How to root Moto G5s Plus without losing data - Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers

Is there a way to root this phone without losing data, settings and apps? In my previous phone (Cubot X9), I was able to download this app called Kingroot and it rooted my phone with just a click and all my data, settings and apps were intact.
Is there a way to backup the data and then after root, restore the data?
Main reason I want to root the phone is to disable the vibration when unlocking the phone with fingerprint and also to enable the notification led.

androidman2018 said:
Is there a way to root this phone without losing data, settings and apps? In my previous phone (Cubot X9), I was able to download this app called Kingroot and it rooted my phone with just a click and all my data, settings and apps were intact.
Is there a way to backup the data and then after root, restore the data?
Main reason I want to root the phone is to disable the vibration when unlocking the phone with fingerprint and also to enable the notification led.
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No apps like 'kingoroot' will work.
For getting root, you need to unlock bootloader, which will erase everything on phone (apps/photos/videos/anything on internal storage), you can take backup of internal storage (photos/videos/etc) but i don't think it's possible to backup app's data without root.
Then you will have to install TWRP and then Root of your choice. (Magisk is recommended if safetynet matters to you.)
[There is encryption on stock ROM by default, and it caused me to wipe my device again after installing stuffs on my device, so after you get your device working fine, then only restore data to internal storage back, till then keep it safe on external or PC.]

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[Q] Custom ROM upgrade problem :(

Hi guys I'm new to this forum but i've been a CD-ROM for years...
I have question about upgrading ViperROM to 6.2.1
I'm currently using ViperROM 2.7.0 with sense 5.0
Android 4.2.2
I use Titinium Pro to backup all my apps and....
my question is....how to upgrade from 2.7 to 6.2.1 the easiest way?
without any data lost?
do i have to use the data backup from ROM or i can just use the titaniumPRO for full backup?
please advice
I always copy and paste the contents of the sdcard to a folder for safe keeping on my laptop or usb drive. I wipe, data, cache, dalvik cache, system and user partitions. Reboot recovery, use adb sideload to send the rom.zip over and flash. Setup the phone and copy and paste everything back. The whole process takes min. 25-30 minutes. Works for me /shrugs, just my 2 pennies.
I would follow @DeathAngel66669 advice it is very solid. I also use Titanium Pro to quickly add back my USER APPS only with data. Never restore system apps.
majmoz said:
I would follow @DeathAngel66669 advice it is very solid. I also use Titanium Pro to quickly add back my USER APPS only with data. Never restore system apps.
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I'm just concerning about my User App data, (whatsapp image, convo history)
so i can just do titanium pro and wipe the phone? cool!
Whatsapp etc backs up it's own data to a folder in your internal storage, when you reinstall it and set it up it will say backup found would you like to restore. Just make sure you don't wipe internal storage.
You could also try and dirty flash as you are on viper one already, just go into advanced wipe and wipe your caches only, do not factory reset and when installing the Rom also select don't wipe data partition.
But again as the others have said, make sure it's backed up first, if a dirty flash doesn't work, you'll be left with no choice but to reflash and wipe along the way.

[Q] Browsing a TWRP backup?

So, somehow I got my phone into a bootloop, and I made a backup of my data partition with TWRP. I reset it, and tried to restore the data partition, and the corrupted file is in there (was trying to edit settings.db for hotspot on Sprint). Anyways, when I restore the data partition, it bootloops again. So I want to get into the backup, and replace the bad settings.db file so I can restore the partition and have all my data back. How can I browse the backup using my windows 8.1 pc?
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you cant. why are you restoring your data partition? that wont boot up, since its system that you edited. restore the whole nandroid backup, boot, system, and data. and if you didnt make a backup of boot or system, then reflash your rom to fix it. flash it dirty, as to not lose your data. and if you dont have a rom to flash, then youre stuck having to flash the factory img.
simms22 said:
you cant. why are you restoring your data partition? that wont boot up, since its system that you edited. restore the whole nandroid backup, boot, system, and data.
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I only did data. The backup was AFTER it was in the bootloop, so I only backed up data.
ilarson008 said:
I only did data. The backup was AFTER it was in the bootloop, so I only backed up data.
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ahh.. then in no way will it get restored, since its the system partion that you actually messed with. data just holds all your user data, thats all.
simms22 said:
ahh.. then in no way will it get restored, since its the system partion that you actually messed with. data just holds all your user data, thats all.
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That is EXACTLY what I want to restore. All my apps, settings, pictures, etc etc etc.
I've got the phone factory reset, on and working.
ilarson008 said:
That is EXACTLY what I want to restore. All my apps, settings, pictures, etc etc etc.
I've got the phone factory reset, on and working.
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now you can try to restore your data. your sd card stugf, like photos, dont get deleted until you wipe or format your storage.
simms22 said:
now you can try to restore your data. your sd card stugf, like photos, dont get deleted until you wipe or format your storage.
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When i restore the data backup, the phone goes into a bootloop and will not boot.
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When i restore the data backup, the phone goes into a bootloop and will not boot.
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well, unfortunately, it doesnt seem to be a good back up
if you factory rest again, have google restore your stuff. itll restore your apps, and main settings, and even wallpaper. and your photos are in your storage already. unless you didnt have it enabled to back up everything in the main settings.
simms22 said:
well, unfortunately, it doesnt seem to be a good back up
if you factory rest again, have google restore your stuff. itll restore your apps, and main settings, and even wallpaper. and your photos are in your storage already. unless you didnt have it enabled to back up everything in the main settings.
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I have never had luck with auto backup. It doesn't seem to capture everything. Plus there were things that I stored on internal storage (used to be my SD card on my Samsung phones ) that wouldn't have been backed up, like my Pokemon saved game. I knew I should have copied my internal storage before trying to restore, but I thought the data backup would have done it. Great.
Not sure if this is what your looking for but try nandroid manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
Edit: thats on device only, sorry about that. I had an issue in the past where I didn't have any apps saved via TiBu and had only a TWRP backup. Installed a clean ROM, rooted and then used the app posted to browse the backup on my phone and restore the vital apps that I needed. (Like google authenticator)... Good luck

TWRP backup location

Folks
I did a full backup of system, data, etc on TWRP (2.66gb total folder size) - can I assume that should I corrupt my phone somehow, I can restore from this and the phone will be in the exact state when I did the backup - all apps, logins, etc intact?
Also, I do weekly backups with titanium free edition - does titanium does the same thing or should I still do the above every few months?
Thanks
sam008 said:
Folks
I did a full backup of system, data, etc on TWRP (2.66gb total folder size) - can I assume that should I corrupt my phone somehow, I can restore from this and the phone will be in the exact state when I did the backup - all apps, logins, etc intact?
Also, I do weekly backups with titanium free edition - does titanium does the same thing or should I still do the above every few months?
Thanks
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It's a complete "snapshot" of your phone as it was when you took it.
No titianium does not do the same thing. Titanium backs up individual apps and their respective data so you can restore individual apps or all apps at once. It's benefit is when switching roms where you have to wipe the phone and you can just restore your user apps without restoring any system data
I use the app ultimate backup to back up apps and data and I use the TWRP backups just as a safety measure before flashing a new ROM or update.......
I like to start a fresh you see with a new ROM, and then just install ultimate backup again, move over the back up data that I previously copied to my PC, and restore them, and this basically returns everything to how it was before due to the launcher, Nova, and its settings also being restored.

Can I root my Tab S2 without wiping any data or storage?

I know that before I can access my internal storage in Recovery, I will need to wipe everything to disable encryption.
I don't need a custom ROM, I just want to use SU to theme my tab with Substratum.
Is there any way I can root and install SuperUser on my tab without wiping my data or storage?
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Rooting Note 8 SM-N950F without wiping data

Rooting Note 8 SM-N950F without wiping data
Is it possible?
And if not possible, how to I restore from backup after the root? Cause I want to keep all my data after the root.
Someone told me that if I restore from backup after the root process, the data will be encrypted, what does that mean? That I will not be able to read or write anything I restored?
Thanks for whomever answers :good:
I thought it was using the easy root method (no TWRP) but when I rebooted it had wiped the entire device.
Not possible by the looks of it.
WillHouli96 said:
Rooting Note 8 SM-N950F without wiping data
Is it possible?
And if not possible, how to I restore from backup after the root? Cause I want to keep all my data after the root.
Someone told me that if I restore from backup after the root process, the data will be encrypted, what does that mean? That I will not be able to read or write anything I restored?
Thanks for whomever answers :good:
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Unfortunately the samfail process is going to replace the system and when flashing the files will require a full wipe to complete it.
This is just the 1st time to get onto rooted cfw. Once there you can use safestrap twrp and make full backups or you can use flashfire.
Otherwise use smartswitch app and backup data to sd then restore that way, the pc smart switch route is broken once rooted.
What if I would backup with Samsung cloud? Or Google drive?
You have Exynos so SamFail is not for your phone. You would be rooting after installing TWRP. Unfortunately TWRP will require you to remove encryption initially which requires formatting the data partition.
What data did you want to backup? Like app data?
Internal storage won't get wiped but if you don't format to remove encryption after installing TWRP you will no longer be able to access it when trying to boot to system. Internal storage is easy to backup, just copy to dekstop or external storage.
To back up app data without root, I believe these days there are a few options now. Check out Helium. I don't have any experience with it but I hear that's a good one for app data backup without root. After you do root & get settled, Titanium Back Up has always worked great for me.

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