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[ZIP] Sick of losing all your installed apps/widgets when flashing a ROM? Look here!

I don't know about you, but I was sick of that.
I flash new ROMs a few times a day on my phone, losing my /data/app apps some times a day.
So I made a flashable zip that solves this problem.
This ZIP is ONLY for pushing apps into /data/app!
Right, there are a few things you need:
- The flashable zip, download it below
- Root Explorer
- WinZip
Do the following:
- Using Root Explorer, copy the apps installed in /data/app to /sdcard
- They will have names like com.***.***-1, leave them like that. DO NOT RENAME!
- Connect your phone through USB to your PC
- Copy the apps from /sdcard to your pc
- Unzip 'data_app_install.zip' and put the apps into /data/app
- Select '/META-INF' and '/data', rightclick, 'Add to archive'
- Choose .ZIP as type
- Let it zip
- Copy the new .ZIP file to your external SD
- Flash a new ROM
- Flash the new .ZIP file containing your /data/app apps
- Reboot and enjoy!
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Nice one, i use MyBackup Pro

ionhide said:
Nice one, i use MyBackup Pro
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Titanium backup free edition

peewster said:
Titanium backup free edition
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same same Works for me..

Does it keep also all the settings in the apps?

When the app settings are saved in the app itself, then yes.
When the app settings are saved somewhere else (meaning NOT in /data/app), then no.

Does that mean it should also be possible to exchange the data folder in a ROM zip and flash it directly with it?

When you know how to edit the updater-script so that it adds the /data folder to your phone aswell, then, yeah, it's possible.
I haven't found the mounting command for /data tho so I can't help you there.

my backup root

My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.

<3 this but is there any way how i could backup app data which are not saved in data/app?

Good zip for flash app direct in data,thanks

martan1981 said:
My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.
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I can explain that one for you.. You came from a stock MRXX rom, flashed a CM7 nightlies and lost your backed up data.. Because MyBackup uses 1st sd partition on stock rom, and sd-ext/mnt on CM7.. Your backup is still there after flash, you just need to move it from sd to sd-ext..
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martan1981 said:
My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.
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Get titanium backup pro. It has a batch restore feature. I use all the time and am very happy with it. Now I'm flash-frenzy

(app) App extractor

Has anyone used this?
Stumbled on it in the market and it's pretty cool. You can extract either apk or the apk + data from your clockwork backups whether user apps or system. Plus other things like freezing apps, It's saved me alot of time after a clean restore.
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yeah! i tried it out on nandroids from cwm on my DHD, but doesn't pick up nandroids from the x8's xrecovery... any idea why?

fuzzyslk said:
yeah! i tried it out on nandroids from cwm on my DHD, but doesn't pick up nandroids from the x8's xrecovery... any idea why?
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Ahh... I had the same issue, you have to go into settings and make sure you have the right file selected, i believe on the revo its location is different from most meaning non standard location, so you just find where your backups are and type in the path. Hope that helps
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spot on! the backup was created in a folder called xrecovery, whereas, the app looks for the backups in the clockworkmod folder, so i renamed xrecovery to clockworkmod, and it worked fine, thanks!

[Q] Nandroid Help

Can someone point me to a thread explaining how to restore a nandroid I made in 902? I used ROM Manager's 5.0.2.5. I broke my screen and now have a new Bionic. I rooted it and updated to 902 and restored all my apps including ROM Manager and Bionic Bootstrap. I had ROM Manager install CWR 5.0.2.5 although I'm not sure if it worked, when I choose to boot into recovery, nothing happens. When I try Bionic Bootstrapper I get the OK to Bootstrap Recovery but when I chose Reboot Recovery it grants SU permission but nothing happens.
Should I not have both installed? Can someone suggest how to install a working recovery so I can make a B/U and it would be great if I could restore the 902 Nandroid I made previously.
I have searched the forums but most is pre-902 and none of it seems to work for me. Any advice would be appreciated.
THX

Try flashing another kernel. Also ensure the backup is on the sdcard in cwm folder.
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To get CWM to work you need to flash bootstrapper first. Then open ROM manager and flash CWM. Now you have official CWM installed as recovery.
As to not finding your backups...do you rename them? You can't rename the backups without changing the md5sum file in the backup or when CWM looks for the backup it won't see it since md5sum doesn't match what it is looking for. I guess if you rename it you need to find the md5sum of that newly renamed file and put that sum in the md5sum file in the backup. Now CWM will see it.
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Marshy919 said:
Try flashing another kernel. Also ensure the backup is on the sdcard in cwm folder.
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Thanks Marshy, I actually got the Bionic Bootstrap to work and made a nandroid with that, I think renaming may be why my old ones seemed to disappear, however my Titanium Backups also seem gone, only my "Mybackup" files seem to still be on the card.
Should I be using ROM Manager instead and if so, should I delete bionic bootstrap or vice-versa?
Thanks so much for the noob help.
Joe

I definitely prefer just going into bootstrap recovery rather than using rom manager. I know for a fact you can rename nandroid backups and they will restore without doing anything with the md5 checksum. However, you cannot put a space in the name. That will cause an error. I always rename my nandroids and have never had one fail to restore using letters, numbers, and dashes (no spaces).
Also, your backups should be on the sdcard-ext in the /clockworkmod/backup folder.

[Q] Batch move data apps to the rom and batch restore apps into the rom

I love my HD2 and i always flash it~
In order to increase speed and avoid widget Disappear of A2SD+, I put a lot of common apps into ROM by using Titanium Backup.
But after I install the New ROM，i need to restore them one by one.
In Titanium Backup batch function, System apps won't get restored in Batch. Only system settings + data will get restored in batch.
I mean can we batch backup system/app and restore(include changed data) to system/app ???
Is there another backup software can batch data apps move to the rom As Well As batch restore apps into the rom? Thank you.

here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531880
thank the creator !

jonas2295 said:
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531880
thank the creator !
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Thanks for your help~
But it seems only can backup data/app and restore to data/app or sd card.
I mean can we batch backup system/app and restore(include changed data) to system/app ???
I will edit my post let it be more clear.

leo_ng said:
Thanks for your help~
But it seems only can backup data/app and restore to data/app or sd card.
I mean can we batch backup system/app and restore(include changed data) to system/app ???
I will edit my post let it be more clear.
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sry there is nothing around for you as far as i know

leo_ng said:
I love my HD2 and i always flash it~
In order to increase speed and avoid widget Disappear of A2SD+, I put a lot of common apps into ROM by using Titanium Backup.
But after I install the New ROM，i need to restore them one by one.
In Titanium Backup batch function, System apps won't get restored in Batch. Only system settings + data will get restored in batch.
I mean can we batch backup system/app and restore(include changed data) to system/app ???
Is there another backup software can batch data apps move to the rom As Well As batch restore apps into the rom? Thank you.
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I believe what you are looking for is Titanium Backup Pro or the free way , clockworkmod recovery's backup and restore option

jonas2295 said:
sry there is nothing around for you as far as i know
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Thanks button press already~^o^
yup~i think so,.......
but i propose this function the creator which u suggest to me ~
And he is making a a Poll at the top of his title: Add the ability to back up system apps and data?
If u think this is a good idea, pls poll too~^^
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531880

elesbb said:
I believe what you are looking for is Titanium Backup Pro or the free way , clockworkmod recovery's backup and restore option
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Thank for your reply~^^
Titanium Backup Pro only can backup and restore one by one ,the batch of Titanium Backup Pro hvnt this function. clockworkmod recovery can't Select which i wanna backup and restore.^^"

I'm pretty sure Rom toolbox can do what you want, plus much more
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corrsea said:
I'm pretty sure Rom toolbox can do what you want, plus much more
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Yup, i checked and this is anther way to do than.
Thank for your help and let me recognize this great app. ~^^
Thanks button press already~^o^

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How do I restore apps from a different device?

Trying to restore titanium backup of downloaded apps and settings from another device. Apps restore properly but none of the settings do (game scores, etc.)
I have never had a problem restoring to other devices. Is there anything I have to do to fix this?
Dmore rom, semaphore kernel

Had the same problem at one point, tried fixing it but didn't know what to do and nothing seemed to make any difference. And then suddenly one day it was working again.
The only difference i can think of is I updated titanium backup. try that.
If that doesn't work try uninstalling it and reinstalling it (copy the titanium backup folder on your sd card onto your computer just in case it gets deleted, don't think it should.)
Other than that google the problem (Titanium backup wont restore apps - google search), there are ton of similar situations, there's probably an answer out there already that'll work for you

Zorigo said:
Had the same problem at one point, tried fixing it but didn't know what to do and nothing seemed to make any difference. And then suddenly one day it was working again.
The only difference i can think of is I updated titanium backup. try that.
If that doesn't work try uninstalling it and reinstalling it (copy the titanium backup folder on your sd card onto your computer just in case it gets deleted, don't think it should.)
Other than that google the problem (Titanium backup wont restore apps - google search), there are ton of similar situations, there's probably an answer out there already that'll work for you
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I'm on version 5 so that should be fine. and thanks for the link, although I did not find why data is not being restored.
Strange thing is that data from ONE app was restored but not others. After seeing that I remade the backup but the same thing happened. I wonder if its where the i9000 stores the data of backups is the issue

No other ideas? No one has had this happen?

I've been looking for a solution for two nights, this hasn't happened to anyone?
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Go into options of titanium and make sure you have backup external data to always. I run a restore this morning because I was switching ROMs and everything worked fine.

domdomrys said:
Go into options of titanium and make sure you have backup external data to always. I run a restore this morning because I was switching ROMs and everything worked fine.
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Tried it, didnt work. This is frustrating
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In advanced, there is something to do with sym link. Check that. Try again. Some roms use that.

domdomrys said:
In advanced, there is something to do with sym link. Check that. Try again. Some roms use that.
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I Have been doing that too
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Restore manually. When you go to the folder with all the backups, there should be a bunch of .tar and other files. Just install the apks on the other phone and manually restore the data in the .tars

domdomrys said:
Restore manually. When you go to the folder with all the backups, there should be a bunch of .tar and other files. Just install the apks on the other phone and manually restore the data in the .tars
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I see the tars, and in each tar there is a data folder, another data folder inside, and then the .com folders. what do i restore and where do I put it?
for example, in the AKnotepad .com folder there are these folders:
app_sslcache
databases
shared_prefs
some apps also have a files folder inside the .com
I can just place them using ES file browser with root browsing method on the phone, just am not sure where.

When O had a look into my backups, that had data folders in them. Go on your old phone and see where the files in data folders go. Most go to /data/data. I recommend Root Explorer.

domdomrys said:
When O had a look into my backups, that had data folders in them. Go on your old phone and see where the files in data folders go. Most go to /data/data. I recommend Root Explorer.
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On my old phone they go there, but i think thats what the issue is, that they are located somewhere else on the i9000?
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