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Hi.
I want to flash anew.
I want to backup my apps.
I do not have an external SD card (i mean - i do, i just don't use it, it's in my drawer collecting dust).
I see that I can backup apps with Titanium.
But - once I will flash, these backups will all be wiped, will they not?
THANK YOU !
Why not just copy the titanium backup folder to your computer first? Flash your rom then once you get your phone running copy the folder back to your phone. Reinstall titanium backup and restore as needed. Titanium also comes with dropbox built in which can be pretty useful.
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e4e5nf3nc6 said:
Why not just copy the titanium backup folder to your computer first? Flash your rom then once you get your phone running copy the folder back to your phone. Reinstall titanium backup and restore as needed. Titanium also comes with dropbox built in which can be pretty useful.
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Great! Will do that! Thanks!
benyben123 said:
Hi.
I want to flash anew.
I want to backup my apps.
I do not have an external SD card (i mean - i do, i just don't use it, it's in my drawer collecting dust).
I see that I can backup apps with Titanium.
But - once I will flash, these backups will all be wiped, will they not?
THANK YOU !
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Only if you format your internal sd card I mean that's common sense get a clue
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Only if you format your internal sd card I mean that's common sense get a clue
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Yea I guess you are right....
Just didn't think of it since I thought I am suppose to format the SD card every time I flash. I also didn't know that TB saves its files to the SD card.
Thanks
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Only if you format your internal sd card I mean that's common sense get a clue
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Dude what is your problem. Sometimes people don't know as much as you. This is why they come here and ask questions. They don't need to be ridiculed for not knowing how to do something. I wouldn't ridicule you for losing for instance some chess games against me. I would instead assume you haven't spent thousands of hours studying it and be fine with that instead of throwing it in your face. You have a problem. I've been coming to these forums for maybe 2 weeks and I've seen some negative or condescending thing from you over and over. Read the rules and adhere to them or kindly leave. That is all.
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Dude what is your problem. Sometimes people don't know as much as you. This is why they come here and ask questions. They don't need to be ridiculed for not knowing how to do something. I wouldn't ridicule you for losing for instance some chess games against me. I would instead assume you haven't spent thousands of hours studying it and be fine with that instead of throwing it in your face. You have a problem. I've been coming to these forums for maybe 2 weeks and I've seen some negative or condescending thing from you over and over. Read the rules and adhere to them or kindly leave. That is all.
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I'll school you in a game of chess!
If you got chesspresso installed lets play a game sometime.
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Not going to waste my time bud.
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Not to be rude but if you could beat me I would know who you are. I sort of make part of my living giving private lessons.
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Only if you format your internal sd card I mean that's common sense get a clue
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Why are you always a ****? Get a clue and lose the damn attitude.
I swear you sound just like a guy that was banned with a very similar name.
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Not going to waste my time bud.
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The Ruy Lopez hah!
I keeeeeel you!
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Only if you format your internal sd card I mean that's common sense get a clue
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Firstly, Your Rude, Secondly you don't have a clue because you are completely wrong and clearly cannot read.
The OP had clearly stated he did not have an SD Card (but COULD), so if you did a full backup to internal memory (because of no SD Card).
Then yes, if you flash (as most require format/wipe, cache, and dalvik) you would also wipe your backup. Those with devices with no SD Card support should take care to copy the backup files manually to another device for later use.
I was searching for the question of "How to use Titanium Backup before flashing to a new ROM?"
However my question remains unanswered...
I have a custom ROM already installed, with all my apps and configuration etc, I want to try a new ROM to test something, then revert back to the ROM I am using now,
Does Titanium Backup create a restore point image, that I can restore later, and as such carry on using my device where I had it at the point of backup?
If not an image, then is the functionality I am looking for available?
Many Thanks,
Robert Readman
I don't believe titanium offers the feature you are looking for. It does have a feature that creates a flashable zip to to flash all your apps backcto the phone...however this feature has never worked for me lol. I always have to restore my apps the old fashioned way with the batch options restore. Like you,I did not have a SD card when I first flashed my phone. To get around this issue I created a backup with cwm and moved it to my PC for safe keeping. DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID and transfer the backup to PC via USB cable....if you do this the md5 sum will become corrupt. I don't know why but nandroids are sensitive in the way they handled/moved across platforms. Download the free app from the market called Airdroid. It connects your phone to your PC through a wireless LAN connection. It takes a little longer to transfer the boot image since its a large file but its MUCH safer. When you do transfer the nandroid to your PC its very important to not change ANYTHING in the file, especially the name. Change nothing! Otherwise you will mess up the md5. If you do get aa corrupt md5 like I did there is a tutorial on this site somewhere that walks you through the process of fixing it but it was a pain in the a** so use airdroid lol. Hope this helped.
Ps- having a SD card makes like much easier in the world of flashing/android Modding. Even a small one is worth it. Best of luck
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DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID and transfer the backup to PC via USB cable....if you do this the md5 sum will become corrupt. I don't know why but nandroids are sensitive in the way they handled/moved across platforms.
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Thanks for this Pain-N-Panic, I am not sure, but it maybe something to do with transferring in binary / ASCII modes, similar to an issue you come across with FTP, so it is very plausible as an issue but someone with more knowledge of this would need to comment.
My solution which should help, is to go into Terminal Emulator, and use tar to create an archive.
Example...
type 'pwd' (for present working directory), it should be root by default '/'
in my case, i have /sdcard/ as a symlink to /storage/primary/legacy/
so then type 'cd' (for change directory) to the location of your sd card storage.
then typing 'tar -cvf file.tar ./folder/' c for create, v for verbose, f for file, then the file to create, and the folder.
Search for use of tar online, if you require more information.
Code:
cd /sdcard/
tar -cvf TitaniumBackup.tar /sdcard/TitaniumBackup/
You can then transfer your TitaniumBackup.tar with all file ownership, permissions and even file / folder timestamps are stored, for restoring the folder later.
My previous phone was a myTouch 4G, and I just transferred the sd card over to my G2x, but when I look to download a new ROM, it shows me MT4G ROMs. I erased the app data from titanium, but it still does the same thing. What's the fix for this?
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Uninstall Rom manager from the manage apps menu, restart phone and reinstall RM. when you first start the app, it will ask you to select your phone model.
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Awesome, I'll try that and get back with you. Thank you
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Same thing. I uninstalled it and did a cold boot, then reinstalled. It didn't ask me to choose my device either.
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Delete clockworkmod folder on sdcard. Also don't use rom manager to flash cwm, user nvflash.
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Delete clockworkmod folder on sdcard. Also don't use rom manager to flash cwm, user nvflash.
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^This
ROM Manager isn't the best tool for flashing ROMs on the G2X, or even for exploring new ROMs. It is mostly late with updates, and doesn't hold a candle to the NVFlash/CWM method of flashing. The XDA Dev forum is the best place for this.
The op said it I transferred over my sdcard from my MyTouch 4g lol. Put the pieces of the puzzle together. Definitely do not use rom manager foe anything but checking for roms and renaming your nandroids, everything else you do with it may be harmful to your phone.
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Format your ad card and you should be fine although I used my sd card from my old Mt4g on my g2x without problem
Worst case scenarios, format sd and phone and start fresh
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I put 2 and 2 together and deleted the data and settings files from the ad card, but nothing. I'll copy my downloaded g2x ROMs out and erase the folder and try again.
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I wasn't trying to be an ass sorry if I came across that way. Its just funny to me cause I've done that with many things school phones any solution to a problem, I have fixed while talking about it. But did you format completely or just delete certain files?
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I didn't format completely because I need the files on my SD card. There's no way around it?
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That's odd. My best advice is to just not use RM, causes more problems than does good IMO.
Since RM doesn't even work well for the G2x to begin with, I'm assuming you just use RM to DL the ROM's?
Yeah, and to rename backups. It shows me ROMs I didn't know about
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plug your phone into the computer copy your files to the desktop in a backup folder and then format through your computer...
Good idea I have absolutely no idea why I didn't think of that myself
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It worked after I went back in after formatting my sd card and deleted the data. Thank you.
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...when it comes to their rom flashes.
What I mean is does anyone else seem to do a whole wipe of their phones, including internal memory and SD card?(making necessary backups first) Then after doing so, flash the rom of their choosing and install some apps one by one making sure not to get any FCs or bad freezes?
It seems as though for my case, I am very selective/picky about my flashing & installing apps that if something goes wrong I need to reflash just to make the "perfect" phone.
Am I alone?
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*GENESIS!*
Freakthis08 said:
...when it comes to their rom flashes.
What I mean is does anyone else seem to do a whole wipe of their phones, including internal memory and SD card?(making necessary backups first) Then after doing so, flash the rom of their choosing and install some apps one by one making sure not to get any FCs or bad freezes?
It seems as though for my case, I am very selective/picky about my flashing & installing apps that if something goes wrong I need to reflash just to make the "perfect" phone.
Am I alone?
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I don't know if your alone but I like to keep it dirty. At best I wipe internal data. All seems to work pretty well. Also I don't get how backing up your sd card then formatting it and then restoring it helps any. Since all the files will be the same then it won't have any negative or positive effects to what you're running
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Well I don't keep every file or folder from my backups. I keep the data folder for TiBu for restoring my settings quickly. Sometimes I feel a cleaner slate is better. Mostly I'm just getting annoyed I've had 2 random freezes while rebooting and had to battery pull and when I restart the phone the date turns to Dec. 2006.... and I'm doing whatever I can to learn how to prevent that annoying ________(whatever it is).
I try and flash on a clean slate to make sure I get as few errors as possible, but it seems as though the harder I try to make things perfect something has got karma against me screwing me up one way or another.
Nope! Too much work. i do just the basic flash/wipe and flash and enjoy
Well I use my internal SD for all my ROMs and my external SD Card has my music and photos. I keep both of the SD cards organized. When flashing I always wipe data, cache, and dalvik twice before flashing. Dirty flashing is something I don't want to deal with. xD
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I'm one of them but I don't restore anything from SD. I start from a clean slate. I d/l absolutely needed apps (maps, gtasks, voice) and as the days go by and I need something I d/l at that time. I've never had any issues on any rom (GB, ICS, JB) other than the ones outlines by the OP.
I'm the same as OP.. however I do seem to have some OCD. That may be it.....
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Xura08 said:
I'm the same as OP.. however I do seem to have some OCD. That may be it.....
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**** and I was trying to deny my OCD. FML pwned fail
Yeah now I'm waiting for my 32gb SD card (class 10!) To come in the mail and I may end up doing another flash... upgrading from my 8gb class 4.
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I wipe everything when switching ROMs. I don't like restoring apps from backup, either. I just re-install my apps one by one from the Play Store. And if I lost progress in a game or something, then too bad for me, at least my phone is "clean."
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I wipe everything when switching ROMs. I don't like restoring apps from backup, either. I just re-install my apps one by one from the Play Store. And if I lost progress in a game or something, then too bad for me, at least my phone is "clean."
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Well someone is a necro.....philiac... damned dude
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Hello! I need help!
I flashed a rom yesterday and I backed up my rom before flashing. Today I was trying to restore my backup and the system did not find it. I can see it using Astro file manager under clockworkmod and backups. But on recovery it won't show. And the recovery shows three backups that I don't remember doing but two out of the three are not accesible. Please, if you can tell me how to make clockworkmod see my backup. I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!
Did you backup to the internal drive or external sd card. Try going to your backup and restore then click the restore from external sd card to see if it is possibly there.
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Did you backup to the internal drive or external sd card. Try going to your backup and restore then click the restore from external sd card to see if it is possibly there.
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I don't have an SD card. It was saved on my internal drive. I tried to but it says I can't because there is no Sd card.
Did you format your internal drive before you tried restoring the backup. Usually my cwm just populates the ones I have done or if I want to pull one of the ones on my sd card I can. I will try moving my backup and see if I can replicate the problem.
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Did you format your internal drive before you tried restoring the backup. Usually my cwm just populates the ones I have done or if I want to pull one of the ones on my sd card I can. I will try moving my backup and see if I can replicate the problem.
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no I didn't I'll try to move it to an sd card and see what happens
I moved my backup to another folder and cwm did not find it. I'm not sure if you possibly moved it from the clockwork folder or not. I hope you figure it out.
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If you are still having problems try going into rom manager app. Should have a manage and restore option. From there it should have a list of your backups and will let you restore from one of those.
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sergioosvaldo1 said:
Hello! I need help!
I flashed a rom yesterday and I backed up my rom before flashing. Today I was trying to restore my backup and the system did not find it. I can see it using Astro file manager under clockworkmod and backups. But on recovery it won't show. And the recovery shows three backups that I don't remember doing but two out of the three are not accesible. Please, if you can tell me how to make clockworkmod see my backup. I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!
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Another thing to try is to make sure your recovery is current and up to date. That same thing happened to me (with TWRP) and it turned out it was due to me flashing a 4.2 rom (which changes the file structure of your sd) and having an older recovery that didn't support it.
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Hello, I know this question has been asked before but it has been for other phone models and some years ago so the advice given may no longer be the best. Pretty much I have flashed many roms in the past, but I always erase the downloads when I am going to no longer use it. My vzw s3 has 12.05GB of total space available. I have only 1.3GB left to use. I don't know what is causing the space to be used up because my apps only take up 1.2gb, pics 1.2gb, downloads only 1gm and the rest only takes up about another 2 gigs. I only have one backup as well. So I should have atleast 4-5 GB of space free. Is there anyway I can just wipe all the files that are taking up space? Or any suggestions? I don't mind wiping everything off my phone as long as it doesn't ruin my root and brick my phone. Thanks in advanced
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Hello, I know this question has been asked before but it has been for other phone models and some years ago so the advice given may no longer be the best. Pretty much I have flashed many roms in the past, but I always erase the downloads when I am going to no longer use it. My vzw s3 has 12.05GB of total space available. I have only 1.3GB left to use. I don't know what is causing the space to be used up because my apps only take up 1.2gb, pics 1.2gb, downloads only 1gm and the rest only takes up about another 2 gigs. I only have one backup as well. So I should have atleast 4-5 GB of space free. Is there anyway I can just wipe all the files that are taking up space? Or any suggestions? I don't mind wiping everything off my phone as long as it doesn't ruin my root and brick my phone. Thanks in advanced
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Since you don't mind wiping everything format /sdcard in recovery. Just make sure to have a rom on the external sdcard if you plan on just starting everything over.
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Oh, what exactly does format SD card do?
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Oh, what exactly does format SD card do?
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It deletes everything from /sdcard which is your internal storage. I'm unsure if it wipes the rom as I never use it so I suggest you put one on the external sdcard just in case. You could even pull your external sdcard format sdcard and boot up. If it removes the rom, pop the external sdcard back on and flash that.
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Hey so it worked just great. The ROM is untouched although I did an external backup. I got all my 11gb back. The only thing I wasn't expecting was my pictures being deleted. I thought those would be saved
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Hey so it worked just great. The ROM is untouched although I did an external backup. I got all my 11gb back. The only thing I wasn't expecting was my pictures being deleted. I thought those would be saved
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Glad you got the storage space back. Not fun hearing about the photos being gone but formatting /sdcard wipes everything on internal (without discrimination) like I posted.
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Yeah, tomorrow I'm going to try reverting back to the backup to see if my pics are back then save them elsewhere and rewipe again.
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Yeah, tomorrow I'm going to try reverting back to the backup to see if my pics are back then save them elsewhere and rewipe again.
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Don't think it will. But one can certainly hope.
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Pictures won't be in that backup. But you should be using Google's backup options to prevent this sort of thing. Google will backup ask your photos, videos, contacts, apps, etc if you let it. Also set your camera app to save to external sd.
I have the same issue as you with regards to space, I wonder if there's a space sniffer type app for phones that will show you where all your space is being eaten up.
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If you've switched between 4.1.2 and 4.2+ ROMs you may have caused some accidental shuffling in how /sdcard is organized.
In Android 4.2 they changed the internal structure to where /sdcard data is actually located. If you use a file browser you may have noticed a mysterious folder at /sdcard/0 which is where 4.2+ stores everything.
It's important to know this so that /sdcard data can be moved back and forth depending on the Android version of the ROM you're using.
I would use es file explorer. It is awesome for browsing the folders on your phone as well as moving files to and from your internal storage. I also always use my external SD for pictures, music and videos I always go into es file explorer before I wipe internal storage to make sure I won't lose something important. Or you can use Google to back up. Google plus will backup photos as well as Drive. Although I've found the auto backup on Google plus to be easier and more convenient.
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