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How to restore apps from titanium backup

Hi guys, I just flashed a new ROM and I backed up my apps with Titanium Backup. I cant seem to find how to restore my apps. Please help

hved999 said:
Hi guys, I just flashed a new ROM and I backed up my apps with Titanium Backup. I cant seem to find how to restore my apps. Please help
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From the Titanium Backup menu tap 'menu', 'batch', go down and tap 'restore all apps with data'. If you don't have the donate version then you have you manually agree to install each app which could take some time.

michaelvibe said:
From the Titanium Backup menu tap 'menu', 'batch', go down and tap 'restore all apps with data'. If you don't have the donate version then you have you manually agree to install each app which could take some time.
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Thank you very much

I'm doing that now but it seems to keep hanging for me.. It'll do a bunch and then just hang on one. Right now it's hanging on 'Contacts Storage 2.1-update1'

thenags said:
I'm doing that now but it seems to keep hanging for me.. It'll do a bunch and then just hang on one. Right now it's hanging on 'Contacts Storage 2.1-update1'
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Same here, I bought the pro version of Titanium Backup just so I wouldn't have to manually install all of my apps, but when I run any batch operation, the program hangs on the first app.

thenags said:
I'm doing that now but it seems to keep hanging for me.. It'll do a bunch and then just hang on one. Right now it's hanging on 'Contacts Storage 2.1-update1'
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seems like we find each other on a lot of forums nags.
-binder929rr
terre haters

thenags said:
I'm doing that now but it seems to keep hanging for me.. It'll do a bunch and then just hang on one. Right now it's hanging on 'Contacts Storage 2.1-update1'
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Sometimes it appears to hang up on 1 item or 2, but its still working, just let it do its thing.

Yeah, just be a little patient. Good luck.
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[Q] Can Titanium Backup restore your homepages with a new ROM

I am on DamageControl right now and I want to try the VirusRom.
I already searched the forums. For some reason search never takes me to a post just a thread. Telling me the words Titanium Backup are in a 600+ page thread does not help.
I know I can restore App with the batch function but I am not sure what setting or app I need to backup to restore the icons and the location of those Icons back to the homepages.

PAPutzback said:
I am on DamageControl right now and I want to try the VirusRom.
I already searched the forums. For some reason search never takes me to a post just a thread. Telling me the words Titanium Backup are in a 600+ page thread does not help.
I know I can restore App with the batch function but I am not sure what setting or app I need to backup to restore the icons and the location of those Icons back to the homepages.
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no - but if you use launcherpro you can save your home setup

fachadick said:
no - but if you use launcherpro you can save your home setup
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When it TB says system data is that like low level stuff that might conflict with code in a new rom. Or when I install a new ROM should I restore missing apps+ all system data to get back up to where I was before.
So If I do a Titanium backup of just Apps and assuming I have launcher pro and did a backup. When I install the new ROM will restore my apps would I then go into launcher pro and do a restore there and everything is like it was before - the internal code changes the new ROM puts in place?

PAPutzback said:
When it TB says system data is that like low level stuff that might conflict with code in a new rom. Or when I install a new ROM should I restore missing apps+ all system data to get back up to where I was before.
So If I do a Titanium backup of just Apps and assuming I have launcher pro and did a backup. When I install the new ROM will restore my apps would I then go into launcher pro and do a restore there and everything is like it was before - the internal code changes the new ROM puts in place?
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Well not exactly, Widgets currently are broken. if you back up with launcherpro it will save your homepages/settings of launcher pro however all the widgets will be broken and need to be removed and re placed. If you back up your apps and app data you can then restore the app+ app data and your apps should function as normal but low level system stuff wont. (contacts can be re synced through Google)
over all i have not had many problems using titanium back up with system info restore on like roms (ie 2.2 to 2.2, or 2.1 to 2.1) I have had a few issues that i have worked out going form 2.1 to 2.2 and vice versus or switching from sense to aosp roms.
I am sure there is the potential for problems restoring system data but for me it has been few and far between unless switching to different rom styles as indicated above with different os version or if going between sense and aosp.
my recommendation back up everything with titanium back up, back up through launcher pro. wipe/flash new rom restore all system+app+data. if you have issues you can always re-flash and not flash the system data. if you dont then you are good to go and you only have to replace your widgets.

PAPutzback said:
I am on DamageControl right now and I want to try the VirusRom.
I already searched the forums. For some reason search never takes me to a post just a thread. Telling me the words Titanium Backup are in a 600+ page thread does not help.
I know I can restore App with the batch function but I am not sure what setting or app I need to backup to restore the icons and the location of those Icons back to the homepages.
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In TB there is a backup called Desktop, i think it should be green. That is where your home page settings are stored. If you are flashing from a sense rom to a sense rom (with same software version, i.e. 2.1 or 2.2), there shouldn't be a problem restoring the Desktop settings. Like was mentioned earlier, widgets usually won't load correctly so you just delete them and reapply them.

nukedukem said:
In TB there is a backup called Desktop, i think it should be green. That is where your home page settings are stored.
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Where's this located? I'm not seeing it in my version, and didn't even know it was supposed to be there (you learn something new every day). Could this be because I have the free version as opposed to the paid version?

if you go to the backed up files you will find it. it isnt a batch command. it is basically the tb file it saves the desktop settings to. when yuo look at all the files and settings yuo have backed up look for desktop and it should have a tb icon and yes it is green click it hit restore.

omegasun18 said:
if you go to the backed up files you will find it. it isnt a batch command. it is basically the tb file it saves the desktop settings to. when yuo look at all the files and settings yuo have backed up look for desktop and it should have a tb icon and yes it is green click it hit restore.
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weird - don't seem to have any listing that says "desktop". Although I've only played around with TB a little, so maybe I didn't to the kind of backup that would have backed it up? I've always just restored apps from market one-by-one - and the only settings I save are things like call logs (I'm ocd like that). I think I did one "real" backup with TB ages ago, now I just use it to make sure that busybox is set up right.

Yeah I don't see a backup or anything called "Desktop". Can you point me to exactly where it is? I'm using the dontate version. What I do is restore all apps+data+system data and that seems to restore my homescreens. I usally have to do a reboot after the restore to get everything working and my widgets usally come back as well.

You have to keep scrolling down, it's not under 'D' it's under 'H'. This is exactly what mine is labed as: [Desktop] HTC Sense 1.00

nukedukem said:
You have to keep scrolling down, it's not under 'D' it's under 'H'. This is exactly what mine is labed as: [Desktop] HTC Sense 1.00
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Holy cow, you're right! Never noticed it before.
Sent from my blah blah blah blah

nukedukem said:
You have to keep scrolling down, it's not under 'D' it's under 'H'. This is exactly what mine is labed as: [Desktop] HTC Sense 1.00
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Found it... good looking out.

ATownI20 said:
Found it... good looking out.
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What if the ROM has not a Sense interface?
For exampe I am using MIUI and updating the ROM every month.
By using TB and restoring ALL I can have my icons, widgets & layout back, nonetheless I am afraid that by restoring ALL (apps + systems data) I am writing over the new system improvements and somehow getting back to the "old" system.
Any advice on that?

For non-Sense (lol nonsense), uhh anyway, for non-sense Roms just find the home setup you are using and restore the Data...
For example I have touchwiz, so I go to restore touchwiz and do data only, and voila! desktop back to normal without all that annoying redo work

Thanks for the help guys
I tried looking under "H" and "D" but didn't fine it. So I read the entire thread again and I looked under "T" for Touchwiz (I'm using Echoe TW Rom presently) and there is was. After restoring it I have to add my BBC widget again, though. But that's minor. Thanks again guys!!!

nukedukem said:
In TB there is a backup called Desktop, i think it should be green. That is where your home page settings are stored. If you are flashing from a sense rom to a sense rom (with same software version, i.e. 2.1 or 2.2), there shouldn't be a problem restoring the Desktop settings. Like was mentioned earlier, widgets usually won't load correctly so you just delete them and reapply them.
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There is binary backup for widgets search widget in TiBUp.
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Didn't work on CM13.
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I don't remember the last time I was able to do just that with titanium backup.
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Labor day drunkness made me mess up my Evo

I rooted the other day and am running CM6 on my Evo. I don't much like ADW launcher, so I installed Launcher Pro. Every time I reboot my phone it defaults back to ADW. So today, I decided to buy Root Explorer and delete the APK for ADW in my system/apps folder, along with a couple other apps that I don't use. Without doing much research (drinking), I proceeded to delete some APKs. My phone will now not boot. It is stuck on the boot animation (which is beautiful).
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can fix this issue? I promise to never delete anything again, and stop drinking.
Thanks!
Love, a drunk stupid californian

Yeah hold the volume down +power button while the phone is off till you get to the white screen and select recovery.
reflash from there.

LearnIIBurn said:
I rooted the other day and am running CM6 on my Evo. I don't much like ADW launcher, so I installed Launcher Pro. Every time I reboot my phone it defaults back to ADW. So today, I decided to buy Root Explorer and delete the APK for ADW in my system/apps folder, along with a couple other apps that I don't use. Without doing much research (drinking), I proceeded to delete some APKs. My phone will now not boot. It is stuck on the boot animation (which is beautiful).
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can fix this issue? I promise to never delete anything again, and stop drinking.
Thanks!
Love, a drunk stupid californian
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well what you should have done is:
1. don't delete something if you don't know what it is
2. simply go to menu>settings>apps>manage apps>adw launcher and hit clear defaults
now to fix it... boot into recover wipe everything and re-flash

HAHA yes thank you. I forgot about my nandroid. Extended memory loss is one of the greatest side effects.
So do you know the proper way to remove apps using root explorer? Or will CM6 trip out if I touch any of its preloaded apps? Thanks for the help

nicholaaaas said:
well what you should have done is:
1. don't delete something if you don't know what it is
2. simply go to menu>settings>apps>manage apps>adw launcher and hit clear defaults
now to fix it... boot into recover wipe everything and re-flash
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I understand this. I did read to delete the apk in the system/apps folder on multiple articles. It's a completely legit way to remove apps according to many people.
And of course I tried to clear ADW's defaults, if that worked I wouldn't be trying to delete it. It starts whenever it wants to despite me telling it not to.

LearnIIBurn said:
HAHA yes thank you. I forgot about my nandroid. Extended memory loss is one of the greatest side effects.
So do you know the proper way to remove apps using root explorer? Or will CM6 trip out if I touch any of its preloaded apps? Thanks for the help
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thru titanium back-up... you can delete pretty much everything/anything you want
LearnIIBurn said:
I understand this. I did read to delete the apk in the system/apps folder on multiple articles. It's a completely legit way to remove apps according to many people.
And of course I tried to clear ADW's defaults, if that worked I wouldn't be trying to delete it. It starts whenever it wants to despite me telling it not to.
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are you using homeswitcher? if you have LP set to default and clear ADW defaults you should be good

LearnIIBurn said:
HAHA yes thank you. I forgot about my nandroid. Extended memory loss is one of the greatest side effects.
So do you know the proper way to remove apps using root explorer? Or will CM6 trip out if I touch any of its preloaded apps? Thanks for the help
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Yeah, research this while not drinking.
PS: Labor Day is tomorrow.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones
List of things that are okay/not okay to remove.
I'm not sure how up-to-date it is.

Can someone help me remove this program"qik"

Please!!
My dad just got the evo too. And I wanted to try out a video conference program and well it sucks.(the program that is) and to but I can't uninstall it.. can someone give me an idea how to uninstall this??
Thanks
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Settings applications select qik select uninstall. Lol.
Edit...
If your are rooted
Adb shell
Su
rm /system/app/*appname.apk*
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rejectedkid said:
Settings applications select qik select uninstall. Lol.
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if your rooted use rootexplore and remove it lol

You would need to be rooted to uninstall qik. Then you should use Titanium Backup to uninstall it.

nabbed said:
You would need to be rooted to uninstall qik. Then you should use Titanium Backup to uninstall it.
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Oh yea it is a system app. I forgot it was bloatware. Learn the adb commands don't use titanium knowledge is power!
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use titanium, you dont have to know anything....

OK.. I tried installing Titanium and it doesn't let me.. I AM ROOTED but I don't have any roms loaded, just a stock rooted phone..
All help is appreciated!

If you are sure you are rooted its simple get root explorer and go to system then app folder scroll down to the qik apk and then hit the R/O button at the the top to give you permission to delete files and then highlight and delete it.
Now this will only work if your phone is rooted... double check that since your Titanium method did not work...

playya said:
If you are sure you are rooted its simple get root explorer and go to system then app folder scroll down to the qik apk and then hit the R/O button at the the top to give you permission to delete files and then highlight and delete it.
Now this will only work if your phone is rooted... double check that since your Titanium method did not work...
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Root explorer is 4 bucks... Is this what I have to buy??
Thanks..
Yes my phone is rooted.. 100% sure!

OK I got root explorer (by the way, should I use this instead of ASTRO?)
I went to the app folder and I do not see the qik program.. Just quicklookup.apk
quickoffice.apk
qxdmlog.apk
qxdmlog.odex
NO QIK.. Yet Its still in my apps...

fastfed said:
OK I got root explorer (by the way, should I use this instead of ASTRO?)
I went to the app folder and I do not see the qik program.. Just quicklookup.apk
quickoffice.apk
qxdmlog.apk
qxdmlog.odex
NO QIK.. Yet Its still in my apps...
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Hold on are you running stock, I have to check a zip file to see exactly which one it is but swore it was named qik... remember system/app folder
Hahaha its called Sprint_Qik

playya said:
Hold on are you running stock, I have to check a zip file to see exactly which one it is but swore it was named qik... remember system/app folder
Hahaha its called Sprint_Qik
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OK GREAT!! THANKS!!
Now.. Do I just press and hold to bring up the menu and then hit DELETE ???
or is there an actual uninstall portion to this?
Also.. Another question.. Should I remove "ASTRO" and use root explorer as my file manager?
THANKS

fastfed said:
OK GREAT!! THANKS!!
Now.. Do I just press and hold to bring up the menu and then hit DELETE ???
or is there an actual uninstall portion to this?
Also.. Another question.. Should I remove "ASTRO" and use root explorer as my file manager?
THANKS
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keep em both and yes just long press it

playya said:
keep em both and yes just long press it
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Thanks.. What would I use Astro for now? now that I have root explorer which is looks like I can do more with and the same as....Astro.
THANKS

fastfed said:
Thanks.. What would I use Astro for now? now that I have root explorer which is looks like I can do more with and the same as....Astro.
THANKS
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root explorer you can do more but just different views and I believe Astro has a few good features in it... I do not use it myself but you can get rid of it if you like.... check out the features list for Astro

playya said:
root explorer you can do more but just different views and I believe Astro has a few good features in it... I do not use it myself but you can get rid of it if you like.... check out the features list for Astro
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Thanks..
As a newbie, I downloaded EVERYTHING, lol, and now starting to get serious with the phone and cleaning things up.. (as I am sure like everyone)
I downloaded so many different apps, but keeping the ones I know I will use

fyi - this forum has the answer to damn near everything and before you post anything and these guys go crazy just look it up to the best of your knowledge... There is also a list in here of apps safe to remove incase you want to remove more crap. I advise you to do a nandroid of your current rom before you starting playing around with your phone though... Good luck and welcome aboard...

playya said:
fyi - this forum has the answer to damn near everything and before you post anything and these guys go crazy just look it up to the best of your knowledge... There is also a list in here of apps safe to remove incase you want to remove more crap. I advise you to do a nandroid of your current rom before you starting playing around with your phone though... Good luck and welcome aboard...
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LOL, is a nandroid a different term then "backup"
If not, please explain as it seems everyone uses different lingo, yet its just to make people that are new to this (ME) confused
and I'm coming from windows, where we call "ROMS" .. "Kitchens"

Yes it is but its done on the phone and not with outside software. Hey I am coming from a Diamond and a Touch Pro so I know but this forum has it all. I was here and PPCGeeks... if you are unsure of anything just google it with xda an the end and it normally finds you help here... google how to do a nandroid xda... see what happens..
Yea please backup/nandroid whatever you want to call it and then mess with your phone.... so if you mess up you can nandroid back to when it was working... do this before you make any changes to your phone.. IMO

playya said:
Yes it is but its done on the phone and not with outside software. Hey I am coming from a Diamond and a Touch Pro so I know but this forum has it all. I was here and PPCGeeks... if you are unsure of anything just google it with xda an the end and it normally finds you help here... google how to do a nandroid xda... see what happens..
Yea please backup/nandroid whatever you want to call it and then mess with your phone.... so if you mess up you can nandroid back to when it was working... do this before you make any changes to your phone.. IMO
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Thanks!! haven't done anything but Root and apps..
But im getting there, I will do this nandroid thing
I remember when the diamond was coming out.. I was so pumped.. It went RIGHT ON BY ME! and now EVO is the big boy of phones..

[Q] [HELP] Titanium backup cannot access backup location!

Hello I've been using AOSP rom for while and after flashing into stock based rom. The TB backup is not working the error message it keeps saying is "The Current backup location ("/storage/extSdCard/download/titaniumbackup") cannot be accessed.
Can anyone help about how to solve this problem ?

/storage/extsdcard is the filepath stock uses. for aosp you need tibackup to look in /storage/sdcard1
edit: i misread your post, sorry. it does seem like it's going to storage/extsdcard/download though, is that where you normally store your titanium backups? that may be your problem
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Have you tried having tb search for the backup location from within preferences?
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koc88518 said:
Hello I've been using AOSP rom for while and after flashing into stock based rom. The TB backup is not working the error message it keeps saying is "The Current backup location ("/storage/extSdCard/download/titaniumbackup") cannot be accessed.
Can anyone help about how to solve this problem ?
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Just open tibu, hit the menu button, Preferences, backup folder location, hit the back button until you see storage, find ext card (or whatever the name is where your backups are located), scroll down until you find the titanium backup folder, hit use current. Done...
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RockRatt said:
Just open tibu, hit the menu button, Preferences, backup folder location, hit the back button until you see storage, find ext card (or whatever the name is where your backups are located), scroll down until you find the titanium backup folder, hit use current. Done...
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This did not work for me...once back in the main tb window I get the same error "location cannot be accessed"
I tried getting TB to detect the backup which it did fine...but going back to the main window it shows a big red cross on "backup folder" and also the "location" error
I'm using hellybean 4.2 with cwm touch 6.0.2
I'm having the same issue restoring a nandroid backup
I've just run a backup to test...cwm reports it stored on /sdcard
but total commander reports it at being at /data/media and no sign of it at /scard, /sdcard/0 or /storage/emulated/0?????
I have posted a thread in Q+A here if anyone can help I'd be very grateful
rgds dibb

dibb_nz said:
This did not work for me...once back in the main tb window I get the same error "location cannot be accessed"
I tried getting TB to detect the backup which it did fine...but going back to the main window it shows a big red cross on "backup folder" and also the "location" error
I'm using hellybean 4.2 with cwm touch 6.0.2
I'm having the same issue restoring a nandroid backup
I've just run a backup to test...cwm reports it stored on /sdcard
but total commander reports it at being at /data/media and no sign of it at /scard, /sdcard/0 or /storage/emulated/0?????
I have posted a thread in Q+A here if anyone can help I'd be very grateful
rgds dibb
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I found this thread through Google search, since I was having the same problem on my Sprint GN2. I rebooted into recovery, fixed permissions, and the problem went away.
My apologies if this info is available elsewhere - I just figured other people might find this thread the same way I did, and would like a possible solution without having to comb through fifty threads to find it.

laep said:
I found this thread through Google search, since I was having the same problem on my Sprint GN2. I rebooted into recovery, fixed permissions, and the problem went away.
My apologies if this info is available elsewhere - I just figured other people might find this thread the same way I did, and would like a possible solution without having to comb through fifty threads to find it.
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Fixing permissions did the trick for me. Thank you laep:good:

laep said:
I found this thread through Google search, since I was having the same problem on my Sprint GN2. I rebooted into recovery, fixed permissions, and the problem went away.
My apologies if this info is available elsewhere - I just figured other people might find this thread the same way I did, and would like a possible solution without having to comb through fifty threads to find it.
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Thanks, bud. You saved me. I was freaking out on my Sprint GS4. Popped into TWRP, did as you said, and bam! Thank you!

I'm searching everywhere. I was promoted by a message telling me my SU may not be working well with 4.3 so upgrade. I installed chainfire and it promoted an updated and booted to recovery a flashed something that made it work now./

tibu folder in accessable
laep said:
I found this thread through Google search, since I was having the same problem on my Sprint GN2. I rebooted into recovery, fixed permissions, and the problem went away.
My apologies if this info is available elsewhere - I just figured other people might find this thread the same way I did, and would like a possible solution without having to comb through fifty threads to find it.
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Worked for me thanks (problem happened switching from Kangakat to CM11)

Help
right now im facing the same problem and I cant see fix permissions option in philz touch recovery!! I got s4 gt-I9500 how to fix ?

annus9214 said:
right now im facing the same problem and I cant see fix permissions option in philz touch recovery!! I got s4 gt-I9500 how to fix ?
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If you can't see fix permissions in philz recovery, you can try an app which you can find on play store named "fix permissions". it did the same thing as the option on recovery. If this not help, try to go on option "mounts and storage" in recovery, and mount sdcard1. This will surely help (hopefully) !!

Titanium backup directory not available
AngelosDracul said:
Thanks, bud. You saved me. I was freaking out on my Sprint GS4. Popped into TWRP, did as you said, and bam! Thank you!
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This didn't work for me anyone else have any ideas? I'm running Verizon galaxy note II i605 with 4.4.2 stock ROM rooted. tested the rooting, all good there, fixed permissions in TWRP and still have the red x and backup directory not available when I go into Menu/Preferences/back up folder location to change the location no matter what location I pick it says This folder is not writable?

Uninstall titanium, then reinstall from the play store.
This is a new kk security feature. If i remember right, apps can now only write to folders they create. Im guessing you're apps and folders were installed while on 4.3 and thus they did not claim the folders they need the way they must now do on kk. Thats my basic understanding of it anyway. I hope this helps.

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DocHoliday77 said:
Uninstall titanium, then reinstall from the play store.
This is a new kk security feature. If i remember right, apps can now only write to folders they create. Im guessing you're apps and folders were installed while on 4.3 and thus they did not claim the folders they need the way they must now do on kk. Thats my basic understanding of it anyway. I hope this helps.
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Nope I have tried uninstalling and re-installing this did not change anything. when I go into Preferences/backup location it says that all of my directories are unwritable

gmurph59 said:
Nope I have tried uninstalling and re-installing this did not change anything. when I go into Preferences/backup location it says that all of my directories are unwritable
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Yes its a bug, see here for fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572354

FYI:
If you have your midroUSB connected to your computer while launching and working with Titanium Backup, you will get the "cannot access" backup dir error.
Simply unplug from the microUSB and try again.

I have to bump this thread as I am encountering this problem.
Running a new clean install of AICP rom, Titanium Backup is the only thing I've installed from Play Store.
When I go into Preferences, detect the backup location, and then select it, Titanium Backup FCs.
Tried fixing permissions from recovery as suggested and it still didn't work, still FCs.
Has this happened to anyone recently?

maybe try a re-install from DL folder ? has happened to me when restoring apps from tibu. and re-install and works for me. just an idea. ¿
"all i can really do is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

I could not get any of the above solutions to work for me. I am running DOK2 5.1.1 lollipop.
What worked for me is going into TB> menu> preferences>backup folder location.
Above the " DETECT!" button is a Storage Provider hyperlink-- select it.
Select the appropriate file management system and voila!
Hopefully it works for you all.