I think I want to join the twrp team, how easy would that be?
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You'd need to redo any backups because they are not interchangeable between the two recoveries.
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You'd need to redo any backups because they are not interchangeable between the two recoveries.
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I was just thinking that, how do I get twrp on my s3? Also to redo a backup I wld have to flash ech rom I've used again?
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barberboy420 said:
I was just thinking that, how do I get twrp on my s3? Also to redo a backup I wld have to flash ech rom I've used again?
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
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Follow this thread to get twrp-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809307, as Cnexus says, just the backups would have to be redone, not the ROM.
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Follow this thread to get twrp-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809307, as Cnexus says, just the backups would have to be redone, not the ROM.
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How do you redo a bck up tho. ....??
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barberboy420 said:
How do you redo a bck up tho. ....??
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
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Restore it and then backup it up with twrp
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There's an app named Nandroid Manager. I never tried but it converts cwm to twrp nands.
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Ok so I got twrp installed but when I go to bck up my set up I get a error msg in recovery saying could not backup because not enuff diskspace wth my internal memory is about 75% n my ext is about 50% I need to delete su m stuff from my internal but idk what's safe to do
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
If you need more space, you can copy your older backups to the Laptop / PC ? Then delete them off the Device / SD Card. That way you still have a copy of you need it. I always keep one in Cloud Storage just in case.
prboy1969 said:
If you need more space, you can copy your older backups to the Laptop / PC ? Then delete them off the Device / SD Card. That way you still have a copy of you need it. I always keep one in Cloud Storage just in case.
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Thanks bruh sounds like a win to me. Last night I deleted sooooo much stuff from my internal memory, I even used a file explorer to move some pics to my external and it STILL shows my internal memory maxed out. It all got worse when I moved those albums over to external
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
Go on the play store and look for an app called DiskUsage it should be able to look through your phone and tell you whats using up your space. Used it before and was pretty helpful
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Go on the play store and look for an app called DiskUsage it should be able to look through your phone and tell you whats using up your space. Used it before and was pretty helpful
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Cool I got overwhelmed and just flashed 15.6 again.....but im gonna give it a try tho
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Lol
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Lol
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I did Dl that app and free up over 6gb!
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:good: The dopeness. Dunno why its not part of some ROMs yet. Would be a good tool to have built in.
I just keep my stock original nandroid on my phone. All other backups (both cwm and twrp) are moved to the cloud. I keep zips of cwm and twrp on my extsd...
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g_money said:
I just keep my stock original nandroid on my phone. All other backups (both cwm and twrp) are moved to the cloud. I keep zips of cwm and twrp on my extsd... If u don't mind me asking. How do u make a zip of a bck up?
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Yea I'm gonna have to utilize my drop box. Well since I deleted all my cwm bck ups ill be sure to upload my term bck ups thanks!
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
How do you make a zip of a back up? Also I'm using es file explorer and I want to upload a bck up to drop box but I don't see the I option
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barberboy420 said:
How do you make a zip of a back up? Also I'm using es file explorer and I want to upload a bck up to drop box but I don't see the I option
J3lly B0m3d GsIII
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To make a zip, select your files/folders click on more and compress. To set up drop box you have to go to network/cloud and choose drop box. Set up your account, and you'll then have the option to share files...
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g_money said:
To make a zip, select your files/folders click on more and compress. To set up drop box you have to go to network/cloud and choose drop box. Set up your account, and you'll then have the option to share files...
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I set up my drop box in my account sync. I don't see an option to set up a cloud on this rom. When I use es file explorer I go to my twrp folder and long hold the backup I want to upload but no option to send to drop box. Am I doing it rite?
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I was wondering if you can change your nandriod back up name "IE" in es file explorer. my current back up file name is 1970-01-03.01.51.11, es file lets you change the file name, will that effect the nandroid in any way. it would be easyer to remember, stock, cm9, cm10, blue,ect.
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I was wondering if you can change your nandriod back up name "IE" in es file explorer. my current back up file name is 1970-01-03.01.51.11, es file lets you change the file name, will that effect the nandroid in any way. it would be easyer to remember, stock, cm9, cm10, blue,ect.
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Yes, you can.. Just remember no spaces in the name though
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Yes, you can.. Just remember no spaces in the name though
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I've had md5 issues changing babes. Use Rom manager to create your backup and it lets you name it. Or if your using twrp, twrp gives a rename function
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I've had md5 issues changing babes. Use Rom manager to create your backup and it lets you name it. Or if your using twrp, twrp gives a rename function
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Huh I never have... But yep... That way too...
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Naddict said:
Yes, you can.. Just remember no spaces in the name though
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Thanks, i wasnt to sure, this is my stock rom and dont want to loose it. i have erased them in the past because i read the numbers wrong.
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I was wondering if you can change your nandriod back up name "IE" in es file explorer. my current back up file name is 1970-01-03.01.51.11, es file lets you change the file name, will that effect the nandroid in any way. it would be easyer to remember, stock, cm9, cm10, blue,ect.
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Naddict said:
Yes, you can.. Just remember no spaces in the name though
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xtrezpasor said:
I've had md5 issues changing babes. Use Rom manager to create your backup and it lets you name it. Or if your using twrp, twrp gives a rename function
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I've had those issues too. But Rom Manager? Ugh. Looks like dude using TWRP. Use the name backup option before you make your backup
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I've had those issues too. Buy Rom Manager? Ugh. Looks like dude using TWRP. Use the name backup option before you make your backup
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There a free version of Rom manager... and I just switched to twrp myself so until I'm comfortable using it I can't suggest it to anyone but it does have an option to have the backups and even a rename option
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xtrezpasor said:
There a free version of Rom manager... and I just switched to twrp myself so until I'm comfortable using it I can't suggest it to anyone but it does have an option to have the backups and even a rename option
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thanks, I have always used rom manager to install roms and updates but never to back up, i usually just go into CW. ill try it. I recently had to use RM to flash CM 5.8.4.9. the CW that was installed in my root did not give the option to back up and restore????
almondecks said:
I was wondering if you can change your nandriod back up name "IE" in es file explorer. my current back up file name is 1970-01-03.01.51.11, es file lets you change the file name, will that effect the nandroid in any way. it would be easyer to remember, stock, cm9, cm10, blue,ect.
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I never change the backup name, too many md5 issues in the past. I just put backups in a named folder
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almondecks said:
I was wondering if you can change your nandriod back up name "IE" in es file explorer. my current back up file name is 1970-01-03.01.51.11, es file lets you change the file name, will that effect the nandroid in any way. it would be easyer to remember, stock, cm9, cm10, blue,ect.
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I quit changing the backup names after multiple issues with md5. I just put then in a named folder.
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im on the latest TWRP v2.3.3.0 .. im on a stock rooted phone and was just wondering how to do a nandroid, is that just doing a backup in TWRP? .. was just wondering because the back up was like 2gb .. thats pretty big for a nandroid .. when i was on the og evo nands were mbs only but then again that was on custom roms .. is the jb stock rom that big? . was just wondering before i start flashing roms .. :laugh:
runwitme said:
im on the latest TWRP v2.3.3.0 .. im on a stock rooted phone and was just wondering how to do a nandroid, is that just doing a backup in TWRP? .. was just wondering because the back up was like 2gb .. thats pretty big for a nandroid .. when i was on the og evo nands were mbs only but then again that was on custom roms .. is the jb stock rom that big? . was just wondering before i start flashing roms .. :laugh:
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Yeah, nandroids are huge on S3 don't matter what recovery you have. That if you use TouchWiz roms. AOSP roms are like Evo nands.
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I always check the use compression setting in twrp. It has always worked for me and my first backup was about 1.2gb. I didn't have to many apps installed yet at that point though. I'm not sure how much space it actually saves but it should help.
I have an odd problem,
I create a nandroid backup of my S3 on touchwiz. I want to restore it to check my LTE speeds on it but for some reason I cant seem to get that done.
When I place it in the folder /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/touchwiz (called the folder of the backup touchwiz)
doesnt show up in restore.
I just create a new restore to try and find where it reads it from and cant seem to find those when I go searching on phone in USB mode.
What am I doing wrong here?
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Yes, you can.. Just remember no spaces in the name though
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I use underscores as a substitute for spaces. Ex: "Nandroid_Backup"
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I use underscores as a substitute for spaces. Ex: "Nandroid_Backup"
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Exactly, and never any md5 issues here.(found this out after failing miserably time and time again with spaces.)
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Anybody try Orange Backup? It now supports TWRP. Just wondering if this has worked for anyone. Thank you.
-Frank
Gonna try it out right now
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Gonna try it out right now
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Cool. Tell us how it goes.
Back up good and is working. The only problem is that the backup goes under ClockworkMod.
I like it you can even chose to put a schedule.
Also you need to update busybox to the newest version.
Other than that all good
cthedogg said:
Back up good and is working. The only problem is that the backup goes under ClockworkMod.
I like it you can even chose to put a schedule.
Also you need to update busybox to the newest version.
Other than that all good
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Trying it now. What did you pick when it coulden't detect the device. I see a not listed option which I choose. Also I see in preferences you can choose TWRP backups. In the Orange Backup thread here on xda someone suggested to pick nexus 4 since the two are almost the same. But I don't know about that. I am waiting for a reply from the developer on it.
-Frank
going to check it out. Quite frankly I can't stand Titanium. I always have problems with it.
Xiutehcuhtli said:
going to check it out. Quite frankly I can't stand Titanium. I always have problems with it.
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This will do a nandroid rather the just app backups like titanium. It will do a full nandroid in android without going to recovery.
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I chose the don't see my device option. Yes I see the TWRP gonna try it again.
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I chose the don't see my device option. Yes I see the TWRP gonna try it again.
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Excellent. Gonna try this out. I might set up a ftp server so I can save the backup to my computer. Instead of google drive or dropbox.
-Frank
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This will do a nandroid rather the just app backups like titanium. It will do a full nandroid in android without going to recovery.
-Frank
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yeah, just realized that
I am still waiting to here back from the dev for orange backup but I think even though it seems to be working we need to install the patch for our phones. If you go to https://github.com/ameer1234567890/OnlineNandroid/wiki/Supported-Devices for onandroid which this basically is but with a gui you will find a file to flash and download for our phone. This from what I read will ensure that the backups go right. If orange backup would recognize our phone correctly it would do this for us.
-Frank
frankt2012 said:
This will do a nandroid rather the just app backups like titanium. It will do a full nandroid in android without going to recovery.
-Frank
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So in other words if you bricked, your screwed.
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shook187 said:
So in other words if you bricked, your screwed.
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No, if you bricked you can restore the backup from recovery.
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No, if you bricked you can restore the backup from recovery.
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Exactly. This will also transfer the nandroid to your google drive, dropbox or ftp server. I just set up a ftp serrver with filezilla to transfer and save all the backups to my hard drive.
-Frank
frankt2012 said:
Exactly. This will also transfer the nandroid to your google drive, dropbox or ftp server. I just set up a ftp serrver with filezilla to transfer and save all the backups to my hard drive.
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I like it so far thanks. I especially the schedule. Way better than Titanium Backup but Titanium has backups per app while nan has a batch.
Hey Guys,
So After all of the recent questions and concerns I have seen and answered, I have decided to make a thread to help users understand the new file structure of android 4.2.x. I hope this will help those of you with questions and concerns and make for a smoother transition from 4.1.x and touch wiz roms.
I will break this into three categories........
First I will explain what the file system is and why it is present and how it affects you......
Second is if you haven't yet but are planning on making the jump to 4.2.x.
Third will be if you have already made the jump without doing your homework. (For those of you wondering where your files are, wondering why your sd card was formatted, or cant find your recovery backups..... This section is for you!!)
Section 1.)
What is the new file system and what the hell is this /0 folder?
With Android 4.2, Google introduced multiple users as a new feature. In order to accommodate multiple users, Google is now giving each user their own folder for storage. What happens is 4.2 uses an emulator to make different users and uses the /0 folder as the default users storage on the sd card. It doesn't recognize anything on the root of the sd card only whats in /0. To support multi-user capabilities this will be the norm... for each user, there will be a sequentially numbered folder in /data/media (/data/media/0, /data/media/1)...
And for each user, within Android, this will be symlinked to /sdcard & /storage/sdcard0... for user 1, /sdcard = /storage/sdcard0 = /data/media/0... for user 2, /sdcard = /storage/sdcard0 = /data/media/0...
These are emulated storage points... /data/media/0 = /storage/emulated/0, /data/media/1 = /storage/emulated/1
Without root access, each user will just see /sdcard/ and will not be able to access the other emulated storage points...
In the recovery mode, however, /sdcard is mapped to /data/media which is why you need to navigate to the "0" folder to see your files!
So in order to access your internal storage files they will be in data/media/0. So for example to access the backup location In titanium backup after you flash navigate to data/media/0/TitaniumBackup. (Thanks to ktetreault)
That being said, If you already flashed a 4.2 rom without preparation, your files aren't lost they are just inaccessible they are just not in the proper place for 4.2 to see them.
So now that we have all the technical stuff out of the way...... Lets get into how to either prevent or fix this issue.
Section 2.)
Preparing to flash a 4.2 rom from a touch wiz rom or an aosp 4.1.x based rom.
Okay, so you have touch wiz or aosp 4.1.x of some sort and your ready to try out the goodness of 4.2?
First backup your ext sd card to your pc or if a pc is unavailable (and your willing to take a risk) use a file explorer on your phone such as Es file explorer from the market to transfer the contents of the ext sd card to your internal sd card. I highly suggest avoiding using the phone as some hiccups can occur. I have done it successfully myself but have heard others who have lost their files during transfer because they left the app while it was transferring. If you do use this method DO NOT LEAVE THE APP UNTIL THE FILE TRANSFER IS COMPLETE.
Second Format your ext sd card so we have a clean slate to work with as this will help tremendously to avoid any headaches.
Third Install the latest recovery of your choice. The reason for this is that the older recoveries are not updated for 4.2 and will continuously create a new /0 folder every time you flash a new rom. Follow the instructions to install in the applicable thread.
Thanks to naddict for posting the links.... These are all flashable zips thru recovery
TWRP 2.4.1.0 - http://d-h.st/9cL
CWM 6.0.2.3 - http://d-h.st/jbT
CWM Touch 6.0.2.3 - http://d-h.st/8A9
Fourth Flash the 4.2 rom of your choosing per the instructions of the developers OP in their thread.
Set your phone up as usual and then restore the files from your backup on your pc or move them back from the internal sd card using es file explorer again. Keep in mind that the /0 folder is your new sd card storage. Now you are good to go and enjoy the new features and benefits of 4.2 and not have to search for your files :good:
Section 3.)
Okay so you got overly excited and flashed a 4.2 rom........ OMG!!! All my files are gone!!!! I can't restore any backups and all my precious files have disappeared!! Why was my sd card formatted?????
Relax.... Your files didn't go any where they are exactly how you left them you just can't see them.....
I will walk you thru 4 easy steps to get your files back and put you back on track.
First Make sure you have the latest recovery of your choice. If needed refer to the links posted in section 1. If you don't do this you will see a duplicate /0 folder created every time you flash a new 4.2 rom.
Second You won't be able to find your backups thru recovery. The easiest method I found is to download any touch wiz rom. Wipe your phone completely and then flash the touch wiz rom you downloaded. Reboot and go thru the setup and what not.
Third Now install es file explorer or the app of your choice. Next copy everything from the root of the sd card into the /0 folder that 4.2 had created oh so nicely for you.
Fourth Reboot into recovery and re-flash the 4.2 rom you began with. After going thru the initial rom setup you will see that are of your files are back intact and ready for you to access.
Hopefully this has helped those of you with questions and concerns about upgrading to 4.2.x. If i missed anything please feel free to let me know and ill include it here or address any further questions.
Thanks to:
Sundawg of TBD
Koush Of CWM
Team Win
And All of the devs on xda
Hope I have helped if so feel free to press thanks!!
Thank you for taking the time to write this. This should help a lot of people.
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WhoWhere said:
Thank you for taking the time to write this. This should help a lot of people.
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No problem. I was answering this a few times recently and I know I was baffled at first. As well I didn't see any other threads regarding this so I figured it may help.
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If i am currently on a 4.1 ROM and don't have an external sd(i only have the internal storage), will the new 4.2 file system affect me when i flash a 4.2 ROM?
So far i have backed up apps+data with titanium backup, and im ready to flash liquid smooth ROM using twrp. I just want to know if after flashing my internal storage contents will still be there and i will be able to restore apps with tb.
Outstanding guide, good work!
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This should help a lot of people, nice work! I will add this to the FAQ.
chromium96 said:
If i am currently on a 4.1 ROM and don't have an external sd(i only have the internal storage), will the new 4.2 file system affect me when i flash a 4.2 ROM?
So far i have backed up apps+data with titanium backup, and im ready to flash liquid smooth ROM using twrp. I just want to know if after flashing my internal storage contents will still be there and i will be able to restore apps with tb.
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No you shouldn't be affected bud I would only suggest getting an sd card just to backup anything important in case of a freak error during flashing or accidental wiping of internal sd.
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Towle said:
This should help a lot of people, nice work! I will add this to the FAQ.
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Thanks i appreciate you including it in your thread.
Thetenthdr said:
Outstanding guide, good work!
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Thanks a lot took me a little while to get it all together.
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chromium96 said:
If i am currently on a 4.1 ROM and don't have an external sd(i only have the internal storage), will the new 4.2 file system affect me when i flash a 4.2 ROM?
So far i have backed up apps+data with titanium backup, and im ready to flash liquid smooth ROM using twrp. I just want to know if after flashing my internal storage contents will still be there and i will be able to restore apps with tb.
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Yes, but you will have to set the backup location In titanium backup after you flash to data/media/0/TitaniumBackup
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Yes, but you will have to set the backup location In titanium backup after you flash to data/media/0/TitaniumBackup
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Thanks for informing I'll add that to the op as well.
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this was of great help
When I went to 4.2.1 I did not understand the file system change. I had to use my backup phone for 5 days before I finally got my SMSand MMS and Launcher Pro restored.
Then I wiped and flashed again and it created a new "0" directory. I have been afraid to do anything but dirty flash since.
This finally explains it all and I feel confident in wiping again.
Thank you so much.
GeneLM said:
When I went to 4.2.1 I did not understand the file system change. I had to use my backup phone for 5 days before I finally got my SMSand MMS and Launcher Pro restored.
Then I wiped and flashed again and it created a new "0" directory. I have been afraid to do anything but dirty flash since.
This finally explains it all and I feel confident in wiping again.
Thank you so much.
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No problem bud that's why I created the thread to help everyone understand and to give you guys a place to ask.
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You rock, thx for the info, looks like it was a lot of work but good idea after so many posts asking about the same thing
lordazoroth said:
You rock, thx for the info, looks like it was a lot of work but good idea after so many posts asking about the same thing
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No problem it was my pleasure. Hopefully will cut the redundancy lol
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If you are missing your /sdcard/download/ file:
Go to: /mnt/shell/emulated/download/
+Bound for Valhalla!
Valhalla_ said:
If you are missing your /sdcard/download/ file:
Go to: /mnt/shell/emulated/download/
+Bound for Valhalla!
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Yup that will work but quite an annoying work around Lol that's why I showed you guys how to prevent this or fix it so this won't be needed every time you need a file
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Great work, very informative and easy to read...
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Great work, very informative and easy to read...
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Hey, quick question, I bounced off another ROM onto liquidsmooth without updating my recovery and ended up with an extra '0' folder, can I move my files out of there and delete it safely?
lordazoroth said:
Hey, quick question, I bounced off another ROM onto liquidsmooth without updating my recovery and ended up with an extra '0' folder, can I move my files out of there and delete it safely?
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Yup no problem just delete the innermost one without your files and you will be good to go.
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rawdaddymagraden said:
Yup no problem just delete the innermost one without your files and you will be good to go.
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Pimp, thx a bunch!
].I'm sorry if any of these are dumb question but I'm kinda new to this but if you could please help me it would be greatly appreciated.. so I have wicked rom downloaded to my phone and I believe it is dl to the internal sd. So when I do the wiping that is required to do before flashing... the rom will still be on the internal sd after wipe correct? Also I have the t999 sgs3 but it is unlocked for att. It will still be unlocked right? And when I flash the rom I still put T-Mobile in the set up? Also one more thing how do I know if my phone is ics. Or jb cause I have the v8 jb downloaded I'm sry for all the question I just wanna be 100% before I do this
I'll try to answer a few of them which i can
*wiping won't delete rom files from internal sd
*it'll still be unlocked
*check android version in settings - about 4.0.4 = ics 4.1.x/4.2.x=jb
AFAIK
nikufellow said:
I'll try to answer a few of them which i can
*wiping won't delete rom files from internal sd
*it'll still be unlocked
*check android version in settings - about 4.0.4 = ics 4.1.x/4.2.x=jb
AFAIK
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Thanks alot bro and mines a 4.1.1
Wait and one more thing so sry. My backup is also saved to the internal sd it'll still be there to right? Using cwm
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Wait and one more thing so sry. My backup is also saved to the internal sd it'll still be there to right? Using cwm
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Performing a factory reset formats everything but the /data/media/ directory, which contains your internal storage.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Performing a factory reset formats everything but the /data/media/ directory, which contains your internal storage.
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Ty.. I hope I don't mess this up
DJAK5150 said:
Ty.. I hope I don't mess this up
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If you're worried about losing any if your important content, including your nandroid backups, I recommend either transferring your content to a flash drive or to your pc that way you'll always have it and know where to look for it in case anything were to go wrong on your phone. You can also upload your content to a cloud but that can take a bit more time. If this helped please hit thanks as it really does help my status here on XDA.
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LuigiBull23 said:
If you're worried about losing any if your important content, including your nandroid backups, I recommend either transferring your content to a flash drive or to your pc that way you'll always have it and know where to look for it in case anything were to go wrong on your phone. You can also upload your content to a cloud but that can take a bit more time. If this helped please hit thanks as it really does help my status here on XDA.
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How do I tranafer it to my comp? With sgs3 toolbox?
DJAK5150 said:
How do I tranafer it to my comp? With sgs3 toolbox?
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micro usb? most common and basic way to transfer content.
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Better yet how do I get into my external sd card so I can delete stuff to make room to save a nandroid to it
DJAK5150 said:
Better yet how do I get into my external sd card so I can delete stuff to make room to save a nandroid to it
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/mnt/extSdCard/
pretty straightforward
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What's that mean
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What's that mean
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Open up any root browser and navigate to mnt > extSdCard
As it shows, that is your external sd card
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LuigiBull23 said:
Open up any root browser and navigate to mnt > extSdCard
As it shows, that is your external sd card
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So it shows that I have a back up I made with twrp so would I beagle to use that back up even if I'm using cwm
DJAK5150 said:
So it shows that I have a back up I made with twrp so would I beagle to use that back up even if I'm using cwm
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No. Nandroids are recovery dependant. You would need to revert back to TWRP in oder to restore that backup and vice versa if a backup was made in CWM. Install GooManager from the Play Store, hit menu, then select "Install Openscriptrecovery" to flash the latest TWRP.
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DJAK5150 said:
Better yet how do I get into my external sd card so I can delete stuff to make room to save a nandroid to it
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You can either delete them from a file explorer from storage/extSdCard or just pop your SD card into a micro SD adapter if you have one and delete files from your computer
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serio22 said:
You can either delete them from a file explorer from storage/extSdCard or just pop your SD card into a micro SD adapter if you have one and delete files from your computer
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How much are you getting paid for all this? LOL
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No. Nandroids are recovery dependant. You would need to revert back to TWRP in oder to restore that backup and vice versa if a backup was made in CWM. Install GooManager from the Play Store, hit menu, then select "Install Openscriptrecovery" to flash the latest TWRP.
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But don't I have to use cwm to flash wicked?
DJAK5150 said:
But don't I have to use cwm to flash wicked?
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You can use CWM or TWRP. What he's saying is you cannot recover a TWRP backup through CWM or vice versa.
So if you plan to use CWM, make a backup with CWM so you can recover in case something goes wrong. Your TWRP backup will not work with CWM.
Wicked is a great rom, it's what I use everyday.
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Hey everyone my internal storage is pretty low but I can't find out what's causing it. Can anyone help? The only thing that I can think that's doing this is a nandroid backup but I can't find that anywhere on the phone.
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Nandroid Backups take up a lot of room. Depending on which Recovery you are using. They are either going to be in a Folder called CWM, or TWRP . What you can do if you do not want to get rid of them all, is to create a folder on your PC /Laptop. Then copy them over. I always keep at least one Nandroid on the Device, one on the Laptop, and one in Cloud Storage. You may also want to review your Internal SD Storage. Clean up old folders, if they are not being used.
You could try something like storage analyzer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobile_infographics_tools.mydrive
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Nandroid Backups take up a lot of room. Depending on which Recovery you are using. They are either going to be in a Folder called CWM, or TWRP . What you can do if you do not want to get rid of them all, is to create a folder on your PC /Laptop. Then copy them over. I always keep at least one Nandroid on the Device, one on the Laptop, and one in Cloud Storage. You may also want to review your Internal SD Storage. Clean up old folders, if they are not being used.
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I'm almost pretty sure it's a nandroid backup causing this cause it happened right after I flashed cm. I just can't find the backup anywhere on my phone.
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Did you check all the folders individually with a Root Explorer ?/QUOTE]
Fixed the problem. I had to return to my stock rom because in 4.2 android does something to the internal storage directories
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Did you check all the folders individually with a Root Explorer ?/QUOTE]
Fixed the problem. I had to return to my stock rom because in 4.2 android does something to the internal storage directories
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4.2 creates emulated folders starting with 0 for multiple users. I see a lot of threads lately, with people having issues with this.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Ferfax4 said:
4.2 creates emulated folders starting with 0 for multiple users. I see a lot of threads lately, with people having issues with this.
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Yea it pretty annoying. I'm just gonna stick with 4.1
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