Are they're any older versions of CWM for the Sprint GN? I came from the NS back in November and I'm still having trouble getting use to the new format of CWM 6. I don't know what I can and can't delete. I can't backup my backups on my computer anymore and my backups can't be accessed from my phone through my computer anymore. I can only do it through Root Explorer on my phone and they're in a strange /emulated/0/ type folder. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
koolkid09 said:
Are they're any older versions of CWM for the Sprint GN? I came from the NS back in November and I'm still having trouble getting use to the new format of CWM 6. I don't know what I can and can't delete. I can't backup my backups on my computer anymore and my backups can't be accessed from my phone through my computer anymore. I can only do it through Root Explorer on my phone and they're in a strange /emulated/0/ type folder. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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The "0"is part of android 4.2 multiuser framework.
If you use an older version of cwm you will get several folders called “0“ under each other.
The backups with the newer cwm versions is accessible through a web interface, though you need Rom Manager.
Or you could try twrp, it's another recovery that still saves the backups to the sdcard.
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Hi, I searched and I'm sure it's already been answered but I can't seem to find my exact answer. Here's the question:
I have a rooted galaxy s3 that has a cracked screen, I got a replacement galaxy s3 that I am going to root soon...
What I need to do is make an exact copy of my rom on my cracked phone and then install it on the new phone. I want to keep all my settings, contacts, wallpaper, programs etc... exactly the same.
What is the easiest way to do this?
My recovery is CWM 5.5.. Thanks in advance.
Make a nandroid backup of the broken phone. Copy it to a pc. As long as the new device is the same you can just copy the backup to the new phone and flash using the same recovery you used on the broken phone
evoer said:
Make a nandroid backup of the broken phone. Copy it to a pc. As long as the new device is the same you can just copy the backup to the new phone and flash using the same recovery you used on the broken phone
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Thank you so much for the fast reply, I went to rom manager and it had me update to ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.2 I am looking for how to make a nandroid but all I see is "backup" after performing backup, I can't seem to find the new rom. no files seem big enough to have the entire rom in them. Where would I find said backup?
ericmcintire said:
Thank you so much for the fast reply, I went to rom manager and it had me update to ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.2 I am looking for how to make a nandroid but all I see is "backup" after performing backup, I can't seem to find the new rom. no files seem big enough to have the entire rom in them. Where would I find said backup?
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Scroll to the bottom of ROM Manager and choose to install an earlier version of CWM. Choose 5.5 (or whatever version you used on the current phone) flash that and it should recognize the backup you created on the first phone.
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Scroll to the bottom of ROM Manager and choose to install an earlier version of CWM. Choose 5.5 (or whatever version you used on the current phone) flash that and it should recognize the backup you created on the first phone.
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I meant I updated on the old cracked phone... is "backup to SD card" going to work? So, boot to the new CMW, "backup to sd", put SD card in new phone, boot to CMW, and restore from backup and I'll have exact carbon copy of old phone? Thanks again.
yeah, put the earlier version of CWM on the cracked phone and do a nandroid to the SD card. Install the same version of CWM on the new phone, put in the SD card with the nandroid from the cracked phone into the new phone, boot into recovery with the older version of CWM installed and restore the nandroid from the cracked phone. You should then be good to go.
Team Win Recovery for the win!
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Ok, I screwed up and flashed CM10.1 using CWM 6.0.1.5. I didn't even think to update cwm. So now a bunch of apps won't work (facebook, gvoice, etc). Rom manager crashes as well, so I can't use it to update the recovery.
So, I tried to restore my nandroid and then update cwm and reflash 10.1.. but cwm says no files found when I try to restore. I've read other threads that say " You can use root explorer to cut and merge your files and folders to the root of the internal sd and see if that works".
I don't have root explorer, but I've tried a few other file explorer's and none of them can write to the root.. or least I'm not doing it right.
Do I need to just pony up and buy root explorer. I'm fine with that, just don't want to waste the money if that won't allow me to write to the root either.
Fastboot flash the new recovery then revert to your nanddroid. Then flash a 4.2 rom with the proper recovery.
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Galaxy Nexus (Sprint)
Ok, I screwed up and flashed CM10.1 using CWM 6.0.1.5. I didn't even think to update cwm. So now a bunch of apps won't work (facebook, gvoice, etc). Rom manager crashes as well, so I can't use it to update the recovery.
So, I tried to restore my nandroid and then update cwm and reflash 10.1.. but cwm says no files found when I try to restore. I've read other threads that say " You can use root explorer to cut and merge your files and folders to the root of the internal sd and see if that works".
I don't have root explorer, but I've tried a few other file explorer's and none of them can write to the root.. or least I'm not doing it right.
Do I need to just pony up and buy root explorer. I'm fine with that, just don't want to waste the money if that won't allow me to write to the root either.
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I also flashed CM10.1 with CWM 6.0.1.5,no problems so far.
I did like this:
Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
Perform a factory reset.
Flash CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly from here:http://get.cm/?device=maguro&type=nightly
Flash Google Apps from here:http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
Reboot.
Got it working
antrobi3 said:
I also flashed CM10.1 with CWM 6.0.1.5,no problems so far.
I did like this:
Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
Perform a factory reset.
Flash CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly from here:http://get.cm/?device=maguro&type=nightly
Flash Google Apps from here:http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
Reboot.
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Using this it worked, thanks.
I was able to flash the newest CWM 6.0.2.3 via fastboot, but it wouldn't restore anything. So the factory reset worked great.
OK, so I'm used to phones with external SD cards where backing up was very easy. With the GN its a pain in the ass. After flashing a rom and factory resetting it, CWM can not find my back ups. I can see them with root explorer on the "sdcard" but CWM doesn't. I tried dragging them to /data/media/, but cwm doesn't see them.
I saved the back up to my pc before resetting as well. Where can I put it so CWM sees it?
I have the same problem with Titanium Back up. I backed up all apps and data, but after the wipe they were gone. I saved the back up on my PC but now I don't see a titanium backup folder to drag them too.
I realize this question has been asked before but all my research points me to dead ends.
Any help would be appreciated.
edit: was able to to drag an old backup to CWM, tried to restore and it failed. Phone is now stuck at Google logo :/. Factory resetting it again did not help.
update your CWM.
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update your CWM.
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It doesn't matter, I flashed back to stock and rerooted. How can I avoid this in the future. It seems that if I wipe data I lose my back ups. How can I save my back ups in the future?
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update your CWM.
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If you just put your backup in data/media/ then CWM might not see it. Mine are in data/media/clockworkmod/backup/
This is why I use TWRP now.
I've had a bad CWM backup/restore operation fail. I think the dev of CWM is losing the ball and TWRP is starting to become the better recovery solution now.
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This is why I use TWRP now.
I've had a bad CWM backup/restore operation fail. I think the dev of CWM is losing the ball and TWRP is starting to become the better recovery solution now.
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I've never once had any errors or failed operations or issues of any kind since using CWM Recovery. Even with my old phone (which was not technically CWM, but based on it). Its hard for me to blame CWM and say that those issues are NOT user error.
If you go from a 4.1.X ROM to a 4.2.X ROM then you will have this problem because it changes the file structure that android uses. Same would occur on TWR. You just need to move the files to the correct location after the fact.
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If you go from a 4.1.X ROM to a 4.2.X ROM then you will have this problem because it changes the file structure that android uses. Same would occur on TWR. You just need to move the files to the correct location after the fact.
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Problem is that I tried moving the backup from the old location to the new. When I tried to restore, it failed and never was able to boot past the google logo. I had to unroot and flash back to stock. A great feature that I wish CWM had would be to direct it to where we keep the backup and just restore from there. Since the change from 4.1 to 4.2 I have read many people having similar issues.
Do you have cwm making a md5 for your backup? If not hat is the only time I've had trouble restoring. I've switched from 4.2 to 4.1 and vice versa multiple times without problems.
Also are you using cwm touch or non touch?
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Also, like others have said, make sure you are using the latest CWM. You can easily get it by downloading ROM manager and selecting "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". It will also tell you what version you have and what version is the latest.
Thanks for the help. I'm also having problems with titanium back up. I copied the backup folder before the wipe, I dragged the files back to the titanium back up folder but TB doesn't recognize the back ups.
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Thanks for the help. I'm also having problems with titanium back up. I copied the backup folder before the wipe, I dragged the files back to the titanium back up folder but TB doesn't recognize the back ups.
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In Titanium Backup, select menu then preferences. Scroll down and select backup folder location. Tap the "detect" button then whole device. It should find it.
Also I'd grab a cheap otg adapter... And a 32gig min flash drive to backup to. I have mine run overnight (otg w/charging port) it's basically like having external just deciding when you need it
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If you go from a 4.1.X ROM to a 4.2.X ROM then you will have this problem because it changes the file structure that android uses. Same would occur on TWR. You just need to move the files to the correct location after the fact.
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an up to date version of CWM or TWRP will 'move' (actually rename with the new path) your file system for you so you don't have to do it manually - that's why peeps keep on telling you to update your recovery...
help!
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Problem is that I tried moving the backup from the old location to the new. When I tried to restore, it failed and never was able to boot past the google logo. I had to unroot and flash back to stock. A great feature that I wish CWM had would be to direct it to where we keep the backup and just restore from there. Since the change from 4.1 to 4.2 I have read many people having similar issues.
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I have the same exact problem. When I try to move the backup to the main sdcard directory (a 3 gig file) it fails halfway through. No matter if I use adb push or windows/mtp to copy/paste the file.
Any ideas? Please help, I just want to restore my old rom with all my data. I dont care about 4.2 if I dont have my data.
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I FIXED IT! This is how I did it. I had backed up my SD card (including clockwork backups) to my computer using adb pull. So I used clockworkmod recovery to format the SD card and /data/media. Then I started up the phone. I used windows to copy the backups to the phone. Now when I went to clockwork and tried to use the restore backup, it worked correctly. I'm now back to my old phone
I have a solution
spillner said:
OK, so I'm used to phones with external SD cards where backing up was very easy. With the GN its a pain in the ass. After flashing a rom and factory resetting it, CWM can not find my back ups. I can see them with root explorer on the "sdcard" but CWM doesn't. I tried dragging them to /data/media/, but cwm doesn't see them.
I saved the back up to my pc before resetting as well. Where can I put it so CWM sees it?
I have the same problem with Titanium Back up. I backed up all apps and data, but after the wipe they were gone. I saved the back up on my PC but now I don't see a titanium backup folder to drag them too.
I realize this question has been asked before but all my research points me to dead ends.
Any help would be appreciated.
edit: was able to to drag an old backup to CWM, tried to restore and it failed. Phone is now stuck at Google logo :/. Factory resetting it again did not help.
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I was able to solve this problem. Check my post (above this) and the edit! Goodluck!
Reviving this thread
I am reviving this thread because I would like to know if there is any way to preserve CWM backups and Titanium Backup files when wiping data for a new ROM install.
Is it possible to create a symlink using terminal and link to a static directory which could be protected from wiping data? This is granted the shell permits symlinks.
Thoughts?
First of all I am a novice when it comes to this sort of thing. I was running Paradigm 2.3.5. Created a clockworkmod backup using version 5.0.x.x (can't remember the exact version). I then wiped data, wiped cache, installed Paradigm 3.1, installed gapps, and booted. Well I decided I wasn't ready to re do everything I have done to my phone and I wanted to go back to my previous backup. I restarted into recovery, but when I attempted a recovery I get no files found. The files are still there if I look through a usb connection. I understand this has something to do with the /0 folder and moving from 4.1 to 4.2 android. I'm not sure what to do here I just want to restore my phone to before all of this mess. I also understand there are other topics on this issue, and I have been looking through them for hours now, but I can't seem to get anything to work. Please help.
Edit: I was able to download a file manager and transfer the clockwork backups into the correct clockwork folder and then restore to my previous rom. I still would like to know if it is possible to flash a new rom without losing all of your files and apps.
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First of all I am a novice when it comes to this sort of thing. I was running Paradigm 2.3.5. Created a clockworkmod backup using version 5.0.x.x (can't remember the exact version). I then wiped data, wiped cache, installed Paradigm 3.1, installed gapps, and booted. Well I decided I wasn't ready to re do everything I have done to my phone and I wanted to go back to my previous backup. I restarted into recovery, but when I attempted a recovery I get no files found. The files are still there if I look through a usb connection. I understand this has something to do with the /0 folder and moving from 4.1 to 4.2 android. I'm not sure what to do here I just want to restore my phone to before all of this mess. I also understand there are other topics on this issue, and I have been looking through them for hours now, but I can't seem to get anything to work. Please help.
Edit: I was able to download a file manager and transfer the clockwork backups into the correct clockwork folder and then restore to my previous rom. I still would like to know if it is possible to flash a new rom without losing all of your files and apps.
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You shouldn't lose your files if you wipe unless you wipe sdcard (in a custom recovery). You can save data and apps with titaniumbackup.
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You shouldn't lose your files if you wipe unless you wipe sdcard (in a custom recovery). You can save data and apps with titaniumbackup.
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Yes I never lost any files they were still on my sdcard, but there was an sdcard\ and an sdcard\0 with duplicate folder except one of the duplicates were empty. So your saying if I do a back up with titaniumbackup then flash a new rom that uses android 4.2.2 or 4.3 I can then restore with titaniumbackup and have all my old data and apps on the new rom?
Do a search on the GNEX Development forum for the current version of CWM. 6.0.4.0 was just posted earlier today.
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Sorry to be so annoying with this, and I really appreciate everyones help. To clarify, I just installed CWM 6.0.4.0. If I now make a backup with CWM, clear files/factory reset, clear cache, and flash latest rom, I can then boot and it will be like nothing changed as far as my app configurations and data goes? If not, is there a way to do that? Will titan do that for me?
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Sorry to be so annoying with this, and I really appreciate everyones help. To clarify, I just installed CWM 6.0.4.0. If I now make a backup with CWM, clear files/factory reset, clear cache, and flash latest rom, I can then boot and it will be like nothing changed as far as my app configurations and data goes? If not, is there a way to do that? Will titan do that for me?
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Think of CWM as an image bu of your phone. If something messes up when you flash that latest rom, you can restore the bu and all will be back to the way it was pre-flash. TiBU will backup your apps and data, so after you do a clean flash you can restore them. My personal preference for a clean flash is to let the Play Store restore my apps, then use TiBU to restore the data for my user apps. I've found TiBU to be a bit of a crap shoot when it comes to system apps. There's always a bit of work involved with a clean flash, but it's not too much and will usually save some headaches.
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Well this weekend I decided to flash CM 10.2. I backed up to titanium, I backed up to cwm latest version, factory reset, flashed CM 10,2, flashed gapps, booted, play store repopulated my apps. Open titanium backup "no backups found", tell it to detect the backup folder on whole device, no backups found. So I just ran my cwm restore and when I boot I get a whole new error. When I try to browse my files with astro file browser I get "cannot downgrade database from 2 to 1". What is wrong now?
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I just tried to do another cwm backup because I was going to move around some files through usb, it took forever and then in the end failed because the boot image was messed up. It said something about free space so I deleted all but the most recent cwm backup and then the backup that failed before was able to finish. After doing that I booted again and I was able to browse my files with astro again. So that isn't an issue anymore, but there has got to be something wrong with my file structure that this keeps happening.
I have two 0 folders, is that normal. From root I have storage\sdcard0\0\0 and that contains my data from before I started any of this flashing from 4.1. storage\sdcard0\0 has duplicate folders of storage\sdcard0\0\0 but they are empty. There is also a folder called sdcard in the root folder. So obviously there is a huge mess here. Is there a tool I can run to clean it up, or can someone tell me how the file structure is supposed to be so I can just move things back the the way it should be.
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I ended up copying the files in the deepest 0 folders out to the 0 folder above them then removing the deepest 0 folder. I now have sdcard\0 which only has a clockworkmod folder with a recovery file in it, and storage\sdcard0\0 which when I go into the 0 folder I get routed to sdcard\0. Everything seems to be working fine still. I'm thinking about just combining the sdcard0 with the sdcard and removing the sdcard0 since I'm currently on android 4.1. Then with everything cleaned up I might give it another go.
First of all, I'm running CMW Recover 6.0.1.2 (Older version). How do I update it? I tried installing the CMW Recovery app from the PlayStore, but while setting up, it asks if I'm running version 2.x or 3.x... neither of which seems correct.
My other question is: How do I delete old recoveries. I have about 15 recoveries saved and don't need most of them. I used to have a folder on the internal SD card where they would be stored in folders, but now I can't find that folder anywhere... where are they being stored??
Thanks guys... I did a search but usually the answers are under forums for other models of phones, and I'm sure they don't pertain to the S3... thanks!