can somebody tell me which file is responsible for restoring calendar entry. cause everytime i flash a new rom, i need to manually get it from google calendar... but there are time its working well, but most of the time not.
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Hello!
I want to get a new Rom on my Desire.
Currently i have leedroid 2.2 (froyo-rom) installed and i want to go for redux (2,3 gingerbread).
Last time I've changed a rom is quit a long time ago,
so I dont really know what is the best method at the moment.
I want to get my current settings as quick as possible, so I need a good Backuptool and a good "plan".
Important:
-sms
-emailaccount settings
-apps WITH appstore connection (updates etc)
-calender
-folderorganizer settings, widgets, and launcherpro settings
-contacts
Is there an "allround"-app, for saving all these settings in an easy way?
Whats the quickest solution for changing a rom?
Thanks for help!
There easiest way for backing up most of your data is to actually use your Google Account. So when creating contacts make sure it's created as a Google contact and the same for your calendar. They will get backed up to your account and will get restored when you sync on a new rom (this has saved me a lot of time). You could try something like Titanium Backup although I don't know what you can backup other than apps. There are SMS backup apps on market.
Yes best way is to use google acct to backup your contacts and calender.
For SMS - there are many apps in market which can backup in yr gmail (but not sure of restore) or can back up on your SD card. You can restore it later.
So generally,
I do nandroid backup(just if something goes wrong),
after that titanium backup (which saves all apps so you need to reinstall and saves your progress in games)
Launcherpro settings can also use back up to SD card (i dont use lancherpro but I do remember having that setting) which can you restore later.
So just download new ROM, wipe everything and flash it and 1st restore titanium backup and later restore your SMS and launcherpro settings.
Use SMS Backup + backs up/restores all SMS/MMS to your Gmail account for free.
You can also use titanium backup. But note that some settings won't work on a different rom especially if switching from 2.2 to 2.3.x.so be Caucasus when restoring.
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yes use titanium backup. works good.
I upgraded from 2.2 stock to CM7 and I only have half my contacts (maybe just the just my google ones) and none of my SMS texts even though I did full backup/restore of all user and system apps.
I've seen a suggestion to use SMS Backup+ for the texts (donno what to use for my contacts), but I'm not sure how to get that info out of my nandroid backup.
So my questions are:
What can I do to backup contacts?
Do I have to revert to my nandroid backup of my stock rom and then go BACK to CM7? How do I do this? Couldn't I just restore the nandroid to my android SDK instead of flashing my phone twice more?
Thanks
Titanium backup cant backup text messages. You can download an app called sms backup and restore to do it. It creates an. Xml file on your sdcard. When you want to restore your text just download the app on the new rom and restore the. Xml file. Contacts are backed up through google. When you create a contact its best to choose the "google" option to create it under and not phone. That way their backed up to your email account. NEVER backup and restore system data in titanium backup. Only backup and restore all user apps.
Obi Wan, your my only hope!
Those are good tips for the future (and I will do that in the future) but they don't really help my present situation.
How do I rescue my contacts that I didn't save to google and my text messages from my Nandroid backup of my stock install? Can I load the nandroid backup in android-sdk? Is there a specific place in the nandroid back up files I can look for those things? Or do I have to restore it to my phone? and if so, how do I do this? Won't I have to revert to the stock kernel first? How do I do this?
goldfish2 said:
Those are good tips for the future (and I will do that in the future) but they don't really help my present situation.
How do I rescue my contacts that I didn't save to google and my text messages from my Nandroid backup of my stock install? Can I load the nandroid backup in android-sdk? Is there a specific place in the nandroid back up files I can look for those things? Or do I have to restore it to my phone? and if so, how do I do this? Won't I have to revert to the stock kernel first? How do I do this?
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Oh yea, easiest way is to restore your nandroid backup. Then you can do those things I told you for the sms. The phone contacts should be backed up to google, but you may have created some under phone. Go into your contacts and backup your phone contacts to a . Xml file also I believe. Then you can flash your new setup and restore your text with the program I recommended. Your google contacts should load when u sign into your gmail account. Then restore the phone contacts. Xml file in your new Rom and all of your contacts should be there.
Obi Wan, your my only hope!
Titanium does in fact back up text messages. You can try and restore your contacts and texts a second time in cm7 if you just select the individual backups to restore in titanium instead of restoring all backups. Contacts and sms are backed up and are highlighted green. Look for backups starting with [Contacts..] and [SMS...]. You might try changing the settings in titianium to "migrate system data" this might help.
I would suggest using lookout security for your contact backup. It is also good for protecting against malware and whatnot. The backup feature is fantastic though, I use it a lot (I flash a lot )
Hi Everyone
I am having an issue with Titanium Backup, and would like to know if anyone have had similar problem and would know how to solve that.
TB would not restore my accounts. I have notably Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts for my mails (as they are the only one apparently allowing push emails). I have made backups and restore after a change of rom, and it didn't work out for my accounts.
I read similar issues on forums, where it was advised to do a complete backup and restore.
I made the following test: I used batch, then Backuo all user apps + system Data. I deleted one of my accounts. Then batch restore (I made restore missing appa + all system data, where I selected restore data only). It did not replace the account I deleted.
Can you advise me doing something differently.
Thanks in advance for your help
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Still trying to figure this out myself as well, as well as possibly somehow restoring widgets...
Have you tried (from your description it doesn't look like it) backing up apps and system data separately ? Then just restore the data
Hi guys,
Im currently facing the same issue too.
I manage to restore all apps with data including bookmarks. But it doesnt restore the actual Email accounts such as my Yahoo and gmail.
So everytime I flash a new ROM, I have to manually set them up again.
Hopefully there is a way
works for me
Hi guys, did anyone managed to backup and restore it ?
it seems like titanium backup it as when I do a full restore i find it but just can't identify which packages are involved ..
Quite sure that email alone is not enough ..
I'm having the same issue. It's accounts and sync we are after. It's not an option as far as I can tell.
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Hi,
I'm having the same issue.
Just installed Vanilla Root Box 4.2 yesterday on my Galaxy S2 and again I wasn't able to restore correctly my email accounts (both IMAP and EXCHANGE "Corporate").
How I proceeded :
RomNuke
Install Root Box 4.2
Restore Accounts (data)
Restore Email (app + data)
Restore Exchange Services (app + data)
When you explore Accounts TB says it's a DB in /data/system/users/0/accounts.db.
Once I setup my email account, I can see it here.
*A bit sad that Exchange passwords are in plain text here*
So I thought that would be the solution.
But when I restore it, all but email accounts are restored.
Someone has a trick to restore correctly email accounts ?
Thanks
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Unfortunatly never manage to Backup/Restore those email!!
When setting up a new Rom it is very time consumming to have to re-configure them...
If at least it was possible to restore emails + Config, and I will confirme the passwords after that...
I'm having some android.process.acore problems after flashing this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
restoring things with sms backup, and Tibu.
It (android.process.acore) would crash when I delete or edit contacts, and sometime when I add contacts/syncing.
I wiped everything, and restored system settings and it seemed to have worked fine.
My question is can I back up certain files from the wiped/restored version and tibu it onto my recovery image?
I tried contacts, contact store, phone, phone util, google contact sync etc.
can anybody that really is familiar with system files help?
thanks!!
Short Rule: Never, NEVER, restore systems apps. This never bodes well.
Only system data I ever found with no issues: Contacts Storage, and Clock.
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I'm having some android.process.acore problems after flashing this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031726
restoring things with sms backup, and Tibu.
It (android.process.acore) would crash when I delete or edit contacts, and sometime when I add contacts/syncing.
I wiped everything, and restored system settings and it seemed to have worked fine.
My question is can I back up certain files from the wiped/restored version and tibu it onto my recovery image?
I tried contacts, contact store, phone, phone util, google contact sync etc.
can anybody that really is familiar with system files help?
thanks!!
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I just save APK's I need to push to system in a folder and do it all that way.
Have you ever lost your SMS/MMS messages restoring or installing new ROMs?
If you're like me, when you restore a Nandroid backup you do not want to have to lose your SMS/MMS, Phone Log, Contacts, etc.
I have bought or downloaded so many MMS backup stuff it ain't funny! All of them either Jumble up the chronologic order or miss a whole bunch of items and just don't work!
I have finally (for the better part of a year now) found a perfect solution, No Root Required, but if you're rooted, it still works fine.
Before I change roms, restore roms or anything that might alter the text messaging stuff, I do a backup of my sms/mms, phone log and contacts. (there are others to choose from as well) using MY BACKUP PRO, I first used My Backup Free, but since it worked so well, I bought the Pro version to support the author.
After I restore any previous nandroid, I reboot and go to the native Messaging app and DELETE ALL THE MESSAGES.
With a new rom, just install the rom, go to market and install Backup pro..
Then I simply open My Backup and restore the last backup I did and reboot. Simple, FAST, and I have never had any problems.
ALL THE MESSAGES are in the EXACT order and all the pictures in the MMS restorations are just like they were before I recovered the Nandroid. It's like I never changed anything! That is how I want it to work, and it does. (I have over 2,500 messages)
If you find yourself needing/wanting to save the stuff you have and want to reload a different ROM or Nandroid backup, You might just want to try this way of doing it. You just might be surprised as to how easy and fast this is.
I have configured My Backup to use the ExtSDcard as the repository for my backups, so that it makes things workable.
if you don't have an external SDcard, just do the backup, and copy the backup file to your PC so you can do the recovery after reinstalling The My backup app. If you cannot connect to the PC you can use AirDroid or even Gmail it to yourself.
Just my 2 cents ... For anyone that tinkers with their phone.
Aloha and Good Luck!!