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Sprite Restore email error

OK can anyone help?
Sprite Backup: Backed up email and Personal databases only
Hard Reset (No Rom change, Stock T-Mobile UK rom)
Restored email and Personal databases
Icon shows 17 unread emails and 2 unread SMS - Excellent - exactly as expected.
SMS's all there and correct
Try to access emails - No account set up - try to create account - "This account already exists"
OK, Hard Reset again
Create email account first
Restore emails from Sprite
SMS - OK & Correct
Emails - Showing 17 - but when opening - no account available, Create new account - and of course - "This account already exists".
Happy to loose the emails, but I want the SMS's
I don't want to lose the ability to access emails from the Today screen icon - it still shows 17 unread (unavailable) emails.
Any ideas ?

Are you backing up and restoring "System Data" and "Personal Databases"?

Try this
Copy the exe in the attached zip to your ppc and run it from your phone. It lists all the accounts that can be restored. I use it to restore my sms messages from a sprite backup whenever I change roms...
HTH

martinreay said:
Copy the exe in the attached zip to your ppc and run it from your phone. It lists all the accounts that can be restored. I use it to restore my sms messages from a sprite backup whenever I change roms...
HTH
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thanks! worked for me

Excellent - Perfect fix.
Many Thanks !

Someone should sticky this. I searched all over for a fix, I recently did a fresh ROM flash to fix a problem with my Voice Command and this happened to my email, the program worked perfectly! thanks!

Backup and Restore SMS

Hi there,
The title says it all really... Anyone know a program that backs up all my SMS' and lets me restore them later?
Preferably backing up to my gmail account and restoring from there.

Ok, flooded with replies, but found a program...
MyBackup does this, but not all the features work on the Hero like Call Register etc.
It lets you backup my SMS and restore them which is all I wanted.

"SMS Backup" backs up (automatically) SMS messages to a Gmail folder called "SMS" (by default).
Not sure about restore, but you can just read them via Gmail, so you may not need to.

I use sprite backup.

SMS Backup and Restore
I've just tested SMS Backup & Restore today after Backup for Root Users and My Backup Pro wouldn't work (My Backup wants to phone home).
SMS Backup & Restore did not need root permissions and backed up about 300 SMSes/second, to an XML file. There is an option to include a link to an XSL stylesheet so that the XML displays the SMSes nicely as a table.
There are a few issues, which I hope the author will take as suggestions:
The date is written as a UNIX timestamp format (number of seconds since 1 January 1970), presumable for easy parsing when the SMSes are restored, and optionally in a human-readable format. This is redundant, as the date could be written in a both computer- and human-parsable format by using the ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
An extra attribute with the contact name would be very useful in addition to the contact number.
MMS support would be great, perhaps by storing the attachments in CDATA XML elements.

dandv said:
I've just tested SMS Backup & Restore today after Backup for Root Users and My Backup Pro wouldn't work (My Backup wants to phone home).
SMS Backup & Restore did not need root permissions and backed up about 300 SMSes/second, to an XML file. There is an option to include a link to an XSL stylesheet so that the XML displays the SMSes nicely as a table.
There are a few issues, which I hope the author will take as suggestions:
The date is written as a UNIX timestamp format (number of seconds since 1 January 1970), presumable for easy parsing when the SMSes are restored, and optionally in a human-readable format. This is redundant, as the date could be written in a both computer- and human-parsable format by using the ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
An extra attribute with the contact name would be very useful in addition to the contact number.
MMS support would be great, perhaps by storing the attachments in CDATA XML elements.
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I've also been using SMS Backup & Restore and it does the job! Recommended!

How to forcefully uninstall an app

Hello all, after some problems with app2sd i reinstalled my apps via a simply backup of my apk files in system/sd/app.
Anyway I was unable to restore some apps, in particular those that had a .zip extension and not an .apk extension. The problem is that Market/Download controls in such situation are disabled, so i can't uninstall/reinstall nothing.
Waiting some days for the upgrade of each app, i was able to restore all apps meno one. The application is the free SunMoon (com.jw.SunMoon).
I 've tried to:
sign com.jw.SunMoon.zip to try a reinstall but adb install com.jw.SunMoon.apk returns Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]
delete /system/sd/app/com.jw.SunMoon.zip
delete the directory /data/data/com.jw.SunMoon
edit /data/system/packages.xml removing all entry for com.jw.SunMoon
But nothing changed, i'm unable to reinstall SunMoon via Market so far.
Any ideas????

adb uninstall?

Delete the apps you having problems with, then reinstall them. You can use SUFB app from the market or rootexplorer also from the market...
You are the forth person I've seen posting about this

evilkorn said:
adb uninstall?
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I'm really unluky, I can't uninstall with this
Delete the apps you having problems with, then reinstall them. You can use SUFB app from the market or rootexplorer also from the market...
You are the forth person I've seen posting about this
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I already delete manually app, dex, odex, data app and any pointers in /data/system/packages.xml.
Anyway the Market app continues to be blocked, i can't uninstall, install or reinstall SunMoon. The only one thing that unblock the market app is an application upgrade, so i can push the upgrade button and install a new copy.
I don't know how to eventually use the com.jw.SunMoon.zip i backupped from /system/sd/app, android tell me it's unsigned (Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES]), but trying to sign and install, will return Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT] .

What rom are you running ???/
If its enomther's rom you need to delete the app from the expstick in system/sd <>>> Cause in additon to the system/sd/app he has system/sd/expstick/app also (I think its part of his VM system ) thats all i can think of ....

I have cyan 4.2.3.1.
I posted a screen to disanbiguate te situation:
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How about removing the .dex file from your /data/dalvik-cache directory?
Also check your /data/app-private out.

daveid said:
How about removing the .dex file from your /data/dalvik-cache directory?
Also check your /data/app-private out.
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already done...
I already delete manually app, dex, odex, data app and any pointers in /data/system/packages.xml.
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The app do not installs in /app-private (/data/app-private; /system/sd/app-private) , I'm sure.
Anyone know if i forgot some configurations file to edit?
Anyone knows if the problem is on the market server?
Why some apps installs like a .zip file?

I'm having this exact same issue, and it's happened to me every time I use Backup for Root Users. If I restore just the APKs, nothing ending in .zip gets restored. If I also restore the Market db (so I can get updates), I get the same thing you got, with disabled Open and Uninstall buttons in the Market. I know I have no references to any of the apps anywheres. Specifically, I'm trying to restore Twidgit Lite. Anybody have any answers?

Just in case anyone's curious, I fixed the problem. Copy /data/data/com.android.vending/databases/assets.db to my computer, then open it with a sqlite client. Search in the assets10 table for the row where package_name matches one of the previously mentioned problem applications, then update the row by changing the state field to 'UNINSTALLED'. Push the assets.db file back to its original location, and either reboot or force close the Market app (using Taskiller or what have you). When you reopen Market, the problem apps will now allow installation.

eratosthene said:
Just in case anyone's curious, I fixed the problem. Copy /data/data/com.android.vending/databases/assets.db to my computer, then open it with a sqlite client. Search in the assets10 table for the row where package_name matches one of the previously mentioned problem applications, then update the row by changing the state field to 'UNINSTALLED'. Push the assets.db file back to its original location, and either reboot or force close the Market app (using Taskiller or what have you). When you reopen Market, the problem apps will now allow installation.
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Thx man! Very useful, sometimes private apps bring a lot of problems.

hold on, i was about to make a thread asking how to uninstall apps like amazon mp3 or the stock calculator. Is this how you do it or is there an easier method?

No, the stock apps are in /system/app, just delete the apk and your set.

evilkorn said:
No, the stock apps are in /system/app, just delete the apk and your set.
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Hey, I cannot find that folder on my sd card. I am assuming that it is hidden or something, could someone tell me how to find this folder and delete the useless apps?

/system/ is not /sdcard/

good point my man, could you let me know how access this?

never mind, i got it! hmmm double never mind, in astro it says error deleting files when i try and delete?

got it, i had to do some sniffing around other websites but i got it. Used terminal for those in my situation

Backup management (for flashaholics)

Backup management (for Flashaholics)
Hi all,
The amount of questions on this forum that could have been avoided by proper backups is alarming.
I have been helping friends, family and coworkers with their phones for a while and what I have noticed is that many people have little or no idea of backup management. Some have backups of their contacts and pictures on 4 different cloud services which all auto upload their info burning lots of data and battery.
Others have little or no backups and get in trouble when flashing a ROM or dropping their phone in the toilet (yes that does actually happen folks)
Especially when flashing ROMs on your rooted device, it’s important to manage your backups in a logical way. In the description below I’ll explain how I manage my backups for apps, contacts, pictures, and full Nandroid backups in a logical way.
I am assuming the people reading this already have root and TRWP recovery on their phone. If that is not the case but you would like to have those, please follow the link to a great tutorial from zedomax on how to get those.
Contacts:
When storing contacts on your phone, you can choose were you want this contact to be stored. Make sure you always use the same account to store contacts so you won’t have them devided over 3 or 4 accounts. Personally I just choose my gmail account as this is the first thing you will install on any new phone.
Under settings /cloud you can see were your contacts and data is backed up manually or automatically. Make sure you check these settings so your device will backup regularly when on wifi.
If you do have your contacts shattered over several accounts now, then the contacts optimizer app can help you fix this. It can remove double contacts or merge them together. The app also makes it possible move contacts from one account to another, or to move all contacts between accounts (the pro version). Be aware of the fact that some pictures you have stored with your contacts can get lost during the transition.
Her the playstore link for the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.compelson.optimizer
Pictures and video’s:
Same story here. Choose one cloud service to auto upload all you’re your media files. I have seen phones that had installed 4 cloud services, all of which would auto upload the pictures. Just choose one and stick to it.
Personally, I will auto upload my pictures and videos to dropbox but any service will do.
TWRP recovery
Please make sure you have the latest version of TWRP installed on your phone. For some ROMs it won’t make a difference but for others it does. For example CM12 official will not install on an old version of TWRP.
You can find the newest version for your device here:
http://www.techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/
Before flashing a new ROM ALWAYS make a full backup with TWRP. This way you are safe when something goes wrong. The backup will contain all your apps, but also your ROM and your recovery.
Make sure you give your ROM a name you can actually understand 3 months from now.
For example, when having flashed CM12 official without any apps or settings installed, you could call it:
CM12 official Fresh install
Or when having installed all your apps and put your settings in place:
CM12 official Full install
After flashing a ROM, I will run it, let the playstore do the updates and make a fresh backup. This way I can get back to the original installation quickly.
Be aware that when restoring a TRWP recovery, you will not only restore your apps but also your ROM. To have your apps separately you will need another tool.
Titanium Backup
Although there are many backup apps, and I have tried most of them titanium backup seems to be one that I keep returning to. It simply has the most options and I use it a lot.
Playstore link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
Full You Tube tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZEa10WtFng
As storage space is no longer an issue, I make seperate backups for each ROM I use. This simply saves a lot of time updating apps from the playstore and decreases the amount of apps I have to reinstall when switching from say a Kitkat 4.4 to a Lollipop ROM.
By managing the backups in separate folders I can let titanium backup scan for the location of the backup folder, and pick the right one.
You do this by going to:
Menu,
Preferences,
Backup folder location
Detect (button)
Whole device
Titanium will find the folders and let you choose:
I usually call the Folders: TTBU and the first 2 letters of the ROM
In this picture you the folders for CM 12 and AllianceROM
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Storagespace:
With your note 4 it is possible to use a 128GB microSD card. All the files you can store on your SD will be unaffected when flashing a new ROM so use it for everything you want to keep available.
Another option is to copy all the needed files to your PC, whatever suits you best.
So do not worry about the storage on you phone!
Using this method I now have:
Contacts in 1 place
Pictures and media files in 1 place
Nandroid backups before and after with logical names
Titanium Backup (separate folder per ROM)
Whatever happens to my phone I can get it back to were I want it to be in under 10 minutes.
This saves you from a lot of asking for help on XDA developers.
I am curious to see how others manage their backups.

Question Need Recommendation for a Backup/Restore App (No Root)

Hi All,
Any recommendation for a Backup/Restore App that can transfer the whole apps data (including logins etc)?

looking for same as its take hours to restore , there must be an app like iclod restore which works best to backup and restore

liamR said:
Hi All,
Any recommendation for a Backup/Restore App that can transfer the whole apps data (including logins etc)?
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if you are rooted, titanium backup is outstanding

alessandro_xda said:
if you are rooted, titanium backup is outstanding
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Agreed, I've always used this to take snapshots and it's fantastic.
I too am on the hunt for something that can do this without root. I don't think it exists.

Titanium backup hasn't been updated since 2019. Use Swift Backup, it's the best out there

The subject is : Backup APPDATA without root.
- Titanium backup doesn't work
- Swift Backup doesn't work
- Helium Backup & Sync (which was the ONLY app that could do that easily) doesn't work on Android 10+
As far as I know, there isn't any "app" that can do that anymore.
The ONLY reliable way is through ADB, either via a full backup, or app by app using "adb backup -apk -shared -all -f <filepath>/backup.ab"

RedWave31 said:
The subject is : Backup APPDATA without root.
- Titanium backup doesn't work
- Swift Backup doesn't work
- Helium Backup & Sync (which was the ONLY app that could do that easily) doesn't work on Android 10+
As far as I know, there isn't any "app" that can do that anymore.
The ONLY reliable way is through ADB, either via a full backup, or app by app using "adb backup -apk -shared -all -f <filepath>/backup.ab"
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Thank you very much

RedWave31 said:
The subject is : Backup APPDATA without root.
- Titanium backup doesn't work
- Swift Backup doesn't work
- Helium Backup & Sync (which was the ONLY app that could do that easily) doesn't work on Android 10+
As far as I know, there isn't any "app" that can do that anymore.
The ONLY reliable way is through ADB, either via a full backup, or app by app using "adb backup -apk -shared -all -f <filepath>/backup.ab"
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And how do you restore?

Why missing Smart Switch by Samsung only?

dr.ketan said:
Why missing Smart Switch by Samsung only?
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IMO, it's the worst solution, although it'll always be better than no backup at all.
It's not cross-device, so if you lose your phone, you can't switch brands, you have to buy another Samsung
The backup files are encrypted, you can't have an emergency restore on any other device
It's still a good choice, but people don't usually know those limitations when making a backup in the first place.
I'd rather have a very good app (with an adb privilege command or something like that) which can be used by anyone, than a proprietary solution (or root. root will never disapoint IMO)

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IMO, it's the worst solution, although it'll always be better than no backup at all.
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Then how about Google backup? I have never used (Indeed never using non rooted device) but should backup app +data and across all Android

dr.ketan said:
Then how about Google backup? I have never used (Indeed never using non rooted device) but should backup app +data and across all Android
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I would sure like to know if it does indeed backup and restore data also. I've also only used rooted devices and I've never seen anyone report anything about Google backup.
As for Samsung smart switch, it doesn't do data, only app, I remember.

tiho5 said:
I would sure like to know if it does indeed backup and restore data also. I've also only used rooted devices and I've never seen anyone report anything about Google backup.
As for Samsung smart switch, it doesn't do data, only app, I remember.
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Smart switch backup app+data I think
Here what Google backup says
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Smart switch backup app+data I think
Here what Google backup says
View attachment 5542703
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Recently someone somewhere reported that smart switch didn't restore data. But that might have changed. I wish it did.
As for Google. Yes, I know that say this. But I've never tried and I highly doubt that they do a good job in that regard. But who knows...
Please, someone who has tried them, report here.
Please

As someone who had to used Google Backup to switch to my S21U, I can assure you that APPDATA can't make 24Mb for more than 200 apps. I believe it might save the tiniest amount of appdata, but haven't seen it restore anything (apps were clean on restore)
Samsung Smart switch DOES backup appdata, you can check for it in the backup folder you selected. I didn't fully check for appdata of system apps vs user apps, tho.

RedWave31 said:
As someone who had to used Google Backup to switch to my S21U, I can assure you that APPDATA can't make 24Mb for more than 200 apps. I believe it might save the tiniest amount of appdata, but haven't seen it restore anything (apps were clean on restore)
Samsung Smart switch DOES backup appdata, you can check for it in the backup folder you selected. I didn't fully check for appdata of system apps vs user apps, tho.
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So Google backup cannot restore data. Only apps.
You mentioned that smart switch will backup data. But did you try to restore it? And does it work?

tiho5 said:
So Google backup cannot restore data. Only apps.
You mentioned that smart switch will backup data. But did you try to restore it? And does it work?
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I have tried two apps y'day(N20 to S21 with USB backup option) , both restored but one with data other's only app. Yet can't say what exact rule applies. still it seems best way to restore on non rooted device. Probably It can backup from non samsung devices too (including iOS)but it can restore only on samsung if I am not wrong.

dr.ketan said:
I have tried two apps y'day(N20 to S21 with USB backup option) , both restored but one with data other's only app. Yet can't say what exact rule applies.
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Thank you.
Some of my apps have pages and pages of settings. I'll never use a phone without root for that reason. Backup&restore apps that use root are the only way and are essential...

tiho5 said:
Thank you.
Some of my apps have pages and pages of settings. I'll never use a phone without root for that reason. Backup&restore apps that use root are the only way and are essential...
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Yep. Testing different OS' with different configurations then snapshotting with Titanium has been my goto for years. Love that workflow.

burnxtc said:
Yep. Testing different OS' with different configurations then snapshotting with Titanium has been my goto for years. Love that workflow.
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Titanium is outdated now (I have used for almost a decade), specifically on A12 and it's been nearly 2 yrs, there is no support for splitted apks
Swift BAckup is on top now.