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Not able to restore my nandroids properly anymore

So here's my problem guys (bear with me here ! , it takes a lil explanation ) :
i've had my arc for almost a year now, i'm using link2sd with a 2nd partition on my sdcard for linking my apps to help free up some internal memory , i also use CWM "back and restore" frequently and this is how i do it :
as a full nandroid backup would take nearly 1Gb of storage , i instead backup only the system and data files(less than 400Mb), manually calculate the md5sum for it, and then resore it when i need , and it has worked for me till recently , now when i restore the backup, i only get the system settings and the apps on my internal storage, no sdcard apps and no linked apps (previously it restored everything properly) , so my question is :
is it a Rom or kernel related issue ??. is there a way to fix it ?? or do i have to do a full backup from now on ??
btw i'm currently using JJ'Hybrid and arknight kernel 3.3 RC.
i know it's a long one guys , so thanx in advance .

You'll need to backup data from sd or sd-ext, which would need a full nandroid backup. I found the best compromise to save space is to backup, rename the backup to id it(eg aokp4),copy it to my pc, and only keep the newest one on my sd card.

sinkster said:
You'll need to backup data from sd or sd-ext, which would need a full nandroid backup. I found the best compromise to save space is to backup, rename the backup to id it(eg aokp4),copy it to my pc, and only keep the newest one on my sd card.
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yeah i know, but that doesn't answer my question , why was it working before and now it's not , thanx anyway

factory reset questions

I want to reset my device and restore all apps from TB. The reason is that 1 app is not working for me and I know it used to work before, and nothing I tried worked
Now the questions...
* when I do factory reset, will I loose root? (i suppose not)
* will the data on internal SD be erased? (need to backup, that would be pain)
now, I want to do nandroid backup just in case I don't like something/forget to backup something . The question is
* is there a way to tell how much space the nandroid backup will need? I have a whole lot of apps, my titanium backup folder is like 3gb and I have like ~3gb on ExtSD card so I wonder whether it will be enough
* what does this backup, only system partition/internal memory (where apps are installed)? Or it backups the internal SD card too? (i suppose not)
thanx
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dalanik said:
I want to reset my device and restore all apps from TB. The reason is that 1 app is not working for me and I know it used to work before, and nothing I tried worked
Now the questions...
* when I do factory reset, will I loose root? (i suppose not)
* will the data on internal SD be erased? (need to backup, that would be pain)
now, I want to do nandroid backup just in case I don't like something/forget to backup something . The question is
* is there a way to tell how much space the nandroid backup will need? I have a whole lot of apps, my titanium backup folder is like 3gb and I have like ~3gb on ExtSD card so I wonder whether it will be enough
* what does this backup, only system partition/internal memory (where apps are installed)? Or it backups the internal SD card too? (i suppose not)
thanx
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I cant answer all...
But these are what i know...
-When you have a stock ROM and you do a factory reset...you will loose root. But if you will install a rooted ROM, it will be rooted again.
-If its stock ROM, i think it will erase even the internal memory. But if it is aosp and your sd card is linked to mnt/shell/emulated/0, it wont.(well...this works for me, ProBam Rom)
-mine is like 1.2 gb because i only have a 300 mb TB backup. (do the math xD)
-it backups system, apps and all...but not the internal memory.
Hope this helps...even a bit. XD
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Damn, so it's another couple of hours to do the backup....

erljayp said:
I cant answer all...
But these are what i know...
-When you have a stock ROM and you do a factory reset...you will loose root. But if you will install a rooted ROM, it will be rooted again.
-If its stock ROM, i think it will erase even the internal memory. But if it is aosp and your sd card is linked to mnt/shell/emulated/0, it wont.(well...this works for me, ProBam Rom)
-mine is like 1.2 gb because i only have a 300 mb TB backup. (do the math xD)
-it backups system, apps and all...but not the internal memory.
Hope this helps...even a bit. XD
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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Where you find this??
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dalanik said:
I want to reset my device and restore all apps from TB. The reason is that 1 app is not working for me and I know it used to work before, and nothing I tried worked
Now the questions...
thanx
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1.when I do factory reset, will I loose root? (i suppose not) - No
2.will the data on internal SD be erased? (need to backup, that would be pain) - Yes
you can use CWM to reset, that won't erase data on SD card. (I know about philz at least, it have option to factory reset with choice)
now, I want to do nandroid backup just in case I don't like something/forget to backup something . The question is
3. is there a way to tell how much space the nandroid backup will need? I have a whole lot of apps, my titanium backup folder is like 3gb and I have like ~3gb on ExtSD card so I wonder whether it will be enough
* what does this backup, only system partition/internal memory (where apps are installed)? Or it backups the internal SD card too? (i suppose not)
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This will backup SystemROM + Applications you have used, not data on int SD
card
to calculate space needed for nandroid
open file explorer (provided you are not using memory bind/ext-intSd like sw)
select all and check size , say it is -A GB
Open Titanium backup - overview and check free space on int memory , say it's B GB
then total it AGB + BGB = C GB
11GB - C GB = D GB
now add 700 MB to D
that is at least you should have free for nandroid.

[Q] How far does TWRP recovery backup alongside LINK2SD?

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

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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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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[Q] [Solved] Unable to write on internal memory card (not a joke please really help)

Hi all,
I have a big problem, i promised i searched before nut i didn't find anything useful about it.
I installed the Ditto Note 3 v5 on my device, and everything was fine, but after I installed agni kernel, the system went crazy, i did follow the exact procedure, or if i made a mistake i didn't on purpose.
Whatever i had a nandroid backup before installing agni kernel, but now i found my device impossible to write on internal storage, meanwhile the external is fine I can do anything i wish, but the the internal storage no way to create even a folder or a simple file.
I have done that with TWRP 2.7.0.2 as a recovery, and I am really in deeply **** (sorry for the word), because I heavily use my device in my work, I am a "soccorritore", that means like paramedic in USA in ambulance, so it is really the truth i am in deeply ****, because I have all my documents in the internal storage in the nandroid backup, but i don't know how to restore them.
The nandroid backup is 4.58GB, but when i install the nandroid backup the internal storage is 7.5GB left, before with all the data was 5.8GB left in internale storage, so it is missing 1.7GB of data.
PLEASE!
I really need help and as soon as possible, I do not care about myself but documents and people schedules

Hi there, I've also restored one time my Rom through TWRP and couldn't write on the internal Storage anymore. TWRP has a problem with that, use Philz Recovery in future.
So, do you have your documents etc. in some Apps saved or in your internal Storage?

Yes, i do have documents in backup data. The problem is not the rom, in worst cases I reinstall again a new one, but what about the documents?
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Well like I said/asked, if your documents are in some Apps, backup them using Titanium Backup on your SD Card. If your files are on the internal storage, you can simply flash a Firmware through Odin and nothing should happen to your data. Or just connect your device to your PC and copy all your files over to your PC.

Eric-Mod said:
Well like I said/asked, if your documents are in some Apps, backup them using Titanium Backup on your SD Card. If your files are on the internal storage, you can simply flash a Firmware through Odin and nothing should happen to your data. Or just connect your device to your PC and copy all your files over to your PC.
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The problem are not the backup applications, but the documents as I said, they are not in an application, they are in the nandroid backup created from TWRP recovery and the nandroid backup is an md5 format.
You are telling me that titanium backup can restore nandroid backups?
I even thought to use odin, if it can be useful.

No Titanium Backup can't restore backups, it just backups all your apps + data.
A Recovery doesn't backup your whole Internal Storage, it just backups your System Partition etc.
So my thought were, just flash a Firmware through Odin and everything should be alright I guess.

Oh man! I love you
I still like women but I think you know what I mean, I used odin and I restored the entire backup to the device, but still not able to write on the internal storage, but who cares I reflash e new rom, the most important is i can transfer the documents and the data to the external storage and to a computer. I learned a lesson today, I can't describe how do I feel now, and there are no words to describe how much I thank you

[Q] Some prob with internal storage

Guys, after i flashed android L rom, there is nothing in internal storage all files went to ext storage y?

What rom..?

Alex-V said:
What rom..?
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its rooted android l stock rom

Strange.. It should be the opposite.. Try again.. And format internal before in recovery

Alex-V said:
Strange.. It should be the opposite.. Try again.. And format internal before in recovery
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yes, i did that twice still same prob.

Did you format data.. Not wipe.. If not try.. If also not try a other rom

Alex-V said:
Did you format data.. Not wipe.. If not try.. If also not try a other rom
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Thank you very much, i formatted my data and it worked

Alex-V said:
Did you format data.. Not wipe.. If not try.. If also not try a other rom
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i got another problem, i cant find my TWRP backup folder in the internal storage :/ . backed up 2 times for this it took space like 1.5X2 GB but it is not visible in the internal storage in the computer. idk why plz help

live16 said:
i got another problem, i cant find my TWRP backup folder in the internal storage :/ . backed up 2 times for this it took space like 1.5X2 GB but it is not visible in the internal storage in the computer. idk why plz help
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If you format internal.. The backup is deleted.. Thats why I always use the ext sd for backups..
Btw.. My first backup I copied also to my pc

Alex-V said:
If you format internal.. The backup is deleted.. Thats why I always use the ext sd for backups..
Btw.. My first backup I copied also to my pc
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No, i can still see my backup files in twrp and 3 gb lost and cant find the twrp back up folder in both internal and sd card :/

Did you see a twrp folder

@live16: from TWRP, Backup, Storage setting, you should have a choice of Internal Storage, Micro SDcard and USB-OTG and the free space shown for those.
If you select Micro SDcard your backups should be at the top level of the SD card /TWRP/BACKUPS/'PHONEID"/...

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@live16: from TWRP, Backup, Storage setting, you should have a choice of Internal Storage, Micro SDcard and USB-OTG and the free space shown for those.
If you select Micro SDcard your backups should be at the top level of the SD card /TWRP/BACKUPS/'PHONEID"/...
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nope not there :/ i tried in both sd and internal