I am on Slip CM9 using sd2ext+ on a 2gb memory card with a 512mb ext partition.
I just got an 8gb kingston card, gonna make a 1gb ext partition on it. Need to know how I can transfer all Apps and data from one card to the other? I DONT HAVE A CARD READER!!! And the backups made via recovery is for some reason not backing up ext, can't I somehow backup whole ROM and ext stuff, then insert 8gb card make the new partition and restore everything? Another option is titanium backup obviously.
Anyway, just give me different options? How to transfer Apps and data from ext, keeping in mind that I dont have a card reader.
Easyest way is Titanium, Flash new rom, then transfer titanium's backup folder and you'll be fine. Another way is some kind of driver for windows which allow's you to read and write ext file systems and just copy paste, but with this I'm pretty sure that most of the app's won't work.
shortyoko said:
Easyest way is Titanium, Flash new rom, then transfer titanium's backup folder and you'll be fine. Another way is some kind of driver for windows which allow's you to read and write ext file systems and just copy paste, but with this I'm pretty sure that most of the app's won't work.
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Oh thanks, On Sony Ericsson x10 mp, when I made nandroid backup via cwm, it automatically backed up ext folder as well, I was hoping that might be possible here as well with some recovery. Anyhow, titanium it is then, it just takes a hell lot of time backing up and then restoring.
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instead of restoring the whole backup u can also restore just apps(u have tis option in recovery).....dat'll do the same...but migt save u a couple of minutes....
Fas1h said:
I am on Slip CM9 using sd2ext+ on a 2gb memory card with a 512mb ext partition.
I just got an 8gb kingston card, gonna make a 1gb ext partition on it. Need to know how I can transfer all Apps and data from one card to the other? I DONT HAVE A CARD READER!!! And the backups made via recovery is for some reason not backing up ext, can't I somehow backup whole ROM and ext stuff, then insert 8gb card make the new partition and restore everything? Another option is titanium backup obviously.
Anyway, just give me different options? How to transfer Apps and data from ext, keeping in mind that I dont have a card reader.
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Can't get you properly but I guess titanium backup solves it
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Hi,
I have one question, for the new cyanogen mod update 4.2.15.1 I deleted the Ext4 part of my SD card with Gparted and installed everything new. Now I saw that I still have my old pictures on the phone. If I want to delete everything (no old stuff on the phone any more) do I need to format the Fat32 folder as well? Will I have problems with the phone after that or is after the installation of the DRC83_base_defanged.zip everything runs smooth?
Maybe someone could help me with that, I don't wanna delete datas from the phone (fat32 part) what I couldn't install later.
Juergen
First of all, what does this have anything to do with android development? Can you post in the right section?
Second, your topic tells us what you did. Ok..
You still the old pics on your phone cause it's on another partition on your sd card... You should at LEAST know taht
Third, I don't even understand what you're asking.
1) You deleted Ext4
2) Installed everything new, what does that mean? I assume a new rom, but another ext? or what? Did you wipe the whole SD card? Partition it? Learn to be more specific
3) You saw that you have old pictures on the phone... ok...
4) If you want to delete everything, format the fat32 folder? Fat32 Folder??? Do you mean the fat32 partition on the SD card? And yes, if you don't want no old stuff anymore, you delete the things that are on the SD card.
5) I assume that you just wanna delete everything and I assume that your pictures are on that sd card. You know, you can put stuff on and delete stuff on an SD card. It's there for that reason. It won't cause problems.
If you took out your sd card when it has an ext and using a2sd then you'd have problems.
But still, You make absolutely no sense. From my knowledge, when you take pictures or stuff, it doesn't go on the ext. You say, "If I want to delete everything, do i need to format the fat32?" Then you say you don't wanna delete the data on the fat32 from your phone. What is your question? Do you want to delete or not? You install stuff on the fat32 part? Normally people have stuff installed in the Ext part.
jschmid75 said:
Hi,
Will I have problems with the phone after that or is after the installation of the DRC83_base_defanged.zip everything runs smooth?
Juergen
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I cant answer this until I'm sure of what you even want to do. And what does DRC83_base_defanged.zip have anything to do with this right now? You flash that before flashing CM. I'm not sure why you want to suddenly install that
If what you wanted to do was keep everything from your SD card and get rid of the Ext, well then.. back up your sd card and partition the sd card.
the only thing I want to know is if there's anything I need to consider when I'm deleting my fat32 partition ? I formated my ext4, wiped it and installed the new rom.
When I format my card by putting it in the slot my laptop has it doesn't wipe the ext partition... I say this because it's showing that the 2gig card is only a 1.27gig card. This can't be right?
Any help is appreciated.
What OS are you running?
Windows 7 (64 bit)
I don't have a card reader so I can't test it but try to right click on My Computer and select manage. Then go into Disk Management.
The problem is windows can't recognize ext partitions so it won't mount them
Otherwise look up a partition manager to run under windows. I always partition under linux or with dedicated tool you boot to off a CD. I am not sure a good one to recommend to run under windows. Maybe someone else can recommend one.
If you made a 4gb ext partition on an 8gb card, windows will now only see this as a 4gb card until you reallocate the ext partition.
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit and I use Paragon Manager to modify the ext partitions. I am not sure if there is a legitimately free version of this program.
Thanks everyone. I'm downloading Paragon Manager now. I made my ext partition too big and want to put more music on there. I also feel like partitioned the card twice... I think I have an ext 2 & an ext 3 partition.
Again, thanks!
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mrcharlesiv said:
When I format my card by putting it in the slot my laptop has it doesn't wipe the ext partition... I say this because it's showing that the 2gig card is only a 1.27gig card. This can't be right?
Any help is appreciated.
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I use SdFormatter from this link: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
Question:
Over the last few months I (like most people here) have tried several roms. I moved from the sdcard that came with the phone to an 8gb, no problems there.
The way I backup my sdcard is I make a folder on my desktop and literally just drag and drop the whole card over, hasn't let me down yet. When I switched I formatted the 8gb card and just copied my latest sdcard backup to the 8gb and everything works great. I am at the point where I have a lot of stuff on there from from things like apps I've uninstalled, etc. and I'd like to clean it up. I have everything I would want to keep backed up on my desktop.
So here is my question:
If I reformat my sdcard will the phone copy/install anything on the clean sdcard it needs to run?
If so then I'm thinking I could just copy what I want (nand backups, pictures, music, etc.)
Thanks
nebenezer said:
Question:
Over the last few months I (like most people here) have tried several roms. I moved from the sdcard that came with the phone to an 8gb, no problems there.
The way I backup my sdcard is I make a folder on my desktop and literally just drag and drop the whole card over, hasn't let me down yet. When I switched I formatted the 8gb card and just copied my latest sdcard backup to the 8gb and everything works great. I am at the point where I have a lot of stuff on there from from things like apps I've uninstalled, etc. and I'd like to clean it up. I have everything I would want to keep backed up on my desktop.
So here is my question:
If I reformat my sdcard will the phone copy/install anything on the clean sdcard it needs to run?
If so then I'm thinking I could just copy what I want (nand backups, pictures, music, etc.)
Thanks
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Yes and yes. I have cleaned house a few times by deleting everything off my 8gb card and bringing back just my pictures, music and backups.
If you are using an ext partition to store apps and want to delete this data, you will need to format this with a program that can handle this ext partition or the easiest way is through recovery (wipe ext partition). Otherwise, if you want to keep your apps on the partition you can just delete everything off the card through windows or even format it there.
Thanks Danknee!!
I thought that was the case but wanted to make sure.
I haven't had the need to use a2sd yet so that's not a problem.
One more question:
I've formatted and put everything I want to keep back. Should I just reboot or do I need to reflash DC!.0, the reason I ask is because there was literally nothing on the card after formatting (not surprising). So I put HTC Sync back in case I need it, will the phone build the file structure it needs as it needs it or should I do anything else at this point?
Thanks
You can just reboot. The SD card doesn't have anything on it that would be replaced by flashing anyway. Since you aren't using apps2sd, you could technically have two different SD cards that you swapped in and out. You would just need to unmount and remount them to prevent corruption during the swaps.
Apps save settings on the card, but these will be resaved when you use these apps again. Conversely, the apps you never use again won't be taking up any space now.
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You can just reboot. The SD card doesn't have anything on it that would be replaced by flashing anyway. Since you aren't using apps2sd, you could technically have two different SD cards that you swapped in and out. You would just need to unmount and remount them to prevent corruption during the swaps.
Apps save settings on the card, but these will be resaved when you use these apps again. Conversely, the apps you never use again won't be taking up any space now.
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Awesome, thanks.
I totally understand what you just posted... So HTC ships these phones with SOME files that you can't get back by reflashing? (ie. HTC Sync) just curious
nebenezer said:
Awesome, thanks.
I totally understand what you just posted... So HTC ships these phones with SOME files that you can't get back by reflashing? (ie. HTC Sync) just curious
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No, you can flash back to a stock sense ROM with no problems. What I meant was that you could actually use your phone with no memory card and it would be fully functional except that some apps couldn't save settings and data.
The SD card is completely optional and all the system files and system apk files are stored in your phone's internal memory.
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No, you can flash back to a stock sense ROM with no problems. What I meant was that you could actually use your phone with no memory card and it would be fully functional except that some apps couldn't save settings and data.
The SD card is completely optional and all the system files and system apk files are stored in your phone's internal memory.
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Sorry for the confusion... I understand the phone can operate sans sdcard. if I'm not mistaken I believe I installed HTC Sync on my pc from my sdcard meanin that if I deleted it without backing it up I would have to (Jeez, I just realized what a waste of time this is, but I'm in too deep to stop) get HTC Sync from another source, ie HTC's website?
LOL yeah, you are probably right about HTC sync. I downloaded sync from the HTC website anyway (to make sure I had the lastest version). Besides that, I can't think of anything else on the stock 2gb card that is irreplaceable..
Hi guys, I haved flash CWM to the external SD card using NV Flasher the external version and flash a ROM through the external version.
What shoul happen if the external sd card fails? Do I just take sd card out and the original firmware runs by the internal or what?
BTW, thanks in advance
I don't believe you flashed to the external, but you flashed the version that supports external cards. if your external craps out, then any backups are gone. It is wise to double up on your backups.. one on your card, and another on a service like Dropbox.. a free 2gb backup service: http://db.tt/ooY4qYA
Basically, connect your usb.. find the clockwork folder and your backup is in there. Drag/drop into your dropbox folder on your desktop.. good to go. Or you can get dropbox for the android and do it from your phone.. whatever flips your bippy.
Yes, external sd ext 4 support, thanks. So to restore the system to be full functional again can be 1) flash the CWM for the internal sd, put the backup inside and flash it. 2) buy another card flash the CWM external version put the backup inside and flash.
My apologies for my english, thanks.
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Yes, external sd ext 4 support, thanks. So to restore the system to be full functional again can be 1) flash the CWM for the internal sd, put the backup inside and flash it. 2) buy another card flash the CWM external version put the backup inside and flash.
My apologies for my english, thanks.
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Hmm, with the difference in english, I can't tell if you completely understand it correctly or if you are mistaken, haha.
First and foremost after you have flashed CWM... You shut off your phone. Then hold down volume down + power.. until the green android logo loads, then let go. Then you will be in CWM. While in there, go through the menus and do a backup first and foremost. It will place the backup on your external card.
Once you do the backup, it will be on your external card. Take a copy of it off of your external card and drop it into dropbox, put it on your computer, etc. Basically.. make a backup of the backup.
Then, if your external craps out... then you can either get a new one and put the backup back on the external card.. Or, you can reflash CWM for internal support... and move the backup from your dropbox, your computer, etc. onto the internal. Then you can restore it.
Edit: after re-reading what you said, i'm pretty sure you understand it correctly. As long as you have your backup...and you have duplicated the backup somewhere else.. Then you will be 100% ok. Well, 99%.
Everything is clear to me now, thanks.
Ok I have upgraded all the way to JB but went back to ICS because of some issues with JB.
I do my backups to my external SD card and I know that the format is different with ICS.
My External SD card shows that it has data on it but I cant seem restore from it with my backup software.
Would be really nice to get to what I have on there.
Thanks.
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Ok I have upgraded all the way to JB but went back to ICS because of some issues with JB.
I do my backups to my external SD card and I know that the format is different with ICS.
My External SD card shows that it has data on it but I cant seem restore from it with my backup software.
Would be really nice to get to what I have on there.
Thanks.
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The names of the paths to the Internal and External SD cards are different from ICS to JB. (And therefore, in reverse.)
JB puts the External SD in /emmc (or /storage/sdcard1) and the Internal SD in /sdcard (/storage/sdcard0)
I think these paths are swapped in ICS.
Change, in the options of your backup program (Titanium Backup?), the path of where backups are stored to the other path, and it should work.
(I had to do that to read a TiBu backup from ICS on JB.)
mikefarr said:
Ok I have upgraded all the way to JB but went back to ICS because of some issues with JB.
I do my backups to my external SD card and I know that the format is different with ICS.
My External SD card shows that it has data on it but I cant seem restore from it with my backup software.
Would be really nice to get to what I have on there.
Thanks.
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I think that my problem is application specific but if something comes to mind with anyone.
Oh the one application that I was trying to use was mybackup pro.
mikefarr said:
I think that my problem is application specific but if something comes to mind with anyone.
Oh the one application that I was trying to use was mybackup pro.
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Does that app allow you to change where it stores or finds its backups?
It does. I use mybackup pro and never have had any issues restoring from the internal sd. Never have tried from an ext sd though. (Don't use one)
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andros11 said:
It does. I use mybackup pro and never have had any issues restoring from the internal sd. Never have tried from an ext sd though. (Don't use one)
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Hit menu button and go to options. The first box should ive backup location. I use backup pro myself and back up to external since its 32gb works great. The app defaults to internal but can be change to any directory.
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mikefarr said:
Ok I have upgraded all the way to JB but went back to ICS because of some issues with JB.
I do my backups to my external SD card and I know that the format is different with ICS.
My External SD card shows that it has data on it but I cant seem restore from it with my backup software.
Would be really nice to get to what I have on there.
Thanks.
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Change the path on the software, where the apps are now located.
Hi,
I had a HTC explorer which i had rooted . I was using a 8GB class 10 card on it . I have got a new phone in which i want to use that 8GB card.
Is there a way i can copy the rom installation from the 8GB card to a 2GB card i had got with explorer ??
Thanks
AlbusDumbelodr said:
Hi,
I had a HTC explorer which i had rooted . I was using a 8GB class 10 card on it . I have got a new phone in which i want to use that 8GB card.
Is there a way i can copy the rom installation from the 8GB card to a 2GB card i had got with explorer ??
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If you aren't using any memory increasing scripts, you can just swap memory cards, move the "Android", and ".android_secure" folder from the old card to new. I'd recommend that you do a complete copy, not to miss out any other data from other apps.
AlbusDumbelodr said:
Hi,
I had a HTC explorer which i had rooted . I was using a 8GB class 10 card on it . I have got a new phone in which i want to use that 8GB card.
Is there a way i can copy the rom installation from the 8GB card to a 2GB card i had got with explorer ??
Thanks
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Take a nandroid backup.. Using the recovery..
In the card you will see a folder named clockworkmod or something... Copy the folder in the new card..
If you had a partition in the previous card then make a partition in the new one..
Place that folder in your new card..
Go to recovery.. Make sure you install the recovery through which you had done the backup..
Go to backup and restore.. select the backup.. done..
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Go to recovery.. Make sure you install the recovery through which you had done the backup.[/QUOTE said:
Couldn't understand this step !!
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shubhojit89 said:
Take a nandroid backup.. Using the recovery..
In the card you will see a folder named clockworkmod or something... Copy the folder in the new card..
If you had a partition in the previous card then make a partition in the new one..
Place that folder in your new card..
Go to recovery.. Make sure you install the recovery through which you had done the backup..
Go to backup and restore.. select the backup.. done..
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I partially disagree with this. Some of the apps use some custom folder, (hidden with "." prefix) in the SDcard, and so, an exact copy of the SD Card's what I recommend.
AlbusDumbelodr said:
Couldn't understand this step !!
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If you don't jump about installing recoveries, then, you don't have anything to worry about.
Insider details: TWRP's and Clockworkmod's backup/restore mechanisms work in different ways, and they're two "different" recoveries. Hence, they use different folders, "clockworkmod" (or "clockwork") and "TWRP" respectively. The backups are stored in those folders. If you don't flash a new recovery, and use the old recovery itself, you've got nothing to worry about.
p.s. ROMs are installed in internal memory. The SDCard, only some data is stored.
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I partially disagree with this. Some of the apps use some custom folder, (hidden with "." prefix) in the SDcard, and so, an exact copy of the SD Card's what I recommend.
If you don't jump about installing recoveries, then, you don't have anything to worry about.
Insider details: TWRP's and Clockworkmod's backup/restore mechanisms work in different ways, and they're two "different" recoveries. Hence, they use different folders, "clockworkmod" (or "clockwork") and "TWRP" respectively. The backups are stored in those folders. If you don't flash a new recovery, and use the old recovery itself, you've got nothing to worry about.
p.s. ROMs are installed in internal memory. The SDCard, only some data is stored.
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Basically if i make a image of a memory card and restore that image on another card ..it should work .. right ?
AlbusDumbelodr said:
Basically if i make a image of a memory card and restore that image on another card ..it should work .. right ?
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simply to say mate backup your apps and all through titanium backup.. paste in your PC then partition the card.. go to recovery partition the card then flash the ROM.. setup everything after boot. install titanium go to preferences -> batch actions-> restore user apps..
AlbusDumbelodr said:
Basically if i make a image of a memory card and restore that image on another card ..it should work .. right ?
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Yes, the simplest way. :good: