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Hi!
Yesterday I have upgraded my iMate and used Sprite Backup function for restore after upgrade.
Everything more or less fine... but now I have a doubt:
1) I can see all the programs in the program folder the same way I had organized them before the upgrade... since the upgrade included an updated Extended-ROM, is it possibly that by restoring my Sprite Backup (even if using it's upgrade version) I have actually restored to my upgraded PDA an older extended Rom version?
How can I check it for sure? Which programmes changed version?
Thanks,
Chris
Can check your extrom version in system info in setting menu.
I haven't tried "restore after upgrade" option from SPB yet, because I have litltle knowledge about what is/isn't restored.
A nice tool I came across is ssnap.exe :
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/ssnap.shtml
it takes a snapshot of the registry, all file dates/checksums, and romsections checksums and stores it in a file.
Together with examdiff http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff it is easy to see what has changed on your PPC.
I came across several solutions. All of them install on the desktop and on the movile device but is there any single .exe file solution that I can put on the SD card and run from there without any installation needed? Something like the GHOST.EXE DOS utility from Norton Ghost which makes a binary image of the partition that can be restored later...
EDIT...
or another solution that i would think would be perfect is... starting the bootloader, and use a desktop pc tool, to leech an image of the mobile device... or to replace the rom with an earlier made backup image...
Sprite Back up allows you to create a self installing back up - well worth it, the HTC Artemis came with this program as part of the package, it is available for purchase - Mike
Ref: Easy backing up utility.....
I personally use SPB backup - has worked 100% EVERYTIME and it will let me either make a complete backup or just the info ie contacts & emails if I want !!!
Hope that helps ...
peace
tli
thank you for your suggestions, i tested both already. as a third alternative there is the sunnysoft backup manager, it creates selfinstalling exe files as well.but the backups are bigger than e.g. sprite
sprite backup can do selfextracting backups to, look in the options (and switch to the advanced mode before)
Yes, for those of us updating to the latest version of the beta Mango, they told us over and over again to backup your backup. Well, make sure you do. When you uninstall the current zune client (to reinstall the new version, as instructed) it cleans out the folder that contains your backup.
I just kept the zune 4.8 beta installed.. but I made multiple backups anyway just to be safe
Where is the backup kept?
C:\Users\YOU \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update
If the worst case scenario happens and you lose all your backups, couldn't someone just reset their NoDo phone to stock, make a backup on the way to Mango, and then just share that backup with those that have their same device? Is a backup specific to a serial number or something?
I believe the backup is tied to the device. You'd need to flash back to a stock ROM.
oldpueblo said:
If the worst case scenario happens and you lose all your backups, couldn't someone just reset their NoDo phone to stock, make a backup on the way to Mango, and then just share that backup with those that have their same device? Is a backup specific to a serial number or something?
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yes, backups are coded to a single phone and encrypted, so you can not use another phone's backup files.
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I will borrow this thread...
Can I move a backup from one computer to another?
I just updated my phone at work and want my backup at home.
(not mango or developer-related, official update)
nizzon said:
I will borrow this thread...
Can I move a backup from one computer to another?
I just updated my phone at work and want my backup at home.
(not mango or developer-related, official update)
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I would think so, I don't it's locked to 1 device, but don't think it matter what PC it's on. I have uninstalled & re-installed Zune multiple times on my PC & my back-up has always worked. Granted it's the same PC, but just uninstalling & re-installing Zune could cause a conflict if that were the case.
So I backed up my original backup, and now I have another backup in my update folder which I can only assume is the backup from when I went from Mango beta to beta2. I assume I can just scrap that backup and copy my old backup back in when it's time to go to Mango RTM?
Isn't it enough to Backup the File in C:\PreMangoState?
Push.
Could you please answer my question?
for people just to copy and paste...
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update
Your backup from Zune is stored here, Not in "C:\PreMangoState" (that was done by some script that is floading around, it should be 1gb+ in size)
When you change Zune versions, it tends to overwrite this folder so when you make your backup, BACK IT UP!
Happend to me once, thank god I had an issue with my phone and have insurance !
DavidinCT said:
for people just to copy and paste...
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update
Your backup from Zune is stored here, Not in "C:\PreMangoState" (that was done by some script that is floading around, it should be 1gb+ in size)
When you change Zune versions, it tends to overwrite this folder so when you make your backup, BACK IT UP!
Happend to me once, thank god I had an issue with my phone and have insurance !
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Then I will get in double trouble (MANGOed my OMNIA 7 and my girlfriends HTC HD7)
In only have a backup of the PRE MANGO STATE Folder.
I did not backup my backup from ZUNE folder cause there was no word of that on any Site I read.
Example:
http://windowsphonehacker.com/articles/get_the_mango_update_now._without_being_a_developer.-06-30-11
(this was the method I used)
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/weve-updated-to-windows-phone-mango-so-can-you
DavidDC said:
Then I will get in double trouble (MANGOed my OMNIA 7 and my girlfriends HTC HD7)
In only have a backup of the PRE MANGO STATE Folder.
I did not backup my backup from ZUNE folder cause there was no word of that on any Site I read.
Example:
http://windowsphonehacker.com/articles/get_the_mango_update_now._without_being_a_developer.-06-30-11
(this was the method I used)
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/weve-updated-to-windows-phone-mango-so-can-you
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Pre-mango state might have it, but, the Microsoft way is in that folder. Check the folder size, if it's over a few gb, then you should be ok (WP7 with nothing install in it, is about 440mb as backup (I did a clean backup)).
I did that windowsphonehacker thing when I did it and my Premangostate was like 5kb, a xml file and the real files were all stored in the
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update
Good luck... If your missing it, just go to 7720 and prey they allow upgrades from that...or break it and do an insurance replacement
DavidDC:
You're probably ok as long as the file size is appropriately large. The cremangostate files should be a backup of the files created by Zune in the above mentioned "windows phone update" folder.
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HI
I'm facing follwing isssue.
I'm the owner of DVP,
I have last backup from August 2011
few weeks ago my phone was broken,
Dell repleaced this with a new one...
how to restore the backup on this new DELL ?
i tried simply copying backup to the restore point but no luck ...
zune can see the restore point but is unable to restore the data...
I have very important SMS messages in the backup which I need...
is there the option to load it or maybe the option to open the backup on PC ?
P
You can't restore a previous backup to a new phone; you can only restore it to the same hardware you backed up.
If you lose your phone or suffer hardware failure, all your SMS and app save data is gone; sorry. Crazily, device backup is a feature Microsoft believes isn't needed in WP7; if you diagree and feel your data is important to you, vote for the feature at WP7 User voice.
popi2003 said:
HI
I'm facing follwing isssue.
I'm the owner of DVP,
I have last backup from August 2011
few weeks ago my phone was broken,
Dell repleaced this with a new one...
how to restore the backup on this new DELL ?
i tried simply copying backup to the restore point but no luck ...
zune can see the restore point but is unable to restore the data...
I have very important SMS messages in the backup which I need...
is there the option to load it or maybe the option to open the backup on PC ?
P
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Unfortunately, if you performed the backup via Zune, the files are linked to the old device id... If I remember well, I read that they're encripted using this value,
so you can't restore them into another device...
Looking at what you wrote, I don't think you made a backup of your sms with the application you can find in this forum, and then saved them using something like WPV app data backup. In this last case you get back your sms...
Those Acer phone are usually pretty good, wanted to buy one of these too, but decided to go with another model instead. I think it's a very good buy at that price!
I had to have my note2 replaced I did a twrp backup placed it on new phone in the backup twrp folder but it is not recognized. Anyone have any possible solutions? Really all I'm after is game data that was backed up,and I'm not sure where to find that particular file in the backup thanks.
pretty sure u wouldnt wanna do a full nandroid restore of your partitions to another device... but as far as your game data goes.... you can use titanium backup to recover the apk and the game data by extracting from the nandroid backup file.
I've tried to do this before. It won't work.
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Hey buddy. New device just start fresh. Safest way...
Hey,
I was on the same boat as u. I got it to work. I can remember the specifics at the moment but gist of it is that twrp creates a specific backup folder unique to each device. Open up an file browser and navigate over to where u have your backup. If theyre o. Your sd card it should be TWRP > BACKUPS > (Here u should find 2 folders with a bunch of random letters and numbers)
Those 2 folders are your backup folders. One was from your old device and the other is the folder twrp created for your new device.
When u reeboot into recovery, twrp wont recognize the old backup folder since it was unique to your old phone.
Long story short. Lol. Just go into the old folder from the file browser and copy the backup to the new back up folder.
After that, delete the old backup folder. Your backup should then show up when you boot into recovery.
As for which is the old and which is the new folder. My best bet is tbat the new folder is empty and the old folder has your backup.
Hope that helps.
Let me know if you need more help.