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CWM and Nandroid problems....Can't mount backup path????

I ran into problems trying to make a Nandroid backup.
Currently on CWM 5.5.0.4, Odin 3.04 and stock Rom.
I go into CWM recovery....
I select backup and restore....
I select backup....
Then I get "Can't mount backup path"
I hope I just forget something simple here.
If you guys could help, could you kinda try and make it in simple terms. I am really trying to learn this stuff, but I am just starting out, so sorry for the novice level guys.
I did try and google some info, but I feel even more confused now.
Any help would be great.....
thanks guys!!

Mcoupe said:
I ran into problems trying to make a Nandroid backup.
Currently on CWM 5.5.0.4, Odin 3.04 and stock Rom.
I go into CWM recovery....
I select backup and restore....
I select backup....
Then I get "Can't mount backup path"
I hope I just forget something simple here.
If you guys could help, could you kinda try and make it in simple terms. I am really trying to learn this stuff, but I am just starting out, so sorry for the novice level guys.
I did try and google some info, but I feel even more confused now.
Any help would be great.....
thanks guys!!
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Any help would be great. I would love to start swapping ROMs but can't until I make some sort of backup....correct?

Use this newer CWM Recovery
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16085428/CWM_TOUCH_7-12/recovery.tar.md5
You can flash it using Mobile Odin or Odin on your desktop.
You can find instructions on how to flash that here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769419
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fergie716 said:
Use this newer CWM Recovery
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16085428/CWM_TOUCH_7-12/recovery.tar.md5
You can flash it using Mobile Odin or Odin on your desktop.
You can find instructions on how to flash that here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769419
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Hay fergie716 any idea when we might see a update to 6.0.1.2?

Mcoupe said:
I ran into problems trying to make a Nandroid backup.
Currently on CWM 5.5.0.4, Odin 3.04 and stock Rom.
I go into CWM recovery....
I select backup and restore....
I select backup....
Then I get "Can't mount backup path"
I hope I just forget something simple here.
If you guys could help, could you kinda try and make it in simple terms. I am really trying to learn this stuff, but I am just starting out, so sorry for the novice level guys.
I did try and google some info, but I feel even more confused now.
Any help would be great.....
thanks guys!!
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Do u have a SD card in? If u dont u need to go down and select backup to internal memory. Its your SD card giving u problems unless u don't have one
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I can't find the option: "Back up to Internal Memory"
musclehead84 said:
Do u have a SD card in? If u dont u need to go down and select backup to internal memory. Its your SD card giving u problems unless u don't have one
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My ext card have 4.8gb free, Is it enough to back up?
And I can't find the option: "Back up to Internal Memory"

Just flash TWRP recovery by downloading goomanager from the play store.... it solved the problems I had with CWM
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updated?
Is there a new zip for CWM? I am on 5.5.0.4 and still seeing Can't Mount Backup Path.

Devtodi said:
Is there a new zip for CWM? I am on 5.5.0.4 and still seeing Can't Mount Backup Path.
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Same issue here, just started is the strange thing.

HoundDog24 said:
Same issue here, just started is the strange thing.
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The first solution to any recovery problems should be to check if there is an update to CWM, which fergie716 already linked to. This is why they release updates... because sometimes things are broken (and they only pop up in unique circumstances).
Also, I personally use TWRP, and always recommend it. I have had no issues with TWRP (when I keep it up-to-date). But I always throw in the disclaimer that backups made with CWM will not be able to be restored in CWM. If you have too many backups in CWM that you want to keep, switching to TWRP might not be up your alley.

z143456 said:
Just flash TWRP recovery by downloading goomanager from the play store.... it solved the problems I had with CWM
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+1

The main reason of this problem is SD card
I was also getting this error...
After I inserted a 16gb microsd card the problem got fixed

Internal SD card help.

Hey guys. Recently I tried out a 4.2 rom and it partitioned my SD card to 0 for the profiling feature. I switched back to a 4.1 based rom but now my SD card is stuck as 0. How can I get it back to 1 without losing the things I've accumulated so far on this partition?
Thanks in advance!
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Go to android original development thread. Go to CyanogenMod 10.1 thread the OP has a download attached to do just this
Download and flash in twrp or cwm. All fixed
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Awesome, thank you!
Edit: It didn't work for me! I don't know what went wrong. I flashed it, it said restart and when my phone booted back up I went to my file manager and its still labeled as 0.
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tmb993 said:
Awesome, thank you!
Edit: It didn't work for me! I don't know what went wrong. I flashed it, it said restart and when my phone booted back up I went to my file manager and its still labeled as 0.
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Link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105917
Make sure you follow the instructions when you downgrade to 4.1.x-
"Downgrading to 4.1.x ROMs:
- After flashing your 4.1 ROM, flash the attached file to move your sdcard content out of the 0/ subfolder."

Encryption and Installing Zips

Alright I'm pretty sure I know the answer. Factory wipe... But maybe you guys have a idea.
Okay So I have double encryption (SD and Internals) on my phone and I want to install a new Kernel so I can change my MAC. But it won't let me access the SD or internals in recovery...
Any Ideas what I can do?
If I factory wipe I have a nandroid back up but will the SD need reformatting?
Also is their MTP on Encrypted phones? I have been using Wifi Transfer Pro which seems to do the job just kinda pain in the butt to turn it off and on all the time.

What recovery are you using? I believe TWRP supports encrypted drives. Also, the encryption does not interfere with MTP.
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swalter718 said:
What recovery are you using? I believe TWRP supports encrypted drives. Also, the encryption does not interfere with MTP.
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Using CWM. I'll try TWRP.
Thanks

Worked perfect thank you sir!
and the MTP started working again for some reason so problem fixed it self...

Awesome Glad to hear you got it working!
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Storage issue...

Hey guys! Its been a while since I've rooted a phone (HTC Inspire 4G) but last night I rooted my S3. Today I was checking storage and it says I have 2.62GB left on my internal SD card. I run the numbers on apps, downloads, etc. and it just doesn't add up to using 9GBs of space. I'm running LiquidSmooth with gapps (which downloaded my previous apps from stock via my account). Can someone help me out with this? Even if I have to completely wipe the storage space to get the room back, I'm fine with that. I just don't like not having space especially when there should be way more since there are no pictures or music on the phone. Thanks everyone and its good to be back flashing!
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I'm also running into an issue finding flashable .zips that are in my /download folder in Astro but not found when using CWM. Weird...
*Edit*
Disregard not being to find them... Apparently I have a separate folder labeled /sdcard/0 that I have no idea how it was made... Is there a .exe to full wipe/format my sdcard so I can start with a clean slate and then simply restore my current ROM/Kernel? Factory reset, format system, wiping cache and dalvik cache then restoring backup isn't working.
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You know if you posted this in the right forum you might get some help.
It's not hard to realize that if you're asking a question it should probably be in the forum labeled questions and answers. Think before you post.

TeknoGodz said:
You know if you posted this in the right forum you might get some help.
It's not hard to realize that if you're asking a question it should probably be in the forum labeled questions and answers. Think before you post.
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His question is in the Q&A
Read before posting
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jayRokk said:
His question is in the Q&A
Read before posting
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It is now that I reported it for being in the wrong section and a mod moved it.
Think before you post.
Anyways, the internal SD card is always going to have much less space then as advertised on the phone. My phone is a 16GB and out of the box I think it had like 13 or so.
You can install TWRP from Goo Manager and use that recovery to make a backup, format your internal storage, then restore data from a backup if you really think you're missing space, but honestly you probably arent.

Thank you for noticing that it was in the wrong forum Tekno.... And for getting that fixed. I understand I have less than advertised but before I rooted it, I backed up all the pictures onto my computer. My phone has no pictures or music on it so I'm trying to figure out where 10GBs have gone.
I will look up TWRP and hopefully that will help...
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Well if you've already backed up that you may as well just backup your contacts and anything else you may need and start clean. And by that I mean do a full wipe before flashing a ROM and don't restore data after.
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TeknoGodz said:
Well if you've already backed up that you may as well just backup your contacts and anything else you may need and start clean. And by that I mean do a full wipe before flashing a ROM and don't restore data after.
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Well, I'm a little too late for all of that now. I soft bricked the phone. Using CWM, I managed to erase everything from the sdcard. All files, all folders, everything. Now when the phone boots it hangs at the "Samsung Galaxy S III" screen. I can, however, get into Download Mode and Recovery Mode. Unfortunately for me though, I do not have the stock ROM .tar and cannot download it due to workstation restrictions. I can also get to Recovery Mode but I have absolutely no files on the sdcard at all and I can't figure out a way to force push LiquidSmooth onto the phone. I receive recognition of connection via ODIN but that program only uses .tar/.gz/.img/etc. and I can't put the LiquidSmooth .zip on that way. Hopefully someone can bring me a copy of the Stock ROM in to work tomorrow as I'm on duty and won't be able to leave work for a while (days).
Oh, it's been a while since I've bricked a phone also. Those days I don't miss...
Are there any other options that I may not have exhausted?

dmeans2 said:
Well, I'm a little too late for all of that now. I soft bricked the phone. Using CWM, I managed to erase everything from the sdcard. All files, all folders, everything. Now when the phone boots it hangs at the "Samsung Galaxy S III" screen. I can, however, get into Download Mode and Recovery Mode. Unfortunately for me though, I do not have the stock ROM .tar and cannot download it due to workstation restrictions. I can also get to Recovery Mode but I have absolutely no files on the sdcard at all and I can't figure out a way to force push LiquidSmooth onto the phone. I receive recognition of connection via ODIN but that program only uses .tar/.gz/.img/etc. and I can't put the LiquidSmooth .zip on that way. Hopefully someone can bring me a copy of the Stock ROM in to work tomorrow as I'm on duty and won't be able to leave work for a while (days).
Oh, it's been a while since I've bricked a phone also. Those days I don't miss...
Are there any other options that I may not have exhausted?
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Well heres a few things you can try:
1) ADB to push the rom to the phone
2) Use a proxy service to download original firmware (not sure if your workplace would like that though), Heres a link to the stock ATT firmware, not rooted, pure stock from sammobile http://www.hotfile.com/dl/182319352/b8d55a6/I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_ATT.zip.html
3) Ask to borrow a co-workers phone to download the file

Thanks Tekno. Finally back online...
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[Q] [HELP] Troubles after flashing custom ROM

Hello everyone,
I recently flashed a custom ROM via CWM recovery. The ROM is Rootbox (thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083922). I followed all the instructions given on the thread like Wiping data/factory resetting through CWM but I still am experiencing problems.
Okay so, I flashed gapps also and ROM worked smoothly and no problem at all. When I connected my mobile to laptop then I saw 5gb free of 12gb only. Obviously, ROM can't take space up to 5gb and when I had previous ROM, it had 5gb free at that time and yes, I did wipe data/factory reset. I can't find any files that were in my previous ROM in this Rootbox ROM even when connected to my laptop but when I went to recovery and tried installing a zip from CWM then I saw my files there that I had in my previous ROM but I can't say that if they were only folders or if they had actual files in it because I can't see .mp3 files or pictures via CWM. Please help me, I don't wanna revert back to stock.
Thank you!

D4nyal said:
Hello everyone,
I recently flashed a custom ROM via CWM recovery. The ROM is Rootbox (thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083922). I followed all the instructions given on the thread like Wiping data/factory resetting through CWM but I still am experiencing problems.
Okay so, I flashed gapps also and ROM worked smoothly and no problem at all. When I connected my mobile to laptop then I saw 5gb free of 12gb only. Obviously, ROM can't take space up to 5gb and when I had previous ROM, it had 5gb free at that time and yes, I did wipe data/factory reset. I can't find any files that were in my previous ROM in this Rootbox ROM even when connected to my laptop but when I went to recovery and tried installing a zip from CWM then I saw my files there that I had in my previous ROM but I can't say that if they were only folders or if they had actual files in it because I can't see .mp3 files or pictures via CWM. Please help me, I don't wanna revert back to stock.
Thank you!
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Chances are you've fallen into the /0 folder trap...
Google added this with the the aosp builds for user switching. Not wiping properly can make these folders replicate and take up loads of space.
Whenever I flash a new rom I always wipe my internal sd. Prevents multiple files getting out of hand and it's great to have a fresh start.
Go here and read step 5a
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=122
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Thanks for replying but the thread you have linked doesn't work.

KorGuy123 said:
Chances are you've fallen into the /0 folder trap...
Google added this with the the aosp builds for user switching. Not wiping properly can make these folders replicate and take up loads of space.
Whenever I flash a new rom I always wipe my internal sd. Prevents multiple files getting out of hand and it's great to have a fresh start.
Go here and read step 5a
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=122
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Thanks for replying but the thread you have linked doesn't work. :/

D4nyal said:
Thanks for replying but the thread you have linked doesn't work. :/
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Sorry don't know why the xda app does that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Step 5a
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KorGuy123 said:
Sorry don't know why the xda app does that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Step 5a
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OMG! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! I am really excited to use my new rom now, I was at first kinda depressed after installing this rom and thought it's all messed up but you let me fixed it! Thanks again!

D4nyal said:
OMG! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! I am really excited to use my new rom now, I was at first kinda depressed after installing this rom and thought it's all messed up but you let me fixed it! Thanks again!
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Glad it helped
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