Hi, have made a backup of my current stock ROM and am thinking of trying the Slim Bean 4.3 ROM.
As we know I'll need to do a system wipe before flashing a 4.3 ROM which changes the file structure of the phone and the folder locations.
If I didn't get on with Slimbean would restoring my nandroid backup of stock restore everything as it was including where the folders original were??
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Take a separate backup of EFS just to be on the safe side. In fact take more than one, you don't want to lose your IMEI
Bulbous said:
Take a separate backup of EFS just to be on the safe side. In fact take more than one, you don't want to lose your IMEI
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Yeah, already got a few EFS backups after reading some of the horror stories on this forum
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After system wipe your internal sd card will be formated. So take internalsd and extsd cards backup separate. Nandroid backup will only create backup of you rom and application data. But not internal sd card.
And one thing Nandroid backup also takes efs backup, don't worry about it.
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MBariya said:
After system wipe your internal sd card will be formated. So take internalsd and extsd cards backup separate. Nandroid backup will only create backup of you rom and application data. But not internal sd card.
And one thing Nandroid backup also takes efs backup, don't worry about it.
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Wiping system doesn't affect /sdcard folder and this is normal. We can't confuse system with user partitions.
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I am unsure what options I should choose in the NAND backup section. I usually just leave it on the default (data, system, boot). Backing up only these three will make the ROM to like I had it before correct? Or do I need to select extra options? Thanks
I do em all just to make sure, but would be good to know.
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Backing up .android_secure will back up apps that you've moved to the SD card using the built in apps to SD that was introduced in FroYo. Backing up sd-ext will backup your ext partition if you have one. If you don't know what an ext partition is or how to use it, you probably don't have it and don't need to back it up. I have a separate backup of only wimax and don't back it up every time. It isn't something that you need to restore every time, so I'd make a wimax backup once and keep it safe. I can't remember what other options there are, if any. I usually just backup boot, data, and system since I never move apps to my SD card. If they install to my SD card, I move them to internal memory. They run better there, and I've never even come close to running out of internal memory.
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I just choose 'perform backup 'at bottom,never had a problem...gets everything I need
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I do everything but cache
Nobody knows for sure?
When doing your firsr backup always do 2 backups. One backup with everything unchecked except WIMAX. You always want to keep this backup incase your 4g ever stops working. After that make a backup with only boot system and data checked. Do this and you will be all set. Also I recommend downloading titanium backup and making a backup of every app that you use on a frequent basis.
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Thanks man. And I have a backup of my RSA keys that I got through a root method. It has wimax.img in it. Same thing correct?
Since the is no sd card on this phone to save stuff on (i.e. pictures music, etc), when we flash a rom and have to do a wipe , do we lose all of our stuff?
Before you install a custom ROM, make a backup of your current ROM in Recovery. The phone uses built in storage instead of an SD card, but the process for backing up and restoring is the same.
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Before you install a custom ROM, make a backup of your current ROM in Recovery. The phone uses built in storage instead of an SD card, but the process for backing up and restoring is the same.
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ok do a backup in CWM ? so when I flash after the new rom is on , my folders and files will still be on the built in storage ?
Create a CWM backup and backup the apps you want on titanium. My suggestion for titanium, after you wipe let the market automatically restore your apps and use titanium to restore your data from the apps you want. Most everything like pictures and what's on your internal storage should still be there after wipe, but I would throw them on your laptop or wherever just in case.
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The phone does have a "sdcard." Just think of it as a irremovable 16 GB sdcard.
Everything else is the same.
Making a backup is optional, you can do it if you want. Or not do it.
You can always restore yourself back to stock using the stock images provided by Google (google it if you wish to find it).
Hey guys I have been trying back up my data so can flash a new ROM but titanium backup will only back up to my phone not my SD card so when I wipe through cwm I'm going to lose my backups can anybody please help with this
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Go to preferences and change backup folder location. Click "detect"/search entire device and navigate to your sd card.
Not sure about cwm, but twrp won't format your internal sd storage unless you specifically target it. I always wipe data, system, and cache prior to flashing a new rom. I leave the sd partition alone unless I want to clear it for whatever reason.
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I was just thinking, what if I made a nandroid backup and copied it to my PC, installed a new ROM, did a factory reset because the ROM maker recommended it (which will also delete the nandroid backup from my phone as in this great phone nandroid backup gets stored in the internal memory), and then found that the new ROM isn't working! I have a copy of that backup in my PC. Is there any way I can restore the backup from the PC????
Factory reset does not erase the internal memory, does it?
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I was just thinking, what if I made a nandroid backup and copied it to my PC, installed a new ROM, did a factory reset because the ROM maker recommended it (which will also delete the nandroid backup from my phone as in this great phone nandroid backup gets stored in the internal memory), and then found that the new ROM isn't working! I have a copy of that backup in my PC. Is there any way I can restore the backup from the PC????
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ur nandroid backup will be saved in ur SD card only and it wont be deleted while doing the factory reset....if urs saving in the phone memory try using ROM manager app and set the folder where to save ur backup...that way it will get saved in ur SD card....
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ur nandroid backup will be saved in ur SD card only and it wont be deleted while doing the factory reset....if urs saving in the phone memory try using ROM manager app and set the folder where to save ur backup...that way it will get saved in ur SD card...
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The latest cwm by pawtip has the option for saving it in internel or external...and also for restoring.....
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AayushPathak said:
I was just thinking, what if I made a nandroid backup and copied it to my PC, installed a new ROM, did a factory reset because the ROM maker recommended it (which will also delete the nandroid backup from my phone as in this great phone nandroid backup gets stored in the internal memory), and then found that the new ROM isn't working! I have a copy of that backup in my PC. Is there any way I can restore the backup from the PC????
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Yes, you can do that with a backup already created....
but make sure you put the backup files in Clockworkmod folder itself as it was before ....
And make sure to use three same version of clockwork mod
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If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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Backup and restore do not touch your internal or external SDcard. So your files, apps, and folders remain untouched.
cam30era said:
Backup and restore do not touch your internal or external SDcard. So your files, apps, and folders remain untouched.
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yh I'm asking about the LINk2SD part. I couldn't find anything precise on google
krusion said:
yh I'm asking about the LINk2SD part. I couldn't find anything precise on google
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Don't know link2sd, but nandroid doesn't touch anything on sdcards. Might have to reestablish links, but probably not. Try it, won't harm anything.
krusion said:
If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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So long as you don't delete any of the data on the external card, then you should be fine. I've been using it this way on my phone for nearly 2yrs.
But my phone is jellybean based so you need to test it out if you are on a kitkat based rom.
**edit to add.. Thought I better add that I don't use foldermount or titanium.
My SD card is partitioned to have an ext4 partition for link2sd and a swap partition and Ofc the main partition.
I've just realised that you don't mention a partition for link2sd. Are you aware that you have to have a partition on your card for link2sd?
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whoamigriffiths said:
So long as you don't delete any of the data on the external card, then you should be fine. I've been using it this way on my phone for nearly 2yrs.
But my phone is jellybean based so you need to test it out if you are on a kitkat based rom.
**edit to add.. Thought I better add that I don't use foldermount or titanium.
My SD card is partitioned to have an ext4 partition for link2sd and a swap partition and Ofc the main partition.
I've just realised that you don't mention a partition for link2sd. Are you aware that you have to have a partition on your card for link2sd?
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I am aware i have to partition it for LINK2SD but I've no idea what the swap partition is for. I'm guessing if link2sd works then foldermount should too.
So what if this: i move my apps using link2sd then back up the nandroid. Then use a different rom and copy everything on my sd as it is to my computer. Then after i'm done with the rom, i restore and copy the stuff back onto the SD. Should that work? Or would the link be broken?
Thanks in advance.
So long as the data is intact, then you should * be fine. The link would be broken but generally you can just recreate the link. I think at one point I was running 4 backed up roms (2 roms and 2 pared down versions for benching) I would switch back and forth daily as I was a tester for 2 devs.
The Swap partition is just for low memory devices. It actually has no bearing on the subject. Just me waffling sorry
As I said earlier, you should make a nandroid before you make any alterations and then add each app/process and back that up too. Then test each change.
All the best rich
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You wouldn't a way that lets you remove TWRP and use the stock recovery would you?
Also a method to unroot so i can send it back to the store for any fixing?
And lastly how do I install the stock rom if i used any other rom? (Besides restoring the nandroid back)
So basically how do i unroot, install stock recovery and reinstall stock rom? For the v500
Thanks in advance and sorry for the noob questions. Still getting the hang of this.
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krusion said:
If I were to have LINK2SD and foldermount installed and having some apps running from both internal and external and a couple of symlinks going on.
Then I decide to backup up using TWRP and install a new rom on there. What happens to the apps and folders on the external? Do they stay there or get deleted? Are they then useful or useless?
Now if I were to go and restore the backup nandroid, do things go back into place? Would the thing get recovered to the SD card again?
How about if Titanium backup goes into the equation?
Sorry for any confusion but I'm really confused right now
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have you found your answer? because I have the same question.
I link my app data and obb to the ext4 partion in my sd card using link2sd, also I backup my ROM using TWRP
So, if I restore will link2sd be able to link the app datas automatically?
kloroform said:
have you found your answer? because I have the same question.
I link my app data and obb to the ext4 partion in my sd card using link2sd, also I backup my ROM using TWRP
So, if I restore will link2sd be able to link the app datas automatically?
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I was try 2 metode restore nandroid with use link2sd..first i try to reformat ext4 partition before restore nandroid and the results of all applications that are already on the link gone..second I try to directly restore applications without reformatting the results are not lost but their application after the reboot error and application error ended up missing. it looks like the system ext4/link broken..so I must to clean flashing rom from the start otherwise the system will error. So if u want to backup nandroid u must unlink or move back to internal first for safety and reformat ext4 partition before u link app again
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