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ROM flashing and Titanium backup - found where I went wrong

This is my first post here so it'll probably be in the wrong spot and say something everyone already knows etc etc
I recently battled through an installation of the CM-6.1.3 ROM and when i restored apps using titanium backup/restore I kept getting force closes using the camera and even when trying to choose a ringtone.
The mistake i was making is that you can't just restore all apps with titanium. Your old versions of apps will over-write the CM-6.1.3 versions and cause issues. I had to go and restore only the minimum number of my user apps making sure i wasn't over-writing an app already built into the ROM.
If this is so basic as to not be worth sharing....sorry. But I imagine a lot of noobs like me with new ROM problems could trace it back to improper titanium use?

Some things to consider:
1. What was the last ROM you backed up your apps on.
2. Did you enable application moving in CyanogenMod Application settings.

cruzin_cruzing said:
Some things to consider:
1. What was the last ROM you backed up your apps on.
2. Did you enable application moving in CyanogenMod Application settings.
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1) the original SE 2.1 (xperia x10)
2) No

jeffne said:
1) the original SE 2.1 (xperia x10)
2) No
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You cannot backup your apps from Android 2.1 and restore them to Android 2.2 (CM 6.1.3), the data will not be compatible. And make sure you do enable Application Moving or else you may run out of space on your phone's internal storage.
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cruzin_cruzing said:
You cannot backup your apps from Android 2.1 and restore them to Android 2.2 (CM 6.1.3), the data will not be compatible. And make sure you do enable Application Moving or else you may run out of space on your phone's internal storage.
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really?.....the few i did restore do work

i was about to say the same.. most of the things i did were fine 2!
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do what i do when i am instaling a new rom... write in notepad everything u had installed then install rom and apps
my luck is that i don't use much app

I just restore my apps and their data with tb. Always works fine for me.
I dont restore any built in stuff at all, it only takes a few minutes to run through the settings.
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[Q] Best Backup Program for the Atrix 2

Hey Guys, i'm new to Android so i'm not sure what the best backup\restore program to use is. I want to root my phone, but I'd like to know what the best way to restore everything on this phone would be. Thanks in advance for any help that you can provide!

As if right now the bootloader is still locked so you can't really do backups/restores. They did use the bionic bootstrap which allowed them to do backups but it's a big risk. Your best bet is to just wait. If you do root you can always unroot.
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cuhrazy said:
As if right now the bootloader is still locked so you can't really do backups/restores. They did use the bionic bootstrap which allowed them to do backups but it's a big risk. Your best bet is to just wait. If you do root you can always unroot.
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Thats not true. You cant backup the complete rom but you can backup all your data/apps, mybackup is my app of choice for that task.
But if you're just trying to root the phone, it doesnt wipe data so no backup would be needed. Just a FYI. But it is always a good idea to have current backups just in case.
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Titanium Backup is a famous good one.
Donation accepted towards an Atrix 2

Between titanium backup and mybackup root you should be able to get all the major stuff backed up.
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I have always used Titanium Backup to get all of my apps and personal data. It really helps to save time when you decide to constantly rom jump around. Grab the apps and all of the green highlighted items. That is usually your settings, homescreen layouts, and other stuff I believe. Mobilism usually has a newest version of titanium backup to test try.

mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app

lilhaiti said:
mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app
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I had no qualms about supporting the dev of titanium backup. Best app purchase I have made.
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lilhaiti said:
mybackup root is better for restoring large numbers of apps (for free) because you don't have to acknowledge each app
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Agreed. Plus the UI is much more user friendly too

Titanium backup paid ( vs/+)rom manager premium vs rom toolbox pro

What is better . . Titanium backup paid ( vs/+)rom manager premium vs rom toolbox pro
pros? Cons? Can toolbox read tb backups? Etc does it work?
I need to buy one
......please help
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not even a question, titanium hands down. U can migrate your apps to different phones, and across roms, with market links intact. Plus it lets u freeze and uninstall apps with root privileges, as well as ability to extract apks from nandroid backups. Its an absolute power house. There's a reason its a top seller.

icenight89 said:
not even a question, titanium hands down. U can migrate your apps to different phones, and across roms, with market links intact. Plus it lets u freeze and uninstall apps with root privileges, as well as ability to extract apks from nandroid backups. Its an absolute power house. There's a reason its a top seller.
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Can't rom toolbox do both?
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yeah but frankly not as well. id rather have 6 apps do one specific thing really well than one thay does 6 tasks OK. but to each there own. u sound like ur set on rom tb anyway lol

icenight89 said:
yeah but frankly not as well. id rather have 6 apps do one specific thing really well than one thay does 6 tasks OK. but to each there own. u sound like ur set on rom tb anyway lol
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I got the titanium backup paid ^ . ^ it really is a beast
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Titanium backup - because its simple but powerful.
And most importantly its stable - there is little that can go wrong with this.

titanium cause you can move apps across when u change your roms

ianwardell said:
I got the titanium backup paid ^ . ^ it really is a beast
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glad u got it sorted

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I figure better to do that than ask basically the same question (Search function does work people!)
I just got a copy of Rom Toolbox Pro (it's on sale BTW) and I noticed it has a backup feature. I've been using TB free for all my backup needs. I see the overwhelming consensus has been to use TB Pro, but what about TB Free VS Rom Toolbox Pro? One thing I don't understand is the comment, "You can move apps around when you change roms." I'm assuming you mean backing up in 1 ROM then restoring them in the new ROM. RTP can't do that simple feature? That seems rather odd..

ROM Toolbox is by far better than both, but I'll always stick with Titanium Backup for all my backups. It is very fast and organized. ROM Toolbox I bought for all the ROM management features, app management, ad blocking, root file explorer. It is nice to have all of them in one. So I say buy both, don't be cheap. Support the developer.
GooManager is also another good app to look into. I use that as well and it is free.

dvandam said:
Sorry to resurrect this thread but I figure better to do that than ask basically the same question (Search function does work people!)
I just got a copy of Rom Toolbox Pro (it's on sale BTW) and I noticed it has a backup feature. I've been using TB free for all my backup needs. I see the overwhelming consensus has been to use TB Pro, but what about TB Free VS Rom Toolbox Pro? One thing I don't understand is the comment, "You can move apps around when you change roms." I'm assuming you mean backing up in 1 ROM then restoring them in the new ROM. RTP can't do that simple feature? That seems rather odd..
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"You can move apps around when you change roms." - means you can backup all your apps and their data and simply restore it again on new ROM
if u have free TB version than u have to restore all ur apps manually bt if u have pro version then it restores all ur apps automatically.
check this video for all features of TB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fi4HhvKCFk
if its only TB v/s ROM toolbox pro, then i will go with rom toolbox pro as it gives u root browser and u can flash roms too
but for app backup and restore tb is best works flawlessly

vivek_bhoj said:
"You can move apps around when you change roms." - means you can backup all your apps and their data and simply restore it again on new ROM
if u have free TB version than u have to restore all ur apps manually bt if u have pro version then it restores all ur apps automatically.
check this video for all features of TB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fi4HhvKCFk
if its only TB v/s ROM toolbox pro, then i will go with rom toolbox pro as it gives u root browser and u can flash roms too
but for app backup and restore tb is best works flawlessly
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Didn't know this about the Pro version. Time to buy! Thanks for the info. Button thanked!

TB is the better option.... been using it since I said on this thread. Tested both.
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Tested them both as well. I use TB for backup reasons while rom toolbox to change fonts, LCD density and other minor things.
I keep a copy of TB on the sd card so that I install it as soon as I install a new rom.
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vivek_bhoj said:
"You can move apps around when you change roms." - means you can backup all your apps and their data and simply restore it again on new ROM
if u have free TB version than u have to restore all ur apps manually bt if u have pro version then it restores all ur apps automatically.
check this video for all features of TB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fi4HhvKCFk
if its only TB v/s ROM toolbox pro, then i will go with rom toolbox pro as it gives u root browser and u can flash roms too
but for app backup and restore tb is best works flawlessly
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This post simply answered what I have been meaning to ask. Thanks for making up my mind. I'm gonna buy the TB pro version now
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i think, titanium backup pro is most important, because so many function, like backup & restore,
and also romtoolbox,

How do yoy guys backup ur data and apps

I use mybackup.
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well by nand backup from cwm or using titanium backup for rooted phones

i use appmonster to backup my apps because you can save diffrent versions of each app and roll back to a previouse version if you dont like the update

Titanium backup pro all the way,
Swyped from my desire s running Vanilla ICE v2.0

romtoolbox pro
worth the money .,.why ? because it is not just an app for backup
check it out on play store

icl0udn3t said:
romtoolbox pro
worth the money .,.why ? because it is not just an app for backup
check it out on play store
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along with TB this was one of the first apps I brought after rooting, chose TB as it was the first one or of the two I tried, only just started playing with this app. Only been root for couple of weeks, Rom toolbox does look good and short of played with it regarding fonts and boot images etc, not really done much else with it yet. As after root was a little scared of my phone for a couple of days. As an all in one it does look a lovely bit of kit. Both apps for me were worth the money even if one gets more use than the other
Swyped from my desire s running Vanilla ICE v2.0

i use titanium backup pro to backup all my apps, which lets you restore just the apps you want, with or without data.. if i'm restoring all my data after flashing a ROM update, sometimes i'll use the restore data option in recovery.

Same here titanium backup pro all the way, and I make sure it backs up the data and apps to Google drive as well as the SD card. Just an extra safeguard in case I damage the card or accidentally delete all information while flashing a ROM like I did last week .
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Titanium Backup Pro for apps and MyBackup Root for sms, mms, call log, bookmarks
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App2zip
Phone:HTC Evo 3D CMDA
HTC Sense:3.6
Software number:MeanROM ICS v2.0
Kernel version:[he who should not be named]Kernel
Baseband version:1.06.00.1216
Build number:1.13.662.2_RC
HBOOT:1.50 S-off (juopunutbear)
Recovery:4EXT Recovery Touch v1.0.0.5 RC5

i use titanium backup and is good

cwm

Titanium Backup.. Very easy and u would just have to sit back and watch the backing up as well as restoring
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Q: Anyway to make nandroid backups without going into recovery?

I used to use Orange Backup to make daily nandroid backups but once KitKat came out, it was no longer supported. Are there any alternatives now?

What's the problem using recovery exactly?
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it requires supervised time. with orange backup you can schedule it to run at a certain time every day. i set it up when i'm asleep.

In which case i'd recommend looking at "tasker" and this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593687
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from what i just read about the orange backup app, it doesnt preform a nandroid backup, it just backups files that you choose.

Only a nandroid can backup your complete rom and restore it. As far as I know. ;l
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Here you go.

PhilipTD said:
Here you go.
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That's the same alternative I moved to when OBackup development stopped. I support PhilipTD's recommendation. To compliment that backup solution I added FolderSync to automate coping the Nandroid backups to another device or a cloud service. To round out the device backup solution I also use Titanium Backup and FolderSync.
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3DSammy said:
That's the same alternative I moved to when OBackup development stopped. I support PhilipTD's recommendation. To compliment that backup solution I added FolderSync to automate coping the Nandroid backups to another device or a cloud service. To round out the device backup solution I also use Titanium Backup and FolderSync.
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Yeah, I use Foldersync, too.

PhilipTD said:
Yeah, I use Foldersync, too.
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Me too, only as a plugin for Tasker

How long does Online Nandroid Backup take to do a regular noncompressed backup? Mine was on for over an hour so I stopped it. My nandroids in recovery usually only take about 5 min.