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Titanium Backup Pro Questions.....

I have been flashing roms & kernels for the past few years so I don't think I am a "noob". I am in no means a "know it all" either. I have been using Titanium Backup Pro to backup everything before flashing roms. It's great, but I still end up taking 20 minutes to restore everything back to normal. I have seen other posts about the correct way to backup/restore, but I never get a straight answer on the easiest/correct way. Do I let the market redownload my apps or do I let Titanium? Restore user data, system data? I hear about others restoring everything back to normal like email, texts, passwords etc. Please help.... Thanks
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Restoring user downloaded apps is fine, but restoring system data always monkeys everything up.
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I've always restored user apps through titanium, but as the guy above me stated hold off on the data. If need be, the apps where you really need the data do them one by one so you know which one fudges up your system, if any do.
Once I know I'm going to switch roms, I always back all user apps up, then after I load the rom I want, I go ahead and run titanium before the market loads anything. It just takes to long for the market to redownload everything, in most instances.
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Thanks guys!
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Yea titanium way faster than market attempting to re download plus it always misses some and your days gets congested from 50+ apps trying all install at once
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Do you run the batch operation?
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If you want.. you can look into Mybackup root/pro. I always use that to backup my data and apps. It's very straight forward. You can choose DATA and backup sms, mms, android home, settings, playlists etc... then use APP to backup APPS, or APPS +DATA. check it out.. but remember after each backup or restore, restart for best results.

mrbmg said:
I've always restored user apps through titanium, but as the guy above me stated hold off on the data. If need be, the apps where you really need the data do them one by one so you know which one fudges up your system, if any do.
Once I know I'm going to switch roms, I always back all user apps up, then after I load the rom I want, I go ahead and run titanium before the market loads anything. It just takes to long for the market to redownload everything, in most instances.
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How do you get ti backup on your phone after a new rom is installed, but without accessing the market? most roms dont come with it preinstalled.
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Most the time I go to the market and dl it... There were a few devs that did have it in the rom when I had my g2.
Just read that you posted without going to the market. When you buy the pro, its always for dl in the market, just the serial though. So you have to redownload the free version through the market. Don't think there is another way, that I know of.
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I will add, that mybackup is pretty cool. I'm not even rooted with a mytouch4gslide and you can still backup everything. With titanium, you have to be rooted.
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mrbmg said:
I will add, that mybackup is pretty cool. I'm not even rooted with a mytouch4gslide and you can still backup everything. With titanium, you have to be rooted.
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While I am a large fan of Titanium, I would have to think that not being rooted would restrict it's functionality quite a bit. Anyone care to comment?

jordanishere said:
How do you get ti backup on your phone after a new rom is installed, but without accessing the market? most roms dont come with it preinstalled.
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There is an option in Titanium Backup to create a Flashable Zip that you can install within Recovery. In Titanium Backup, Press MENU, then press MORE and it'll be on that list.

minotauri said:
There is an option in Titanium Backup to create a Flashable Zip that you can install within Recovery. In Titanium Backup, Press MENU, then press MORE and it'll be on that list.
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Huh very interesting. thanks for the tip.
Im guessing we should choose the edify scripting method. would you apply the .zip in the same manner as flashing a rom? via the "install zip from sd card" option?
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Different strokes...
Like I said in the OP, it seems that everyone has their own way of doing things on TB. Thanks for all of the great responses, keep them coming.....

jordanishere said:
Huh very interesting. thanks for the tip.
Im guessing we should choose the edify scripting method. would you apply the .zip in the same manner as flashing a rom? via the "install zip from sd card" option?
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yes choose edify, and apply as you would a rom.
good luck.

minotauri said:
yes choose edify, and apply as you would a rom.
good luck.
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Sweet. from now on i can be stingier with my data usage.
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This is the best way I restore after a wipe:
1. TI Pro for batch USER apps and data only -- do not use batch on system files
2. TI Pro for these system files: bookmarks, user dictionary, and wi-fi access points, only. I only use the "DATA Only" option in Ti Pro for these files.
3. I use from market, Call logs Backup & Restore to get my call logs back.
4. I always do a nandroid before flashing a new rom, and then use AppExtractor (free from market) to go to my nandroid to restore my SMS and MMSs. This works better than using TI Pro for sms and mms restore.
It sounds more complicated than it is. It actually is quite simple. I would simply stay away from using Ti Pro for restoring any system files if you can.

Does anyone sync with drop box after backing up through TB ? I attempted this and got about 80% before it says it fails. Any ideas?
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cmoRe-_- said:
Does anyone sync with drop box after backing up through TB ? I attempted this and got about 80% before it says it fails. Any ideas?
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Ehh... Never attempted due to my throttled data plan.
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[Q] help please?

How do I backup my paid apps downloaded from Google Play and then restore them when I do factory data reset?
And my phone is not rooted.
Ty

Do you want to restore data too or just the apps
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All your apps should be saved on your google account......

Usually Google play already save all your downloaded apps (paid/free) in your My Apps section (in PlayStore press Menu->My Apps). Another option is to get AppBak from Google play & use it to backup/restore ur apps
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johnzoids said:
Do you want to restore data too or just the apps
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just the apps since I've already used kies to backup the data, but maybe you know some program better than kies, if I'm right?
ash_c64 said:
All your apps should be saved on your google account......
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Please excuse me, since I'm new to android.
RaxToTheMax said:
Usually Google play already save all your downloaded apps (paid/free) in your My Apps section (in PlayStore press Menu->My Apps). Another option is to get AppBak from Google play & use it to backup/restore ur apps
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Really? Even those games that have game save?

Well I'm not sure it saves the app data too as AppBak only create a txt file with all the apps you have & their download link (from which it restores them).
If you want the data too then you should try Titanium Backup,I read it saves app data too,but its a lil complicated to use,u might want to check out tutorials for it
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RaxToTheMax said:
Well I'm not sure it saves the app data too as AppBak only create a txt file with all the apps you have & their download link (from which it restores them).
If you want the data too then you should try Titanium Backup,I read it saves app data too,but its a lil complicated to use,u might want to check out tutorials for it
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The problem is, Titanium backup requires Root

Online nandroid screwed me. Or did it? Help.

So I made a backup of my Aokp rom with a long times worth of tweaks and settings, with online nandroid. I flashed another rom and hated it, so I went to go restore my backup and it was nowhere to be found in CWM. Does anyone have any idea where it went? I couldn't find it in the backup folder and onandroid didn't make a folder in my SD
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randyhutton21 said:
So I made a backup of my Aokp rom with a long times worth of tweaks and settings, with online nandroid. I flashed another rom and hated it, so I went to go restore my backup and it was nowhere to be found in CWM. Does anyone have any idea where it went? I couldn't find it in the backup folder and onandroid didn't make a folder in my SD
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check the blobs folder

Don't seem to have one. I ran a search in my file manager and it didn't find anything. Would it be a sub folder in one of the other ones on the root of the SD?
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randyhutton21 said:
Don't seem to have one. I ran a search in my file manager and it didn't find anything. Would it be a sub folder in one of the other ones on the root of the SD?
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i stopped using cwm a while bac,k use twrp now much better imho. it should be in the internal sd card under cwm-backup-blobs.

Can you post the log file at /data/local/tmp/onandroid.log

Did you save the backup to the internal SD and accidentally wipe it while flashing the new ROM you didn't "care" for? Hate is such a strong word especially here..it comes down to user preference..no ROM.is a bad ROM really..its just what you want to get out of it.

One more reason for me to not use the online nandroids. Never liked the sound of if when it came out. Too many things can go wrong.
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[Q] Backing Up Applicatoin Data

Before installing the new update, I want to backup some application data. For example the Simpsons game. just copy the folder found in /data/data/(com.ea.simpsonsgamename(sp?)
Then after installing update, reinstalling game, just copy that folder back?

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Before installing the new update, I want to backup some application data. For example the Simpsons game. just copy the folder found in /data/data/(com.ea.simpsonsgamename(sp?)
Then after installing update, reinstalling game, just copy that folder back?
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I'd recommend Titanium Backup Pro. It's 5 bucks and you will find immense use for it. You just click Batch and it does all the work. You update and the restore and you will find this works with no headache or data loss.

You can use the free version of titanium backup, but you won't be able to batch restore.
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Forgot about that, D'oh! I have the paid version too.

Just be sure to restore app and app data only when changing roms. Restoring system data can cause issues.
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the free version of titanium allows batch instore but you have to individually click "install" when the application pops up. a little annoying if you have lots of apps but worth it if you dont wanna spend money

App extractor

I am looking for an app that will let me pull a system apk from a backup of my system using cwm. I have tried nandroid manager, app extractor, and a couple others that I don't remember the name of and none of them are working for me. Nandroid manager says that it successfully restored the app I wanted, but it didn't really do it. I have also tried titanium back up, and it's not restoring the app either. It's a system app if that makes any difference.
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sacnotsack said:
I am looking for an app that will let me pull a system apk from a backup of my system using cwm. I have tried nandroid manager, app extractor, and a couple others that I don't remember the name of and none of them are working for me. Nandroid manager says that it successfully restored the app I wanted, but it didn't really do it. I have also tried titanium back up, and it's not restoring the app either. It's a system app if that makes any difference.
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TB might do the trick for you. I just checked, and under the MENU
Then under special backup/restore
I know it works with twrp, Might work with CWM too. Never actually pulled one from there, but there is an option to grab the apk
Good Luck
edit: odd, searched with root explorer and was not able to find the apk i yanked from TB nandroid

carm01 said:
TB might do the trick for you. I just checked, and under the MENU
Then under special backup/restore
I know it works with twrp, Might work with CWM too. Never actually pulled one from there, but there is an option to grab the apk
Good Luck
edit: odd, searched with root explorer and was not able to find the apk i yanked from TB nandroid
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I've tried TB, both restoring the app and extracting the app from a backup. Neither worked. TB spent 30 minutes restoring this app before I canceled it.
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Ok so flashed back to my stock rooted backup and used the app Appwererabbit and it allowed me to make a copy of the apk that I wanted. The I flashed back to my current rom and tried installing it, but the install failed. I'm guessing because it was a system app. So I placed it in the system app folder and still nothing. Is there a way to install this without using a pc and pushing it with ADB?
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Anyway to install a system apk from another rom without using a pc and ADB? I have tried to restore a backup off the app with TB, but that was a no go.
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Download root browser, take a backup of the app,open root browser, locate the backup file move that backup file to system/app folder and change it's permissions to rw-r--r--. and then reboot. enjoy
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sukkukikku said:
Download root browser, take a backup of the app,open root browser, locate the backup file move that backup file to system/app folder and change it's permissions to rw-r--r--. and then reboot. enjoy
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I had the permissions set to rwxr--r--. After changing permissions to rw-r--r-- and rebooting, it's still not showing up I'm my app drawer or in installed apps under settings. I do have the app placed in the system/app folder along with all other system apps but still a no go. Thanks for the input though. Any other ideas?
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System app should be shown in app drawer.but you can't able to uninstall in from there.check whether you can. First take a backup
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sacnotsack said:
I had the permissions set to rwxr--r--. After changing permissions to rw-r--r-- and rebooting, it's still not showing up I'm my app drawer or in installed apps under settings. I do have the app placed in the system/app folder along with all other system apps but still a no go. Thanks for the input though. Any other ideas?
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Probably would help to know what app, also is it from the HTC One or another phone ?
And are you currently using a sense rom?

sacnotsack said:
I am looking for an app that will let me pull a system apk from a backup of my system using cwm. I have tried nandroid manager, app extractor, and a couple others that I don't remember the name of and none of them are working for me. Nandroid manager says that it successfully restored the app I wanted, but it didn't really do it. I have also tried titanium back up, and it's not restoring the app either. It's a system app if that makes any difference.
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try ninjamorph