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[Q] backing up efs and titanium on pc

Hi, I want to install a rom but I have loads of files on my phone that i dont know what they are so i thought I would format both my sd cards and do a factory reset. so my question is i have a backup of my efs using CWM and i have copied my apps with titanium backup, can i copy those files to my pc and then reinstall them after ive done it. and can i delete all the other files, what i think im tring to say is is it safe to delete everything as long as i backup those two files. Many thanks

I have backed up efs and backed up apps through Titanium and i frequently format/delete data on sd cards before a flash .
jje

JJEgan said:
I have backed up efs and backed up apps through Titanium and i frequently format/delete data on sd cards before a flash .
jje
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JJ...do you mean you do a wipe/return to factory default, or do you mean you reformat the internal SD?

Both if i have problems .
But must admit last time i needed to do that was after the last Darky rom install .
Its a habit from long time problem = wipe as much as i can in case anything is left behind to corrupt .Often not needed but i prefer fail safe methods .
jje

JJEgan said:
Both if i have problems .
But must admit last time i needed to do that was after the last Darky rom install .
Its a habit from long time problem = wipe as much as i can in case anything is left behind to corrupt .Often not needed but i prefer fail safe methods .
jje
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I understand...for myself I tend to stick at returning to factory default....reformatting the internal SD scares me.

how do you backup your efs folder? do you just copy it off the sdcard and paste it to your pc's harddrive? or is there another way?
also
if you format your sdcard aren't you gonna lose ur titanium backup for your apps?
some info will b very helpful because i read damianGto said that you should always do a format of your sdcard esp when changing roms.
thanks in advance

bitahdust said:
how do you backup your efs folder? do you just copy it off the sdcard and paste it to your pc's harddrive? or is there another way?
Thats what i do .
also
if you format your sdcard aren't you gonna lose ur titanium backup for your apps?
Only if its on internal sd card mine is moved to external sd card and copy on PC .
thanks in advance
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do you just copy it off the sdcard and paste it to your pc's harddrive? or is there another way?
Thats what i do .
f you format your sdcard aren't you gonna lose ur titanium backup for your apps?
Only if its on internal sd card mine is moved to external sd card and copy on PC
jje

[Q] Sd card appears damaged and reboots phone

Recently i bought an 8gB class 10 sdhc card. Put it in my phone it was working fine. I copied all the files from my old card exacty as they were mounted the card again and the phone says the card is damaged and reboots all the time.
I put it in a friends samsung galaxy3. The card worked fine and all files were there. So obviously it has to do with my phone.
I'm using gingerdx the latest version with stock kernel.
I'd appreciate all the help you could give me guys. Thanks in advance.

try to format your sdcard (backup fist)
don't perform quick format..
still can't try format using phone..
then make a partition..
on developer forum we have a [guide] how to partitionning sd card

Nothing. I tried what you said I even reflashed my rom and worked it with no extra apps but phone still restarts when i try to move an app to the card.
I don't know if it's significant but i noticed that: I went in cwm and tried to mount sd-ext and I always got an error. Tried to format it again error.

sonik_5 said:
Nothing. I tried what you said I even reflashed my rom and worked it with no extra apps but phone still restarts when i try to move an app to the card.
I don't know if it's significant but i noticed that: I went in cwm and tried to mount sd-ext and I always got an error. Tried to format it again error.
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do not perform any activity in cwm regarding sdcard it is not compatible,even format sd ext it will give you a result of damage sdcard for some rom or your current,resulting to reformat your sdcard,now backup all your files to pc,reformat your sdcard through your phone,unmount sdcard t then erased sdcard,then back your files...Hope it help...

Go to advanced in cwm and go to fix permissions. See what that does for you.
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Guys thanks for all the replies. Nothing seems to be working though, phone keeps rebooting. Might just be a faulty sd card, but that would be the second in the row.

[Q] How to backup my data before formatting my SD card?

Hey Guys. I have a rooted Nexus One running CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RC0-N1-KANG. Sometime back I had my SD card connected to my PC via a memory card reader. I was deleting a video file but while the file was being deleted, my SD card got unmounted. I have no idea as to what happened but now it looks like I have considerable part of that space lost.
I did scan my SD card using Windows disk check but it found no errors. Now I am thinking of formatting my SD card. I have a 1 GB EXT3 partitioned 16 GB Sandisk SD card. Most of my apps are installed on the SD card. Which is the best way to format my SD card? Also I do have Rom Manager & Titanium Backup installed. How can I ensure that I back up all my data and do an easy restore? Alternately is there any way I can recover the lost space without formatting?
Any help will be greatly appreciated

there are some programs out there to retrieve lost disk data--i have not used any but a search may help
i bu all sdcard to pc then reformat with sdformatter with full erase and size adj ON, then repartition inside phone--0 swap
nandroid first

Thanks for replying rugmankc. Do you have a direct link to sdformatter? Also do you use rom manager for the partitioning? In case if I do backup my entire rom and then format my sd card, can I simply restore everything by loading up the backup? Can you give me some simple step by step procedure of backup & format? Thanks again for your help.

Sd formatter: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_windows
Nandroid backup
Backup to pc
Format sd card
Create partition (either wid pc or in recovery)
Copyback to sd card
PS: hv read ppl complaining abt rom manager aka cwm creating bad partitions.
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Hey n1newbie. Thanks a lot for your reply. Sorry for being noobish but which is the best way to make a Nandroid backup and how can I partition with PC and recovery? Also once I copy back the backup on to my sd card, how do I restore the backup?

sorry for my late reply--nite here
i use this one--but shouldn't matter--just make sure you use full erase on and size adj on--you want complete format, not partial as phone does
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/SDFormatter 2.0.mht
the steps n1newbie gave you are good ones
i use amonra so don't know cwr steps
the partition steps are done inside phone for me, as i mentioned, thru recovery and should be straight forward, including steps to bu and restore
there is no best way to nandroid an that term/folder won't be seen in cwr, just cw backups. the options should all be there in cw or rom mgr, including restore
i bu sdcard regularly and titanium too

Hi y2jamit, its a pleasure to help u
Choosing recovery is ur preference (clockworkmod,amonra,4ext)
As rugmankc said, Making a nandroid backup and restoring is done via recovery mode and is jus straight forward. Remember to use the same recovery for safer side
To format in PC try any partition tools (mini tool parition wizard )
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rugmankc & n1newbie, I really appreciate your help guys. Thank for making this so much more easier. I guess I now have the confidence to take the plunge

good luck
just read a lot on whatever you do so you have a good idea on it and then you can ask specific questions on the process--
ICS is still alpha so fairly unstable for a lot

[Q] Help with sd files

Hi, i modified the partition sd size and my sd was formated. Some one knows how to recover those files?
Tried with recuva but not works. i lost my vcf backup, documents and my personal data, the music is not problem.
Cheers

purrungo said:
Hi, i modified the partition sd size and my sd was formated. Some one knows how to recover those files?
Tried with recuva but not works. i lost my vcf backup, documents and my personal data, the music is not problem.
Cheers
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you cant recover formated sdcard

fotak-x said:
you cant recover formated sdcard
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Certainly He can recover them!
Use a cardreader and an app like data recovery professional
then select "formatted recovery " type and it'll bring them back (don't use sdcard till recovery finishes,using it will wipe old files)
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hey op .
try stellar pheonix windows data recovery.
it will surely recover the formatted sd card.
it helped me too many times ..

purrungo said:
Hi, i modified the partition sd size and my sd was formated. Some one knows how to recover those files?
Tried with recuva but not works. i lost my vcf backup, documents and my personal data, the music is not problem.
Cheers
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RecoveryFix for Windows Data Recovery Software has been developed to fullfill the needs of recovering the database from hard drive. Its easy to use for users who lose their valuable data to any system error like unexpected system shutdown, software malfunction, file or directory deletion.

u can try Get data back ..click here
I just formatted my Seagate 500 GB full of software and i can get all my data back completely

Guys, keep in mind that he did not only format the card, but repartition it with new sizes. Not only that, the partitioning involved two different file systems: fat32 and ext3/4.
And he hasn't responded back...

Thank you everybody, I sent my phone, i recovered any of my data. THX

Restore Error

Hey all,
I recently reverted back to stock and am now trying to restore one of my backups using Safestrap. I have 3 backups available in my TWRP folder on my SD card, but when I try to do a restore of the one I want I get the following error: "E: No partition selected for restore". How do I go about getting this backup installed? Thanks in advance for the help!

moodaddy said:
Hey all,
I recently reverted back to stock and am now trying to restore one of my backups using Safestrap. I have 3 backups available in my TWRP folder on my SD card, but when I try to do a restore of the one I want I get the following error: "E: No partition selected for restore". How do I go about getting this backup installed? Thanks in advance for the help!
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I bet your Ex SD card is corrupt that happened with me.
If you have an adapter I'd transfer the contents of the SD card to your computer then get another card and transfer files from pc back on new card that's what I had to do

OPOfreak said:
I bet your Ex SD card is corrupt that happened with me.
If you have an adapter I'd transfer the contents of the SD card to your computer then get another card and transfer files from pc back on new card that's what I had to do
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But the odd thing is I have a newer backup of the one I did when I reverted to stock and that restore works fine..The backup I want to restore is my rooted/debloated version and that is the one where I get the error message.

Real noob question here, but do I have to delete everything except for SD Card in Safestrap when doing a restore or should I just be able to select the backup and hit restore?

moodaddy said:
Real noob question here, but do I have to delete everything except for SD Card in Safestrap when doing a restore or should I just be able to select the backup and hit restore?
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Just hit restore and pick the backup you want