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[Q] Why can't I get my files I deleted from system/App back?

When I delete files from system/App after rooting, why don't they come back after I wipe data and cache and flash stock rooted rom found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923)?
It even didn't work when I went into settings and did a hard reset
The only way I got them back was to do what is listed here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099) and start all over from a non rooted state
Any idea why?
Thanks
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Did you format system too?
Hard reset or factory reset just will wipe data. If the system files was removed those won't be restored.
Just most be sure of format system.
In CWM is in advance and in TWRP is in Wipe. The second option in the right.
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csmasn said:
Did you format system too?
Hard reset or factory reset just will wipe data. If the system files was removed those won't be restored.
Just most be sure of format system.
In CWM is in advance and in TWRP is in Wipe. The second option in the right.
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Hmmm, i don't see this option in advanced. I have cwm

eyecon82 said:
Hmmm, i don't see this option in advanced. I have cwm
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Try on mount and storage. Sorry long time without using CWM.
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Only way would be if freeza's rom didnt have them. which it would. What file did u flash from his page? Are you sure you didnt download just the firmware? His file wouldve been around the same size as mine. 700-800mb. Unless you were flashing his deodexed version. mine is odexed which without a system wipe may have caused them to not show

billard412 said:
Only way would be if freeza's rom didnt have them. which it would. What file did u flash from his page? Are you sure you didnt download just the firmware? His file wouldve been around the same size as mine. 700-800mb. Unless you were flashing his deodexed version. mine is odexed which without a system wipe may have caused them to not show
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I install this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923)?
The odex one

eyecon82 said:
I install this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923)?
The odex one
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then ya u got me. Try above suggestion. Wipe all including system before reflashing

billard412 said:
then ya u got me. Try above suggestion. Wipe all including system before reflashing
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The first clickable link it was about 780 megabytes

need to format
eyecon82 said:
When I delete files from system/App after rooting, why don't they come back after I wipe data and cache and flash stock rooted rom found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923)?
It even didn't work when I went into settings and did a hard reset
The only way I got them back was to do what is listed here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099) and start all over from a non rooted state
Any idea why?
Thanks
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If you use TWP recover you can full wipe system format and you should be good I had same problem when I took gmail 4.1 out and put 4.2 in on GS3.............................................

HoustonKid29 said:
If you use TWP recover you can full wipe system format and you should be good I had same problem when I took gmail 4.1 out and put 4.2 in on GS3.............................................
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oh ok, i dont even see that option in CWM. I have run out of thanks fot today and will get you guys back tomorrow
Quick question
I have the rooted STOCK ROM and I edited some system files. Should I revert back to a nandroid back up with the system files in tact, or should I be ok to flash the new official rooted JB ROM with some system files missing and/or renamed? thanks

eyecon82 said:
oh ok, i dont even see that option in CWM. I have run out of thanks fot today and will get you guys back tomorrow
Quick question
I have the rooted STOCK ROM and I edited some system files. Should I revert back to a nandroid back up with the system files in tact, or should I be ok to flash the new official rooted JB ROM with some system files missing and/or renamed? thanks
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It doesn't matter as your system will get wiped out and reflashed anyway

billard412 said:
It doesn't matter as your system will get wiped out and reflashed anyway
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Oh ok.
I only ask because my system apps I deleted didn't show up after flashing stock rom
I was only able to get it back after going back to UNrooted state and starting over with your file

[MOD] Google Wallet Fix for ODEXED ROMs

[THIS SHOULD WORK ON ALL VARIANTS (VERIZON AND ATT), HOWEVER ITS TESTED FOR SURE ON TMOBILE]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WARNING: This Fix Only works for ODEXED MDB Build ROMS, MDL ROMS will boot loop.
INSTRUCTIONS.. (MUST BE ON A ODEXED MDB Build. stock MDB Build odexed roms will work with this fix!)
1. Mod build.prop file to sprints.. (Make sure you save the Build.prop file with the same file permissions that it originally had)
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
2. download the attachement below
3. REBOOT into recovery
4. FLASH the file, fix permissions
5. REBOOT
6. download the wallet app from the playstore..
7 download and install xposed framework installer
. http://db.tt/hEC5CNzz
8 download and install xposed wallet patch
http://db.tt/NutI92ic
9. Open xposed installer, in framework tab, click update then reboot
10 open xposed installer, under modules check the wallet patcher, reboot
PROFIT.. you can now change your build back to tmobile and wallet will stay working
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUGE THANKS TO OGDOBBER, Xeonox,romracer, joemagistro and everyone who helped get this working!

I'm running M919UVUAMDL stock rooted. Followed instructions and ended up in a boot loop.

glensta said:
I'm running M919UVUAMDL stock rooted. Followed instructions and ended up in a boot loop.
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Same.

glensta said:
I'm running M919UVUAMDL stock rooted. Followed instructions and ended up in a boot loop.
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Is that an ODEXed ROM?
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djgromit said:
Is that an ODEXed ROM?
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Yes it is.
Edit: I am also running the Faux kernel, not sure if that makes a difference or not

I just wiped my phone and restored to stock, Downloaded the zip from this page just to make sure I'm testing the same file. Flashed the zip and had no problems.
It may be something to do with the Kernel your using.

Im on rooted stock mdl and it boot looped for me.
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sounds like a Build.prop issue if you dont save build.prop with the proper permissions.
Root explorer should set the permissions for you if you are editing the build.prop with root explorer. That would be the only reason I can see for a boot loop.

I did use root explorer. Ill try again.
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MikesTooLz said:
sounds like a Build.prop issue if you dont save build.prop with the proper permissions.
Root explorer should set the permissions for you if you are editing the build.prop with root explorer. That would be the only reason I can see for a boot loop.
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Can you edit the build.prop after the fact and then have it work?
Here's where I think I went wrong:
1) I already had Wallet installed, but it would just tell me I had an invalid device (probably should have uninstalled it)
2) Like an idiot, I didn't do the build.prop steps first
3) Flashed the file in CWM and Fix Permissions (Stuck on 4G LTE screen)
4) In an effort to recover from this, flashed TWRP and reflashed zip and fixed permissions (no luck)
5) Pulled build.prop with adb, edited it, pushed it back and set perms to rw-r-r
6) Retried flash/fix perms with TWRP
Still no go...anyone have any thoughts on what I can do to recover without a reflash of a ROM?
Am I lost if I didn't do the build.prop first?
Thanks,
Jason

if u get stuck on set up screen!i i made sure the build prop said sprint and then i wiped the data of google wallet and cache, then i rebooted. Then after the reboot i turned on google wallet and now i have a fully functional google wallet!
I dont know if this will work for u, but this method did get me past the set up screen ....

movieaddict said:
if u get stuck on set up screen!i i made sure the build prop said sprint and then i wiped the data of google wallet and cache, then i rebooted. Then after the reboot i turned on google wallet and now i have a fully functional google wallet!
I dont know if this will work for u, but this method did get me past the set up screen ....
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I appreciate the response. I ended up reflashing stock OTA, and after I root again, I'll give it another try.

I follow the instructions and ended up boot looping ... ended up having to wipe and reflash new rom to get back running. Was running stock rooted odexed rom with mdl base.
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dominante58 said:
I follow the instructions and ended up boot looping ... ended up having to wipe and reflash new rom to get back running. Was running stock rooted odexed rom with mdl base.
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Same here. Rooted on Stock Odexed MDL. Good thing I had made a backup prior though... Please fix when you can . More people than not are experiencing boot loops/soft bricks and having to reflash. Not a one-off case here. As always, keep doing your thing, DEVS!

rainynight88 said:
Same here. Rooted on Stock Odexed MDL. Good thing I had made a backup prior though... Please fix when you can . More people than not are experiencing boot loops/soft bricks and having to reflash. Not a one-off case here. As always, keep doing your thing, DEVS!
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when is it bootlooping for you guys? at what step??
after editing build.prop
or
after flashing zip
or
after installing the exposed and/or module?

I don't know how people are boot looping? Weird! It's work exactly as it says it does.
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Mine bootloops after fixing permissions.
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I renamed the build prop ( had write permissions set for the system folder). And then rebooted into recovery. Flashed the file and then restarted and thats where it bootlooped. And by bootloop for me it was just stuck on the white tmobile 4g lte screen. Didnt make a backup either so had to wipe and reflash. Not a huge deal for me but just wanted to report back to try n figure out where the issue might be.
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AGunz82 said:
Mine bootloops after fixing permissions.
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When I flash anything I always wipe caches and fix permissions as good practice so i also fixed permissions before restarting.
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Bootlooping after flashing zip & fixing file permissions and then trying to reboot back to system.
Tried refixing permissions. Tried wiping both caches. No go.
Then I tried reflashing my ROM, but now I get stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen...
Odd. Never ran into a situation that I couldn't do a full wipe and flash to get out of.

kevinbear said:
Bootlooping after flashing zip & fixing file permissions and then trying to reboot back to system.
Tried refixing permissions. Tried wiping both caches. No go.
Then I tried reflashing my ROM, but now I get stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen...
Odd. Never ran into a situation that I couldn't do a full wipe and flash to get out of.
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Same here.
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[Q] Just got the Note 2.

Hello,
I just have the note 2, and i rooted it with the rootkit i found on xda.
Now i've made a backup with TeamWin, and selected to backup everything.
Now my question is, is this my stockrom now that i back-upped?
And i noticed the counter went up to 2.
And for most of all, can i load custom rom's now?
And if i load a custom rom, will it effect my personal data? If so, how can i back this up and load it back?
Kind regards,
Hoolz14

if you installed TWRP or CWM recovery yes, you can flash roms. to clean the flash counter use triangle away and while you having a custom recovery check the option reset on every boot.
you should also check that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093599
it is known that some phones have that issue and maybe yours so be aware of that
hope i helped, bests
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Hoolz14 said:
Hello,
I just have the note 2, and i rooted it with the rootkit i found on xda.
Now i've made a backup with TeamWin, and selected to backup everything.
Now my question is, is this my stockrom now that i back-upped?
And i noticed the counter went up to 2.
And for most of all, can i load custom rom's now?
And if i load a custom rom, will it effect my personal data? If so, how can i back this up and load it back?
Kind regards,
Hoolz14
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you can restore ur backup using recovery..... flash counter went two i think 1 for the root and 1 for the custom recovery.,.,

Make sure you do a separate backup of EFS and you can flash any rom on your device
Triangle away will help you in resetting the flash counter

Awesome
Used titanium backup for backing up my user apps.
Can i restore these on another custom rom?
Thanks everyone for the quick reply's, very appriciated!

Hoolz14 said:
Awesome
Used titanium backup for backing up my user apps.
Can i restore these on another custom rom?
Thanks everyone for the quick reply's, very appriciated!
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Yes, you can restore your app and the data as well. But for some reason, it would not recommend to restore too many data on another rom. But app is ok, just restore as many as you like.
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Awesome, thanks
Downloading a ROM now.
When installing i have to:
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Restore the new ROM
Right?

Hoolz14 said:
Awesome, thanks
Downloading a ROM now.
When installing i have to:
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Restore the new ROM
Right?
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restore the new rom ?? what u mean?? u should install the new rom after those steps.. restore can be done if u have backup before... happy flashing.. hope u took a efs backup earlier

Hoolz14 said:
Awesome, thanks
Downloading a ROM now.
When installing i have to:
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Restore the new ROM
Right?
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I dont want to make you confuse, just follow the step of installation stated at the op the rom you downloading. It should enough for you.
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tornado92 said:
restore the new rom ?? what u mean?? u should install the new rom after those steps.. restore can be done if u have backup before... happy flashing.. hope u took a efs backup earlier
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Thanks,
I made an efs backup, and a backup of everything that could be crossed.
Flashing worked

So Wat rom did u flash
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Hoolz14 said:
Thanks,
I made an efs backup, and a backup of everything that could be crossed.
Flashing worked
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nice work friend... congrats..:highfive::highfive::highfive:

Extreme frustrating problems -.-'..Please help!

Ok so I actually have some really serious problems that I need some help with fast.
My details so you can help me with the following
*Running DN3 3.2 ROM rooted
*MJ5 new bootloader
*TWRP(at the moment)
*AGNi kernel
Soooo, here are the problems I encounter
I cant find a proper way to swap internal with external sd card. Now hear this super strange problem. Both with the script on this forum and the setting on AGNi control app DO INDEED swap the int with the ext sd card but theres a catch. Neither of them can swap the sdcard0/Android/obb(which is the folder I wanna swap -.-')but they swap the rest of the mount point! Soooo strange. As a result theres no space recover by applying this method and the obb folder still stays at int storage.
I really hate MTP on 4.3 Is there any way to enable the freaking USB Mass Storage?
Whenever I move an app to the sd card(settings/manage applications)and I reboot, after the reboot the app is lost and it says "App not installed" whenever I click its icon. This is the situation even after rebooting, I cannot move the app back to internal storage and as a result I have to uninstall and reinstall the app which leads to loss of data.(Note that I'm using a 32GB class 10 sd card)
I cannot make a proper backup and/or make a proper restore. I have tried both latest Philz and latest TWRP, the backup takes around an hour to do(REAALLLYYY long...)and then if I try to restore it says "Restore failed" on both recoveries.(On Philz it said md5 mismatch or something similar and on TWRP it said just restore failed)My only theory is that because I was trying to install a 4.4.2 ROM after making a backup and the recoveries were simply incompatible with KitKat, but other than that I don't understand why this happens.
Sorry for so long post but I really need help here. Thanks in advance!

Don't use the latest version of philz, it takes very long to boot the Rom for the first time which makes one get scared. Use version 5 Philz. After you wipe dalwik cache , go to mounts and format sd card and external card(take backup) then flash the Rom and reboot.
I flashed dn3 v 3.2 with cwm which ended up stucking at boot screen. Then I was told to use philz 5,now it works the works like charm. If I was you now I would flash the stock rom (unroot ) then root and flash dn3. Keep the stock kernel which comes with the rom. I didn't flashed mj5 boot loader instead I flashed Dr ketan's Wi-Fi patch. I had problem switching on Wi-Fi. Hope you get your problem resolved this is an amazing rom!
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ironmanxda said:
Don't use the latest version of philz, it takes very long to boot the Rom for the first time which makes one get scared. Use version 5 Philz. After you wipe dalwik cache , go to mounts and format sd card and external card(take backup) then flash the Rom and reboot.
I flashed dn3 v 3.2 with cwm which ended up stucking at boot screen. Then I was told to use philz 5,now it works the works like charm. If I was you now I would flash the stock rom (unroot ) then root and flash dn3. Keep the stock kernel which comes with the rom. I didn't flashed mj5 boot loader instead I flashed Dr ketan's Wi-Fi patch. I had problem switching on Wi-Fi. Hope you get your problem resolved this is an amazing rom!
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Thanks for your reply, but you didn't help me with any of my problems...

Hi NickVXD, I faced the same and was very disturbed, but finally it worked, the obb is swaped. I'm also using Agni latest.
What I did
1st I disabled the option from agni control app
Then rebooted
Then went to CWM
Flash the latest script of mattiadj, this one
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ivl678c67r7z57g/extsd2internalsd_fat32_gs3_8.zip
..and the obb folder is swaped.
Regarding Proper Backup & Restore
During a restore, from CWM misc nandroid settings, uncheck md5 checksum
Then restore.
It'll restore.
Hope it helps.
Regards.
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nitol said:
Hi NickVXD, I faced the same and was very disturbed, but finally it worked, the obb is swaped. I'm also using Agni latest.
What I did
1st I disabled the option from agni control app
Then rebooted
Then went to CWM
Flash the latest script of mattiadj, this one
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ivl678c67r7z57g/extsd2internalsd_fat32_gs3_8.zip
..and the obb folder is swaped.
Regarding Proper Backup & Restore
During a restore, from CWM misc nandroid settings, uncheck md5 checksum
Then restore.
It'll restore.
Hope it helps.
Regards.
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@nitol Thanks a lot for the obb solution, will check it later and report back. The problem with CWM isn't getting rid of the md5sum but to find a way to make the backup not corrupted. I had made a backup and then when I restored it said md5mismatch. So I removed md5sum check from settings and when the restore was done, I rebooted and phone stuck at note 2 screen. So the problem is the corrupted backup and not the md5. Also backup took 50-55 minutes to finish. Is that normal?? Thanks again.
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NickVXD said:
@nitol Thanks a lot for the obb solution, will check it later and report back. The problem with CWM isn't getting rid of the md5sum but to find a way to make the backup not corrupted. I had made a backup and then when I restored it said md5mismatch. So I removed md5sum check from settings and when the restore was done, I rebooted and phone stuck at note 2 screen. So the problem is the corrupted backup and not the md5. Also backup took 50-55 minutes to finish. Is that normal?? Thanks again.
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No, it's abnormal, backup should take maxinum 25 mnts.
..and after flashing the ext2int sd script, your extsd is this
/storage/sdcard0
From there you should able to install apks.
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nitol said:
No, it's abnormal, backup should take maxinum 25 mnts.
..and after flashing the ext2int sd script, your extsd is this
/storage/sdcard0
From there you should able to install apks.
Regards.
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Soo.. @nitol Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Also when you used touchwiz what recovery and what recovery version did you use? Maybe installing the same recovery as you will solve my issue. I'm using DN3 4.3 TW ROM btw. Thanks.
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NickVXD said:
Soo.. @nitol Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Also when you used touchwiz what recovery and what recovery version did you use? Maybe installing the same recovery as you will solve my issue. I'm using DN3 4.3 TW ROM btw. Thanks.
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Use Philz 5.15, it's the best, even better than the latest philz.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9u8ndlypk8yuiky/philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.zip
Regards.
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nitol said:
Use Philz 5.15, it's the best, even better than the latest philz.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9u8ndlypk8yuiky/philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.zip
Regards.
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Is this version of Philz recovery compatible with 4.4.x ROMs?

NickVXD said:
Is this version of Philz recovery compatible with 4.4.x ROMs?
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Not sure but hope so.
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[Q] changing unofficially rom need help

Now i'm using CM11 but I wanna try RR Rom my question is
-Do I have to do the wipe data after flashing new rom using CWM ?
Thank you

Tampqq said:
Now i'm using CM11 but I wanna try RR Rom my question is
-Do I have to do the wipe data after flashing new rom using CWM ?
Thank you
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Ya u should wipe... Dat will be better
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Kishan14 said:
Ya u should wipe... Dat will be better
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Which back up to use rom manager or titanium back up, how to restore after flashing rom, bcoz whole rom will restore again please help
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doc_shri said:
Which back up to use rom manager or titanium back up, how to restore after flashing rom, bcoz whole rom will restore again please help
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Titanium Backup is always preferable. Using Titanium Backup is easy. Just download it and still if you don't get it comment here. I'll guide you through.
??Thank Me Up If I Help ??

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Titanium Backup is always preferable. Using Titanium Backup is easy. Just download it and still if you don't get it comment here. I'll guide you through.
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I have titanium back up now on rrkk rom, after flashing cm11, if I restore previous rom there will be compatibility and fc issue
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Tampqq said:
Now i'm using CM11 but I wanna try RR Rom my question is
-Do I have to do the wipe data after flashing new rom using CWM ?
Thank you
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Hello....!
You can backup imp data using Titanium but if you backup apps and try to restore in different ROM you will face compatibility Issue and might get FC's....

jackeagle said:
Hello....!
You can backup imp data using Titanium but if you backup apps and try to restore in different ROM you will face compatibility Issue and might get FC's....
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How to restore user apps and data only in new rom please tell detail steps
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doc_shri said:
How to restore user apps and data only in new rom please tell detail steps
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I don't recommend backing up and Restore method when you are on custom ROM...The thing is that Titanium Backup is only applicable for the ROM on which you have backup'd that is you cab Restore data and stuffs only on the ROM on Which You have backup'd earlier...Never Ever Restore the backup of 1 ROM to other ROM has it can cause system instability like FC's , Crash, Bootloop... It can cause the NEW ROM to lag and system might go very slow Even though if NEW ROM is fast and lagfree...