Hi i have a rom runnymede aio 6.0.4 to be exact and im wondering if i change sd cards what will happen and what would i have to do.
Please note i have ext 4 partition 1gb
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Nandroid backup.
Copy all fat32 to pc (including hidden files)
partition new card.
Copy from pc back to fat32,
nandroid restore.
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Titanium Backup
A great way to do this is to use titanium backup. You'll need root to use it though. Look for it in the market.
Install;
Backup to sd card.
copy everything to a computer including hidden files.
copy again just in case.
put the old sd card in a safe place.
copy everything to the new card.
insert the card into the phone
turn the phone on.
if anything is missing,
batch restore in titanium backup.
cduru336 said:
A great way to do this is to use titanium backup. You'll need root to use it though. Look for it in the market.
Install;
Backup to sd card.
copy everything to a computer including hidden files.
copy again just in case.
put the old sd card in a safe place.
copy everything to the new card.
insert the card into the phone
turn the phone on.
if anything is missing,
batch restore in titanium backup.
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Everything will be missing as the ext that symlinks all the apps will be empty. With some a2sd+ scripts, the.phone won't even boot if this is the case.
Then you get these huge sense roms that shift part of system to ext. There is no way titanium could fix that
The method I mentioned is tried and tested as the best, most consistent and completest way to do this with an ext partition
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Since you obviously don't know how to, I suggest opening a new thread on it, like the op here did.
No seriously, create new thread button should be disabled for n00ns.
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So I have created 2 nandroid backups, and a titanium backup, and now my SD card has no more room on it. I used SwifTP to copy the backups onto my computer. Just to be sure, so I dont F anything up: Is it ok to delete the OLD nandroid backup file? If so, can I do this just by selecting it in Astro, and hitting delete?
Yes, you can delete from Astro if you are 100% certain you are in the right file path, and have the correct file.
You can also delete it from within ROM Manager in the manage/restore backups section - long press what you want to delete, follow prompts.
Unrelated but useful:
A good practice is to every so often copy your SD card contents to your PC so you'll have them, just in case. Maybe every other week or something like that. Why? SD cards do & will fail, and when yours does, you'll have a semi-recent backup of the card.
A full or nearly full SD may make it wonky when you flash a ROM, so maybe consider taking some things off the SD if you can, so the flashing has room to stretch out.
The path is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2011-01-....yada yada date and time of backup
Thanks for the advice about the full card, I didnt know that.
What I usually do since I still have the OEM card is just leave one backup in there and save the rest to my PC. I then delete them off the SD card to save room. If I ever need to go back to other backups, I can just pull it off my PC without having them all cluttering up my SD card.
You can use rom manager to delete your unneeded backups also
hEaTLoE said:
What I usually do since I still have the OEM card is just leave one backup in there and save the rest to my PC. I then delete them off the SD card to save room. If I ever need to go back to other backups, I can just pull it off my PC without having them all cluttering up my SD card.
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That's pretty much what I do. Then I looked in my Nandroid folder on my computer... it was 30+ GB! Figured I really only need the last few or so. Im always going through and cleaning out my SD card. Between all the roms and apps, lots of junk can be collected.
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Wow, only 9.25gb here!
+1 for using Rom Manager
bomber889 said:
You can use rom manager to delete your unneeded backups also
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This is the safest method, prevents you from accidentally deleting files from wrong directory. Plus, try to name your backups (NO SPACES!), it makes it all easier.
P.S: My Nandroid folder on my PC is 15GB, on my SD is 600MB (OEM 2GB Card)
Hi,
I havent seen this question asked already and it might be a dumb question but im going to buy a new SD card today to replace my original 2GB one from my Desire. And currently im running the Leedroid 3.3.3 ROM. When i get my new SD card, would i have to re-flash Leedroid onto my phone again. Or would i just have to partition the SD card and then everything should work as normal?
Thanks In Advance
reflash, because of a2sd
Would i have to do a full wipe and then flash? Or can i just flash it straight over the top of the original one?
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Also would i be able to do a nandroid backup to my SD card which i have now? And then when ive partitioned my new SD card. Put the nandroid backup files onto the 8GB card and then should it be able to bring everything backup again? Eg Leedroid and etc
Ravens97 said:
Also would i be able to do a nandroid backup to my SD card which i have now? And then when ive partitioned my new SD card. Put the nandroid backup files onto the 8GB card and then should it be able to bring everything backup again? Eg Leedroid and etc
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Yes you can do this. It will work as long as none of the files get corrupted.
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Okaay thanks, also i cant find my micro sd adapter at the moment. Is it possible if i did a nandroid backup to my 2GB card and then put the nandroid files onto my computers hard drive. And then put the 8GB card in the phone and transfer it onto the 8GB card. And then powered my phone down and then booted into recovery mode. Would i be able to restore by nandroid files from the SD?
Yes. As long as you put it in the exact same folder path. Just copy the entire clockworkmod folder instead of just the nandroid files.
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Do a nand backup of your current rom on your current sd card. Then partition your new SD card the same way you partitioned your original card. Maybe even increasing your EXT size if you want.
Now transfer all the files on your fat partition from old SD to the new. Make sure you copy the clockworkmod folder where the nand backup file was saved.
Put the new card on your phone and reboot to recovery and do a nand restore. That should do it.
If I missed out anything or something is not correct with what I said please correct me.
Good luck.
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stankyou said:
Do a nand backup of your current rom on your current sd card. Then partition your new SD card the same way you partitioned your original card. Maybe even increasing your EXT size if you want.
Now transfer all the files on your fat partition from old SD to the new. Make sure you copy the clockworkmod folder where the nand backup file was saved.
Put the new card on your phone and reboot to recovery and do a nand restore. That should do it.
If I missed out anything or something is not correct with what I said please correct me.
Good luck.
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I tried exactly what you said and it didn't work, i get stuck in a bootloop after doing the nandroid recovery on the new SD card. Thankfully everything works fine when i put the old SD card and do the same nandroid recovery. I don't know if this matters but im using LeeDrOiD 3.3.3 R5 and i installed his "Dalvik Cache to /sdext" file and when im in recovery mode i get messages saying "cant mount sdext".
Would be very thankful if anyone could help me out
I hate to pee on bonfires but I've had limited success with SD cards. Some seem to accept EXT, others don't. I even got a 16Gb card that turned out to be a 32Gb card but it won't accept the EXT. Some you win....
fahoom said:
I tried exactly what you said and it didn't work, i get stuck in a bootloop after doing the nandroid recovery on the new SD card. Thankfully everything works fine when i put the old SD card and do the same nandroid recovery. I don't know if this matters but im using LeeDrOiD 3.3.3 R5 and i installed his "Dalvik Cache to /sdext" file and when im in recovery mode i get messages saying "cant mount sdext".
Would be very thankful if anyone could help me out
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Try clearing dalvik cache after restoring nandroid.
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itachi1706 said:
Try clearing dalvik cache after restoring nandroid.
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I think I tried that too as well (Along with wipe cache partition), although i'm not sure if I did it before restoring or after restoring (i most likely did it both before and after), will try again and let you know.
I have a lot of random residual files from who knows where in my SD card, probably leftovers from unclean uninstalls. I just want to know what is the best way of determining which files are safe to delete, and what is the easiest way to delete like all the random junk on your SD card without having to go to rootexplorer and manually doing it yourself.
convolution said:
I have a lot of random residual files from who knows where in my SD card, probably leftovers from unclean uninstalls. I just want to know what is the best way of determining which files are safe to delete, and what is the easiest way to delete like all the random junk on your SD card without having to go to rootexplorer and manually doing it yourself.
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Well you can backup your main files from sd and then format your sd card
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evilcuber said:
Well you can backup your main files from sd and then format your sd card
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That's what I would do. take off your important files/photos/etc. and then format the SDcard.
evilcuber said:
Well you can backup your main files from sd and then format your sd card
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I third this option. My G2 came with a bunch of stuff on the SD card so when I rooted my phone I just copied everything on the SD card onto my computer and then formatted it and then let the phone create what it needed. If there was something the phone needed I just copied it from the backup onto the SD card.
Thanks, but how do I know what stuff to include back into the phone?
So, from my understanding:
Step 1: Drag everything from SD card to PC.
Step 2: Titanium backup?
Step 3: Reformat? (And how do I do that?)
Step 4: ? ? ?
Titanium Backup only backs up whats on the phones internal memory, not the SD card. So you can do that if you wish but I don't see how using it has any bearing on cleaning your SD card. If you have a SD card to USB adapter then use that to copy all your stuff off the SD card onto the computer then just format the SD card with your computer. If you don't have the adapter, then plug your phone into your computer and copy everything over. Then reboot into recovery and then format the SD card from there or you can do it from within Android by going to Settings -> Storage -> Erase SD card.
convolution said:
Thanks, but how do I know what stuff to include back into the phone?
So, from my understanding:
Step 1: Drag everything from SD card to PC.
Step 2: Titanium backup?
Step 3: Reformat? (And how do I do that?)
Step 4: ? ? ?
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Well...what files do you want to keep?
blackknightavalon said:
Well...what files do you want to keep?
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I just want my current apps and contacts to be saved.
I guess my question is, if I wipe out everything on my SD, will my apps still function and will my contacts still be there?
convolution said:
I just want my current apps and contacts to be saved.
I guess my question is, if I wipe out everything on my SD, will my apps still function and will my contacts still be there?
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Yes, as long as you back them up. Also you should backup your contacts to google. Its much easier
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evilcuber said:
Yes, as long as you back them up. Also you should backup your contacts to google. Its much easier
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Alright, thanks! Here goes nothing...
btw, how did you enjoy the 40 degree summer in Toronto?
I was in mississauga selling books door to door during that heatwave LOL
Wait, doesn't CWM save ur backups onto your SD?
convolution said:
Wait, doesn't CWM save ur backups onto your SD?
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yes but thats only for nandroid backups
so in order for me to keep my nandroid backup I would need to copy that folder into my newly wiped sd, and as for titanium backup, i should be good to go, cuz they are internal?
convolution said:
so in order for me to keep my nandroid backup I would need to copy that folder into my newly wiped sd, and as for titanium backup, i should be good to go, cuz they are internal?
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You should copy your nandroid backups to your computer before formatting, then copy them back afterwards if you will be needing to restore from them.
As far as Titanium Backup, they're by default backed up to the SDcard also, you should copy these over or sync it up to dropbox (via the app).
When I save a Titanium Backup.zip, is that backing everything including the programs and data NOT on the SD card? In otherwords, if I want to make a back up of just the sd card contents if I want to change/upgrade my card, do I just copy the entire sd card to my PC and after formatting the new card just copy everything back? If I use the Titanium Backup.zip won't that wipe over everything and not just the sd card right?
rando991 said:
When I save a Titanium Backup.zip, is that backing everything including the programs and data NOT on the SD card? In otherwords, if I want to make a back up of just the sd card contents if I want to change/upgrade my card, do I just copy the entire sd card to my PC and after formatting the new card just copy everything back? If I use the Titanium Backup.zip won't that wipe over everything and not just the sd card right?
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Are you talking about creating an 'update.zip' from Titanium Backup? Assuming this is what you're referring to, though I've never done it, I think all it does is enables you to install TB from CWM directly. I wish most ROMs would just include TB, but since not everyone uses it I understand why they don't.
I don't think this makes a backup of anything really, but I could be wrong. If you want to back everything up, that's where you can nandroid. If you want to backup everything on your SD card, then the steps you stated about copying to a PC are probably your best bet.
Just backup your sd card on a PC, format the new card in the phone (for best compatibility). Then restore everything back onto it from the PC.
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Yeah, it starts out as an "Update.zip" but I choose the "Titanium Backup.zip" option. Huh! I did't know that it was only making a backup of Titanium Backup.
rando991 said:
Yeah, it starts out as an "Update.zip" but I choose the "Titanium Backup.zip" option. Huh! I did't know that it was only making a backup of Titanium Backup.
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I'm not 100% on that, but based on what I read in that option, that's what it sounds like to me. The purpose would be a way for you to restore all your apps if you're lacking a data connection when you flash something new or wipe anything. Chances are slim, but I reckon they're there. If you don't have a data connection, there is no way to download TB and use it to restore anything else...
EDIT: I guess one way to find out would be to make that zip and see how big the file is. If it's only a few megs, then it's just TB. If it's more than that, like over 80ish, then you know it's quite a bit more than just the one app.
how i can move the apps that on the Old microSD to the new one ?
kingston951 said:
how i can move the apps that on the Old microSD to the new one ?
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The easiest n safest way for me..
1. Backup your old apps using titanium backups
2. Copy titanium backups folder from your old SD card to the new one..
3. Insert your new SD card to your phone, restore it using titanium back up.
4. done.
thnx
kingston951 said:
how i can move the apps that on the Old microSD to the new one ?
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Another good method is to create a backup folder on your PC and copy your old sdcard there. Then copy it back to the new card. This has the advantage of giving you a backup in case of failure of the sdcard or the Titanium Backup not restoring properly.
Of course, if you're really OCD like I am, you could do both!
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netizenmt said:
Another good method is to create a backup folder on your PC and copy your old sdcard there. Then copy it back to the new card. This has the advantage of giving you a backup in case of failure of the sdcard or the Titanium Backup not restoring properly.
Of course, if you're really OCD like I am, you could do both!
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first, i already backed up on my PC
second, i dont have titanuim backup (i cant install it)
kingston951 said:
first, i already backed up on my PC
second, i dont have titanuim backup (i cant install it)
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First, don't be a douchebag.
Second, delete useless apps.
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if i backup all my files on the new micro, its will save the apps on it ?
No, it will save the data on it (if present). You will have to reinstall your apps, or restore them using Titanium Backup, as mentioned before. You will need root access for the last one.
someone have "titanuimback" zip for cwm ?
I don't know if there's titanium backup .zip..
why u can't install titanium backup...?
Is your device already rooted..?
yes, but i cant install it, its says that i dont have enough memory.
but i have 90Mb free.
OMG
I just move the apps on SDcard to phone (by link2SD)
and then i tried to install titanuim backup and it worked.
i guess that its installing on SDcard.
bb, thnx for the helpers
I would use my external memory card reader that I use for my Mac and plug it into my eePC and the built in sd card reader. Then all I do is copy the files straight over to my new card no problem. If I didn't have that option then I might make a disk image of my current sd card and have my new card be restored from that image. That way I could be sure that the new card is EXACTLY the same as my old one. I've burned disk images like this so I can install Linux onto a computer and I don't see why it won't work for an sd card.
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