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recovery over flashed rom....

flashing a rom on my evo was very successful. My issue was restoring my contacts and apps so i thought i had to recover them. FAIL! So i guess it put the stock rom on top of the flashed rom. Yes, FAIL again, i know. So the phone was running slow as ****. I backed up alllll my apps again on titanium and my contacts. My question is, how do i get my contacts and apps again? I know this is probably easy but im stressed and cant think right now. Worked 13 hours and thought i damaged my phone.

I have always just let Google sync my contacts so if I change devices I can just log into my Google account and they get transferred automatically. As for backing up apps I don't. I don't trust it. I like to start fresh everytime and install manually that way there is less of a chance of conflicts. If u have paid apps they always show back in the market.

yea all im worried about are the contacts....i have no prob downloading those few apps over...

For contacts using google sync, for app I just back up list of them using app list backup.

wow. so only 1 contact is showing up. does this mean i have to recover all my old stuff just to get the contacts

Were your contacts saved in your Gmail?

Also did u make a nandroid before changing roms and losing everything?

yes they were synched with the gmail.....im on the gmail now trying to figure something out but i dont see anything......and yes i backed up everything before i cleared the phone up

Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).

Hmm I would do a wipe then restore your nandroid backup you already have. Then make sure all your contacts are synchronized in your Google account. One thing i have always done is export contacts to a file and keep on pc just incase i lose them. After that do all your wipes and flash the rom of your choice.
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Beat me to it
erik077 said:
Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).
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erik077 said:
Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).
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for some reason its only synching 1 contact....i tried it like 3 times...

92bubble said:
for some reason its only synching 1 contact....i tried it like 3 times...
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Forget Sync now, looks like they are gone . Did you manually delete any of them while "cleaning" your phone?

I would suggest booting into recovery flashing CALKULINS_FORMAT_ALL.zip & reflashing your rom. Contacts should be synced with google otherwise try mybackup pro. For apps I always suggest Titanium Backup. With the amount if rom flashing I do I find the donated version worthwhile. Good luck!

Backups questions.

Is it possible to make GApps to restore & backup JUST the contacts? I don't wanna apps to be backed up, neither the settings.

Didn't get you on GApps. Contacts can simply be synced to your Google Account and be backed up there, or, if you rather want your contacts to be backed up locally, it can be done from within the Contacts App by opening it > Menu > Import / Export > Export to SD Card.

I just don't want it to restore my previous apps, as it's not fresh enough for me for a new rom.

[Q] Sms Contact Backup

Hello
So i have finally decided to try out custom roms . But i need a way to migrate my sms, contacts and calender to the new rom without any compatibility issue
i know that google has contact calendar sync but i am guessing their are better ways to migrate all of them including sms at once
is their Any free app that can make this happen
thanks

not exactly sure what you mean by "sms contacts calendar" but here's what I do. My Contacts and Calendar are synced to my google account so as soon as I sign in on a new rom those are automatically synced up. As far as my actual sms messages I use a free app called "SMS Backup" that stores them as xml on the sdcard. So just install the app on the rom and then restore.
Hope that helps.

thanks for the reply and sorry for the confusion, have edited the post . i am looking for an all in one app that can do all the the three task at once. i have seen some backup application but they also backup settings and other things. i think that will create compatibility issue

SMS - "SMS Backup & Restore" from the market
Contacts - People App > Menu > Export > Export To SD Card
Calendar - Sync with Google

My Backup Pro can backup and restore selected items. All you need is to tick the box before SMS, MMS, Contacts and Calendar when performing a backup and then do the same when restoring. I think that would be your one-click app you are looking for.

Titanium Backup (Help)

Wat all thing can b backed up with Titanium back up...
I need back up for SMS, Contacts, Call log

Titanium backup can backup apps wi-fi access points etc....
For SMS use SMS Backup and Restore.
And backup your contacts on your google account

Wat abt calander entries...?

That'll come under system data in titanium backup. Specifically, I'm not completely sure but there are two system apps, calendar and calendar storage. Together they should backup your calendar data.
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If you make contacts and calender events under the google account..........they are automatically backed up...........you can look and edit them by opening GMail on your computer

backup / restore / contacts

I backup all my contacts with Go Contacts backup menu
But i have a few contacts with different ringtons, and after the restore, i have to se up again the ringtones for those contacts.
Is there a way to backup the contacts with the ringtones i assigned ?
Thank you