I am about to try some new roms using rom manager. What are the steps I need to take before I do this besides a nandroid backup. I heard most devs recommend you wipe data before installing a new rom, but how can i do this without losing my contacts and apps?
You have to wipe data before flashing roms, otherwise you'll have issues. Flashing various roms you'll need to backup your apps, and restore them, no real way around it.
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RMarkwald said:
You have to wipe data before flashing roms, otherwise you'll have issues. Flashing various roms you'll need to backup your apps, and restore them, no real way around it.
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So should I get something like titanium backup to back all my apps/contacts? Step by step would be very helpful if you don't mind
Your contacts will be there if you use Google. You'll need Titanium Backup to back up the apps you want. Once you do that, you can flash away.
Then you'll need to download titanium first, then restore only the app, and try to avoid app + data. Your contacts will show up once you log into your Google account, if you use Google.
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Your contacts will be there if you use Google. You'll need Titanium Backup to back up the apps you want. Once you do that, you can flash away.
Then you'll need to download titanium first, then restore only the app, and try to avoid app + data. Your contacts will show up once you log into your Google account, if you use Google.
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See, I was under that impression that your contacts are backed up with google, but when i log on to my gmail account via pc, there aern't any contacts under the contacts tab. I also seen that i can export my contacts to my sd card. to be safe, would me exporting to the sd card and then restoring on the new rom work just as well?
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See, I was under that impression that your contacts are backed up with google, but when i log on to my gmail account via pc, there aern't any contacts under the contacts tab. I also seen that i can export my contacts to my sd card. to be safe, would me exporting to the sd card and then restoring on the new rom work just as well?
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Yeah, you should be ok. In Settings - Accounts and Sync for your google account, is Contacts selected to sync? You could make sure that the contacts you created aren't saved to your phone. I believe when you create a new contact, you have the option to save it to Phone or Google. Try creating a dummy new one to see if it syncs, and make sure it's a Google contact.
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So should I get something like titanium backup to back all my apps/contacts? Step by step would be very helpful if you don't mind
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For contacts, I would export the list to your sd card. People app > menu > import/export.
EDIT: Fixed stupid typo.
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Please explain the difference between these options:
"Restore missing apps with data" (I assume this restores all the apps and the information within them. It should restore apps and they should act just like they did before I wiped, correct?)
"Restore all system data" (Exactly what data does this restore?)
"Restore missing apps + all system data" (this is obviously both of from above)
Here is my situation: I am installing a ROM (Synergy) and there are some small issues going on once I use Titanium to restore my apps and data. I played with the ROM before the restore and everything that was acting wierd is fine. These issues don't exsist until I restore. It must be some system settings. Mainly I have password information in my "Mail" app that only my IT guy has and getting it again is going to be a pain in the ass so I dont want to lose that data.
Any help is appreciated
Blipstein said:
Please explain the difference between these options:
"Restore missing apps with data" (I assume this restores all the apps and the information within them. It should restore apps and they should act just like they did before I wiped, correct?)
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That's correct.
It's not a good idea to restore system data across different ROMs as it can cause problems.
System data can be anything from apps that are in /system to the data that comes with them.
The problem is, that system data can conflict with your current ROMs system data.
And then you get weird issues like you are having.
mattykinsx said:
That's correct.
It's not a good idea to restore system data across different ROMs as it can cause problems.
System data can be anything from apps that are in /system to the data that comes with them.
The problem is, that system data can conflict with your current ROMs system data.
And then you get weird issues like you are having.
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So basically I should only restore "missing apps with data" ....and not "Restore system apps+ all system data" ????
Blipstein said:
So basically I should only restore "missing apps with data" ....and not "Restore system apps+ all system data" ????
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If you're switching ROMs, you absolutely should not.
Even if you're not I wouldn't restore system data unless you have a specifc reason to.
Text messages and call logs can be backed up via apps and most of the other system data is just settings that can be easily set again.
Plus, if you're changing ROMs those settings may not exist...causing issues.
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If you're switching ROMs, you absolutely should not.
Even if you're not I wouldn't restore system data unless you have a specifc reason to.
Text messages and call logs can be backed up via apps and most of the other system data is just settings that can be easily set again.
Plus, if you're changing ROMs those settings may not exist...causing issues.
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Ok...understood.
Through all of this reflashing and restoring I've been able to retain the account/password info in the "Mail"app. Hopefully it will still be there after this. I'll let you know.
Thanks
Blipstein said:
Ok...understood.
Through all of this reflashing and restoring I've been able to retain the account/password info in the "Mail"app. Hopefully it will still be there after this. I'll let you know.
Thanks
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Hey, before you do anything, you have to back up both the mail app settings and the accounts and sync settings...otherwise it won't have the information to sync.
Go into Titanium backup, select the mail app and back up data. Select the Accounts and sync settings and back up data as well.
Hopefully you get this before you do anything.
Sorry, I missed the part about your mail credentials in the OP.
When you backup or restore, use App + Data., and only backup and restore the apps you have d/l'd to your phone. They'd be the ones that are white. Can't get much easier.
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Hey, before you do anything, you have to back up both the mail app settings and the accounts and sync settings...otherwise it won't have the information to sync.
Go into Titanium backup, select the mail app and back up data. Select the Accounts and sync settings and back up data as well.
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So I just select the mail app in Titanium and select backup? Where is account and sync settings in Titanium to backup?
When I restore apps + data after I reflash, am I going to have to restore the mail app data separately?
Blipstein said:
So I just select the mail app in Titanium and select backup? Where is account and sync settings in Titanium to backup?
When I restore apps + data after I reflash, am I going to have to restore the mail app data separately?
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Open Titanium back up.
Click backup/restore
Click on "Account and Sync settings" and choose back up.
Scroll down to your email app.
Click it and choose back up as well.
Flash whatever ROM.
Restore those two apps data. [not the apps themselves, just data]
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Open Titanium back up.
Click backup/restore
Click on "Account and Sync settings" and choose back up.
Scroll down to your email app.
Click it and choose back up as well.
Flash whatever ROM.
Restore those two apps data. [not the apps themselves, just data]
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I somehow lost the info during all this. Can I reload a previous nandroid back up that I put on my pc? (i dont really even know what nandroid backs up....lol)
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I somehow lost the info during all this. Can I reload a previous nandroid back up that I put on my pc? (i dont really even know what nandroid backs up....lol)
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Yes. Just put it back on your sdcard, go into the recovery and choose restore.
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Yes. Just put it back on your sdcard, go into the recovery and choose restore.
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Ok. Am I going thru the reflashing process our just restore and reboot? Thanks so much.
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Ok. Am I going thru the reflashing process our just restore and reboot? Thanks so much.
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You just restore, it will recopy your old setup. All IMGs that were backed up.
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You just restore, it will recopy your old setup. All IMGs that were backed up.
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Wipe first?
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Wipe first?
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I'm 99.99% positive that it wipes first but I don't nandroid much.
You can, it's not like it will take you more than a few extra seconds.
Lots of useful information in the Titanium Backup Wiki.
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I have done all the steps for Titanium backup to restore mail settings, etc. Eventually I came the realization that not worth trying to save 15 minutes of time of entering in 8-10 account’s info. Most of the roms have issues, eliminating the issue where Titanium backup caused a problem across roms is worth a few minutes of additional setup. My process is run Full Titanium backup, full nandroid backup, copy to PC, VR Superwipe, re-partition SD (complete wipe), copy back the Titanium backup folder and new rom as well as superwipe, run superwipe, flash new rom. I never have any of the issues that many people report, then I restore apps, some with data from Titanium (eg. Games, etc. with saved data.) Bottom line I use Titanium to backup and restore user installed apps only, though I take a full backup.
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Here is my situation: I am installing a ROM (Synergy) and there are some small issues going on once I use Titanium to restore my apps and data. I played with the ROM before the restore and everything that was acting wierd is fine. These issues don't exsist until I restore. It must be some system settings. Mainly I have password information in my "Mail" app that only my IT guy has and getting it again is going to be a pain in the ass so I dont want to lose that data.
Any help is appreciated
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Here is something that might help. Are you trying to preserve the email account setup for an Exchange server? Or is this another email account type (pop/imap)?
I looked at my backups from Titanium, figuring that the server setup for my Exchange mail must be in there somewhere. After some poking around I found the file that contains everything including the password in clear-text. I know this is the password because I know my password.
I was able to find this in the file:
com.htc.android.mail-20110816-035214.tar.gz
Look for a similar file... the numbers are the date and time of the backup so they will be different for you.
I browsed the file with WinRAR (you can use any program that can open a tar) and found the file:
\data\data\com.htc.android.mail\.\shared_prefs\EASSetupWizard.xml
In this file I see something like:
<string name="password">
xxxyyyzzz
</string>
Where xxxyyyzzz is my exchange email password.
I found that the passwords for all accounts (including POP, IMAP, etc are in /data/data/com.htc.android.mail/databases/mail.db in the accounts table but the passwords are not clear-text. I think it just happens to be in the EASSetupWizard.xml file for the Exchange setup due to some sloppy programming on the part of HTC.
Ok I rooted my phone, my next question is after I installed juggernaut all my tmobile contacts are gone. I need those back, how can I get them back?
They weren't synced to your gmail account?
since they arent showing up I assume they didnt sync...
If you've made a backup load that or load back gmail and sync..might be lost if you didn't backup or sync...
ok I am restoring my last image of the phone and going to sync my contacts then reroot and install juggernaut over again.
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ok I am restoring my last image of the phone and going to sync my contacts then reroot and install juggernaut over again.
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Most of the roms here have removed tmobil contacts backup since its not really used.
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I always do a batch with Titanium Backup before changing roms. It saves all contacts, call logs, sms. I highly recommend doing that from now on.
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Am I the only one having an issue with a advance restore of data after upgrading to a ICS rom? How do I go about just restoring contacts,sms and other data without causing a boot loader problem.
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Am I the only one having an issue with a advance restore of data after upgrading to a ICS rom? How do I go about just restoring contacts,sms and other data without causing a boot loader problem.
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Restore your GB backup and go to the playstore and download sms backup and call log backup apps. They work great and save everything in xml format. And you cant restore data from a GB rom to an ICS rom.
One easy way I always do to backup my contacts and sms is go into contacts, then select options and tap backup and backup to sd card.
Then factory restore/ install a new rom and then just restore your contacts from your sd card.
Hope I helped you out.
titanium backup will work in most cases. restore app first, and if you absolutely must, restore data for apps one at a time in case any apps dont play nice.
Thanks guys
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For reference when the ROM has a different base, you should avoid advance restoring because well... Different base. You can usually restore user apps+data with back up apps though
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hi im new to the forum and the android world, but isnt you can synch all your contact with Gmail , and when you add your gmail account all your contacts will be there? also apps i believe you can move to SD and files as well and just when loading t the new ROM will be there when you mounted the SD. please correct me if im wrong .
i used to be a iPhone user and itunes let you do your back up is a way to do the same with the android where you just hit one buttom and everything gets backe up and to restore is also 1 click
colombian.jam said:
hi im new to the forum and the android world, but isnt you can synch all your contact with Gmail , and when you add your gmail account all your contacts will be there? also apps i believe you can move to SD and files as well and just when loading t the new ROM will be there when you mounted the SD. please correct me if im wrong .
i used to be a iPhone user and itunes let you do your back up is a way to do the same with the android where you just hit one buttom and everything gets backe up and to restore is also 1 click
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Yes contacts sync through google
No, apps will not carry over between roms regardless of their location. Look into titanium backup or similar apps
Again, titanium backup. For one click restores, you'll need the pro version. Well worth it.
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Just got done rooting my ATT GS3, and flashed Cyanogenmod10 onto it. Before I did a full Titanium Backup, and did a backup of my previous ROM on CWM. When I got everything sorted in Cyanogenmod I noticed that my contacts weren't syncing, so I tried to restore them with Titanium Backup. All this did was give me an annoying error where something kept crashing, so I had to clear the data from my contacts app.
Then I found somebodies advice on the forum that said the restore the data from the recovery image I had on CWM. This was terrible advice and left Cyanogenmod frozen on the splash screen. So I reinstalled CM10 and got everything working fine again. Now my question is, is there any way to get my contacts back from my previous stock image, or the backup I made in Titanium before I flashed CM10? I've looked around and haven't found anything that works yet
Thanks
diiggidy said:
Just got done rooting my ATT GS3, and flashed Cyanogenmod10 onto it. Before I did a full Titanium Backup, and did a backup of my previous ROM on CWM. When I got everything sorted in Cyanogenmod I noticed that my contacts weren't syncing, so I tried to restore them with Titanium Backup. All this did was give me an annoying error where something kept crashing, so I had to clear the data from my contacts app.
Then I found somebodies advice on the forum that said the restore the data from the recovery image I had on CWM. This was terrible advice and left Cyanogenmod frozen on the splash screen. So I reinstalled CM10 and got everything working fine again. Now my question is, is there any way to get my contacts back from my previous stock image, or the backup I made in Titanium before I flashed CM10? I've looked around and haven't found anything that works yet
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Your contacts will sync the second you enter your gmail info. Google syncs and backs them up automatically.
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Sorry I forgot to mention that, for some reason, my contacts weren't backed up with my google account. I have no idea why this is, but when I try to sync them with google I get nothing.
"Contacts Storage" holds the contacts. Backup this regularly and restore this when needed.
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"Contacts Storage" holds the contacts. Backup this regularly and restore this when needed.
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When I try to back up Contacts Storage and reboot, contacts crashes and then I continuously get the message processes.acore has stopped working. The only way I can get this to stop is if I clear data from the contacts app
Ok. Another way when moving between ROMs.
Install GoContacts free app. This app allows to export contacts and import after a new ROM flash. The safest method i can think of.
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diablo009 said:
Ok. Another way when moving between ROMs.
Install GoContacts free app. This app allows to export contacts and import after a new ROM flash. The safest method i can think of.
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Any of the Go apps are far from safe.
This is why it is known to never restore any system data.
Wayne Tech S-III
zelendel said:
Any of the Go apps are far from safe.
This is why it is known to never restore any system data.
Wayne Tech S-III
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I never told to use it. Install it, export, freeze/uninstall. And when needed, install/defreeze, import, uninstall/freeze. Simple. Plus I use GoContacts from over an year ago, not the GoContactsEx version.
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A general query.
I switched from samsung Y pro DUOS to samsung grand quattro. I had my old device rooted and had a titanium backup. That folder is also available in my laptop. Is there any way to have my contacts etc back again on my new quattro??
Btw, previous device got washed thoroughly! So all i have is a "titanium backup" folder.
PS: In no mood to root my new device.
UchihaMadara08 said:
A general query.
I switched from samsung Y pro DUOS to samsung grand quattro. I had my old device rooted and had a titanium backup. That folder is also available in my laptop. Is there any way to have my contacts etc back again on my new quattro??
Btw, previous device got washed thoroughly! So all i have is a "titanium backup" folder.
PS: In no mood to root my new device.
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Did you backup with contacts to your google account? If so, that's a way to get them back.
Otherwise, you'll have to root your device.
P.S.: This is the S3 section.
Another sort of general question on doing app+system data full backup on the SG3 using Titanium
Assuming I own the 16GB version, I've rooted and installed custom recovery on the device. I've done a custom recovery backup (TWRP or whatever)
Now I'm ready to install my custom rom zip and gapps, but say I have like 100+ downloaded apps with app data & whatnot, so I have Ti Backup installed and do a complete 'apps+system data' backup file...
but my internal 16GB memory doesn't have enough spare room to store the complete Ti backup file in addition to my existing system files, existing custom recovery backup file and existing apps and data/junk. And my options for cloud storage, lets say Google Drive or Dropbox, don't have enough room either.
Is my external SD card (say a 32 GB card in the slot) and option for backup of the Ti backup app+system data file? Will that Ti backup file be readable by the phone once I flash the custom rom on the phone? Or does stock ROM touchwiz format the external microSD card a certain way that once I flash a different custom ROM like CM, that external SD card and all its data is now unreadable?
kayone73 said:
Another sort of general question on doing app+system data full backup on the SG3 using Titanium
Assuming I own the 16GB version, I've rooted and installed custom recovery on the device. I've done a custom recovery backup (TWRP or whatever)
Now I'm ready to install my custom rom zip and gapps, but say I have like 100+ downloaded apps with app data & whatnot, so I have Ti Backup installed and do a complete 'apps+system data' backup file...
but my internal 16GB memory doesn't have enough spare room to store the complete Ti backup file in addition to my existing system files, existing custom recovery backup file and existing apps and data/junk. And my options for cloud storage, lets say Google Drive or Dropbox, don't have enough room either.
Is my external SD card (say a 32 GB card in the slot) and option for backup of the Ti backup app+system data file? Will that Ti backup file be readable by the phone once I flash the custom rom on the phone? Or does stock ROM touchwiz format the external microSD card a certain way that once I flash a different custom ROM like CM, that external SD card and all its data is now unreadable?
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No the external will work fine as that was always my default storage location. But a word of advice. Backing up your system data is a bad idea.
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No the external will work fine as that was always my default storage location. But a word of advice. Backing up your system data is a bad idea.
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Ive heard that (danger or being caught in bootloop?) but for some reason every youtube tutorial on full Ti backups I see they always choose apps+system data in the batch operations. And I've been doing it on my rooted HTC one with no issues.
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kayone73 said:
Ive heard that (danger or being caught in bootloop?) but for some reason every youtube tutorial on full Ti backups I see they always choose apps+system data in the batch operations. And I've been doing it on my rooted HTC one with no issues.
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Never follow videos, they are seldom done by anyone that really knows what they are doing. The issue is with restoring the data. Like you say you are doing it on your HTC one. If you were to restore that system data on a non HTC device or a non Sense rom (if you are using a sense rom) you will corrupt the system data forcing you to reflash from scratch.
zelendel said:
Never follow videos, they are seldom done by anyone that really knows what they are doing. The issue is with restoring the data. Like you say you are doing it on your HTC one. If you were to restore that system data on a non HTC device or a non Sense rom (if you are using a sense rom) you will corrupt the system data forcing you to reflash from scratch.
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So im best off just choosing 'Backup all user apps' I want to save apps and app data?
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kayone73 said:
So im best off just choosing 'Backup all user apps' I want to save apps and app data?
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Yes your better off saving just user apps. This normally backs up game save data as well but doesnt always work across devices due to different layouts of the partitions.
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Yes your better off saving just user apps. This normally backs up game save data as well but doesnt always work across devices due to different layouts of the partitions.
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Ok thanks for the input.
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So I have a Verizon Samsung galaxy s4 model SCH-I545 NC5. I used the towelroot method and then I used safestrap to flash Hyperdrive onto it. Everything worked fine but then I looked at my contacts and hardly any of them were there. I had previously backed up my data but I can't seem to find the contacts. I used titanium backup and the safestrap backup. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Chapman03 said:
So I have a Verizon Samsung galaxy s4 model SCH-I545 NC5. I used the towelroot method and then I used safestrap to flash Hyperdrive onto it. Everything worked fine but then I looked at my contacts and hardly any of them were there. I had previously backed up my data but I can't seem to find the contacts. I used titanium backup and the safestrap backup. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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You're in the S3 section (SGH-I747). But that being said, if you had your Google account connected to your device, it should restore all your contacts you had on it.
So can you backup and restore contacts using Titanium Backup?
So i can backup most of everything but when i jailbreak i clear data like it says and install CM, but i can get my contacts, and such but can i get my text messages my saved app data etc. basically install CM and have everything how it was on my phone, any help is appreciated thanks!
Jailbreak???
Follow directions on OP to a dot.
You're not to only wipe data
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jayRokk said:
Jailbreak???
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not exactly useful but ok "root" sorry bit tipsy tonight haha, used to iphone made the switch over x-mas
Mashaustin said:
So i can backup most of everything but when i jailbreak i clear data like it says and install CM, but i can get my contacts, and such but can i get my text messages my saved app data etc. basically install CM and have everything how it was on my phone, any help is appreciated thanks!
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Your contacts should be synced with your Google account.
Text messages are stored in a different part of the memory that you have to back up specifically (titanium backup or SMS backup) apps also need to be backed up with titanium backup or let Google install them for you in the setup wizard.
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