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[Q] backing up for every flash

Hi, a small question.
As some of you here that uses Rocket rom and has been flashing every new update by Eybee, i have settings made for apps that i uses, i usually do a fullwipe, and it's tedious to redo all settings from ground up once i flash and redownloading apps. Are there ways i could save the apps and it's settings at the same time, hence i do not need to redo everything for every fullwipe/flash?

blecap said:
Hi, a small question.
As some of you here that uses Rocket rom and has been flashing every new update by Eybee, i have settings made for apps that i uses, i usually do a fullwipe, and it's tedious to redo all settings from ground up once i flash and redownloading apps. Are there ways i could save the apps and it's settings at the same time, hence i do not need to redo everything for every fullwipe/flash?
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Titanium Backup

Croak said:
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Yes. Redo backups for new data. Some apps won't hold it no matter what.
System settings is something I don't do a restore for just to be safe. I can have all my regular settings loaded in no time now.

I'd Suggest mybackup pro as a better alternative
I'd Suggest mybackup pro as a better alternative as it doesnot backup up system apps.. i have been using it without troubles for a long time.. just love it.. TB.. im not in...

prudviraj said:
I'd Suggest mybackup pro as a better alternative as it doesnot backup up system apps.. i have been using it without troubles for a long time.. just love it.. TB.. im not in...
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TB doesn't back up system apps by default. You can have it backup whatever you want though. Years ago I paid for it so I still use it. Can't comment on the other as I haven't felt the need to try anything else.

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.
Sent from my Incredible S using xda premium

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

changing custom Rom to another then restore with nandroid

I got a general enquiry, if I am currently on a trickdroid custom rom and wanted to flash ARHD, do I make a nandroid back up then full wipe before flashing ARHD? But when I restore the nandroid, does it revert me back to trickdroid since the nandroid backup was built using the data of trickdroid?
My goal is to change Roms but also able to retain apps and settings that I have set in my last Rom.
I just downloaded titanium backup too.
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Nandroid is a complete backup of /system /data and boot.img. You want titanium backup to retain data from rom to rom.

I have read a few threads but wasn't sure, thank you for confirming this. Much appreciated.
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just avoid restoring system data, just restore apps and userdata.

gunnyman said:
just avoid restoring system data, just restore apps and userdata.
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Hi Gunnyman, I have googled some guides in regards to wiping rom and restoring backups created by Titanium backup.
In my understanding of the process, The major point is not to restore system data and system apps as you have mentioned, but couple of guides have mentioned just to download the apps from the play/market store instead just restore the actual apps that was backed up by Titanium (So this will only restore the apps data). If this is true, is there a way to automatically download all my apps after I sign into my accounts after setting up the new ROM and restore partially the data from TiBU?
Many thanks in advance.

Cloudyherb said:
Hi Gunnyman, I have googled some guides in regards to wiping rom and restoring backups created by Titanium backup.
In my understanding of the process, The major point is not to restore system data and system apps as you have mentioned, but couple of guides have mentioned just to download the apps from the play/market store instead just restore the actual apps that was backed up by Titanium (So this will only restore the apps data). If this is true, is there a way to automatically download all my apps after I sign into my accounts after setting up the new ROM and restore partially the data from TiBU?
Many thanks in advance.
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Unfortunately Google's "restore this phone" feature you see when setting up a phone is hit or miss and there's no way to force it to do so.
HTC backup, present on some ROMS here, like mike1986's ahrd does the trick it uses dropbox to store backups of your phone.
I just use TiBu for everything as it always works and is more convenient for me.

gunnyman said:
Unfortunately Google's "restore this phone" feature you see when setting up a phone is hit or miss and there's no way to force it to do so.
HTC backup, present on some ROMS here, like mike1986's ahrd does the trick it uses dropbox to store backups of your phone.
I just use TiBu for everything as it always works and is more convenient for me.
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This is actually my first Android phone, I have always been using iphone (jailbroken), but I was never a religious loyal fan of their products, it is like a streamlined factory of robots and using it makes me feels like a prisoner. Android's customisation definitely lured me here, I research their system and finds it more promising in terms of customisation and personalisation.
I have a 25GB dropbox account, which was a free subscription rewarded for registering a new dropbox account through HTC devices., ( I had one existing 2gb account so I used a new e-mail address.)
I have actually turned off the HTC sync option, delete my account and disabled it. I saw posts on the forums that this is to maximise battery performances as constant syncing drains battery to a fair degree.
I am actually on ARHD 7.1 but considering flashing Trickdroid for experimenting purposes and also to test out its customisation ability in comparison.
What is your backup setup like? For example, if you would have to flash to a different ROM, or updating a Rom, would the steps be different? Because updating a rom over an existing one, IE ARHD 7.3 over ARHD 7.1, it can be flashed dirty without wiping right?

Cloudyherb said:
This is actually my first Android phone, I have always been using iphone (jailbroken), but I was never a religious loyal fan of their products, it is like a streamlined factory of robots and using it makes me feels like a prisoner. Android's customisation definitely lured me here, I research their system and finds it more promising in terms of customisation and personalisation.
I have a 25GB dropbox account, which was a free subscription rewarded for registering a new dropbox account through HTC devices., ( I had one existing 2gb account so I used a new e-mail address.)
I have actually turned off the HTC sync option, delete my account and disabled it. I saw posts on the forums that this is to maximise battery performances as constant syncing drains battery to a fair degree.
I am actually on ARHD 7.1 but considering flashing Trickdroid for experimenting purposes and also to test out its customisation ability in comparison.
What is your backup setup like? For example, if you would have to flash to a different ROM, or updating a Rom, would the steps be different? Because updating a rom over an existing one, IE ARHD 7.3 over ARHD 7.1, it can be flashed dirty without wiping right?
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I always do a factory wipe, then restore my titanium backup. back up in running with new ROM in 15 minutes.

gunnyman said:
Unfortunately Google's "restore this phone" feature you see when setting up a phone is hit or miss and there's no way to force it to do so.
HTC backup, present on some ROMS here, like mike1986's ahrd does the trick it uses dropbox to store backups of your phone.
I just use TiBu for everything as it always works and is more convenient for me.
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gunnyman said:
I always do a factory wipe, then restore my titanium backup. back up in running with new ROM in 15 minutes.
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And then using HTC and dropbox to restore your apps? But using TiBU to restore the apps settings over?
The user data have to be input manually, correct?

I use HTC sync then tibu to restorethe data and any apps it may have missed.

[Q][ROM] Best way to migrate between ROMs

Hi All,
I've recently just came back to android after a hiatus with iOS, and I've installed the monxdified ROM and was hoping to try out the iHackers ROM. I have about 15gb of apps (some of them linked with link2sd) and was wondering if there was a relatively simply way to migrate my apps between fresh installs of Roms? Thanks!
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One of my authors posted about using OBackup and Nandroid Manager. That is the quickest way and that's how I do it. You can read about it here http://www.hackmyandroid.com/switch...-loosing-any-data-using-nandroid-manager/5397

phonex98 said:
Hi All,
I've recently just came back to android after a hiatus with iOS, and I've installed the monxdified ROM and was hoping to try out the iHackers ROM. I have about 15gb of apps (some of them linked with link2sd) and was wondering if there was a relatively simply way to migrate my apps between fresh installs of Roms? Thanks!
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I'd say Titanium Backup. The free version should do, but restoring using the free version is a big pain if you have a lot of apps. I honestly don't know how Titanium Backup works with link2sd, you'd probably have to manually set that up every time you install a new ROM. The paid version of Titanium Backup can batch restore all your backed up apps without any problems whatsoever.
Maybe someone else here knows if there's an easy way to maintain your link2sd settings.

B1nny said:
I'd say Titanium Backup. The free version should do, but restoring using the free version is a big pain if you have a lot of apps. I honestly don't know how Titanium Backup works with link2sd, you'd probably have to manually set that up every time you install a new ROM. The paid version of Titanium Backup can batch restore all your backed up apps without any problems whatsoever.
Maybe someone else here knows if there's an easy way to maintain your link2sd settings.
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Hahahaha, with you on that, restored my apps once one by one with Titanium, because I couldn't find my license file.
Paid version of Titanium Backup +1

lalitindoria said:
One of my authors posted about using OBackup and Nandroid Manager. That is the quickest way and that's how I do it. You can read about it here http://www.hackmyandroid.com/switch...-loosing-any-data-using-nandroid-manager/5397
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Thank for the reply, I'll try titanium backup!

Question Rom hopping, how to backup and restore?

hi,
how do you test new roms?
i won´t setup the phone so many times... it takes so much time
i´m thinking about using twrp?
is it possible to make a backup through twrp and if the old rom is better then the new, i restore the backup and everything works fine since before?!
which files i need to backup in this case?

if you are rooted you may use migrate, this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=balti.migrate

Splitter11 said:
hi,
how do you test new roms?
i won´t setup the phone so many times... it takes so much time
i´m thinking about using twrp?
is it possible to make a backup through twrp and if the old rom is better then the new, i restore the backup and everything works fine since before?!
which files i need to backup in this case?
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Hello bro
if you just want to try another rom you need to make twrp backup which i did not try coz i dont like jumping from one rom to other
but i must point you to an important note which is most roms demand formating data after installing so you may get your backup broken after restoring it
you have to try by your self
but i usually use more time consuming but safer approach :
i use alpha backup or you could another to backup apps with theirs data and restore them on the new rom
you may spend some time to configure the rom for the first time but imo this is the safer way
i can suggest cherish os try it if you need BB and speed
good luck

You can use Google One if you are on Gapps and want to use google Drive.
I'v used Migrate or Alpha Backup, working fine as well and without Google but it's a slower approach

Splitter11 said:
hi,
how do you test new roms?
i won´t setup the phone so many times... it takes so much time
i´m thinking about using twrp?
is it possible to make a backup through twrp and if the old rom is better then the new, i restore the backup and everything works fine since before?!
which files i need to backup
twixxx31 said:
You can use Google One if you are on Gapps and want to use google Drive.
I'v used Migrate or Alpha Backup, working fine as well and without Google but it's a slower approach
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also, having an usb-c and usb pendrive is a good idea, it's super usefull
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For backups and easy restore, I've always used a spare SD Card (just another perk of having one) for the convenience of having an offline way to restore and backup data. Other apps, like swift backup works too.

I've been using swift backup to backup the apps and data to my sd card (requires root). It helps a lot, but there are some sensitive apps that don't like their data being restored on a new rom, like signal, paypal, banking app. For those, I need to delete the data and set it up again.

Swift Backup
Swift Backup - Apps on Google Play
A simple, fast and smart backup solution for Android smartphones
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fobtob387 said:
Swift Backup
Swift Backup - Apps on Google Play
A simple, fast and smart backup solution for Android smartphones
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I have used both (paid) Swift Backup, Migrate-ng (looks abandoned, but keeps working...), and TWRP/ADB in a suspenders AND belt mindset. This has served me well up to now...