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[Q] Backup CM7 settings?

hello,
i know how to backup apps+data and rom, but i would like to backup only the cm7 settings (not the complete rom)
how can i do this?

andi_o said:
hello,
i know how to backup apps+data and rom, but i would like to backup only the cm7 settings (not the complete rom)
how can i do this?
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There currently isn't a means to, though its been asked for a lot so it might happen.
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OriginalGabriel said:
There currently isn't a means to, though its been asked for a lot so it might happen
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and there is really no way todo this?
what about using abd shell, rootexplorer, etc. and copying files to sdcard?

andi_o said:
and there is really no way todo this?
what about using abd shell, rootexplorer, etc. and copying files to sdcard?
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I'm sure there's a way to do it; I, personally, don't know where the settings are stored though
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Titanium Backup will do it just fine. I always back up my CM settings.
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TheBiles said:
Titanium Backup will do it just fine. I always back up my CM settings.
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yes, you can backup apps+data with titanium backup, but how do you backup VPN, Wireless and other CM7-settings? afaik it is not possible to save those settings with titanium backup!?
if anybody could tell me where the settings are stored i could use adb shell or root explorer and simply copy them.

andi_o said:
yes, you can backup apps+data with titanium backup, but how do you backup VPN, Wireless and other CM7-settings? afaik it is not possible to save those settings with titanium backup!?
if anybody could tell me where the settings are stored i could use adb shell or root explorer and simply copy them.
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Your wireless network settings should automatically sync with your Google account, but there are options in TB to specifically back them up. I'm not sure about VPNs, but you could poke around for it. I only know that selecting "back up all user apps and system data" and restoring it is essentially a nandroid. Other than re-adding widgets and changing the wallpaper, I can't think of anything that it doesn't save.

ok, but this would be a complete backup. i could do this with rom manager. so my main question is: where are the CM7-settings stored?

Deleting Factory T-mobile Bloatware??

I was trying to uninstall all the apps that i didn't use on factory t-mobile's network. (factory games, my tmobile etc. etc.) Anyone know how to get rid of this? My phone is rooted but I'd like to keep my factory ROM. Many thanks ahead of time!

XxGoKoUxX said:
I was trying to uninstall all the apps that i didn't use on factory t-mobile's network. (factory games, my tmobile etc. etc.) Anyone know how to get rid of this? My phone is rooted but I'd like to keep my factory ROM. Many thanks ahead of time!
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Either Freeze the apps with Titanium Backup Pro, or delete the APK's using Root Explorer (apps are in /system/app).

skadude66 said:
Either Freeze the apps with Titanium Backup Pro, or delete the APK's using Root Explorer (apps are in /system/app).
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^ Titanium backup also does delete

jordanishere said:
^ Titanium backup also does delete
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Haha true! I always just deleted through Root Explorer good catch.
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thank you so much for your help guys! the titanium software worked! I've got all that junk i didn't want deleted.... saved me a ton of headache since I have to look through the phone a thousand times to find the one piece of software i wanted.

Warning!! Warning!! Dont lose your backups!!

VERY IMPORTANT!!
I recently FTF'd up to 4.2.2, rooted, and installed CWM.
The first thing I ALWAYS do when I first root and install CWM is make a backup of stock, to have incase I need it.
Now I always name the backup according to the date I created it, and usually use my favorite file explorer (es file explorer) to find the backup and rename it.
When I attempted to do this, I could not find my backup ANYWHERE!!! I thought maybe It didn't get created properly or something, yet, I saw and big ding on my storage capacity, presumably due to the backup I made, but couldn't find.
I just happened to stumble across a message in ROM Manager that gave me the answer I was looking for.
In ROM Manager it states:
"In Android 4.2, backups are placed in a secure directory, INACCESSIBLE to other apps.
Backups can be pulled with ADB or by using the ROM Manager Backup Download Server."
Basically you HAVE to use ROM Manager to find and rename your backups if your using CWM on Android 4.2
Figured I would post this and save people the headache I went through trying to locate the backup I made.
Check the attached picture of the message that's in ROM Manager.
Thanks and happy flashing!

ATRIXXIRTA said:
VERY IMPORTANT!!
I recently FTF'd up to 4.2.2, rooted, and installed CWM.
The first thing I ALWAYS do when I first root and install CWM is make a backup of stock, to have incase I need it.
Now I always name the backup according to the date I created it, and usually use my favorite file explorer (es file explorer) to find the backup and rename it.
When I attempted to do this, I could not find my backup ANYWHERE!!! I thought maybe It didn't get created properly or something, yet, I saw and big ding on my storage capacity, presumably due to the backup I made, but couldn't find.
I just happened to stumble across a message in ROM Manager that gave me the answer I was looking for.
In ROM Manager it states:
"In Android 4.2, backups are placed in a secure directory, INACCESSIBLE to other apps.
Backups can be pulled with ADB or by using the ROM Manager Backup Download Server."
Basically you HAVE to use ROM Manager to find and rename your backups if your using CWM on Android 4.2
Figured I would post this and save people the headache I went through trying to locate the backup I made.
Check the attached picture of the message that's in ROM Manager.
Thanks and happy flashing!
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Ah yes! I had forgotten about that from the Nexus 4! That explains why I was missing some space, and of course this means I lost the backup I had. Luckily I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and settings, and the pictures were not that important.

havanahjoe said:
Ah yes! I had forgotten about that from the Nexus 4! That explains why I was missing some space, and of course this means I lost the backup I had. Luckily I have a Titanium Backup of my apps and settings, and the pictures were not that important.
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You may have your backups still. Just look for them in Rom manager.
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ATRIXXIRTA said:
You may have your backups still. Just look for them in Rom manager.
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No, I wiped the /data partition when installing a clean version of the .423 FTF. I was missing about 7 GB of space when on RomAur, and I bet some of that space was used by at least one backup. I don't think I had more than one though.

Wiping data doesn't erase your backups. Our anything on your sd cards. Formatting your storage or manually deleting them is the only way to erase them.
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I save my CWM backups on the external SD card so it doesn't disappear even when I upgraded to 4.2
Press thanks if I helped
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Ya that's for sure the way to do it.
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titanium backup insufficient storage error help

the solutions posted seem outdated or didn't work. backing up files worked great until today. I have over 10gb free space. tried also clearing and reinstalling. any help would be appreciated. I'm on paranoid android an this just started when I tried to backup additional apps today

I wonder if TiBU isn't updated to 4.3 or not fully compatible.

unobtainiumdroid said:
I wonder if TiBU isn't updated to 4.3 or not fully compatible.
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it worked great until today so that isn't it. i had installed 3 apps today wanted to update my backup as i usually do here and there and am getting that error. it had been great until that point. nothing that would change to cause the error as best as i can tell

For me it hasn't worked since day 1 of my nexus 7 it works on my galaxy nexus 4.2.2 so im guessing its a 4.3 issue.

unobtainiumdroid said:
For me it hasn't worked since day 1 of my nexus 7 it works on my galaxy nexus 4.2.2 so im guessing its a 4.3 issue.
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maybe but it has worked on mine. gonna try mybackup pro for now

you can also use Helium i would actually recommend it over TiBU.

unobtainiumdroid said:
you can also use Helium i would actually recommend it over TiBU.
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Helium seems to work great. thanks for the tip

You just have to go into TiBu preferences and back up a few places on where you store your backups. Worked for me this morning. Let me know if that doesn't make sense.
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bckrupps said:
Helium seems to work great. thanks for the tip
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Np brother just helping =D
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bckrupps said:
Helium seems to work great. thanks for the tip
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helium seems to get stuck about 3/4 of the way through. no luck at all with these backup programs

Here is how I fixed it go into TB preferences > Backup Folder Location
1. Next hit Back button till you are in the root folder of your device "/" ( this at the top)
2. Next click sdcard
3. Then click on the "Titanium Backup" folder. Top should say "/sdcard/ Titanium Backup"
4 . Then click use this folder

I have had the problem before as well. I suspect it is related to an old restore, but not sure. This always fixes it for me:
1. Unistall the app
2. Using Root Explorer go to System/Data/app-lib
3. Find and delete all references to the app you deleted
4. Open the Play store and re-install.
This can be done without uninstalling. When you navigate to app-lib you'll find multiple versions of the app mentioned. You keep only one (delete any duplicates), then go to System/ Data /Dalvik-cache and delete the same duplicates (if you kept -2 in app-lib, keep -2 in Dalvik). Wiping dalvik in recovery won't work. It regenerates at re-boot with the dups at least it did for me).
I have had success with both methods, but find the 1st method always works & the 2nd method does not, as it is easy to miss a copy in dalvik. The Dalvik versions are deleted for you with the uninstall so I find it simpler.
I spent weeks looking for this solution a while back for my GNex so I hope I've saved you a headache or two.
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swest6602 said:
I have had the problem before as well. I suspect it is related to an old restore, but not sure. This always fixes it for me:
1. Unistall the app
2. Using Root Explorer go to System/Data/app-lib
3. Find and delete all references to the app you deleted
4. Open the Play store and re-install.
This can be done without uninstalling. When you navigate to app-lib you'll find multiple versions of the app mentioned. You keep only one (delete any duplicates), then go to System/ Data /Dalvik-cache and delete the same duplicates (if you kept -2 in app-lib, keep -2 in Dalvik). Wiping dalvik in recovery won't work. It regenerates at re-boot with the dups at least it did for me).
I have had success with both methods, but find the 1st method always works & the 2nd method does not, as it is easy to miss a copy in dalvik. The Dalvik versions are deleted for you with the uninstall so I find it simpler.
I spent weeks looking for this solution a while back for my GNex so I hope I've saved you a headache or two.
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thank you. finally good to go

TiBu wants a new file path for backup.
yojoe600 said:
Here is how I fixed it go into TB preferences > Backup Folder Location
1. Next hit Back button till you are in the root folder of your device "/" ( this at the top)
2. Next click sdcard
3. Then click on the "Titanium Backup" folder. Top should say "/sdcard/ Titanium Backup"
4 . Then click use this folder
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This is basically how I fixed the problem on my N4 and N10 as well. Basically, you're backing up to the same location, it's just that TiBu doesn't like the old file path (for me, it was: /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup) and wants you to use a different one (for me, it is: /storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup).

scuttlefield said:
This is basically how I fixed the problem on my N4 and N10 as well. Basically, you're backing up to the same location, it's just that TiBu doesn't like the old file path (for me, it was: /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup) and wants you to use a different one (for me, it is: /storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup).
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This was the ticket for me. After deleting cache and data, looking for odex files, reinstalling from play store. I had tried changing path to start but I still chose emulated to a different location so it still didnt work lol.
Wish I had seen this thread 1st, thank-you for posting, backups working again I can get on with life.

yojoe600 said:
Here is how I fixed it go into TB preferences > Backup Folder Location
1. Next hit Back button till you are in the root folder of your device "/" ( this at the top)
2. Next click sdcard
3. Then click on the "Titanium Backup" folder. Top should say "/sdcard/ Titanium Backup"
4 . Then click use this folder
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+1 to this solution. I had the same problem using TiBu when I tried to backup my apps to prep for a switch from CM10.2 to Paranoid Android.
Thank goodness for TiBu's update.zip feature, makes jumping between ROMs much less of a pain.

yojoe600 said:
Here is how I fixed it go into TB preferences > Backup Folder Location
1. Next hit Back button till you are in the root folder of your device "/" ( this at the top)
2. Next click sdcard
3. Then click on the "Titanium Backup" folder. Top should say "/sdcard/ Titanium Backup"
4 . Then click use this folder
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So glad I found this thread, it works! Thank you

I have had the same problem since moving from CM 10.1 to CM 10.2. Seems my super su also wants to update binaries after every nightly flash. Can't update binaries normal way so I flash them in TWRP. After the supersu flash, my titanium backup works perfectly.

I've tried everything except re flashing the phone. Nothing at all works, and I'm at the end of my rope. EDIT: Here's the only thing that fixed it! Downloaded SuperSU, allowed it to boot into recovery to update the binary, and now TIBU works fine! That was the ONLY solution that worked.

mrsubway said:
I've tried everything except re flashing the phone. Nothing at all works, and I'm at the end of my rope. EDIT: Here's the only thing that fixed it! Downloaded SuperSU, allowed it to boot into recovery to update the binary, and now TIBU works fine! That was the ONLY solution that worked.
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That was also what I ultimately need to do to run a back up. Thanks! :good:

[Q] How to Backup Game Saves and Other Datas in "Non-Rooted" S3

Hi guys,
My device lags too much these days, especially after latest 4.3 OTA update. Soon I will perform a factory reset and don't want to lose my game saves and most of other app configurations. Last time I checked, it was possible to backup such files only for rooted phones via Titanium Backup. But my device is not rooted and I'm not planning to root it in the near future.
These are some of the games I want to backup: Subway Surfers, Hill Climb Racing, CSR Racing, Fruit Ninja, NFS Most Wanted etc...
And these are the apps: WhatsApp, AndFTP, Cool Reader etc...
So, what do you experts suggest me to backup my datas?
Is "Helium" good and trustable enough OR is there any better app for non-rooted devices?
Is "Move to SD card" feature (came with Android 4.3) trustable?
Thanks in advance for the ideas

Come on people, I need your knowledge. Please feel free to share your ideas.

tvf_tez_e said:
Come on people, I need your knowledge. Please feel free to share your ideas.
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i dont use helium or do i trust it
2nd move-to sd card works, 90% it will save your game data and everything and you're safe no worries
OR back up on your pc, there are programs you can use or pull game data to pc
dropbox/Google drive can be usefull for backups

winosxbuntu said:
i dont use helium or do i trust it
2nd move-to sd card works, 90% it will save your game data and everything and you're safe no worries
OR back up on your pc, there are programs you can use or pull game data to pc
dropbox/Google drive can be usefull for backups
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Thanks a lot for the ideas :good:
Could you please give me a bit more detail about performing a backup by the help of pc? Is there a program to pull the game data to pc?

I believe that you still need root access before you can backup all of your game data for this phone.
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shortydoggg said:
I believe that you still need root access before you can backup all of your game data for this phone.
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yu dont need root, root is optional or just for TITANIUM backup
@tvf i will report back later, for the time being try using ADB to pull files from your phone when you are connected to your pc/mac
there are programs/software that can backup full game data i just need to google it .......

winosxbuntu said:
yu dont need root, root is optional or just for TITANIUM backup
@tvf i will report back later, for the time being try using ADB to pull files from your phone when you are connected to your pc/mac
there are programs/software that can backup full game data i just need to google it .......
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Thank you, I will wait for it. I googled but all I found is Kies, which is really useless.

Dude just root your phone. You'll save yourself a lot of time and headaches. There are some methods to backup without root but in all honesty, it'll much easier (and maybe safer) to just root your phone and use titanium backup.
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I agree with Florad77. Yes you can use adb, and probably some other method, but the process is going to be a lot more complicated than if you just root the phone.
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shortydoggg said:
I agree with Florad77. Yes you can use adb, and probably some other method, but the process is going to be a lot more complicated than if you just root the phone.
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i agree with you guys backing up with root is easier
try this link http://transgenius.net/tutorials/backup-restore-samsung-galaxy-s3.html
cf-auto root make it easier to root the S3 or manual with CWM

Its a pretty simple affair to backup data from self installed apps, anything that is not stored on the internal or external SD is all stored in the /data folder of your device. Any non root backup app has access to this folder, or any file explorer for that matter. You can save a few steps of downloading, installing, and executing an app and just copy/paste the /data folder to one of the sd's (this is basically all a backup app is going to do, with the added possibility of compression and md5 checksums), jack in to a pc, copy/paste to desired location.