Restore App Data SELECTIVELY? - General Questions and Answers

The native Android Backup & Restore in settings has an option to "Automatically restore app settings" on install. But what if I only want to restore app settings for some apps and not others? This is on Marshmellow - non-rooted.

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Titanium Back up

When I open Titanium back up, it says "your system settings will prevent you from restoring applications. To correct this, go to your phones settings, then in applications and tick the unknown sources checkbox...but there is no checkbox...i just want to back up my apps and restore my phone...please help.

Backup Gemini app manager settings for autostart

I've modified the autostart preferences for a number of apps in Gemini, but i found that they couldn't be restored after flashing a rom even with titanium backup:crying:
Is there a way to backup those preferences?
Thanks.
i would like to know how to do it too... frustrating to configure lots of apps all over again...

Titanium Backup won't restore apps, just data.

I've done this many times but after the latest reformat when I select an app to restore, Titanium Backup 7.5.0 (Pro/Donate version) only gives a "data only" option. It seems to have lost the apps themselves.
And if I reinstall the app from the store and then restore the data from TB, the app will usually crash.
Additionally, some of the apps aren't even found until I install them from the play store. After that, I have the "data only" option for them again.
LG G3 D852 on Marshmallow.
set SELinux to permissive before trying to restore TiBackup
Thanks JumboMan, but no joy. Set SELinux to permissive and the behaviour didn't change.

Titanium Backup Pro 7.5.0.3 - Restore all apps with data shows 0

I've just upgraded my Nexus 4 from cm-13.0-20160429-SNAPSHOT-ZNH0EAO2YJ-mako to cm-13.0-20160820-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0J5-mako. First I backed up my apps and data with Titanium Backup Pro, using gzip and filtering on 'User' apps.
After wiping, re-installing Gapps, Google sync'ed my apps back to the device (mostly without data) which I hadn't seen before. I re-enabled the Developers option, re-installed SuperSU from zip, set Security to enable Unknown Sources, and went to Titanium Pro to restore my data. I restored the old ID; In Titanium the same filter shows all my backups are there on the device, with data - I can see each one - but the option to reinstall isn't available.
The batch 'Restore all apps with data' shows 0 of 153 backed-up apps.
Btw restoring xml sms and call logs, which are also present, failed with the messages 'Data restore failed for...' but I fixed this by switching from 'Normal Android Way' to 'File Way'
Have I missed something? Can anyone suggest how to get this working?
Although the backups are showing in the filter, I got Titanium to search and change the Backup Folder location from /storage/sdcard/TitaniumBackup to /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup without 'moving' the files, and reloaded applications:
1 Menu - Preferences... - Backup settings - * Backup folder location - DETECT! - select location - tap on 'USE THE CURRENT FOLDER'
2 Menu - SPECIAL FEATURES - Reload application
but it didn't help.
Finally figured it out...
Backup/Restore tab; Click to edit filters - Status: Backed up and Type: User are checked - correctly lists all my backed-up apps and data.
However the Filter by platform tab shows ROM Android version: 5.0.2 is checked, 6.0.1 is unchecked. Which is odd as none of the backups are 5.0.2 and I haven't used 5.0.2 for a long time.
Checking the 6.0.1 checkbox doesn't affect the list of backups, but when I go to Restore, they are listed.
And having unchecked 5.0.2, it now disappears from the Filter by platform section
Other incorrect and outdated information regarding the Rom build, and OS still remains, and I can't update it, but as it's not checked it doesn't matter.
Just another Titanium 'gotcha' Perhaps one for the TiBu devs.

Sony Xperia backup and reset question..

Hi, I'm having a problem with this feature. Basically there is the option to automatically restore app data when resinstalling an app. Does this actually work? I tested it by deleting an app and reinstalling it and it hadn't restored the app data. Am I doing something wrong? I want to restore factory settings but not until I'm 100% sure my apps Data is backed up and can be restored.
I have searched but not found the answer I'm looking for.
Thanks!
dan.langridge88 said:
Hi, I'm having a problem with this feature. Basically there is the option to automatically restore app data when resinstalling an app. Does this actually work? I tested it by deleting an app and reinstalling it and it hadn't restored the app data. Am I doing something wrong? I want to restore factory settings but not until I'm 100% sure my apps Data is backed up and can be restored.
I have searched but not found the answer I'm looking for.
Thanks!
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Hi dan.langridge88,
App data restore will take place if you created backup connected to its online service (google account).
Once you reinstall the app, you can go to "restore data" and select your online backup.
Select only "Applications" and this will restore its app data.
After restore process has been completed, you can re-open the app and its data should be restored.

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