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Cyanogenmod restore data??

Is there anywayyyy to restore data from an ext4 backup on cyanogenmod??? I'm totally screwed if I do.. or is there anyway to return to my backup completely without using a computer?? The mtd thing messed me up cuz I didn't back up any of my contacts or anything I just did a nandroid backup thinking I could restore my data..
Or atleast someone help me restore my gmail account its not letting me connect but 3g is on and working it keeps saying unable to cnnct to server
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lilajrestnom said:
Is there anywayyyy to restore data from an ext4 backup on cyanogenmod??? I'm totally screwed if I do.. or is there anyway to return to my backup completely without using a computer?? The mtd thing messed me up cuz I didn't back up any of my contacts or anything I just did a nandroid backup thinking I could restore my data..
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Backing up contacts? Those should be with google good friend. If you're saving them to the phone instead of through Google, well, I don't know why you would do that.
Did you use Titanium Backup at all? That will probably help with apps and their corresponding data. And no, there is no way to get back to your old nandroid without a PC. You HAVE to use Odin to go back to EC05 and from there, after you one-click root, you should be able to restore your nandroid assuming you're still using the same version of CWM you made the backup with.

hayzooos said:
Backing up contacts? Those should be with google good friend. If you're saving them to the phone instead of through Google, well, I don't know why you would do that.
Did you use Titanium Backup at all? That will probably help with apps and their corresponding data. And no, there is no way to get back to your old nandroid without a PC. You HAVE to use Odin to go back to EC05 and from there, after you one-click root, you should be able to restore your nandroid assuming you're still using the same version of CWM you made the backup with.
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Thanks for the reply but no unfortunatley I didn't use tb I thought the nandroid was good enough
But anyway do u know why my google accnt won't sign in? It doesn't give me the option to actually choose "google account" like what I'm used to but when it says sing in with ur exchange accnt or whatever then it asks for basically everything again and it says unable to connect to server
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lilajrestnom said:
Thanks for the reply but no unfortunatley I didn't use tb I thought the nandroid was good enough
But anyway do u know why my google accnt won't sign in? It doesn't give me the option to actually choose "google account" like what I'm used to but when it says sing in with ur exchange accnt or whatever then it asks for basically everything again and it says unable to connect to server
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If you are using the EpicMTD CM 7.2.0 RC0 Rom, I had the same problem. You need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20784134&postcount=1
Scroll down till you see GAPPS and download that zip file and flash it in CWM.

Stoutimous said:
If you are using the EpicMTD CM 7.2.0 RC0 Rom, I had the same problem. You need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20784134&postcount=1
Scroll down till you see GAPPS and download that zip file and flash it in CWM.
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Thanks that worked for me =)
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Just one more question about this rom
To get a theme I just download any regular theme from the "themes" forums? Or is there a specific place to get themes for this rom?
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lilajrestnom said:
Just one more question about this rom
To get a theme I just download any regular theme from the "themes" forums? Or is there a specific place to get themes for this rom?
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Go to the market and search CM7 themes. There are tons!
Just install one and then go into theme chooser and apply it! Simple as that!

darkierawr said:
Go to the market and search CM7 themes. There are tons!
Just install one and then go into theme chooser and apply it! Simple as that!
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Oh.. thankss lol I thought that they were the regular themes that r for other roms too but I didn't think it was that simple lol thanks
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[Q] Will flashing a new ROM wipe my external micro sd card?

Hey guys, I was thinking about flashing a new ROM via CWM and I've been looking at alot of videos and tutorials online, and they all say, that when you install the new ROM you must "factory data reset" your phone from CWM. So my question is, what will that erase? Will it erase anything on my SD Card? And what programs should I use to backup my stuff, in case it does get deleted?

exdeay-dev said:
Hey guys, I was thinking about flashing a new ROM via CWM and I've been looking at alot of videos and tutorials online, and they all say, that when you install the new ROM you must "factory data reset" your phone from CWM. So my question is, what will that erase? Will it erase anything on my SD Card? And what programs should I use to backup my stuff, in case it does get deleted?
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when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.

k786 said:
when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.
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Thank you very much!!! But then how do I get them all back after I flash my new ROM?

exdeay-dev said:
Thank you very much!!! But then how do I get them all back after I flash my new ROM?
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once you back up your stuff. install titanium back or rom toolbox (whichever you used) from play store and select the restore option.
Edit- read this link for more detailed instructions..google is your best friend if you are not sure about something
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...-backup-restore-apps-system-data-new-rom.html

Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
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exdeay-dev said:
Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
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yes it will backup the whole system (apps,music,contacts,etc)..read the link i posted in the post above yours

Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.

exdeay-dev said:
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
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one last advice before you flash read ALL the instruction 2-3 times and ONLY flash when you understand them completely. follow that advice and hopefully you will never brick or harm your phone. good luck

Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.

exdeay-dev said:
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
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no problem. if you need help with anything else just PM me..if i can help with it i definitely will

Oh, and one more thing, how do you get it to show all the stuff you have when you post? Like yours. Is that just a signature?

exdeay-dev said:
Oh, and one more thing, how do you get it to show all the stuff you have when you post? Like yours. Is that just a signature?
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yes it is a sig. you can set it in user cp

Ok, thank you again, haha I can't thank you enough times

Khizar said:
when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.
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Titanium backup only does your apps and app data......I recommend Easy Backup cuz that will get your SMS, MMS, Contacts, Calender, call log and even your apps

exdeay-dev said:
Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
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For photos, i recommend using G-Photos Sync feature. for apps, titanium backup, for contacts (the best you can do is export them to a vcf file transfer it to your pc then import from vcf file)
(For music i contain all the sound files on the ext-sd since factory reset doesn't touch ext-sd).
But if you have lost any of your important files, your best chance of getting them back is using hiren's boot on your pc with the undeleter tools.

Restoring data after "soft" brick?

I attempted to flash the 15Toggles/CRT mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774717) and now my phone stays on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" boot screen. I tried flashing the "restore" zip also included in that thread and it doesn't do anything. Now I've flashed various mods and what not without any problems before so lately I've gotten into a regretful habit of not backing up. I've learned my lesson from hereon out so please no lecturing, I'm just looking for some help.
Even though my phone is now "soft" bricked, I still went into CWM and did a complete backup ((I assume at this point CWM is the only way to back anything up). Now my question is once I have wiped everything and flashed the stock recovery, will I be able to restore my previous data separately from whatever system files caused the "soft" brick in the first place? Or am I pretty much SOL? Also, does app data include photos, voice recordings, wallpaper, etc. Or only settings for certain apps you've downloaded before?

Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
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00mred00 said:
Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
If you made a backup now its most likely useless,as the system is corrupt. In theory you just backed up that corrupt system
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00mred00 said:
Please dont use the term "brick" so lightly.
You have a soft brick.
If you made no backup in titanium or a nandroid,start from scratch
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Hopefully my edits are sufficient enough for your liking. However, it being a soft or hard brick is irrelevant to actual advice I was asking about. If you read it correctly, I made it clear that I made a backup in CWM (nandroid) after the soft brick and I was asking about restoring certain data.

aquariex24 said:
Hopefully my edits are sufficient enough for your liking. However, it being a soft or hard brick is irrelevant to actual advice I was asking about. If you read it correctly, I made it clear that I made a backup in CWM (nandroid) after the soft brick and I was asking about restoring certain data.
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Thought i made it clear that the backup you made is useless in that case. It looks like the app quoted me within my post.
Best of luck to ya tho. I dont stck around to help folks with your type of mentality
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You MAY be able to salvage.. I would try going into clockwork and wipe data cache dalvik.. flash the same ROM zip you were on before.. then advanced restore data from your cw backup you made.. see if it boots up..
My understanding is that it depends on what went wrong on your flash.. if it was the system or data partition that got corrupted.
If that doesn't work you'll have to wipe all three again.. flash the ROM zip and start over setting your stuff up. Go into the market on your now cleanly flashed phone and go into my apps. Then start downloading your stuff.
Presuming you are rooted, I would recommend grabbing titanium backup and running the batch 'backup all user apps' on a regular basis.. that way if this happens again you won't loose your app data.
And of course.. make a nandroid next time prior to flashing.. if you are on the lazier side.. use ROM manager as you can tell it to do a backup then flash and reboot with 'one-click'
Good luck
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DrKaotica said:
You MAY be able to salvage.. I would try going into clockwork and wipe data cache dalvik.. flash the same ROM zip you were on before.. then advanced restore data from your cw backup you made.. see if it boots up..
My understanding is that it depends on what went wrong on your flash.. if it was the system or data partition that got corrupted.
If that doesn't work you'll have to wipe all three again.. flash the ROM zip and start over setting your stuff up. Go into the market on your now cleanly flashed phone and go into my apps. Then start downloading your stuff.
Presuming you are rooted, I would recommend grabbing titanium backup and running the batch 'backup all user apps' on a regular basis.. that way if this happens again you won't loose your app data.
And of course.. make a nandroid next time prior to flashing.. if you are on the lazier side.. use ROM manager as you can tell it to do a backup then flash and reboot with 'one-click'
Good luck
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Thank you very much for the thorough and helpful reply. I actually am rooted using the stock ROM. The zip I flashed was for the original out-of-box ROM, something like "L710VPALEN." And from there I flashed the updates for the phone to bring it to the current LG8 firmware version. Would your method just require me to flash the "L710VPALEN" zip again, update it to LG8, and then attempt the advanced restore using CWM? Thanks again.

Yeah that's what I would try first.. flash the same zips you used to bring yourself to stock lg8..
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aquariex24 said:
I attempted to flash the 15Toggles/CRT mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774717) and now my phone stays on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" boot screen. I tried flashing the "restore" zip also included in that thread and it doesn't do anything. Now I've flashed various mods and what not without any problems before so lately I've gotten into a regretful habit of not backing up. I've learned my lesson from hereon out so please no lecturing, I'm just looking for some help.
Even though my phone is now "soft" bricked, I still went into CWM and did a complete backup ((I assume at this point CWM is the only way to back anything up). Now my question is once I have wiped everything and flashed the stock recovery, will I be able to restore my previous data separately from whatever system files caused the "soft" brick in the first place? Or am I pretty much SOL? Also, does app data include photos, voice recordings, wallpaper, etc. Or only settings for certain apps you've downloaded before?
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From wat i am gathering, u nandroided after the soft brick... u can try an advanced restore and pick just the data partiton. Are u restoring data to the exact same rom u backed it up from? If u r then the restored data should play nice with the system... however its not gauranteed... As far as wat data includes... it should basically put ur app back to the way it was when u last had it open on ur phone. this is how titanium does it nd i presume nadroid is the same but someone correct me otherwise. Worst case it doesn't work u have to just re-install all ur apps from scratch. Personally i use titanium to do my backups. Set it to auto back up apps nd data nd ur good. Hopefully this helps.

DrKaotica said:
Yeah that's what I would try first.. flash the same zips you used to bring yourself to stock lg8..
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I did exactly what you said and it worked perfectly! Everything is back to how it was before I bricked the phone. Thanks a lot man! Now off to go set up some automatic backups!
Visionikz03 said:
From wat i am gathering, u nandroided after the soft brick... u can try an advanced restore and pick just the data partiton. Are u restoring data to the exact same rom u backed it up from? If u r then the restored data should play nice with the system... however its not gauranteed... As far as wat data includes... it should basically put ur app back to the way it was when u last had it open on ur phone. this is how titanium does it nd i presume nadroid is the same but someone correct me otherwise. Worst case it doesn't work u have to just re-install all ur apps from scratch. Personally i use titanium to do my backups. Set it to auto back up apps nd data nd ur good. Hopefully this helps.
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I did what DrKaotica suggested, re-flashed the stock ROM then updated it to LG8, re-rooted, and then used advanced restore in CWM and chose "data restore." I'm going to TB to do what you said and set it for auto back ups. Thanks for helping out kind sir.

Nice I'm glad that worked.
Make a titanium backup widget for the action 'backup all user apps'.. and touch it from time to time:thumbup:
I don't know that you can schedule automatic app back ups with tb unless you get the pro version so this widget is an easy way to do it frequently with minimal effort
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Nandroid Backup

Hi everyone,
I'm having issues with Nandroid backup and restore.
After flashing ARHD 17.1 from 17.0 without wiping, everytime I make a backup it says that there was an error backing up /system and when I you try to restore it, it says MD5 mismatch.
The latest backup that I was able to use was using the backup before I flashed 17.1.
Is there any way I could fix this without wiping? I'm on a vacation right now and don't have a computer handy.
Hope you can help me out! Thanks and advance happy new year!
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Its always advisable to wipe data and cache b4 flashing the old backup or a new rom...its always good and prevents many issues...!!
U need a computer to solve the md5 sum mismatch error....after that if your backup is genuine (without problems) then it ll surely work..just some commands to execute...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140
Scroll through the first post and you will find the proper commands..!!
Cheers..!!

Thanks! Will try that when I return home from vacation.
I just read from the ARHD forum that you can flash without wiping if coming from another version.
How about my apps and their data? I not really sure if everything's backed up. How can I make sure?
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jabr0ni said:
Thanks! Will try that when I return home from vacation.
I just read from the ARHD forum that you can flash without wiping if coming from another version.
How about my apps and their data? I not really sure if everything's backed up. How can I make sure?
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You can backup the apps and their data by using titanium backup from the playstore..! i guess thats your best bet as you dont have computer handy...!! make backup by titanium backup and then upload the backup to some good cloud sharing sites and when your problem gets solved you can restore that backup..!!
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jabr0ni said:
After flashing ARHD 17.1 from 17.0 without wiping, everytime I make a backup it says that there was an error backing up /system and when I you try to restore it, it says MD5 mismatch.
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Hmm, if you rename the backup with spaces, you'll get an md5 mismatch during restore, but no idea why you get one during backup.

BenPope said:
Hmm, if you rename the backup with spaces, you'll get an md5 mismatch during restore, but no idea why you get one during backup.
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That's what have heppened to me, MD5 mismatch, but after removing spaces from the name of the backup I was able to restore it.

Where does Nandroid save the backups? I might have to check.
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
Hope you can help me out.
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jabr0ni said:
Where does Nandroid save the backups? I might have to check.
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
Hope you can help me out.
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The backup location is: sd card/clockworkmod/backup
As for titanius, I don't use it before, sorry

jabr0ni said:
Also, how do I use titanium backup? I don't know what option to select.
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Just go to backup/restore (middle tab)
Then tap on the icon in upper right-hand corner, then you can select e.g. backup all user apps + system data.
Restore in the same manner. :good:

Thanks! So that's how you back things up! I was just running the 2 items under schedule and I'm not sure if that's it.
Thanks again and happy new year!
Cheers!
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Need urgent help with restoring nandroid backup

Hi, so i installed the latest version of liquid smooth and i did not like it. I had made a nandroid backup before i installed. When i go into CWM i cant restore it? it says file not found??
For some reason when i restored all my apps using titanium backup. Tons of stuff stopped working (got a load of popups saying things werent working). I cannot access my phone on my computer it says hardware id missing. So i cant copy the nandroid backup onto my phone !! I need help please
I am freaking out. I just want to go back to 4.1 with all my settings and apps. please help me

Were you coming from a stock based ROM? A little more info would be helpful.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Were you coming from a stock based ROM? A little more info would be helpful.
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Yes i was on rooted stock based ROM.
Update: i managed to restore my nandroid through ROM manager. but after i reboot i still get a million messages saying email, messaging, and other apps still not working !
my usb connection is still not working ! nothing shows up on computer
whats really weird is i can connect via PTP and my phone and all the files show up. but i cant via MTP

seifer699 said:
Yes i was on rooted stock based ROM.
Update: i managed to restore my nandroid through ROM manager. but after i reboot i still get a million messages saying email, messaging, apps are not working !
my usb connection is still not working !
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Ok. good to hear. However I would not recommend restoring nandroids through any app. You should always do your backups/restore through your actual recovery. As far as your FC issues go, it sounds like you restored some incompatible app and/or system data through TB.. You need to be careful restoring specific data through TB when jumping between TW and AOSP ROMs.
Try clearing your cache and/or data through settings for any app giving you issues before attempting anything else.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Ok. good to hear. However I would not recommend restoring nandroids through any app. You should always do your backups/restore through your actual recovery. As far as your FC issues go, it sounds like you restored some incompatible app and/or system data through TB.. You need to be careful restoring specific data through TB when jumping between TW and AOSP ROMs.
Try clearing your cache and/or data through settings for any app giving you issues before attempting anything else.
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Thanks for the advice.
I wasnt able to restore from recovery that is why i had to resort to rom manager.
The main problem i seem to have now is not being able to connect to my computer via MTP....
Any suggestions on how to fix this? everything else seems to be working (apps, email, messaging) accordingly except usb.
Also i noticed that a folder called "0" has been created on my phone and it is a exact copy of all my folders. Can this be deleted?

seifer699 said:
Hi, so i installed the latest version of liquid smooth and i did not like it. I had made a nandroid backup before i installed. When i go into CWM i cant restore it? it says file not found??
For some reason when i restored all my apps using titanium backup. Tons of stuff stopped working (got a load of popups saying things werent working). I cannot access my phone on my computer it says hardware id missing. So i cant copy the nandroid backup onto my phone !! I need help please
I am freaking out. I just want to go back to 4.1 with all my settings and apps. please help me
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It happen to me sometimes when I connect phone to PC it said hardware id missing. What I did is change to other USB port on PC sometimes it help bit sometimes not so I restart PC and reboot the phone. After start up I plug the USB most of the time it solve my problem.
When you use CWM to back restore back, make sure that CWM is the one you use to backup prior flashing custom rom. It happen as well to me after update to the latest CWM I can't restore it said file not found. When I odin back CWM to the one I used when I backup my nandroid, it works.

seifer699 said:
Thanks for the advice.
I wasnt able to restore from recovery that is why i had to resort to rom manager.
The main problem i seem to have now is not being able to connect to my computer via MTP....
Any suggestions on how to fix this? everything else seems to be working (apps, email, messaging) accordingly except usb.
Also i noticed that a folder called "0" has been created on my phone and it is a exact copy of all my folders. Can this be deleted?
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You might wanna try different usb cables (prefer blackberry), different usb ports, and/or reinstalling the drivers. If none of this helps try the same troubleshooting steps on a different pc. That will tell you if it is indeed the phone or your pc.
A "0" folder was created as a second sd partition because you had flashed an AOSP ROM. That is your internal sd card so if you're on AOSP you don't wanna delete that folder. If you're on TW, which I can assume you already are, you can delete "0" but only AFTER you've transferred all your important content from the "0" folder back into their originating folders, or wherever you want them to be, on the root of your internal sd card. Otherwise, you will lose all your content.
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