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Crazy Phone Crippling Titanium Backup Error!

I am guilty of a the crime of trying something without researching it for a change.
Yesterday, I moved all of my "user apps" to the sd card using the batch method in the application Titanium Backup. Everything worked fine until I rebooted, upon which all of my applications no longer appeared in my market under "downloads" or my app drawer. It also wouldn't let me reinstall them. Titanium backup won't install, so there I can't use the app to fix it.
Any suggestions?

Have you tried pushing the Titanium Backup apk to /system/app? If your apps on /data are screwed, you might be able to get to TB that way. (You can get the apk here if you need it.)

datajosh said:
Have you tried pushing the Titanium Backup apk to /system/app? If your apps on /data are screwed, you might be able to get to TB that way. (You can get the apk here if you need it.)
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I got it to reinstall, but it isn't restoring the backups correctly.

Biofall said:
I got it to reinstall, but it isn't restoring the backups correctly.
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Have you tried using the batch option to move user apps back to the phone?

datajosh said:
Have you tried using the batch option to move user apps back to the phone?
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It only has seven apps there.
I think the problem may be that the apps are caught in a bad partition limbo.
Titanium backup's developer told me that once you get over 123 (weird) apps on your sd card and reboot this happens pretty uniformly.

[Q] TI backup won't restore apps & CIQ

I just upgraded from a SGS-T959(running miui) and just before I bought this phone I backed up all of my apps. I rooted the phone and now when I go to restore them, it doesn't work.
How do I get around this? (preferably without having to flash another rom)
Also, Lookout CIQ detector is telling me I have CIQ installed on here. So I froze it, yet it still says its there(I read another thread saying I have to freeze it.)
How do I manually remove it, if possible?
Edit: removed CIQ completely in TI.

Your TiBu is probably looking for your backups on the internal sdcard. Change the directory in your TiBu preferences to external.
This is all a guess... you didn't give much detail about what wasn't working.
Sent from my SGH-T989

GideonX said:
Your TiBu is probably looking for your backups on the internal sdcard. Change the directory in your TiBu preferences to external.
This is all a guess... you didn't give much detail about what wasn't working.
Sent from my SGH-T989
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I copied the backups from the old phone directly to the TI folder on this phone, then I did a batch restore and nothing restored even though it said it did.
Edit: when I try to manual restore it will ask me what to restore, but won't give me the option to choose anything

make sure you have the latest version of TI
it works perfectly fine for me
make sure you got root and busybox

You might need "Unkown Sources" enabled.
Note: Titanium Backup PRO/Donate does not need the "Unknown sources" setting to be enabled, only the free version does.

Titanium backup pro HOW TO BACKUP WTF??!!?!

So all the tutorials I see say to use "menu>batch" to backup user apps/data, but there is NO BATCH!! I ran backup and it just put a bunch of gz/tar files in a directory!!! So now after I've already updated ROM to JB, TB is not allowing me to restore these files.....or am I missing how to do this?? Why is this app so damn hard to find stuff? Is there any way to restore my stuff or I will have to revert to nandroid backup and use TB again??
BTW, i'm on version 5.4.2.2 pro version
Thanks,

Click the icon in the upper-right with the check mark to get to batch operations.
And those tar.gz files are your backups.

The batch button is on the upper right corner.
And yes TB does compress the back ups.
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ballgum said:
So all the tutorials I see say to use "menu>batch" to backup user apps/data, but there is NO BATCH!! I ran backup and it just put a bunch of gz/tar files in a directory!!! So now after I've already updated ROM to JB, TB is not allowing me to restore these files.....or am I missing how to do this?? Why is this app so damn hard to find stuff? Is there any way to restore my stuff or I will have to revert to nandroid backup and use TB again??
BTW, i'm on version 5.4.2.2 pro version
Thanks,
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Your question is a mess. Your thread title is "how to backup" and your jumbled post is about "how to restore".
In any case, whatever tutorials you're reading are outdated, as TiBu hasn't used a "batch" ever since the ICS version switched to using the Action Bar.
So, to simplify TiBu for you:
1) touch the the little checkmark icon the upperright corner of TiBu
2) Backup your apps and data; not system data
3) Restore later
Easy.
All the rest of the TiBu stuff is for people who aren't afraid to figure it out and/or read their FAQ (no offense)

So I've checked everything in the app.... including the mentioned "check mark" button before posting here. It is not showing any of my backup apps. I've gone into prefs and verified the backup/restore directory. When I go to that directory i see everything but when I go to batch upper right button none of the options show my apps. It only shows the NEW apps on the NEW rom and no options to restore my previous 33 user apps.
Am I missing something here or is it just not working
Sorry about the hasty confusing post...

Open TiBu
Menu/preferences/back up folder location> whole device
it will search your entire phone fit a back up folder

mrhaley30705 said:
Open TiBu
Menu/preferences/back up folder location> whole device
it will search your entire phone fit a back up folder
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I did that and I already had the location correct /storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup ...... 48 backups.
When I do what you say and do "whole device" it reloads the TB app data. Then I go into batch options and it still doesn't show my backups...
Any ideas? I will try to get screenshots, i'm not sure how on JB yet

Clear data to set everything to default then set the backup directory again and restart the app (or the phone) This fixed it for me.
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Question, after running TiBu, and if I need to restore my phone to factory (w/ root). To restore my apps etc, I need to reinstall TiBu and run the restore?

Obsessive said:
Question, after running TiBu, and if I need to restore my phone to factory (w/ root). To restore my apps etc, I need to reinstall TiBu and run the restore?
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Yes.

If you bought Pro, install free version first, then pro.

Titanium Backup Stuck Restoring Any App

Couldn't find much on this issue...
Just installed the ROM in my sig. I was trying to restore an app for testing without data. I copied the Titanium Backup folder from my SGSII. YouTube wouldn't restore so I tried another single app and Titanium Backup gets stuck on Restoring App. I tried with and without data and it fails for any app I try. Rebooted, no go. Unknown Sources is checked. I have never seen this across all my android devices. ANY IDEAS MAY VERY WELL PREVENT ME FROM THROWING SOMETHING. Thanks and that it's all.
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So after some troubleshooting I tried setting the App Processing Mode to "AUTO, Indirect." This didn't work. If I use "INTERACTIVE," it works. I just have to restore them one-by-one.

echardcore said:
Couldn't find much on this issue...
Just installed the ROM in my sig. I was trying to restore an app for testing without data. I copied the Titanium Backup folder from my SGSII. YouTube wouldn't restore so I tried another single app and Titanium Backup gets stuck on Restoring App. I tried with and without data and it fails for any app I try. Rebooted, no go. Unknown Sources is checked. I have never seen this across all my android devices. ANY IDEAS MAY VERY WELL PREVENT ME FROM THROWING SOMETHING. Thanks and that it's all.
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So after some troubleshooting I tried setting the App Processing Mode to "AUTO, Indirect." This didn't work. If I use "INTERACTIVE," it works. I just have to restore them one-by-one.
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I seem to have the same problem but cannot find the "App Processing Mode" in the preferences. Where exactly is it? I use the free version.

zurpher said:
I seem to have the same problem but cannot find the "App Processing Mode" in the preferences. Where exactly is it? I use the free version.
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Pretty sure paid version only. I highly recommend it.

I'm stuck for now with the free version. Cannot get my contacts working.
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echardcore said:
Pretty sure paid version only. I highly recommend it.
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I have the paid version, and I still cannot find it.

keithabrown said:
I have the paid version, and I still cannot find it.
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I just ran into this, trying to restore my backup of the Chrome system app. It got stuck forever. You have to go MENU -> Preferences, scroll all the way down to find "Troubleshooting Settings" -> App Processing Mode -> and then pick "AUTO, Indirect" or "INTERACTIVE".
For me "AUTO, Indirect" is what worked.

Backup/Restore Apps using Titanium
Most custom ROMs will require you to do a wipe data/factory reset, which will erase all of your settings and apps. By using apps like Titanium backup app, you can easily backup and restore your apps. Even better, if you get a new Android phone, you can use this app to transfer all of your current apps with data to your new phone.

Seems to be solvable by updating SU binaries, using the SuperSU app.
Install SuperSu, Run it, it'll ask you to update binaries, accept, restart, then if root is broken go to SuperSu, go to Settings, and choose "Switch Superuser App", restart again - and boom, it should all work fine.

Titanium Backup
When restoring batch files on the titanium back up observe in what part the restoration stop more or less that app have an issue on the files being restored.
Also you should ensure that you still have available internal memory while doing the restore since app restoration on titanium backup directly go to the internal memory.

USB debugging
Try enabling USB debugging. Worked for me.

I have the same thing happening to me. The popup window just says "Restoring App" and the chaser keeps circling. I have the Pro key for TB installed. I have Super installed. I have changed the preferences as suggested in this thread. I think it's a whole lot easier to reflash the entire ROM and redo all your settings and preferences.

check super su setting
you would want to go to super su and then settings and then uncheck unmount separation box then restart then try and restore.... worked for me.

Should be second last from the bottom

djranoia said:
you would want to go to super su and then settings and then uncheck unmount separation box then restart then try and restore.... worked for me.
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Thanks for the tip mate, a few botched flashes and Kinguser installs later and that tip definitely made my day! Titanium Backup worked fine with Kinguser, but for some strange reason it didn't seem to budge with SuperSU. Turns out I had to unckeck that option.

djranoia said:
you would want to go to super su and then settings and then uncheck unmount separation box then restart then try and restore.... worked for me.
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thanks man, after spending a lifetime i tried your tip and worked for me :good::good:

Having trouble restoring both Boost Zone and Visual Voicemail backups. Both preinstalled system apps that I did full TB backups of for their latest versions. Tried all 3 restore options, the SuperSU settings, and also attempted to install a few .apk's I found, to no avail. (got "out of memory/space" error msg on both apk's) Sigh.... Really just need my VVM app back. Not perfect, but convenient.

I'm having problem with titanium bkp. I had backup all my apps with data on 5.1.1 and flashed 6.0.1 rom. Now titanium bkp doesn't detect my bkp.
Tried many things like
copy bkp files to internal,
just made an app bkp and copy my bkp files to that folder etc.
still my TB doesn't detect my old bkp

djranoia said:
you would want to go to super su and then settings and then uncheck unmount separation box then restart then try and restore.... worked for me.
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Don.Adel said:
thanks man, after spending a lifetime i tried your tip and worked for me :good::good:
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This worked for me too after really trying this and that for hours!
Thanks a lot mate!
Uncheck Mount Separation bo in SuperSu and restart your phone. :good:
regards
kithmal11

kithmal11 said:
This worked for me too after really trying this and that for hours!
Thanks a lot mate!
Uncheck Mount Separation bo in SuperSu and restart your phone. :good:
regards
kithmal11
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Didn't work for me tho... did you guys mean uncheck "Mount namespace separation" box??

DrSrijitMC said:
Didn't work for me tho... did you guys mean uncheck "Mount namespace separation" box??
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You did a reboot after changing the setting?

app backup

Any one use a backup app that works on this device?
Long time titanium backup user. Restored apps don't seem to work.
I swear lineage su don't quite work right on this device. "ES file Exporer Files manager" root option don't work to.
I love changing Roms but hate having to setup/login on all my apps every time
While we are on the topic why the hell dose google have an option to backup apps if it's not going to save the data as well. Total a waste of google drive storage. Might as well just save links to the apps on the store and restore that way.

Make sure you remount data and system folders r/w before backing up
Try this
Download total commander from playstore
Open app
Click 3 dots on top right & select configure
Scroll to bottom & select root function everywhere
Go back to folder selection screen
Click the icon on bottom right that has two squares and two arrows at diagonals to each other
A menu will pop up with and icon with an R and an icon with a plus sign
Goto the root of your phone
Grant superuser access
Press the R icon
It will change to rw
Goto data & system folders & make sure the icon remains rw
If it changes to R just press it so it becomes rw
Now that you remounted data and system as rw you should be able to access these from other apps
You will need to repeat if you restart phone

TheFixItMan said:
Make sure you remount data and system folders r/w before backing up
Try this
Download total commander from playstore
Open app
Click 3 dots on top right & select configure
Scroll to bottom & select root function everywhere
Go back to folder selection screen
Click the icon on bottom right that has two squares and two arrows at diagonals to each other
A menu will pop up with and icon with an R and an icon with a plus sign
Goto the root of your phone
Grant superuser access
Press the R icon
It will change to rw
Goto data & system folders & make sure the icon remains rw
If it changes to R just press it so it becomes rw
Now that you remounted data and system as rw you should be able to access these from other apps
You will need to repeat if you restart phone
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Never thought of of remounting as RW as titanium backup dose this on the fly. But going to give it ago. I'm not switching any more till I get this working. I'm getting close to just restoring the phone, locking the bootloader and sending it back to amazon

TheFixItMan said:
Make sure you remount data and system folders r/w before backing up
Try this
Download total commander from playstore
Open app
Click 3 dots on top right & select configure
Scroll to bottom & select root function everywhere
Go back to folder selection screen
Click the icon on bottom right that has two squares and two arrows at diagonals to each other
A menu will pop up with and icon with an R and an icon with a plus sign
Goto the root of your phone
Grant superuser access
Press the R icon
It will change to rw
Goto data & system folders & make sure the icon remains rw
If it changes to R just press it so it becomes rw
Now that you remounted data and system as rw you should be able to access these from other apps
You will need to repeat if you restart phone
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wondering if that would be an option for me but first i want to describe my situation:
(i hope its ok that i use this Thread, maybe a "Titanium Backup for Moto G5" -Thread would be have been ok? or maybe a Thread called "transfer user apps + system data from moto g3 to moto g5"? tho i dont even know what system data would help me transferring them...)
Well hello,
i want to switch from my rooted Moto G3(CM13.0/Android 6.0.1) to my new Moto G5(LineageOS 15.1/ Android 8.1.0) which i think is also rooted since i installed Magisk v16.0. In this process i want to import the following data from the G3 to the G5:
First of all the App "acalendar"(as most important). Secondly my 276 contacts. Thirdly maybe the SMS would still be cool to transfer.
The rest would just be optional since i use imap on my mail programs and telegram will be fine. Codecheck, with the pastly checked articles, would be fun to see being transferred.
With Titanium Backup I did on my G3 a Backup all user apps+ system data" and copied from my sd card the data to my G5 SD Card already. Because i am scared i do something wrong i didnt restore files yet due to my considerations:
1) Titanium Start Page shows the following:
Root access: ok
HyperShell(FAST!): YES
Fast/Auto app install: NO(HyperShell needed)
backup directory: ok
- i am about to try SuperSU in order to get HyperShell going or wouldnt that be necassary?
2) can the different OS(export/import, respective backup/restore) be a problem? does that work at all over 2 different devies?
3) my G3 has a lot outdated apps and for my G5 i got the newest ones (e.g. acalendar v.1.8.4 on G3, towards G5's acalendar v.1.17.2)- i am curious if that turns into a problem.
4) system data required at all? and is that even possible between two different devices/ OS?
now i wonder whats the proper go on procession.
Would i just be able to restore (the G3 titaniums' data copied to G5's SD Card) ?

Techcri said:
wondering if that would be an option for me but first i want to describe my situation:
(i hope its ok that i use this Thread, maybe a "Titanium Backup for Moto G5" -Thread would be have been ok? or maybe a Thread called "transfer user apps + system data from moto g3 to moto g5"? tho i dont even know what system data would help me transferring them...)
Well hello,
i want to switch from my rooted Moto G3(CM13.0/Android 6.0.1) to my new Moto G5(LineageOS 15.1/ Android 8.1.0) which i think is also rooted since i installed Magisk v16.0. In this process i want to import the following data from the G3 to the G5:
First of all the App "acalendar"(as most important). Secondly my 276 contacts. Thirdly maybe the SMS would still be cool to transfer.
The rest would just be optional since i use imap on my mail programs and telegram will be fine. Codecheck, with the pastly checked articles, would be fun to see being transferred.
With Titanium Backup I did on my G3 a Backup all user apps+ system data" and copied from my sd card the data to my G5 SD Card already. Because i am scared i do something wrong i didnt restore files yet due to my considerations:
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1) Titanium Start Page shows the following:
Root access: ok
HyperShell(FAST!): YES
Fast/Auto app install: NO(HyperShell needed)
backup directory: ok
- i am about to try SuperSU in order to get HyperShell going or wouldnt that be necassary?
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I believe to use the fast/auto app install option you need the premium version of the app
Don't forget you also need to install busybox
2) can the different OS(export/import, respective backup/restore) be a problem? does that work at all over 2 different devies?
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In theory yes but never restore system apps from one rom to another
3) my G3 has a lot outdated apps and for my G5 i got the newest ones (e.g. acalendar v.1.8.4 on G3, towards G5's acalendar v.1.17.2)- i am curious if that turns into a problem.
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You can always install the newest app from the playstore and then only restore data from your backup
4) system data required at all? and is that even possible between two different devices/ OS?
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Never restore system apps between roms
now i wonder whats the proper go on procession.
Would i just be able to restore (the G3 titaniums' data copied to G5's SD Card) ?
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yes in theory
It maybe easier to see if the app itself you want to restore has its own backup option
For example all google apps back up their data so when you sign in on a new device you can restore and sync your data eg contacts google calendar etc
When it comes to sms - get an app called sms backup and restore - this backups up sms to an xml file or something similar and then transfer this to the other phone then you use the app to restore

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I believe to use the fast/auto app install option you need the premium version of the app
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on my G3 i have "fast/auto app install: YES" with no premium.
but ok, you say its not necassarly required for backup/ restore use of titanium backup?
Don't forget you also need to install busybox
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thx, i didnt know that:silly:
In theory yes but never restore system apps from one rom to another
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Never restore system apps between roms
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i heard about it but yea, thx for the double remind!:good:
You can always install the newest app from the playstore and then only restore data from your backup
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i dont use gapps, any google stuff. thats why things prolly turn a bit more complicated for me but its something i see as a challange
so yea, the apk sites are my home:fingers-crossed:
For example all google apps back up their data so when you sign in on a new device you can restore and sync your data eg contacts google calendar etc
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so yea also, i dont sign in such accounts which makes it not so "user-friendly"
It maybe easier to see if the app itself you want to restore has its own backup option
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good idea, i will look for that tho i try first with titanium backup i guess
When it comes to sms - get an app called sms backup and restore - this backups up sms to an xml file or something similar and then transfer this to the other phone then you use the app to restore
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also the SMS i try first with titanium backup cause i always try to install as few apps as possible but thx for the advice.
curious also if the titanium restore will work on my contact list which is beside the acalendar app the most important 2 things for me.
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is there a [GUIDE] for titanium backup? (i searched and searched but didnt find one)
cause one tiny reason besides the other plenty ones is that idont understand why i needed now busybox
also to see behind TB it would be cool to read everything from the beginning...
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feel like describing all now step-by-step what i am doing (while i want to restore user- data on my G5 from my G3)
(and i am scared of breaking something ...)
anyway, opening titanium backup
going to Batch actions - ALL
pressing RUN , under backup all user apps+system apps(i know i shall not transfer system apps between ROMs!)
so i "DESELECT ALL"
and enable the following (which i think i need):
1) <app>aCalendar 1.8.4 [white highlighted by TB]
2)<app>Codecheck 3.6.2-168(i am a bio guy:laugh: ) [white highlighted by TB]
3) Contacts Storage 6.0.1 (CONTACTS/CALLS) [green highlighted by TB]
4) Phone and Messaging Storage 6.0.1 (SMS/ MMS/ APN) [green highlighted by TB]
5) Wi-Fi Access Points [green highlighted by TB], tho wouldnt need that so badly but its nice if it works
so i wonder whats the matter with the white, green, yellow and red highlighted elements/ am i running towards a problem with system data here?
did i select now system apps?
it seems that white elements are apps i installed myself
and the stuff i need is all green.. so am i good to go there?
Next step is to transfer the 2 datas for each element, e.g. aCalendar with
org.withouthat.acalendar-20180324-010636.properties
and
org.telegram.messenger-20180324-010640.tar-gz
from my G3 to my G5 SD Card
then i will be curious if i can restore the "user" -data( where would the path be anyway? - but i think i will find it somehow)
will i need to install the aCalendar app myself before? -what happens if i restore data for an app i dont have
thats the little sum questions that keep me busy and i wish i had a [GUIDE] titanium Backup to give it a try to understand it in a whole.
happy about every input i can get here :cyclops:
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just saw a Contacts 6.0.1
which i would add as 6) element to restore
but i spare that for now since its [red highlighted by TB]
-maybe that means it is a system data?
<<<<<<which i shouldnt restore over different ROMs>>>>>>>
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So i started now on my G5 ( - new installed LineageOS 15.1 + Magisk, included titanium backup+ busybox - ) titanium backup,
i had no other app installed yet and was curious which restore options TB would give me.
( the backup data i had to copy in the internal storage in the TB folder. Restoring from SD card if its possible at all requires to change settings)
So at first only the following showed the " 1 backup " massage:
- Contact storage 8.1.0 (COntacts/CAlls)
- Phone and Messaging...1.0 (SMS/MNS/AON)
- Wi-Fi Access Point
<didnt try restore yet>
And after i installed aCalendar
It was added on the restore list with the " 1 backup " message
And thats what i tried to restore first.
Unfortunatly my old and my future entrances werent added in the aCalendar APP..
Heeeeelp!

in TB, restoring aCalendar 1.8.4
was the mistake!!
there is the element "calendar storage 6.0.1 (CALENDAR) [green highlighted by TB]
once i installed the new app i was able to restore the element and all my past and future entrances were added! Yipie!
[in TB it was interesting to see how easy and smooth it works.. even if you restored something wrong you could just wipe it and the app worked again:good:]
and for the contatcs, very easy, i imported a .vcf data and import.
the SMS i spare for now but TheFixItMan gave an app for that.