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What is the best full backup/restore app?

I want to root my galaxy tab but I don't feel comfortable doing that unless I can fully backup everything and be able to restore easily. Can you guys recommend something?
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Titanium for backup.
Root using Z4Root..only one button to press and your tablet is rooted..
No Risk..it's ok
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Roufosso said:
Titanium for backup.
Root using Z4Root..only one button to press and your tablet is rooted..
No Risk..it's ok
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titanium only backs up apps, app data and system data. It does not backup the firmware, radio, etc.
so if something is screwed up by rooting, or flashing a different firmware, it cannot do "full recover" if that is what you mean with it; it only recovers apps and system settings.
for a "full backup / restore" solution check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850359
i agree with the post in regards to Z4Root, worked easily and flawlessly though

For Full Reset Firmware
*2767*3855#
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I did use z4root and it worked fine. Scared me when my wifi connection was lost, but a quick turn off/on it worked again.
Yes I do mean a FULL backup of everything, not just apps
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Maybe I'm retarded but how do I enter the code? I don't see a way to do it. My galaxy tab is sprint network enabled but not activated, wifi only.
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For Full Reset Firmware
*2767*3855#
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The code is entered on the dialer part of the contacts app... Commonly known as the dialer with buttons from 0 to 9 with the additional * and # characters... Surely you must have seen such a contraption on previous phones...
If you can't use the dialer then get a SIM card in it....

Yup, there is no dialer on this phone. Downloaded aDialer and it says cannot make or take calls on the galaxy tab. Wtf?
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Another weird thing, there is no sim card menu in the settings menu..
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If I had to choose one I would pick the titanium back up. In my opinion the best there is right now.
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Thanks for recommending TB, luckily I backed up before I bricked my sprint galaxy tablet. Was able to flash with Odin using Zoinks Sprint SPH-P100 pit and tar. Got my tab to boot and easily restore all apps and user data.
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This really sounds stupid even to me. But how do I restore?
I installed Titanium a while back and now would like to reset to factory. Obviously there is a restore button in Titanium which I can use to restore individual apps but how do you batch restore.
The other even more stupic question is how do I restore if by resetting to factory Titanium is wiped as well? Do I now have to re-download titanium and expect it to find the backup data on the SD card which I hope will stay intact during factory reset or do I remove the card during factory restore and still expect the re-downloaded titanium to pickup the backed up data?

Hi mutant.,With my knowledge and experience over my gtab I can say that factory reset or wiping data would be only the Rom portion of your internal sd.so u can save your data in SD. Still to be much safer save it in external SD.once flashed again with new Rom. install titanium and restore all your data and apps.you can do batch restore with titanium pro.for double safety I backup everything on ext SD and also in CWM before flashing new Rom. Hope this helps.I'm also a learner for now..hence thought this would help you from learner prespective.dev's and exp's can correct me if I'm wrong..
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MutantWizard said:
This really sounds stupid even to me. But how do I restore?
I installed Titanium a while back and now would like to reset to factory. Obviously there is a restore button in Titanium which I can use to restore individual apps but how do you batch restore.
The other even more stupic question is how do I restore if by resetting to factory Titanium is wiped as well? Do I now have to re-download titanium and expect it to find the backup data on the SD card which I hope will stay intact during factory reset or do I remove the card during factory restore and still expect the re-downloaded titanium to pickup the backed up data?
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Backup is stored on sd card in titanium backup folder (internal or external youcan choose that). Redownload titanium backup if wiped after rom installation and restore. Press menu button in titanium backup there is a batch option. TIP: Edit filters in titanium backup to show backed up applications only (or user apps) and then use the batch feature so u dont have to search through all apps.

Thanks guys, very useful tips!
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Another weird thing, there is no sim card menu in the settings menu..
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Could your SGT be a P1010? cause AFAIK it does not have a calling feature and I don't think executing the number is the only way to reset your phone, CMIIW.

Is there a way to back up your current or original rom before you flash another rom?

Just rooted .... now what?

Ive just rooted my galaxy s with cf root. If for some reason i wanted to unroot and go back to what i had before i rooted which was stock 2.3.3 JVO, how would i do it? In the about phone section of the settings nothing has changed. The firmware version is still the same and mentions nothing about cf root. Is this normal?
I now want to start using custom roms which will speed up my phone. What do you reccomen?

Check the kernel version. That would have changed. I'm not sure of unrooting. To my knowledge, you'd probably just have to flash a fresh firmware using ODIN. As far as custom ROMs go, I just posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14520580&postcount=15

The kernel version hasn't changed.
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I'm not sure, but I never came across a way to unroot... If I want to remove the root I just flash a stock rom and wipe everything (Usually when I need to send my phone to my carrier )

If I flash a vision custom rom, will I lose all data such as apps I.have installed? Basically, would it be like a factory reset?
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seeraj15 said:
If I flash a vision custom rom, will I lose all data such as apps I.have installed? Basically, would it be like a factory reset?
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Vision custom ROM?

Sorry about that i have no idea why i put 'vision'.

Well then it would depend on the specific custom ROM. Some wipe data, some don't and that is usually specified. Either way, if you're moving onto a custom ROM, it is still highly advised you backup your data, do a factory reset and then restore it.

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Sorry about that i have no idea why i put 'vision'.
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Using swype? Maybe you meant version.happens to me all the tims
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Yes i am using swype I have heard that ext4 is faster than rfs. How do i get ext4?

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Yes i am using swype I have heard that ext4 is faster than rfs. How do i get ext4?
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Using a lagfix kernel.

If I flash GingerReal will I lose photos and music that are on the internal sd card? when I did a factory reset I never lost them.
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If I flash GingerReal will I lose photos and music that are on the internal sd card? when I did a factory reset I never lost them.
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Nope
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On the guide it says I have to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. Are you sure that I won't lose my photos?
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seeraj15 said:
On the guide it says I have to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. Are you sure that I won't lose my photos?
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Factory reset only wipes app data. So you lose all apps and settings, not the data on your sdcard, like photos, music, etc.

Why do htcs always wipe when rooting?

Both my flyer and vivid are still stock and unrooted. Why? Because I have them set up the way I like them and don't wanna have to re download everything and set them back up again. What's the deal with htcs? My captivate was as simple as plug it into the pc, click "root".
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Uh, they don't need to be wiped when rooted.
They need to be wiped when the bootloader is unlocked (granted, which is necessary for rooting), and that's just a consequence of the unlocking process that HTC has implemented as a means of keeping user data secure should you be trying to do something stupid with your phone.
The reason that the Captivate was so easy to root was because it had an unlocked bootloader from the start.

They wipe the data because when the boot loader is unlocked any data that you have on there is no longer secure. Its a protective measure for your privacy.
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You can always use easy app lock to backup, and batch install your apps. It would take...5 minutes to set up a Tablet/Phone like it was before a root.
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So there is a way without using titanium backup?
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How to completely wipe the Note?

Might sound like a stupid question here. Every time I factory wipe using CWM (of course, safe kernel), all of my pictures still remain.
Upon a reset, if I install a apk that has a large in game download (GTA), the files where never deleted. The game will simply load right away.
I'm not restoring the phone through TB either. What other way is there to delete everything? I'm currently running RR8.
This question is mostly curiosity. Curious to know how much is left behind everytime I reset the phone and start from scratch.
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g2tegg said:
Might sound like a stupid question here. Every time I factory wipe using CWM (of course, safe kernel), all of my pictures still remain.
Upon a reset, if I install a apk that has a large in game download (GTA), the files where never deleted. The game will simply load right away.
I'm not restoring the phone through TB either. What other way is there to delete everything? I'm currently running RR8.
This question is mostly curiosity. Curious to know how much is left behind everytime I reset the phone and start from scratch.
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Settings>Storage>Format USB Storage.
Cheers.

Alternatively, mount it as usb storage to pc to format your internal sd, then perform factory reset to clear the data partition.
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PCC wiped my data. Any way to prevent it?

On one of my Z1's the latest update wiped my data. It didn't happen in the last few updates. Any way to prevent PCC from wiping data?
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Backup data, I think no way to prevent it
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To prevent losing data I think the only way is to use Flashtool and exclude Wipe Data so you data will be not wipped.

I know what you mean, i forgot to read the part where it said that the phone would be wiped after update
You should have seen my WTF! face when the phone turned back on
Learned the hard way
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