I have CWM rogue recovery but I cannot figure out how to delete old backups, its taking up space on sd card, can someone help. Do I have to connect to my pC and do it manually, and if so where is the backup files where it would be stored.. thanks in advance.
johngope said:
I have CWM rogue recovery but I cannot figure out how to delete old backups, its taking up space on sd card, can someone help. Do I have to connect to my pC and do it manually, and if so where is the backup files where it would be stored.. thanks in advance.
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You need a file manager, like root explorer, es file manager, Astro, etc..
Go to sdcard/externalsd/clockworkmod/backup
they should be in there..
For me, in astro file manger they're in mnt/sdcard/external_sd/clockworkmod
You can delete them using any file manager or when connected to a pc
Edit: I don't usually erase mine, I transfer them to pc and label accordingly. I generally only keep 2 backups on my phone, my stock rooted setup and most recent setup
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I am trying to see if there exist a program for nandroid that allows you to navigate through and delete nandroid backups and such.
Root explorer?
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I dont know about an app that can do that but you can always plug your phone into a computer and manage the "nandroid" file on the SD card that way..
EDIT: If you've made the backups with ClockworkMod then you can manage them inside ROM manager...
The only way to do this from recovery, is to select the USB-MS toggle feature and delete the files from your SDCard folder under nandroid.
A nandroid is only a folder in a directory. So use what ever method you prefer to use when dealing with folders.
If you're asking maybe you should consider archiving them on a computer rather than deleting?
answer to the OP, yes its called a file browser.
estrongs, astro, root watever one u want to use.
Thank you
Now I feel ridiculous that I didn't know that. Oh well, I guess you never stop learning....
Once again, thank you all.
So I backed up my apps/apks using app backup and restore, i want to unlock and root but i want to save my apks. can I access them on my pc, I know I can with my droid X2, but i cant seem to find the sd card file on my computer to get the apks. any help is much appreciated.
xzombiex66 said:
So I backed up my apps/apks using app backup and restore, i want to unlock and root but i want to save my apks. can I access them on my pc, I know I can with my droid X2, but i cant seem to find the sd card file on my computer to get the apks. any help is much appreciated.
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Have you enabled mass storage? Then search for the files on your Sd card and transfer them.
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shockem said:
Have you enabled mass storage? Then search for the files on your Sd card and transfer them.
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i enabled mtp, but that doesnt do it.
I dont get why i cant see the sd card mnt file....if i bring the/mnt/sdcard file up in astro all my backed up apks are there but i don't see it when connected to my pc or my mac
Update...I got it i jus crerated a new file in astro under data and copied the apks to that file since i could see that one on my pc. so i got em done.
Hey guys,
I have used gnexus toolkit 'Boot to CWM Recovery without Permanently Flashing it' to start my gnexus, and made a nandroid backup, but i can't find the backup files in my clockwormod folder. When i Boot to CWM Recovery, there is a backup files in restore option, then where is the backup files?
Anyone can help me? I want to find the backup files.
Thanks.
At least in my Galaxy S2, the backups are kept in the microSD external_sd card, folder clockworkmod, subfolder backup
From this external microSD card, CWM is able to recognize every single backup I saved for restore..
post is right above me.
it is located in:
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup or
data/media/clockworkmod/backup
They should be recognized in recovery (under backup and restore option)
Are you browsing using an Android file manager or plugging the phone into a PC? I had a simular issue where CW backups weren't showing when connected to my computer, although they were there using ES File Explorer.
For me, they eventually appeared in "sdcard/clockwork/backup" while browsing the file system from my computer.
my problem
zaphodB0 said:
Are you browsing using an Android file manager or plugging the phone into a PC? I had a simular issue where CW backups weren't showing when connected to my computer, although they were there using ES File Explorer.
For me, they eventually appeared in "sdcard/clockwork/backup" while browsing the file system from my computer.
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what i have trouble with is when i copy the backups to that folder to then restore it nothing shows up in the recovery it says no files found and if i boot to android i can see the files clearly...
jzj2017980 said:
Hey guys,
I have used gnexus toolkit 'Boot to CWM Recovery without Permanently Flashing it' to start my gnexus, and made a nandroid backup, but i can't find the backup files in my clockwormod folder. When i Boot to CWM Recovery, there is a backup files in restore option, then where is the backup files?
Anyone can help me? I want to find the backup files.
Thanks.
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I cant find my backup files either they only appear on the device when in CWM. Im having low storage issues and I wanted to shift these to my computer. Ive tried both ASTRO and ES File explorers. Help please.
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I cant find my backup files either they only appear on the device when in CWM. Im having low storage issues and I wanted to shift these to my computer. Ive tried both ASTRO and ES File explorers. Help please.
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I used root explorer, I found my backups in data>media>clockworkmod....I then copied it to my sdcard, rebooted my phone then connected to pc and transferred it to my pc
I rooted my GN this morning, installed CM10.1, did a titanium backup, and then when I tried to copy the backup folder over to my computer, I couldn't find the titanium backup folder in windows explorer. I know that the folder should be in the root folder, but it is simply not showing up. I copied the titanium backup folder into the DCIM folder (on my device), and I was able to transfer that copy to my device, but I want to be able to see the original Titanium backup folder. Yes, hidden files/folders are enabled. Any advice?
Reboot device and try again. The device needs to do a media rescan to appear on your computer. It's happened to me lots of times before. Or use a media rescanning app. Look on Play Store.
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try renaming the folder to something else like Titanium Backup instead of TitaniumBackup
Simple, You kill the batman.
on another note, you need to use adb to pull it, or use NexusToolkit to pull files from it, then TitaniumBackup, location would be /sdcard/ and it will pull the contents of the folder. this is much more reliable as copying and pasting corrupts data.
Are you on the latest recoveries like twrp? If you are on an older one, when you flashed the cm10.1 the files stay on "/data/media" while your new sd location is "/data/media/0" try check there with a root browser or such..
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Ok so I just rooted my S3, 4.4.2 Boost Mobile phone. Worked fine. No problem rooting it. Made a backup using CWM and then I installed Philz recovery and also made another back up. In recovery it shows BOTH backups, and says they are located in
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
then in individually named folders of the backups.
HOWEVER, when I look using ES File Explorer, I only have the clockworkmod folder, and it does NOT contain any other folders, no "backup" folder at all.
Ok, so let me try the Aroma File manager. Same thing if I go to /sdcard/0/clockworkmod/ there are two very small files:
".last_install_path", and ".recovery_version".
HOWEVER, I am able to navagate to /sdcard/clockworkmod/ and THERE I find the backup folder with my two backups.
Why can I not find this folder from android? Even when I use STORAGE ANALYZER and tell it to look at the system parttions and even when I use ES FILE MANAGER and tell it to do an SD CARD ANALYSIS, it doesn't show these backups. So I have copied a backup to the download folder of the sdcard and am hoping to copy it over to my PC before flashing a new ROM.
NOTE: I do NOT have an external SD Card installed yet.
I just thought this is super strange. ?? Anyone have any idea? Thanks.
Now after booting into Android and looking into the folder I copied to /Download, the folder is empty.. !?!? I'm SO LOST right now....
It SHOWS that space is missing on my device so these files DO EXIST SOMEWHERE but SOMEHOW it's as if they are being hidden... is it knox???
Ok if I use "MY FILES" I can see the folder that I copied to /Download and the files in it, but NOT if I use ES File Manager, and NOT if I use Root Explorer. However even MY FILES still shows clockworkmod dir as empty!?
Ok so it turns out it has something to do with a permissions issue. Why is that? I run Storage Analyzer and when I try to click on the recoveries I copied to /Download it tells me that I don't have permission for that folder. Do I need to run some kind of FIX PERMISSIONS on this? Is there such a thing for the S3?
I found someone else talking about this same thing and looks like they solved it. here is the link:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-2012-rooting-roms-hacks/229739-where-my-rom-manager-backups-android-4-2-a.html