I have Online Nandroid Backup and TWRP 2.8.0.0 installed on my OnePlus One (CM 11S 25R). The phone is encrypted, and I have made daily nandroid backups. Now I need to do a full restore from one of those backups, but when I boot into recovery, TWRP doesn't find the backups and doesn't recognize internal storage (it says 0 MB). So it seems TWRP can't recognize my encrypted partitions. How can I restore my full nandroid backup?
Do I need to do it from a computer somehow? Do I need to wipe something first?
I am a newbie.
Thanks
I did a TWRP backup on my Nexus 6P angler phone. The backup was of a stock 7.1.1 ROM downloaded from Googles developer site.
I renamed it so I would know that it is the backup for my phone and moved it onto my computer.
I performed a factory data reset and installed Lineage OS to try it out.
Did not like the lack of features so I decided to go back to my original backup.
I copied over the backup into the BACKUPS folder under sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS.
Wiped data again and went to Restore in TWRP. THE LIST IS EMPTY... What do I do???
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I did a TWRP backup on my Nexus 6P angler phone. The backup was of a stock 7.1.1 ROM downloaded from Googles developer site.
I renamed it so I would know that it is the backup for my phone and moved it onto my computer.
I performed a factory data reset and installed Lineage OS to try it out.
Did not like the lack of features so I decided to go back to my original backup.
I copied over the backup into the BACKUPS folder under sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS.
Wiped data again and went to Restore in TWRP. THE LIST IS EMPTY... What do I do???
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Hello & welcome to xda-assist,
I'm pretty sure that there's something wrong with your backup path, you can backup anything (best something small like efs) and see what path twrp creates and then put the backup file into the from twrp created backup folder (path)..
If you cannot solve the issue feel free to ask further questions in your specific device thread!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help
Good luck
Well, I have had a problem with magisk yesterday, and I have an old backup of my system and data on my pc. I restored my system but my data backup is about 16gb and i copied it over but there is not enough room for it to restore. I looked up how to restore a TWRP backup folder from PC so I would have the room on my device, and was wondering if anyone had a guide I could follow?
Hi, can we restore only user data/ app data from the backed up file from recovery. We are not looking to get the ROM restored.
For an example, I had a custom ROM and in order to install another custom ROM, I've backup the internal data + system. Now, on my new ROM i require the old apps and app data present. Since I have a backup file, is it possible to restore only app data from the file?
Note: Titanium backup works only on root.
Background story: Root attempt has soft bricked my phone multiple times using SU 2.46. Hence, I have completely refused Titanium backup for phone's sake.
Thanks in advance. :angel:
I am a newbie!
So I wanted to start flashing custom ROMS on my device...
So I flashed the Custom Recovery(TWRP) and downloaded compatible Custom ROM...
Ok so by following some blogs and videos I took the system backup of boot, system.
And yes I am able to restore it...
I also read about Android Partitions(https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/android-partitions-explained-t3657183)
But when taking the Backup I saw a System Image partition there.
So I am wondering what is its use and should I backup that for pure Stock ROM Backup?
And also does it include the boot partition files or I also need to backup the boot partition with it?
And if I create this file using which option can I install this type of Backup?
Thanks in Advance
Tanmay_B said:
I am a newbie!
So I wanted to start flashing custom ROMS on my device...
So I flashed the Custom Recovery(TWRP) and downloaded compatible Custom ROM...
Ok so by following some blogs and videos I took the system backup of boot, system.
And yes I am able to restore it...
I also read about Android Partitions(https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/android-partitions-explained-t3657183)
But when taking the Backup I saw a System Image partition there.
So I am wondering what is its use and should I backup that for pure Stock ROM Backup?
And also does it include the boot partition files or I also need to backup the boot partition with it?
And if I create this file using which option can I install this type of Backup?
Thanks in Advance
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It isnt complicated, just boot into TWRP, then choose the "Backup" option, the default partitions that TWRP automatically selects to backup are all you "need" to backup. TWRP backs up the boot partition, recovery partition and system partition by default, that is all you need.
To restore the backup, just boot into TWRP then select the "Restore" option, then restore the backup file.
The "system.img" backup creates a backup of the complete system.img, it is effectively the same thing as using adb shell to dump the system.img to obtain a copy, it contains everything involved with the system partition, including boot.img and kernel(zimage). This system.img backup can restored by using fastboot flash system command, adb shell with dd command, terminal emulator with dd command or by using the option in TWRP that allows flashing .img files.
Another option for devices that are rooted is to use apps like Flashify to flash the system.img, but these apps are risky and don't always flash correctly.
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Droidriven said:
It isnt complicated, just boot into TWRP, then choose the "Backup" option, the default partitions that TWRP automatically selects to backup are all you "need" to backup. TWRP backs up the boot partition, recovery partition and system partition by default, that is all you need.
To restore the backup, just boot into TWRP then select the "Restore" option, then restore the backup file.
The "system.img" backup creates a backup of the complete system.img, it is effectively the same thing as using adb shell to dump the system.img to obtain a copy, it contains everything involved with the system partition, including boot.img and kernel(zimage). This system.img backup can restored by using fastboot flash system command, adb shell with dd command, terminal emulator with dd command or by using the option in TWRP that allows flashing .img files.
Another option for devices that are rooted is to use apps like Flashify to flash the system.img, but these apps are risky and don't always flash correctly.
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Thank You Bro So Much for explaining this:laugh:
Ok So I can keep the backup of the system image if I want a complete stock rom backup, right?
But what about the other partitions like Recovery, IMEI, FRP, Pinfo, Logo?
I mean to say if I clear all these partitions for eg IMEI, will my device's IMEI number be deleted?
Or after flashing the system img these partitons will be regenerated?
And yes I am using the default TWRP backup and I am able to restore my android backup...
Tanmay_B said:
Thank You Bro So Much for explaining this[emoji23]
Ok So I can keep the backup of the system image if I want a complete stock rom backup, right?
But what about the other partitions like Recovery, IMEI, FRP, Pinfo, Logo?
I mean to say if I clear all these partitions for eg IMEI, will my device's IMEI number be deleted?
Or after flashing the system img these partitons will be regenerated?
And yes I am using the default TWRP backup and I am able to restore my android backup...
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The default TWRP backup is all you really need. It will completely backup everything you need to backup/restore your ROM, the system.img backup isn't necessary. It is no different than the system.img that can be extracted from your stock firmware file.
As for IMEI, the method of backing up and restoring IMEI doesn't involve TWRP, there are other tools for that. Do a Google search for:
"How to backup and restore IMEI"
I suggest that you don't mess with any of the other partitions
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Droidriven said:
It isnt complicated, just boot into TWRP, then choose the "Backup" option, the default partitions that TWRP automatically selects to backup are all you "need" to backup. TWRP backs up the boot partition, recovery partition and system partition by default, that is all you need.
To restore the backup, just boot into TWRP then select the "Restore" option, then restore the backup file.
The "system.img" backup creates a backup of the complete system.img, it is effectively the same thing as using adb shell to dump the system.img to obtain a copy, it contains everything involved with the system partition, including boot.img and kernel(zimage). This system.img backup can restored by using fastboot flash system command, adb shell with dd command, terminal emulator with dd command or by using the option in TWRP that allows flashing .img files.
Another option for devices that are rooted is to use apps like Flashify to flash the system.img, but these apps are risky and don't always flash correctly.
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Droidriven said:
The default TWRP backup is all you really need. It will completely backup everything you need to backup/restore your ROM, the system.img backup isn't necessary. It is no different than the system.img that can be extracted from your stock firmware file.
As for IMEI, the method of backing up and restoring IMEI doesn't involve TWRP, there are other tools for that. Do a Google search for:
"How to backup and restore IMEI"
I suggest that you don't mess with any of the other partitions
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OK Thanks Bro...