When I create backups with Clockwork and Amon, where are they saving on my SD card? I would like to get rid of some old backups that I do not need.
Amon_RA saves to /sdcard/nandroid
Clockwork saves to /sdcard/Clockwork
I can't be 100% positive on clockworks since I use Amon_RA mainly but if I remember correctly, that's right.
lehalter said:
When I create backups with Clockwork and Amon, where are they saving on my SD card? I would like to get rid of some old backups that I do not need.
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Good question!
I just rooted my EVO 4G with Unrevoked 3.21, and expected to find a backup on the sdcard.
But after mounting the sdcard from my SUSE install, and also browsing the sdcard from my EVO,
I am unable to find anything that appears to be a backup.
Anyone know for sure?
--Chris
One way to find it is to install windirstat on windows and scan your card, the directories above 500 megs may contain the backup. Nandroid backups also contain these files:
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
system.img
wimax.img
They are in a directories with the date of the backup, that entire folder is the "backup file" so move the whole thing as a whole, you may also rename the folder to your liking.
It is also possible that the backup was failed somehow and ended up as a non-readable file (to me anyway) in LOST.DIR
the locations xnotta provided are the correct ones, but RA also nests the backup folders under a larger folder according to the device ID that you see in fastboot when you do fastboot devices in adb or terminal.
Hi all,
I did 2 nandroid backups. 1st is the backup for Original Untouched ROM and 2nd one is backup just before flashing a new ROM.
I compared 2 backup files, strange enough, the 1st backup contains 7 files while the 2nd backup only contains 5 files.
1st backup:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
and the second backup does not have:
boot.img and recovery.img.
I think this was why I didn't manage to restore to my previous ROM which was backup immediately before the flashing.
My question now is, can I copy the 2 missing files from the 1st backup to the 2nd backup folder and start restoring? (They were created on different dates and possibly, different version of ROM Manager)
Your kind advise is much appreciated.
Regards!
winwintoto1234 said:
Hi all,
I did 2 nandroid backups. 1st is the backup for Original Untouched ROM and 2nd one is backup just before flashing a new ROM.
I compared 2 backup files, strange enough, the 1st backup contains 7 files while the 2nd backup only contains 5 files.
1st backup:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
and the second backup does not have:
boot.img and recovery.img.
I think this was why I didn't manage to restore to my previous ROM which was backup immediately before the flashing.
My question now is, can I copy the 2 missing files from the 1st backup to the 2nd backup folder and start restoring? (They were created on different dates and possibly, different version of ROM Manager)
Your kind advise is much appreciated.
Regards!
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Missing recovery.img is not a problem once you flash custom recovery. Missing boot.img is a problem actually because it contains f.g. kernel. You can take boot.img from the custom ROM you flashed and put to the recovery package. That will work.
mike1986. said:
Missing recovery.img is not a problem once you flash custom recovery. Missing boot.img is a problem actually because it contains f.g. kernel. You can take boot.img from the custom ROM you flashed and put to the recovery package. That will work.
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Finally there is a Guru here to help.
I'll try to do as advised.
Thank you.
Regards.
Well hey guys,
Basically the story goes like this. I nandroided before installing cm7 and before that I made a Titanium backup to dropbox and sd, i was in a rush so deleted the sd backup. Installed CM7 and restored apps only to find out I was missing like 200 or so, and they weren't in titanium, I tried restoring my nandroid but it seems boot.img is corrupted and in unyaffs it says bad file descriptor. It starts to extract some folder, but not the crucial app folder! And due to this weird error it always crashes CWM and so I cannot restore. I've tried all that I can find on the internet, unyaffs, ext2explore but I don't have linux. Do you guys reckon you could give me a few pointers? I've managed to recover a list of what was installed because they're in the data folder, but that takes time :/
Thanks!
Hi,
I just noticed a folder named "Blobs" in my Clockworkmod folder that is eating up some space. What is this for? Anyway I can move it to my external sd card at all? After some research I know it's from previous backups. What if I deleted those backups? What I do is when I make a nandroid backup, I usually move it to my computer, and if I need it at all, I put it back into my clockworkmod folder, and restore. Will this still work?
Edit: It's taking up about 2Gb of space on my sdcard, and I only have one backup on there.
Papaniz said:
Hi,
I just noticed a folder named "Blobs" in my Clockworkmod folder that is eating up some space. What is this for? Anyway I can move it to my external sd card at all? After some research I know it's from previous backups. What if I deleted those backups? What I do is when I make a nandroid backup, I usually move it to my computer, and if I need it at all, I put it back into my clockworkmod folder, and restore. Will this still work?
Edit: It's taking up about 2Gb of space on my sdcard, and I only have one backup on there.
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Thats your acual backup of your rom from what I understand. Whenever you backup again it keeps certain information and deletes the rest. I usually erase the blob folder whenever I am starting over with an absolutly new rom for the most storage. Last time I did that the blobs folder was over 6gigs.
Now I do use Rom Manager and in settings it does give you the option to use external memory but mine is greyed out. Anybody know how to activate it?
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Thats your acual backup of your rom from what I understand. Whenever you backup again it keeps certain information and deletes the rest. I usually erase the blob folder whenever I am starting over with an absolutly new rom for the most storage. Last time I did that the blobs folder was over 6gigs.
Now I do use Rom Manager and in settings it does give you the option to use external memory but mine is greyed out. Anybody know how to activate it?
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I probably wouldn't delete it, one of the purposes of the Blobs is to reduce the backup file size, and from what I know, it deletes the useless files in the blob folder when you make a new backup. Does anyone know if this is right? This is what I understand to my knowledge at the moment.
Hi-
If i want to not only wipe system, data, cache but the /data/media partition as well before installing a new ROM, what's the least onerous method for restoring all my data after flashing the new ROM? currently all i know to do is backup my data, wipe everything, then restore factory image via adb, then copy zips to the device, flash desired ROM, then copy back data via adb or from dropbox after installing app
Is there an easier way?
titanium backup is the easiest way.
just dont restore system apps.
1. Run a backup in titanium backup
2. Copy the contents of your /data/media partition to your PC via adb or MTP (this should include your TiBu backup)
3. Wipe System, Data, Userdata, and the caches via method of your choice
4. Copy the contents of your /data/media backup back to /data/media via adb
5. Use adb to push a ROM of your choosing to /data/media (assuming you didn't have one in your /data/media backup, and assuming you're not using fastboot to flash a stock image)
6. Flash away (Recovery, if needed, and System via either fastboot or CWM/TWRP)
7. Download TiBu from the Play Store
8. Restore non-system apps/data in TiBu
However, if you're going to make a backup of /data/media and then restore it immediately after wiping it, I have to ask why? It's a time consuming process (transferring gigs via adb is very slow) and would provide no benefit to your device.
Also, if you're going from Android 4.1.x to 4.2.x, make sure your /data/media backup goes back in /data/media/0, or the OS will not see the files as being on your "external" storage.
Zepius said:
titanium backup is the easiest way.
just dont restore system apps.
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Oh im definitely using titaniumbackup to restore apps, but i was mostly referring to restoring the contents of the sdcard
Thanks!
jackbane said:
Oh im definitely using titaniumbackup to restore apps, but i was mostly referring to restoring the contents of the sdcard
Thanks!
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Using twrp I wipe cache, davlik, factory reset, and system and my sdcard is untouched. I was told by a dev to also delete the android folder in my sdcard using the twrp file manager.
No need to flash stock image when wiping everything just fast boot flash the rom you want and adb is the best way to restore your sdcard
Cilraaz said:
However, if you're going to make a backup of /data/media and then restore it immediately after wiping it, I have to ask why? It's a time consuming process (transferring gigs via adb is very slow) and would provide no benefit to your device.
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I know, I know...I have this idea of after flashing many different ROMs and finding my keeper, that I would totally wipe the device and then install a super clean ROM, and start with a virgin /data/media partition, bringing back only what I want. I recognize that this is probably unnecessary and says more about my desire for neatnes than anything else.
But thanks for the detailed instructions. Until now, I have been using the GNex Toolkit downloaded from the sticky in the dev forum to handle all pushes and pulls and adb duties. I thought that to push a file to the device, it had to be in Android mode. This is why I found myself having to flash the stock rom just to copy back the contents of /data/media. It sounds like, from the posts in this thread, that I don't need to, that I should be able to copy the files from fastboot mode? Or do I temporarilty boot into an image to push files, then flash the ROM from TWRP. (I'm using TWRP 2.4.1.0, btw).
If I could avoid installing the factory ROM, just to copy back /data/media/, that's what I'm looking for. Do you know if this is possible using the GNex toolkit?
Thanks again!
you have full ADB access within any custom recovery. toolkits not required.
Zepius said:
titanium backup is the easiest way.
just dont restore system apps.
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I always wondered about this. Does the stock browser qualify as a system app? Should i not use titanium to restore any of the gapps?
jackbane said:
I always wondered about this. Does the stock browser qualify as a system app? Should i not use titanium to restore any of the gapps?
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The best option for titanium, is to select BATCH, RESTORE MISSING APPS+DATA
Go down the list and deselect anything you DONT want restored. everything else should be OK on that screen.
Also, make sure you have the pro license, otherwise batch jobs are a PITA
There is also an option in the MENU button - BACKUP TO XML
This option allows you to backup call logs, wifi networks, mms/sms, bookmarks separately from the other backups and works 100% going rom to rom.
Everybody is recommending TiBU, and I concur, but OP is talking about all the other contents of the sdcard..
I actually just did this today. I had been on cm10.1 but went back to cm10 for a while, getting the extra /0/ folder and all. I was going to just copy EVERYTHING over to my comp, but ended up just copying a few music folders and a few backup folders. After flashing cm10.1 and gapps, I formatted the sdcard. Now I'm transferring those few folders back. I had a FULL sdcard before, so it feels good to have some space, that is until I think of something I wanted that I didn't copy lol..