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[Q] Text Message backup mmssms.db CMrc4

I moved from Sense 2.2 to Cyanogenmod 2.3.
Everything works great so far.
But I have a question regarding text messages. I backed up and restored the data with Titanium backup (which is basically telephony.db and mmssms.db). I can see that the file transferred correctly. But the text messages don't show up in the standard text app.
Any idea what could be the problem. I searched a lot, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks for any hints or links!

When you restored, did you restore system settings, and did you flash the latest gapps?

Thanks for the quick response.
Here is what I did exactly:
- wipe ...
- flash CMr4
- flash gapps 0307
- flash savagedzen kernel cfs sbs 1.01
- rebooted and tested everything
- configured pin, bluetooth, wifi manually
- rebooted again
- install titanium backup
- restored sms/mms dialer storage data
That is all I did.
So I did not restore any system settings.
I looked at the titanium list, but couldn't an entry named "system settings" or so.

It looks like it is not possible to restore sms from sense to cyanogen, right?

curious, I'm trying to pull my mmssms.db from a previous titanium backup (old Samsung Epic), and trying to restore to my new Evo.
Is the path still: ?
data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
in a froyo rom ?
(I usually copy the other 2 dbs in there as well).
EDIT: verified it is.. just the db structure is different. (f$%#).

Mixing backups?

Hy, I installed new kernel on MIUI rom, and it booted fine, then I deleted cache and dalvik and it didnt booted anymore... I made backup anyway, and reinstalled the ROM and kernel, and everything is working fine...
Can I make another backup of this working one, and then on PC change data.img and sd-ext.img files from old backup so that my data and apps come back?
I really cant loose my sms/mms....

Maybe but you may restore the problem. You would also need to make a new Md5
Or you could use Unyaffs to unpack your data.img and get the sms database and drop it in your new data partition
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If you just want your messages back, couldn't you just restore the broken
MIUI backup, flash over it with the exact same ROM version ? Kernel will
be the old one and maybe it will boot up again..
Just a tought.. could be wrong..
Grtz,
mattnmd

If you only want your messages you can do what rootSU said.
Did it today and all worked fine.
Get the mmssms.db file from data>com.android.providers.telephony > databases and via adb and your phone into recovery with the data partition mounted and cp the file to the same directory..you can backup your sms from the new installation via SMS Backup and Restore and then restore it to the "old" database..the sms will be added..
That's what happened with me..
Hope I helped!Good luck with it!

[HOWTO] restoring settings and apps using titanium backup

(btw, this is NOT my tutorial. this is from a thread from team whiskey's board saved through teh google cache. i am doing a straight copy and paste from that thread. if you have any questions, sorry i can't help you. it was last updated Nov 18, 2010. all i did was add links, otherwise this is unchanged.)
I have seen a lot of questions regarding proper backup techniques and restore techniques when getting ready to flash a new ROM. I know a lot of people see a full wipe update as unnecessary and cumbersome due to data loss, let me tell you though, a full wipe update is the most efficient and least problematic solution for ROM revisions.
This tutorial will help show you that it is indeed quite easy to backup and restore your system (and a lot less time consuming than you may think) prior to and following a new ROM installation.
Step 1 - Pre-requisites:
These are steps or apps that are going to be required to follow this tutorial to it's fullest.
1 - Rom Manager:
2 - Titanium Backup:
3 - Titanium Backup Pro License (unlocking the full featured, much faster version of the program):
Recommended way to go pro!
If you are like me and are unable to purchase the Pro license from the market, or want a streamlined way to have the pro version unlocked every time you flash, visit this site: http://matrixrewriter.com/android/ and select "Just the license $5.99" in the drop down box and follow the directions. You will receive an email from the developer that contains your license file with instructions on how to use it. The upside to this method, and the reason I recommend doing it this way is that when you load a new ROM, you only have to download Titanium backup and it automatically recognizes your pro status. In the case of Team Whiskey ROM's that include Titanium Backup, you have no additional steps to unlock pro, saving you time! Trust me, the Pro version is well worth the 6 bucks!
4 - LauncherPro:
This isn't a requirement per-se. However, using LauncherPro as your launcher creates an easy way to restore your launcher just the way it was before a wipe. LauncherPro is highly customizable and if you take the time to learn it, you will likely come to prefer it. If however you prefer a different launcher you will need to restore your launcher manually.
5 - Backup your contacts to Google: NOTE: Use the same Gmail account you use to log in to the Market with for this step.
This process is actually quite simple and saves some hassle later. You should not have to do this more than once as long as you save new contacts to your Google account. If you already use Google for your contact's you can skip this step.
A: On your phone, open your contacts list.
B: Press Menu > Import/Export > Export to SD card > Ok (Be sure and have an external sd card installed as it will place the file there)
C: Transfer the .vcf file created in step B to your PC
D: Login to your gmail account @ http://www.gmail.com
E: On the left hand side of the screen there is a link labeled: "Contacts", click it.
F: At the top of the screen there is a pull down menu labeled: "More actions", click it and select "import"
G: Click on the "Browse..." button and navigate to where you placed the .vcf file on your PC and select it.
H: Click "Import".
That's it. You have now backed up your contacts to Google's servers. When adding future contacts simply make sure and select Google as your "Save contact to" location to keep this list up to date.
Step 2 - The Backup Plan:
You have seen the Tweet stating that the new Kernel you want to try is almost ready, you saw on the forums that the new ROM is being uploaded and will be ready shortly, you gotta get ready for it!
1 - Create a nandroid backup of your entire system as it is now:
This step isn't really used in restoring your system after a wipe, but it is still essential in case you ever want to revert back to your old setup exactly as it was before the wipe. Please note that this WILL NOT back up your kernel, however, everything else is backed up with this process.
A: Open Rom Manager on your phone.
B: Ensure that you have the Latest Recovery flashed by looking at the top item on the main menu.
C: Click "Backup Current Rom"
D: Rename the file to whatever you like so you can know what the backup is later.
E: Press Ok. (If you are prompted for SU permission, say yes.)
F: Your phone will reboot into Recovery, if it boots into stock recovery (Blue text), press "Reinstall Packages" and the backup should start.
G: Leave your phone alone until the backup completes, interrupting it during this process could brick your phone.
H: When the backup completes your phone will reboot.
That's it. You now have a complete backup of your current system (excluding kernel) stored on your internal sdcard which can be used for restoration if you decide you want to revert back.
2 - Backup your apps and system data via Titanium Backup:
I backup all system data and user apps/data due to some system data being "safe" to restore and can be very convenient should you delete something you shouldn't have.
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch.
C: Press "RUN" next to Backup all user apps + system data (4th item down).
D: Leave the default settings and press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
E: Allow the backup to run it's course, when it is done, Titanium Backup will go back to the main menu and will notify you that "Batch backup finished" in the notification bar.
Easy as that. All your system data and personal apps/data are now backed up and stored on your phone's internal sd card.
3 - Backup your LauncherPro settings and layout:
A: Press Menu > Preferences > Backup homescreen & settings > Yes
B: It will back everything up and than pop up "Success!" informing you of completion.
Now your Launcher layout and preferences are stored on your internal sd card.
4 - Backup your internal sd card to your pc:
This step is not required, nor do I recommend performing this step before every flash, but it is an important step to do every once in awhile. This will ensure that if you happen to have a mishap during flashing that wipes your internal sd card, you have a backup of your backups!
A: Connect your phone to your PC.
B: Pull down your notification bar and press the "USB connected" notification to mount your phones internal/external sd cards to your PC.
C: Create a folder anywhere you choose and name it whatever you like.
D: Select all the files stored on your internal sd card and copy them to the folder on your PC.
E: Un-mount the phone from your PC.
You have now backed up all your important apps/data and are ready to flash that ROM!
Step 3 - The Restoration:
You got your hands on that new ROM, you flashed it, and are now looking at a barren wasteland of a phone with none of your apps or customization. No worries, you have a plan! (This section is for after you have flashed the ROM and have waited the customary 15 minutes after first boot and than re-booted).
1 - Log in to your Google Account:
The easiest way to do this step is to simply log in to your Market app.
A: Open Android Market
B: Follow the on screen instructions to log in to your Google account.
C: After finishing the log in, allow your phone to sit for around 5 minutes to sync data. During this time, your phone is downloading and updating your contact list among other things.
D: After the waiting period, reboot your phone.
E: Your contact list is now populated with all your contacts, you may want to enter the Contacts app and select: Menu > More > Display Options to set only Google contacts or whatever you like.
Part 1 Complete.
2 - Restore with Titanium Backup:
Part A - Restoring User Apps/data:
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch
C: Scroll down a little until you see the "RUN" in blue.
D: Press the "RUN" button next to: "Restore missing apps with data" (DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM DATA)
E: All user apps will be selected by default, if you do not wish to include some apps in the restore, un-check them from the list.
D: Press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
F: Allow the process to complete, at which point you will back at the main screen, immediately proceed to part B:
Part B - Restoring Select System Data:
This step is optional and can create some issues if done incorrectly. (Even if done correctly, it can sometimes cause issues.)
A: From the main screen of Titanium Backup press the button labeled: Backup/Restore at the top of the screen.
B: You will see a list of all the User Apps, System Apps, and System Data that are currently present on your phone. (The bottom of the list will have grayed out and striked items that are representative of data/apps that Titanium has backups of, but are not currently installed on the phone)
C: You will see different colors: RED - System App or Data (You Never want to restore these items); WHITE - User App/Data (These are almost always fine to restore, since they are not system dependent); GREEN - System data that is relatively safe to restore. I cannot say whether all the "Green" items are safe, but the Items I restore after a wipe are:
[BOOKMARKS]Browser - This will restore your bookmarks in the web browser.
[CALENDAR]Calendar Storage - This will restore your calendar appointments if they aren't saved to your Google Calendar.
[USER DICT] - This will restore the user learned words stored in your keyboards.
[SMS/MMS/APN]Dialar Storage & [SMS/MMS PREFS]Messaging - These will restore your messaging settings and conversations.
Wi-Fi Access Points - This will restore your "memorized" Wi-Fi access points, including password and log in credentials.
D: Feel free to play around with these and restore what "green" items you wish. But do so with caution and I recommend doing one at a time to ensure that you don't run into issues. Once you know what one's play nice, it will be a breeze to go through them in the future and restore the ones you want.
E:Restore an item by short pressing it. It will pop up a menu, and you select "Restore".
F: Reboot your phone!
Part 2 Complete.
3 - Restore LauncherPro:
A: From the Home screen press Menu > Preferences > Restore backup > Yes
B: Wait for it to finish.
Part 3 Complete.
At this point, your system should be almost exactly as it was before you flashed your new ROM. There are only a handful of things to do now.
4 - Restore system settings that can't be backed up:
Navigate to the Settings menu and restore any custom settings you may use, some of these settings may be: (I will give examples based on what I usually set, you will know what settings you want to set)
- Wireless and network > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
- Call Settings > All Calls > Call status tones
- Sound > Volume of Media, System, Notification, Ringer
- Sound > Voice and Notification Ringtone
- Sound > Feedback Settings
- Display > Font Style
- Display > Screen timeout
Once done with those minor settings, you're set! This is not an all encompassing tutorial for every program or setting out there, but it should have you back up and running in a system that is close to 100% exactly how you were before the wipe and in very little time (especially once you have some practice!). Hope you find this helpful and if you have any suggestions that or information you think I should add, please feel free to post it or shoot me a PM! (I will be adding pictures for some of these steps at a later date)

Backup and Restore Tutorial
Thank You So Much its really very Helpful and very easy way explained i m really appreciate your efforts and help Thanks

Thanks a lot. This was exactly what I was looking for!

Whoa old thread with old but useful info. However, there are a couple easier ways to do things.
1.
can't you just backup your contacts to google by simply going to contacts > menu > merge with google?
2.
another way to backup user apps with data in case you don't have TB pro is using mybackup root.
it only shows user apps so that makes things a tad easier.
mybackup roots also saves your sms and mms, but it has been glitchy lately because i can't delete those conversations that i restored... not sure why.. it worked before so I say avoid doing that option for now.
3.
they also have the option to backup and restore homescreen for your stock launcher (TW). if you use a different launchers, those usually have that option built in. ICS launchers definitely have those.
4.
MBR also backups settings, but of course only do this if the ROMs are on the same builds.

How long does it take to restore an app with Titanium Backup?
I am trying to restore camera from titanium backup. I did restore app with data. but it seems keep restoring App+Data without ending. how should I do?

Hey Ctkatz,
Thanks for the post. I really appreciate it!

Thanks it answers some of the most common confusions I am sure many others would have including myself.
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Must have been very bored that day lol
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thanks
Thanks:good::laugh:

hi
I have nova launcher and Titanium Backup ★ root pro.
and I got 2 same model tablets [p6800]
I would like to know how to restore all the widgets on other tablet?
I would like to have 2 tablets as same

You can turn titanium backup into a..zip file that can be flashed along with the new rom.. It's extremely handy because the app is already there after first boot
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rymanh said:
You can turn titanium backup into a..zip file that can be flashed along with the new rom.. It's extremely handy because the app is already there after first boot
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hello. Not reAlly a noob but also not a pro. Can u explain how I can Go about turning my Titanium backup file to a .zip and then flASh to my t999v?
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done google synch. of calander events but its not restoring all the events.. even titanium backup is not restoring the events as i've moved from ginger bread to jelly bean... please help !!!

ashburton said:
hello. Not reAlly a noob but also not a pro. Can u explain how I can Go about turning my Titanium backup file to a .zip and then flASh to my t999v?
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Hey sorry it took soo long to reply.. If you have the pro version. Press munu and scroll down and select "create update zip" then follow the directions.. I hope I was still able to help you

Problems!!!
Thank You So Much its really very Helpful but is not working!
After an update for my Samsung GT9100 Sii (ICS 4.0.1 -> 4.0.4) i needed again root access. So did that as i did before en after that all most all my app's where gone ...
I reinstalled titanium and followed your instructions ... and now i comes ...
2 - Restore with Titanium Backup:
Part A - Restoring User Apps/data:
A: Open Titanium Backup
B: Press Menu > Batch
C: Scroll down a little until you see the "RUN" in blue.
D: Press the "RUN" button next to: "Restore missing apps with data" (DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM DATA)
E: All user apps will be selected by default, if you do not wish to include some apps in the restore, un-check them from the list.
D: Press "Run the batch operation" at the top of the screen.
F: Allow the process to complete ... restoring 0/348 app's ... nothing happens?
What is going wrong?
Can somebody help me?
Would it be better to reset my to de factory setting and then restoring ... i don't know anymore ... tried everyting
Tnx.

improper explanation
nobody explains anything well on this site.

azidogen said:
nobody explains anything well on this site.
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Others and I understand just fine, maybe it's not the explanation that's not well.

if i am going from omega 7.3 to 8 in note 2 i have back app + system data in 7.3 and now in 8 how to actually restore everything? i dont really under this thread and the wiki. i know red is system file, green is app. but can i restore everything one shot or ?

shawnhalu said:
if i am going from omega 7.3 to 8 in note 2 i have back app + system data in 7.3 and now in 8 how to actually restore everything? i dont really under this thread and the wiki. i know red is system file, green is app. but can i restore everything one shot or ?
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No. Don't restore system data or app data. It causes issues.
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sirdowski said:
No. Don't restore system data or app data. It causes issues.
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thats mean when i click the batch restore -> run -> ONLY check those white, green color? all red color uncheck?
ps. how can i restore the folder and grouping of apps when in previous rom i already move properly and backup. coz i dont know what path it is under.

[Q] ROM Hopping Help

I want to hop to a new ROM, but it is a real pain to restore everything. Is there a quick way?
I am on Wompasaurus. Before was LJ1 stock rooted then MA7 DeOdexed then Womp. I want to try some more but hours and hours it takes to get everything running is ridiculous.
I have Titanium Backup, TWRP(GooManager), ROM Manager, ROM Toolbox and SManager. If I need something else, I get it.
SIDE NOTE: I was able to backup the 4.2 Gallery. But Titanium backup cannot find the 4.2 Camera.

Lord Sekhmet said:
I want to hop to a new ROM, but it is a real pain to restore everything. Is there a quick way?
I am on Wompasaurus. Before was LJ1 stock rooted then MA7 DeOdexed then Womp. I want to try some more but hours and hours it takes to get everything running is ridiculous.
I have Titanium Backup, TWRP(GooManager), ROM Manager, ROM Toolbox and SManager. If I need something else, I get it.
SIDE NOTE: I was able to backup the 4.2 Gallery. But Titanium backup cannot find the 4.2 Camera.
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I use Titanium Backup and Backup Your Mobile. Titanuim backup for apps and data. Backup Your Mobile for call logs, sms, mms, user data dictionary and wifi networks. I believe ROM Toolbox will do all of that and more. However just make sure that you save your backups to external sd and not internal sd as you will lose them if you do a full wipe of internal memory when you switch ROMs.
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Small problem. I use extsd2internalsd2.
Where should I put the backup?. Currently I transfer all my backups to my desktop.
EDIT : I installed Backup Your Mobile and ran it. THANKS!!

Lord Sekhmet said:
Small problem. I use extsd2internalsd2.
Where should I put the backup?. Currently I transfer all my backups to my desktop.
EDIT : I installed Backup Your Mobile and ran it. THANKS!!
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Extsd is your external sd which is where you want to keep your backups as well as always keeping a copy some where else like a desktop.
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In case anyone is reading my thread for help / ideas, I figured out a shortcut.
When every app is working, use TB Batch Action -user apps. Save this to some place safe. Before doing a full wipe re-backup apps with changing data . i,e. games

After you get your ROM setup exactly like you want it go into twrp go to backup and make a nandroid backup. Backup your data, boot, and system I believe they are. (The first three options) choose the option to compress the backup as it will save it the exact same way just save space by compressing it and shaving 40-50% off the size.
Then after it says backup wad successful. Reboot system. Use ROM toolbox and backup all your user apps+data. Then go to your contacts choose export to sd.. Make a"V card" export all your contacts to your sd. Then download sms backup&restore app.. backup all your texts. Then after these steps are done reboot to recovery (TWRP) go to wipe and wipe (assuming you already have other ROM zips on your sd or external sd saved and ready to flash) wipe cache, Dalvik cache, system, factory reset, system, factory reset.. In that order. Back out to main TWRP menu. .
Choose Install and install your ROM zip of your choice. After it installs successfully and reboots setup your phone and get to home screen. Go to market install rom toolbox again. After that is installed open and scroll to backups. Restore all Apps+data that you want. While that's restoring open contacts choose import from sd.. choose vcard files... choose the one you just made and restore...
Once your apps restore open sms backup&restore them restore your texts... setup any thing else you want/need widgets settings options etc..
After the new ROM is setup to your liking. Scroll back to the top and repeat till you have solid Nandroid backups (Twrp backups) of all the ROM'S you want.
Then anytime you want to change between then you reboot to recovery (twrp) wipe with above said method then hit restore choose the ROM you want to restore to and voila you'll literally be where you left off to a T even the same messages and websites still open... Only thing you might want to do between nandroid flashes is backup any NEW apps you downloaded recently. Our make a new backups of text messages with sms backup&restore if you want your texts always up to date...
If this helped which I hope it did cause its laid out, then hit the Thanks button:good:
Have a great afternoon
-Tw1steD

How to restore contacts, etc.

Hello everyone,
I have been running the 4.3 stock ATT ROM, rooted, for the last few years, and I recently decided to try out a custom ROM. I ran CyanogenMod on my last Android phone (Aria) and as pretty happy with it, so I decided to try it first. I synced everything with Kies, backed up my OS with CM, and used the CyanogenMod installer to install CyanogenMod 11.0. Everything went well, but when I tried to connect to Kies to restore my contacts, I discovered that it's not compatible with CyanogenMod. Not too surprising, but annoying nonetheless. I also discovered that my backup disappeared; apparently CM was set to backup to internal memory and I failed to move the backup off before installing CyanogenMod. I'm wondering if anyone knows any way to get my data, especially my contacts, back. I'm sure I could flash back to a stock ROM and sync with Kies, but then I'm unsure how to best export the data and import it into CyanogenMod. What I'd really prefer is some way to extract the data from Kies and import it to CyanogenMod without having to go back to stock ROM. Any suggestions or solutions?
Thanks

I've never tried this tool (or kies at all for that matter), but it sounds promising for your situation. http://www.mobile-phone-transfer.com/extract-data-from-kies-backup-sbu-file.html

Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded the program and tried the free trial version. It found multiple backup files with text messages and call logs in them, but said there were no contacts in any of them. I guess I'm going to flash stock rom to see if the contacts are really in the backups or not. Any suggestions for how to export and transfer them if I get everything restored to the stock rom?

falec_illmore said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded the program and tried the free trial version. It found multiple backup files with text messages and call logs in them, but said there were no contacts in any of them. I guess I'm going to flash stock rom to see if the contacts are really in the backups or not. Any suggestions for how to export and transfer them if I get everything restored to the stock rom?
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The contacts app on the phone should be able to export them to a .vcf file. You can keep the file as a backup and use it for import/export from contacts on other ROMs. I don't remember exactly how to get there on touchwiz, but if you poke around contacts settings a little bit I don't think it will be too hard to find.

jason2678 said:
The contacts app on the phone should be able to export them to a .vcf file. You can keep the file as a backup and use it for import/export from contacts on other ROMs. I don't remember exactly how to get there on touchwiz, but if you poke around contacts settings a little bit I don't think it will be too hard to find.
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Thanks again. For anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation, here's what happened. I did find how to export contacts to vcf file; it's pretty easy to find in the menu of the contacts app. I wanted to take my text messages and other settings, so I looked into programs to do that. I tried GO backup, but the upgrade process to the pro version is broken and support not responding, so I went with Titanium Backup. I flashed back to the stock 4.3 rom as described in a thread here (sorry I can't post links yet), restored all my data with Samsung Kies, but made the mistake of letting the phone install a software update. This put me at 4.4.2 with Knox active, and Titanium Backup needs root access. I regained root access by installing CWM using Odin 3.07 in dl mode as described elsewhere, pulling the battery after install to prevent stock recovery from reinstalling, booting to CWM recovery, and installing supersu binary. Then I installed supersu from the store and allowed it to update itself and block Knox, and disabled Knox as follows: (this is quoted from elsewhere, I can't post links yet)
"I installed Android Terminal Emulator from the Play store - granted it SuperSU access - and proceeded to type the following command(s):
su [enter]
pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid
*NOTE - the above to lines require you to go to a new line after typing "su", the [enter] is only a reminder, DO NOT type [enter] after su"
At this point, I had stable root access, so I installed Titanium Backup Pro to backup by data. Unfortunately, I discovered that 4.4.2 has problems with permissions; Titanium Backup couldn't write to any location on my phone. After some more research, I installed SDCard Fix from the store and let it fix my permissions. This let me access my SD card with Titanium Backup, and I backed up everything I wanted. Then I installed my backup zip of CyanogenMod that I made before returning to 4.3 stock from CWM recovery and was back to CM and able to restore my data and apps from Titanium Backup.
Hope this helps someone else, but I would strongly suggest that before trying out a new ROM you use Titanium Backup or similar, and save a nandroid backup off the phone. That would have saved me a lot of trouble, but things have changed a lot since I last played with custom ROMs about 5 years ago, and I didn't do enough research first.

Or you could just use a google account and have all your contacts sync with no hassle.

elatllat said:
Or you could just use a google account and have all your contacts sync with no hassle.
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I do have a Google account, but when I switched to CM Rom and told it to sync with Google, I got a lot of my apps re-installed (not all of them), but no contacts, SMS or MMS, etc. Not sure why I didn't get any contacts, possibly the old OS wasn't set to sync contacts to Google. Just reinforces being thorough in research and preparation before trying to change ROMs.