nandroid backup - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I guess no chance for nandroid backup till CWM or TWRP is released??

misiokicio said:
I guess no chance for nandroid backup till CWM or TWRP is released??
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I think Paul O'Brien from Modaco was already testing some early builds of TWRP, but I'm not reall sure right now.
You can still make backups with ADB. They're a bit different, but at least, you have a backup.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263392
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263392
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I downloaded this app and did a nandroid, which took FOREVER, but at least now I'm safe, should I ever need a backup, right? Because I'm on verizon with the moto g so there's no custom recoveries that I know of… barely have root!
So, I'm safe right?

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[Q] CWM backup

Hey guys. A question for you. I'm coming from galaxy s. I'm no noob. With the sgs you could restore your backup in clockwork if you screwed up. Can't you do this with o3d (reading about people bricking their device) . If not, what's the point with a backup?
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Where did you hear the backups aren't working?
Works fine, no bricks. I used the backups a lot when I'm tweaking my phone.
I believe the people who were getting bricked phones from cwm are just using a different recovery. Something like thrill using Optimus 3D's recovery
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DevJackey said:
Where did you hear the backups aren't working?
Works fine, no bricks. I used the backups a lot when I'm tweaking my phone.
I believe the people who were getting bricked phones from cwm are just using a different recovery. Something like thrill using Optimus 3D's recovery
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Just what i thought from reading the "unbrick" thread.
So like with other devices if can get in to CWM and have a backup im "safe"?
borelis said:
Just what i thought from reading the "unbrick" thread.
So like with other devices if can get in to CWM and have a backup im "safe"?
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Most users don't have a bricking problem. Yea CWM works like its supposed to. For example, yesterday, I was changing build.prop. Caused a boot loop. Pulled battery, Went to recovery, restored backup.
Never bricked my phone, but there are many reasons for bricking, you'll be fine.
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DevJackey said:
Most users don't have a bricking problem. Yea CWM works like its supposed to. For example, yesterday, I was changing build.prop. Caused a boot loop. Pulled battery, Went to recovery, restored backup.
Never bricked my phone, but there are many reasons for bricking, you'll be fine.
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hey just out of curosity what are the most common ways to brick the LG? just want a heads up on what to avoid doing, because i bought my lg 3d from a friend already rooted cwm and aura rom. Just wondering if i wanted to go back to like rogers stock what would i have to do?
The "bricking" with CWM is caused when you update the system with an LG Rom via OTA or Web Updater and you have the CWM recovery partition instead of the LG original one.
If you install the same ROM from a zip via CWM backup recovery it works like a charm.
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Beriaru said:
The "bricking" with CWM is caused when you update the system with an LG Rom via OTA or Web Updater and you have the CWM recovery partition instead of the LG original one.
If you install the same ROM from a zip via CWM backup recovery it works like a charm.
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Thank you
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Less space in sd-card because of the rom ?

Hi, recently I've installed a rom,
and now I have 2.5 gb less than before in the sd-card.
When I install a rom, where does it put it ?
I have less space now and it's bothered me :X
(I removed the zip file of the rom from the sd-card).
Ohh and I installed TWRP, but replaced it with CWM. Maybe the TWRP is still on my sd-card and take space?
Was gona tell u how to do it but just saw ur name so am not telling u annoy many people on this forum one big person troxx
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k1llacanon said:
Was gona tell u how to do it but just saw ur name so am not telling u annoy many people on this forum one big person troxx
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Ok, as u wish. Thank u anyway
By the way, I still remember the help that u gave me before some days , So I'm happy with that .
I hope u will stop with your thinking and behavior, because I believe that u are a good person.
I know that I asked a lot of questions, All I want is to be sure before I do something.
Well, I see that u gave a lot of help to others, so keep giving help 4 them, because it's enough for me to see that at least u are helping to others.
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TROOOOLL POST!
put less cache storage (whatever it is) on it. It should work now
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hiu115 said:
TROOOOLL POST!
put less cache storage (whatever it is) on it. It should work now
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Thanks, but how do I do this?
LalyGirl said:
Thanks, but how do I do this?
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If i'm not mistaken, there should be a CWM recovery to resize your cache partition. Of course, your device should be rooted.
hiu115 said:
If i'm not mistaken, there should be a CWM recovery to resize your cache partition. Of course, your device should be rooted.
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Ohhh I will try to delete the cache from cwm
Could be your nandroid backup. Or just repartition through recovery. Make sure to backup first.
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LalyGirl said:
Ohhh I will try to delete the cache from cwm
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you SHOULD know that when you are using cwm recovery, you are tamping with your device, and if it goes wrong it could or could not be fixed.
read the forum for instructions, or just google it
dooshbag45 said:
Could be your nandroid backup. Or just repartition through recovery. Make sure to backup first.
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Actually, I did it I flashed a rom and then I restore only the data
And dooshbag45 : Yes u right I did it before I flashed a rom
LalyGirl said:
Actually, I did it I flashed a rom and then I restore only the data
And dooshbag45 : Yes u right I did it before I flashed a rom
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Nandroids for this phone, especially Sense run more than 1GB.
Clear cache again and davelik or whatever cache they write themselves again what I did was make a titanium backup of my apps and data then go settings storage and then factory data reset everything will be wiped then download titanium backup and restore u should still be on same Rom may have to install boot.img again I dunno
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k1llacanon said:
Clear cache again and davelik or whatever cache they write themselves again what I did was make a titanium backup of my apps and data then go settings storage and then factory data reset everything will be wiped then download titanium backup and restore u should still be on same Rom may have to install boot.img again I dunno
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I like your comment and I see that u are fine with me now
I will give it a try ^___^ Thank u sooo much :good:
el_smurfo said:
Nandroids for this phone, especially Sense run more than 1GB.
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I think that the rom took more space, because it has some more stuff than the stock rom
I'm on leeedroid v2.1 and didn't loose any space from when I was on stock strange.... Try leedroids Rom when he gets the update
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k1llacanon said:
I'm on leeedroid v2.1 and didn't loose any space from when I was on stock strange.... Try leedroids Rom when he gets the update
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Ok. Where does the rom can be found? in the SD-Card or in the internal storage?
LalyGirl said:
Ok. Where does the rom can be found? in the SD-Card or in the internal storage?
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Ull need to download it lol ur English is either terrible or u can't be bothered to write lol v confusing
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@LalyGirl, The ROM should be in the system partition. If you have Titanium backup it should tell you the break down of of internal storage, sdcard ect..
or get "Quick System Info" app.
As for recovery, if you flashed CWM it is written to the recovery partition so it will overwrite the TWRP you had.
k1llacanon said:
Ull need to download it lol ur English is either terrible or u can't be bothered to write lol v confusing
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English is not my national language.
And baseballfanz understood me
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baseballfanz said:
@LalyGirl, The ROM should be in the system partition. If you have Titanium backup it should tell you the break down of of internal storage, sdcard ect..
or get "Quick System Info" app.
As for recovery, if you flashed CWM it is written to the recovery partition so it will overwrite the TWRP you had.
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ohh ok thanks!
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If I lost my imei

I want to flash custom roms but I don't want to be that guy to lose his imei. Now question is. If I backup my stock rom via cwm and flash a rom and get unlucky and lose my imei and then just restore my stock backup will I be okay?
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imablackhat said:
I want to flash custom roms but I don't want to be that guy to lose his imei. Now question is. If I backup my stock rom via cwm and flash a rom and get unlucky and lose my imei and then just restore my stock backup will I be okay?
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easiest is to just flash synergy. it backs it up for you without doing anything and, in my opinion, an awesome rom to try first anyways
I don't believe restoring your nandroid will fix your imei. You should backup using qpst and also with the flashable zip that synergy has now implemented to be safe
synergy made a script you can flash in cwm to back it up but it's not proven to restore yet since no one has had to
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imablackhat said:
synergy made a script you can flash in cwm to back it up but it's not proven to restore yet since no one has had to
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How rare is this issue? Like how many people has it happened to?
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werdna87 said:
How rare is this issue? Like how many people has it happened to?
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16
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16
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In total? How do you know?
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Haha yeha how do you know? I've flashed like a total of three times today and just reverted back to stock. Stock rom still the best for me.. I miss the jelly bean awesomeness from my gnex. Can't wait for it to be stable.
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imablackhat said:
I want to flash custom roms but I don't want to be that guy to lose his imei. Now question is. If I backup my stock rom via cwm and flash a rom and get unlucky and lose my imei and then just restore my stock backup will I be okay?
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What if! If we always waited for what if we would get no where. Take your chances live life to fullest and just have fun! Take all the precautions and take your licks as they come. This is strong commuity and there is always help here. So go out there and flash some roms and enjoy.
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pyunny said:
I don't believe restoring your nandroid will fix your imei. You should backup using qpst and also with the flashable zip that synergy has now implemented to be safe
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Isn't there a way to also back up using terminal emulator right on your device? I believe the file gets back up right on your SD card and then you can restore from there....
[email protected] said:
Isn't there a way to also back up using terminal emulator right on your device? I believe the file gets back up right on your SD card and then you can restore from there....
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That backs up your EFS partition, block or what ever you want to call it. Restoring that will allow you to get data back but you will always be roaming. I have backed up my EFS, backed up using QPST and did the manual way of backing up Synergy style. You can never be too safe. Synergy is a nice rom but if you don't want to flash it there is directions on how to pull the info that the Synergy script does.
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That backs up your EFS partition, block or what ever you want to call it. Restoring that will allow you to get data back but you will always be roaming. I have backed up my EFS, backed up using QPST and did the manual way of backing up Synergy style. You can never be too safe. Synergy is a nice rom but if you don't want to flash it there is directions on how to pull the info that the Synergy script does.
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Thanks for the info.
So if you just root and unlock there is nothing to worry about with this I assume? Also, TW ICS Roms should be safe? Is it just when flashing an JB ROM this issue can arise?
Just rooting and unlocking you should be fine. Flashing any ROM has the possibility of losing your IMEI but it seems more prevalent on AOSP ROMs.
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Moral of the story is even if you back up your imei your probably gonna be stuck on roaming forever.
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Moral of the story is even if you back up your imei your probably gonna be stuck on roaming forever.
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So what's the point of backing it up if you lose it and restore it you are still stuck with a roaming device. And not functioning how it should be stock.
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imablackhat said:
So what's the point of backing it up if you lose it and restore it you are still stuck with a roaming device. And not functioning how it should be stock.
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I think it shows an R for roaming but you are actually not roaming. So your device supposedly is working, just has a graphical glitch. At least the device works I guess but still sucks and would send back for another one anyway.
Wonder why if this gets screwed they make it impossible to recover from. Even if you bring it to Verizon they can't do anything about it?
If this happens and you have insurance. You 'lost your phone' and get a new one haha
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can i replace TWRP with CWM recovery?

accordinf with many feedback CMW seems more stable...thank you.
From what I know with d2vzw: Either TWRP or CWM can be used. However, the backups are not interchangeable. And some flash zips may not work with one or the other; hench require one to work. The Dev will state as such.
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As many times as you want.
The backups are not interchangeable and that part about CWM being more stable is bull...
Cheers.
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nic85 said:
accordinf with many feedback CMW seems more stable...thank you.
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I am using now TWRP recovery, never had a single problem.
It works as good as CWM, it's just a matter of taste, I like TWRP's design more.
Karim Kahale said:
I am using now TWRP recovery, never had a single problem.
It works as good as CWM, it's just a matter of taste, I like TWRP's design more.
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+1
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Backup

What is a fast easy way to back up your apps so you don't have to reinstall them after flashing a new rom?
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bam654 said:
What is a fast easy way to back up your apps so you don't have to reinstall them after flashing a new rom?
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Use Titanium Backup
i USe Go Backup Pro. U can Go a Backup direct to ur Dropbox... Very nice.
Personally I use MyBackup Root. It's free and if you're rooted (you are if you're flashing ROMs) it works perfect to backup / restore apps and app data.
i use titanium backup too..
but, wht abt nandroid backup?
maestromind said:
i use titanium backup too..
but, wht abt nandroid backup?
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Nandroid you just do thru recovery, either TWRP or CWM etc
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One thing to keep in mind., backing up the apps will not work when going from 4.1.2 to say 4.3 or 4.3 to 4.4. It will be messy. You would be better off installing from play store or Gapps for that version. Should work fine if the rom is the same base version though. Good luck.
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Redapple63 said:
One thing to keep in mind., backing up the apps will not work when going from 4.1.2 to say 4.3 or 4.3 to 4.4. It will be messy. You would be better off installing from play store or Gapps for that version. Should work fine if the rom is the same base version though. Good luck.
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I have not found this to be true.
I restored apps from my Nexus 4 (with data) from 4.3 to my Nexus 5 on 4.4 and everything came out fine.
Using Titanium Backup or MyBackup it basically installs the market APK same as if you installed it from the market.
Gapps yeah you need the right version.
I'm on 4.4 rom and going to a 4.4 rom I just have alot of apps I like and such. I would like them to stay I stalled.
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I use Titanium Backup. And i think it's the best way to backupyou device.
I even use backups that i generated with my HTC Desire on my new SGS 3 over the boundaries of a new ROM.
Redapple63 said:
One thing to keep in mind., backing up the apps will not work when going from 4.1.2 to say 4.3 or 4.3 to 4.4. It will be messy. You would be better off installing from play store or Gapps for that version. Should work fine if the rom is the same base version though. Good luck.
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I dont find problem with different version also.
The only trouble i got, only when i restore my contact from 2.3 rom into thus 4.4 rom, it going so messy...
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I am agree with majority answers…
Titanium backup pro is best app for backup (with data)
Twrp is better than cwmr in terms of functionality and nandroid backup size
If you like to backup only application (no data) you should go with myapp sharer application.
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I used online nandroid backup and the nandroid manager, it is super easy to use.

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