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XT1032 - not possible to make backup using TRWP

Hi guys - i am relativly new to smartphones and just unlocked the bootloader and rooted my device.
Then i flashed custom recoverys (first TWRP, later CWM) and wanted to perform a Nandroid Backup.
This works fine with CWM, but TWRP fails everytime because the size of my data seems to be very weired. There is an exorbitant large size shown - thats why i get the message, that not enough free space is left for a backup.
I tried Version 2.7.1.0 and 2.7.1.1 - same issue.
Any idea how i could resolve it or why the size is shown that way?

I had this problem. I formatted data partition with twrp, and after it was working.

inter2k3 said:
Hi guys - i am relativly new to smartphones and just unlocked the bootloader and rooted my device.
Then i flashed custom recoverys (first TWRP, later CWM) and wanted to perform a Nandroid Backup.
This works fine with CWM, but TWRP fails everytime because the size of my data seems to be very weired. There is an exorbitant large size shown - thats why i get the message, that not enough free space is left for a backup.
I tried Version 2.7.1.0 and 2.7.1.1 - same issue.
Any idea how i could resolve it or why the size is shown that way?
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Probably (this version of) TWRP doesn't support F2FS, which is used on the /data partition?
CWM does.

Team Max's twrp supports both.. Best person to ask is him
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Can't mount backup path in CWM Recovery

Hello,
Running the stock ROM on a rooted N5. Flashed latest CWM Touch Recovery (v6.0.4.5) via Flashify, but when I get into the recovery and try to make a nandroid, it tells me that it cannot mount to backup path or whatever. I've never had this issue before running CWMR on my Nexus 5.
Previously, tried flashing TWRP via Flashify and it said that internal strage was 0mb. Not sure why no recoveries are working properly on Lollipop...
Anyone know how to fix these issues on rooted N5 running 5.0?
Thanks.

Did you try flashing the factory image?

BirchBarlow said:
Did you try flashing the factory image?
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No that's going to be a last resort so I don't have to set my phone up and everything again.
I'm not sure what mounting a backup path even means really--do I have to do something else before I can backup a nandroid? I never had to do this before on KK and earlier versions of CWM recovery.

[Q] Nandroid backup and restore not working

Hi guys,
after many atempts to find solutions and several hours without success I hope someone here can help me.
My configuration:
Phone: Nexus 4 16GB
ROM: Resurrection Remix LP v5.3.9
Kernel: 3.4.106-unleashed-101u+
Recovery: CWM 6.0.4.7 touch
This combination really works well. But when I boot into recovery, making a nandroid backup and afterwards restore it, I get a bootloop with the boot animation from the rom. The backup itself has around 2GB. Both, backup and restore processes are confirmed by cwm without errors.
I already tried to clean cache and dalvik cache before I made the backup, but restoring also doesn't work. A dirty flash of the ROM after cwm restoring (as a read in another thread) didn't work.
Is it possible that my cwm doesn't backup the preload partition (mentioned here)? Can the kernel or the ROM be the reason? Any other hints or a guesses?

You can update your CWM recovery or try other, like TWRP.
With TWRP you can change what partitions you want to backup
Sorry bad english

Upgrade of CWM is not possible, as 6.0.4.7 is already the latest version.
In the meanwhile I did some further tests: CWM 6.0.4.7 without touch is not working, too: The N4 gets stuck to the rom boot animation.
TWRP backs the same partitions up as CWM does, but works! I'm happy to be able to make and restore nandroid backups.
Still I'm wondering why nandroid backups using my former favorite recovery CWM don't work

Recovery unable to mount /sdcard

Hello!
I am sorry if this is the incorrect place to post, but I have a very annoying issue with my OnePlus One!
A few days ago I took the OTA update from Android 4.4.4 all the way to 5.1.1. However, there are quite a few bugs with this version, and the "Material UI" is seriously getting on my nerves so I would like to revert back to my previous version. This should be doable because I performed a Nandroid backup with TWRP before updating the phone. My backup is saved on a USB stick which I connect to the phone via a USB OTG cable, which is perfectly mountable in the Recovery.
My phone is rooted and WAS running TWRP Recovery before I upgraded to Lollipop, this replaced TWRP with Cyanogens stock. When I re-rooted my phone I had to reinstall a custom recovery. For some reason, ADB installing TWRP was just not working (No errors, it just didnt install no matter what) so I opted to try a CWM recovery which did the trick.
Now my issue is that my recovery is unable to mount /sdcard which prevents it from performing backups or restores.
I could really use some help here.

Did you update your backup (TWRP?) as well? What version of it are you on?

JeffDC said:
Did you update your backup (TWRP?) as well? What version of it are you on?
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I am not sure what you mean by updating the backup. The backup is backed up and left in the state it was when I took it, that is to say Android 4.4.4 and the version of TWRP (The date I installed TWRP the first time) is mid February 2015.
The phones recovery right now is PhilzRecovery which as far as I understand is CWM. Latest version.

Try installing twrp from the CWM recovery.. And before restoring the phone from nandroid try installing the clean stock rom at 4.4.4 and then do the nandroid restore.
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ashuthosh.heda said:
Try installing twrp from the CWM recovery.. And before restoring the phone from nandroid try installing the clean stock rom at 4.4.4 and then do the nandroid restore.
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And to do this, I would just drop the .img for TWRP into my phones storage and chose it from inside the recovery? Would this really work? It might be my inexperience, but it sounds somewhat risky.

NodCom said:
And to do this, I would just drop the .img for TWRP into my phones storage and chose it from inside the recovery? Would this really work? It might be my inexperience, but it sounds somewhat risky.
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Don't know if CWM recovery supports installing img. Twrp supports img flashing. Check the features of CWM recovery and proceed.
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ashuthosh.heda said:
Don't know if CWM recovery supports installing img. Twrp supports img flashing. Check the features of CWM recovery and proceed.
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Well... I am not sure how I just managed this, but I was tinkering about inside my TWRP application and tried the "Install TWRP recovery" setting a second time (I tried it before making this thread, the first time it failed), it actually was successful because it booted into TWRP. From here I selected the TWRP-backup I kept and it installed it successfully (With one note, that it during the installation said something among the lines of "Restoring backup without deleting /data/media" or something like that. The phone rebooted itself after it finished updating, and the old Cyanogen/OPO bootanimation plays. But at login (My device is encrypted since long) it tells me my password is incorrect?!
How could this to happen? I've only ever used a single password (numbers only) for my phone encryption. This is very odd.

NodCom said:
Well... I am not sure how I just managed this, but I was tinkering about inside my TWRP application and tried the "Install TWRP recovery" setting a second time (I tried it before making this thread, the first time it failed), it actually was successful because it booted into TWRP. From here I selected the TWRP-backup I kept and it installed it successfully (With one note, that it during the installation said something among the lines of "Restoring backup without deleting /data/media" or something like that. The phone rebooted itself after it finished updating, and the old Cyanogen/OPO bootanimation plays. But at login (My device is encrypted since long) it tells me my password is incorrect?!
How could this to happen? I've only ever used a single password (numbers only) for my phone encryption. This is very odd.
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I guess it's a side effect of restoring up a backup of 4.4.4 on lollipop. Try factory reset from twrp and then flash the backup. I would still suggest to first install the stock firmware of 4.4.4 and flash it and then do a restore of 4.4.4.
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Also make sure you are using the most recent version of TWRP, as it provides better 'outs' and reliability for newer OP OS versions.

Clone my wife's OPO onto my OPO?

Hi - My wife's OPO has a GPS that's starting to misbehave. I have a OPO that I'm not using very much anymore. My wife's OPO is on Lollipop, and my OPO is on Marshmallow.
I wanted to do a full TWRP backup of her phone, and then restore it onto my phone. Is this possible? Also, what special steps should I / shouldn't I do?
Thanks,
¿GJ?

Hi,
you just need to downgrade your FW to LP one and then you can do TWRP restore...
I did that couple times when I tried MM on my OPO...

Just be sure *NOT* restore efs. Your device might get hard-bricked and your IMEI might get lost. I repeat *DO NOT RESTORE EFS*.

djha53k said:
Hi,
you just need to downgrade your FW to LP one and then you can do TWRP restore...
I did that couple times when I tried MM on my OPO...
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Thanks @djha53k!
Is there anything I should be concerned about with respect to the IMEI or other radio stuff? Which partitions should I backup & restore from my wife's phone? I'm see the Firmware, EFS, Boot, System, and Data partitions.

¿GotJazz? said:
Thanks @djha53k!
Is there anything I should be concerned about with respect to the IMEI or other radio stuff? Which partitions should I backup & restore from my wife's phone? I'm see the Firmware, EFS, Boot, System, and Data partitions.
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Nope, just:
- do the TWRP backup of your and wife's One.
- download the latest CM12.1 - it include the LP FW itself.
- copy all data (SD included) off both mobiles to your PC
- wipe your One entirely in TWRP (SD included) in TWRP
- copy your wife's SD content to your One
- install CM12.1 in TWRP
- wipe System/Data/Cache/Dalvik
- restore wifes TWRP backup
- boot
In 99% your One will boot as your wife's One :angel:

Thanks, guys! I'll try this tomorrow!

Thanks for the help, @djha53k and @barisuraz! I was able to clone my wife's phone without any issues, and maintained marital bliss.