What to backup in TWRP? - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The new partitions are not very clear to me...
What do I have to backup to fully restore the phone?
Boot, data, system and vendor? No IMGs?
Thanks!

I believe the ones that are already selected when you go to make a backup. Data, system, boot. Though I tried to make a backup last night and it failed to mount and wouldn't create a backup. It might be because I'm still encrypted

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CWM won't read NANdroid backup after flashing new rom and wiping data/cache/dalvik

I just flashed a new rom and wiped my data, cache & dalvik cache and didn't restore yet because I wanted to try out the ROM first. After trying to restore nandroid backup, it CWM showed a "no files found" message. I checked my sdcard/clockworkmod directory and I still see the backup there but CWM won't read it for some reason. Can someone help?
kevin95 said:
I just flashed a new rom and wiped my data, cache & dalvik cache and didn't restore yet because I wanted to try out the ROM first. After trying to restore nandroid backup, it CWM showed a "no files found" message. I checked my sdcard/clockworkmod directory and I still see the backup there but CWM won't read it for some reason. Can someone help?
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Sometimes the backup directory changes with the rom. you have to find the right backup directory and move your backup there.
To understand which is the correct directory just make a backup with cwm (so it will create it).

[Q] CWM/TWRP Backup

Hey, what does those recoveries backup?
I mean - System data/User data..
I just made a ZIP backup with CWM (6.0.2.3) and it's only 312MB (~430MB Unzipped),
and when I used TWRP I remember it was ~920MB (.win files).
In the TWRP backup there are cache, data, recovery, efs, system and boot files,
and in the CWM there are only system and boot.
I only need system backup because I backup the apps I need with TiBa.
(Is there anything else that I should backup?)
ToMeRv32 said:
Hey, what does those recoveries backup?
I mean - System data/User data..
I just made a ZIP backup with CWM (6.0.2.3) and it's only 312MB (~430MB Unzipped),
and when I used TWRP I remember it was ~920MB (.win files).
In the TWRP backup there are cache, data, recovery, efs, system and boot files,
and in the CWM there are only system and boot.
I only need system backup because I backup the apps I need with TiBa.
(Is there anything else that I should backup?)
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the Clockwork backup is a complete image of the phone. the recovery partition, boot partition, apps, and data. you could load a ROM onto your phone and have it not work to your liking and turn around and use the Clockwork recovery to reload the saved image and be exactly back where you were before the ROM got loaded.
on the other hand, about the best app to backup other apps and data is Titanium Backup. they don't get much better than that app for backing up your phone and having as many ways to accomplish that task as you could ask for.
Weird..
TWRP made a complete backup and it's 900MB,
and in the CWM backup ZIP there is only system.tar and boot.img.
TiBa backups only apps (and their data), doesn't it?
I need a backup of my ROM..
TWRP's backup is the ROM and the apps, and CWM's backup is the ROM only?
ToMeRv32 said:
Weird..
TWRP made a complete backup and it's 900MB,
and in the CWM backup ZIP there is only system.tar and boot.img.
TiBa backups only apps (and their data), doesn't it?
I need a backup of my ROM..
TWRP's backup is the ROM and the apps, and CWM's backup is the ROM only?
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No CWM backs up everything it always has done.
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Nandroid Backups: System or System Image?

Hey guys, quick question. When I go to do a backup in TWRP, I have the option to select System or System Image. What's the difference/benefits of both?
Thanks!
I found a good answer on the TWRP website:
What should I back up in TWRP?
The default backup options in TWRP are system, data, and boot. For most cases, this is sufficient for backing up a ROM. (Note that in some rare cases, boot i...
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"A system image backup takes up more space than a regular system backup, but the system image backup is a bit-perfect backup that, when restored, will not break dm-verity (assuming that you don’t break dm-verity before making the backup)."

TWRP - What to back up and what to restore?

Cant recall so many partition options in my earlier phones, but with Oreo 8.1 on Rn5 I find these:
boot, cache, data, recovery, system, system image, vendor, vendor image, modem, efs
In all, 10 backup and restore options. I understand data and system are the main ones for backup and restore. And for safe keeping modem, efs as separate backup to the side (not used in regular backup/restore operations).
What about all these new partitions I'm seeing? system image, vendor, vendor image? If I am backing up 9.5.19 and moving to (miui 10) 8.8.23, is data and system all that is required to backup? Will 8.8.23 (fw-less rom) affect these new partitions mentioned? So to restore 9.5.19, just restore data and system and that is enough?
Much thanks.

TWRP restore instructions

Are there any special steps needed for backing up and restoring with TWRP? Which partitions should I select?
I tried with the default settings and when I restored I couldn't boot.
Should I disable encryption? I had issues with that also and had to wipe it anyways.
Boot, system, data.
It worked restoring a backup on my phone.

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