Ok, so my rom got corrupted and didn't have any backup of the data so I made a nandroid backup and flashed a new rom.
Now I have the nandroid backup in hand and I need to extract the apps and data from there. I used app extractor and it was able to extract and restore apps stored on internal memory (sd-ext since I use amarrullz script).
Here are some issues that I am still facing:
1. Appextractor wasn't able to restore my old sms. Any idea where they might be located? and guide/app to restore?
2. My apps which were located on the external sd card arn't there yet. I guess it has something to do with android_secure? I have most(or all?) of the apps which were installed in the external card in ".asec" format and I have no idea what to do with them. Can anyone guide me where the apps and thier data is located and how to restore them? I tried advanced restoring "data" from nandriod but that leads to bootloop.
Update : Sms issue was solved
The apps on sd end up in asec partition:
Data and lib files go in mnt/asec/[app name directory]
Dalvik cache goes to internal on data/dalvik-cache
Data goes on internal data/data
You can extract the contents of the nandroid backup to your pc and then use adb to push the files where they belong.
Good luck.
dxppxd said:
The apps on sd end up in asec partition:
Data and lib files go in mnt/asec/[app name directory]
Dalvik cache goes to internal on data/dalvik-cache
Data goes on internal data/data
You can extract the contents of the nandroid backup to your pc and then use adb to push the files where they belong.
Good luck.
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1. I only have asec files which i have placed in mnt/secure/asec
2. Is dalvik-cache necessary?
3. data is copied
4. the libs and data of mnt/asec are not present in nandroid backup (atlest i couldn't find).
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Quick question... I897 with KB1 + voodoo lagfix kernel. Just did my first nandroid backup and it completed... however, it flashed some errors about accessing apps on external sdcard. This was from CWM RED (v2.5.1.3). I do have some of my larger apps stored on external SD (and all work just as fast as if they were on internal sd). Was I supposed to move these back to internal SD before doing nandroid? Does a nandroid backup just backup the internal sd? Thx gang.
Typically nandroid through CWM creates the image from shall we say the local or main portion of you devices memory.
Suggestion - If you are space deprived on the internal SD, copy the APKs to you desktop (for the image backup) and delete them from your device for now. They can always be copied back to your int SD or ext Sd. This won't remove, delete or uninstall the application itself, but rather enhance space.
Another suggestion is to create an initial backup prior to the CWM nandroid backup with Titanium Backup first, then copy and store that backup, with all your apps) safely on a PC.
Hope this helps...
Peace-
How to delete the whole backup
I just done one more backup as im on a new rom and i wan to delete the old backup i cannot find the file nandroid how do i delete it?
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hello, can I completely delete all files from my internal (not memory card but phones) memory? got a data_bin file in there, a samsung folder, a titanium backup folder (wont be deleting that) and a backup folder, the backup folder got something about imei/data_bin so its a backup lol?(so obviously not to delete that) so can I delete away????
Copy titanium backup data to ur pc only and format internal sd it makes no problem other filea are backup files if u like then copy that backup folder or just format not a big deal.
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I made a twrp backup and was able to drag and drop it to my PC for later use. Now the big question is...where do I move this backup to? I've simply moved it back into the backups folder located in my twrp folder in my internal storage. If I go to restore, I can see the backup folder along with another backup I named Stock. Will this work if I just restore the backup from here? It seems too simple. I have read about pushing the file using adb to internal storage and then installing it as a zip file. Problem is the backup is not a zip file. Any help will do. Thanks.
Regarding the Moto X Verizon Developer Edition, not having an actual removable SD card, when making a backup, (or Nandroid after I root), is that backup file safe from a wipe? Or do I just save the backup to my PC to put back after? Is it possible to partition the drive to protect an area from wiping, as if it was a removable SD card?
Thanks in advance!
As long as you don't wipe the internal sdcard in recovery you'll be fine. You also can keep a copy of the backup on your pc. For TWRP the backups are stored in a TWRP folder on the internal sd. There's no reason to wipe this partition when going between roms.
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spunker88 said:
As long as you don't wipe the internal sdcard in recovery you'll be fine. You also can keep a copy of the backup on your pc. For TWRP the backups are stored in a TWRP folder on the internal sd. There's no reason to wipe this partition when going between roms.
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So, forgive me if I am stupid here, but when I observe the file structure in Root Explorer, I see in the root directory a folder called "sdcard" and a folder called "storage". The folder called "sdcard" looks like the "sdcard" folder which was on my GNEX (but it was an actual sdcard), and the folder called "storage" has a folder called "sdcard0" and "sdcard1", with the "sdcard0" folder looking like the other "sdcard" folder and the "sdcard1" folder is empty. So, is the "sdcard" folder in the root directory partitioned? if not, how is it protected from wiping?
Again, sorry if this is a stupid question...
amajamar said:
So, is the "sdcard" folder in the root directory partitioned? if not, how is it protected from wiping?
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SDCARD is not a partition on the Moto X, it is within the /DATA partition.
In TWRP, when wiping /DATA, it will show on the screen "wiping DATA without wiping Internal Storage" (or words to that effect.) If you want to wipe the SDCARD, you would select Internal Storage on the advanced wipe menu. I think the answer to your question is that if you were to just wipe /DATA from a terminal, you could probably lose your SDCARD data; however, the properly written recoveries handle this properly and won't wipe SDCARD unless you specifically ask it to.
Sorry if this is a noob question... But the N6 is the first phone that I've had with internal SD storage. What kind of wipes will erase the /SDCARD directory? The reason I ask is if I'm doing Titanium backups to /SDCARD, does that mean I occasionally need to move those files off before I do any kind of reset / flash?
When in TWRP, go to wipe -> advanced. And UNCHECK "internal storage", you can select everything else. This will wipe everything except your stuff on the phone (pics, files, titanium backup folder, etc.).
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Sorry if this is a noob question... But the N6 is the first phone that I've had with internal SD storage. What kind of wipes will erase the /SDCARD directory? The reason I ask is if I'm doing Titanium backups to /SDCARD, does that mean I occasionally need to move those files off before I do any kind of reset / flash?
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also I would highly recommend that you copy your titanium backups and other important files over to your computer just in case you know