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Hello to all, i am new android user and i have a good time with my device. I have one very very silly question.
What are the benefit of titanium backup?
Im very confuse to use it. It only has backup and restore function.
Some of my question in regarding to TB are....
1. Do this also backup whole gameloft games means apk info + sd data?
2. Why all write, must app for root phone?
3. Major advantages?
Please tell me ur experience
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One major advantage is to have your files backed up as if you wanted to change from rom to another without bricking or losing everything on your phone
It's an easier way of restoring apps and/or data if you change ROMs or the like. I've not had as much success with it as I would like. Since ROMs are often very different, restoring does not always play well with others. Give it a whirl, you may like what you find.
If i backup any gameloft game then it just make small backup file where game is very large in size. So how to backup gameloft gzmes?
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it also has the capability of freezing or uninstalling bloatware apps. not to mention that it backs up contacts, and text messages. it allows you to backup your entire system settings and apps and all the info for all the apps.
It is a verryyy useful app. especially if you are switching roms like the guy above said ^^
manrock111 said:
If i backup any gameloft game then it just make small backup file where game is very large in size. So how to backup gameloft gzmes?
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and as far as I know it backs up any and all apps. So I imagine it will backup "Gameloft Games" apps as well. It doesnt pick and choose which apps to backup and which ones not to backup(although you should do that manually) it automatically will backup all apps and data if you tell it to.
if you use MiUi rooms it`s prefer use MiUi backup it`s much better titanium back up <free mode> is abit complaining not marking back up and...
As far as I know it only backs up the apk and your settings/save data. For the bigger files which you download after such as a gameloft game you will probably have to redownload the file.
Now that people have had the device for a few days, I was hoping their to headstart could help potential switchers and as the SR doesn't have it's own forum yet so I'm asking here.
Newbie alert!!!!
I am wondering how easy it will be to move from the Gs2 to the skyrocket? Basically any recommended ways of moving my apps, texts, pictures, etc to the SdCARD and back from the SdCard to the new phone? Contacts are synced with Google Contacts so no problems there, my main concern is with paid apps, I'd rather not pay for them again.
Can I back up apps via TiBU and restore them on the Skyrocket? Or can I just reinstall them on the new phone?
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Paid apps are in your google account as well, you will be able to reinstall all your paid apps through the market (without repaying) by just signing in to your same google account.
The only thing you need to backup is your pictures/music.
Here's what I did to migrate to my Skyrocket from my Captivate:
*Duh Alert* Have your original phone rooted and Titanium Pro installed.
Original Phone
1. Backup APK & Data with Titanium.
2. Locate where backup directory is on your phone. Mine was \sdcard\TitaniumBackup
3. Mount original phone and copy backup directory to your computer.
New Hotness
1. Root that bad boy. Search the site, its here.
2. Install Titanium Pro from market.
3. Back up 1 app, pick something silly. That will create the backup directory.
4. Mount the new hotness and copy your saved directory from your computer to the Skyrocket.
5. Restore apps. I did one at a time cuz I didn't want everything installed on the new phone.
95% of the apps and data restored properly.
Simplistic, yes....but it works. Go forth and multiply.
If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.
crawlgsx said:
If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.
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To partially agree with you I tried using MyBackUp Pro and almost everything failed. That's what I deserve for buying that one first back in the day. BUT....Titanium worked great. All of my paid apps were as good as gold.
Plus, if you want your saved data, wouldn't you have to use a backup tool?
gheck911 said:
To partially agree with you I tried using MyBackUp Pro and almost everything failed. That's what I deserve for buying that one first back in the day. BUT....Titanium worked great. All of my paid apps were as good as gold.
Plus, if you want your saved data, wouldn't you have to use a backup tool?
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If your just trying to backup like game saves then sometimes. A lot of times that data can be backed up by just mounting your sdcard to your computer and copying the files. Some games do save the data in funny locations so you do need (easier) to use something like Titanium, but you are always better off starting from as scratch as possible to avoid issues later.
Moving an app to save you from entering your login info for example, is just a bad idea. Most apps have no real data to backup, simple 2 second settings etc....
crawlgsx said:
If you want the smoothest experience on your Skyrocket, do NOT use a backup tool to bring over apps, just reinstall them from the Market.
Copying apps and app date with a tool like Titanium does and WILL cause some issues.
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i have found that most issues with TiBu are do to you trying to restore System Information......i used tibu to restore my apps on the Skyrockert. i just picked APPS only with out system data.
worked fine i have not seen a hickup on any device or install after a flash of new Rom.
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i have found that most issues with TiBu are do to you trying to restore System Information......i used tibu to restore my apps on the Skyrockert. i just picked APPS only with out system data.
worked fine i have not seen a hickup on any device or install after a flash of new Rom.
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TiBu works great, usually, for restoring NON-System apps and their data.
Avoid restoring system apps/data.
Also, if you do happen to run into a problem with a particular restored app, all you need to do is uninstall/reinstall it and then use TiBu to restore the "data only" for that app.
This has always worked for me.
y?
Its basically the same phone, screen tiny bit bigger and it edges r round, and the. 3 faster CPU is not noticeable, and if u don't live in the handful of citys that have lte network what's the point by the time LTE gets fully activated skyrocket will be old phone something way better out, now if u didn't have the gs2 already if say hell ya but since u do wasted money IMO
on my 4th ROM now, comfortable with the process...but i'm still not super clear on the best way to backup.
i use titanium backup, and i have it set to batch twice a week, i go in and manually nandroid backup once a week or so, and i figured out that if i do a backup in LauncherPro (my favorite launcher) that i don't have to re-do all my screens again, just the clock widget. i also backup my bookmarks in Dolphin.
something tells me i have a bunch of unnecessary steps. can you guys streamline my process? or am i failing to understand how to use titanium (i suspect this is the case)?
appreciate any advice.
Sounds pretty good. Are you also copying off your backups to a PC or network share? That's important in case you lose your phone. Set Titanium to backup to Dropbox and do that periodically.
hmmm no i have not been backing up to PC. should i just copy the entire SD card to PC periodically? i did figure out the trick to get TIBU to synch with my dropbox without having to pay for it, though.
Nandroid backups are useless if you are swapping between ROMs, as they are pretty much a snapshot of your entire phone at the time that you create it. If you just want a complete backup of everything exactly the way it is, then this is all you need to do.
For most other purposes, Titanium Backup is all that you will need to use, it WILL backup the layout of your screen when it creates the backup for LauncherPro, so that's a wasted step. It also gives you quite granular control over how your applications are restored (and which ones). One thing to take note of is that things like SMSs and call logs may not be compatible when swapping between certain ROMs and restoring with titanium backup. To get around this, use a dedicated SMS backup utility from the market (there are plenty of free ones) since it saves the SMS and call log in a different format.
When swapping from something like gingerbread to ICS (for example), you may find that some applications WILL NOT work if you try to restore them. There really isn't any way that you can get around this, and it isn't the fault of any of your backup methods.
Also, its probably worth the five or so dollars to buy Titanium Backup, assuming you want to get the most out of your phone. There are a lot of pro only features that are quite powerful.
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hmmm no i have not been backing up to PC. should i just copy the entire SD card to PC periodically? i did figure out the trick to get TIBU to synch with my dropbox without having to pay for it, though.
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I'd just copy the nandroid backup directory to your PC periodically. The only downside is that the file is pretty big. No need to copy anything else to your PC as long as your syncing Titanium to Dropbox.
Hi Guys, it seems like we cant fully backup x3 pro via TWRP, do you guys know a way via PC to easily backup/restore our phone regardless of what ROM?
Cheers.
maekribas said:
Hi Guys, it seems like we cant fully backup x3 pro via TWRP, do you guys know a way via PC to easily backup/restore our phone regardless of what ROM?
Cheers.
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With this MI PC SUITE (doesnt work with AOSP).
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With this MI PC SUITE (doesnt work with AOSP).
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Mi Phone Assistant/ Mi PC suite ver.4.2 beta English version
Keep in mind sometimes the backup is not complete, especially for apps backup.
Also had read MIUI 12.5 version has some problem with it's backup function.
pl1992aw said:
Mi Phone Assistant/ Mi PC suite ver.4.2 English version
Keep in mind sometimes the backup is not complete, especially for apps backup.
Also had read MIUI 12.5 version has some problem with it's backup function.
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I use V4.0.259 with my poco f2 pro and redmi note 7 whithout problems.
I tested the other one and I didn't keep it (I can't remember why).
Whatever you use, backup the PC data drive (which you should be using if possible; ie a dual drive setup) to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other.
One drive is not enough, a virus or a near lightning strike can destroy it just like that.
Secure redundancy prevents complete critical data loss.
NOSS8 said:
I use V4.0.259 with my poco f2 pro and redmi note 7 whithout problems.
I tested the other one and I didn't keep it (I can't remember why)
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Some people cannot restore their data.
Some people lost their chat log backup restore for some communicating apps, which the apps don't use cloud storage rather use storage of the users. So if the data of the app was cleared from the phone, there is no backup.
Some cases lost a few pictures or videos. Not all, but some.
You can use, but if in any case you cannot restore, there's no hope.
Check here for those report errors.
MIUI also has it's built-in backup restore. But personally didn't use it before.
pl1992aw said:
Some people cannot restore their data.
Some people lost their chat log backup restore for some communicating apps, which the apps don't use cloud storage rather use storage of the users. So if the data of the app was cleared from the phone, there is no backup.
Some cases lost a few pictures or videos. Not all, but some.
You can use, but if in any case you cannot restore, there's no hope.
Check here for those report errors.
MIUI also has it's built-in backup restore. But personally didn't use it before.
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Not my case, except some apps like google message, maps, apps bank and all secure apps of course.
For app backups, try multiple apps / programs to backup.
Higher Android versions has more security concerns that makes backup difficult.
In the past, Titanium backup was great, but no more updates.
OAndBackupX: Your open-source tool to backup your apps … and their data.
You can try also Google backup.
But for backup to be like Ghost or whatever for Windows, it's harder now. I'm not sure if you can still do that now. And most problematic is to restore perfectly.
On the old versions of Mi pc suite, the choice was app or app + data.
Titanium backup requires root.
Google backup doesnt work if you change rom version.
There's no perfect programs on PC to backup/restore phone regardless of ROM.
For MIUI, they have official program that was already provided earlier. But just keep in mind sometimes may not work properly.
Switching between Roms with data restore is very hard.
I know apps that backup/restores apps on Android mostly require root. It's another way of backup just in case.
pl1992aw said:
Some people cannot restore their data.
Some people lost their chat log backup restore for some communicating apps, which the apps don't use cloud storage rather use storage of the users. So if the data of the app was cleared from the phone, there is no backup.
Some cases lost a few pictures or videos. Not all, but some.
You can use, but if in any case you cannot restore, there's no hope.
Check here for those report errors.
MIUI also has it's built-in backup restore. But personally didn't use it before.
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Backup all critical data files manually to hdds.
Reject apps that allow only cloud backup, they can fail you miserably.
Verify the backed up files are restorable
Use direct file transfer; do not clone critical data files!!! Cloning can remove needed null marks which will damage the data. You may not notice it at first but... you will
Stagger you backups so all can't be damaged or destroyed at once by malware.
Never connect a backup hdd to a suspected compromised or foreign PC
blackhawk said:
Backup all critical data files manually to hdds.
Reject apps that allow only cloud backup, they can fail you miserably.
Verify the backed up files are restorable
Use direct file transfer; do not clone critical data files!!! Cloning can remove needed null marks which will damage the data. You may not notice it at first but... you will
Stagger you backups so all can't be damaged or destroyed at once by malware.
Never connect a backup hdd to a suspected compromised or foreign PC
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Thanks for the explanation. That's what I want to say to not trust only 1 app/program.
Reject apps that allow only cloud backup, only if you can live without that app.
If your boss of your company force you to use, let say like apps from China, eg. Wechat communicating apps, you have no choice not to use it. Your boss sends you orders through them, you must receive and read them.
And maybe similar as Whatsapp, though I don't use it anymore. Not sure if you have to backup Whatsapp stuff or not after Facebook bought it.
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Thanks for the explanation. That's what I want to say to not trust only 1 app/program.
Reject apps that allow only cloud backup, only if you can live without that app.
If your boss of your company force you to use, let say like apps from China, eg. Wechat communicating apps, you have no choice not to use it. Your boss sends you orders through them, you must receive and read them.
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As for your "boss", there's no saving dumb bunnies
It's a lick on him
Hey guys,
I want to update to Android 12 on my S21 Ultra. But since I'm not rooted, I can't use my lovely TitaniumBackup from back in the time.
Last time I made a backup, some people said not to use SmartSwitch because it's causing problems on the newer OS and may slow down recovered apps.
I also want to know if SmartSwitch saves all the app data such as settings inside of apps etc.
Are there any better options on backing up app data without root?
Greez,
skrippi
skrippi said:
Hey guys,
I want to update to Android 12 on my S21 Ultra. But since I'm not rooted, I can't use my lovely TitaniumBackup from back in the time.
Last time I made a backup, some people said not to use SmartSwitch because it's causing problems on the newer OS and may slow down recovered apps.
I also want to know if SmartSwitch saves all the app data such as settings inside of apps etc.
Are there any better options on backing up app data without root?
Greez,
skrippi
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There are ways to backup app data for user apps without root but not ways to backup system data. Also, if you're switching from one device to another, backing up system app data would not be useful because restoring system app data from one device to another would probably cause issues. In this case, backing up only your user app data is what you need.
Here are two relatively simple methods.
1) You can connect the device to your PC, then use Windows file explorer to open the device's storage, find the Android/data folder, inside that folder you will find a folder in which each user app stores its data. Make a copy of all the folders that contain app data that you want to keep and dave them on your PC. Then connect the new device and use Windows file explorer to transfer those copied folders to the Android/data folder on the new device then reboot the device. This will transfer all data for each user app, including its internal app settings.
2) You can use the adb backup method, using the proper command to backup only user app data then use adb commands to transfer that data to the new device.
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You can likely safely use SmartSwitch to backup at least your homepage settings.
Apps it may or may not work when going between different devices or OS versions.
On my new N10+ running on 10 I inadvertently backed up the apps to be copied from my other N10+ running on 9. It worked, including the Goodlock physical navigation buttons migrated as well.
So if you're having issues after using SmartSwitch*, do another factory reset without it.
Otherwise it may work fine even with the apps going from 11 to 12.
I would go from the full tour...
Another Adroid mad scientist experiment
*always backup critical data redundantly to at least two hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. SmartSwitch can fail miserably. Backup all critical data separately from SmartSwitch backup!!!
@skrippi
SmartSwitch is a tool provided by Samsung to transfer virtually all data you can think of from one Samsung phone to another Samsung phone via Wi-Fi.
Personally don't think it doesn't properly work: Samsung cannot afford such a disgrace.
xXx yYy said:
@skrippi
SmartSwitch is a tool provided by Samsung to transfer virtually all data you can think of from one Samsung phone to another Samsung phone via Wi-Fi.
Personally don't think it doesn't properly work: Samsung cannot afford such a disgrace.
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Last time I used SmartSwitch it copied all my apps, but not the settings I made inside those apps which makes this program totally useless for me.
xXx yYy said:
@skrippi
SmartSwitch is a tool provided by Samsung to transfer virtually all data you can think of from one Samsung phone to another Samsung phone via Wi-Fi.
Personally don't think it doesn't properly work: Samsung cannot afford such a disgrace.
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Lol, you never used Samsung Kies, it was much worse
skrippi said:
Last time I used SmartSwitch it copied all my apps, but not the settings I made inside those apps which makes this program totally useless for me.
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Bare in mind the reason one is doing a factory reset is they lost control of the situation and can't troubleshoot the device effectively. It's meant to be a full nuke of user data.
Most app data isn't critical. Some of that data may be the root cause of the problem requiring the reset.
All critical data should already be backed up. Apps that don't support backup for their critical data shouldn't be used in the first place. Quality apps like PowerAmp, DIGI Clock and Color Note offer full offline backup support. Going through your other apps as you're setting them up refamilarizes you with them and allows you to correct setup mistakes made previously.
The goal of factory reset is to iron out the mistakes you made on previous loads.
This N10+ running on Pie has been factory reset 3 times (2 of those where boot loops). The last load was finally a clean one, after 22 months it remains fast, stable and fulfilling its mission with minimal maintenance. Any occasional problems since the reload were solved without a reset.
Stock Androids can be very stable and secure if you are careful what you load, and do regular maintenance as needed. I use Device Care, SD Maid, Karma Firewall, Package Disabler to do maintenance along with clearing the system cache. I never update the firmware and rarely update apps. I also keep installable copies of all apps and app updates (multiple versions) for repairs and reloading. I can do a full reload from my SD card with no internet access with no critical data loss. Intial setup with a full app load up takes about an hour.
If you put some thought into it a stock Android can be one of the best PCs on the planet. If you do a factory reset, be prepared and think it out beforehand.
Always redundantly backup critical data to at least two hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. Verify the data is readable and all there. Never encrypt or clone data drives*!!!
Go for the clean load you missed on previous loads... that's the goal of a factory reset.
*If you use SmartSwitch make sure all critical data is backed up independently of SmartSwitch; folder by folder cut/paste.