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[ Q ] wildfire s looses random app data after restart on cm7

Hi folks
I have rooted and installed cm7 quite a while back, whenever I restart my phone one among all apps shows as I have been removed (only icon remains on home screen ) but it comes back after a restart but some other behaves the same at that time
Any ideas??
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Are those apps installed on your sdcard using either the default app2sd or some form of data2sd?
I've noticed this problem when the sdcard has issues...

Yes those apps are on sdcard
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Copy your entire sdcard to your comp using an SD card reader, format it and copy the data back.
Do a titanium or a nandroid backup (it will back up the apps stored on SD too)
See if that works.
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OK will try that, thanks
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a quick question, i have ext partition (data2sd) will i have to repartition the sd card after it? or titanium will do it itself???
on a side note any other easy way to partition other then mini partition tool.
AceRoom said:
Copy your entire sdcard to your comp using an SD card reader, format it and copy the data back.
Do a titanium or a nandroid backup (it will back up the apps stored on SD too)
See if that works.
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predator_b4u said:
a quick question, i have ext partition (data2sd) will i have to repartition the sd card after it? or titanium will do it itself???
on a side note any other easy way to partition other then mini partition tool.
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I personally use Linux so I don't know about Windows partition tools but I think mini partition tool is the way to go for Windows.
Depends on whether you just format the fat32 partition or the entire drive. I would suggest doing a nandroid backup first. Copy all the data from the fat32 partition to your computer. Format and remake the partitions. Then copy the data back and restore using the nandroid backup.

back up problem

While i making back up i got this error: "Error while making backup image of /sd-ext"
how can i solve this problem? or i can restore, but my apps on ext wont work?
(i use cm 9 aplha3 , and link2sd)

are you using cwm6? i have same problem here and looking for a way to turn back to cwm5...(and you can manually back up your sd-ext..it is located in internal storage data/sdext copy it to sd card and after restoring copy again to same place))

If you're using Link2SD/Data2SD then you must be having a separate EXT2/3/4 partition on your SD card. You can simply backup the files in that partition & put them back after reflashing.
If you have a linux system, then connect USB will show up both partitions, then you can copy them to a folder on your PC as a backup.
Its actually a good thing when you don't want a full restore too. Some things like Swype's personal dictionary can't be backed up, so after a fresh install, just copy these files on the EXT partition!

valerosso said:
are you using cwm6? i have same problem here and looking for a way to turn back to cwm5...
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It's easy using CWM app. Run CWM, take the first option in the menu, confirm it's your device and it will reflash recovery 5.0.2.8. Before reflashing it already tells you that you've 5.0.2.8, but that's a mistake, if you reflash it downgrades your recovery and, at least in my device, the problem in sd-ext backup disappears.
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i got cwm 5.0.2.8 i flashed it in rommannagger 2 days ago but i still got this error.
but, if i back up my ext partition like u said:
valerosso said:
are you using cwm6? i have same problem here and looking for a way to turn back to cwm5...(and you can manually back up your sd-ext..it is located in internal storage data/sdext copy it to sd card and after restoring copy again to same place))
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can i restore the ROM with ext error? i mean the restoring still works, only the apps will "loose" ?

szuladam said:
i got cwm 5.0.2.8 i flashed it in rommannagger 2 days ago but i still got this error.
but, if i back up my ext partition like u said:
can i restore the ROM with ext error? i mean the restoring still works, only the apps will "loose" ?
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Yea restoring will work but some of the apps will not appear or will not work properly, those are stored in sdext..run link2sd and mount partition after you can copy your backed up sd ext folder... i also turned back to cwm 5 but it still has error with sdext i dont know why..

Ferri64 said:
It's easy using CWM app. Run CWM, take the first option in the menu, confirm it's your device and it will reflash recovery 5.0.2.8. Before reflashing it already tells you that you've 5.0.2.8, but that's a mistake, if you reflash it downgrades your recovery and, at least in my device, the problem in sd-ext backup disappears.
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I think you mean Rom Manager. It's a cwm app, but when you say cwm you're usually referring to the recovery app.
Edit : Try using titanium backup, I find it works better. I use cwm just to flash stuff.

Okay... did I misunderstand, or does Link2SD simply not move data?

I'm just not having a lucky day with my Xperia Play.
My system already crashed, leaving a lot of my save data locked in a CWM backup I couldn't break into... and now I've even lost that. So I'm pretty much starting all over with my Xperia Play... and I thought "What better a time than now to give Link2SD a shot?"
Major things that had me interested in this were those times where bastards like Gameloft or Dvide Arts decided it was a good idea to suck 20+MB off our devices in the form of /data/data so that we couldn't get it off our card. And now that I finally went through all the trouble minitool partitions and such... it seems I'm not able to move the application data to that second SD partition.
Am I doing something wrong? I'd really love to just be able to go install crazy without ever having to worry about space again... but if Link2SD can only move the bulk of installation without data, it's just another pointless app to me.

Link2SD doesn't link an app's data, only the apk itself, the lib files, and the dalvik caches

Okay, I made a very, very wrong assertion about Link2SD earlier.
Indeed, it does not move SD data... but moving all those little accumulations of 356KB-5MB to the SD for my other installs is AMAZING. I do still wish I could give Gameloft the middle finger by sending their shady /data/data consumption trickery to the SD, but this is letting me stockpile on apps like nobody's business.

How would you moved things that you have linked to the second partition on a new SD card?

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How would you moved things that you have linked to the second partition on a new SD card?
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Not sure, but that is a damn fine question as I'm thinking about moving up from 32GB to 64GB.

Yeah, I've just ordered my 64GB. The only thing I can think of is either trying to access the files in the second partition from the computer (then try copy and paste) or removing the link of all the apps and then relinking them with the new micro SD card
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Nandroid backups take a backup of the sd-ext partition, which can be restored to a new SD card as long as the new card is partitioned as well

Nandroid backup?
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Nandroid backup?
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I'm unfamiliar with that terminology as well, but I do see that the partitioning tool I used (Minitool) has some very clear cut options to clone and copy, given that the new flash drive has unallocated space, so it should be a pretty easy process.
...if I'm right, all we'd have to do is delete the default partition on the 64GB, copy the two SD partitions from the 32GB to the 64GB and (obviously) extend them to take advantage of the larger card.

A nandroid backup is the backup ClockworkMod Recovery takes. Can you access recovery?

Yeah I can, where do you back up from there?
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Go into recovery, select "backup and restore", then "backup". I would've thought it was self explanatory. When restoring the sd-ext data, choose advanced restore so you can restore that specific sd-ext data without overwriting any other partitions such as /data or /system

Does that backup the second partition on the SD card as well though? I'm assuming you go into advanced restore to restore it.
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The second partition? That IS sd-ext. The MicroSD card's first partition doesn't get backed up, as it doesn't need to be

Do you restore it in advanced restore?
Edit: seen your above post now. No need to answer this
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How do you delete a backup?
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KindaUndisputed said:
How do you delete a backup?
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You delete a backup by going into the SD card, navigating to /clockworkmod/backup/ then selecting the backup's folder and deleting it

Thanks for all your help!
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You're quite welcome

[Q] Nandroid backup problem?

Hi,
I just rooted my TMobile SGS2 T-989 and everything went fine. I got root.
Then I like to do a nandroid backup before I do anything further. I was able
to go into CWM 5.0.2.7 and selected 'backup', it went on for a while
until it gets to:
Backing up data...
Can't mount /data!
and stopped and put me back in the main menu.
What was the problem and how do I do it?
Thank you!

My SGS2 is running ICS 4.0.4 and I looked in /data and it's empty. It did create a folder with 3 files on my external SD card. Does it mean I'm ok?
Actually it's not empty. ES File Explorer showed a lot of files in /data...

I have the same issue that I said in an earlier thread, still couldn't find a solution
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oroberthickey said:
I have the same issue that I said in an earlier thread, still couldn't find a solution
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Did you turn on encryption? I did. I wonder if /data was encrypted that CWM couldn't do a backup? When I booted up in recovery, it did not ask me for the password to decrypt.

Solved:
I decrypted the internal storage (settings->security->decrypt) and did a nandroid backup again and now everything is fine. So it was the encryption that prevented the /data to be mounted.

It doesn't let me encrypt my sd card, I can't click anything, when I go to settings>security> encrypt sd card
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[Q] How far does TWRP recovery backup alongside LINK2SD?

If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now

krusion said:
If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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Backup and restore do not touch your internal or external SDcard. So your files, apps, and folders remain untouched.

cam30era said:
Backup and restore do not touch your internal or external SDcard. So your files, apps, and folders remain untouched.
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yh I'm asking about the LINk2SD part. I couldn't find anything precise on google

krusion said:
yh I'm asking about the LINk2SD part. I couldn't find anything precise on google
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Don't know link2sd, but nandroid doesn't touch anything on sdcards. Might have to reestablish links, but probably not. Try it, won't harm anything.

krusion said:
If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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So long as you don't delete any of the data on the external card, then you should be fine. I've been using it this way on my phone for nearly 2yrs.
But my phone is jellybean based so you need to test it out if you are on a kitkat based rom.
**edit to add.. Thought I better add that I don't use foldermount or titanium.
My SD card is partitioned to have an ext4 partition for link2sd and a swap partition and Ofc the main partition.
I've just realised that you don't mention a partition for link2sd. Are you aware that you have to have a partition on your card for link2sd?
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whoamigriffiths said:
So long as you don't delete any of the data on the external card, then you should be fine. I've been using it this way on my phone for nearly 2yrs.
But my phone is jellybean based so you need to test it out if you are on a kitkat based rom.
**edit to add.. Thought I better add that I don't use foldermount or titanium.
My SD card is partitioned to have an ext4 partition for link2sd and a swap partition and Ofc the main partition.
I've just realised that you don't mention a partition for link2sd. Are you aware that you have to have a partition on your card for link2sd?
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I am aware i have to partition it for LINK2SD but I've no idea what the swap partition is for. I'm guessing if link2sd works then foldermount should too.
So what if this: i move my apps using link2sd then back up the nandroid. Then use a different rom and copy everything on my sd as it is to my computer. Then after i'm done with the rom, i restore and copy the stuff back onto the SD. Should that work? Or would the link be broken?
Thanks in advance.

So long as the data is intact, then you should * be fine. The link would be broken but generally you can just recreate the link. I think at one point I was running 4 backed up roms (2 roms and 2 pared down versions for benching) I would switch back and forth daily as I was a tester for 2 devs.
The Swap partition is just for low memory devices. It actually has no bearing on the subject. Just me waffling sorry
As I said earlier, you should make a nandroid before you make any alterations and then add each app/process and back that up too. Then test each change.
All the best rich
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You wouldn't a way that lets you remove TWRP and use the stock recovery would you?
Also a method to unroot so i can send it back to the store for any fixing?
And lastly how do I install the stock rom if i used any other rom? (Besides restoring the nandroid back)
So basically how do i unroot, install stock recovery and reinstall stock rom? For the v500
Thanks in advance and sorry for the noob questions. Still getting the hang of this.
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krusion said:
If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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have you found your answer? because I have the same question.
I link my app data and obb to the ext4 partion in my sd card using link2sd, also I backup my ROM using TWRP
So, if I restore will link2sd be able to link the app datas automatically?

kloroform said:
have you found your answer? because I have the same question.
I link my app data and obb to the ext4 partion in my sd card using link2sd, also I backup my ROM using TWRP
So, if I restore will link2sd be able to link the app datas automatically?
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I was try 2 metode restore nandroid with use link2sd..first i try to reformat ext4 partition before restore nandroid and the results of all applications that are already on the link gone..second I try to directly restore applications without reformatting the results are not lost but their application after the reboot error and application error ended up missing. it looks like the system ext4/link broken..so I must to clean flashing rom from the start otherwise the system will error. So if u want to backup nandroid u must unlink or move back to internal first for safety and reformat ext4 partition before u link app again

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