What's the best way to backup our saved webpages and bookmarks?
Is root & Nandroid the only option?
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I've tried searching, but I can't find any proper backup applications like you find on the HTC HERO. Can somebody recommend? Thanks. I am talking about photos, contacts, etc.
Sprite Backup
The best backup tool I have found is "Sprite Backup" ! I have used it several times after hard resets, and it works faultlessly! All my contacts and data totally restored, EVERYTHING exactly as it was at the point of backup!
contacts backup on WinMo 6.x
'vcard expert' lets you backup your contacts in a standard vcf file that can be used on your device as well as other phones. It's available from the windows phone marketplace and mobihand http://www.mobihand.com/47//product.asp?id=57272
I upgraded from 2.2 stock to CM7 and I only have half my contacts (maybe just the just my google ones) and none of my SMS texts even though I did full backup/restore of all user and system apps.
I've seen a suggestion to use SMS Backup+ for the texts (donno what to use for my contacts), but I'm not sure how to get that info out of my nandroid backup.
So my questions are:
What can I do to backup contacts?
Do I have to revert to my nandroid backup of my stock rom and then go BACK to CM7? How do I do this? Couldn't I just restore the nandroid to my android SDK instead of flashing my phone twice more?
Thanks
Titanium backup cant backup text messages. You can download an app called sms backup and restore to do it. It creates an. Xml file on your sdcard. When you want to restore your text just download the app on the new rom and restore the. Xml file. Contacts are backed up through google. When you create a contact its best to choose the "google" option to create it under and not phone. That way their backed up to your email account. NEVER backup and restore system data in titanium backup. Only backup and restore all user apps.
Obi Wan, your my only hope!
Those are good tips for the future (and I will do that in the future) but they don't really help my present situation.
How do I rescue my contacts that I didn't save to google and my text messages from my Nandroid backup of my stock install? Can I load the nandroid backup in android-sdk? Is there a specific place in the nandroid back up files I can look for those things? Or do I have to restore it to my phone? and if so, how do I do this? Won't I have to revert to the stock kernel first? How do I do this?
goldfish2 said:
Those are good tips for the future (and I will do that in the future) but they don't really help my present situation.
How do I rescue my contacts that I didn't save to google and my text messages from my Nandroid backup of my stock install? Can I load the nandroid backup in android-sdk? Is there a specific place in the nandroid back up files I can look for those things? Or do I have to restore it to my phone? and if so, how do I do this? Won't I have to revert to the stock kernel first? How do I do this?
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Oh yea, easiest way is to restore your nandroid backup. Then you can do those things I told you for the sms. The phone contacts should be backed up to google, but you may have created some under phone. Go into your contacts and backup your phone contacts to a . Xml file also I believe. Then you can flash your new setup and restore your text with the program I recommended. Your google contacts should load when u sign into your gmail account. Then restore the phone contacts. Xml file in your new Rom and all of your contacts should be there.
Obi Wan, your my only hope!
Titanium does in fact back up text messages. You can try and restore your contacts and texts a second time in cm7 if you just select the individual backups to restore in titanium instead of restoring all backups. Contacts and sms are backed up and are highlighted green. Look for backups starting with [Contacts..] and [SMS...]. You might try changing the settings in titianium to "migrate system data" this might help.
I would suggest using lookout security for your contact backup. It is also good for protecting against malware and whatnot. The backup feature is fantastic though, I use it a lot (I flash a lot )
Just a very quick question, as I can't find an answer on forums.
When running a backup with Titanium which is the best approach?
1. Back-up all User Apps and System with Data
2. Back-up just User Apps with Data?
The reason im asking is if System Apps with Data is not selected, i presume that I will not have all text, emails and preferences that I have setup?
Can someone correct me if im wrong
Thanks,
1st option, backup all user apps. I found it's safe to backup & restore wifi access points also (although not between CM and stock ROM), other system data ain't safe. You have SMS backup & restore for SMS's, no idea for E-email (I use Gmail), preferences should be set again manually just to be safe.
I'm sick of losing my bookmarks every time I switch roms. Is there any way we can export bookmarks from the stock browser to our sd card or save them using Titanium backup or something? Then in someway just import the bookmarks back using an html file?
I wish. I don't think opera does that either.
I do it on the stock browser all the time.
Save all user apps and system data with TB. Install the new ROM. Then use TB to install just the bookmark data (data only).
Done
I'm new here I'm looking for apps that can do a full backup and restore of all of my apps, contacts, bookmarks and all other data. My Phone is unrooted and for now I want to keep it that way for now. Or a way to return it to Its unrooted condition. I'm new at this. I have read that titanium is good but it has to a rooted phone.
Contacts are backed up to your Google account automatically if you choose Google instead of local for contacts location. Photos are backed up in Google photos. For apps, try helium. Needs a PC. But most apps get data back with a simple login. Bookmarks are stored automatically if you use chrome, and return automatically when you login.