so i have DC 2.08. i have only used fresh 20d and DC 2.08. my final is set on DC but iv been wanting to explore with other ones besides DC and fresh. id love to go outside my DC rom and check out other roms but i dont wanna loose my custom DC rom i set up and everything. am i able to like back up my DC rom and settings like saving it so i can always like go back to it ?
Warrior 3000 said:
so i have DC 2.08. i have only used fresh 20d and DC 2.08. my final is set on DC but iv been wanting to explore with other ones besides DC and fresh. id love to go outside my DC rom and check out other roms but i dont wanna loose my custom DC rom i set up and everything. am i able to like back up my DC rom and settings like saving it so i can always like go back to it ?
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nandroid backup will restore a point in time copy.
If you're using a2sd do a nandroid+ext backup.
i just did nandroid backup. now what. i load the SD card on my computer and copy the file ?
Warrior 3000 said:
i just did nandroid backup. now what. i load the SD card on my computer and copy the file ?
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For safekeeping you can, sure. But when you switch ROMs, if you want to switch back to your current, keep the nandroid on your SD card. Then just do a nandroid restore and it'll put you right back where you were when you backed it up.
o alright i see now. it say in the folder like the date i made the back up and stuff. ok cool, thanks a ton !
Warrior 3000 said:
o alright i see now. it say in the folder like the date i made the back up and stuff. ok cool, thanks a ton !
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No problem. If you want, you can change the name of your nandroid backup. Doesn't matter what it's called. Just don't put any weird characters or spaces in it, and it should restore fine.
I usually name mine something like:
DC_2.0.8.1_5.12.2010_before_screwing_around
yeah thats what i did. i named it like DC rom. fresh 2.0d rom. ect.
smw6180 said:
nandroid backup will restore a point in time copy.
If you're using a2sd do a nandroid+ext backup.
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How do you do that? This is what is messing me up everytime I switch ROMS as I always seem to get a boot loop unless I wipe my ext and lose all my apps. Then I have to redownload them.
I tried Titanium but it doesn't seem to back up your ext.
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I will admit although I am a seasoned mac user and program specialist im totally lost with my fairly new Touch Diamond,Sprint, I have don many hacks and mods and i really like the phone. I would like to try different roms but i will only do so if i can totally back up the phone, I mean so i can just restore to the exact same way it is now Is this possible? Sorry for the possibly lame question. Thanks,
Mike
NOw that almost 40 of you have viewed this can i get some kind of answer
Hi
I use SPB backup.U can download CAB file from spb website.
But i never restored what i backedup.(exept contacts)
My backup file 30 mb and it does not contain any pictures,videos,music.
U can try do backup then uninstall some programs and try to restore.
That looks great.....but im on osx, so its a no go =/
mjb94 said:
That looks great.....but im on osx, so its a no go =/
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U DONT need computer to do a back up or restore,unless you format internal storage on device.
Install the program and do the backup.
The back up is stored on internal storage,you can keep the .cab file of the backup program there to.
So when somthing wrong-(wipe device) and after fresh install of windows install spbbackup .cab and then restore what ever you backed up.
Somthing like this
and forgive my english
ah very nice. thank u muchh
Is there a way to "image" the phone, so EVERY thing is backed up? Like installed programs, settings, contacts, colours... everything?
mjb94 said:
I will admit although I am a seasoned mac user and program specialist im totally lost with my fairly new Touch Diamond,Sprint, I have don many hacks and mods and i really like the phone. I would like to try different roms but i will only do so if i can totally back up the phone, I mean so i can just restore to the exact same way it is now Is this possible? Sorry for the possibly lame question. Thanks,
Mike
NOw that almost 40 of you have viewed this can i get some kind of answer
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There are many backup options available. You can use an app like Sprite Backup or Sashimi to backup anything you want to keep including the registry. Microsoft has the MyPhone service as an option.
You can always flash back to the shipped rom to get your device back to factory state. If you don't flash your device and you do some tweaks/hacks that screw it up you can always hard reset and start fresh. Good Luck!
mr.horndoctor said:
There are many backup options available. You can use an app like Sprite Backup or Sashimi to backup anything you want to keep including the registry. Microsoft has the MyPhone service as an option.
You can always flash back to the shipped rom to get your device back to factory state. If you don't flash your device and you do some tweaks/hacks that screw it up you can always hard reset and start fresh. Good Luck!
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Most backup options won't do a "complete" backup - like an "image" of the phone that can be put back on so that there is absolutely EVERYTHING on the phone back on it.
I'm talking like putting a ROM on, but it being my entire phone - settings, documents, call log, pictures, installed programs, etc.
The reason being is that I already had to hard reset earlier this week, and it's a pain to have to do EVERYTHING over again.
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Most backup options won't do a "complete" backup - like an "image" of the phone that can be put back on so that there is absolutely EVERYTHING on the phone back on it.
I'm talking like putting a ROM on, but it being my entire phone - settings, documents, call log, pictures, installed programs, etc.
The reason being is that I already had to hard reset earlier this week, and it's a pain to have to do EVERYTHING over again.
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I don't know if there is anything like what you want yet. I was trying to help the OP.
I think the closest thing you can get right now is Sashimi but I seem to remember that someone was working on something similar for frequent rom flashers.
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I don't know if there is anything like what you want yet. I was trying to help the OP.
I think the closest thing you can get right now is Sashimi but I seem to remember that someone was working on something similar for frequent rom flashers.
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I'm going to try Sprite Backup. Sounds like it might work.
i am currently in the middle of a nandroid backup that has been going for about an hour should i pull the battery? i really dont want to corrupt my card because most of my music is on it and i just bought a new computer hard drive because my old one f*cked itself. Any suggestions?
Ive had the same problem. I dont think you need to pull the battery, I just press call (green) menu and end (red). Then delete the nandroid folder on your sd card and reboot into recovery and try backing up again.
i tried what you said, cause i had the same problem just now, and its still taking long. the only difference is the little dots a coming up a little faster. help?
help? anybody? im trying it a third time right now.. hopefully its works
should not take more than 2 minutes I have had this happen once pulled battery deleted nandroid file and started again and it worked.
ive tried everything and its just not working
Try reflashing the Recovery.
repair the ext files from recovery? lol.
uansari1 said:
Try reflashing the Recovery.
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oshizzle1991 said:
repair the ext files from recovery? lol.
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Do either of these require any type of wipe? Or will I lose anything that I should backup first?
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Do either of these require any type of wipe? Or will I lose anything that I should backup first?
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no they do not.
tried those things and it didnt work
i just found out that the reason the nandroid backup wasnt ending for me was because there wasnt enough space on my sdcard. I feel soo stupid now, thanks guys
how much space did you need?
okay I just rooted on 2.1 sprint RUU
wifi tether is working!
but now I'm searching for two things
1- How the heck do I make a nandroid backup and how do I use it to restore my phone?
2- Whats the fastest and preferred rom around here(and info on how to install and uninstall)?
Thanks
well since you rooted the 2.1 then you must know about adb. You can run adb reboot recovery or if your phone is off then turn it on while holding the home button.
In recovery there is a bunch of options and you can do stuff like backup and load other ROMs. As for what ROMs. Do a backup and then start trying stuff out. You always have that backup to go back to if you don't like it or screw things up. The only screw up you won't be able to recover from is if you flash a GSM ROM. There is a GSM and a CDMA verision of the hero so be careful where you download things from.
gab2012 said:
okay I just rooted on 2.1 sprint RUU
wifi tether is working!
but now I'm searching for two things
1- How the heck do I make a nandroid backup and how do I use it to restore my phone?
2- Whats the fastest and preferred rom around here(and info on how to install and uninstall)?
Thanks
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reboot into recovery (hold the home button and press power), then in the menu's is nand backup, click on it then pick a backup , click it then press the home key to verify thats what you want to do. Thats it.
It will place the backup on your sd card under nandroid
Thanks to both, making the backup right now
now another thing is finding a rom, which is the best?
Thanks
gab2012 said:
Thanks to both, making the backup right now
now another thing is finding a rom, which is the best?
Thanks
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Search the Development page before you get flamed, my friend. You're not going to get a definitive answer as to which ROM is the "best". And, since every phone is not the same, not all ROMs will perform the same. Your best bet is to read through each developer's ROM summary, try which ones appeal to you, and Nandroid about 2 or 3 of your favorites.
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Thanks to both, making the backup right now
now another thing is finding a rom, which is the best?
Thanks
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Won't tell what the "best" is, but personally I really like Fresh 2.1.2 or the newest Aloysius ROMs.
I heard around here alot of good things about freshhh so I guess I'll sink to that until something froyo like comes around
RegawMOD 2.1 is the best!!........ jk
I'm gonna it update sometime here soon
I'm sold on yours XD
I'm along the same but still haven't done root yet (still on .5) and still looking and reading stuff. My question is does the 2.1 root flashes the phone back to 1.5 and I will lose all my settings?
never mind, just found the answer.
Ok so FedEx should be here soon with my replacement phone. I want the first thing i do is to back it up completely. I am wondering what the best way of doing this would be. TiBu? will that back up all that i need to save for a future restore to stock. nv_data and everything.
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Ok so FedEx should be here soon with my replacement phone. I want the first thing i do is to back it up completely. I am wondering what the best way of doing this would be. TiBu? will that back up all that i need to save for a future restore to stock. nv_data and everything.
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I'm not really sure what you mean to accomplish. If you want to be able to restore to stock, ODIN is your friend. Backups are usually only important for retaining and restoring changes or data you make. The easy process is to use TiBu on the apps/settings you want. Then copy the TitaniumBackup and any other desired folders to your PC (or external sd) so youc an copy them back and restore from them in the future.
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Ok so FedEx should be here soon with my replacement phone. I want the first thing i do is to back it up completely. I am wondering what the best way of doing this would be. TiBu? will that back up all that i need to save for a future restore to stock. nv_data and everything.
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1. Root the device.
2. Install ROM manager, and busybox.
3. Go to CWM console, and backup ur device. Copy this backup at a safe place.
Till here, u have a device set to the settings u had it delivered to u.
Though there shouldn't be a need, well, would be helpful in case u wanted to for some reason.
When u need to restore to what they sent u, u'd need to go to stock, apply this flash, and remove the root, and the two apps above.
So when I bought my n6, did the normals of rooting, custom recovery and backup of the stock Rom. I decided to upload it to Dropbox and it is only 36mb, does this seem normal for a full back up out of the box?
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So when I bought my n6, did the normals of rooting, custom recovery and backup of the stock Rom. I decided to upload it to Dropbox and it is only 36mb, does this seem normal for a full back up out of the box?
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no.
you can test it by trying to restore it.
@mattio781
That's not normal. While the size of your nandroid will vary depending on how many apps and data you have, mine is 3.3 GB. And I only have about 2 dozen apps and virtually no data.
Yeah this was with no apps, Google sign ins or anything. This isn't the first time Dropbox has shrunk my file sizes, now I have to go back to stock to get a good backup, Damn you Dropbox
mattio781 said:
now I have to go back to stock to get a good backup
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Eh? You're going go back to stock to get a good backup? Why backup when you can (as you put it) "go back to stock"?
Just in case I screw something up, or don't like my current Rom. It's nice to have an oe Rom imo
it seems as you didnt choose all that you needed to backup.
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Just in case I screw something up, or don't like my current Rom. It's nice to have an oe Rom imo
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Could just download a flashable version. Might be easier and better on space
I haven't found one yet
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I haven't found one yet
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I went into "android development" and found one in less than 10 seconds of scrolling in Tapatalk.