Im currently using Philz recovery and while doing a periodic backup, i think i saw efs while data was being backed up. So does the nandroid backup , backs up the device's efs?
I know for sure twrp does. So i puppose cwm should too.
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I know for sure twrp does. So i puppose cwm should too.
Hope it helps.
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Thanx for the reply.
One more question I had . Is it possible to restore someone else CWM backup?
Yes it is. But if it really backs up efs. That is totally not recommended.
You can restore
System, data, cache, boot, and recovery.
Those are safe.
But if you want his apps for example then just data is enough.
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Yes it is. But if it really backs up efs. That is totally not recommended.
You can restore
System, data, cache, boot, and recovery.
Those are safe.
But if you want his apps for example then just data is enough.
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Before restoring a backup,CWM checks for md5 hash. What is that?
It is fir the integrity of the backup.
In case it is corrupted.
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It is fir the integrity of the backup.
In case it is corrupted.
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So there will be no conflict with md5 hash if I restore someone else backup?
And a silly question, how would the integrity of the backup deteriorate? :?
It can break during transfer an other instances. That is why it checks it.
https://www.google.gr/search?redir_...1358026677514&q=how does a file get corrupted
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It can break during transfer an other instances. That is why it checks it.
https://www.google.gr/search?redir_...1358026677514&q=how does a file get corrupted
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Thanx mate for the replies. Im out of "Thanks" for today so will thank you at the earliest :good:
No sweat. Glad I helped
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okay, so If i make a nandroid backup I know what things it saves.
I just wanted to make sure, when it restores applications, does it restore the downloaded ones from the android store? like temple run and such?
ALSO when i perform a restore, Does it automatically flash the old rom with data or must I first flash the rom of the backup and then preform the restore?
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It restores your phone to the exact same way it was when you made the backup. All you have to do is reboot after restoring and it will be exactly the same as before the backup.
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It restores your phone to the exact same way it was when you made the backup. All you have to do is reboot after restoring and it will be exactly the same as before the backup.
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Except modem and kernel
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Except modem and kernel
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That's where TWRP wins
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Except modem and kernel
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Since when does CWM not restore kernel? Lol. If it didn't restore the kernel, going from TW to AOSP (or vice versa) wouldn't boot
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Is it possible to delete the backup blobs in CWM? Thanks in advance.
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Sv: Can I delete CWM backup blobs?
Yeah, in the clockworkmod folder on the sdcard there is a folder called blobs, erase it and you will get alot of free memory
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Yeah, in the clockworkmod folder on the sdcard there is a folder called blobs, erase it and you will get alot of free memory
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Thanks
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Will that do anything bad though or mess something up
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Sv: Can I delete CWM backup blobs?
No
Cheers
You won't be able to restore to the backups that those blobs pertained to.
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Ahhh! Wait. Deleting the /blobs folder would be very bad, if you wanted to restore backups! See this post by CWM's developer:
https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/L5aVZe7C9vg
Some of you may be thinking "well, how do I delete a backup?".
First, never delete the blobs directory. This would actually delete all your backups by rendering them unusable.
Simply delete the usual backup directory, and the next time you run a backup, all the unused hash files will be automatically delete (a process known as garbage collection). The recovery will show "Freeing space..." while this is happening.
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Ahhh! Wait. Deleting the /blobs folder would be very bad, if you wanted to restore backups! See this post by CWM's developer:
https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/L5aVZe7C9vg
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If i deleted the file and now I make backups with twrp will they work or no. Thanks
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No. TWRP only works with TWRP and cwm only works with cwm.
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No. TWRP only works with TWRP and cwm only works with cwm.
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No I mean will the backups that I make with twrp still work when I restore them on twrp. Even though I deleted cwm blobs backuo
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I don't think the TWRP backups should have anything to do with the blobs folder. (i could be wrong but i don't think i am) And i love your galaxy S3 rom reviews.
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I don't think the TWRP backups should have anything to do with the blobs folder. (i could be wrong but i don't think i am) And i love your galaxy S3 rom reviews.
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Thanks!
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I had to go to stock via odin because my backups weren't working(they always have before) after I flashed PACman rom and didn't like it. Once I got back to stock I tried restoring from my backups again and they don't get an error or anything but after I restart the phone is still completely clean without any of my data restored on to it. What do? Thanks
Edit: When it gets to restoring data it says .android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure.
Sounds like a corrupt backup, you may be SOL. I could be wrong though and someone else will chime in. Good luck.
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Sounds like a corrupt backup, you may be SOL. I could be wrong though and someone else will chime in. Good luck.
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It's not a corrupt backup. They've all worked previously.
Maybe you could try reinstalling the custom recovery in Odin.
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Maybe you could try reinstalling the custom recovery in Odin.
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I have tried that and I've tried both my backups from twrp and cwm
Are you sure that the backups were able to fully restore previously?
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I know this shouldn't necessarily be in this section but I've already PM'd someone and asked on the original thread for help and have gotten no response yet. I understand people may be busy though too. At any rate, can anyone give and exact instructions on how to flash this ROM? They're not in the ROMs OP so...yeah, I'm lost.
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I know this shouldn't necessarily be in this section but I've already PM'd someone and asked on the original thread for help and have gotten no response yet. I understand people may be busy though too. At any rate, can anyone give and exact instructions on how to flash this ROM? They're not in the ROMs OP so...yeah, I'm lost.
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Flash exactly as u would any other ROM .... All the linaro means is it was built instead from googles build tools it was built with a different teams build tools ....
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Flash exactly as u would any other ROM .... All the linaro means is it was built instead from googles build tools it was built with a different teams build tools ....
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So, wipe cache, dalvik and flash. Flash gapps and wipe what?
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So, wipe cache, dalvik and flash. Flash gapps and wipe what?
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I would do a factory reset in TWRP then go to advanced and wipe system. Flash ROM, flash gapps wipe cache and dalvik one last time the reboot.
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Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Use same fresh install method listed in any of my rom threads... I'm not sure about restoring messages I never do it but system data is usually a no no if you have issues with titanium download super su update your binary with the recovery method then go into titanium preferences and click the back up folder location option and change it from sdcard0 to legacy it will ask you if you want to move your back ups say yes then restart titanium and world will be right again
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Will I be able to restore my messages through titanium backup?
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Use same fresh install method listed in any of my rom threads... I'm not sure about restoring messages I never do it but system data is usually a no no if you have issues with titanium download super su update your binary with the recovery method then go into titanium preferences and click the back up folder location option and change it from sdcard0 to legacy it will ask you if you want to move your back ups say yes then restart titanium and world will be right again
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I tried to flash it and it flashed fine. But then, my keyboard kept FCing and trebuchet did the same. Any fix? Or what was I doing wrong?
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I tried to flash it and it flashed fine. But then, my keyboard kept FCing and trebuchet did the same. Any fix? Or what was I doing wrong?
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Did u factory reset in recovery at least twice ? Also it may not hurt to wipe everything twice EXCEPT INTERNAL STORAGE.... Then reinstall ROM and gapps
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Did u factory reset in recovery at least twice ? Also it may not hurt to wipe everything twice EXCEPT INTERNAL STORAGE.... Then reinstall ROM and gapps
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I'll try that
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i want to downgrade my CM version as I've been getting problems with wifi after updating i already have the cyanogenmod.zip and gapps package can i just flash it and reboot, i don't want to wipe data because i have important messages and motes that i can't risk loosing. Thanks in advance, i can give more info if needed
No.. Back them up and restore your messages & notes
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No.. Back them up and restore your messages & notes
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so backup, wipe cache and reset and flash CM10.2 then flash gapps package again?
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so backup, wipe cache and reset and flash CM10.2 then flash gapps package again?
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Backup all your apps and data you want, notes, etc and then full wipe and flash ROM and gapps
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Kriptik210 said:
Backup all your apps and data you want, notes, etc and then full wipe and flash ROM and gapps
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thanks, should i backup all system data via titanium backup or should i backup using my recovery?
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thanks, should i backup all system data via titanium backup or should i backup using my recovery?
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If it were me, I would backup the apps and data I wanted with TB
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If it were me, I would backup the apps and data I wanted with TB
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thanks, i already backed up with both of them to be sure lol
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thanks, i already backed up with both of them to be sure lol
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Backing up with recovery will backup allllll of the data from that ROM. It might cause some things to force close in the older version ROM but then again it may not. It will also put unneed data onto your phone if the app isnt installed
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Backing up with recovery will backup allllll of the data from that ROM. It might cause some things to force close in the older version ROM but then again it may not. It will also put unneed data onto your phone if the app isnt installed
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well i backed up with both and copied ALL my files to my pc so i should be pretty safe if i wanted to revert back right?
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well i backed up with both and copied ALL my files to my pc so i should be pretty safe if i wanted to revert back right?
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Yes sir. You can do a nandroid backup of everything just in case something went wrong and you wanted to go back where you started
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Wipe everything except the SD cards
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Yes sir. You can do a nandroid backup of everything just in case something went wrong and you wanted to go back where you started
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do i search for android on the play store?
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Wipe everything except the SD cards
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how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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do i search for android on the play store?
how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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nandroid is the back up you make with recovery.. and to fully wipe you format dalvik cache, cache, system, and factory reset all in recovery
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do i search for android on the play store?
how would i do that? do i just remove the sd card and use a different one for the flashing process?
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To search for what? And you dont need to take the SD card out. Just make sure the "wipe the SD card" is not checked when you go to wipe
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To search for what? And you dont need to take the SD card out. Just make sure the "wipe the SD card" is not checked when you go to wipe
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i meant, how do i do a nandroid backup
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i meant, how do i do a nandroid backup
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I answered this 2 posts above yours?
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serio22 said:
I answered this 2 posts above yours?
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oh yes my bad
serio22 said:
nandroid is the back up you make with recovery.. and to fully wipe you format dalvik cache, cache, system, and factory reset all in recovery
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oh yes my bad
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And also internal storage
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And also internal storage
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not necessary IMO but doesn't hurt
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not necessary IMO but doesn't hurt
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Yea I agree. I do it every once in a while to clear space up
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