Hello.
I am looking for a Deep Freeze alternative for android.
I want to use the application on a tablet I am going to buy.
Thanks
It would not be easy to implement the same thing as Deep Freeze on an enterprise-level scale, especially if there are different devices from different manufacturers, unlike with PCs. But if yours is the only device, just make a nandroid backup, then you can restore the backup whenever you like (every boot, every day, etc.). Of course, this requires your tablet to be rooted, and (probably) a custom recovery installed.
And how much time do i need for this every time i reboot?
Now I am using VMware with deepfreeze on the 2nd OS.
If you mean the nandroid restore process, it takes a few minutes. It depends on the size of the backup image, and the speed of your device. Unlike desktop PCs, however, usually people don't actually reboot their phones daily, or even weekly. If you want to update some apps, or make any other changes, you can then just do a nandroid backup, which again only takes a few minutes.
Regarding VMware, are you using it on Android, or PC?
I use VMWare on PC. Inside the VMWare I use Deep Freeze. Then I restart the virtual OS. I do this because some apps leave some tracks on my system that i dont know what these are.
I have several computers, which need specific parameters and have to be loading and off options in each.
would be a good option to have a tool so
as in linux "ofris-in" where when you start your computer already has a desired configuration. :good:
Related
Greetings everyone! First off, thank you for a wealth of information on this site as well as the coolest apps and ROMs. I'm glad I came across this site.
I've been trying out different ROMs by different developers. They're all great! I feel like a dude driving a different sports car every week! My question is, how can I create a "disk image" of my current setup? Is there a program for WM6 like PQDI or Norton Ghost?
Thats a good question... this is what we need... than ill test more roms ^^
This part is tricky.
There are two major backup utilities: Sprite and SPB backup.
Trouble is that while they both create a full backup including registry, messages and apps you can not deploy this backup on a different ROM (specially if it is different AKU version or different OS 5 / 6) without serios side effects.
This is because some internal structures (like PIM.VOL) and registry settings are different in these ROMS.
Thats why it is recommended that you backup your contacts, emails and stuff to outlook then sync and reinstall all the apps on the new ROM.
Alternatively, both apps allow you to manually select what is backed up. You can play with that option to only backup "generic" stuff.
Understood.
What I was hoping to find is a utility that takes a snapshot of my current setup and creates one file, or one EXE. It's kinda like swapping hard drives with each having a different OS's. I'd have one "favorite" ROM though (with my personal settings, including keyboard layout, ringtones, contacts, WiFi key info, voice commands, etc) and if I'm done testing someone else's ROM, I can reload that 'favorite' one to continue on with my day, all with one flash.
problem is that many difference between roms also is what registrys are set to what
so if you take that with you some optimezes could be lost
Really?
I've used an old program called PQDI (just like Norton Ghost) and what I'd do is after doing a fresh load of OS on my PC, I'd start to load some of my favorite software like Premiere (I do video editing) and Sonar (I also do music). Then, I create a disk image of my hard drive. Months later, after installing tweaks and stuff, and if for some reason (and this has happened before) I screw up my registry, get a virus, or my PC starts to run slow because of junk that have collected over the months, I'd reload that image and the very next time I turn on my PC, it would have a fresh load of OS with Premiere and Sonar, and nothing else, it's just as if I had bought a new computer.
I was hoping it would be the same on my 8525. There is a feature right now called "Clear Storage" (installed on every WM device) that clears up every things and reloads the ROM. But that erases all the tweaks you've done and starts you off with a fresh load of ROM. :/
Ok, there is one thing you don't seem to be clear on:
On PC stuff you install and OS all can be treated the same because they all reside on an HD and if you can take and image of that you can restore it all whenever you want.
But on devices like the 8525 this is completely different. The ROM on each device is stored and encrypted in a different matter, and needs to be written in a special way so there can be no "generic" tool for ROM flashing. This is also why there are no apps that take complete image of a device (ROM + user apps and data).
Thanks for the clarification. It would have been great if there was, huh? That would make beta testing and reporting much more efficient. Oh well. I'll move on. Thanks again! (Hmm...now what ROM should I try next...)
Hi! I just got my new SP3: Core i5/256GB/8GB RAM. YAY!
I'm a computer programmer/software developer so I essentially like to keep all my computers super-neat and follow a very rigorous process for maintaining what's installed and stored across the filesystem.
But this time I don't have a Windows 8 installation DVD or anything like that for me to perform a fresh-install.
I usually start from a fresh system and then incrementally install the important software that I will always need (office, development, favorite programs, etc) and then create images of my system. If I ever find my system unstable or dirty I simply re-image by computer. I keep all important user data backed up elsewhere.
My question is what recommendations do you have to achieve this goal with a brand new Surface? This is the first time I'll work with Windows 8.1 and their cloud based model.
All your advice will be much appreciated. Thanks!
I've been flashing for a decade, but never cracked the use of Titanium to handle apps and data. Never seemed to work, so I always end up manually installing apps and setting everything up. I always have this feeling that there are professional flashers here who have a smooth workflow. Does anyone have a tutorial (I'm aiming to go from Lineage 8 to 9)?
patp said:
I've been flashing for a decade, but never cracked the use of Titanium to handle apps and data. Never seemed to work, so I always end up manually installing apps and setting everything up. I always have this feeling that there are professional flashers here who have a smooth workflow. Does anyone have a tutorial (I'm aiming to go from Lineage 8 to 9)?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
I use OandBackup from F-Droid to backup all my user apps (with data and settings). You can even backup and restore system apps, but be careful. For example I backup my user dictionary (which is a system app) from time to time (I only restore the data) ... Of course OandBackup only works, if the phone is rooted. It's free, open source and makes the job (for me since several Android versions).
Hello everyone,
i searched for this topic and found several threads without an answer, but all of them were years old, so heres my hope that things have changed over the years (And that Android finally catches up with what i would consider basic functionality and damn, even iPhones can do it...)
Im looking for a backupsolution directly to my PC. A tool for either my PC (Both Windows of Linux would be fine) or my phone (which is a rooted LG G4 with the last, and therefore very old, official Lineage OS (i intend to upgrade to something newer.) I want to backup every app including appdata, my contacs, sms and mediafiles.
I dont have a lot of space left on my phone which rules out any backupsolution that backs up to my phone. Which means Titanium Backup (which besides looking ugly and not very userfriendly by my usual standards for a user interface but the Pro version can apparently otherwise do everything i want) or Nandroidbackups (assuming that they dont fully backup my phone including the rom and therefore would be unusuable for migration to a new Rom) are out. Also the need to manually copy this over after the backup smacks me as slighly cobbled together, but well that might be just me.
I also dont want to use any internetbased solution. Both for ideological and paranoia reasons. Its my data and i dont intend to giving it to others. Therefore any cloudbased services are out.
Which leaves me with backing up directly to my PC. When i started looking for such a soltion i thought that would be easyly solved since it is such a basic usecase. But oh boy how wrong i was.
What i have found so far:
Syncdroid: Cant backup Apps+Appdata.
Helium: endless spinning wheel while checking root (even though i triplechecked, helium HAS root) and without root i cant backup two thirds of the apps i want to backup like all my instant messaging apps). Apparently the issues with root are known but the Devs are silent.
Apowersoft ApowerManager: Is supposedly able to do what i want BUT doesnt have a trial so i could test it (the free version only allows backups but no restore or anything which comes down to a trust issue) and its simply to expensive (20$ per month with the current superduperspecialpricejustforyouandjustnowoffer) to just buy blindfolded. Also again Trustissues for a tool this expensive without a way to fully try before...
So in conclusion: Do i have to throw away my LG G4 and switch to an iPhone to get this basic functionality or did i just overlook something (maybe a hidden feature in Titanium Backup)?
Bonuspoints if this works over wifi and can be automated (like PC is running, PC suite pings phone, finds phone and updates the backup)
Hello,
Is there any app that allows to take a complete image of the smartphone and restore it, like driveimage xml for windows?
All the app I found seems to be about backing up a small part only. Like the data, the pics, or the sms.
But what if I want to test backup my whole system, with all the apps and all the settings of the apps, before making an upgrade for instance?
I'm fairly new in the world of smartphone (about 2 years) but it seems a little more complicated than with computers...
rootinhoppo said:
Hello,
Is there any app that allows to take a complete image of the smartphone and restore it, like driveimage xml for windows?
All the app I found seems to be about backing up a small part only. Like the data, the pics, or the sms.
But what if I want to test backup my whole system, with all the apps and all the settings of the apps, before making an upgrade for instance?
I'm fairly new in the world of smartphone (about 2 years) but it seems a little more complicated than with computers...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should need to be rooted to properly back up every (or almost) every partition.
You can use dd commands either through Windows or through a terminal app directly onto your device.
You also have this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.partitions&hl=en&gl=US