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[Q] Backing up Email Settings / WiFi Settings / Bluetooth Pairings?

Anyone know how to backup:
1) Email settings (such as an IMAP or POP3) and password
2) Bluetooth pairings
3) Wifi settings/passwords
4) Google login
Each time I flash a new ROM, etc, these items have to be set up by hand; some of which need to be done before you can do anything else.
I have Titanium Backup (doesn't do it), and MyBackupPro (will restore system settings). I don't know if the 'system settings' includes these items OR if one can/should even restore system settings between ROMs.
Anyone know a good way to backup/restore these essential setups?

I'm also loocking for something like this for a while now...
This would make things a lot easier, as setting these after flashing is a pain in the...

set titanium backup to backup all apps + user data. should do it
havn't had a problem in any of the roms i've flashed

Yep, I run the batch "backup all user apps + system data," works like a champ.

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qmartman711 said:
Yep, I run the batch "backup all user apps + system data," works like a champ.
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I thought you CANNOT restore system data from one rom to another.

jdmba said:
I thought you CANNOT restore system data from one rom to another.
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It depends on from which ROM you're going to and from. It is definitely not universal. From stock to CM it tends to crash, but from stock to Virtuous (which is about as close to stock as you can get) it works. I haven't sat down and experimented to get a by-ROM list.

Hmmm
So from what I can tell, there is no batch file to easy handle this. I suspect that one needs to do:
1) Backup all user apps -> select all -> backup
2) Backup all system data -> de-select all -> select the green items -> backup

[HOWTO] restoring settings and apps using titanium backup

(btw, this is NOT my tutorial. this is from a thread from team whiskey's board saved through teh google cache. i am doing a straight copy and paste from that thread. if you have any questions, sorry i can't help you. it was last updated Nov 18, 2010. all i did was add links, otherwise this is unchanged.)
I have seen a lot of questions regarding proper backup techniques and restore techniques when getting ready to flash a new ROM. I know a lot of people see a full wipe update as unnecessary and cumbersome due to data loss, let me tell you though, a full wipe update is the most efficient and least problematic solution for ROM revisions.
This tutorial will help show you that it is indeed quite easy to backup and restore your system (and a lot less time consuming than you may think) prior to and following a new ROM installation.
Step 1 - Pre-requisites:
These are steps or apps that are going to be required to follow this tutorial to it's fullest.
1 - Rom Manager:
2 - Titanium Backup:
3 - Titanium Backup Pro License (unlocking the full featured, much faster version of the program):
Recommended way to go pro!
If you are like me and are unable to purchase the Pro license from the market, or want a streamlined way to have the pro version unlocked every time you flash, visit this site: http://matrixrewriter.com/android/ and select "Just the license $5.99" in the drop down box and follow the directions. You will receive an email from the developer that contains your license file with instructions on how to use it. The upside to this method, and the reason I recommend doing it this way is that when you load a new ROM, you only have to download Titanium backup and it automatically recognizes your pro status. In the case of Team Whiskey ROM's that include Titanium Backup, you have no additional steps to unlock pro, saving you time! Trust me, the Pro version is well worth the 6 bucks!
4 - LauncherPro:
This isn't a requirement per-se. However, using LauncherPro as your launcher creates an easy way to restore your launcher just the way it was before a wipe. LauncherPro is highly customizable and if you take the time to learn it, you will likely come to prefer it. If however you prefer a different launcher you will need to restore your launcher manually.
5 - Backup your contacts to Google: NOTE: Use the same Gmail account you use to log in to the Market with for this step.
This process is actually quite simple and saves some hassle later. You should not have to do this more than once as long as you save new contacts to your Google account. If you already use Google for your contact's you can skip this step.
A: On your phone, open your contacts list.
B: Press Menu > Import/Export > Export to SD card > Ok (Be sure and have an external sd card installed as it will place the file there)
C: Transfer the .vcf file created in step B to your PC
D: Login to your gmail account @ http://www.gmail.com
E: On the left hand side of the screen there is a link labeled: "Contacts", click it.
F: At the top of the screen there is a pull down menu labeled: "More actions", click it and select "import"
G: Click on the "Browse..." button and navigate to where you placed the .vcf file on your PC and select it.
H: Click "Import".
That's it. You have now backed up your contacts to Google's servers. When adding future contacts simply make sure and select Google as your "Save contact to" location to keep this list up to date.
Step 2 - The Backup Plan:
You have seen the Tweet stating that the new Kernel you want to try is almost ready, you saw on the forums that the new ROM is being uploaded and will be ready shortly, you gotta get ready for it!
1 - Create a nandroid backup of your entire system as it is now:
This step isn't really used in restoring your system after a wipe, but it is still essential in case you ever want to revert back to your old setup exactly as it was before the wipe. Please note that this WILL NOT back up your kernel, however, everything else is backed up with this process.
A: Open Rom Manager on your phone.
B: Ensure that you have the Latest Recovery flashed by looking at the top item on the main menu.
C: Click "Backup Current Rom"
D: Rename the file to whatever you like so you can know what the backup is later.
E: Press Ok. (If you are prompted for SU permission, say yes.)
F: Your phone will reboot into Recovery, if it boots into stock recovery (Blue text), press "Reinstall Packages" and the backup should start.
G: Leave your phone alone until the backup completes, interrupting it during this process could brick your phone.
H: When the backup completes your phone will reboot.
That's it. You now have a complete backup of your current system (excluding kernel) stored on your internal sdcard which can be used for restoration if you decide you want to revert back.
2 - Backup your apps and system data via Titanium Backup:
I backup all system data and user apps/data due to some system data being "safe" to restore and can be very convenient should you delete something you shouldn't have.
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch.
C: Press "RUN" next to Backup all user apps + system data (4th item down).
D: Leave the default settings and press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
E: Allow the backup to run it's course, when it is done, Titanium Backup will go back to the main menu and will notify you that "Batch backup finished" in the notification bar.
Easy as that. All your system data and personal apps/data are now backed up and stored on your phone's internal sd card.
3 - Backup your LauncherPro settings and layout:
A: Press Menu > Preferences > Backup homescreen & settings > Yes
B: It will back everything up and than pop up "Success!" informing you of completion.
Now your Launcher layout and preferences are stored on your internal sd card.
4 - Backup your internal sd card to your pc:
This step is not required, nor do I recommend performing this step before every flash, but it is an important step to do every once in awhile. This will ensure that if you happen to have a mishap during flashing that wipes your internal sd card, you have a backup of your backups!
A: Connect your phone to your PC.
B: Pull down your notification bar and press the "USB connected" notification to mount your phones internal/external sd cards to your PC.
C: Create a folder anywhere you choose and name it whatever you like.
D: Select all the files stored on your internal sd card and copy them to the folder on your PC.
E: Un-mount the phone from your PC.
You have now backed up all your important apps/data and are ready to flash that ROM!
Step 3 - The Restoration:
You got your hands on that new ROM, you flashed it, and are now looking at a barren wasteland of a phone with none of your apps or customization. No worries, you have a plan! (This section is for after you have flashed the ROM and have waited the customary 15 minutes after first boot and than re-booted).
1 - Log in to your Google Account:
The easiest way to do this step is to simply log in to your Market app.
A: Open Android Market
B: Follow the on screen instructions to log in to your Google account.
C: After finishing the log in, allow your phone to sit for around 5 minutes to sync data. During this time, your phone is downloading and updating your contact list among other things.
D: After the waiting period, reboot your phone.
E: Your contact list is now populated with all your contacts, you may want to enter the Contacts app and select: Menu > More > Display Options to set only Google contacts or whatever you like.
Part 1 Complete.
2 - Restore with Titanium Backup:
Part A - Restoring User Apps/data:
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch
C: Scroll down a little until you see the "RUN" in blue.
D: Press the "RUN" button next to: "Restore missing apps with data" (DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM DATA)
E: All user apps will be selected by default, if you do not wish to include some apps in the restore, un-check them from the list.
D: Press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
F: Allow the process to complete, at which point you will back at the main screen, immediately proceed to part B:
Part B - Restoring Select System Data:
This step is optional and can create some issues if done incorrectly. (Even if done correctly, it can sometimes cause issues.)
A: From the main screen of Titanium Backup press the button labeled: Backup/Restore at the top of the screen.
B: You will see a list of all the User Apps, System Apps, and System Data that are currently present on your phone. (The bottom of the list will have grayed out and striked items that are representative of data/apps that Titanium has backups of, but are not currently installed on the phone)
C: You will see different colors: RED - System App or Data (You Never want to restore these items); WHITE - User App/Data (These are almost always fine to restore, since they are not system dependent); GREEN - System data that is relatively safe to restore. I cannot say whether all the "Green" items are safe, but the Items I restore after a wipe are:
[BOOKMARKS]Browser - This will restore your bookmarks in the web browser.
[CALENDAR]Calendar Storage - This will restore your calendar appointments if they aren't saved to your Google Calendar.
[USER DICT] - This will restore the user learned words stored in your keyboards.
[SMS/MMS/APN]Dialar Storage & [SMS/MMS PREFS]Messaging - These will restore your messaging settings and conversations.
Wi-Fi Access Points - This will restore your "memorized" Wi-Fi access points, including password and log in credentials.
D: Feel free to play around with these and restore what "green" items you wish. But do so with caution and I recommend doing one at a time to ensure that you don't run into issues. Once you know what one's play nice, it will be a breeze to go through them in the future and restore the ones you want.
E:Restore an item by short pressing it. It will pop up a menu, and you select "Restore".
F: Reboot your phone!
Part 2 Complete.
3 - Restore LauncherPro:
A: From the Home screen press Menu > Preferences > Restore backup > Yes
B: Wait for it to finish.
Part 3 Complete.
At this point, your system should be almost exactly as it was before you flashed your new ROM. There are only a handful of things to do now.
4 - Restore system settings that can't be backed up:
Navigate to the Settings menu and restore any custom settings you may use, some of these settings may be: (I will give examples based on what I usually set, you will know what settings you want to set)
- Wireless and network > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
- Call Settings > All Calls > Call status tones
- Sound > Volume of Media, System, Notification, Ringer
- Sound > Voice and Notification Ringtone
- Sound > Feedback Settings
- Display > Font Style
- Display > Screen timeout
Once done with those minor settings, you're set! This is not an all encompassing tutorial for every program or setting out there, but it should have you back up and running in a system that is close to 100% exactly how you were before the wipe and in very little time (especially once you have some practice!). Hope you find this helpful and if you have any suggestions that or information you think I should add, please feel free to post it or shoot me a PM! (I will be adding pictures for some of these steps at a later date)

Backup and Restore Tutorial
Thank You So Much its really very Helpful and very easy way explained i m really appreciate your efforts and help Thanks

Thanks a lot. This was exactly what I was looking for!

Whoa old thread with old but useful info. However, there are a couple easier ways to do things.
1.
can't you just backup your contacts to google by simply going to contacts > menu > merge with google?
2.
another way to backup user apps with data in case you don't have TB pro is using mybackup root.
it only shows user apps so that makes things a tad easier.
mybackup roots also saves your sms and mms, but it has been glitchy lately because i can't delete those conversations that i restored... not sure why.. it worked before so I say avoid doing that option for now.
3.
they also have the option to backup and restore homescreen for your stock launcher (TW). if you use a different launchers, those usually have that option built in. ICS launchers definitely have those.
4.
MBR also backups settings, but of course only do this if the ROMs are on the same builds.

How long does it take to restore an app with Titanium Backup?
I am trying to restore camera from titanium backup. I did restore app with data. but it seems keep restoring App+Data without ending. how should I do?

Hey Ctkatz,
Thanks for the post. I really appreciate it!

Thanks it answers some of the most common confusions I am sure many others would have including myself.
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Must have been very bored that day lol
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thanks
Thanks:good::laugh:

hi
I have nova launcher and Titanium Backup ★ root pro.
and I got 2 same model tablets [p6800]
I would like to know how to restore all the widgets on other tablet?
I would like to have 2 tablets as same

You can turn titanium backup into a..zip file that can be flashed along with the new rom.. It's extremely handy because the app is already there after first boot
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rymanh said:
You can turn titanium backup into a..zip file that can be flashed along with the new rom.. It's extremely handy because the app is already there after first boot
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hello. Not reAlly a noob but also not a pro. Can u explain how I can Go about turning my Titanium backup file to a .zip and then flASh to my t999v?
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done google synch. of calander events but its not restoring all the events.. even titanium backup is not restoring the events as i've moved from ginger bread to jelly bean... please help !!!

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hello. Not reAlly a noob but also not a pro. Can u explain how I can Go about turning my Titanium backup file to a .zip and then flASh to my t999v?
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Hey sorry it took soo long to reply.. If you have the pro version. Press munu and scroll down and select "create update zip" then follow the directions.. I hope I was still able to help you

Problems!!!
Thank You So Much its really very Helpful but is not working!
After an update for my Samsung GT9100 Sii (ICS 4.0.1 -> 4.0.4) i needed again root access. So did that as i did before en after that all most all my app's where gone ...
I reinstalled titanium and followed your instructions ... and now i comes ...
2 - Restore with Titanium Backup:
Part A - Restoring User Apps/data:
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch
C: Scroll down a little until you see the "RUN" in blue.
D: Press the "RUN" button next to: "Restore missing apps with data" (DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM DATA)
E: All user apps will be selected by default, if you do not wish to include some apps in the restore, un-check them from the list.
D: Press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
F: Allow the process to complete ... restoring 0/348 app's ... nothing happens?
What is going wrong?
Can somebody help me?
Would it be better to reset my to de factory setting and then restoring ... i don't know anymore ... tried everyting
Tnx.

improper explanation
nobody explains anything well on this site.

azidogen said:
nobody explains anything well on this site.
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Others and I understand just fine, maybe it's not the explanation that's not well.

if i am going from omega 7.3 to 8 in note 2 i have back app + system data in 7.3 and now in 8 how to actually restore everything? i dont really under this thread and the wiki. i know red is system file, green is app. but can i restore everything one shot or ?

shawnhalu said:
if i am going from omega 7.3 to 8 in note 2 i have back app + system data in 7.3 and now in 8 how to actually restore everything? i dont really under this thread and the wiki. i know red is system file, green is app. but can i restore everything one shot or ?
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No. Don't restore system data or app data. It causes issues.
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sirdowski said:
No. Don't restore system data or app data. It causes issues.
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thats mean when i click the batch restore -> run -> ONLY check those white, green color? all red color uncheck?
ps. how can i restore the folder and grouping of apps when in previous rom i already move properly and backup. coz i dont know what path it is under.

[Tutorial] Backup & Restore Guide [EASY & FREE]

After using a while you may think of changing your stock ROM or Flash your phone with Odin. Or It may happen that you bricked your phone accidentally.
No matter what is the reason you should always at-least take backup of your apps, SMSs, Contacts and Call Logs everytime in your SD/Computer HDD.
So, here is the tutorial that gives you the easy instructions of how to take Backups & Restore your important things from your Android phone for FREE!
Instructions:​
A] BACKUP
1. First of all you need to install two apps from Play Shop for free. One is called "App Backup & Restore" and Other is called "Super Backup".
2. After Installing Both apps First Open "App Backup & Restore", In here you can find all installed apps in "Installed" column (which by default comes first). Now tick the check-boxes you want to backup (If you want to backup all, tap on the little up arrow on the lowest-right corner or click on the menu button of your phone and select "Un/Check all") and click on the button "Backup Selected Apps" to backup your apps.
3. After Backup process complete Don't close this app we are not done yet! Select your phone's menu or the little arrow on the lower-right corner of the app and select "Settings" now make change in these following settings if you find it already changed as per following then ignore that:
Override Old Version: ON
Max Versions To Keep: 1
Backup Path: /mnt/sdcard/App_Backup_Restore
Auto Backup: ON
Auto Backup Notify: OFF
All done press back twice to go back to main menu.
4. After backing up your apps now its time to backup SMSs, Contacts and Call-Logs. So, Open "Super Backup", here you find three different tabs "SMS", "Contacts", "Call Logs". In each tab Select "Backup" button and click "Ok" (Remember you need to backup by going every tab one by one). After Backup everything close the app.
5. Congratulation! if you do everything as I told then You are backed up all your important things from your phone and you may proceed to play with your phone's ROM or flash it without any Fear of losing important data!
6. (OPTIONAL) Connect your phone with your Computer and Copy the two folders "App_Backup_Restore" and "SmsContactsBackup" from SD to your Computer's HDD, this will keep the backups safe to your Computer's HDD.
B] RESTORE
NOTE: If you have done Factory Reset then Please Skip the Google Sign-in process and continue. After completing the following restore process you can Sign-in to your Google account by visiting Play Shop!
1. First of all open "Setting" then "Applications" and then Check "Unknown Sources" and Click Ok.
2. Open SD files and folders explorer (by clicking "My Files" option from menu), then open a folder named "App_Backup_Restore". In this folder you can see a lot of apk files. Now, open the filename starting with "mobi.infolife.appbackup". This should try to install the app "App Backup & Restore". Click Install and then Open it.
3. After Opening the app goto the "Archived" Tab. Here you can find your already backed up apps. Now, tick the check-boxes you want to restore (If you want to restore all, tap on the little up arrow on the lowest-right corner or click on the menu button of your phone and select "Un/Check all") and click on the button "Restore Selected Apps" to backup your apps. This will place notification to install your apps one by one, you have to click "Install" and after installation complete click "Done" to proceed all installations one by one.
4. After installing all of your required apps, close the "App Backup & Restore" app and open "Super Backup" app from menu. Now, here you find three different tabs "SMS", "Contacts", "Call Logs". In each tab Select "Restore" button and click "Ok" (Remember you need to restore by going every tab one by one). After Restore everything close the app.
5. Congratulation! if you do everything as I told then You are restored all your important things into your Phone.
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Thanks a lot!
it's really helping so much
but is ther any tool to view the Backed up Contacts and SMS from Super Backup on laptop PC????

Copied it from a blog eh.??
I followed this too..
So i knw..
Can't remember the exact blog bt it is copied..
Nd btw.. Update it..
Super backup.now features backuo of apps too
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**

OP, Your thread title says EASY & FREE :/ Update it! Knowledge on xda has always been free.... Have you ever seen a member sharing information and asking for money? No
Update it... It kinda puts a bad impression on you

App Backup and Restore Backup Path
Installed app.
Opened settings.
Changed "Backup Path" to /mnt/exe_sdcard/App_Backup_Restore.
Backed up all apps.
App made folder in ext_sdcard which then contained all the backup files.
Re-booted device.
Opened settings.
Backup Path had reverted to original path: /storage/emulated/0/App_Backup_Restore
What am I doing wrong please?

I think its always easier to use backup in CWM, no need to install such apps.If you want to restore installed apps you can just go to advanced/ restore data btw thx for sharing

[Q] Best way to back up your phone when switching roms?

What are you guys using to back up your phones when switching Roms? I want to back up contacts, wifi settings, APPs etc.

If I'm switching ROMs I set them up from scratch again, after doing a Nandroid of the current one

Titanium Backup works really well. It's on the market. Probably on here somewhere also.

Will Titanium restore your screens? Its a bit tiring getting them alls setup and then starting from scratch on my droid incredible I never really set up the phone because I switched Roms so often.

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What are you guys using to back up your phones when switching Roms? I want to back up contacts, wifi settings, APPs etc.
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Use google for contacts and wifi settings, apps Titanium Backup
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veli69 said:
Will Titanium restore your screens? Its a bit tiring getting them alls setup and then starting from scratch on my droid incredible I never really set up the phone because I switched Roms so often.
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Alright, so for backing up your system you're going to want to use CWM and make a NANDROID backup. After you're done with that you will probably want to back up your apps. To back up app as well as data (such as angry birds scores) you will want to use Titanium Backup. Just remember not to restore system data, just apps/app data after flashing your ROM/Kernel.
For contacts (assuming you are on verizon) you had the option to chose where you store your contacts. Those options were either in your Gmail account or in "Backup manger" if you cant figure out where they are you can always make a file with all your contacts and place it on your SD card by going to the People App>menu>import/export>Export to storage.
As far as wifi settings go i am not aware of a way to do so.
And if you wanted to keep the launcher as it is (like where your apps are, folder, widgets, etc.) you will have to be on a custom launcher such as ADW or GoLauncher. This happens because the launcher is an app and when the app data is restored (from titanium backup) the placement of things are exactly how they were when you made the backup!

1) Nandroid. Always nanroid just to be safe - if something breaks, you need to have a working build to fall back on .
2) Contacts - I don't worry about it - they should all be synced with your Google account anyhoo.
3) Wifi settings - should also be synced with your Google account, and will be automatically restored when you set up the new ROM (assuming you tick the "restore data to my device" option in the google account setup screen).
4) Apps - TitaniumBackup for apps and data - not for system data though.
5) Launcher - some launchers will have an option built-in for backing up and restoring your screen layouts, folders, etc. Widgets will rarely be able to be restored no matter what method you use. You can also use Titanium to explicitly back up and restore your launcher's data - if you're still on the stock launcher, filter for System apps and look for an entry that starts out "[DESKTOP] Launcher ..." (it'll be in green) and backup/restore the data for that.

When you boot after first wipe it asks you for Google account details, then it will pull down your contacts, wifi settings etc. which we want.
But it also starts re-downloading all your Market apps, which we don't want because we've got them in Titanium Backup and we want to restore them with data (save games) and be linked to the Market for updates.
What's the correct way to handle this?
I've created issues before where some apps don't list in 'My apps' in the Market, and don't auto-update unless I search for them at which point it says 'Installed'.

I usually enable airplane mode immediately after the Google account setup, reboot, restore from titanium, reboot, and then turn the radios back on.

ClockworkMod Rom Manager. Its the best tool there is. yu can flash roms by pressing a simple button.

make sure you understand the difference between clockworkmod and titanium backup before you start modding your device. CWM will restore your phone exactly to how it was when you made the backup, everything from your screens, apps, setting, contacts, call and text logs. When you restore with CWM it will erase everything that was done after the backup point. Another thing to keep in mind is that you cant choose to restore specific things in CWM like you can with TB, you have to restore it all in one shot.
TB will restore apps, system apps and data associated with those apps. TB can also be used to backup settings, wifi access points and bluetooth pairings.
So if you get a bootloop or softbrick you have to use CWM. You need to do a factory reset/wipe before you flash a new rom, this is when you would use TB. Use TB to restore the apps, data and settings.
SMSbackup and calllogbackup in the market is also good for backing up or texts and call logs if you want to keep them. google will backup your contacts if you allow google to do this but you can always just save your contacts on your sim card

never ever restore system apps and data.
Especially if it was meant to be a full wipe.
Even then, clean start is always best so wipe and stop reporting bugs if you didn't do a wipe.

s2d4 said:
never ever restore system apps and data.
Especially if it was meant to be a full wipe.
Even then, clean start is always best so wipe and stop reporting bugs if you didn't do a wipe.
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On that note, some data for system apps can be safely restored - just never do it as a batch process. If I'm going to try restoring any system data, I do another full nandroid first (just in case) and then restore data one at a time.

I'm shocked no one has mentioned this app yet. Appextractor let's you restore things from your nandroid, Obviously some things shouldn't be restored, but many things can be safely restored.

EKnofsky said:
I'm shocked no one has mentioned this app yet. Appextractor let's you restore things from your nandroid, Obviously some things shouldn't be restored, but many things can be safely restored.
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The only problem I had with app extractor is the amount of SD storage space it uses - and doesn't automatically clean up. My nandroids are already ~2.7GB - I don't really want the whole thing also stored uncompressed. I quickly run out of storage space that way.
Oh, and it's painfully slow.
AppExtractor is useful if there's an important app you forgot to back up in Titanium, but doesn't really make sense to me as your primary restore method.

Isn't the Titanium data wiped when a new ROM is flashed? I assume that before flashing anything, copy the /sdcard directory to another computer?
And after flashing a new ROM, I assume that Ti has to be downloaded first in order to restore the other apps

thereddog said:
Isn't the Titanium data wiped when a new ROM is flashed? I assume that before flashing anything, copy the /sdcard directory to another computer?
And after flashing a new ROM, I assume that Ti has to be downloaded first in order to restore the other apps
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Unless you're using the factory recovery, the Titanium data will remain intact. You will have to reinstall Titanium from the market - or use the tool built-in to Titanium to create a flashable *.zip. Just flash that *.zip before you boot your ROM the first time and you'll have Titanium pre-loaded.

use adb! works without root
adb backup [-f ] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosystem] []
- write an archive of the device's data to .
If no -f option is supplied then the data is written
to "backup.ab" in the current directory.
(-apk|-noapk enable/disable backup of the .apks themselves
in the archive; the default is noapk.)
(-shared|-noshared enable/disable backup of the device's
shared storage / SD card contents; the default is noshared.)
(-all means to back up all installed applications)
(-system|-nosystem toggles whether -all automatically includes
system applications; the default is to include system apps)
( is the list of applications to be backed up. If
the -all or -shared flags are passed, then the package
list is optional. Applications explicitly given on the
command line will be included even if -nosystem would
ordinarily cause them to be omitted.)
adb restore - restore device contents from the backup archive
example: adb backup -all -system -shared -apk

nitramz said:
use adb! works without root
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Thanks for this. I had seen adb backup alluded to elsewhere but not a concise post detailing the usage. I'd rather not have to use my computer to handle backups, but it sounds like a pretty cool option.

Try MyBackup PRO. It does exactly what you need. I have used it before and it is good.

[Q] Titanium Backup Questions

So I'm relatively new to rooting my phone (toro, Verizon Galaxy Nexus). I have the most up-to-date nightlies from Cyanogenmod and just had a couple quick questions that I would cherish some help on:
1. What is the best option for backing up before flashing a new ROM? Backup all user apps, backup all system data, backup all user apps + system data?
I ask this because I typically use "Backup all user apps + system data" but when I "Restore all apps with data" the phone is significantly slower. I know this should be due to the amount of stuff I've installed on the phone, however it's really not that much. The Play Store, as well as Swype when entering website addresses on Chrome, lag tremendously.
2. Is there some items I should NOT backup?
I'm curious if by backing up everything, particularly system data, and then restoring it all, I may miss out on (restore old info over) some of the tweaks/fixes in the newest builds.
3. Lastly, really really minor, when I start up my phone after a new flash, the Wi-fi/3G/4G and network strength symbols are a light blue. However, when I restore system data and all user apps, they stay grey after restarting. How can I fix this so I can keep those icons all blue like the battery indicator?
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!!!
Mark

Don't use titanium backup for system data. What would the point of wiping data be if you're just going to restore the system data and possibly bork your install later?

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Don't use titanium backup for system data. What would the point of wiping data be if you're just going to restore the system data and possibly bork your install later?
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But which files are needed to restore things such as your call log and text message history?

TheBigSizzler said:
But which files are needed to restore things such as your call log and text message history?
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Easy.
1) Open Tibu.
2) Click "Backup and restore"
3) Click "Click to edit filters"
4) Click "create label" then "add elements"
5) click "Call Log" & "SMS/MMS" (See screenshot).
6) click the check mark (top right). Then name the filter (Calls/SMS).
7) go into schedules.
8) choose "Create new schedule"
9) select " Backup All System Data". Add the filter you made in step 5.
10) Done!
Also when you use TIBU to restore your call log and SMS on another ROM later on its best to choose the XML method for restoring not snapshot. Takes longer but is most compatible.
Toro | Xylon | AK Diamond

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Toro | Xylon | AK Diamond

I found this post to be very helpful: http://www.modmydroid.net/forum/showthread.php?1715-Titanium-Backup-Explained