Nandroid Backup Too Big - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I made a nand backup and it turned out to be 11gb! I don't have that much stuff downloaded on to my home. Is there a way to make it a lot smaller?

Mikeali_786 said:
I made a nand backup and it turned out to be 11gb! I don't have that much stuff downloaded on to my home. Is there a way to make it a lot smaller?
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Yes. Only backup system. If anything fails or crashes just restore system. Also have a otg USB like SanDisk and backup everything on there too.
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Brava27 said:
Yes. Only backup system. If anything fails or crashes just restore system. Also have a otg USB like SanDisk and backup everything on there too.
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Thank you very much! Went from 11gb to 3gb.

Mikeali_786 said:
Thank you very much! Went from 11gb to 3gb.
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Keep in mind, it's good to backup your apps on titanium Backup if you want to restore everything like data. If you get bootlooping just restore system and it should go back to normal.
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if you use compression in twrp then 11gb could be minimise to near 6gb
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Nandroid back up?

Is this stuff possible yet?
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Not until we have recovery, which we don't yet.
Does the Nook Color even have a normal hardware config where we would be able to flash a new ROM/Recovery into it?
jackjumper85 said:
Does the Nook Color even have a normal hardware config where we would be able to flash a new ROM/Recovery into it?
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Not yet, but it is in the works. Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883175
My NC has sound issues which I believe will require a replacement. I would like to backup a ROM image and restore it on the new NC. How can I make this happen?
30secs said:
My NC has sound issues which I believe will require a replacement. I would like to backup a ROM image and restore it on the new NC. How can I make this happen?
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You can't back up a ROM yet (even if you could, restoring a nandroid backup on a different device probably isn't going to work).
Your best better is probably backing up your data onto your SD card with Titanium Backup then restoring that on your new one.
wvcachi said:
You can't back up a ROM yet (even if you could, restoring a nandroid backup on a different device probably isn't going too work).
Your best better is probably backing up your data onto your SD card with Titanium Backup then restoring that on your new one.
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Do you mean do a backup of all the apps? when i root the new NC, what will i need to manually install/config?
30secs said:
Do you mean do a backup of all the apps? when i root the new NC, what will i need to manually install/config?
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Just install Titanium again, and as long as the same SD card is in, you can restore all your apps with it
wvcachi said:
Just install Titanium again, and as long as the same SD card is in, you can restore all your apps with it
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do i need to back up all the apps? including ones i haven't installed? what about system configurations i've done?
30secs said:
do i need to back up all the apps? including ones i haven't installed? what about system configurations i've done?
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How would you back up apps you haven't installed?
Koush is currently working on a port of Clockwork Recovery, IIRC.

Need some help with the Titanium backup

I recently bought a Galaxy s i9003 and successfully rooted it, i installed titanium backup and tried backing up my apps, it backed up all my apps in the phone storage and not on the external memory card, suppose i do a factory reset on the phone or install a custom rom will all the backup date be erased from the phone memory?, is there anyway i can do the backup on the external memory ?or am i doing something wrong? please advice the right method
thanks
In Titanium Backup go to Preferences and select Backup Folder Name....add external_sd/ before Titanium Backup...that will save all your files to the external SD. You can also enable Dropbox backups as well from Preferences.
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Thanks a lot, just one more thing, after i do a factory reset do i need to root the phone before i can backup the data?
woozydevotee said:
Thanks a lot, just one more thing, after i do a factory reset do i need to root the phone before i can backup the data?
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Assuming you are rooted to begin with, nope...factory reset does not affect the kernel, therefore you stay rooted
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thanks a lot
Is there any need of titanium backup pro or just free version is sufficient?
Galaxy S XWJVB
say942 said:
Is there any need of titanium backup pro or just free version is sufficient?
Galaxy S XWJVB
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The pro version has some nice additional functionality, plus some biggies like the ability to backup your apps to Dropbox as well as to have multiple backups of the same app.
Beyond that, you can certainly get the job done with the free version, but for those apps we use alot and depend on, spending a couple bucks to support the developer is the right thing to do. Plus it helps ensure regular updates, makes the dev feel appretiated and gives the dev a leg to stand on when they try to justify all that time spent at the computer to their spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend.
"...but look baby, I made SEVENTEEN DOLLARS in the Market last week!!!"
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How to save apps when changing roms

I hate it when all apps are removed to change ROM. I want to try Nik's JB and I dont want apps to be removed whatsapp....
try Ultimate Backup Tool for non-rooted and Titanium Backup for rooted
In this case it should be enough to do a nandroid backup. You can test JB and if you finished testing, you just restore your old stuff. The JB ROM is amazing but it's not a daily driver yet so it's kinda needless to install all your apps on it
I backed some using titanium but how how to restore them?
What about the backup and and restore on the recovery? What is that used for?
aaa124 said:
I backed some using titanium but how how to restore them?
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After backing up with titanium on your old rom
Download titanium on your new rom and you can re-install, but beware that restoring data from different roms may cause FC's
Can you set Titanium to only restore the apks, no data and cache? That should avoid most issues I suppose?
The interface is a little ... busy... so I havent really given it a go yet.
esbenm said:
Can you set Titanium to only restore the apks, no data and cache? That should avoid most issues I suppose?
The interface is a little ... busy... so I havent really given it a go yet.
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Yes, you can
aaa124 said:
I hate it when all apps are removed to change ROM. I want to try Nik's JB and I dont want apps to be removed whatsapp....
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Buy the premium version of titanium backup then you can batch install apps instead of installing one at a time.
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esbenm said:
Can you set Titanium to only restore the apks, no data and cache? That should avoid most issues I suppose?
The interface is a little ... busy... so I havent really given it a go yet.
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Yep. What I usually do, is go on the batch section click restore app, and choose app only. And then use app+data for my games, so I don't lose my scores and saves.
You could always restore the data partition from your old ROMs nandroid backup. Works for me.
For rooted phone, I'd suggest Go Backup.
Titanium Backup is much more powerful, but some essential features, like batch backup/restore, require paid version. And it loads pretty slowly on my Incredible S.
Go Backup offers backing up both apps and their data, as well as SMS/call log/contacts/wi-fi access points. Go dev team has recently added backup merging feature, which works fine either.
Today I installed 4.1.1-based ROM from Nikhil, downloaded Go Backup from the Market, ran backup restoration and voila, in 5 minutes I got all my apps back, including paid ones.
This app is constantly being updated, which is also a weighty argument (at least for me).
Nonverbose said:
You could always restore the data partition from your old ROMs nandroid backup. Works for me.
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That seems like a great idea, anything not to do, or just copy and place..
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ragzdincs said:
That seems like a great idea, anything not to do, or just copy and place..
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I'm using 4ext, I just choose advanced restore and choose data partition.
So if I restore my ROM from a previous backup, it will restore all my apps with data too?
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TheDareDevil said:
So if I restore my ROM from a previous backup, it will restore all my apps with data too?
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If it's nandroid, sure
Nonverbose said:
I'm using 4ext, I just choose advanced restore and choose data partition.
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Thanks for the info, when Nicks new roms settle in a bit and I try them again I'm going to try your method.
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Is it really the same restoring an app from a backup as from Google play? Market links work and the app is registered by the os, integrated into the share menu (facebook for instance) and so on?
Just trying to learn how android works... Something like that would never work in windows, registry entries would probably break...
Nonverbose can you please explain more about the nandroid backup. I tried titanium and it worked.
I am curious about your method.
Best
aaa124 said:
Nonverbose can you please explain more about the nandroid backup. I tried titanium and it worked.
I am curious about your method.
Best
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nandroid is the backup/restore function in you recovery A nandroid backup will save your COMPLETE ROM with all apps, data and everything else. After a backup you can install whatever you want on your phone and install new things, whatever. And if you had enough, you can restore your backup and your entire phone will be just like when you did the backup It's also a great method to switch between ROMs for example your daily driver (let's say ProjectX) and JB Evolution You can configure both ROMs like you want it, do backups and switch between them The process of backing up/restoring a ROM takes about 5min.
I hope this answered all your questions
Yup I tried this one today but I didnt know it was called nandroid. Thanks

Go backup restore data

Hi guys!
I have a problem but it's not related to the Moto x.. I'm not sure it's the right place to ask this question!
I made a full backup with go backup pro, updated my Moto x and wiped data. Then I've copied back the go backup folder and tried to restore the data: I've managed to restore only app without the data! My Moto x is rooted.
I really don't understand why I can't restore data app!
Thanks for your help guys
I would see if Go had a website for support.
And then after, I'd uninstall it and stick to Titanium backup pro. It's number one for a reason.
KJ said:
I would see if Go had a website for support.
And then after, I'd uninstall it and stick to Titanium backup pro. It's number one for a reason.
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Ahaha thanks
I guess you got the point..
Titanium is the best but is so ugly!!
daede86 said:
Ahaha thanks
I guess you got the point..
Titanium is the best but is so ugly!!
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It's like Buckleys cough syrup. Awful, but it just works.

[Q] Trying to restore a nandroid backup

I'm trying to restore from a nandroid backup while using titanium backup however it will not restore any data
The 'extract from nandroid backup' is the option I have selected but it will spend a couple of minutes to 'analyze TWRP backup' (which is to be expected) however upon completion and upon selecting the apps & data I want to restore the system after a few minutes says the backup has finished the batch restore. This however is not the case.
I would appreciate some directions on what to do!
Thanks :good:
MattyCLFC said:
I'm trying to restore from a nandroid backup while using titanium backup however it will not restore any data
The 'extract from nandroid backup' is the option I have selected but it will spend a couple of minutes to 'analyze TWRP backup' (which is to be expected) however upon completion and upon selecting the apps & data I want to restore the system after a few minutes says the backup has finished the batch restore. This however is not the case.
I would appreciate some directions on what to do!
Thanks :good:
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it will only restore your apps, without data. if you want to restore apps with data, then you need to back them up via titanium backup. or, you can restore your nandroid backup via twrp.
simms22 said:
it will only restore your apps, without data. if you want to restore apps with data, then you need to back them up via titanium backup. or, you can restore your nandroid backup via twrp.
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In terms of restoring the nandroid backup via TWRP does it matter that it's from a different phone (although same ROM cm12 -> cm 12.1)
MattyCLFC said:
In terms of restoring the nandroid backup via TWRP does it matter that it's from a different phone (although same ROM cm12 -> cm 12.1)
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no, it doesnt matter. ive restored nandroids before from one phone to another before. make a backup on the second phone first, then delete the backup, then put the backup that you want to restore in ths same file position the one you deleted was in. are you talking about a completely different phone, or two nexus 6?
simms22 said:
no, it doesnt matter. ive restored nandroids before from one phone to another before. make a backup on the second phone first, then delete the backup, then put the backup that you want to restore in ths same file position the one you deleted was in. are you talking about a completely different phone, or two nexus 6?
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Ah right! I'll try that thanks..
Yeah I smashed my Oneplus One last week (made a backup 2 days before the accident) so its worth trying it
MattyCLFC said:
Ah right! I'll try that thanks..
Yeah I smashed my Oneplus One last week (made a backup 2 days before the accident) so its worth trying it
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oh, if its from a completely different device, do not even try it. that can brick your n6. if its from a broken n6 to a new one, thats different. but from a one plus one, to a n6, can be dangerous.
simms22 said:
oh, if its from a completely different device, do not even try it. that can brick your n6. if its from a broken n6 to a new one, thats different. but from a one plus one, to a n6, can be dangerous.
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Would you have any other recommendation on what I could do to restore my apps + data.
MattyCLFC said:
Would you have any other recommendation on what I could do to restore my apps + data.
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no unfortunately
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
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Mr_S said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
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Awesome app
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