Hey guys about ready to finally break down and unlock this thing, but I've been using it since august and I would really like to save some app data, any suggestions?
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bryanfritz1 said:
Hey guys about ready to finally break down and unlock this thing, but I've been using it since august and I would really like to save some app data, any suggestions?
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there is a free market app called My Backup that has a non-root version, it will backup your data and apps separately. it works pretty well, and will backup your app data. it can sometimes be flakey restoring all your apps, but it mainly works. i've found it flawless for data such as sms/mms, bookmarks, call log, etc
edit: just make sure to save your backup in a safe place, like a physical sdcard if you have one in your device, or your computer, since the unlock wipes your device. if i remember correctly, the app will store your backup in a folder called rerware/MyBackup..... something like that
If your not rooted it doesn't do app data. For not being rooted it does have a lot of nice options for sms, mms and such that a lot of apps mess up so its still a nice find.
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Hey I was wondering the best way to back up the apps from my phone to maybe my computer or SD card and keep my saves
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Titanium Backup. Buy the premium version.
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My phone is not rooted, should have mentioned that in the first post sorry
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They have a non-rooted version, unless that's changed, but I'm not sure if it still has the same functionality/ability that the rooted version does.
skaroger867 said:
My phone is not rooted, should have mentioned that in the first post sorry
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Your not going to be able to backup any user-specific data associated with any given app unless your rooted, or the app itself has a mechanism for backing up/exporting your custom data. There may be some way of doing something via adb, but I'm not sure, and it would seem that biting the bullet and rooting, and then being able to backup thoroughly from that point forward, would be less hassle in the long run.
The apps themselves, or at least a list of them is backed-up to Google if you have that option set. So if you get a new phone or reset, the first time you setup the phone, Google retrieves those apps automatically.
I do believe that mybackup pro, and perhaps even titanium, will backup the apps themselves (the .apks) ONLY, even if you aren't rooted, but that really isnt very useful, especially if you have the Google backup mechanism enabled.
These apps need root in order to gain access to the location on the phone where apps store any of the data you have created with those apps.
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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It only applies if there are framework mods or if the base firmware version is different. System app data is usually incompatible and in some cases user app data will cause issues.
john21511 said:
I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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TiBu supports all apps backup, both paid and free.
Paid one does additional tasks like batch restore without prompting for each app and data.
nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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Well your JUST TRYING out a Rom, why even set your phone all the way back up......just load up the essentials and go at it, how fast is the email, how good is the network, browser speed, sound, bugs or whatever....then move on to the next Rom.
i guess some would see that as a lot of work, but if your not willing to do it.....then you will never really see what good and bad with the Rom.
Make Nandroids and Flash away. at the current moment i can swap between, Miui, Cm7, Infused 2.2.3, and even Hellraiser combos in a matter of minutes WITH ALL MY APPS AND DATA by just grabing my nandroid and flashing ( Of course you will want to know that you cant just go flashing any nandroin on top of another nandroids all willy nilly....so make your sure your current Kernel matches up with the nandroid you plan on restoring.
I hate starting over on some games but sometimes I must when I Change Roms or update a current rom... I use titanium backup but it doesn't seem to backup game data... what's a good app for that
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miguel11691 said:
I hate starting over on some games but sometimes I must when I Change Roms or update a current rom... I use titanium backup but it doesn't seem to backup game data... what's a good app for that
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TiBu backs up my data perfectly fine for all my games (i.e. saved checkpoints, progress, local high scores). Are you sure you're restoring everything properly? I'm not talking down I'm just saying from time to time I don't restore app+data. Every now and then too I need to restore data only after a restore because the data doesn't stick..what games are trying to restore?
Yea I am... games like zenonia (all 3) doesn't back up... I will try the program you use and see what happens... is it better than titanium
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Yea I am... games like zenonia (all 3) doesn't back up... I will try the program you use and see what happens... is it better than titanium
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Tibu is titanium backup
marsdta said:
Tibu is titanium backup
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Oh wow LOL... so what am I doing wrong... what should I press in the batch menu then so it saves everything
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Oh wow LOL... so what am I doing wrong... what should I press in the batch menu then so it saves everything
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hahaha, its all good man! no worries, it is a weird abbreviation. I'm not near my phone (foolishly left it at home) so when I get back to my 2nd love I'll mess around with TiBu and see if there are any settings or something I do specifically that you might not..in the meantime I'll bump this up and see if anyone else who plays that game can shed some insight.
Thanks a lot bro
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its actually quite simple.
batch>back up user apps
flash new rom
batch>restore missing apps + data
I do that all the time and it doesn't work....
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I use titanium back up pro... I feel it a necessity for any root user
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BeGrateful said:
I use titanium back up pro... I feel it a necessity for any root user
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cool story? tell it again? You don't like to read the thread do you? lolol, OP is having a terrible time with TiBu, I agree though TiBu is the best way to go.
I tried to mess around with other back up apps and nothing seemed to be as user friendly and efficient as TiBu...I got a feeling its got more to do with the game then it does TiBu..sorry mate! Hopefully someone who plays the game can help ya out here!
I happened to have an issue with Titanium also. Was bothered that it did not restore apps to the sd card that were backed up from the sd card. It was brought to my attention that there was a setting in the preferences to do so. I also noticed many other new settings that were not there on a previous release when I looked last. There are a few about backing up app cache and external data that is not checked by default. Take a look in the preferences and there might be a setting to get your games fully backed up.
I'd hate to revive an old thread, but I'm having small problems with TiBu... It restores all save data, except for the online ID.
Do you have the newest version of TB?
I'd recommend you try restoring the app and then the data separately. That seems to work for me if the usual doesn't quite do the trick
Use Tb
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theyhateflee said:
Use Tb
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Are you even reading the threads or are you just trying to build up your post count quickly?
Backup up apps is no problem, but when it's time to restore, is there any way to have it auto-restore everything? The way I did it now was I started the batch restore, but had to press install-done over and over again for each app. Is there any easier way to auto-restore?
spmode said:
Backup up apps is no problem, but when it's time to restore, is there any way to have it auto-restore everything? The way I did it now was I started the batch restore, but had to press install-done over and over again for each app. Is there any easier way to auto-restore?
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Did you purchase program? also if you did you need to download the purchase before running if you wiped data
I'm using the free version from the market. I'm guessing the auto-restore a feature of the paid version?
spmode said:
I'm using the free version from the market. I'm guessing the auto-restore a feature of the paid version?
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yep you need to purchase
it is well worth it, there are more features with paid program that you will love if your going to be flashing roms
jlmr731 said:
yep you need to purchase
it is well worth it, there are more features with paid program that you will love if your going to be flashing roms
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done. syncing w/ dropbox now
Can also consider app2zip
It creates a flash able zip file of all your apps, no data though
Do you run any risk restoring apps and data or are you better off restoring just the apps? I thought I read somewhere it can get buggy restoring the data
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pschatz12 said:
Do you run any risk restoring apps and data or are you better off restoring just the apps? I thought I read somewhere it can get buggy restoring the data
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If it's just app data, usually no problem
The problem is restoring system data
I like to be safe so that's why I opt for app2zip
I use Go Backup. In my opinion, it's much more intuitive, cleaner, and better looking than titanium. Plus, it's free
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App2zip restores app data also?
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I use Go Backup. In my opinion, it's much more intuitive, cleaner, and better looking than titanium. Plus, it's free
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that app doesn't support backup on external sd card Fail!!
Paid titanium gives great support. I bought it direct from dev and it's a powerhouse. Does everything and more than I need.
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Paid titanium gives great support. I bought it direct from dev and it's a powerhouse. Does everything and more than I need.
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Buying Titanium was one of the best purchases I ever made for my devices. Well worth the price.
I love the "sync to dropbox". Didn't play around with it more to find out what else it does but that syncing makes it well worth the price.
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I love the "sync to dropbox". Didn't play around with it more to find out what else it does but that syncing makes it well worth the price.
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I've flashed my phone so many times now, I don't know what I'd do without Titanium. Probably not flash, haha.
So i was running CM7 and sadly its gone so i cant get my apps onto an SD card or anything now... but now i am running paranoid android build 8 and when i downloaded my apps back it didnt save the progress example(on the game 100 floors im back to level 1) im on the same google account i had before and everything does anyone know why this happend? is it normal?
Google doesn't sync stored data for apps
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rtotheichie said:
Google doesn't sync stored data for apps
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alright makes sense kinda suck, but im running paranoid android build 8 4.0.4 and when i go to settings>back up and reset it says Automatic restore "when reinstalling and app, restore backed up setting and data" does that mean now googles allowing backing up of app data?
No, just settings on the phone such as wifi access points, what your phone brightness/time out was set as, bookmarks for stock browser, and other various things, it just means data exclusive to Google Apps I believe
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No, just settings on the phone such as wifi access points, what your phone brightness/time out was set as, bookmarks for stock browser, and other various things, it just means data exclusive to Google Apps I believe
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Yeah, the only thing they save about third party apps is the fact that you downloaded it
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Not entirely true. Whether third party app data get saved depends on whether the developer used Google backup transport api or not. And most developers haven't!
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Oh makes sense noticed that was happening thanks
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