Is it possible to rename ClockworkMod Recovery backups to help better identify what specifically they are without corrupting the backup itself? Does anyone have any experience at doing this successfully?
acme anvil said:
Is it possible to rename ClockworkMod Recovery backups to help better identify what specifically they are without corrupting the backup itself? Does anyone have any experience at doing this successfully?
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yes it is possible by using a file explorer and going into the folder of clockwork and going in to back and changing the name of it. i do it all the time to help me
I havent used clockwork in quite some time but I know you can use ROM Manager to backup and name them whatever you want. You could also rename them after backing up manually and then doing this to get rid of the md5 error http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976453
I believe that things have changed in clockwork though so Im not sure if the above method still works.
yea im on the latest 6.0.1.2 cwm and i've renamed the backup folder (the timestamped one in backup/) and restored from it successfully. just don't use spaces, im not sure if cwm supports folders with spaces
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I have saved TWRP backup folder to my SD Card....But when i look in that folder their is TWO backup folders with idential backup files....Question....should it be like that ...
I flashed CWM first then TWRP then CWM Then TWRP.....thought all along neither would work but user error all along.....long story short i am now using TWRP but should there be TWO Backup folders within the TWRP Folder..????????
rockinandroid said:
I have saved TWRP backup folder to my SD Card....But when i look in that folder their is TWO backup folders with idential backup files....Question....should it be like that ...
I flashed CWM first then TWRP then CWM Then TWRP.....thought all along neither would work but user error all along.....long story short i am now using TWRP but should there be TWO Backup folders within the TWRP Folder..????????
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if you flashed Twrp twice, you probably ended getting a back up folder with each flash - if you have done a nandroid already, my guess is it will be in the file that is the most recently flashed one - you could probably delete the other one.
GOod Luck
mocsab said:
if you flashed Twrp twice, you probably ended getting a back up folder with each flash - if you have done a nandroid already, my guess is it will be in the file that is the most recently flashed one - you could probably delete the other one.
GOod Luck
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Thats just it...I did an nandroid backup and both folders have same date and time....they are exactly identical folders and files with same dates and times......
Pls help.
I recently backup my Gnex using Touch CWM before flashing custom kernel. The backup process is successful, but when I tried to restore it, it said MD5sum missmatch. What does it mean and any idea how to solve it?
Thanks in advance.
here's another thread about the matter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835914
in short, if you have nandroid.md5 then the backup image is corrupt. if, however, you don't, the error you see is due to CWM not being able to find nandroid.md5, then you have to create it yourself as mentioned in the thread.
Woah. I had this problem too, but I didn't have to do any of that to resolve it.
One reason for MD5 mismatch is renaming of the backup folder - apparently you are allowed to append letters at the end of the folder name, but special characters, like space for instance, aren't allowed. (I might be wrong about exactly how you can modify - it depends on the CWM Touch version you're using).
I just removed the changes I'd made to the folder name (the format is yyyy-mm-dd.hh.mm.ss ), and rebooted - presto, CWM restore worked without any hitches
Hi all,
I have had my Note II for a day now and I love it but I seem to have an issue. I rooted and installed CWM 6.0.1.5 (modified version by Phil I believe) using Odin and I of course made a backup of my stock rooted ROM before I started flashing anything but when I tried to restore my Nand it says that it cant find the files and cant open the location. The CWM backup file IS there cause I can see it when I plug my phone into my computer but it wont restore and yes... I've tried EVERY restore option there is in CWM - Restore, Advanced Restore, Restore from External, Advanced Restore from External, so on and so on...
Can anyone tell my why I cant restore my Nandroid? This concerns me as well should I ever need to restore my backed up EFS as again, it just wont restore anything from CWM.
Anyone else with this issue or know what to do about it?
Also,
When I choose to flash anything from Internal SD it is now taking me to a list that shows /0, /obb and /legacy (or something like that) and then I have to choose /0 in order to gain access to my actual Internal files.
I actually have 2 of these sets of folders some how after flashing so now when I try and flash from Internal SD I have to choose /0 AND THEN ANOTHER /0 to access the internal card from CWM. This is quite weird and annoying to say the least. This behavior is also shown when searching my device using ANY file explorer and when I connect my phone to my computer as well - IE. I have all of these extra folders showing.
Can ANYONE explain why this is happening and how to avoid it if at all possible? Is this just something new in 4.2? I am currently running Jellybam 3.52 - 4.2.1 ROM.
Thanks,
Is your Nandroid backup from CWM or TWRP?
I've seen articles regarding the backup function of CWM, the backup files have to be in the following path on either the Internal or External SD Card. I'll use the below path as an example for an external SD card.
externalsdcard/clockworkmod/backup/[What ever you want the backup to be]
When you use the restore function from CWM and navigate to Restore from External/Internal SD Card. It should come up with the name of the folder you chose in [What ever you want the backup to be] and be able to restore your Nandroid backup.
Jonnit said:
Is your Nandroid backup from CWM or TWRP?
I've seen articles regarding the backup function of CWM, the backup files have to be in the following path on either the Internal or External SD Card. I'll use the below path as an example for an external SD card.
externalsdcard/clockworkmod/backup/[What ever you want the backup to be]
When you use the restore function from CWM and navigate to Restore from External/Internal SD Card. It should come up with the name of the folder you chose in [What ever you want the backup to be] and be able to restore your Nandroid backup.
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My Nand is in CWM. I dont use TWRP.
As I said... My backup is on my internal sd card in the exact same format as you described but when I go to CWM and try to restore it first says "cannot open directory" and then immediately says "no files found"
Ive been using CWM since my original SGS and I have never seen this happen before. I can see it in my File Explorer, I can see it on my computer when I plug in the device but I cant get CWM to find the file to restore it.
Im about as confused as it gets...
Im testing something right now... I am making a new backup of my Jellybeer ROM to my External SD card to see what happens. IF it will find the files after its done I will advise but I still dont get why it wont restore from my internal card...?
*EDIT* So it seems to have backed up to the ext. sd card and I can see this file when I choose to restore from ext. sd but... it was the FASTEST backup Ive ever seen. It literally took like 45 seconds if that so I hope its a full back up!
IF my memory serves me correctly... When I backed up my stock ROM (my initial back up), I checked for the restore when it was done and it was there but then I flashed Hyperdroid and then I flashed PACman and then tried to restore my original Nand and it wouldn't let me so I wonder if I flash something else (which i don't want to do right now cause Jellybeer is serving me well at the moment) am I going to lose the ability to flash my Nand again?
Small bump...
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Small bump...
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Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
yiannisthegreek said:
Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
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Is there really no one who can help me with on this or give me some advice?
Md5 corrupted. ..
I.e your backup are corrupted.
Do factory reset then flash stock rom
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UtkarshGupta said:
Md5 corrupted. ..
I.e your backup are corrupted.
Do factory reset then flash stock rom
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Thanks for the reply but... What would cause this to happen? Did you read my post where I backed up to my external sd card? Like I said... The backup literally only took like 45 seconds to complete which is weird unto itself.
What will flashing a stock ROM do to fix this? And when you say "stock" do you mean like "stock - unrooted"?
did u install cm 10. just read it propyl with cm 10.1 ie jb 4.2 creates a 0 folder all ur files get put in there
put anither rom on card delete the 0 folder then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
every thing there you need to flash another rom or recovery
try chenglu recovery
dr ketan has done a very good usefull thread
hope it helps,,sounds like your backup is corrupt
sloppy1 said:
did u install cm 10. just read it propyl with cm 10.1 ie jb 4.2 creates a 0 folder all ur files get put in there
put anither rom on card delete the 0 folder then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
every thing there you need to flash another rom or recovery
try chenglu recovery
dr ketan has done a very good usefull thread
hope it helps,,sounds like your backup is corrupt
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Chenglu is the one I used when I rooted my device by using Dr. Ketans guide and now I cant get ANY of my NAND backups to restore...
With regard to the /0 file issue - Yes... I am running a 4.2.+ CM10.1 based ROM so I understand that it creates those /0 files but it just keeps on creating them after flashing anything new!!!
Your issue is related to the new JB 4.2 and multi-user feature. CWM cannot find backups since they are moved to a different folder
The day you need your backup, just install a JB 4.1.2, move your /0 folder to root of sdcard and run your nandroid
Phil3759 said:
Your issue is related to the new JB 4.2 and multi-user feature. CWM cannot find backups since they are moved to a different folder
The day you need your backup, just install a JB 4.1.2, move your /0 folder to root of sdcard and run your nandroid
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Hi Phil,
Thanks for the reply my friend! So...you're saying that IF and when I need to restore my nand that I will have to install a 4.1.2 ROM first and then follow your instructions to move the /0 folder to the root of my sd card (i assume by using a file explorer of some kind in the 4.1.2 ROM itself?) and then flash my nand? Is that correct? Should I keep just any old 4.1.2 ROM on my device at all times for this purpose?
If so then what if I have multiple /0 files created as I do now? Currently I have 2 /0 folders and this seems to grow as I flash anything new. Do I then move ALL of the /0 folders to the root of my sd card before I can restore my nandroid backup?
Also... Why was I not able to restore from my external sd card using the option in your recovery either? I made a simple backup of my current 4.2.+ ROM to my external card and when I tried to restore it last night to test it said MD5 mismatch. Is this related to the 4.2 ROM issue as well?
yiannisthegreek said:
Chenglu is the one I used when I rooted my device by using Dr. Ketans guide and now I cant get ANY of my NAND backups to restore...
With regard to the /0 file issue - Yes... I am running a 4.2.+ CM10.1 based ROM so I understand that it creates those /0 files but it just keeps on creating them after flashing anything new!!!
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delete 0 folder
flash cwm recovery with odin go into mounts
wipe caches and format system when done
power down then go into download mode
then flash stock img
that worked for me
sloppy1 said:
delete 0 folder
flash cwm recovery with odin go into mounts
wipe caches and format system when done
power down then go into download mode
then flash stock img
that worked for me
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Im sorry but I dont know if I understand you completely...
Flash CWM with odin and then go into mounts? Firstly, what version of CWM are you saying to flash and then I assume you mean once thats done that I should then boot into recovery and then go into mounts? And then wipe caches, format system?
Can you clarify?
yiannisthegreek said:
Im sorry but I dont know if I understand you completely...
Flash CWM with odin and then go into mounts? Firstly, what version of CWM are you saying to flash and then I assume you mean once thats done that I should then boot into recovery and then go into mounts? And then wipe caches, format system?
Can you clarify?
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re-dload chenglu recovery
when in recovery wipe data n dalvik then go into mounts then format system
then power down,
then download mode,
use odin to flash stock img
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try this 1st
connect fone to pc,
open up 0 folder inside 0 fokder will be clockwork folder, drag it to root of sd card,
try restore it from there that might work
sloppy1 said:
re-dload chenglu recovery
when in recovery wipe data n dalvik then go into mounts then format system
then power down,
then download mode,
use odin to flash stock img
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try this 1st
connect fone to pc,
open up 0 folder inside 0 fokder will be clockwork folder, drag it to root of sd card,
try restore it from there that might work
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What I did was... I flashed v6.0.2.7 via ODIN (which has 4.2.+ ROM support) and I am now FINALLY able to restore my Nand back ups!!! The only thing now is that I apparently have 3 /0 folders on my device and I REALLY just want to know how to get rid of the extra folders and to know how to keep them from being created altogether!!!
I have one that has ALL of the original .zip files, gapps, etc that I installed on my device, then I have one that has an efs backup on it somehow and has a couple of application folders in it and then I have one that is like stock.
Why are these being created and how can I get rid of them? This is driving me CRAZY!!!
I had the same issue this morning.
I fixed it by installing the aroma file manager addon in Phil's CWM recovery and using aroma to copy the clockworkmod folder out of the /0 folder and back to the root of the sd card.
Then when I went into backup and restore the backup was visible again.
Once you have a rom installed you shoudl just be able to plug in via usb and just browse the sd card on your computer to move everything back out of the /0 folder
yiannisthegreek said:
Ok so... NEW ISSUE!!!
I tried to restore the nand I made yesterday to my ext sd card (as I mentioned 2 posts back) and it said MD5 mismatch?! WTF?! How is that even possible? Can anyone please advise why my CWM is acting so weird?! Is there another version I can download perhaps? I am at a complete loss...
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You can install nandroid manager from playstore and you can fix nandroid md5 mismatch there or you can use terminal emulator to generate new md5 file in your nandroid (google it because i cant remember the command)
yiannisthegreek said:
Hi all,
I have had my Note II for a day now and I love it but I seem to have an issue. I rooted and installed CWM 6.0.1.5 (modified version by Phil I believe) using Odin and I of course made a backup of my stock rooted ROM before I started flashing anything but when I tried to restore my Nand it says that it cant find the files and cant open the location. The CWM backup file IS there cause I can see it when I plug my phone into my computer but it wont restore and yes... I've tried EVERY restore option there is in CWM - Restore, Advanced Restore, Restore from External, Advanced Restore from External, so on and so on...
Can anyone tell my why I cant restore my Nandroid? This concerns me as well should I ever need to restore my backed up EFS as again, it just wont restore anything from CWM.
Anyone else with this issue or know what to do about it?
Also,
When I choose to flash anything from Internal SD it is now taking me to a list that shows /0, /obb and /legacy (or something like that) and then I have to choose /0 in order to gain access to my actual Internal files.
I actually have 2 of these sets of folders some how after flashing so now when I try and flash from Internal SD I have to choose /0 AND THEN ANOTHER /0 to access the internal card from CWM. This is quite weird and annoying to say the least. This behavior is also shown when searching my device using ANY file explorer and when I connect my phone to my computer as well - IE. I have all of these extra folders showing.
Can ANYONE explain why this is happening and how to avoid it if at all possible? Is this just something new in 4.2? I am currently running Jellybam 3.52 - 4.2.1 ROM.
Thanks,
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Is that cwm recovery on sdcard??? Please move it on your ext card and recover .
Or you got an md5 mismatch ? Use mismatch fixer or see my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681072
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Hello,
I having been having some major problems the last 2 weeks with any and all backups i create of my phone. I have tried to make backups of various Roms using both Rom Manager and also directly by flashing into recovery (CWM touch). Each time the backup is successfully made, but then when i try to flash the backup i get errors saying "file not found". I lost my stock rooted backup, a backup of CM10, a backup of Liquid Smooth, and a backup of JellyBam. Does anyone have any idea why my backups don't seem to work? This is incredibly frustrating as I lose all of data and have no security blanket should something go wrong. Every time i flash a new Rom i wipe Dalvik, Cache, and factory reset/wipe.
Anyone have any idea what's going on with the backups?
what versions of android have you been flashing and are you sure your on the latest recovery?
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what versions of android have you been flashing and are you sure your on the latest recovery?
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Thanks for the reply. believe liquid smooth was version 4.2 and the jellbam was 4.1.2. My stock was either 4.1.1 or 4.1.2, whichever the last update went to. As far as CWM, I am on 6.0.2.3.
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Not sure if this is relevant in all this, but my Titanium Backup wasn't working on it's own either when I flashed any new Rom. It would not see any backups and I would have to go into the Preferences and scan for the folder that had backups in it as it did not automatically detect backups in whatever folder it defaults to. This is also a recent development.
Something Creative said:
Hello,
I having been having some major problems the last 2 weeks with any and all backups i create of my phone. I have tried to make backups of various Roms using both Rom Manager and also directly by flashing into recovery (CWM touch). Each time the backup is successfully made, but then when i try to flash the backup i get errors saying "file not found". I lost my stock rooted backup, a backup of CM10, a backup of Liquid Smooth, and a backup of JellyBam. Does anyone have any idea why my backups don't seem to work? This is incredibly frustrating as I lose all of data and have no security blanket should something go wrong. Every time i flash a new Rom i wipe Dalvik, Cache, and factory reset/wipe.
Anyone have any idea what's going on with the backups?
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I started several threads on this very issue....my backups also are not working - "file not found" You aren't alone, once more people start experiencing this I'm sure we will see an answer
jackryan57 said:
I started several threads on this very issue....my backups also are not working - "file not found" You aren't alone, once more people start experiencing this I'm sure we will see an answer
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I've tried searching and nothing relevant came up. Do you also have several folders that appear the same when you reboot into recovery? For example, I have a folder titled "0" that popped up around when the issue started. I have a CWM folder as a subfolder under "0" that appears to be identical to the CWM folder that is not in a subfolder. That's why i brought up the issue i am having with titanium backup, wondering if that has anything to do with anything.
I've tried flashing the backups from both the subfolder and the non-subfolder, and nothing seems to work. The only thing i can successfully do is do a complete wipe and reset and flash a new Rom from scratch off the zip.
If your flashing anything 4.2 related its highly recommended that you use twrp as your recovery because of how the files get condensed into that "0" folder.. Your probably going to have to hunt down your backups I'm sure they are somewhere in that 0 folder
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psycho2k9 said:
If your flashing anything 4.2 related its highly recommended that you use twrp as your recovery because of how the files get condensed into that "0" folder.. Your probably going to have to hunt down your backups I'm sure they are somewhere in that 0 folder
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I thought it might have to do with the folder issue, but i have tried flashing from the CWM, backup, and various other folders in both the "0" subfolder and the main folder. In both cases i get an error that say's file not found. That said, do you really think twrp would make a difference? I'm pretty new to android, so i'm not really familiar with it beyond knowing it's a recovery like cwm. I'd be willing to try it out if it wont jack up the little amount of cwm i do actually know and am familiar with. At least now i can flash a new Rom and start over with a titanium backup of files if shizz hits the fan.
The only thing I can think of is to copy and paste the clockworkmod folder from the 0 folder to the root folder and try the restore process from the root folder instead of the 0 sub folder. If that doesn't work I dunno bro
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The only thing I can think of is to copy and paste the clockworkmod folder from the 0 folder to the root folder and try the restore process from the root folder instead of the 0 sub folder. If that doesn't work I dunno bro
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I'll give it a shot even though I've tried loading from the folder directly already.
How would i move it? I've actually tried using file manager and it doesnt let me. It says it can't move the file, or any file actually, from the "0" subfolder.
so i made some serious progress. I used ES file explorer instead of file explorer and it let me move the file for CWM from the "0" subfolder to the main folder. It said that it was going to overwrite everything in the main folder with the subfolder stuff. I accepted and then i dirty flashed a backup of the same Rom (in case the file would not be found again) that had previously not worked.
It actually ended up working. I am afraid to try to flash a backup after completely wiping b/c i dont want to go through the crap of setting everything up again tonight, but i will give it a go tomorrow and report back. So for some reason, backups can't be flashed from CWM from the "0" subfolder, and they can't be flashed from the main folder, unless you move the files from the "0" subfolder to the main folder.
Hope that makes sense to anyone that may have this problem.
If you have the time and are by a computer you can also just move everything out of the 0 folder into the root folder and just get rid of the 0 folder altogether and start from scratch. I think it has something to do with cwm and how they recognize the file system. Like I said you should give twrp a try its very good.
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Hello,
I have a few questions about ClockworkMod Recovery.
When ClockworkMod Recovery creates backups, does it overwrite the previous backup or does it create a new one?
The name that that my backup had didn't follow any logical naming convention that I could recall. It is usually date/time or similar?
Is it possible to rename the backup to something more meaningful? I recently had to restore a backup when my phone was stuck on the samsung logo. If i have several backups, it could become potentially confusing.
Thank you in advance.
cynflux said:
Hello,
I have a few questions about ClockworkMod Recovery.
When ClockworkMod Recovery creates backups, does it overwrite the previous backup or does it create a new one?
The name that that my backup had didn't follow any logical naming convention that I could recall. It is usually date/time or similar?
Is it possible to rename the backup to something more meaningful? I recently had to restore a backup when my phone was stuck on the samsung logo. If i have several backups, it could become potentially confusing.
Thank you in advance.
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it creates a new file
it can't access the date and time so the filename isn't useful
you can use rom toolbox to create a backup with a specific name (it will boot to recovery, run the backup for the specified name and then reboot back to system) or run the normal backup in recovery and rename the backup file with a file explorer (ES or Root Explorer to name a few) after the backup and subsequent boot back to the system (just don't put spaces in the name)
Hope that helps