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how to make a full backup using titanium backup?

Hi
I installed titanium backup and now I want to backup the following items:
- All applications
- All System data like wireless passwords, etc
- All user data like contacts, sms, mms, dictionary and so on.
Can you please let me know which menu I should use?
thanks.

legolas.w said:
Hi
I installed titanium backup and now I want to backup the following items:
- All applications
- All System data like wireless passwords, etc
- All user data like contacts, sms, mms, dictionary and so on.
Can you please let me know which menu I should use?
thanks.
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Menu > Batch > Backup all user apps + system data

Thank you, Now I can install new ROMs with no worry about my SMS and MMS messages being lost.

legolas.w said:
Thank you, Now I can install new ROMs with no worry about my SMS and MMS messages being lost.
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I also

Will batch work on the TB free version?

If I remember correctly - in free version you can batch backup, but you can't batch restore, or the batch restore is limited speed.

When you batch restore with the free version, you have to confirm each one. Fun.

harolds said:
Menu > Batch > Backup all user apps + system data
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Thanks Man

Menu > Batch > Backup all user apps + system data : is there any difference between this and a nandroid backup? i mean does it make an image with EVERYTHING you have on your phone?

No it doesn't make an image of everything on the phone like a nandroid backup

A nandroid backup backs up the system, data, cache, and a few other things like ext and recovery depending on how you set it but a titanium backup just backs up apps and data (which are on the data and cache partitions).

You can also create an update.zip to put in your recovery folder and flash that way too. You can set a schedule to back up new, new versions or all. IMHO, pay the money. It has helped me in several instances. You can convert system to data or vice versa, un/attach apps to market and my favorite is you can clean your Dex right from the app.

Somewhere way back I thought folks were having issues restoring System with TB and recommended just doing apps/data--
Right or Wrong?
I like MyBackUp Pro as a quicker (non-nandroid) bu of system/sms/mms/call logs/home screens/settings etc
Ken

rugmankc said:
Somewhere way back I thought folks were having issues restoring System with TB and recommended just doing apps/data--
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Well, the issue is that some of the restored settings were conflicting with what was in there. If you restore system back to the same version (of CM or Android), then it should be problem free. But if you are restoring between nightlies of CM or major releases of stock, then options may have changed and restoring *can* cause conflicts that result in funky operations or bootloops. This doesn't happen all the time, but it has happened enough to me that I don't recommend it.
My recommendation is to just backup all your apps and app data (I also include TB's backup of wifi access points, bluetooth pairings, google accounts, call logs and sms messages). It really doesn't take too long to go and check all your settings. Plus it gives you the opportunity to see what new features were added.
And in all honesty, I am not sure MyBackup Pro would be any different in the above... both just backup the data and restore it. I think if one were to cause an issue, the other one would as well.

Thanks for info bass,
I never restore system with TB, only backup/restore apps--no issues
I started using My BackUp before rooted, so as to have a bu of things if root went wrong. Just kept using it
Never had an issue restoring system with My BackUp, even after a month of nightlies
Main thing I like it for is Home Screens--saves time after fresh flash
Ken

rugmankc said:
Main thing I like it for is Home Screens--saves time after fresh flash
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That is definitely a benefit to using a 3rd-party launcher. I use ADW EX and everything for that app is saved in the app data, so as soon as I restore the app I am back to normal (well, except for my widgets and the background, but there are only two widgets that I use). But I do definitely sympathize on not wanting to redo all your settings. I hate it when I forget something simple like changing the wifi back to never turn off.

Agreed--
I use ADW with CMN's but not EX. Haven't looked real close at its restore capabilities. But, My Back Up does CM/Sense/MIUI restores with Home Screens with no problems
Just comfortable with it--

titanium backup restored my adw ex just fine minus the widgets.

thank you i was looking for that.

[Q] Incomplete TiBu Restore With Cog 3.04

OK,
I am having trouble restoring a backup I have made with another ROM onto Cognition 3.04. While in my previous ROM, I force redo of all of my apps+data (No system data) and restore with TiBu after loading Cog. While all of my applications restore, only a few have their data and if they do, it is incomplete.
So far the only ROM I have been able to recreate this with is Cog 3.04 coming from Serendipity, Firefly, Perception, and Paragon. I can restore ALL data on other ROMs without any problem. Is there a different folder structure in Cog 3.04 and TiBu is restoring to the wrong folder for system data?
Thanks in advance!!!
cdamccann

It can be difficult moving from rom to rom. When certain system apps expect to have certain resources available, they may not work as intended.
You should look at your phone as a phone with the ability to flash extra features. Sometimes those extra features are not available. You can always get them in other ways. Titanium backup will not always work properly with system apps.
You can obtain copies of the system apps from the zip used to install your old rom then titanium restore the information.

AdamOutler said:
It can be difficult moving from rom to rom. When certain system apps expect to have certain resources available, they may not work as intended.
You should look at your phone as a phone with the ability to flash extra features. Sometimes those extra features are not available. You can always get them in other ways. Titanium backup will not always work properly with system apps.
You can obtain copies of the system apps from the zip used to install your old rom then titanium restore the information.
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Let me rephrase. I am restoring backups of application data, not system data.
Ex:
• Launcher Pro
Most icons show up, but are broken links
Original count of home screens (7) is now 3
Launcher Pro widgets (Not System Widgets) are missing
• Where’s My Droid?
Attention words are not restored
• Kindle, AT&T Mobile, Ebay, DropBox
User Credentials are not restored
• GPS Status
Preferences not restored
All of my applications are like this

Restore stuff from backup from Samsung epic

I have cm9 on my Samsung epic and use titanium backup and mybackup to backup everything. I just setup cm9 on my touchpad and I'm wondering if after setting up and google syncs my account and all the apps auto install can I use the backups from my epic to restore data for various games and whatnot? And any recommendations on syncing data between the two so that the newest data for all apps are on both. I'm not sure at this point how much I'll use cm9 on the touchpad vs webOS. But since my dad is out of town for several weeks, and wanted to take my netbook with him, I'm going to be using my touchpad in it's place. Which means mainly I will be using Firefox from cm9 with it.

You use the Titanium back data from Epic to restore both apps and data in TP too.
I am sure if only restoring data will work. But I would just delete all the apps (whose backup I have)...and restore both apps and data through TiBu in Touchpad...its works for always...

If it's just for games and apps, you should be fine. Just don't try to restore apps/data from any system things, with the two different devices you could really mess things up.

Speaking of, are you restoring from GB to ICS ? If so, know that there's a likelihood it might not work.

ve6ay said:
Speaking of, are you restoring from GB to ICS ? If so, know that there's a likelihood it might not work.
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StoneRyno said:
I have cm9 on my Samsung epic
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he should be fine. just copy your Titanium Backup folder from the Epic to the TP SD partition, and you are good to go. I've done this across 3 different devices so far (Galaxy S 4g on GB, Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Honeycomb, and the TP on ICS), and it's worked on all of them (as long as they aren't system apps). In some cases, you may need to uninstall/reinstall a particular app, or let the market update it.

sitlet said:
If it's just for games and apps, you should be fine. Just don't try to restore apps/data from any system things, with the two different devices you could really mess things up.
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would there be a problem restoring trebuchet data? It contains the homescreen settings and icon arrangement. It would be the only system thing that I would need to restore to save time from not having to setup all my homescreens again.

I tried doing that on my tp..somehow it didnt work...so now i use Nova launcher...its similar but have backup restore option...so once you restore all the apps along with Nova launcher.. just go to settings and press restore..

Restoring Apps + Settings after Flashing GB>ParanoidAndroid v0.2

Hello, I did a NANDroid and Titanium.B (Apps + Settings) Backup before flashing ParanoidAndroid ROM, is it possible to restore anything from those considering ParanoidAndroid is based on ICS? I would like to restore apps mainly and if possible settings.

I'm on Paranoid v0.2 as well, and have had no problems restoring user apps + data using Titanium Backup.
You may run into problems restoring system apps, however.

Which settings did you pick? I tried to restore All missing apps + Data but it only restored half of my apps, I installed the remaining manually but I still would like to know what I did wrong.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

Titanium Backup for new ROMs

This is probably very noob of me but I'll ask it anyways...... This just dawned on me to back up everything via titanium Backup then use the file to restore on new custom ROMs. Instead if using Google back up to download everytime. Can I presumably download like Pico gapps with virtually nothing, back up all my user and system apps with titanium Backup then restore everything everything on the new rom and I'll have all the apps and system apps from my previous rom?
If I back up user apps and system apps with titanium Backup then restore will my call logs, texts, etc also be installed?

mikeprius said:
This is probably very noob of me but I'll ask it anyways...... This just dawned on me to back up everything via titanium Backup then use the file to restore on new custom ROMs. Instead if using Google back up to download everytime. Can I presumably download like Pico gapps with virtually nothing, back up all my user and system apps with titanium Backup then restore everything everything on the new rom and I'll have all the apps and system apps from my previous rom?
If I back up user apps and system apps with titanium Backup then restore will my call logs, texts, etc also be installed?
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Rule #1 as you will see as you get more into this you NEVER restore "system" apps this will create FC - force closures and errors all day long. Only restore user apps and data.
If coming from a Samsung going to a Nexus for example, you would TiBu all your users apps/data on Samsung to restore to Nexus. You do not have to restore the Google backup you can...but more senior people like me setup device as a new device. Google restore does not bring over your user data and settings like TiBu will. TiBu will give you exactly what the app was like on the old device....google will not in majority of cases...for me none.
- TiBu user app/data and no system data
- Setup new device as new and restore TiBu app/data. Can do the Google it you like and then let TiBu overwrite it
You can install the Pico gapps. Let's say you had a new rom without Google Newstand...even if it was not in the gapps your TiBu would restore it just fine with no issues.... But the gapps does add other background google services you need not visible to eye like apps...but the apps can fully come from your backup even if they dont exist on the new device.
No you will not get your call log, etc since you do not restore system info. But there are third party apps that can back that up if that is that important. I use apps like Textra and not device messaging apps so when TiBu restores Textra I get it all back old messages\etc....again you do not want to restore 'red' system apps but find 3rd party apps that backup call log, text (if google app), etc.

What if it's the same device but different rom. Would restoring system apps also create issues

mikeprius said:
What if it's the same device but different rom. Would restoring system apps also create issues
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Still you do not want to do that....you could be dealing with a phone that is the same but the build version of the OS could be different and those systems updates could have different version numbers. So restoring systems adds that are not exact as the previous could result in bad situation.
If you are going from same device to same device, then you can backup...do a TWRP or Nandroid backup which will give you an image backup of exactly what you have with data and system.
If you do a full backup, you could experiment and gamble doing it your way and if it goes back...just restore the backup.

parcou said:
Still you do not want to do that....you could be dealing with a phone that is the same but the build version of the OS could be different and those systems updates could have different version numbers. So restoring systems adds that are not exact as the previous could result in bad situation.
If you are going from same device to same device, then you can backup...do a TWRP or Nandroid backup which will give you an image backup of exactly what you have with data and system.
If you do a full backup, you could experiment and gamble doing it your way and if it goes back...just restore the backup.
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Thanks for the info. I'll just stick with the user apps and back them into a folder. You also recommended textra for texts? So it will just back up like a normal user app and you can keep all your text messages that way?