I've done a bit of searching but can't seem to find anything, search on phone isn't great. Is there a way to rename backups? The reason I ask is I have a few backups from different roms but not sure which are which. I'd like to be able to rename according to rom.
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I had renamed the backups from my pc on another phone. But I had a problem while restoring that backup maybe because the name was changed
ral7 said:
I had renamed the backups from my pc on another phone. But I had a problem while restoring that backup maybe because the name was changed
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I've used rom manager in the past on other phones but on this it keeps telling me I need to flash Cwm but I already have touch installed and if I say yes install it flashes normal Cwm but I want to keep touch
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Don't use ROM Manager (it's crap) and flash things manually instead
With regards to backups, copy them to your PC and rename the folders there (something like Desktop/ROM-NAME/CWM file name)
EddyOS said:
Don't use ROM Manager (it's crap) and flash things manually instead
With regards to backups, copy them to your PC and rename the folders there (something like Desktop/ROM-NAME/CWM file name)
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Cheers, I'll try when got a spare minute
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I have issues regarding ClOck wOrk mOd ie I am not able to take backup of my current Rom properly......actually whenever I create a back up of my current rom, instead of creating a zip file only a folder is created with all back up files which are not backed up whenever i am require them......
please help...
Its not suppose to make a zip file, it just makes a folder with all the back up info inside
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Android311 said:
Its not suppose to make a zip file, it just makes a folder with all the back up info inside
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Then how can i Install that back up when in need because Clock work mod does not restore that folder....
It does. You backup and restore from cwm, don't modify/open/anything the folder.
Bazinga
In cwm hit system restore and select the folder that is your system back up, don't change the backed up file and do not try to zip it and do not try to rename it because it will screw up the md5
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Thanks both of u...
I'll certainly give it a try......
does anybody know, if the issue with the phones released in 2012 have been fixed? I really want to make my wife's wildfire s something different from sense.
So my phone broke and I got sent a new one from Sprint, and I had all my TWRP backups on the external sd card. I have TWRP now on the new phone, but it won't read the backups from the external sd card and when I moved the backups into the TWRP folder on the internal sd, it still won't find it in recovery. How can I get it to read and restore a nandroid from the other phone? Any help is really appreciated
Are you sure the backups weren't made in an older, not compatible version of twrp?
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Are you sure the backups weren't made in an older, not compatible version of twrp?
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Yes, they were made with v2.3.1.0 and that's the version I'm also currently using, only thing I can think of was that originally I got TWRP from Goo.im app and I installed it via Odin this time.
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Yes, they were made with v2.3.1.0 and that's the version I'm also currently using, only thing I can think of was that originally I got TWRP from Goo.im app and I installed it via Odin this time.
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They're not corrupted at all? No backups named with invalid characters, like spaces?
teh roxxorz said:
They're not corrupted at all? No backups named with invalid characters, like spaces?
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Not corrupted, but they do all have spaces and dashes... I'll try removing them and seeing if that does it
Edit: It didn't work
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imaconeheadXD said:
Not corrupted, but they do all have spaces and dashes... I'll try removing them and seeing if that does it
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if you run a nandroid backup on the new phone, compare the numbers for that backup with the numbers for the old backup you want to restore. they will be different numbers. i had this issue before and changing the numbers from the old backup to the same numbers of the new backup fixed the problem. then TWRP will see the nandroid for you to restore. the folder inside "TWRP" then the folder inside "BACKUPS" that is the folder you want to rename. it will be a number like.....mine is 9202f5d1. thats the number specific to that exact phone. good luck.
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if you run a nandroid backup on the new phone, compare the numbers for that backup with the numbers for the old backup you want to restore. they will be different numbers. i had this issue before and changing the numbers from the old backup to the same numbers of the new backup fixed the problem. then TWRP will see the nandroid for you to restore. the folder inside "TWRP" then the folder inside "BACKUPS" that is the folder you want to rename. it will be a number like.....mine is 9202f5d1. thats the number specific to that exact phone. good luck.
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This worked! Thank you
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This worked! Thank you
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Lol, that's what happens when I assume. Though yes, that's how you restore backups between phones. Also you'd have to do this on any recovery, should you ever switch recoveries and need to transfer between phones. Though I wouldn't restore the system, personally.
Hi,
I went into CWM by pressing Vol up + Home + Power.
I selected back-up.
It backed up my stuff...but the file is ONLY 18mb??
Why? I thought it would be so much larger....like the stock image (1gb).
Did I do it correctly?
pappaellio said:
Hi,
I went into CWM by pressing Vol up + Home + Power.
I selected back-up.
It backed up my stuff...but the file is ONLY 18mb??
Why? I thought it would be so much larger....like the stock image (1gb).
Did I do it correctly?
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my backup is about 2.5 gb...i have like 50-60 apps installed..takes about 7-8 mins
jdiddy_ub said:
my backup is about 2.5 gb...i have like 50-60 apps installed..takes about 7-8 mins
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did i do it correctly?
pappaellio said:
did i do it correctly?
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cwm -> back & restore -> back up
you should see it scrolling through all the files and making a backup...minimum of a few mins (longer with the more apps and data you have)
Are you looking at the right memory card? The way you back up would seem like you back up on the internal memory.
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jdiddy_ub said:
cwm -> back & restore -> back up
you should see it scrolling through all the files and making a backup...minimum of a few mins (longer with the more apps and data you have)
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cwm -> back & restore -> back up
I did that already, but it ONLY takes ~30 sec to back-up.
I found the the Clockworkmod folder in my INTERNAL sd. (I don't have an external sd).
There are 2 folder in the Clockworkmod folder:
1. Blobs (1.8gb)
2. Backup (18mb)
The backup file is only 18mb??
I must be doing something wrong??
pappaellio said:
cwm -> back & restore -> back up
I did that already, but it ONLY takes ~30 sec to back-up.
I found the the Clockworkmod folder in my INTERNAL sd. (I don't have an external sd).
There are 2 folder in the Clockworkmod folder:
1. Blobs (1.8gb)
2. Backup (18mb)
The backup file is only 18mb??
I must be doing something wrong??
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apparently one of the new things that the updated cwm does is that it backs up incrementally...so you dont have to backup the entire system every time you backup
the "blobs" folder is the chunk of the backup...the other "backup" folder is the new/incremental back up...so a backup is now comprised of blob + backup file (i havent seen it so im assuming it has the date of the backup written somewhere)
at least thats what i gather from the article
if you want to read http://androidforums.com/nexus-7-all-things-root/597441-changes-cwm-backup-scared-hell-out-me.html
i guess im using an older version which creates a new folder and just backups everything up...which is fine with me...i generally keep 1 or 2 backups at most and with my new 64gb card its not an issue...i'll stick with the old method
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apparently one of the new things that the updated cwm does is that it backs up incrementally...so you dont have to backup the entire system every time you backup
the "blobs" folder is the chunk of the backup...the other "backup" folder is the new/incremental back up...so a backup is now comprised of blob + backup file (i havent seen it so im assuming it has the date of the backup written somewhere)
at least thats what i gather from the article
if you want to read http://androidforums.com/nexus-7-all-things-root/597441-changes-cwm-backup-scared-hell-out-me.html
i guess im using an older version which creates a new folder and just backups everything up...which is fine with me...i generally keep 1 or 2 backups at most and with my new 64gb card its not an issue...i'll stick with the old method
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You're right - There's a date on the 18mb file in the "backup" folder.
Thank you and everyone else for the support.
pappaellio said:
You're right - There's a date on the 18mb file in the "backup" folder.
Thank you and everyone else for the support.
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your welcome..
upon reading ive noticed that from v6 on it creates back ups with the blob folder
i am using cwm v6.0.1.5 and i still get the 1 folder (with date) backup method..which i prefer...no blobs
just wondering why it didnt affect me? i know you can set the method in CWM but i never changed any settings
also is the old format considered the .tar method?
It's because you are using a note 2. It seems to affects the galaxy s3. I know cause I am using both devices.
Edit: i just notice my gs3 have cm 6.0.1.2 and my note 2 uses cm 6.0.1.5. I'll try to test different version to see any difference.
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It's because you are using a note 2. It seems to affects the galaxy s3. I know cause I am using both devices.
Edit: i just notice my gs3 have cm 6.0.1.2 and my note 2 uses cm 6.0.1.5. I'll try to test different version to see any difference.
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isnt the OP also using a note 2? hes posting in the note 2 forum
Only thing is i don't what version of cwm he is using. I am using the same cwm as you on my note 2 and it backs up to a single file (my prefer choice). My GS3 with cwm 6.0.1.2 spits out 2 folders, one being that blog file.
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Only thing is i don't what version of cwm he is using. I am using the same cwm as you on my note 2 and it backs up to a single file (my prefer choice). My GS3 with cwm 6.0.1.2 spits out 2 folders, one being that blog file.
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yeah...lets see if he responds...although from what i read v6+ has blobs...but ours doesnt
jdiddy_ub said:
yeah...lets see if he responds...although from what i read v6+ has blobs...but ours doesnt
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I'm using CWM version 6.0.1.4-jb
Modify by xiaulu
Btw I have the stock Tmobile OS.
VERY IMPORTANT!!
I recently FTF'd up to 4.2.2, rooted, and installed CWM.
The first thing I ALWAYS do when I first root and install CWM is make a backup of stock, to have incase I need it.
Now I always name the backup according to the date I created it, and usually use my favorite file explorer (es file explorer) to find the backup and rename it.
When I attempted to do this, I could not find my backup ANYWHERE!!! I thought maybe It didn't get created properly or something, yet, I saw and big ding on my storage capacity, presumably due to the backup I made, but couldn't find.
I just happened to stumble across a message in ROM Manager that gave me the answer I was looking for.
In ROM Manager it states:
"In Android 4.2, backups are placed in a secure directory, INACCESSIBLE to other apps.
Backups can be pulled with ADB or by using the ROM Manager Backup Download Server."
Basically you HAVE to use ROM Manager to find and rename your backups if your using CWM on Android 4.2
Figured I would post this and save people the headache I went through trying to locate the backup I made.
Check the attached picture of the message that's in ROM Manager.
Thanks and happy flashing!
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VERY IMPORTANT!!
I recently FTF'd up to 4.2.2, rooted, and installed CWM.
The first thing I ALWAYS do when I first root and install CWM is make a backup of stock, to have incase I need it.
Now I always name the backup according to the date I created it, and usually use my favorite file explorer (es file explorer) to find the backup and rename it.
When I attempted to do this, I could not find my backup ANYWHERE!!! I thought maybe It didn't get created properly or something, yet, I saw and big ding on my storage capacity, presumably due to the backup I made, but couldn't find.
I just happened to stumble across a message in ROM Manager that gave me the answer I was looking for.
In ROM Manager it states:
"In Android 4.2, backups are placed in a secure directory, INACCESSIBLE to other apps.
Backups can be pulled with ADB or by using the ROM Manager Backup Download Server."
Basically you HAVE to use ROM Manager to find and rename your backups if your using CWM on Android 4.2
Figured I would post this and save people the headache I went through trying to locate the backup I made.
Check the attached picture of the message that's in ROM Manager.
Thanks and happy flashing!
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Ah yes! I had forgotten about that from the Nexus 4! That explains why I was missing some space, and of course this means I lost the backup I had. Luckily I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and settings, and the pictures were not that important.
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Ah yes! I had forgotten about that from the Nexus 4! That explains why I was missing some space, and of course this means I lost the backup I had. Luckily I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and settings, and the pictures were not that important.
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You may have your backups still. Just look for them in Rom manager.
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You may have your backups still. Just look for them in Rom manager.
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No, I wiped the /data partition when installing a clean version of the .423 FTF. I was missing about 7 GB of space when on RomAur, and I bet some of that space was used by at least one backup. I don't think I had more than one though.
Wiping data doesn't erase your backups. Our anything on your sd cards. Formatting your storage or manually deleting them is the only way to erase them.
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I save my CWM backups on the external SD card so it doesn't disappear even when I upgraded to 4.2
Press thanks if I helped
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Ya that's for sure the way to do it.
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Hi guys
Maybe I'm a moron for not being able to find the answer to this but here goes:
I can see that with ROM Manager my backups are stored in a "safe" location out of reach no matter which file manager I'm using. And then with ROM Manager Premium it's possible to transfer these backup to your PC. But how do I get a backup transferred back to my phone if I need that? I haven't been able to find any information about how to do that.
So before I invest in RM Premium can anyone tell me if this is possible?
"Backups can be pulled using adb or by using ROM Manager Backup Download Sever." To use the sever method go to ROM Manager -> Manage and Restore Backups -> Download Backups It should start a server and show a link you put into your computer browser which will download the backups
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Is this any use?
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"Backups can be pulled using adb or by using ROM Manager Backup Download Sever."
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Yes as I understand it that's Phone -> PC. But what about the other way?
I've just reinstalled it to have a look at the options. I've never used it for at least a year.
From what I understand now (I didn't want to flash cwm) when you store them on a PC they're on a .zip format. To restore you just copy it back to your internal storage/sdcard then use the backup/restore option.
Personally I wouldn't buy the premium. I did long ago but it's outdated and rarely updated.
Best option for backing up is Titanium Backup Pro. Constantly updated and responsive devs.
There are loads of free options. You can even use something like obackup to perform online nandroid backups or just even use recovery and perform a nandroid.
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@d3xp2pc Thanks for an elaborate answer. Thumbs up!