My phone is GT-N7105 (Samsung Note 2)
I had a nandroid backup before, then I copied the backup to PC, still have it. Then I flashed lineage 14 (nougat), then flashed lineage 13 (marshmallow). I deleted the nandroid backup on the phone storage sometime during that period. Now I want to restore the backup (stock rom) so I copied the backup files from the PC to phone storage.
Now when I go to TWRP Restore mode, no backups are found.
I already searched through the internet and found the renaming method but there's a problem:
this is my original backup:
TWRP/backups/42f7491d7b409fc7/2017-03-01--05-28-34_JZO54K.N7105XXDMB
I tried to make a new backup of my current lineage (just to see if the folder name changed based on the new folder the backup process will create), here is what the resulting folder was:
TWRP/backups/42f7491d7b409fc7/2017-07-05--09-27-29_lineage_tOlte-userdebug_6.0.1_MOB31K_ab972c
As you can see, only the innermost folder name changed. So from what I found through searching, it said to rename the old backup folder to the new backup folder's name, meaning :
I changed
2017-03-01--05-28-34_JZO54K.N7105XXDMB2
to
2017-07-05--09-27-29_lineage_tOlte-userdebug_6.0.1_MOB31K_ab972c
TWRP still can't see the original backup.
I already tried renaming only part of the orignal backup folder name, specifically the 6 character code (found 2, JZO54K and XXDMB2) to the 6 char code from new backup (MOB31K and ab972c) but TWRP still can't recognize the original backup.
So what should I rename the original backup folder for TWRP to recognize it and make it appear? I really need to restore it back to stock rom. help please. Thanks
EDIT:
TWRP I used before was 2.8.0 but I just updated the TWRP to 3.1.0 and still can't recognize original backup
Also, If I made the thread in wrong section, please move it and I apologize in advance. Thanks.
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Yesterday i decided to flash an aosp rom called PACMAN (4.2.2) on my GT N7105 Note 2. I made an nandroid backup of my current rom (wanamlite 4.1.2) and all my apps via titanium backup. I didn't like the new rom so I decided to restore my old one. Now here is where it gets tricky. I went to recovery and pressed restore and it says "No files found" or similar, I checked my SD card where it said "MD5 missmatch". When I looked at my sotrage i saw my entire backup in "0" folder, but how can i access it? The restore doesn't work and I don't wanna lose all my data when I can see it's there.
Would be great if someone has a solution.
Thank you
Did you keep a backup of Cwm backup on pc? If not then you need to download aroma file manager. Via that just move the whole twrp folder to data/media. Not any folder inside it. Then reboot recovery.
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Lucedl said:
Yesterday i decided to flash an aosp rom called PACMAN (4.2.2) on my GT N7105 Note 2. I made an nandroid backup of my current rom (wanamlite 4.1.2) and all my apps via titanium backup. I didn't like the new rom so I decided to restore my old one. Now here is where it gets tricky. I went to recovery and pressed restore and it says "No files found" or similar, I checked my SD card where it said "MD5 missmatch". When I looked at my sotrage i saw my entire backup in "0" folder, but how can i access it? The restore doesn't work and I don't wanna lose all my data when I can see it's there.
Would be great if someone has a solution.
Thank you
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I also experienced this issue..it's only with 4.2.2 roms and cwm related imo.
Just install root browser light and move you backup from folder "0"to original cwm folder.
I had to have my note2 replaced I did a twrp backup placed it on new phone in the backup twrp folder but it is not recognized. Anyone have any possible solutions? Really all I'm after is game data that was backed up,and I'm not sure where to find that particular file in the backup thanks.
pretty sure u wouldnt wanna do a full nandroid restore of your partitions to another device... but as far as your game data goes.... you can use titanium backup to recover the apk and the game data by extracting from the nandroid backup file.
I've tried to do this before. It won't work.
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Hey,
I was on the same boat as u. I got it to work. I can remember the specifics at the moment but gist of it is that twrp creates a specific backup folder unique to each device. Open up an file browser and navigate over to where u have your backup. If theyre o. Your sd card it should be TWRP > BACKUPS > (Here u should find 2 folders with a bunch of random letters and numbers)
Those 2 folders are your backup folders. One was from your old device and the other is the folder twrp created for your new device.
When u reeboot into recovery, twrp wont recognize the old backup folder since it was unique to your old phone.
Long story short. Lol. Just go into the old folder from the file browser and copy the backup to the new back up folder.
After that, delete the old backup folder. Your backup should then show up when you boot into recovery.
As for which is the old and which is the new folder. My best bet is tbat the new folder is empty and the old folder has your backup.
Hope that helps.
Let me know if you need more help.
Hello,
I have a few questions about ClockworkMod Recovery.
When ClockworkMod Recovery creates backups, does it overwrite the previous backup or does it create a new one?
The name that that my backup had didn't follow any logical naming convention that I could recall. It is usually date/time or similar?
Is it possible to rename the backup to something more meaningful? I recently had to restore a backup when my phone was stuck on the samsung logo. If i have several backups, it could become potentially confusing.
Thank you in advance.
cynflux said:
Hello,
I have a few questions about ClockworkMod Recovery.
When ClockworkMod Recovery creates backups, does it overwrite the previous backup or does it create a new one?
The name that that my backup had didn't follow any logical naming convention that I could recall. It is usually date/time or similar?
Is it possible to rename the backup to something more meaningful? I recently had to restore a backup when my phone was stuck on the samsung logo. If i have several backups, it could become potentially confusing.
Thank you in advance.
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it creates a new file
it can't access the date and time so the filename isn't useful
you can use rom toolbox to create a backup with a specific name (it will boot to recovery, run the backup for the specified name and then reboot back to system) or run the normal backup in recovery and rename the backup file with a file explorer (ES or Root Explorer to name a few) after the backup and subsequent boot back to the system (just don't put spaces in the name)
Hope that helps
I am stuck in a confusing situation I cant get out of and am in serious trouble.
My work Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 LTE (T325), after more than 2 years of perfect service fell to the ground and broke in a million pieces this morning. I had CM11 on it and had done a TWRP backup just yesterday onto the external MiniSD Card. So, I went to a second hand shop phone shop in the afternoon and found another T325 just like mine in good shape with stock 4.4.2 Samsung TouchWiz ROM.. just white instead of white, but no matter. I immediately rooted it and flashed TWRP.. all good.
I booted into TWRP and first thing I did was to make a backup of the stock ROM to the internal SD Card and also the external MiniSD Card (just to be safe). But after I made the safety backup, when I went into restore, TWRP CANT find it the old backup of my other Tab on the external MiniSD Card. It can only see the new backup I had just made, both on the internal and external memory!
Confused, I booted up the Tab again, and using Root Explorer (with full root access) the first strange thing I noticed was that inside the TWRP folder on the root directory of the internal SD card, its "empty".. but the new backup I just made is actually there.. if I go to the root folders under MNT, there I can see perfectly the very same TWRP folder with the backup sub-folder inside! So why its not showing up when browsing \Emulated\0 TWRP folder? I dont understand this one. Anyway, next I went into my external MiniSD Card, and indeed I have now 2 backups inside the TWRP folder, the old backup from my old Tab that I want to restore and the new backup I had just made, each in their own sub-folder structure as they should be.
So, I rebooted into TWRP recovery and again and I can ONLY see both the new internal and external backups I just made, but NOT the old backup I need to recover from.. it just doesn't show up! Such a mystery has never happened to me before. This is the same Tab, same model, same old TWRP version (2.7.1.0) and using the original external MiniSD Card. Where am I going wrong? I can see the file names inside the new and old backup are different.. is this the problem? Why is the same TWRP version on a new Tab generating different file names than the same TWRP of the old Tab?
To be specific, the new (recoverable) backup folder has the following files:
\TWRP\10d401a5\2014-02-05--07-03-30 KOT49H.T325ZSU1B0B4\
boot.emmc.win
data.ext4.win
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
recovery.log
The old (not-recoverable) backup folder that I want to restore from, has the following files:
\TWRP\d59ee67a\2014-03-09--08-44-04 cm_mondrianlte-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84Q b9f00\
boot.emmc.win
data.ext4.win000
data.ext4.win001
system.ext4.win
recovery.log
Any advice on this is greatly appreciated and I apologize in advance if its me missing something obvious or just being plain stupid!
Thanks again!!!
I suspect the d59ee67a \ 10d401a5 are generated from the tablet serial number, so twrp will only look in the folder for the current serial number match, which is why it won't show the other backup.
I would assume you could copy the file contents from your old backup into the new twrp folder then restore, as long as you are sure the tablets are identical, have the same bootloader and same memory sizes...etc
so basically try to copy the folder "2014-03-09--08-44-04 cm_mondrianlte-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84Q b9f00" to TWRP\10d401a5\
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I suspect the d59ee67a \ 10d401a5 are generated from the tablet serial number, so twrp will only look in the folder for the current serial number match, which is why it won't show the other backup.
I would assume you could copy the file contents from your old backup into the new twrp folder then restore, as long as you are sure the tablets are identical, have the same bootloader and same memory sizes...etc
so basically try to copy the folder "2014-03-09--08-44-04 cm_mondrianlte-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84Q b9f00" to TWRP\10d401a5\
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Wow, yes, thank you very much for the reply! I had no idea that each hardware generates a specific number by which TWRP tags the folder. This is why the backup of the old Tab is not found because its inside the folder with the number of the older hardware. I followed your recommendation and simply moved the old backup into the subfolder of the new backup I had made and instantly TWRP could see it and I made a successful restore!
This is a very import tip to know and I cant thank you enough for sharing it with me! Thanks again
Hi all,
I have my 5x back from repair and a want to restore from my old trwp backup. What roadmap do i need to follow?
The phone has a new serialnummer so i expect the board is replaced.
I know how to unlock and install twrp.
Twrp backup is from 7.1.2. New phone is on 8.1.
Possible steps:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Install factory image 7.1.2
3. Install twrp
4. Push twrp backup from pc to nexus
5. What partitions to restore?
@Rexylian: if you want to step up to Oreo (recommendable imo), you shouldn't restore Nougat-stuff. So this may be the moment.
Otherwise choose the factory-image which matches to your backup, and restore (boot&)data&system.
@rp158: Thank for the quick replay.
I copied the twrp backup to my phone. (adb push)
Booted into twrp but i can see the folder in trwp but cant select any partition to restore....
What i'm doing wrong?
NP: I found it already: different serialnumber
twrp looks for a folder named after the serialnumber.
Renaming the folder to the correct serialnumber works....
@Rexylian: Move your backup to /sdcard. Make any dummy backup to let TWRP create its favourite folder. Move your backup there. Then you should see and be able to choose the dummy and your real backup (the folder names) in TWRP.
@rp158: thanks for your replies. It's up and running now! So happy
The only bump i had was to remove the old password files via twrp...
The reason i downgraded to 7.1.2 was that i could not get safetynet to pass on the latest oreo..