My current HTC Desire has a broken sensor so I will be going to get it replaced with a new one tomorrow, will most likely be another HTC Desire.
So I found this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733640
Just want to confirm what I need to do.
On my current phone, copy the nandroid folder to my SDCard, and then move it to my computer.
Once I have my new phone. Root it, do a nandroid backup.
Then take the old phone nandroid backup and rename it to the new nandroid backup.
Then do a restore on the new phone with the old renamed nandroid backup?
Also, if I happen to get a different phone (they say if they are out of my current model they give a different one) is there anyway I can use my old nandroid backup?
you don't need to rename anything.. just put the old nandroid folder onto your sd (that's what it's called if you use Amon Ra recovery anyway) and then restore.
AFAIK no, you will not be able to use your nandroid for a different device for multitudes of reasons... it would be like trying e.g. to flash a DHD ROM on a Desire... just wouldn't work.
Awesome thanks
Went to backup the nandroid folder and I can't seem to find it.
Where exactly do I find it?
Clockworkmod then backup
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theyau said:
Clockworkmod then backup
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What? I know how to do a Nandroid backup. Asking where the backup is saved so I can move/back it up to my computer.
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I'm looking to delete some of my old nandroid backups that I won't use, however I can't seem to locate them on my SD card, anyone know where I can find these backups at for purging? Thanks!
Edit: clockwork puts backups in /sdcard/clockwork/backup/<date> other recovery imgs put it in the nandroid folder on sdcard root.
Should have searched first. However I do have a follow up question,
what does the last set of numbers after the date mean,
2010-08-05.01.42.54
01.42.54? I'm not following the reasoning, thanks!
Yup. Here's my question. How do you APPLY one of your nand backups, since it's not a zip file that recovery will find. Thanks in advance.
scottspa74 said:
Yup. Here's my question. How do you APPLY one of your nand backups, since it's not a zip file that recovery will find. Thanks in advance.
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Instead of installing from zip card, go into nandroid>restore and that should give you the choce of backups to restore to.
Eeeeek, those numbers represent the time that you made the backup.
Scott, in Rom Manager you can choose restore and find the folder you want to revert to
Hairongreenfire, thanks. I'm guessing the same is possible thru amonRA recovery? (I trust that recovery more than clockwork)
Thanks.
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Rename?
If the backup files are renamed can this cause any problems with the restore process?
I use AmonRA Recovery
4WildJokers said:
If the backup files are renamed can this cause any problems with the restore process?
I use AmonRA Recovery
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If you rename them don't add spaces: so mikg-311-03-29-12 is OK but mik g 3.11 03-29-12 will result in md5 sum mismatch
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Ok I have 5 nandroid backups named by date..Is there a way I can tell which rom they are without actually flashing each? I have vael, ava, myn, and stock and I can't tell which is which.
As for your question I don't have an answer.
But, after a nandroid, I've always gone in and renamed it so I could tell what it is, using a file explorer.
I agree
I said the hell with it reflashed/renamed the latest two and will rename after a backup in the future.
Use rom manager. You can restore, rename or delete your nandroid backups.
That is if your using clockwork.
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Just put in USB mode after nandroid and rename your backup from now on
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getting a replacement soon (screen)... can I just root it, install cwm, and restore a nandroid backup from my current phone?
Absolutely!
In fact, I customized the heck out of a Galaxy Skyrocket ROM and did a nandroid and restored it to my buddies Galaxy Hercules!
awesome. loving this thing now that I got my beans all sorted out, don't really want to rebuild.
I would definitely do a copy/paste of ALL contents of your internal and external SD cards also. Just copy them onto a folder on your computer. And then restore the nandroid. Then copy all the contents from the computer folder back onto the phone. Replacing as you go.
Nandroids are just not fool-proof recovery, IMO. They don't restore EVERYTHING from your internal SD card.
And also a titanium backup (including cache) of all user apps, just in case things go wrong.
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getting a replacement soon (screen)... can I just root it, install cwm, and restore a nandroid backup from my current phone?
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I don't think it will work like that. It doesn't for CDMA phones anyway I can say that for sure. For example I did it for a buddy if mine with his droid incredible. Restored his old meid (in gsms case the imei ) on top of the new one. Replacing it so to say so down the road even if it was operational I'm sure it would cause you problems down the road.
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I would definitely do a copy/paste of ALL contents of your internal and external SD cards also. Just copy them onto a folder on your computer. And then restore the nandroid. Then copy all the contents from the computer folder back onto the phone. Replacing as you go.
Nandroids are just not fool-proof recovery, IMO. They don't restore EVERYTHING from your internal SD card.
And also a titanium backup (including cache) of all user apps, just in case things go wrong.
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of course.
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I don't think it will work like that. It doesn't for CDMA phones anyway I can say that for sure. For example I did it for a buddy if mine with his droid incredible. Restored his old meid (in gsms case the imei ) on top of the new one. Replacing it so to say so down the road even if it was operational I'm sure it would cause you problems down the road.
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interesting. I've read on several threads in the various S3 forums that for those who have lost their IMEI by flashing ROMs, restoring a nandroid backup does NOT restore the IMEI.
regardless, I will do a nandroid of the stock setup before restoring from my backup.
Ok I use Nandroid recovery to restore my phones instead or a backup app simply because (1) I'm a cheap bastage and (2) nandroid works from one phone to another as long as I root it, and I have a question. How do I delete a nandroid backup? I have three on the phone right now and I want to delete them and make a new one.
If its on the sd card somewhere, PLEASE be as specific with the file path as possible because I'm as literate about these things as a dead frog.
Al that I am sure of is rooting my Epic is easy as long as I watch qbkikng videos and whoever made cwm recovery is a friggin genius
Nandroid backups only work with the same model phone. I.e. you have a nandroid backup before flashing on an Epic, the flashing bricks it so you get a new Epic, you can restore the backup as long as you're rooted. Also the file path using CWM recovery is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
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Nandroid backups only work with the same model phone. I.e. you have a nandroid backup before flashing on an Epic, the flashing bricks it so you get a new Epic, you can restore the backup as long as you're rooted. Also the file path using CWM recovery is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
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Thanks, I know it only works with the same model phone, that makes sense to me I got my second replacement Epic in 6 days yesterday and had to root it to make it work the first one wouldn't connect to the network so it was defective according to Spring and this one basically was a good as a dead cat before root, now it runs like a champ but Titanium backup dumped 70% of my apps, so luckily for me I remembered make a nandroid backup only thing is now that everything is updated, I want to make a NEW backup just in case.
I see you already got your answer, but please next time post questions in Q&A section not development, Thanks!
Kenny, mind moving this when you get a sec?!?!
Moved!
Wolf...you in time out!
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Sorry if I put it in the wrong place.
I honestly thought I posted this in Q&A ( guess that would explain why I couldn't find it till now)
I just made a backup via nandroid and CWM of my phone in possible anticipation of trying out a new rom. However, the backup is only 21mb. How is that possible? Does it not back up my apps? What exactly gets backed up?
Thanks!
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I just made a backup via nandroid and CWM of my phone in possible anticipation of trying out a new rom. However, the backup is only 21mb. How is that possible? Does it not back up my apps? What exactly gets backed up?
Thanks!
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It should backup everything. I would suggest remaking a backup.
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It should backup everything. I would suggest remaking a backup.
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still only 21mb.
CWM backups show as very small on the inital folder but I believe if you drill down further all the information is stored in what is called a blob IIRC and that will be larger folder.
I would suggest TWRP instead as it is easier to store your backups in a safe place just in case you have a srcew up.
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CWM backups show as very small on the inital folder but I believe if you drill down further all the information is stored in what is called a blob IIRC and that will be larger folder.
I would suggest TWRP instead as it is easier to store your backups in a safe place just in case you have a srcew up.
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YES. i see that now. 2.1gb for the whole folder.
thanks!
slicetwo said:
I just made a backup via nandroid and CWM of my phone in possible anticipation of trying out a new rom. However, the backup is only 21mb. How is that possible? Does it not back up my apps? What exactly gets backed up?
Thanks!
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Check to see of you also have a folder in the cwm folder called blobs. Your info would be there and it should be a considerable size.
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This probably could be different depending on which version of cwm you have installed so take a look first.
Go I to recovery, choose backup and restore, scroll down to CHOOSE BACKUP FORMAT, then you will see .DUP or .tar
What you have right now that saves them as blobs is the .DUP format and has a separate folder that your looking at. If you change it to .tar format it saves the whole nandroid backup in one file.
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