Hi!
Im using TWRP as my custom recovery and I did a backup for all my apps because I wanted to do a clean install of a rom. Im now with the new rom installed and anything on the phone and I want to restore the data using the backup (I saved it to the computer before flashing).
My problem is that TWRP doesn't recognize the backup. I've placed it in TWRP > BACKUPS > Folder (it was there when I pulled it to my pc) but it seems to be the wrong place (I suppose it is on storage/0/TWRP/BACKUPS). I can't move the backup there.
How can I make my backup recognizable by TWRP?
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Yesterday i decided to flash an aosp rom called PACMAN (4.2.2) on my GT N7105 Note 2. I made an nandroid backup of my current rom (wanamlite 4.1.2) and all my apps via titanium backup. I didn't like the new rom so I decided to restore my old one. Now here is where it gets tricky. I went to recovery and pressed restore and it says "No files found" or similar, I checked my SD card where it said "MD5 missmatch". When I looked at my sotrage i saw my entire backup in "0" folder, but how can i access it? The restore doesn't work and I don't wanna lose all my data when I can see it's there.
Would be great if someone has a solution.
Thank you
Did you keep a backup of Cwm backup on pc? If not then you need to download aroma file manager. Via that just move the whole twrp folder to data/media. Not any folder inside it. Then reboot recovery.
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Lucedl said:
Yesterday i decided to flash an aosp rom called PACMAN (4.2.2) on my GT N7105 Note 2. I made an nandroid backup of my current rom (wanamlite 4.1.2) and all my apps via titanium backup. I didn't like the new rom so I decided to restore my old one. Now here is where it gets tricky. I went to recovery and pressed restore and it says "No files found" or similar, I checked my SD card where it said "MD5 missmatch". When I looked at my sotrage i saw my entire backup in "0" folder, but how can i access it? The restore doesn't work and I don't wanna lose all my data when I can see it's there.
Would be great if someone has a solution.
Thank you
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I also experienced this issue..it's only with 4.2.2 roms and cwm related imo.
Just install root browser light and move you backup from folder "0"to original cwm folder.
Hey quick question,
so I make a backup of my system for flashing. Then I move the backup onto a folder to my computer same with my titanium backup folder. So when I wipe and flash a new rom, I have all of my files for my system backup and my titanium backup on my phone. After I restore all of my apps after flashing the new rom, can I move the backup files and leave them on the computer as well as the system backup to save space? Is there anyway that I can still restore the system if it gets stuck in a bootloop - (besides flashing a new stock one)?
basically I want to store the system backup and the titanium backup on my computer so they are safe and because they take up about 4 gb of space on my phone.
I tried to be clear but let me know if I should further explain
Thanks
I wouldn't backup system apps with titanium, because they can vary from rom to rom. As long as you properly wipe your phone before flashing, you shouldn't get bootloops(can still happen). If you get a bootloop, try pulling the battery 1st. If your phone still bootloops, you have to use download mode and ODIN to flash stock ROM.
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right which I have done before. I just want to know that if my phone does get stuck somewhere (has happened before, and I had to flash a stock rom and lost everything - lost backup) Would I be able to move my system restore and titanium backup files from my computer to my phone to be able to recover?
Basically store backups on computer, then if something happens, be able to transfer them back to phone
Thanks for the help
Generally it's good to leave backups someplace where they won't get easily corrupted or lost. Since the S3 has a microsd slot, sure, keep them on your computer and move them over if necessary.
My SOP is to keep the current backup on the microsd, and store the backups on my computer. Then if I need to reflash/nandroid back, they're there, and if my microsd is corrupted I have a known good backup.
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right which I have done before. I just want to know that if my phone does get stuck somewhere (has happened before, and I had to flash a stock rom and lost everything - lost backup) Would I be able to move my system restore and titanium backup files from my computer to my phone to be able to recover?
Basically store backups on computer, then if something happens, be able to transfer them back to phone
Thanks for the help
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As long as you can get into your custom recovery after anything happens, backups will work. Make sure to backup system, data, and boot. If not and you have to flash using ODIN, like starting from scratch, you may have issues such as md5 mismatches.
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ok I was just looking to see if it was possible or not to transfer backups from computer to phone if the phone cant turn on ie. stuck in download mode or recovery mode.
Hi,
Yesterday I made a new nandroid backup and uploaded it using clockworkmod, which created an zip file, my problem is, how upload it to android to restore again using clockworkmod?
Thanks in advanced
There should be an option to restore and let you choose the backup under "Backup and Restore" in recovery.
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sklks said:
Hi,
Yesterday I made a new nandroid backup and uploaded it using clockworkmod, which created an zip file, my problem is, how upload it to android to restore again using clockworkmod?
Thanks in advanced
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You made a nandroid while in custom recovery right ? The confusing part is you say then you uploaded it . If its on your phone then it should be in your clockworkmod backup directory .
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You made a nandroid while in custom recovery right ? The confusing part is you say then you uploaded it . If its on your phone then it should be in your clockworkmod backup directory .
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The problem was, I made an nandroid backup and uploaded it to my computer, and to save space deleted from my GNex. I installed a new rom (4.4) and because I didn't like it wanted to return to my backup. I couldn't find a way to upload it to my GNex using Rom Manager/Clockworkmod Recovery, then I tried to copy to "sdcard" then to /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup, but using root explorer applications I couldn't, finally I used an terminal application to move/copy using comand lines as su/sudo (can't remember which), after this I finally restore the backup.
What's strange is, with Rom Manager I can upload the backup to my computer using http://192.168.43.1:4000, has an zip file, but to restore from my computer to GNex there isnt any option, either to extract the folder with date and time to the correct folder, in this case /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup.
that sound like u already wipe data partition.. just make any fake flash zip to mount up the partition.
then restore the recovery from your sd (if any)..
or can push that recovery data...
1. using correct path - /data/media/0/twrp/backup/folder_name.. or any ( can found this path in nandroid recovery log)
galaxy nexus i9250
I was experimenting with the xposed framework and got stuck in a boot loop after restarting for a second time to install some more modules. The safe mode booting didn't work and neither did the included restore zip file for getting out of it. I tried to restore from the backup on the phone, but it already had the xposed framework in it and it got into a boot loop too!
I tried to adb sideload the backups that I made, and that didn't work either.
I keep backups, made from CWM Recovery, and I pull these to my computer using a WiFi file explorer. (I don't have enough storage to keep two alternative backups so I always have the second stored on my computer)
Anyway, I cant seem to get the restore file that I uploaded to my computer (a restore image) to reload on to my phone and restore. I have attempted to transfer it back to the phone into the folder it came from, but the file wont flash as a zip and it doesn't show up to be restored if I select the restore feature. (BTW-The restores have plenty of SD room to restore on, that isn't the issue)
I realize that the WiFI File Explorer that I use may be zipping the files, so shouldn't I be able to "install zip" in CWM recovery and it restores the image? (apparently not, can you explain why, and what I can do?)
Can I get access to the mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup/ to put the file there to be restored again?
Or,.. How do I put the restore file on my phone (in the correct place) to be restored again?
Is my problem being caused by where I am pulling/pushing the file from(mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup/)?
What am I missing/doing wrong?
Nexus 4
CM11 installer version xnpq08q
Rooted Unlocked
CWM Recovery
My phone is GT-N7105 (Samsung Note 2)
I had a nandroid backup before, then I copied the backup to PC, still have it. Then I flashed lineage 14 (nougat), then flashed lineage 13 (marshmallow). I deleted the nandroid backup on the phone storage sometime during that period. Now I want to restore the backup (stock rom) so I copied the backup files from the PC to phone storage.
Now when I go to TWRP Restore mode, no backups are found.
I already searched through the internet and found the renaming method but there's a problem:
this is my original backup:
TWRP/backups/42f7491d7b409fc7/2017-03-01--05-28-34_JZO54K.N7105XXDMB
I tried to make a new backup of my current lineage (just to see if the folder name changed based on the new folder the backup process will create), here is what the resulting folder was:
TWRP/backups/42f7491d7b409fc7/2017-07-05--09-27-29_lineage_tOlte-userdebug_6.0.1_MOB31K_ab972c
As you can see, only the innermost folder name changed. So from what I found through searching, it said to rename the old backup folder to the new backup folder's name, meaning :
I changed
2017-03-01--05-28-34_JZO54K.N7105XXDMB2
to
2017-07-05--09-27-29_lineage_tOlte-userdebug_6.0.1_MOB31K_ab972c
TWRP still can't see the original backup.
I already tried renaming only part of the orignal backup folder name, specifically the 6 character code (found 2, JZO54K and XXDMB2) to the 6 char code from new backup (MOB31K and ab972c) but TWRP still can't recognize the original backup.
So what should I rename the original backup folder for TWRP to recognize it and make it appear? I really need to restore it back to stock rom. help please. Thanks
EDIT:
TWRP I used before was 2.8.0 but I just updated the TWRP to 3.1.0 and still can't recognize original backup
Also, If I made the thread in wrong section, please move it and I apologize in advance. Thanks.