Hi guys..
Can someone explain to me in detail ref: Titanium Backup, what is update.zip function..what is it & what does it do..??
I read somewhere it can be used to create a zip file of your backup apps.. in your next flash you can flash the update.zip in order to restore your apps from "cwm recovery"..!!
Thanks for any help or better tips/solutions..!!
It creates an unsigned update.zip file for installing TB in recovery mode.
soumya_digi said:
It creates an unsigned update.zip file for installing TB in recovery mode.
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So is it only for installing TB..!!
"Is it possible to create a zip file with all my apps which I can restore from recovery mode"..??
It's only tb. App u flash with cwm,but do a nandroid backup and tb. can extract and restore from your nandroid.quite easy
When u make a tb.zip then use titaniumbackup.zip name,so it's easy to locate and flash.
U use this when u wipe and instal new rom.
Btw.if u extract your rom using root explorer u can modify,delete/add apps and kernel,everything to your liking,then zip it with rootexplorer and flash in cwm.then it's only a few apps u have to restore depends on how many apps u have installed.
Remember if this file doesn't exist then create it and put your 3' apps in there
DATA/app
zodiaxe66 said:
It's only tb. App u flash with cwm,but do a nandroid backup and tb. can extract and restore from your nandroid.quite easy
When u make a tb.zip then use titaniumbackup.zip name,so it's easy to locate and flash.
U use this when u wipe and instal new rom.
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Can you explain more clearly..I'm confused on what you said about make tb.zip..(how)..?
So do I make zip > use update.zip function..??
Open settings in tb. There is an option to make a "update.zip" of tb. This one u can flash from cwm,but its only needed to flash when u wipe your phone and it's only tb. App that is restored,the rest of your missing apps u restore from tb.
In tb. settings there is also an option to extract your nandroid backup(of cause u got 1) and restore apps from that.
About "root explorer". read a bit more on how to add and remove things from roms u downloaded.even though it's quite easy to do
@Zodiaxe.. Many thanks cleared up my confusion..
The update.zip is only used for tb..!!
I was hoping there would be a method whereby all my apps could be compressed in one zip file, which I can then flash in cwm to "restore" all my apps..
I hate the tiring method of restoring them manually..!!
Yeah I know what u mean.its a drag,LOL
but buy the premium its worth the money.
When u restore in premium u select the apps(as in free) but it's then 1-click restore and tb. do the rest.and a whole lot nice features comes with the premium
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Btw. I think what u are looking for is APP2ZIP try search play store.don't know if sgs‘s is supported.
Thanks mate.. Have been very helpful..!!
I will have a look at that app, many thanks again.
What exactly is an update.zip file used for? I know I had to run it when I flashed AOKP to my Droid Inc. It was in the instructions to do so, but I was not completely sure what I was doing at that exact step of the process.
Also, I have TB (Premium). I use it to back up all system data and user apps. I have never needed it to restore any data, but I am sure I will in the future. This is mainly because I flashed AOKP M5 to my Galaxy Nexus a little over 2 weeks ago and have not looked back.
My last question at the moment is this. If I wipe/clear cache, clear dalvik cache and wipe user data (factory reset) how does my TB data stay in tact exactly?
-Kris
KRJ_87 said:
What exactly is an update.zip file used for? I know I had to run it when I flashed AOKP to my Droid Inc. It was in the instructions to do so, but I was not completely sure what I was doing at that exact step of the process.
Also, I have TB (Premium). I use it to back up all system data and user apps. I have never needed it to restore any data, but I am sure I will in the future. This is mainly because I flashed AOKP M5 to my Galaxy Nexus a little over 2 weeks ago and have not looked back.
My last question at the moment is this. If I wipe/clear cache, clear dalvik cache and wipe user data (factory reset) how does my TB data stay in tact exactly?
-Kris
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This is a general explanation of update zip
There are several ways to install applications or library
files to an Android Phone . You can use Market application
to find and install or adb command line tool to install or
push the files to Android file system. These are all easy to
implement for single file but if you have several
applications or library files to install at once, it might be
better to use update zip file. The update zip file is Android
advanced system to install applications or lib files to
Android file system using recovery tool. This method is
commonly used by rom or theme developers to distribute
their package.
Hope that makes sense
Answer to your last question all data saved in TB will stay in tact..so when you flash you can restore apps & data nothing will be lost (as long as you don't format sd card)
Roots said:
This is a general explanation of update zip
There are several ways to install applications or library
files to an Android Phone . You can use Market application
to find and install or adb command line tool to install or
push the files to Android file system. These are all easy to
implement for single file but if you have several
applications or library files to install at once, it might be
better to use update zip file. The update zip file is Android
advanced system to install applications or lib files to
Android file system using recovery tool. This method is
commonly used by rom or theme developers to distribute
their package.
Hope that makes sense
Answer to your last question all data saved in TB will stay in tact..so when you flash you can restore apps & data nothing will be lost (as long as you don't format sd card)
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It definitely makes more sense now, but I am not quite there yet. Are you saying that update.zip file is just one option and that using TB would be an alternate to using update.zip file?
As far as your explanation on the TB file staying in tact, that makes sense. Thank you.
-Kris
If you go back read first few posts..
In tb the update.zip function used to restore tb only from cwm.. Or you can create an update.zip in order to restore/update something in your rom (as in your case when you installed aokp you also flashed update zip)
An update.zip is flashable file, this can be a rom, theme or apps.
there is a update.zip on your SD-card, this is your costum recovery(cwm) do not remove or rename this file
No, clearing cache or dalvik cache nor factory reset will affect TB. or it's data.
And wipe cache + dalvik is a good thing to do once in a while.
Factory reset is is done i u flash a new rom or have trouble with your phone, lag,slow or other problems
Usually this is caused by some app or settings. Then do a factory reset,if u can't find the problem
zodiaxe66 said:
An update.zip is flashable file, this can be a rom, theme or apps.
there is a update.zip on your SD-card, this is your costum recovery(cwm) do not remove or rename this file
No, clearing cache or dalvik cache nor factory reset will affect TB. or it's data.
And wipe cache + dalvik is a good thing to do once in a while.
Factory reset is is done i u flash a new rom or have trouble with your phone, lag,slow or other problems
Usually this is caused by some app or settings. Then do a factory reset,if u can't find the problem
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But can update.zip file be created where all my apps are inside or compressed inside..??
So when I flash new rom can I flash that update.zip file (after renaming it) in order to restore my apps..?? "Yes I'm aware of tb batch one click restore..
No, not with TB but u can extract and restore apps from your cwm(nandroid) backups.
check out the APP2ZIP,that can do do exactly what u are looking for,make a flashable zip with your apps and settings.u can find it here on xda and in play store.
regarding on the topic
Im just newbie on android and i have intentionally delete the folder App on my system files thinking that it was just a back up file
and my android phone just stock on boot up!
I have to same android phone
rooted
is it possible to make an TB update zip containing the system app on my other android phone and
flash it on the broken one using the CWM?
No. It isn't that simple. While you could install titanium backup with the update . zip the phone still won't boot. And you need a running system to even start tb.
So you would need the Rom you were using. Flash that first and flash the tb update.zip afterwards. Then you will get a rom with tb already installed.
From there you can start to restore apps you hopefully have backed up before...
KRJ_87 said:
What exactly is an update.zip file used for? I know I had to run it when I flashed AOKP to my Droid Inc. It was in the instructions to do so, but I was not completely sure what I was doing at that exact step of the process.
Also, I have TB (Premium). I use it to back up all system data and user apps. I have never needed it to restore any data, but I am sure I will in the future. This is mainly because I flashed AOKP M5 to my Galaxy Nexus a little over 2 weeks ago and have not looked back.
My last question at the moment is this. If I wipe/clear cache, clear dalvik cache and wipe user data (factory reset) how does my TB data stay in tact exactly?
-Kris
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Yes.. It's all there as long as you don't wipe or format sd card. (tb data folder)
Sent from my blazing SGS i9000 using Tapatalk 2
Reviving this to add that last month tb added support for update.zip which holds all backups.
Theres 2 now:
1. settings > update.zip is a flashable zip with only tb
2. batch > recovery update.zip is a flashable zip with all backups
Everyone should be using one of these two methods to ensure u have the latest tb to restore from (since roms are always out of date), or to restore everything straight in recovery.
so i was making a backup via adb on my computer, after this when i reboot my device it gets stuck on bootscreen, so i restored to a diferent back up, which i was sure had the efs partition but when restoring it sends an error message saying there's no efs folder and finishes the restore.
i get to boot on that back up but i got not signal nor imei, i was sure i checked efs when making this backup because i already used it before and had no problem
it looks like somewhere along the way the efs folder got lost
is there a way to recover it?
please help im using an xt1095 victara with a lineage nightly 14.1 rom and twrp
visit this https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52648789#post52648789
Hi,
I'm searching for a way how to get a full system image from my HTC U19e. I search it since days. All I found is how to make a apk backup, goople adb backup for apps, cache and so on, all I found does not work. But as I want to flash an GSI image I want to backup a FULL SYSTEM image. As CWM is dead, twrp is not avaiable for the device.... how can I get it?
Best regards
First of all please excuse my n00b questions. I rooted and degoogled my Samsung S20 FE (G780G). Now i can not receive OTA Updates anymore. To update my phone i was thinking about flashing the samsung firmware, do the update and then root the phone again. Before, i would like to save my installed apps and their data. I saw that twrp has a backup option. Is it possible to backup your apps and reinstall them after a fresh install without overwriting the system changes that were made by the OTA update? How would you do so? I want to keep the changes that were made by the ota update and restore my old apps. Which directories do i have to back up for that?
your apps and the OS are stored in separate partitions so yes you can do this. there's 2 main ways, 1) with TWRP backup of the data partition. things to note TWRP will be removed by you flashing stock so you'll have to go through the mildly tedious process of setting it back up every time you update. also TWRP can't backup to memory card now and for the foreseeable future. if you make a backup with TWRP you have to make sure to move it out of internal storage or you'll end up wiping it yourself in the process of flashing TWRP again.
2) is to use root backup apps that have replaced titanium backup. OAndBackupX and Swift Backup are both good but Swift is able to backup more data I believe. OAndBackupX doesn't backup things like system settings or messages.
if I wasn't so lazy I'd both both kinds of backup as it's nice to have more options when something goes wrong.
if you do use TWRP there's a bug where passwords and pattern unlocks don't work after being restored so deactivate them before making a backup.
Hey i will be doing a
Debloat/Remove Bloatware from Samsung Devices
Can anyone point me to best backup program so if i mess up i can Flash saved backup or restore somehow?
Using android 12 + magisk
Or maybe use some app to turn those bloatware off?
The best way to backup is by your custom recovery or titanium backup is also good
the_arxyn said:
The best way to backup is by your custom recovery or titanium backup is also good
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TB is Old. It was disconiued 2019
At the top for backup custom recovery is best or you can use dr.fone on your pc
But I am Talking about full backup system settings, apps, TWRP maybe?
the_arxyn said:
At the top for backup custom recovery is best or you can use dr.fone on your pc
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System settings canʼt be backed up and for apps use zbackup which can backup apk,obb and cache
if i backup like this
How To Create And Restore Nandroid Backup On Any TWRP Supported Device
In this guide, you will learn to create and restore Nandroid backup on any TWRP supported device. There are a lot of ways to create a
www.getdroidtips.com
My system settings will be not saved? I dont think so.
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System settings canʼt be backed up and for apps use zbackup which can backup apk,obb and cache
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I never saw a backup of system settings
I want copy whole system
AirFlame said:
I want copy whole system
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Once a month or prior to any severe system modification (like flashing of ROM) I always take a Nandroid backup via TWRP i.e. a complete copy of my device's system.
Oswald Boelcke said:
Once a month or prior to any severe system modification (like flashing of ROM) I always take a Nandroid backup via TWRP i.e. a complete copy of my device's system.
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I have done root using magisk i copied file to phone patched and get back to pc and flash. I się S10 i need to press 3x buttons to get to root. I think i cant instalki twrp