[Q] How to back up Titanium Backup's own key file? - General Questions and Answers

I contacted Titanium Backup's support on June 14th but got no reply, so I'm going to try here:
When I flash a new ROM and do a factory reset, it changes my device ID. Titanium Backup can restore your previous device ID, but only the Pro version can do that. This leads to a chicken and egg problem: if I want to restore my device ID before setting up my Google account and installing apps from Play, I need TB's pro key to be somewhere where I can restore it with TB. But the pro key does not appear in the list of back-up-able items, so I need to connect to Play to install the key application...
Is there a way to back up TB's own pro key so that I can restore it immediately upon starting up, before going through Google account setup? Alternately, does the key exist in one of the normal backup options (maybe in Accounts?), but is just not able to be backed up/restored on its own?
Thanks!

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[Q] Please help me

My phone is about to be taken away (XPERIA X10) for a replacement in few days. I want to back up everything on it, not just the apps or settings. I want to back up the Android 2.2 which I have on it, all the apps in it with the settings.
I had 2.1, i have got everything ready, such xrecovery and etc.
Could you tell me a way I could also backup my root files (not the sd files).
Thanks
does any one know what I could use
Is your phone rooted? If so, you should use Titanium Backup. You have the ability to backup all your system files and data files. However, keep in mind that when you restore system files, they will need to be restored on the same version of Android that you had on your original phone. If not, you can have many conflicts on restore.
If your phone isn't rooted, there are several backup programs in the Android Market and Amazon's market that do backups.
Don't know if this will help, but if you could provide more information on your question, you will probably get more specific answers.
Good Luck!!
As long as it's a replacement of the exact same phone with the exact same OS, I'm pretty sure you could just use something like Titanium Backup to handle all this if your phone is rooted.
I do have my phone rooted, I want to backup everything, everything, so I can restore the phone as it was. Dont worry about the new phone, i can root and get android 2.2 on it.
As said, Titanium Backup is your best bet. If you're talking about something similar to a nandroid backup through your recovery, you cannot restore those across phones with causing major problems.
Backup your apps + data with TB, but I wouldn't restore any system data. Download the rom you're currently running & have your root method handy. Setting back up shouldn't take too long. I'd take screenshots as well to help when setting widgets back up because TB or any other app cannot restore those.
EDIT: Also backup your contacts/calendar through gmail. Go in to your Accounts & Sync settings and choose sync now. Don't restore anything backed up with Google through Titanium Backup, you might get duplicates.

[Q] Titanium Backup Pro

I bought Titanium Backup Pro and have a key.
However, whenever I flash a new ROM, all my apps start coming back. If I try to install the Key from the Play Store, it gets pushed under everythign else and downloads at the end.
I tried the option in Titanium Backup settings where it copies Titanium Backup as an update.zip to the sd card, but that only restores the regular, FREE Titanium Backup app, without the key.
So my question is: How do I restore the Titanium Backup Pro Key on my first boot into a new rom, without installing any of the other apps I previously had? (I prefer to restore everything with Titanium Backup, rather than letting the Play Store do it)
Thanks for reading
When you flash a new rom uncheck keep this phone backed up with my google account. That is not exactly how its worded but its in the initial set up.
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You should have installed MY BACKUP ROOT before flashing the new rom
gullu101 said:
I bought Titanium Backup Pro and have a key.
However, whenever I flash a new ROM, all my apps start coming back. If I try to install the Key from the Play Store, it gets pushed under everythign else and downloads at the end.
I tried the option in Titanium Backup settings where it copies Titanium Backup as an update.zip to the sd card, but that only restores the regular, FREE Titanium Backup app, without the key.
So my question is: How do I restore the Titanium Backup Pro Key on my first boot into a new rom, without installing any of the other apps I previously had? (I prefer to restore everything with Titanium Backup, rather than letting the Play Store do it)
Thanks for reading
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I do the following steps:
before installing new ROM,
I first back up all apps using Titanium Backup. I ensure that I back up the Titanium PRO app as well.
Then after installing the new ROM... i do the following:
after signing into the phone - I go to play store and stop all downloads and install Titanium Backup free.
when I run the free version it automatically registers the PRO version as it is backed up in it.
then I can restore all other apps using Titanium back up PRO.
Let me know if this was helpful to you.
Yeah I figured it, what I have to do is sign in from my account but uncheck the boxes for backing up accounts and restoring to the phone. Then I just download both the program and its key from the market. Thanks!
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How is the Dev support for the TB Pro?
gullu101 said:
Yeah I figured it, what I have to do is sign in from my account but uncheck the boxes for backing up accounts and restoring to the phone. Then I just download both the program and its key from the market. Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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I I wish there were more tutorials about the TB pro....
Reply to your question
I hear dev support is pretty good (never had to contact him/her/them myself though)
because when applications freeze, then thaw and then I said: application not installed
I leave the option to keep my phone baked up to my account when I flash a new rom, but always uncheck the first option that says something to the effect of "restore from my account". Then I grab tb from the play store, unless the rom has a baked in file explorer, since I keep a copy backed up in my storage.
Installing my backup root prior to flashing a new rom will do absolutely no good if you wipe data.
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You guys are unchecking the 'backup to google accounts ' box, but can you check it again, later on? Because I do want my stuff to be backed upwith google as well.
SahilC said:
You guys are unchecking the 'backup to google accounts ' box, but can you check it again, later on? Because I do want my stuff to be backed upwith google as well.
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I always leave the backup to Google option checked, but always uncheck the restore from Google option.
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Oh. That makes sense!
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You dont have to uncheck anything, as soon as the phone gets to the homescreen just go to the play store and stop the downloads just takes a click. Keeping google restore checked you will have your contacts back as soon as you boot up.
Contacts will restore whether the restore from Google account is selected during initial setup or not, as long as contacts are allowed to sync with your account.
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I see I didn't know that.
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Problem
I use titanium backup pro and when i want to restore the to the same serial my phone its blocks. I root the phone from 2 times for this cause.
mirceasinca said:
I use titanium backup pro and when i want to restore the to the same serial my phone its blocks. I root the phone from 2 times for this cause.
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What error are you getting, and what are you trying to restore?
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Titanium PRO and RUU Europe_3.14.401.27
I installed stock ROM Europe_3.14.401.27 and rotted via HTC, but Titanium pro tells me "NOT ROOTED"
Tried the recommandations like wipe, use rcm set privileges, no prevail,
Anybody has new ideas?
Solved the problem by installing openrecovery-twrp and than in recovery mode CWM-SuperSU-v0.99
Now Titanium Pro works
TB not restoring apps
Hello, before I installed Pac-Man 4.4, I made a backup with TB. Ported them with usb to my desktop from the computer. did a full wipe. flashed pacman 4.4 and gapps. then i installed tb from the play store, also pro version, then ported the files back from computer to tb file, opened tb and want to choose restore but there are zero apps to restore and normaly there are 350. Some help is welcome thank you.
SOLVED: and sorry for posting on the wrong place, this was for the I9305 (Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE)
backup from phone to desktop file the name of the file went from
air.byss.mobi.instaweatherpro-20140105-223234.properties to air.byss.mobi.instaweatherpro-20140105-223234 - Copy.properties
and
air.byss.mobi.instaweatherpro-20140105-223234.tar.gz to air.byss.mobi.instaweatherpro-20140105-223234.tar - Copy.gz
installed "lammer context menu" ---> batch rename .... remove - Copy

[Q] Accidentaly changed Google Play ID and lost links

I was testing Titanium Backup and create a .zip file to flash while in recovery.
When I've booted the phone, it says if I want to restore back (at least I've thought I've read this...) my ID.
I answered yes.
Now, all my apps disappeared from Google Play.
I've lost all my links and wouldn't be able, in the future, to update paid apps...
I've restored a nandroid backup but it did not solve anything...
I've tried to restore the market links using Ultimate Backup Pro but I couldn't...
Is there anybody who can help me!

Titanium Backup App Restore Best Practices?

I use Titanium backup to do app backups of a handful of games, a few installed through the play store on my main account, a few installed from a secondary Japanese account to access the Japanese store, 1-2 Amazon underground installed games and a few using the Qoo store app.
When it comes time to restore these backups onto a new phone (or same phone due to a OS upgrade requiring a wipe) should I just choose to restore the apps+data, or reinstall the apps from their respective storefronts first then go into titanium backup and just choose to restore those specific apps data?
Will titanium backup restore the correct market links for everything? Is this even a concern anymore or are the links server side, and as long as you have the correct app id's installed the respective stores will see them as installed and able to receive updates?
Thanks!

Defunct Cyanogenmod hijacking restore of google app data after factory reset

1st off, I apologize if this has been covered previously, I did search google, and these forums, but the issue is tricky to form a search string accurately.
I recently flashed back to stock CM13.1.2. During initial setup, after signing into google, I select the google restore of my previous app data, but before it can begin, a screen pops up with Cyanogenmod's account sign-in, which is of course defunct and non-working. But whether I skip this step, try to sign in, or hit back, there is no way to continue restoring app data from my google drive account.
I've read that Oreo allows google app data restore after setup, but what can we do in Android 6? Am I to give up on restoring this app data, and use Helium or titanium backup in the future? thanks.
After each fresh install of a customer Rom, the ID of your device is change. If you CALL titanium backup the first time (if you've make a backup in history from an older Rom, Titanium ask you, if you want restore the old ID. This ID is also responsible to identify your device for restore your apps
Maybe (just maybe), you could boot into TWRP, go to advanced ---> file manager, then delete the apk corrispondent to the CM login prompt, it should be
com.cyanogen.ambient.core
located somewhere in /system/app or /system/priv-app
delete the folder then reboot

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