Guys could you please answer to this question quick, since I realised what a noob mistake I made I can't stay chill...
I rooted my phone, then downloaded the galaxysunlock app (spocky) , made a EFS backup with the app then unlocked the phone.
decided to flash stock via odin after that and made a factory data wipe + cache, thinking that the content of the internal SD won't be deleted (like it was on S2) Today I realised what a big mistake I've done. I lost the backup of the original EFS folder (locked to o2)
But is it that big? Do I have reasons to worry about?
The phone is unlocked, working. I am just worried for that "just in case" thing...(or was it just in case the unlock process didn't worked?)
Have I any reason to feel worried?
Ashan85 said:
Guys could you please answer to this question quick, since I realised what a noob mistake I made I can't stay chill...
I rooted my phone, then downloaded the galaxysunlock app (spocky) , made a EFS backup with the app then unlocked the phone.
decided to flash stock via odin after that and made a factory data wipe + cache, thinking that the content of the internal SD won't be deleted (like it was on S2) Today I realised what a big mistake I've done. I lost the backup of the original EFS folder (locked to o2)
But is it that big? Do I have reasons to worry about?
The phone is unlocked, working. I am just worried for that "just in case" thing...(or was it just in case the unlock process didn't worked?)
Have I any reason to feel worried?
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Why don't you backup again then?
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edwinpang said:
Why don't you backup again then?
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Well that was my question. I can backup again, but this backup won't be the original (locked to network state). Is there any problem with that?
No not at all . Just make another nackup and keep it in your cloud. Pc. Email. Ext hdd. Thumb drive etc
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I tried searching for this, but the app seems to have some limitations. Please forgive if this is a repost. I have been on my 3rd rom for 2 weeks now but want to check out another new release. Long story short, I don't want to lose anything installed or subsequent app data. How can I back up and restore all of the non-rom data and have all of the new goodies of the new rom laid on top of the great app/personal data/settings?
Is this a dumb question?
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I tried searching for this, but the app seems to have some limitations. Please forgive if this is a repost. I have been on my 3rd rom for 2 weeks now but want to check out another new release. Long story short, I don't want to lose anything installed or subsequent app data. How can I back up and restore all of the non-rom data and have all of the new goodies of the new rom laid on top of the great app/personal data/settings?
Is this a dumb question?
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titan backup is one of the most used backup apps i have read about on here
EDIT: brain fart: Titanium not Titan ... uhg, sorry about that. Luckily xbox posted too.
tpike said:
I tried searching for this, but the app seems to have some limitations. Please forgive if this is a repost. I have been on my 3rd rom for 2 weeks now but want to check out another new release. Long story short, I don't want to lose anything installed or subsequent app data. How can I back up and restore all of the non-rom data and have all of the new goodies of the new rom laid on top of the great app/personal data/settings?
Titanium Backup
Is this a dumb question?
No comment.
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Thanks both for feedback. So I can back up on titanium to sd then wipe all the cache etc, flash new rom, restore?
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This is a fool proof list:
1. Titanium Backup all apps and data
2. Boot into clockworkmod and wipe data 3x
3. Flash new rom
4. Download titanium backup from market and install backups.
Thank you good sir.
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Just out of curiosity, as long as you wipe the three things in recovery, will restoring old data on top of a new ROM from TitaniumBackup ever cause problems?
I've heard some people recommend not doing that, but never really gave any explanation.
Installing from titanium backup won't cause problems as long as you don't mess with system apps.
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Installing from titanium backup won't cause problems as long as you don't mess with system apps.
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Cool, thanks.
Hi guys,
I'm sorry if this question has been asked before. Anyway, I know I can backup my apps and their data using Titanium backup as well as backup my entire rom. But what about about backing up user data? It's annoying to set up my phone perfectly every time I flash a new ROM (and we all know what an addiction that is!).
Cheers!
That's system data, Titanium has a stab at telling you which ones are safe, I'm not sure it's always right. Or maybe that's just the Pro version.
Use Rom cleaner :'
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Ok I use Nandroid recovery to restore my phones instead or a backup app simply because (1) I'm a cheap bastage and (2) nandroid works from one phone to another as long as I root it, and I have a question. How do I delete a nandroid backup? I have three on the phone right now and I want to delete them and make a new one.
If its on the sd card somewhere, PLEASE be as specific with the file path as possible because I'm as literate about these things as a dead frog.
Al that I am sure of is rooting my Epic is easy as long as I watch qbkikng videos and whoever made cwm recovery is a friggin genius
Nandroid backups only work with the same model phone. I.e. you have a nandroid backup before flashing on an Epic, the flashing bricks it so you get a new Epic, you can restore the backup as long as you're rooted. Also the file path using CWM recovery is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
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jeffreyjicha said:
Nandroid backups only work with the same model phone. I.e. you have a nandroid backup before flashing on an Epic, the flashing bricks it so you get a new Epic, you can restore the backup as long as you're rooted. Also the file path using CWM recovery is /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
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Thanks, I know it only works with the same model phone, that makes sense to me I got my second replacement Epic in 6 days yesterday and had to root it to make it work the first one wouldn't connect to the network so it was defective according to Spring and this one basically was a good as a dead cat before root, now it runs like a champ but Titanium backup dumped 70% of my apps, so luckily for me I remembered make a nandroid backup only thing is now that everything is updated, I want to make a NEW backup just in case.
I see you already got your answer, but please next time post questions in Q&A section not development, Thanks!
Kenny, mind moving this when you get a sec?!?!
Moved!
Wolf...you in time out!
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Sorry if I put it in the wrong place.
I honestly thought I posted this in Q&A ( guess that would explain why I couldn't find it till now)
Hey guys, noob here. So, i wanted to do something new with my xperia PLAY and decided to unlock the bootloader without completely understanding what its for and the risks it came with. Basically, i wanted to use the jelly bean rom and went through some tutorials and unlocked the bootloader. But when i turned on the phone everything was gone! my contacts, messages, call log, etc! But everything in my SD card is still there but only seen when connected to the PC. The apps don't show up in my phone anymore!! My complete phone memory wiped out! Is there any way to get back or restore all my personal data?? PLEASE HELP!!
This did happen when I unlocked my bootloader aswell.
I think this is normal.
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i think you dont have the option to recover your lost data on the internal memory check out this thread it says when you unlock your bootloader This will wipe your internal storage (/data) but not your SD Card but try to do some research !!
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This did happen when I unlocked my bootloader aswell.
I think this is normal.
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really?? well that's too bad.. i was hoping to get back all my contacts and personal stuff!
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i think you dont have the option to recover your lost data on the internal memory check out this thread it says when you unlock your bootloader This will wipe your internal storage (/data) but not your SD Card but try to do some research !!
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i'm not sure.. but i guess there is a way to recover lost data! but it's just too confusing for me! so i thought i could find a simpler solution here.. like an app or tool for it.. or a video tutorial! but i guess i'm outta luck!
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really?? well that's too bad.. i was hoping to get back all my contacts and personal stuff!
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Did you have your phone linked to your google account when you first bought your phone and set it up?If you did your contact's and some information is stored on google server's:good:
Whenever you unlock your biotloader it will always format internal data.
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Can't you just make a nandroid backup, unlock the BL, then restore the backup?
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brsingr said:
Can't you just make a nandroid backup, unlock the BL, then restore the backup?
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Yes. That would work.
Im using stock galaxy tab 3 lte sm-t215 (rooted) and i did a grievious mistake, wiped data/factory reset in stock recovery with not a single backup.
Ive tweak my device so much the way i wanted it already. PLEASE HELP if there is any way i can revert/restore everything back WITHOUT the use of any pc. Only terminal emulator.. :crying:
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Im using stock galaxy tab 3 lte sm-t215 (rooted) and i did a grievious mistake, wiped data/factory reset in stock recovery with not a single backup.
Ive tweak my device so much the way i wanted it already. PLEASE HELP if there is any way i can revert/restore everything back WITHOUT the use of any pc. Only terminal emulator.. :crying:
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No.
@crazyVato, sorry, i meant to expand on that answer but got distracted.
for what you want to do and actually save as a backup you need to be rooted WITH custom recovery.
So long as your system is intact you can repeat the process of customizing but what's
wiped is gone. =(
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I have a lot of empathy for your situation. Not many things give you that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach, but this is definitely one of them.
I am no expert but everything that I know tells me that there is no way to restore your device back the way way you had it.
I'm not certain which files remain intact following a factory reset but some do remain. Is it possible that once you rooted you made a backup that you don't remember making? It wouldn't hurt to reroot and poke around for a clockwork folder. SD Maid will also help find big files, in case a backup was stored in mnt/shell.
Best of luck to you.
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I have a lot of empathy for your situation. Not many things give you that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach, but this is definitely one of them.
I am no expert but everything that I know tells me that there is no way to restore your device back the way way you had it.
I'm not certain which files remain intact following a factory reset but some do remain. Is it possible that once you rooted you made a backup that you don't remember making? It wouldn't hurt to reroot and poke around for a clockwork folder. SD Maid will also help find big files, in case a backup was stored in mnt/shell.
Best of luck to you.
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Well i did get sd maid pro.. weird thing is it stated that my device is not rooted. I downloaded su root checker to double check and it states rooted. Gosh!!
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It says you're not rooted but can ES Exlplorer see a lever higher than sdcard?
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It says you're not rooted but can ES Exlplorer see a lever higher than sdcard?
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it stated rooted as soon as i update my su binary in supersu and update my busybox.. anyway, yeah there's no way i can get everything back.. ive done my best to tweak as much as i could remember it before its wiped out. so imma end this thread and would like to thank to the 3 of you with ur solutions..
for me, sd maid is a nono.
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