Ok, while I was about to load a different rom I accidentally wiped my data. So I have nothing on my card. I didn't know what to do but I did made a backup on my computer but the hard part was that the SD card does not fit my SD card reader. So I didn't know what to do so I had a moment of smartness come to me and used my Thunderbolts SD card and loaded a GS3 rom on it. I took my SD card in my GS3 phone and installed it that way and it worked.
But my question is now is how do I get back my touchwiz features if I have no rom on my t-mobile card? I want to go back to my rooted stock rom. and then maybe later load another rom.
Once you wipe you done. Simple get into stock and root again and flash again.
Flashing rom is best part of android.
what every you wiped is gone dude. If you have your backup still put it in the backup folder and wipe and then restore your backup...
I know, I lost everything. That's cool just got to install again. I do have a backup that I also saved on laptop. I was going to do it that way but don't know. Put all those files back on my phone or could I flash a stock gs3 zip then save that way? I will try either way. My back up has lots of big files, is that because it has all my pics and apps?
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try one of these
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Recovering deleted files from flash memory is a pipe dream. Good luck. No, seriously, good luck. You're going to need it. Try Recuva by Piriform.
I managed to get a rom on my phone and I'm using "illusion" looks great by the way, and I'm going to load a GS3 stock rom and then try to see if I can back that up. I hope it works
its not working. I've used the stock zip and it didn't want to take. I'm thinking of using Odin unroot and then root again afterwards. what do you think?
I'm not sure I thoroughly understand your problem. You could Odin a stock image or root66.
And you need to update your recovery. You can use the ones from my signature or use ROM Manager or Goo Manager to update without tripping your counter.
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Something happened to my phone. I rebooted, and it just loads to a screen with the signal bars.. Nothing else. I have already wiped, installed my backup, etc. Same issue.
I believe that it has to do with something being deleted while cleaning up my storage, I subsequently backed up after doing this, so that is likely the issue.
I am running rogue's recovery and I cannot get the sd card to mount so that I can put another rom on and flash. It just does nothing what so ever.
Any help fixing the mount issue?
Couldn't you just take the sdcard out and use a reader/writer to put the ROM on?
You could also flash the appropriate "NoData" version of the stock ROM in the ODIN links in my signature. They will preserve your user data and get you booted so you can do more advanced repair work.
Do not delete your nandroid backups even if you think they are bad since you may need to recover portions of them.
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Couldn't you just take the sdcard out and use a reader/writer to put the ROM on?
You could also flash the appropriate "NoData" version of the stock ROM in the ODIN links in my signature. They will preserve your user data and get you booted so you can do more advanced repair work.
Do not delete your nandroid backups even if you think they are bad since you may need to recover portions of them.
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Worked like a charm, thank you!
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.
spillner said:
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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pyroemaniac said:
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
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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?
Hello, I'm sorry if this has been already posted, but I've searched the forums, and even google searched, but haven't come up with anything. I've done a backup of the rooted stock rom, and installed another rom, and did a backup. When I try to restore, it just sits on the boot screen, and doesn't go anywhere. I see movement, like on the stock rom, the letters move around, like it's booting. I tried to install infamous's GE edition rom, but for some reason it doesn't do apps to sd, and I run out of space. Any ideas of what I could be doing wrong? I'm sorry, I'm kind of a n00b when it comes to flashing. I've rooted, and flashed every phone I've had, but this is the only time I've encountered this issue. The first time I flashed the Infamous GE edition rom, it worked fine, but backed it up, and tried to restore to the stock until I had time to download more stuff and tweak it out. now I can't restore either roms. I've let the reboot sit for over 10 minutes, and tried to battery pull, factory data/cache wipe, and davlik wipe, but nothing. Once again, I am very sorry if this has been posted already. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
If you backed it up to an external sd then it might be defective but if u backed it up in ur internal memory then check how much memory each back up took.. If it says less than 1.5 GB then there mightve been an error during the back up... And also what kind of recover are u using?
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If you backed it up to an external sd then it might be defective but if u backed it up in ur internal memory then check how much memory each back up took.. If it says less than 1.5 GB then there mightve been an error during the back up... And also what kind of recover are u using?
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I'm using the CWM Touch, I finally got it to boot, but even after a fresh rom install, and restore, my apps don't install to SD, leaving me unable to get my apps installed. I've tried Rom Toolbox, and enabled it to install to SD card, but it still installs to internal. I've tried a few different roms, but still run into the same issue. When I had the stock rom, just rooted, I had all my apps/games installed with no issues. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I'm going to try to remove root, and reinstall stock rom, root it, and just stay with stock rooted rom. I just get very horrible battery life. Granted I play a lot of games on my phone, but only thing that stays on is wifi, everything else I leave off. It's just heartbreaking. I've had almost every galaxy on the market and never had trouble with rooting, and custom roms, but I am not a expert in the least when it comes to this type of thing. It took me about 10 minutes to restore, but even with factory restore, they no longer seem to install to sd card, but internal memory, so when it backs up, it says I'm out of space
Unable to create Nandroid Backup of Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 with Clockwork Mod Recovery v6.0.3.6
It indicates that the extSD is not found, I have a micro SD in the device.
Please help I want to back up before flashing any ROMs onto it!
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Unable to create Nandroid Backup of Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 with Clockwork Mod Recovery v6.0.3.6
It indicates that the extSD is not found, I have a micro SD in the device.
Please help I want to back up before flashing any ROMs onto it!
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Are you intentionally trying to backup your extSD? Should be backing up your internal storage.
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Are you intentionally trying to backup your extSD? Should be backing up your internal storage.
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I'm trying to make a full image backup of the phone so I have something to restore to if I want to go back to this image.
If you have a new s3 then you need a modified recovery. You can save your nandroid to your internal as well.
Do you own a newer or older S3 like metalfan78 asked? Makes a big difference these days as far as what works and what doesn't. I have had this phone since the day it was released. Never a problem with recoveries working or any of that. Normally I backup system(ROM), data, boot(kernel) before a new flash.
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Do you own a newer or older S3 like metalfan78 asked? Makes a big difference these days as far as what works and what doesn't. I have had this phone since the day it was released. Never a problem with recoveries working or any of that. Normally I backup system(ROM), data, boot(kernel) before a new flash.
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I purchased my S3 in July 2012. Please advise how you back up your Rom and if it is possible to verify the backup.
Thank you
I had an issue with my GS3's custom recovery not recognizing my SD card. When I looked around a little more I realized I couldn't really see anything on the internal storage either. There were folders in the directory, but the were empty. It made it so I couldn't do what I should normally be able to accomplish. I tried reflashing custom recovery to no avail.
I ended up unrooting, returning to stock, reflashing custom recovery, rerooting, and reflashing my custom ROM. It was a bit of a process but everything is running like a charm.
Hello, I recently rooted my wifes Note 2 that was on the latest OTA 4.3. Was not easy BTW. I did a back up in recovery of boot, system, and data. I figured I was good to go and start trying out other roms.
The first one I flashed was Macks Allstar 5.0 rom. Everything was great. Then my wife informed me that she did not have all of her contacts backed up to google and some were only saved to her phone. So then I figure I could just restore the original backup and extract the contacts and be able to install them to any rom.
Thats when everything went wrong. Everytime I tried restoring the back up,it would crash and recovery would do like a reboot. After many attempts I figured id try another version of recovery. After flashing many earlier versions of twrp and trying to restore, I finally was able to complete a restore from version 2.6. I was ecstatic. But then my heart sank again when boot always hangs on samsung logo. And that is where I'm stuck. I am able to flash other roms no problem but cant restore my original backup.
Needless to say my wife is ready to kill me.
Please if anyone could help me I would really appreciate it. I have searched throughout this forum and internet for hours and can not seem to find any help with this issue.
I am thankful to have been able to get this far with the help from the XDA community posts I never needed direct help even with prior phone rootings but this one has got me stumped. Thanks in advance
You need to flash Phil's recovery version 6.0.7.9. If you cant restore your backup with Phil's then I'm thinking you might be sol. Make sure you know where you saved the backup to. It's either on the phone's internal sd or external sd card. Choose the correct location in Phil's recovery and if it isn't corrupt it should work. You may also want to copy your backup onto your pc just in case because that's your only backup and doing a full wipe or odin restore could permanently delete it. Good luck.
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You need to flash Phil's recovery version 6.0.7.9. If you cant restore your backup with Phil's then I'm thinking you might be sol. Make sure you know where you saved the backup to. It's either on the phone's internal sd or external sd card. Choose the correct location in Phil's recovery and if it isn't corrupt it should work. You may also want to copy your backup onto your pc just in case because that's your only backup and doing a full wipe or odin restore could permanently delete it. Good luck.
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Thank you for your reply. I am at work right now and left the phone with my wife with a working rom. I will try phils recovery when I get home. As far as backups, I have two copies. One on my SD card and the other on PC but if they're both fried I guess that negates my efforts in redundancy. It's hard to believe the backup got corrupt so quickly. I have another backup of the 2nd rom I flashed and that one wont install as well.
Is there something I am doing wrong? If the backup file is corrupt, is there a way to extract contacts seperately out of backup?
Method b.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648855
My wife does that too. Sorry
ColeTrain! said:
Method b.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648855
My wife does that too. Sorry
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Life of a married man. Haha!
Well, as my backup file was done with TWRP, I tried method B with TWRP recovery and it wont work so now I'm in the process of trying method A. Will update once I tried it.
I think my problem has to do with TWRP not playing friendly with 4.3 ROMS. If that is the case method A looks like it will work.:fingers-crossed:
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Life of a married man. Haha!
Well, as my backup file was done with TWRP, I tried method B with TWRP recovery and it wont work so now I'm in the process of trying method A. Will update once I tried it.
I think my problem has to do with TWRP not playing friendly with 4.3 ROMS. If that is the case method A looks like it will work.:fingers-crossed:
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That's exactly right. Bootloader isn't playing well with TWRP recovery. Phil"s 6.0.7.9 seems to be compatible in most ROM vs bootloader situations. Don't use latest version of Phil's recovery as it doesn't work as well and most people recommend this as well.
If Phil's recovery won't flash your restore then Odin all the way back to stock unrooted LK8 ROM then root it with the Toolkit and flash TWRP from the toolkit at the same time. Then see if you can restore at that point.
Looks like this project has come to an end. My wife likes her new rom and doesn't want to let me work on her phone anymore. She was able to get most of her contacts back I will make sure she backs her contacts to google and I will try to convince her to install Titanium backup to backup all her app data.
Unfortunately all I have is a work issued iphone that I have no interest in jailbreaking. I really don't see the point.
I am still confident that I could have eventually restored her backup successfully with the help here.
Thank you tx_dbx_tx and coletrain for your help.