needed. It would be best if there was an app that could transfer the backup to my computer where I would store the individual backups. I should add that I have root access, but even so, I haven't found any application that backs up the entire system to a single file. I don't have a custom recovery, only the stock one. Is there any app for that? Ideally for Windows, where I would connect the phone with a cable and perform the backup setup from there.
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You can look at this thread for variants of backup software options.
Alternative to Titanium Backup?
Hey everyone, I've been using Titanium backup for a few weeks now but one thing irks me about it.. even though it successfully backs up my apps and I assume my data - when it comes to restoring the backup, it always re-installs the apps in a...
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WoKoschekk said:
It doesn't make any sense to encrypt MY own data. Swift Backup gets access to the data by Magisk and that's me. I don't need an app that makes my own data inaccessible for me without any reason.
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That's the reason why I gave NeoBackup as an alternative, although it doesn't have all the features of Swift Backup like restoring SSAIDs.
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
That's the reason why I gave NeoBackup as an alternative
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That seems to be a good alternative for Titanium Backup.