I backed up my wife's Samsung Galaxy Nexus using My Backup, to save her phone and am messaging data and stored it off device. I had planned to root, ROM and restore. (I only got around to rooting, and, in the mean time, she made a lot of new calls, sent and received a lot of texts, and doesn't want me to overwrite her current phone and sms logs.
I bought her a new LG G2, and really want to get her transferred. But she won't move without up to date phone and sms logs.
Is there an easy way to merge the stored backup with her current data, without overwriting, so that current calls and texts just fall into their proper place in history?
Thanks!
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This is just a friendly tip that you should follow even if you don't plan of rooting or flashing any ROMs. I have personally tried several different Roms and after rooting the phone, I can say it's a major pain to have to rebuild. Every time you modify your device backup the Data and possibly your apps if you don't feel like re-downloading them. Hopefully this helps people who are new to the area of rooting and ROMs like I was a short while ago.
Titanium backup and nandroid are your friend.
My Backup Pro also gets the job done.
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I was wondering about this. So titanium/my backup pro will back up app data on a non-rooted phone, so it can be restored post-rooting?
Even though the app is installed on the SD, the user data is still actually stored on the phone regardless, I take it.
I just want to keep my angry birds progress that exists now on my currently non-rooted phone, and get it back after root.
Any clarification on this would be appreciated.
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I am pretty sure that titanium backup cannot back up app data unless the phone is already rooted - not sure about MyBackupPro.
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It's a good question and I'm not sure only because I was rooted before I backed up when I rooted I forgot to backup and started again.
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3GOD said:
I am pretty sure that titanium backup cannot back up app data unless the phone is already rooted - not sure about MyBackupPro.
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Indeed titanium does require root for its primary functionality, but I'm not sure if that extends to simply reading user data, and then copying it to an additional location (ie backing up).
As far as freezing/uninstalling software or *reinstalling* previously backed-up user data, root certainly is required.
I don't see how it wouldn't be feasible to at least read user data of an app, unless the Android system, by design, limits the access of an apps user data to the app itself.
I just did a my backup pro backup, but I can't really tell if it actually got the user data for sure, (though it indicated that's what it was doing).
Hope I can get this issue squared away, as I'm itching to get this thing rooted.
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When I open backup pro it asks if I want to enable backup of root files. I think it just allows extra files to be backed up if you're rooted.
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I'm gonna have to do a little more in-depth research later-on when I get to my computer, and see how these apps handle backing-up user/app data on an unrooted phone.
I was never in this situation on my previous phone, a captivate, because it was my first Android, and I rooted early-on...it was a lot more straightforward.
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I'm getting my sensation in the mail today and since we have no root, I wanted to know if therea any way I could use my backup root to bring back my apps the data, I have root on my glacier, I just need the data from the apps back such as the game saves and such. Would my backup be able to do this without root? Thanks
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I was kinda wondering the same thing. Im picking up this phone and going to craigslist my Galaxy S, I really dont want to lose my sms/MMS. Will titanium backup work for these functions without root?
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I was kinda wondering the same thing. Im picking up this phone and going to craigslist my Galaxy S, I really dont want to lose my sms/MMS. Will titanium backup work for these functions without root?
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It wil not. We will just have to wait for HTC to unlock the bootloader.
I'm not sure about the apps data but I purchased MyBackup Pro from the market and it restores contacts, bookmarks, SMS, mms, settings, alarms, calendars, etc. It also restored all my apps without their data.
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do most people restore system info and all apps of try start fresh and keep only best apps. also do most apps recharge you every month. the lady at att said charge me ninety a month but i can't believe ever bought that many and it shows my sister going over data but claim its Her number gets extra charges. seem right?
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No usually not a good idea to restorr system data. Also no unless you sign up for a monthly subscription. You are only charged one time for an app
i knew that. what about contacts or passwords. dont restore anything no system data? . i knew lady told it wrong. no way apps
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Never restore system data.
And as stated, you only get charged one time for apps.
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What he said π^^^^
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i knew that. what about contacts or passwords. dont restore anything no system data? . i knew lady told it wrong. no way apps
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You should be using Google for your contacts or making backups in the contacts app.
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You also have the option of exporting your contacts to the sd card.
what about installing other phones or sms programs. do keep originals or best one and replace others
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What do u mean by installing other phones? And when you download apps u can keep the origionals.
Hey guys about ready to finally break down and unlock this thing, but I've been using it since august and I would really like to save some app data, any suggestions?
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bryanfritz1 said:
Hey guys about ready to finally break down and unlock this thing, but I've been using it since august and I would really like to save some app data, any suggestions?
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there is a free market app called My Backup that has a non-root version, it will backup your data and apps separately. it works pretty well, and will backup your app data. it can sometimes be flakey restoring all your apps, but it mainly works. i've found it flawless for data such as sms/mms, bookmarks, call log, etc
edit: just make sure to save your backup in a safe place, like a physical sdcard if you have one in your device, or your computer, since the unlock wipes your device. if i remember correctly, the app will store your backup in a folder called rerware/MyBackup..... something like that
If your not rooted it doesn't do app data. For not being rooted it does have a lot of nice options for sms, mms and such that a lot of apps mess up so its still a nice find.
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Hey. So right now I'm running miuiv5 and been running it for 2 months now. I really like it cuz they have the micloud for free where every time I flash a new update it will restore all my text and call history contacts. Etc. Now they have 4.3 and would like to try it out is there a way I can backup my text and call history and restore it to 4.3? And also is there an app that will back those things up so every time a update is released I can restore them since I always do a super clean flash.
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Try Super Backup, idk if it'll do call history though:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=super+backup
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