I unlocked my bootloader after making a backup of all apps using titanium backup but after unocking process there is no file to restore. I had copied the entire "titaniumbackup" folder from my phone before unlocking, so can that be of any help? Please help
How can I get my apps and progress back
ggnoobteam said:
I unlocked my bootloader after making a backup of all apps using titanium backup but after unocking process there is no file to restore. I had copied the entire "titaniumbackup" folder from my phone before unlocking, so can that be of any help? Please help
How can I get my apps and progress back
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No, you can't.
On all Xperia Z series will wipe internal sdcard if you unlocking bootloader, you should read carefully all about unlock bootloader infomations before do that.
Of course, if you had any TB backup in another storage, you can copy to internal and restore all your apps. Or, if your backups stored in sdcard, it should be not wiped during unlocking bootloader, but I can't confirm that for sure, since I'm always remove my sdcard before unlocking bootloader.
If you cannot find any file that you just copy AFTER unlocking bootloader, check the internal storage, if any size change.
Or try reboot after copy to internal storage, it should be in internal storage, if your internal storage doesn't get corrupted.
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Hi all, I know I have to unlock BL sooner or later so was wondering what steps should I take. I have already backed up my TA partition and contacts ,settings etc on external SD card. Here are some questions for you guys..
i) can i make an image of my current installation and flash it later on? is there any way to make an ftf out of my current installation? :fingers-crossed:
ii) unlocking BL would erase only my internal memory or also the external memory? if it only erases the internal, then i would take backups into my external memory.
iii) if it fully erases my internal memory, then it also means i lose cwm recovery(since it's also installed in internal memory)? then only way to flash custom kernel would be to flash in fastboot mode right?
as i said, i have already made backup for my contacts etc and also temple run 2 using the default backup app. please suggest what else should i do. :fingers-crossed:
Hey i have just made a backup of my system and saved it on external sdcard using CWM. now after unlocking BL and installing a custom kernel, if i restore this image, will it work? i am asking this as i know unlocking BL will erase my internal sdcard, but i don't want to lose anything. so i am planning to install a custom kernel and then restore the backup image. is this possible? and would i retain all my data using this method?
By restoring your cwm backup you will over write any data that was on the phone either in system or data.
If you got root before you do anything else use titanium backup or backup pro and backup your aps and data.
Move these to PC with anything else that shows up on internal SD card.
Then you can restore your cwm then move back to phone your app backup and restore these. DON'T RESTORE SYSTEM APPS THIS MIGHT CAUSE BOOTLOOP.
By doing any of this is will not affect your kernel/unlock state.
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Hey guys so i backed up my v20b stock software via cwm and thought that it was going to be stored in some kind of internal storage forever (like cwm itself), but now i realised that after i done factory reset it is probably gone ) Is there a way to create a recovery file for cwm to restore to v20b?Or could i use some elses file?
Your backup is in the internal memory, unless you format or wipe it specifically factory reset will not erase it.
In development section there are a few roms based on official v20b ou can flash thhose if you can't find your backup
Rudjgaard said:
Your backup is in the internal memory, unless you format or wipe it specifically factory reset will not erase it.
In development section there are a few roms based on official v20b ou can flash thhose if you can't find your backup
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i had 2 backups on stock and i didn't delete any of them, just did the factory reset once. When i go to recovery mode CWM doesn't find any backups on internal storage...So where did they go?
Mount usb storage from recovery and check the cwm folder they should be in there unless you did "wipe data"
did you install any 4.2.2+ rom? if you did, your cwm is reading the "wrong" folder for backups. it's reading under data/media/0/whatevercwmbackupfolderis, instead of data/media/whatevercwmbackupfolderis
Go into custom recovery and select "Restore Back-up". It will work. I had the same problem .
Yeah, i also did wipe data/cache/dalvik/(as you do) before installing 4.4.2 , no backups in data/media/cwm, so i guess my backups are gone?
No, wipe data doesn't wipe internal storage, if formats everything except data/media which is where backups are
You must specifically select "format internal storage" to loose your backups
Is other stuff you had on internal sd still present?
they have to be there, unless you formatted internal sd. try searching around more with file browsers, sorry i cant be of more help
Rudjgaard said:
No, wipe data doesn't wipe internal storage, if formats everything except data/media which is where backups are
You must specifically select "format internal storage" to loose your backups
Is other stuff you had on internal sd still present?
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no, but i do factory reset every time. Rom manager doesn't find anything, as well as cwm in recovery mode. Searched every CWM,DATA,BACKUP folder, nothing there.
i searched with ES file explorer with root access (i even created a new backup to be 100% sure root access is on, the new backup appeared in data/media). Btw, how much internal storage is there after factory reset? Because with Beanstalk i get 11,8 of 12,2, i was sure those 400mb where my software backups....
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.).
addxyz said:
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