ever since I updated to 4.2.1 I cannot locate my nandroid backups in the folder where it's supposed to be.. I heard that 4.2 puts the old nandroids to a folder named 0, but theres nothing in there. I have old backups made to internal storage and i want to delete these to clear space. only backing up on my sd card will work. However, when in recovery mode, I can see the old file if i press restore. can anyone help me find those folders to delete?
x10user2011 said:
ever since I updated to 4.2.1 I cannot locate my nandroid backups in the folder where it's supposed to be.. I heard that 4.2 puts the old nandroids to a folder named 0, but theres nothing in there. I have old backups made to internal storage and i want to delete these to clear space. only backing up on my sd card will work. However, when in recovery mode, I can see the old file if i press restore. can anyone help me find those folders to delete?
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When looking at your nandroid, does it give you the path?
BWolf56 said:
When looking at your nandroid, does it give you the path?
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Noo, but do you know where those files may be? what folder directory? cause isn't it supposed to be the cwm folder
x10user2011 said:
Noo, but do you know where those files may be? what folder directory? cause isn't it supposed to be the cwm folder
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depends on your recovery version. I'd suggest to go make sure you have the latest one.
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depends on your recovery version. I'd suggest to go make sure you have the latest one.
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I just realized that I deleted all the stuff within my 0 folder before realizing that my backups were there... This was a long time ago but what can I do now that I dont have those files in the 0 folder? I really need to delete the backups because they are taking up my space on the internal storage
x10user2011 said:
I just realized that I deleted all the stuff within my 0 folder before realizing that my backups were there... This was a long time ago but what can I do now that I dont have those files in the 0 folder? I really need to delete the backups because they are taking up my space on the internal storage
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Update your cwm recovery (on clockwordmod website).
PS.: Can't you delete old nandroids in recovery?
BWolf56 said:
Update your cwm recovery (on clockwordmod website).
PS.: Can't you delete old nandroids in recovery?
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can you please link it? I dont know where to find it on the site sorry :\
x10user2011 said:
can you please link it? I dont know where to find it on the site sorry :\
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Or use ROM Manager to update to the latest CWR. That's the easiest way instead of flashing the .img file.
Or if you've even bothered to use the search you'd know that rom manager just causes issues and download goo manger from play store and use twrp recovery. Problem solved
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So I'm trying to restore a nandroid back up with TWRP but it says it can't find one. I've found the backup folder so I'm thinking that it's just placed in the wrong folder for the phone to read. Can someone help me by letting me know where it should be so that I can place it in the right folder and do the restore? Thanks a bunch!
Was the backup created with TWRP or CWM? If CWM, TWRP will not be able to restore.
Rod3 said:
Was the backup created with TWRP or CWM? If CWM, TWRP will not be able to restore.
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It was created with TWRP, i must have moved the folder location but i don't remember from where. I'm just trying to find the right folder path for twrp to find that backup.
root_galaxy said:
It was created with TWRP, i must have moved the folder location but i don't remember from where. I'm just trying to find the right folder path for twrp to find that backup.
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You should have a folder named exactly "TWRP". This folder should have all your backups inside. Depending on the setting inside the twrp recovery, it will either look at the root of your internal memory or the root of your external memory. I forget where the setting is (i'm back on cwm) But poke around inside the recovery and see which location you checked. Alternatively, just place the folder at the root of your internal and see if twrp finds it. If it doesn't, move it to the root of your external and try again.
root_galaxy said:
It was created with TWRP, i must have moved the folder location but i don't remember from where. I'm just trying to find the right folder path for twrp to find that backup.
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In twrp it tells you where the backup will be...just make another backup and then move the old one into that folder
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yoft1 said:
You should have a folder named exactly "TWRP". This folder should have all your backups inside. Depending on the setting inside the twrp recovery, it will either look at the root of your internal memory or the root of your external memory. I forget where the setting is (i'm back on cwm) But poke around inside the recovery and see which location you checked. Alternatively, just place the folder at the root of your internal and see if twrp finds it. If it doesn't, move it to the root of your external and try again.
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I forgot about this step, external/internal, thanks! that was it!!!
For anyone else having this problem, I was experiencing the same issue, and I scoured the internet looking for solutions and some how came across this fix just by luck while messing around in TWRP. From what I read, I believe it happens when one updates from 4.1.x to 4.2.x., but maybe this problem occurs in other instances as well (I did upgrade my rom).
There is no reason or need to move files around. While in TWRP recovery, click on "Restore" and while on the Restore screen, click on the words towards the top of the screen, "Storage: Internal Storage (xxxxxx);" right below time and battery percentage There's an option to select two different storage solutions, "Internal Storage" or "USB-OTG." Just click on Internal Storage and then Ok and your problem should be fixed. TWRP will once again see your original/past backups.
At least by doing the above, my original backup is once again seen by TWRP Recovery, without actually moving any files around.
root_galaxy said:
So I'm trying to restore a nandroid back up with TWRP but it says it can't find one. I've found the backup folder so I'm thinking that it's just placed in the wrong folder for the phone to read. Can someone help me by letting me know where it should be so that I can place it in the right folder and do the restore? Thanks a bunch!
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even if your backup is in external, move it to internal. worked for me
aninstinctkiller said:
even if your backup is in external, move it to internal. worked for me
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You don't have to move it. Just tap restore and select from external sd card.
I just did a nandroid back up to my SD card but it doesn't show up in there? Any ideas?
I found a thread similar to this but needed clarification. I'm trying to find where Nandroids are stored. I'm running out of space and would like to delete some backups but can't find where they are. The storage analyzer says I have a lot more memory free than looking at space under 'apps.' I have deleted Nandroid's in the recovery, but for some reason they continue to take up space.
It might depend on the recovery but I use CWM Recovery and mine are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/
jsgraphicart said:
It might depend on the recovery but I use CWM Recovery and mine are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/
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I use CWM and do not have those directories. I know I have some backups saved because I can see them when I am in the recovery.
jeffreynothing43 said:
I use CWM and do not have those directories. I know I have some backups saved because I can see them when I am in the recovery.
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Are you looking from the root of your phone? They dont show up on the standard "SD card" location.
jsgraphicart said:
Are you looking from the root of your phone? They dont show up on the standard "SD card" location.
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Gotcha. Thank you.
This thread can be resolved.
basically whats happening is im currently on fre3 rom and i want to try out liquid, but when i flash liquid my internal sd is wiped? everything from downloaded items, backups from titanium, to my twrp backups and anything in the internal sd is gone
now i suspect it has something to do with the way 4.2.2 roms deal with the users and that whole 0 folder thing, but my question is, is there any way to keep the contents of my sd card so liquid will see it?
because when i pop it into my pc, theyre gone gone, its not like they were overlooked (happened when i tried another rom)
any ideas?
therenegadenail said:
basically whats happening is im currently on fre3 rom and i want to try out liquid, but when i flash liquid my internal sd is wiped? everything from downloaded items, backups from titanium, to my twrp backups and anything in the internal sd is gone
now i suspect it has something to do with the way 4.2.2 roms deal with the users and that whole 0 folder thing, but my question is, is there any way to keep the contents of my sd card so liquid will see it?
because when i pop it into my pc, theyre gone gone, its not like they were overlooked (happened when i tried another rom)
any ideas?
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No matter what, when you wipe your phone, it wipes internal memory....... At least I'm pretty sure..
Joe0113 said:
No matter what, when you wipe your phone, it wipes internal memory....... At least I'm pretty sure..
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yea but to an extent no? i mean i always am able to restore things from titanium with no issue, also it erases twrp backups? thats never happened before
also i cannot delete that 0 folder at all, in phone or plug to computer, theres a folder in it, anbech? and in that theres a backup file? an sh file? it wont let me delete it at all
therenegadenail said:
yea but to an extent no? i mean i always am able to restore things from titanium with no issue, also it erases twrp backups? thats never happened before
also i cannot delete that 0 folder at all, in phone or plug to computer, theres a folder in it, anbech? and in that theres a backup file? an sh file? it wont let me delete it at all
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Download ES File Explorer and you can delete it. Just make sure you don't delete important folders/files.
Joe0113 said:
Download ES File Explorer and you can delete it. Just make sure you don't delete important folders/files.
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i have es file explorer, and it still wont let me
if i restore back to my tw rom which is 4.1.2 the 0 folder is there, and its the only folder in there, and every time i try, it says i cant
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No matter what, when you wipe your phone, it wipes internal memory....... At least I'm pretty sure..
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This is not true. I've been installing custom ROMs for a long time and I've never had this. If you're restoring a 4.1.2 ROM (like FRE) and all your files are gone then you may have accidentally wiped your internal memory somehow. You are correct in saying that when you flash a 4.2.2 ROM, a new directory gets created called "0" but when flashing back to a 4.1.1 your old files should reappear, only with a new directory called "0.". The best way to avoid this problem all together is, whenever flashing from a 4.1.2 to a 4.2.2 ROM, before doing so copy all the contents of your internal SD card to your desktop (or external storage if you have the space), then when doing your wipes (just b4 flashing your new ROM), wipe your internal memory. Once you're all booted into your new ROM, go back to where ever you copied your internal SD card and copy them back to your internal SD directory. Again you only need to do this when going from a 4.1.x ROM to a 4.2.x ROM (or vice versa).
Good luck!
Hello my name is George and I'm a flashoholic.
EDIT: BTW, for future reference you should put your twrp backups on external.
External sd card doesnt get wiped when the upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 as i have my backups stored on internal but should move them to external sd .
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I know there is a ton on sdcard/0 problems or questions, but I can't find anything on my problem. When i try to delete anything on sdcard/0/whatever it says delete failed. I will try to delete a mp3 and it won't delete . Also not sure if this is normal,but my twrp and superuser are in the /0 folder too. I know it's for multiusers, but I should be able to delete certain files out of it. I can out of twrp but not anything else. Any ideas?
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I know there is a ton on sdcard/0 problems or questions, but I can't find anything on my problem. When i try to delete anything on sdcard/0/whatever it says delete failed. I will try to delete a mp3 and it won't delete . Also not sure if this is normal,but my twrp and superuser are in the /0 folder too. I know it's for multiusers, but I should be able to delete certain files out of it. I can out of twrp but not anything else. Any ideas?
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same thing happened to me, and i couldnt get it to work until i formatted my sd card/internal mem and started fresh :-\
hapticxchaos said:
same thing happened to me, and i couldnt get it to work until i formatted my sd card/internal mem and started fresh :-\
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Damn, when you did that did you go back to stock ? Then have to re root? My recovery and super user would then get deleted
Well, if you have a nandroid of a tw Rom, you can restore that, then wipe your internal sd. And, if you restore a nandroid instead of flashing stock it shouldn't bork your gps. Just make sure to pull everything off your internal sd that you want to keep.
mrhaley30705 said:
Well, if you have a nandroid of a tw Rom, you can restore that, then wipe your internal sd. And, if you restore a nandroid instead of flashing stock it shouldn't bork your gps. Just make sure to pull everything off your internal sd that you want to keep.
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K thanks, I don't have a nandroid of stock. So I might have to flash one of the stock PDAs . Or maybe I'll live with it and just go buy a 32 gb ext sd lol
I made a backup with CWM.
The tar-file must be there because free memoryspace dropped by 2.6Gb.
But where is the tar?
There is no backup-folder in Clockworkmod.
Anyone an idea?
check into /storage/emulated/clockworkmod or similar path.
i don't remember very well.
I use "backup to external sdcard" so save nandroid backup into external sdcard.
DeusEx80 said:
check into /storage/emulated/clockworkmod or similar path.
i don't remember very well.
I use "backup to external sdcard" so save nandroid backup into external sdcard.
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Nope.
The clockworkmod folder is there but no backup is in it.
hansare said:
Nope.
The clockworkmod folder is there but no backup is in it.
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sorry.
Check into /data/media/clockworkmod or similar.
DeusEx80 said:
sorry.
Check into /data/media/clockworkmod or similar.
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YES!
The backup is there.
Thank you very much.
DeusEx80 said:
sorry.
Check into /data/media/clockworkmod or similar.
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Maybe you know the solution for my other problem as well.
Therefore I ask.
I see both (internal and external) cards in my Windows-explorer but I am not allowed to write to it.
Very strange. What to do?
hansare said:
Maybe you know the solution for my other problem as well.
Therefore I ask.
I see both (internal and external) cards in my Windows-explorer but I am not allowed to write to it.
Very strange. What to do?
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I don't know. Here i connect the phone to pc, and i can write directly to sdcards.
You can use "wifi file transfer" app, if you don't resolve this problem.
I still can't find it.
/data/
there is no media folder under data in my phone.
I searched for *.tar using ES explorer from the root of the phone, and still nothing shows up.
From CWM, I can see the ROM I've backed up and I'm also able to restore that ROM.
I'm using CM13 with ext SD card as internal storage setup. Is that why?
Can someone point me to right direction in finding the backed up ROM plz?