Where are the backups located in twrp? I can't find them for nothing. I backup everything up, but I can't find them. Any imput would be helpful. Thanks
Wrong section - this should be in the q&a section.
Anyway they are in the twrp folder on either your internal SD or external SD depending upon where you elected to back up to.
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So, I've done this plenty of times: back up apps on Titanium, wipe, flash a new rom and restore just apps. For some reason, TiBu is not bringing up the apps I backed to my external SD in my new rom on the S3. All configurations for restore are at "0", but I can navigate to my external SD on rootexplorer and see the back up I made. Any clues?
I don't believe backups have to be on internal SD, but could somebody correct me if I'm wrong and offer some solution, if possible.
ThunderRootedDragon said:
So, I've done this plenty of times: back up apps on Titanium, wipe, flash a new rom and restore just apps. For some reason, TiBu is not bringing up the apps I backed to my external SD in my new rom on the S3. All configurations for restore are at "0", but I can navigate to my external SD on rootexplorer and see the back up I made. Any clues?
I don't believe backups have to be on internal SD, but could somebody correct me if I'm wrong and offer some solution, if possible.
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If you've gone from a stock ROM to an asop ROM our the other way around then you need top go into TiBu's preferences and change the backup directory. The different ROM bases call the SD cards by different names.
Brian Gove said:
If you've gone from a stock ROM to an asop ROM our the other way around then you need top go into TiBu's preferences and change the backup directory. The different ROM bases call the SD cards by different names.
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Yea, so confusing, especially coming from the thunderbolt where everything is off the external SD...I had to end up moving the backups to the internal SD, which is fine.
Thanks for the reply man.
Searched all over before making this thread but I couldn't seem to find an answer. Rooted my phone to install PAC-man mod. When I finished I made a backup of my original system with CWM. I flashed PAC-man but I'm havign issues and I wanted to go back but CWM can't seem to restore the backup. I checked, and it's still there but when I try to restore I get:
Couldn't open directory.
No files found.
Any ideas?
Is your backup stored on the phone storage or an external card?
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Shaftamle said:
Is your backup stored on the phone storage or an external card?
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phone storage
SuperBrother said:
phone storage
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Edit: before you go about following the steps I wrote below there is one other options. If you are using an app to try to restore the backup then this way should work. Manually boot into recovery mode click on backup and restore then restore from SD card and under the file labeled 0 there should be a folder listed as clockworkmod. From there you should be able to restore your backup if that doesn't work then follow the steps that I wrote about moving the file to the external card. Either way in the future I would recommend always backing up to the external card.
Assuming you're coming from a 4.1 build when you install a 4.2 ROM it changes the file structure of the internal drive. This is due to the fact that 4.2 roms support multi user functions. So most likely when you try to restore your backup it's located in a different path then it was originally.probly something like sdcard/0/clockworkmod instead of sdcard/clockworkmod. My advice would be move your back up to the external card manually reboot your phone into recovery and restore your backup from the external card. If you use DUP you have to move the backup and the blob folder. If you used a tar backup, just move the backup. When in recovery mode select restore from external SD card and navigate to the folder you put it in.
From here on out if you do your backups from recovery make sure you back up to the external card. If you use ROM Manager make sure before you do your next backup that you select under the settings panel to use external storage. The newest update of ROM Manager allows you to do so.
One other thing, once you restore your backup and your back to a 4.1 build it's going to look like your internal storage is wiped. It's definitely not use a file manager to browse the internal storage there will be a folder labeled 0. That's all of you data. Open that folder up highlight and cut all of the contents go back to the root of your internal storage(the folder you just came from) and paste it there. It will ask if you want to overwrite certain files just click Yes the only files that will be overwritten are the ones that were just made when you rebooted on the 4.1 system you will not lose anything.
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What's the size of the back up? Are all the required files in there? Try updating your su app, then try making another back up and make sure it works. What version of cwm are you using? Is your system r/w?
Surge1223 said:
What's the size of the back up? Are all the required files in there? Try updating your su app, then try making another back up and make sure it works. What version of cwm are you using? Is your system r/w?
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the SU binary and the clockworkmod version should have little to nothing to do with restoring a backup especially when it says the file cannot be found. Thus far is the size of the backup goes unless you opened up the file and started jacking around with stuff that was backed up there's no chance that he's missing information. When it says the file cannot be located it's because rom manager/ ROM toolbox is looking for the file that was originally placed in a specific area and is no longer there hence the 4.2 file structure I spoke of.
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You're assuming you know why I was asking those questions, and as a result that you're more knowledgeable than I am in this subject area. Besides human error, there are still numerous ways cwm, su, and the back up size can contribute to a failed recovery. We're both just trying to help.
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You're assuming you know why I was asking those questions, and as a result that you're more knowledgeable than I am in this subject area. Besides human error, there are still numerous ways cwm, su, and the back up size can contribute to a failed recovery. We're both just trying to help.
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I agree everybody just tries to help everybody that's what makes this website great. The only reason I said what I did is because I ran into this exact problem about 4 months ago so I know exactly what he's talking about. Sorry if I came off as a ass, I didn't mean to.
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Is alright ,thanks for explaining though. No room for hate in a cwm debate.
Shaftamle said:
Edit: before you go about following the steps I wrote below there is one other options. If you are using an app to try to restore the backup then this way should work. Manually boot into recovery mode click on backup and restore then restore from SD card and under the file labeled 0 there should be a folder listed as clockworkmod. From there you should be able to restore your backup if that doesn't work then follow the steps that I wrote about moving the file to the external card. Either way in the future I would recommend always backing up to the external card.
Assuming you're coming from a 4.1 build when you install a 4.2 ROM it changes the file structure of the internal drive. This is due to the fact that 4.2 roms support multi user functions. So most likely when you try to restore your backup it's located in a different path then it was originally.probly something like sdcard/0/clockworkmod instead of sdcard/clockworkmod. My advice would be move your back up to the external card manually reboot your phone into recovery and restore your backup from the external card. If you use DUP you have to move the backup and the blob folder. If you used a tar backup, just move the backup. When in recovery mode select restore from external SD card and navigate to the folder you put it in.
From here on out if you do your backups from recovery make sure you back up to the external card. If you use ROM Manager make sure before you do your next backup that you select under the settings panel to use external storage. The newest update of ROM Manager allows you to do so.
One other thing, once you restore your backup and your back to a 4.1 build it's going to look like your internal storage is wiped. It's definitely not use a file manager to browse the internal storage there will be a folder labeled 0. That's all of you data. Open that folder up highlight and cut all of the contents go back to the root of your internal storage(the folder you just came from) and paste it there. It will ask if you want to overwrite certain files just click Yes the only files that will be overwritten are the ones that were just made when you rebooted on the 4.1 system you will not lose anything.
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This would make a lot of sense! That's my situation exactly. I don't want to try it just yet because I'm still trying to get a ROM working properly on my phone (PAC-man, having issues but that's for another thread). If I end up throwing in the towel and this checks out, I'll be sure say thanks.
This might be the wrong forum to post this in but since I own a Nexus 5, I feel that this is the most appropriate place to post this.
I've used TWRP for awhile now and have never understood one very important feature: Being able to delete a backup?
For whatever reason, I cannot access the backups in my storage via Windows File Explorer. I see a BACKUP file but no way to actually access the backups. I've tried using ADB to do a file listing inside the SD card, I've tried using a Root Explorer for Android but all with no avail. What gives? Am I doing something wrong? Are the backups located elsewhere? Shouldn't there be a feature in TWRP that allows you to manage the backups?
Anyway, I post this because my god forsaken SD card is now full and I can't download anything. Let me know.
Cheers,
Chris
Reboot into recovery. Go to restore backups tab. Tap on a backup you'd like to delete. There should now be a small button near the bottom of the screen that says "Delete backup", or something similar.
It took me a while to figure that out too!
The backups should show up in /sdcard/TWRP/backups in both a file.explorer or windows. If not, then you're probably on Lollipop ROMs and have a problem.with your /sdcard. Search "sdcard problems" in general to find my thread
I have did google searches for the answer (can't seem to find the answer), and I checked out the CWM website, can't find support there. Also, there is no specific thread here for my phone. So I choose to post here.
Problem is with the program itself, anyways.
Using CWM 6.0.4.8 Touch
When I do a back up, it doesn't back up everything or every folder (on the internal storage card). I was told by people that it should back up everything.
What it doesn't back up is "storage/sdcard0" It just skips it
Now it does back up the "data/" folders. All the folders in that directory.
cache/
system/
There is a lot of folders it doesn't back up for some reason. Not sure why. Also, I did something, I copied the contents of "sdcard" folder and put it in the data\lost+found\ folder.
To see if it would back it up. And it didn't for some reason.
What it did was create a file called "sdcard" when extracted. It says this:
/storage/sdcard0
But nothing in that folder is backed up. Am I not selecting an option here, or is there something that needs to be done with sdcard0, I take it that is my internal memory storage.
Not sure why it's not backing up everything. Anyone good with CWM, wish to help me or point me in the right direction. That will be good. Thanks.
VeiledChameleon said:
I have did google searches for the answer (can't seem to find the answer), and I checked out the CWM website, can't find support there. Also, there is no specific thread here for my phone. So I choose to post here.
Problem is with the program itself, anyways.
Using CWM 6.0.4.8 Touch
When I do a back up, it doesn't back up everything or every folder (on the internal storage card). I was told by people that it should back up everything.
What it doesn't back up is "storage/sdcard0" It just skips it
Now it does back up the "data/" folders. All the folders in that directory.
cache/
system/
There is a lot of folders it doesn't back up for some reason. Not sure why. Also, I did something, I copied the contents of "sdcard" folder and put it in the data\lost+found\ folder.
To see if it would back it up. And it didn't for some reason.
What it did was create a file called "sdcard" when extracted. It says this:
/storage/sdcard0
But nothing in that folder is backed up. Am I not selecting an option here, or is there something that needs to be done with sdcard0, I take it that is my internal memory storage.
Not sure why it's not backing up everything. Anyone good with CWM, wish to help me or point me in the right direction. That will be good. Thanks.
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A CWM backup is meant to back up only /data, /cache and /system partitions.
It is normal that it isn't backing up the internal storage.
Hello.
I have a BQ Aquaris M5, rooted, unlocked bootloader, TWRP custom recovery 3.0.0-1 flashed, flashed official manufacturer bloatware-free ROM, etc...
I've done a full Nandroid Backup with TWRP recovery, including Boot, System Image, System and Data. I just have a simple question:
If something goes horribly wrong, like my device does not turn on or I can't boot to Android, and I need to restore the backup I've made...
Do I have save the backup in the internal storage of the device in order to make it work?
Or can I just simply cut it from my device to my PC, and whenever I need it, I put it in a microSD and TWRP will read it from the microSD card?
Thank you!
rambomhtri said:
Hello.
I have a BQ Aquaris M5, rooted, unlocked bootloader, TWRP custom recovery 3.0.0-1 flashed, flashed official manufacturer bloatware-free ROM, etc...
I've done a full Nandroid Backup with TWRP recovery, including Boot, System Image, System and Data. I just have a simple question:
If something goes horribly wrong, like my device does not turn on or I can't boot to Android, and I need to restore the backup I've made...
Do I have save the backup in the internal storage of the device in order to make it work?
Or can I just simply cut it from my device to my PC, and whenever I need it, I put it in a microSD and TWRP will read it from the microSD card?
Thank you!
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Hello,
While taking a backup, you can either take it in internal storage/Micro SD Card (if your device supports it).
Whichever you select while taking a backup, you would have a TWRP folder in the storage.
Your backup stays there and can be restored from there without issues.
-Vatsal
OK, but can I move (cut) that TWRP folder to my PC, so it's not in the internal storage neither in the microSD?
So whenever I need it, I copy it from my PC to the microSD and restore the backup. The point is to not occupy space in the smartphone storages.
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OK, but can I move (cut) that TWRP folder to my PC, so it's not in the internal storage neither in the microSD?
So whenever I need it, I copy it from my PC to the microSD and restore the backup. The point is to not occupy space in the smartphone storages.
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Hello,
Yes it is possible but don't copy TWRP folder. Copy the subfolder in TWRP folder. (Might be some weird alphabets and number naming)
-Vatsal
Vatsal said:
Hello,
Yes it is possible but don't copy TWRP folder. Copy the subfolder in TWRP folder. (Might be some weird alphabets and number naming)
-Vatsal
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Done, thank you so much for your time.
By the way, what those letters and numbers mean?
rambomhtri said:
Done, thank you so much for your time.
By the way, what those letters and numbers mean?
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Hello,
That isnt significant, It's random. Also in TWRP you can setup a custom name of the backup too.
-Vatsal