My phone is hosed, and I can't launch any applications. It opens and can make calls, but very little else works. I can browse the files using ActiveSync, but there's no way to back up all my other data before reflashing it. Is there any way to access the memory and back it up directly over USB? I know I've seen it before using WM5torage, but of course there is no way for me to launch that.
If you can browse the files with ActiveSync you can copy them to your PC. If you're looking to backup the PIM data it's in pim.vol in the root folder.
Wilhelm said:
If you can browse the files with ActiveSync you can copy them to your PC. If you're looking to backup the PIM data it's in pim.vol in the root folder.
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I copied that.
Does that include text messages, contacts, calendars, call logs, etc?
I cannot actually sync with ActiveSync ("Synchronization cannot be completed successfully"), but I can browse the files under "Mobile Device".
Is there a guide on how to back up all my important data before a reflash?
What exactly is contained in the pim.vol file? Will I be able to hard reset and then get my information back for a backup, and then reflash?
Hello
I had to reset my phone tonight and I backed up everything to the cloud and I backed up my SMS as well using the stock app, for which I have a HBK file sent to my email.
Now, I am having trouble restoring the SMS, the phone says : "no back up files found" . I did transfer the HBK file to the phone but its not working, Is there a specific fold for it ?
Thank you
Hell all, after a good night of sleep I was resolved the problem this morning
There is indeed a specific folder the HBK file has to go into, it's called "SMS_back-up" , it resides in the SD card menu, along Android, Pictures, etc...
I had to create a new SMS back in order to create the file folder needed to complete the restoration, after that I simply copied the HBK file into that folder and the restoration was done!
Hope this helps
I have used Titanium backup pro version on my Atrix 2 to backup everything before flashing to ICS. The option of system+apps was chosen. It generated tons of files under the directory /sdcard/Titanium backup, total of ~900M zip files. Do the backup files contain everything? Is it safe to delete everything on my sdcard except the Titanium folder? If I do restore with just that folder, would it get me back everything?
No, you shouldn't delete EVERYTHING. I am not sure exactly what TB keeps and what it disregards, but don't expect to contain data from apps that save to various folders on the SD card. For example, if you backup Polaris Office, it will not backup the document files that are saved in the Documents folder. Backing up the gallery does not backup pics, Music.apk doesn't back up mp3 files, etc. Text messages and call logs are not backed up automatically either.
Be careful what you decide to delete. My advice, move everything to a pc except the Titanium Backup folder, and restore from there. You will know what is backed up and what is not.
Well since this was my first root I guess I made a mistake or maybe not?
So this is the case :
I have an HTC One S (Rooted using SuperSu Method)
What I did for backup is just copy all the content from the phone (in hard drive mode) to a folder on my pc (which ended up being around 7gigs)
My question is how do I restore all that data\pics\apps\profiles back to my phone?
(Tried to copy past it back into the phones SD-Card and rebooting, The phone doesn't recognize any of the data)
Any way to actually make this work? or is it a lost cause?
Thanks for the help! :laugh:
As far as apps and their data goes, only some info is saved on the sdcard, the rest is saved on the devices internal memory.
Only restoring the stuff saved on the SD card aint gonna bring back any apps. They need to be reinstalled properly.
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As far as apps and their data goes, only some info is saved on the sdcard, the rest is saved on the devices internal memory.
Only restoring the stuff saved on the SD card aint gonna bring back any apps. They need to be reinstalled properly.
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How about all the Contacts \ Messages and ect?
Because I have all the files on my PC (Exactly the same files that have been on the phone before the ROOT\Unblock)
Can I recover those back to the phone somehow?
Messages and contacts are stored on internal memory, unless you export them.
You dont have access to anything except /sdcard/ through the PC, unless you use ADB.
edit: What I mean is, if you have only backed up /sdcard/ (which seems to be the case), you have lost everything on the internal memory (such as messages and contacts etc).
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Messages and contacts are stored on internal memory, unless you export them.
You dont have access to anything except /sdcard/ through the PC, unless you use ADB.
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So basically even tho I copied all the content from the phone itself to the pc, All I copied is squat.
All the raw data I get is pictures.
So no encrypted data can be found on the storage partition and I have to just start over from scratch?
And the next time I root or flash, just use Recovery backup?
You didnt copy all the content. You only copied what was stored on the /sdcard/ (which is more or less the only thing you have access to without root).
Theres a very slim amount of data android uses on the sdcard, unless the user specifically tells it to.
Next time you flash, you should back up all your apps you want to save with for example titanium backup (requires root, which you now have), save all the contacts to the sim card, and export all messages.
Then after you have wiped and flashed a new rom, just restore the backups with titanium backup again, and import contacts from sim.
The backup/restore in recovery backups/restores the WHOLE system, so when you restore it it will be exactly like the way it was when you made the backup. (edit: to clarify, if you flash a new rom, then restore a backup made on another rom, you will return to that rom the backup was made on)
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You didnt copy all the content. You only copied what was stored on the /sdcard/ (which is more or less the only thing you have access to without root).
Theres a very slim amount of data android uses on the sdcard, unless the user specifically tells it to.
Next time you flash, you should back up all your apps you want to save with for example titanium backup (requires root, which you now have), save all the contacts to the sim card, and export all messages.
Then after you have wiped and flashed a new rom, just restore the backups with titanium backup again, and import contacts from sim.
The backup/restore in recovery backups/restores the WHOLE system, so when you restore it it will be exactly like the way it was when you made the backup. (edit: to clarify, if you flash a new rom, then restore a backup made on another rom, you will return to that rom the backup was made on)
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Got it
I actually found some encrypted data such as : Whats up message history, Some Contacts, Specific apps.
And I recovered all my contacts VIA my google account.
Only thing lost is the applications, which I will reinstall in like 30 minutes.
Anyhow I am quite happy I got into the rooting business, Already feel the different abilities and the uncovered raw code + new line of root supported apps waiting to be savaged by me.
Thank you for the help anyways (and the quick reply as well)
And I think the original ROOT tutorial post should have a step which is a "back-up step" which explains how to back up most of the info before rooting, and the ability to back up with root.
Cheers!
I know that WhatsApp chats are stored under Whatsapp/Database folder.
I deleted the folder a week ago, which deleted my chats.
Will the new database folder created would have overwritten the contents of the old one?
(or) can I still recover the .db.crypt files somehow without rooting my phone?
P.S - Rooting phone requires unlocking bootloader which factory reset of the phone.