hi all, I am rooted with the first nightly build of cm6 and am afraid to upgrade because everything works! and because the rooting process was difficult for me. If I update my cm6, I'm assuming all my apps will disappear and that when updated, I download a new instance of titanium and run it and it will install my backed - up apps on the sd card?
You don't need to wipe to flash a new nightly build. Titanium backup can restore all your apps if you do decide to wipe though. Also, you don't need to worry about having to redo the root process unless you run an RUU or do an OTA update.
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Sorry for sounding like a noob….because I am … lol
I couple weeks ago I rooted Evo using the
SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 method
Then Installed Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)
Did nandroid backup
Then I installed Sprint Lovers ROM (including 2.05.00.06.01 wimax/baseband radios)
Been enjoying, installing apps, customizing.
Use Titanium Backup to backup regularly
Now I want to try some other ROMs like CyanogenMod-6!
I now have installed Rom Manager
Flashed ClokWorkMod Recovery (2.5.0.1)
And did another nandroid backup
So now can I just flash a different ROM, use Titanium restore to restore applications such as K-9 Mail and all my settings/accounts/etc and these will work on the new ROM?
Then if I want, I just use nandriod restore and Evo will be exactly where I am today (with Sprint Lovers)?
If so, does restoring applications/data also work backing up on a 2.1 ROM and restoring on 2.2 ROM?
For the most part, yes. But there may be some issues restoring EVERYTHING from Ti back to a different ROM. Start with just apps you need, then accounts, see how that goes. I haven't had issues, but it might just be cleaner that way, and if it's not that difficult to just set up your accounts again, you could avoid potential issues that way.
But, yes, Ti should give everything back to you after the flash. Even scenes!
Also don't forget to wipe before flashing!
I've installed Redux and enjoyed it on my phone for over a month now. However, I see there is a newer version out. What is the best way of updating (bearing in mind I've got quite a few apps that I don't want to install)?
TIA
You can just flash the new Redux version with the Rom Manager or with the Recovery. You dont have to wipe because you're already on Redux.
Nothing would be deleted. But it's helpfull to do a nandroid backup (a nandroid backup will backup everything on your phone (Apps, Data, Settings,...)) with Rom Manager or Recovery if something goes wrong with the update.
Hi all,
About to root and rom for the first time on any phone and I was wondering a few things.
First, after I install clockwork mod recovery, I can make a backup... Does this backup have the ability to restore all of my apps and data after I install a custom rom? Also, does it restore things like homescreen widgets, app settings etc as well?
Secondly, after I install the rom of my choice, how does updating it to a newer version work? Will updating to a newer version wipe my phone completely or is it like receiving a stock ota update in that it doesn't erase anything?
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1) The backups in clockworkmod are of your entire phone. Without a 3rd party app such as titanium you won't be able to restore specific pieces of it. IMO clockworkmod backups are meant to be used to restore your entire phone if something goes wrong. Titanium has a feature where you can restore specific stuff from the backups, but I would recommend creating backups via titanium rather than relying on what was done in clockworkmod. Personally, I backup everything with titanium then do a backup in clockworkmod before I flash a rom. App settings will restore, widgets do but many times you'll have to add them again because they restore with placeholders for whatever reason.
2) Updating a rom is dependent on the specific rom and often the version. Some roms you can just flash over what you're running, sometimes an update will be significant enough to require a wipe. Even if a rom doesn't require a wipe, I'd advise at least doing a backup.
Hello there, I have a HTC Wildfire S I bought last week, I've already unlocked the bootloader, installed the CWM recovery and rooted the phone but I wanted to try new roms but at the same time I do not want to reinstall all my apps from my stock rom so I wanted to know a way of making a backup of the actual rom while keeping the installed apps so I wouldn't have to reinstall them, like going back time.
Yes I've made a backup of the stock rom after I rooted it and yes it is on some place safe.
Thanks.
Yepi69 said:
Hello there, I have a HTC Wildfire S I bought last week, I've already unlocked the bootloader, installed the CWM recovery and rooted the phone but I wanted to try new roms but at the same time I do not want to reinstall all my apps from my stock rom so I wanted to know a way of making a backup of the actual rom while keeping the installed apps so I wouldn't have to reinstall them, like going back time.
Yes I've made a backup of the stock rom after I rooted it and yes it is on some place safe.
Thanks.
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Use Titanium Backup app to backup all the apps and their data and keep the TitaniumBackup folder from SD card in a safe place and after installing a new ROM, transfer the TitaniumBackup folder into the root of your SD card, install Titanium backup app and then restore apps.
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Cwm backups all data in their current state, including applications.
If you're talking about bringing your already installed apps to another Rom,I wouldn't recommend doing it.
It worked as you guys said, thank you so much now I can enjoy CM10 and rollback to my stock rom with my apps already installed
so, I loaded CM 10.2.0-RC1 on top of CM10.1.3 and I tried it with a dirty flash and that didn't go so well. I did load GAPPS 4.3 as well and every Google app just crashed and when I connected to Play Store it would error every time I tried to download updates.
So then I tried it with a wipe of data and cache and no more app crashes and the Store worked fine but none of my previously installed apps restored to the phone. Is that a common experience or did I miss a step?
Forgot to use titanium backup to save them. Or it could be that you went ot fast when you installed and forgot to check the restore applicaiton setting first time you booted. AFAIK you're screwed.
So, after a clean flash, there are 2 ways of getting back the apps you had before...
1) Flash CM AND gapps before you boot for the first time. Make sure you use the right gapps. There is a chart here. The right one for CM 10.2 is gapps 20130813. Once booted, check to restore apps and settings right after you enter your google account info. This will start the lengthy process to install your apps. This will not restore your app data, only your apps.
2) better way IMHO: Do above, but uncheck restore apps and data. Use Titanium backup to restore your apps and data.
TIP: If you don't already have a Titanium backup of all your apps, flash back to your original ROM, install Titanium Backup Pro, and do a backup to your SD card. It is also advised to update all your apps via the market before doing the titanium backup on your original ROM. Hope this helps.
I just went from 10.0.0 to 10.2. I found that the 11/27 nightly worked better for me than RC1. PM me if you have any more questions.