I can't seem to restore my backup back to my phone...
My backup files are inside both the internal and the external SD cards. In both cards there's a folder named clockworkmod, which has a folder named backup inside, which has a folder named with the timestamp (Apr-19-Fri.19.44 for me). In the timestamp folder there are the backup files.
But, it says that no backup files are found when I tried to recover using ROM Manager, the S3 Mini Toolkit, and from the TWRP recovery.
Am I doing something wrong?
Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!
donjar said:
I can't seem to restore my backup back to my phone...
My backup files are inside both the internal and the external SD cards. In both cards there's a folder named clockworkmod, which has a folder named backup inside, which has a folder named with the timestamp (Apr-19-Fri.19.44 for me). In the timestamp folder there are the backup files.
But, it says that no backup files are found when I tried to recover using ROM Manager, the S3 Mini Toolkit, and from the TWRP recovery.
Am I doing something wrong?
Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!
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with what recovery you made your backup??
donjar said:
In both cards there's a folder named clockworkmod
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You are obviously using CWM to make that backup. TWRP will never restore it. Just re-flash CWM and you are good to go
I made it with the toolkit... So I'll just flash the CWM 6.x.x.x recovery to my phone and restore from my phone's recovery mode?
I did a nandroid backup.
Copied it to pc.
Did a full wipe of phone.
Messed about with new rom but didn't like it.
Hooked phone to pc and copied the nandroid to sdcard/clockworkmod/backup (manually creating the backup folder)
Booted into recovery - no restore available.
I did a backup from recovery as a test.
Booted up, hooked phone to pc and cannot see the newest backup location from internal storage.
Back into recovery and I can see the test backup but not my actual backup.
I've done nandroid backup and restores dozens of times and have never come across this.
What am I doing wrong?
did you put the backup in the same file that the test backup is in. i dont think you can manually make a backup folder as the recovery makes it when you make a backup. i could be wrong because i always leave my backups on my phone
Did you just copy the files, or did you put the files into it's own folder within the backup folder?
skinsfanbdh said:
did you put the backup in the same file that the test backup is in. i dont think you can manually make a backup folder as the recovery makes it when you make a backup. i could be wrong because i always leave my backups on my phone
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I wondered if manually creating the backup folder was the issue so I deleted it and then created a backup in recovery. The issue is that the backups creating inr ecovery are not visible on the pc when I look.
ArmedandDangerous said:
Did you just copy the files, or did you put the files into it's own folder within the backup folder?
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I copied the file so it was placed like so:
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2013-05-29.15.31.41
I can see the backup files using Root Explorer from the ROM I was testing.
They're in /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup which should be the same as sdcard/clockworkmod/backup on the pc, right?
I'll try copying the backup to sdcard/Download on pc then move it to the mnt/shell etc folder in root explorer.
ok, copying to download folder from pc to phone then copying from download folder to the backup location on phone worked.
no idea why sdcard/clockworkmod/backup is not recognised in CWM recovery anymore.
I did update to the 6.0.3.1 version recently so maybe that's why.
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.
Hi everyone, im having trouble with my download folder. I downloaded cm 10.2 recently and i wanted to try it on my HTC One, so i moved the zipped folder over to the downloads folder on my HTC One via a drag and drop. When i open the downloads folder on the computer it shows only the cm 10.2 file, however when i view downloads through clockwork recovery i see all my older files but not the cm 10.2 folder so i cant flash it.
Any help would be much appreciated?
It's strange, but, however, i will advice you to copy the zip into the root of the sd card and not in another folder..
Try, or change recovery
Shak_93 said:
Hi everyone, im having trouble with my download folder. I downloaded cm 10.2 recently and i wanted to try it on my HTC One, so i moved the zipped folder over to the downloads folder on my HTC One via a drag and drop. When i open the downloads folder on the computer it shows only the cm 10.2 file, however when i view downloads through clockwork recovery i see all my older files but not the cm 10.2 folder so i cant flash it.
Any help would be much appreciated?
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Sounds like an issue between old (4.1.2) file structure and (4.2.2+) structure.
In 4.1.2 your "sdcard" would point to /data/media/
and in 4.2.2+ it pointing to /data/media/0/
You'll need a root enabled file explorer to be able to view /data/media/
nkk71 said:
Sounds like an issue between old (4.1.2) file structure and (4.2.2+) structure.
In 4.1.2 your "sdcard" would point to /data/media/
and in 4.2.2+ it pointing to /data/media/0/
You'll need a root enabled file explorer to be able to view /data/media/
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Whats weird is that ES file explorer views the zip file just fine. I can see the ROM through the file explorer but then when i boot into recovery its still all my old files and not cm 10.2. If i re-flash the recovery img could that potentially solve the issue?
Shak_93 said:
Whats weird is that ES file explorer views the zip file just fine. I can see the ROM through the file explorer but then when i boot into recovery its still all my old files and not cm 10.2. If i re-flash the recovery img could that potentially solve the issue?
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Which recovery are you using?
In ES, instead of going to /sdcard, try going back and look at /data/media, and /data/media/0
I'm sure both old and new files are on the "internal storage" just at different locations.
Can you post screenshots of /data/media and /data/media/0
nkk71 said:
Which recovery are you using?
In ES, instead of going to /sdcard, try going back and look at /data/media, and /data/media/0
I'm sure both old and new files are on the "internal storage" just at different locations.
Can you post screenshots of /data/media and /data/media/0
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Im using clockworkmod. I did as you said, but the data file is showing empty on ES explorer. I went to data and there was nothing. EVen on the comp it shows up empty.
Shak_93 said:
Im using clockworkmod. I did as you said, but the data file is showing empty on ES explorer. I went to data and there was nothing. EVen on the comp it shows up empty.
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You have to enable "Root Explorer" in the settings, screenshot attached
nkk71 said:
You have to enable "Root Explorer" in the settings, screenshot attached
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Ok so i enabled it and was able to view the folder. I have attached the screenshots. The first is of /data/media and the second is of /data/media/0
Shak_93 said:
Ok so i enabled it and was able to view the folder. I have attached the screenshots. The first is of /data/media and the second is of /data/media/0
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WOW, lots of duplicates!!
Everything in /data/media is now just eating space, it should have been moved to /data/media/0
The only folders of importance in /data/media are
/data/media/0 (your new "internal storage" or "sdcard", whatever you wish to refer to it
/data/media/legacy (probably empty)
/data/media/obb (probably empty)
When you connect your PC, it will default to /data/media/0, whereas CWM will default to /data/media
1- I recommend you start moving everything you need from /data/media to /data/media/0 (pictures, music, etc; the stuff you care about)
2- Delete everything else (other than 0, legacy, obb, clockworkmod) from /data/media (neither your PC nor any 4.2.2+ ROM will look there)
3- create a symlink for CWM, so that you can use the folder both from PC and CWM, refer to this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991657 (works perfectly for me)
Alternatively, you could just copy everything to you PC, including any files you still need from /data/media (but you'll have to do this either using adb or by copying it using ES to /data/media/0, so your PC can see them), and then format the sdcard from recovery.
nkk71 said:
WOW, lots of duplicates!!
Everything in /data/media is now just eating space, it should have been moved to /data/media/0
The only folders of importance in /data/media are
/data/media/0 (your new "internal storage" or "sdcard", whatever you wish to refer to it
/data/media/legacy (probably empty)
/data/media/obb (probably empty)
When you connect your PC, it will default to /data/media/0, whereas CWM will default to /data/media
1- I recommend you start moving everything you need from /data/media to /data/media/0 (pictures, music, etc; the stuff you care about)
2- Delete everything else (other than 0, legacy, obb, clockworkmod) from /data/media (neither your PC nor any 4.2.2+ ROM will look there)
3- create a symlink for CWM, so that you can use the folder both from PC and CWM, refer to this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991657 (works perfectly for me)
Alternatively, you could just copy everything to you PC, including any files you still need from /data/media (but you'll have to do this either using adb or by copying it using ES to /data/media/0, so your PC can see them), and then format the sdcard from recovery.
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So if i follow all these steps, i should be once again able to load ROMS from the downloads folder correct? Also thanks for all your help so far, it has been very useful and informative!
I just noticed that my nandroid backups made from CM recovery (v6.0.4.7) end up in /data/media/clockworkmod/backup...
This is eating up my /data partition and finally the backup stops with an error. After booting, I see the partition is full and I get a lot of error messages. I can recover from that by deleting the partial backup files with ES Filemanager in root mode from /data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
In the recovery menu I see /sdcard as the destination. Looking with ES Filemanager at /sdcard, I find the correct location for the backup files in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/... So it seems to me that there is no problem with /sdcard. At least not visible by ES Filemanager.
What happened here? Wrong link? Bug in CM-based Recovery v6.0.4.7 or in the last tenderloin nightly I have installed?
This is an HP Touchpad with 10.2-20140412-UNOFFICIAL-tenderloin. I usually do weekly backups before I install a new nightly. So, with 10.2-20140405-UNOFFICIAL-tenderloin the backup still worked fine. Unfortunately I deleted that older version, so I can't go back and check.
I am not sure where the problem is. I can do online nandroid backup and point my backup to the right location. But with CM-based Recovery v6.0.4.7 I can't change the backup destination.
Any pointer is much appreciated.
Dan