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Can you back your phone to you're computer

What app do you Use
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What exactly are you trying to backup?
If you already have a Titanium Backup, copy that folder to your PC
Also, SMS Backup and Restore, Call Log Backup and Restore and APN Backup and Restore to backup those items, then copy the folders to the computer from your phone.
We need a little more info to give you a good answer but that should help

xxsicknessxx said:
What app do you Use
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To backup your phone, complete Andorid OS, system files, apps and all.....you need a nandroid backup. This you would acheive with Clockworkmod Recovery. This a complete 1:1 backup that will be an exact replica of your phone. Everything........you then copy the backup folder to your computer.
Now if you want a backup like syncing your files, music, pics and folders, you need Kies, which is the samsung software for this. HOWEVER, it may or may not backup your SYSTEM files and settings......I have not used Kies in a while, so dont know what it does anymore
And finally, you can use a file manager like Astro File Manager, Root Explorer and then copy all files to your external SD card.
Have fun !!

And u say I'm in every thread? I leave for a few hours and u handle all the questions lol, what I'm I supposed to do now?

chappatti said:
To backup your phone, complete Andorid OS, system files, apps and all.....you need a nandroid backup. This you would acheive with Clockworkmod Recovery. This a complete 1:1 backup that will be an exact replica of your phone. Everything........you then copy the backup folder to your computer.
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What he said... ^^^^.... with one exception. .. a Nandroid backup does NOT backup the modem partitions (mmcblk0p17 and mmcblk0p13).

Uncle Irish said:
What exactly are you trying to backup?
If you already have a Titanium Backup, copy that folder to your PC
Also, SMS Backup and Restore, Call Log Backup and Restore and APN Backup and Restore to backup those items, then copy the folders to the computer from your phone.
We need a little more info to give you a good answer but that should help
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I agree with Uncle Irish, Titanium Backup will do all that for you.

To sync to a windows pc, just get my phone explorer from Google play.
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EDIT: MyPhoneExplorer lets you sync to Outlook, Thunderbird, and several other apps on your PC. You'll need to download the PC version, too. I use this to back up my contacts and calendar to Outlook.
The other posts here have great advice for backing up your phone's files. ROM Toolbox is a great app that does a lot of what you want on a rooted phone. It can do app backups just like Titanium Backup (I actually like RTB better than TiBu). I also back up calendar and contacts to google for easy syncing after a wipe.

Full Android backup to PC possible?

Hello I wonder if making a full phone backup to PC's hard drive would be possible...I mean something similar to Acronis trueimage of Windows partition...but do this on phone with exclusion of the main firmware. Because of no SDcard slot I need store everything to connected PC HDD...
Looked at TitaniumBackup which probably is close to what I need but I'm afraid it lacks support for storing to networked location. Any working solution is highly appreciated

bflmpsvz said:
Hello I wonder if making a full phone backup to PC's hard drive would be possible...I mean something similar to Acronis trueimage of Windows partition...but do this on phone with exclusion of the main firmware. Because of no SDcard slot I need store everything to connected PC HDD...
Looked at TitaniumBackup which probably is close to what I need but I'm afraid it lacks support for storing to networked location. Any working solution is highly appreciated
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Take backup using Cwm and u can reflash it using ir phone again.
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You need to root (gain root/superuser access) your device and install a custom recovery. Clockwork Mod is one of the (CWM), TWRP is another (having used both, I prefer TWRP - but you can try either/both yourself). You can then copy or cut the backed-up files from the recovery's folder to your computer.

Thanks, probably give it a try if anything else fails. Would it be possible to mount a windows shared drive to phone's internal filesystem? So that TB could access it as internal folder...

use nandroid backup (cwm)
you must root your device

backup cwm will get what you want
or you can try this GO Backup Pro 2.9
http://www.1mobile.com/go-backup-pro-550518.html

Thanks for your suggestion
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backup cwm will get what you want
or you can try this GO Backup Pro 2.9
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Thanks for the advices. I finally managed to install CWM
CWM's backup = Nandroid?
This works for SDcard, however the condition to backup directly to my PC's hard drive is not met
Remember I suffer with lack of space on builtin SDcard so I need to exclude it from backup process at all even as temporary location.
One more question about CWM, where can I find the latest version? I have 6.0.1.2.

bflmpsvz said:
Thanks for the advices. I finally managed to install CWM
CWM's backup = Nandroid?
This works for SDcard, however the condition to backup directly to my PC's hard drive is not met
Remember I suffer with lack of space on builtin SDcard so I need to exclude it from backup process at all even as temporary location.
One more question about CWM, where can I find the latest version? I have 6.0.1.2.
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Yeah, you need to be able to access files in the phone not on sd card, the phone has a seperate memory he wants to access, I think he is asking how to put the phone (everything) onto PC.... im not sure how to do this myself but I will look into it for you, I believe you can access that info but im not sure where the files you want are.

The backup is saved into /sdcard/clockworkmod/blob/ but the problem I have with it is that used soace in internal memory is over 1.5GB while free space on Sdcard is usually several 100s MB...
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Backup

I need to return my Note for service and I was just wondering, what is the best way of doing the backup of all the data in the tablet.
I have few games with SD Data downloaded and few games I want to save the savegames and game data and also few apps with the informatoin edited in them (it is approx 8gb of data all together).
I have only 2GD sd card so backing up to SD is not an option.
I would like to retrieve these games and apps in the state they are now when I will have my tab back (current with memory cleaned or new one).
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Have a look at new app .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup&hl=en
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Carbon backup lets you backup app data to the cloud as well as restore from cloud storage..... but....... you have to purchase the full version to restore from cloud.
Carbon does not need root but you do need a computer if you don't have root.
There is one thing I don't understand....... you have a $500.00 tablet right?
So why don't you just buy a 16gb micro sd card they are only about $15.00.

is there an option in Kies to do a full backup?

If you have a computer do this..
Backup using a recovery.. twrp or cwm ..
backup takes up 2+ gbs of spaces..
once done backing up restart tablet
plug your tablet up to your computer
transfer the backup files folder to your computer.. done
Now when you get the tablet back.. copy the backup files back to the device and Restore thur Recovery..

txtmikhail said:
If you have a computer do this..
Backup using a recovery.. twrp or cwm ..
backup takes up 2+ gbs of spaces..
once done backing up restart tablet
plug your tablet up to your computer
transfer the backup files folder to your computer.. done
Now when you get the tablet back.. copy the backup files back to the device and Restore thur Recovery..
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Yes I have a computer...
Thanks, will try this one...
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kayteck1 said:
Yes I have a computer...
Thanks, will try this one...
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Both apps mentioned require root
Any options for non rooted device?

kayteck1 said:
Both apps mentioned require root
Any options for non rooted device?
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As far as I know Carbon doesn't need root

sphere314 said:
As far as I know Carbon doesn't need root
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I use it without root.

How to restore app data with Helium?

Hello, it's been my first post in a while but I recently upgraded to an S7 and was trying to restore the app data for some of my apps from my S4. I backed up the apps on the S4 using Helium using 2 methods. I first just backed it up to internal. I connected the S4 to the PC and copied the carbon folder. I later connected my S7. Copied the carbon folder into the internal of that. Open Helium on the S7. Click Restore and Snyc. Helium says it can't find any backups.
I then try the PC download option. Open up the web server and backup my apps from there. I now have a zip file called backup. I put that on my S7. Heliu, doesn't see it. I go back to the Helium web server and upload the backup.zip. No progress whatsoever. Upload backup.zip on Google drive. Select "Restore from Google Drive' in Helium. Helium still can't find anything.
All I want is to restore app data on a couple of games I have, I shouldn't have to go through all this nonsense. Is there a better way or a remedy for this Helium issue? I clearly have the backup folder but Helium isn't detecting it.

Use the third option, phone to phone. Under restore/sync if you have both phones in helium you should be able to select them and choose which apps you want to copy over from the s4.

peachpuff said:
Use the third option, phone to phone. Under restore/sync if you have both phones in helium you should be able to select them and choose which apps you want to copy over from the s4.
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But that requires the pro version

Is there a better solution

Not that i know of, the two ways you tried of restoring should work, i used the third option when going from my n5 to the s7. The app was worth it.

Can't I just backup my whole phone to my phone and copy whatever is needed to restore app data to my new phone?

Mo Neenja31 said:
Can't I just backup my whole phone to my phone and copy whatever is needed to restore app data to my new phone?
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Using what app? Only helium can restore data without root. Or are you talking about samsung switch? Not sure that does data though.

peachpuff said:
Using what app? Only helium can restore data without root. Or are you talking about samsung switch? Not sure that does data though.
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I meant just copying the phones app data from my pc to the s7

Mo Neenja31 said:
I meant just copying the phones app data from my pc to the s7
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You can try but you'll hit a road block trying to copy data from /data or any other root directories without having root.

Helium Backup doesn't work; any other options for non-rooted devices?

I'm trying to transfer app data from my rooted Nexus 6 to my stock Galaxy S8+. The Nexus 6 is on Oreo, and the Galaxy is on Nougat. As far as I know, Helium is the only method for backing up application data without root access.
Unfortunately, out of the 24 apps that I'm trying to back up, only 11 apparently worked. And yet they would ONLY backup to internal storage. I repeatedly get an unspecified, generic error when trying to back them up to the cloud. So I was forced to use internal storage. I then transferred the carbon folder to my PC, and then copied it to my new phone, but the backups aren't recognized.
I tried rooting the Galaxy, which worked fine, but after a few hours, somehow it randomly rebooted and got stuck booting to upload mode every time no matter what I did. So I had to load download mode and restore it to stock. I was pissed, to say the least, as I had spent well over an hour restoring and setting it up. If I could, I'd just copy over my TB folder from the Nexus again, and go from there, but that's not a viable option. I'm leery of rooting it again.
And before anyone asks, yes, I checked the permissions, and they were already all enabled, storage access included. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the fact that the app hasn't been updated since October 2016. Though one reviewer mentions that it works on Oreo just fine. Any suggestions?

Anyone?

I have tried to transfer apps and data just like what you did with Helium. I found some phone changed backup files when they were been copied from internal storage to PC. The solution was to compress them to a RAR file, then extracted it after copying to PC or new phone, so it could be recognized and restored.
The problem is some apps are "disallowed" to be backup, only part of them can be.

ypsilonn said:
I have tried to transfer apps and data just like what you did with Helium. I found some phone changed backup files when they were been copied from internal storage to PC. The solution was to compress them to a RAR file, then extracted it after copying to PC or new phone, so it could be recognized and restored.
The problem is some apps are "disallowed" to be backup, only part of them can be.
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So you compressed them on the phone, copied them to the new one, and extracted them again? Then ran Helium?

Yes. Of course you can extract it on PC and then copy to the new phone, too.
And here are other key points:
1.The USB mode must be PTP, not MTP.
2.Helium can only restore data of apps, not including apps themselves, even though it says it can. To solve this problem, you can use another backup app to restore the apps to the new phone, then restore the backup files made by Helium.

ypsilonn said:
Yes. Of course you can extract it on PC and then copy to the new phone, too.
And here are other key points:
1.The USB mode must be PTP, not MTP.
2.Helium can only restore data of apps, not including apps themselves, even though it says it can. To solve this problem, you can use another backup app to restore the apps to the new phone, then restore the backup files made by Helium.
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OK, cool. I will try that out next time I have to wipe/restore my phone.