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[Q] Nandroid Backup

I always see in every ROM thread to do a Nandroid back up before flashing a new rom but I don't know how to do it. I had been always flashing roms without doing any kind of back ups, except text messages. now that im curious about it and for future issues. how do I do it, the nandroid backup?

P00t said:
I always see in every ROM thread to do a Nandroid back up before flashing a new rom but I don't know how to do it. I had been always flashing roms without doing any kind of back ups, except text messages. now that im curious about it and for future issues. how do I do it, the nandroid backup?
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In ROM manager tap "back up current ROM " or in recovery choose "backup and restore"
The back up (nandroid) will back up everything but the radio... It'll make an exact copy of your ROM.
Then when you need to... In rom manager, tap backup and restore... Then choose your latest backup.. Or whichever backup you wish to restore.
Basically same process from recovery screen.
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I would recommend performing the backup/restore while in clockwork mod recovery. Its less problematic than doing it in rom manager.
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cavsoldier19d said:
I would recommend performing the backup/restore while in clockwork mod recovery. Its less problematic than doing it in rom manager.
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[Q] CWM didn't backup apps/user data?

This is the 2nd time I've run into a problem with CWM (first time was a checksum error but found a fix for it.)
Was running a rom (eagleblood) and decided to do a backup in clockwork before flashing a different rom (bionix.) Backup completed, factory reset/wiped everything, flashed rom, and after booting in realized I had google auth and another authenticator app set up on the old rom. Went back into CWM to restore what I just backed up and account info/apps/media files are gone. Luckily, I have an older backup from September that I can use to get to my authenticator apps but unfortunately still have lost what was added to my phone recently.
Question: Is my backup completely fubar? Has anyone run into something similar that could point me to a fix? I still have access to the backups.

g0dsgreen said:
This is the 2nd time I've run into a problem with CWM (first time was a checksum error but found a fix for it.)
Was running a rom (eagleblood) and decided to do a backup in clockwork before flashing a different rom (bionix.) Backup completed, factory reset/wiped everything, flashed rom, and after booting in realized I had google auth and another authenticator app set up on the old rom. Went back into CWM to restore what I just backed up and account info/apps/media files are gone. Luckily, I have an older backup from September that I can use to get to my authenticator apps but unfortunately still have lost what was added to my phone recently.
Question: Is my backup completely fubar? Has anyone run into something similar that could point me to a fix? I still have access to the backups.
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Are you using Titanium Backup for backing up your apps/data? You might wanna look into that, its an easy great app.

I have no recent titanium backups. This is a nandroid backup that didn't backup. First I've ever seen.
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That sucks man, I always batch a Titanium Backup to dropbox before thinking about a nand backup. It is a great precaution for the amount of tinkering we all do.

Titanium backup does boot/system/cache/etc. ?
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g0dsgreen said:
Titanium backup does boot/system/cache/etc. ?
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No, it does user apps, system apps, and all their data. Titanium Backup is a must have app for rom flashers. A nandroid is okay to keep for emergencies, but for your apps and data, Titanium Backup is a must.
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so do I just have to accept that bad nandroid backups happen?
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Restoring from backup

Does anyone know if restoring a ROM from backup is good or bad. Reason I'm asking is becausE I'm about to make a backup of my current setup so I can try a new ROM, and if I don't like it and want to restore from a backup will everything work fine. Thanks in advance
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jvx333 said:
Does anyone know if restoring a ROM from backup is good or bad. Reason I'm asking is becausE I'm about to make a backup of my current setup so I can try a new ROM, and if I don't like it and want to restore from a backup will everything work fine. Thanks in advance
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that's the point of the backup... just wipe things before installing the backup.

yea its not a bad a idea to do the backup protect u from a bad flash and as he said thats why the option there 8)

To better answer your question: restoring from a backup restores EVERYTHING to that EXACT state your phone was when you initially did your backup.
So it's not bad, and actually very good . I have 5 different ROM backups on my sd card.

Rom Factory
You can also use Rom Factory and create your own rom. This will not create a total backup of your phone, just the required folders for the operating system.

Can you backup your applications from recovery?

Hey guys...
I have been using EHNDROIX custom rom for quite some time. For no apparent reason now when I try to boot my phone it freezes on the logo screen. I tried installing newest or oldest updates, or even other custom roms but I still face the same problem. I was wondering if there is a way to bypass that problem without losing my applications. Do you have any suggestions on what to try apart from wiping cache, dalvik cache and fixing permissions (which I've already tried)? Can I backup my applications from recovery before wiping data which I suppose will fix the problem?

Titanium bkp will let you restore app data from a cwm backup (may only be a pro option)
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If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble

wizard3 said:
If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble
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It can .

wizard3 said:
If titanium backup can restore applications from cwm backup it will save me a lot of trouble
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yea it can 5.99 in the market

titanium backup really can do that

So, only the pro version can do that...right?

wizard3 said:
So, only the pro version can do that...right?
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Yes, unless it was recently added to free but 5.99 is a small price for all the headache it will save you in the long run
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You can wipe data without losing your applications. You would have had to run a titanium backup before you got stuck in your bootloop scenario. TB pro is the best $6 I have spent on the market.
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Hi,
Titanium backup can restore apps from cwm backups.
But also, if your using the test cwm recovery (version 6.0 or above I think) and you will be flashing the same rom again, you can go to recovery, select advance restore, select your cwm backup you made earlier, and select "restore data only"
That will restore all your data you had on the phone, like apps, app data, call logs, ect.
But you should really be on the same rom that you made the backup of to do this, or else it can cause more boot loops.
Cheers
Corey
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fishingfon said:
Hi,
Titanium backup can restore apps from cwm backups.
But also, if your using the test cwm recovery (version 6.0 or above I think) and you will be flashing the same rom again, you can go to recovery, select advance restore, select your cwm backup you made earlier, and select "restore data only"
That will restore all your data you had on the phone, like apps, app data, call logs, ect.
But you should really be on the same rom that you made the backup of to do this, or else it can cause more boot loops.
Cheers
Corey
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That sounds really interesting..Thanks for pointing it out!

Restoring from a backup

Hey guys restoring from a NANDroid backup using TWRP won't don't anything bad to the system right ? I want to try an other rom but if i don't like it i don't wanna instal back my rom and then do all the settings and instal all the app again ..

Restoring a nandroid will restore the rom you backed up and all the data

A nandroid is like a snapshot of what you're running. It'll restore back to exactly what it was, when you backed up
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CRIME INC. said:
A nandroid is like a snapshot of what you're running. It'll restore back to exactly what it was, when you backed up
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So there is no side effect after restore a backup ?

Nope
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tlf55 said:
So there is no side effect after restore a backup ?
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Just make sure that you keep your backups up to date. Otherwise, when you restore, it won't have your latest mods, tweaks, apps, settings, etc. (anything you changed since the last backup). You can use Online Nandroid Backup to schedule daily automatic backups.
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