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Nandroid & Clockwork

Hi everyone,
I'm new to Android and I read everywhere about backing up with Nandroid & Clockwork.
As far I know, they both backup your whole current image to SD.
So they actually do the same thing, isn't it?
If I'm not correct, can someone please explain me, please?
Thanks in advance

You use the clockwork recovery to do a nandroid backup of your existing ROM.
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Oh ok, thanks for the explanation

Hi there!
Just to be 101% sure before flashing any Gingerbread release, because my DHD is Greek, and finding the proper image to revert device to stock can be a real pain in the arse, please acknowledge the following statement!
If I fully backup my DHD with Nandroid, which is currently stock 1.32, does this mean that after a 2.3 flash, I will be able to re-flash my DHD to previous STOCK state using ONLY the Nandroid created backup files?
Thank you very much for helping out!

Yes I believe this is correct. Mind you can also flash the radio and that is separate.
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dragunov said:
Hi there!
Just to be 101% sure before flashing any Gingerbread release, because my DHD is Greek, and finding the proper image to revert device to stock can be a real pain in the arse, please acknowledge the following statement!
If I fully backup my DHD with Nandroid, which is currently stock 1.32, does this mean that after a 2.3 flash, I will be able to re-flash my DHD to previous STOCK state using ONLY the Nandroid created backup files?
Thank you very much for helping out!
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Yes that is the main intention of keeping a nandroid backup...so that you can always revert back to whatever ROM you were using before if something goes wrong with the newer ROM

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Hello !!!
Does someone have the list of which files are created by ClockWork in order to store them elsewhere than on the SD card in case we need to format the card ?
Thx

Shoopdasheep said:
Hello !!!
Does someone have the list of which files are created by ClockWork in order to store them elsewhere than on the SD card in case we need to format the card ?
Thx
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They are stored on your SDCard under the folder clockworkmod > backup...so just copy the whole backup folder in your pc before you format the sdcard and place it back under the same path...

Thanks for the reply!
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Shoopdasheep said:
Thanks for the reply!
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You should read the last line of my sig. mate

[Q] MTD to BML backups

I'm aware of the steps needed to acomplish this (odin to stock, repartition checked), but I would like to confirm if this applies for backups as well. Would it be ill advised to attempt to restore a BML backup on an MTD ROM? I left some very important data I need in that backup, would like to get a hold of it soonest.
Also, if I can't restore and have to odin back to stock, do I have to flash the ROM before I restore the backup, or is it safe to restore as soon as I'm back to rooted BML?
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If I understand your question, you are on MTD and heading back to BML? There are 2 things you can do. 1) use Titanium backup and restore the data to the app that you don't want to leave behind or and this is not recommended but should work
2)Edit your nandroid and everywhere it says yaffs2 change it to ext4 or rfs depending on what you will be on in the file names, and also open up nandroid.md5 with notepad or some editor and do a find and replace all for the same (yaffs2 to ext4 or rfs). Then after flashing your ROM do an advanced restore data from that edited nandroid. Make sure the nandroid is not renamed when you first backup.

kennyglass123 said:
If I understand your question, you are on MTD and heading back to BML? There are 2 things you can do. 1) use Titanium backup and restore the data to the app that you don't want to leave behind or and this is not recommended but should work
2)Edit your nandroid and everywhere it says yaffs2 change it to ext4 or rfs depending on what you will be on in the file names, and also open up nandroid.md5 with notepad or some editor and do a find and replace all for the same (yaffs2 to ext4 or rfs). Then after flashing your ROM do an advanced restore data from that edited nandroid. Make sure the nandroid is not renamed when you first backup.
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Was in idiot mode when I flashed the MTD ROM (CM7.2 Nightly 25), didn't back up apps with TB so I guess that only leaves option #2. Finding and replacing text sounds simple enough, but what is the worst that could happen if I manage to somehow screw it up? Would rather not do it if it can make my phone implode. At any rate thanks for the reply :>
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Rename your old backups to .yaffs2 and then advanced restore data. If you screw up, reflash cm7.
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Ok, so you are ON MTD and want to restore stuff from the BML backup. Titanium backup let's you restore from a BML nandroid or do what Marcusant said and change all the ext4 or rfs to yaffs2 and edit the nandroid.md5. Worse that can happen is restore fails with md5 error.
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so its safe to restore apps and some data using titanium backups created in bml onto mtd?
also titanium lets you restore from nandroid? is this a new feature?

jmsnyc said:
so its safe to restore apps and some data using titanium backups created in bml onto mtd?
also titanium lets you restore from nandroid? is this a new feature?
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The only difference between bml and mtd is partition sizes. Everything else is the same

jmsnyc said:
so its safe to restore apps and some data using titanium backups created in bml onto mtd?
also titanium lets you restore from nandroid? is this a new feature?
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Yes it's safe and yes that is a new feature.
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[Q] Apps not working after restore?

Why is it when ever I restore a rom only some apps restore with it? No google play or any apps I downloaded will restore.

Blargins_Magoosh said:
Why is it when ever I restore a rom only some apps restore with it? No google play or any apps I downloaded will restore.
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How are you backing them up?What recovery are you using?Etc.,Etc.Need more info so we can help you.

Diablo67 said:
How are you backing them up?What recovery are you using?Etc.,Etc.Need more info so we can help you.
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Using Amon-RA 2.3, nandroid backup, Evo 4G, Sorry pretty new to this.

Restore a backup ? Did you do a full wipe before you restored it. That might help. I forgot to once and a bunch of my apps were missing but I did a full wipe and then restored and it was fine
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Blargins_Magoosh said:
Using Amon-RA 2.3, nandroid backup, Evo 4G, Sorry pretty new to this.
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Its generally accepted that the smelkus mod recovery is the way to go for our evo. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661543
Ive never had a problem doing full restores with that. Some games need the data to be restored seperate via titianum backup I've found though.
Edit: Another thing may be that you made a nandroid before you installed gapps and such.

Thanx, working better with smelkus
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Blargins_Magoosh said:
Thanx, working better with smelkus
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honestly bro for apps use go backup and restore its easier and more compatible for apps! yes APPS only lol. as long as you dont format the sd card youll be fine!

Does nandroid backup/restore sd-ext?

hello,
i just made a slipstreamed/modified version of cm10 4.2.2 for the desire.
I want to test it out on my device, and before i do i want to make a nandroid backup in cwm.
so i was just wondering when i make the nandroid will it also backup the apps that i have stored on my sd-ext (a2sd), and will it be able to restore all my apps that i had before to my sdext?

k i made a nandroid backup but towards the end it said that it could find a sd-ext2 partition, and that it was skipping the backup of my sd-ext
btw im using 4ext, not cwm like i accidentally said in my original post. and my sd-ext is ext4.
i really want to backup my sd-ext partition, instead of having to restore with tb
thanks

nandroid is supposed to backup ext aswell but i cant be sure of twrp as i have never used it
why dont you backup your apps with titanium backup just to be on the safe side

stratoll said:
nandroid is supposed to backup ext aswell but i cant be sure of twrp as i have never used it
why dont you backup your apps with titanium backup just to be on the safe side
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Sorry I meant 4ext, not twrp. Lol.
I really want nandroid backup, cause it will be a hassle to have to always use titanium backup, rather than just doing a full nandroid restore.
Especially if I test my ROM many times.

chromium96 said:
Sorry I meant 4ext, not twrp. Lol.
I really want nandroid backup, cause it will be a hassle to have to always use titanium backup, rather than just doing a full nandroid restore.
Especially if I test my ROM many times.
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if you have an ext partition properly setup it should
i use 4ext and the backup always retains apps and app data

chromium96 said:
k i made a nandroid backup but towards the end it said that it could find a sd-ext2 partition, and that it was skipping the backup of my sd-ext
btw im using 4ext, not cwm like i accidentally said in my original post. and my sd-ext is ext4.
i really want to backup my sd-ext partition, instead of having to restore with tb
thanks
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It has backed up your apps on your ext4 partition.
That message means its skipping your 2nd ext partition which you obviously don't have or know what that is so. Ignore the message.
But it has backed up your apps
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Ya thanks I figured it out yesterday.
I thought that when it said skipping sd-ext2 it was skipping my sd-ext partition that was formatted as ext2
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[Q] How to make proper backup and restore?

Hi
I'm considering how to make proper backup and then how restore it properly?
I have 512 mb ext partition on my sd card.
What should I do when I want to restore applications on other rom?
Can I do it? Use recovery or other application for ex: titanum backup to do it?
Thanks in advance

Use ultimate backup and backup the apps before flashing a rom and then after flashing instal a file manager and u el c a appmanager folder and userapps u can restore ur apps from ter
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Lander00 said:
Hi
I'm considering how to make proper backup and then how restore it properly?
I have 512 mb ext partition on my sd card.
What should I do when I want to restore applications on other rom?
Can I do it? Use recovery or other application for ex: titanum backup to do it?
Thanks in advance
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If you wanted to make 100% sure you got everything you can use the recovery to make a full back up and then use the app http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044414 nandroid manager. It allows you to fully recovery almost everything from your back up manually including the app data
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