Hello,
I made a backup through TWRP to my lollipop rom.
Now Im trying to restore it and i get an error message - "no partitions to restore"
Any help please?
How did you make the backup? What did you check when creating it?
I made the backup through the twrp. i checked all the boxes (system,efs... )
Okay... Did you save it to internal storage, or sdcard? Also did you wipe your phone at all since the backup was made or before trying to restore?
On some TWRP builds, the restore option is not working properly. Do a full wipe and try restoring, if it does't work, you will need a clean install. Make backup of your data before this.
Also you can try updating the recovery image.
i saved it to internal storage then copied to external sd. after i installed other zip rom. when itreid to restore the twrp backup recognized by twrp but doesnt let me to check the boxes (system, efs...) as i wrote
amoren10 said:
i saved it to internal storage then copied to external sd. after i installed other zip rom. when itreid to restore the twrp backup recognized by twrp but doesnt let me to check the boxes (system, efs...) as i wrote
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Maybe the backup is corrupted somehow...
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I have an issue with a TWRP backup that I did the other day. When in TWRP and I go to restore TWRP does not recognize the backup. When I made the backup it was stored in the TWRP folder on my internal storage. After installing a new sdcard (the next day) I moved the subject backup from the internal storage a folder on my sdcard I named "Backup". In the process of moving the backup the backup name assigned by TWRP was changed. All the files are there, other than the name change no modification has been made to the backup. Is there anyway to recover that backup so that TWRP recognizes it?
I have 2 other backups that TWRP does recognize so I'm good there.
Hello,
I'm running the latest stable CM, and took a CWM backup. I wanted to revert back to stock to try a bunch of GPS fixes (not that any of them helped). Afterwards, I restored the backup, but all my photos and music are gone (there were not stored on the external SD card). Does CWM back up internal storage? Any ideas on what to do next?
Thanks.
If you wiped internal storage to flash AOSP, then your pictures are gone, If you used a full wipe odin oneclick, that has removed and wiped internal storage as well. You'll need use special tools to recovery data from internal, hopefully you didn't wipe the device like 1-3 times as people do that to fully make sure the device is wiped properly.
thetuber said:
Hello,
I'm running the latest stable CM, and took a CWM backup. I wanted to revert back to stock to try a bunch of GPS fixes (not that any of them helped). Afterwards, I restored the backup, but all my photos and music are gone (there were not stored on the external SD card). Does CWM back up internal storage? Any ideas on what to do next?
Thanks.
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If it was lollipop cm you tried, to go back to KitKat you have to wipe internal storage (data/media) or that will happen. Cwm does not backup internal SD, but it also does not wipe it unless you specifically wipe it. Wiping data does not wipe internal SD nor does a factory reset done in recovery.
For some reason whenever I try to backup my T705 using TWRP the backup doesn't show up in the TWRP backup folder on my external SD Card. I don't know where it has been saved to.
Any help greatly appreciated.
UPDATE. Just flashed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and get the message E:- Unable to locate '/efs2' partition for backup process.
can I ask what does that mean?
Thanks
You're probably backing up to the internal storage. Make sure the backup location selected is MicroSd.
You can try my version here if you still get backup problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
ashyx said:
You're probably backing up to the internal storage. Make sure the backup location selected is MicroSd.
You can try my version here if you still get backup problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
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Hi
I always backup to the ext. SD Card. However I'll try your version.
I'm on 4.7.6 and backup everything with twrp except system (use system img instead) then flash ob1 and say I don't like it. Can I clean flash 4.7.6 full zip then re flash twrp then restore the backup? Will this work without data loss?
I didn't test it myself but it definitely should. Make sure to use the same TWRP you backed it up with at the beginning and keep in mind that Non-OxygenOS Oreo builds might use keystore3 (making some TWRPs unable to decrypt /data).
Remove any PIN or password before you restore the backup and you should be fine
And don't forget that TWRP doesn't save the SD card or internal storage. Only /data without /data/media
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I didn't test it myself but it definitely should. Make sure to use the same TWRP you backed it up with at the beginning and keep in mind that Non-OxygenOS Oreo builds might use keystore3 (making some TWRPs unable to decrypt /data).
Remove any PIN or password before you restore the backup and you should be fine
And don't forget that TWRP doesn't save the SD card or internal storage. Only /data without /data/media
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Yeah I'll be sure to remove the pin/pw. I'm using cordworkx uniserval twrp. Seems to be fine on 4.7.6 with flashing things.
Yeah data is what I need backed up. /data/media shouldn't be wiped anyway in any of this? I'll make a backup on my pc just in case.
Thanks for the reply
trying to do a twrp backup to sd, as the above states failed.. why, i can backup to internal though..
Having the same issue
This user's post could be helpful - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83111195&postcount=256
Theoretically if you format the SD in TWRP in way to let it being detected, the format won't be seen by ROM but only by TWRP.