Query regarding CWM backup - Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I know I can back up the whole system partition using cwm. I just want to know how do I backup my sd card and second partition. I want to try a new Rom but if I don't like it I want to revert back to old rom + SD data + SD partition data.

The ext partition is automatically included in the cwm backup. As far as you don't delete the ext partition you can restore the backup without any hassle.
And while flashing a new rom, your sd card is not formatted.
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So copying whole sd card +cmw backup means total backup.
I can restore cwm back and then copy data back to sd card and done?

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Where does nandroid backup goes?

where does all the back ups{ie roms} which we do with nandroid do goes?
i mean does it get stored on memory card or on internal memory..
what happens if i'll format my memory card,does all that backup will get vanished
Nandroid is saved to the sd. If you format the card for any reason save data to the pc first then restore to sd.
thanks mate
Sorry Noob here as well. Where in the root folder could I find the Nand backups? I know I have about 4 of them and I couldnt find anything wit the BDS file name...
I have a nandroid folder at the root of my SD card w/ the backups in it.

[Q] Copying A2SD partition to a new microSD card

I just bought a new class 6 microSD card to replace the class 2 card currently in my phone and I'm wondering what the easiest way to copy the data from the existing card to the new one.
Would the following be the easiest steps?
1) Do a nandroid backup of the phone
2) Copy the contents of the FAT partition to a PC using USB mount
3) Turn off the phone and replace the microSD card with the new one
4) Partition the new card for A2SD using recovery
5) Copy the contents of the FAT partition from the PC to the card using USB mount
6) Do a nandroid restore
Any other ways to do it?
Backup the fat part.
nadroid +ext backup
replace card
format new card
nand +ext restore
profit???
In none of your steps did you mention anything about backing up the ext partition. If you don't need that just copy and paste.
Doesn't nandroid automatically backup the ext partition when used from recovery?
No.
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There are several possible loopholes, so let me clarify a couple of things.
When you backup nand+ext, the backup goes to FAT32 partition of the SD. So you need to:
backup nand+ext
mount SD
copy everything from FAT32 to PC
unmount SD
remove old card
insert new card
partition it
mount SD
copy everything from PC to FAT32
restore nand+ext
Now, it might be faster copying the card using card reader, but here's the catch - unless you have Linux anywhere on the computer, the card won't be readable, Windows can't read multi-partition SD cards.
Jack_R1 said:
When you backup nand+ext, the backup goes to FAT32 partition of the SD.
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how to do a nand+ext backup?
Can u clarify whether i am correct.
1) using recovery backup the nand
2) backup pro backup apps and data?
iblueZ said:
how to do a nand+ext backup?
Can u clarify whether i am correct.
1) using recovery backup the nand
2) backup pro backup apps and data?
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what recovery are you using? all backups(nand+ext) will be done in recovery only..
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i am using 4ext touch recovery.
My doubt is that will recovery will do backup of ext4 partition also along with fat32? or i need to use separate app to backup data n app in ext4 ?
iblueZ said:
i am using 4ext touch recovery.
My doubt is that will recovery will do backup of ext4 partition also along with fat32? or i need to use separate app to backup data n app in ext4 ?
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4ext is fine. noo its ur recovery which backs up your ext... no app can do it imho
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works perfectly
yest changed microSD from 4GB sandiskclass4 to 16 GB sandisk mobile ultra class 6!!!
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This method is causing FCs and restarts and insufficient storage error . Check the link.
I don't think its a rt wy for ICS beta ROM at least for me.
While swapping cards better method is(atleast for ROMs which are not stable)
1) backup the apps (apk), app data, sms, call log and other settings using my backup pro or some other good app.
2) Save it to ur PC
3) Then do a complete wipe (factory reset) and install ROM.
4) Copy the restore data form PC to microSD, do a restore using the app which was used for backup.

Backup on internal SD

Hey,
I hope anyone can give me an advice for my 'problem. It is the first time for me rooting my device... but I want CM 10^^
I have used unlockroot to root my device (http://www.unlockroot.com/). Then I installed the ROM Manager. Flashed Clockworkmod..Then I tried to make a backup.. Somehow the ROM Manager makes the backup of my system on the internal SD card into the folder 'clockworkmod -->backup' and not on my 16GB external SD Card.
Question:
1) Shouldn't clockworkmod be on my external SD-Card?
2) If I wipe everything before I install a new ROM. Will I loose my backup?
3) Should I care that the backup is on my internal SD?
Thanks for any help!!!
Here is what Clockworkmod shows me, when doing a backup:
ClockworkMod Recovery c5.0.2.0
Waiting for SD Card to mount
SD Card mounted...
Verifiying SD Card marker...
SD Card marker not found...
Checking Internal SD Card marker...
ROM Manager Version 5.0.2.1
October 26, 2012
SD Card space free: 3523MB
Backing up boot image
Backing up recovery image...
Backing up system...
Backing up data...
Backing up .android_secure...
Backing up cache...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
Generating md5 sum...
Here are te steps I have taken:
1.) Install drivers ( I am on v20Q stock ROM)
2.) Root mit unlockroot
3.) Update SuperUser
4.) Download ROM Manager
5.) Flash Clockworkmod
5) Backup with ROM Manager
1) Go here, install the external version of 5.0.2.8, problem solved.
2 & 3) No, wiping does not touch the internal sd-card. However, some other procedures do, like smartflash, so it's best to have the backups on the external card.
TrymHansen said:
1) Go here, install the external version of 5.0.2.8, problem solved.
2 & 3) No, wiping does not touch the sd-cards. However, some other procedures do, like smartflash, so it's best to have the backups on the external card.
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Thanks! wow, that was fast!
I am a noob. Therefore my question: How do I install the new clockworkmod? Do I push "Install ROM from SD Card" in ROM Manager and then choose the .zip file? Should I do any wipe before?
Thx!!!!
by the way: I do not care if my backup is on my internal SD or external. So do I need to have the backup on my external SD if I install a new ROM? (I mean I can make a copy of the backup on my PC...)
Just dowload the archive in thread I linked to, unpack it, connect your phone (debugging enabled) and run the external .bat-file. That's it.
No, you don't need to have the backups on your external.

sdcard

Why does my phone use my internal SDcard as the main sdcard? In total commander the phone sees 2 sdcards. How can i delete the internal sdcard?
shimmy2 said:
Why does my phone use my internal SDcard as the main sdcard? In total commander the phone sees 2 sdcards. How can i delete the internal sdcard?
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JB doesn't support move-to-SD. You can only use the internal as main storage
Nanostray said:
JB doesn't support move-to-SD. You can only use the internal as main storage
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It's not about that. I just rooted and I think CWM saved backup on internal sdcard.
Can I make the phone use my external sdcard? Or delete the internal sdcard altogether?
Edit: I am afraid to change the rom because I cant find the place CWM backuped.
If you boot into CWM and choose backup and restore and then Restore you will find your backup.
Most of the time the backups are stored in SDcard/CWM/Backups
mrjraider said:
If you boot into CWM and choose backup and restore and then Restore you will find your backup.
Most of the time the backups are stored in SDcard/CWM/Backups
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In CWM you can chose where it will store backup files. You can choice between backup on internal or external (marked as sdcard1) storage.
Backup and backup to external SD card (atleast on my Samsung Galaxy S+)

[Q] CWM Backup/Recovery doesn't restore Link2SD linked apps

I have a D415 that I managed to get rooted and get CWM installed. On my D415 (as well as my last phone a P569) I had the same nagging issue. In order to increase available space I installed Link2SD and formatted my SD card with a fat32 and ext partition (ext2,ext3,ext4 tried them all). Everything seems to work fine with one nagging issue. I always get a message about "no /sdcard/.android_secure found" whenever I created a nandroid backup. Restoring the backups always seemed to work fine except when I would replace the SD card with a new one. I partitioned/formatted a new card with a fat32 and a 2gb ext partition. Then copy a nandroid backup that I made before the change from my PC to the "external_SD" card, then boot into CWM recovery and install the backup. I would get the typical messages about skipping sd-ext and android_secure. Then boot normally and discover all the apps that I linked to the SD card with Link2SD would not be there and I would have to reinstall them with Titanium backup and relink them with Link2SD. I've been looking through various forums but I can't seem to find anything describing how to make a backup of the files that I linked to the SD card with Link2SD. I've been to the Link2SD site and read through the FAQ but this isn't addressed. If there is a way to do this and can someone point me to it. Thanks in advance.

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