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[Q] Is it possible to backup sms without booting?

I managed to mess up my install and now I just get boot loops which should be easy to fix by wiping and flashing the rom again. The problem is would like to be able to backup my sms's before doing that. Is there anyway to be able to access the sms database and create a backup that I could restore later? I'm able get to hboot, fastboot and recovery if thats any help. I'm not sure if this is possible but I need to try just in case.
I'm running Cool3D Sense 3.0 with CM7 r2 Hboot.
Thanks for anyhelp.

Install "go sms" and make a Backup
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bangduck said:
Install "go sms" and make a Backup
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I think he isn't able to boot atm.
Do a nandroid backup in recovery. I don't know how to extract sms from there, but there has to be some way...

boelze said:
I think he isn't able to boot atm.
Do a nandroid backup in recovery. I don't know how to extract sms from there, but there has to be some way...
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Okay, I think I've done it. I'll report back when I know for sure.

I'm writing a full guide because otherwise I'll forget how I did it and I might be need it again (this isn't the first time I've lost my sms messages) , plus It might be useful for other people. I used Ubuntu 11.04 Linux. I have no idea how to do this on Windows but if all fails you could just make a Live USB/CD and run it off there.
Boot into recovery and go to 'Backup and restore' then click 'backup'
Once the backup completed, mount the SD card to your computer ('mounts and storage' -> 'mount USB storage')
On your computer make a new folder in your home folder called 'data'.
Open the SD card and navigate to the backup, it should be /clockworkmod/backup/<DATE>.<TIME>/ (<DATE> and <TIME> are the date and time you created the backup, in my case it is 05-10-2011.1813)
Copy the 'data.img' file the data folder you created.
Download a tool called unyaffs from here and copy it to your data folder.
open terminal and type
Code:
cd ~/data
chmod +x unyaffs
./unyaffs data.img
Now install what ever rom you want using recovery, (you can and will need to do 'wipe data/factory reset')
Reboot and start the phone up normally.
Connect the USB if you had taken it out. Connection type charge only and make sure USB debug is ticked (Settings -> applications -> Development)
Now you will need to have set up adb for the next part, I used this guide, make sure you complete step 7.
Now push the sms database file back onto the phone using adb
Code:
adb push ~/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
Reset the permissions back to default, I don't know if this is necessary but might as well do it since it doesn't take any time at all.
Code:
adb shell chown 1001 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
adb shell chgrp 1001 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
adb shell chmod 660 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
Now reboot your phone and when you open up the messages app they should be all there.

Unyaffs works on windows just need cgywin iirc
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adb backup and restore app data - no root

Don't think anyone else has posted this yet so here goes:
A Google employee called Rich Hyndman posted this on his Google+:
https://plus.google.com/115995639636688350464/posts/b9ejZegfw8p
With Android 4.0 you can backup and restore app data to a computer using adb with no root required. I just did this on my stock device because I wanted to unlock it and install the 4.0.2 update manually as no OTA notification had come my way. Unfortunately the backup part doesn't work on Windows yet but it does on Ubuntu and Mac OS.
Here are the steps I performed:
1.) Connected my Galaxy Nexus to my Ubuntu machine with the Android SDK already setup
2.) I ran "sudo adb backup -f 20111219.bak -all" (adb only works as root on my machine)
3.) This pops up a screen on the phone asking for an encryption password to use for the backup (this will be asked for when you restore). It might work with no password
4.) Once the backup has completed the adb command will exit. Keep the .bak file somewhere safe
5.) Backup everything on USB storage (I used my Windows machine for this as I have no idea how to get MTP working on Linux)
6.) Wipe your phone with a factory reset or fastboot oem unlock
7.) Once wiped boot normally and you will have to perform initial setup again (do this on Wifi as it takes a while to re-download all apps)
8.) Wait for all your apps to download (download notifications will stop)
9.) With your phone connected to your PC again run "adb restore 20111219.bak" (this works on Windows oddly)
10.) If you used a password in step 3 enter it on your phone here and tap the restore button.
11.) Wait for it to finish restoring.. done
I restored BEFORE applying the update manually as detailed here because I didn't know if backing up on Android version 4.0.1 could be restored to Android version 4.0.2.
This restored all my app and game data and even setup the folders and shortcuts on my home screen (but not widgets). However, it did not restore my SMS message and call history so it looks like at least some apps won't be included in backups - YMMV.

[ICS] [PSA] [HOW-TO] Full Desktop Backup (no root needed)

Looking through the menus in my ICS i've noticed the option to set "Desktop Backup Password" and thought to myself - "Well, How odd... Android does not have any desktop backup solution built in..."
It took some digging since there wasn't a lot of information online - but I ended up stumbling upon this page:
http://www.tested.com/news/feature/...-data-from-your-galaxy-nexusno-root-required/
As it turns out - Google created a mechanism in ICS to create full desktop backups for apps, data and even system apps, without the need to have the device rooted.
Keep in mind this only works on Ice Cream Sandwich... So don't ask me if this will work on GB based ROMS... It WON'T.
Make sure you have a recent version of ADB on your machine, go to the developer menu, set-up a password, and then use adb with the following syntax to create a backup of your system (taken directly from ADB's help):
Code:
adb backup [-f <file>] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosystem] [<packages...>]
-f <file> (write an archive of the device's data to <file>. If no -f option is supplied then the data is written to "backup.ab" in the current directory.)
-apk|-noapk enable/disable backup of the .apks themselves in the archive; the default is noapk.)
-shared|-noshared (enable/disable backup of the device's shared storage / SD card contents; the default is noshared.)
-all (means to back up all installed applications. This will include SD-Card backup)
-system|-nosystem (toggles whether -all automatically includes system applications; the default is to include system apps)
<packages...> (is the list of applications to be backed up. If the -all or -shared flags are passed, then the package list is optional. Applications explicitly g
iven on the command line will be included even if -nosystem would ordinarily cause them to be omitted.)
I hope this proves helpful to some of you...

This is awesome i had been wondering if google was going to release a backup tool
Thanks man

Don't have adb yet but I will after reading this, great find.
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Do you know how you would go about restoring the backup once its created?

apeironer said:
Do you know how you would go about restoring the backup once its created?
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you would also use adb to restore...
syntax:
adb restore <file>
where <file> is, of course, the name of the backup file...

adb requires root, however
This looks like a neat idea, however installing adb itself, requires root, making this somewhat moot.
Does anyone know of an app or method to do a full Android backup to desktop (Mac, Linux or if necessary Windows) which does not require root in any way, so I can completely factory-wipe my carrier-provided Galaxy Note II and restore it, and be back up in running in minutes?

desrod said:
This looks like a neat idea, however installing adb itself, requires root, making this somewhat moot.
Does anyone know of an app or method to do a full Android backup to desktop (Mac, Linux or if necessary Windows) which does not require root in any way, so I can completely factory-wipe my carrier-provided Galaxy Note II and restore it, and be back up in running in minutes?
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ADB does NOT require root.
You are limited to the things you can do with ADB when then phone is not rooted - you will not be able to work with the system folders, but you should still be able to create the backup.
Just make sure you go to Settings > Developers Settings, and enable Android Debugging.
Let me know if it works.

Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank You!

for noobs
Just enable developer options, enable USB debug mode, create a desktop full backup password, revoke USB debug authorizations, install ADB on your PC (link below), open CMD and cd to the folder and run "adb start-server" then "adb backup -all"... it will create a backup file in that folder (mine was 200MB) called backup.ab.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

Anyone using this in 2023? What are the downsides, how does it compare to Google Cloud Backups?
EDIT: okay, that explains why it's not mentioned anymore
% adb backup -all
WARNING: adb backup is deprecated and may be removed in a future release
Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation...
EDIT2: my backup is only 7MB... doesn't seem right? What's in there?

[Q] Stuck on Google Boot screen, Can still access CWM. How to proceed?

Okay so my father was about to flash to my rom. We Wiped data, cache, delvik, and installed rom. Said it worked and rebooted the phone. Phone tossed us into the CWM again and we tried flashing again and it gives us error #7. Soooo, We did NOT make a backup and every time we try to reflash the rom it gives us error 7. We can't get the Phone to be detected by the computer so we can at least grab his data. The thing here is we can't afford to lose the data on the phone (I know, should have made a backup). Any advice on how to proceed would help significantly. I've never seen this kind of issue in my years of rooting android phones. It just sits at the Google screen and doesn't go anywhere.
Phone is Verizon Galaxy nexus running (was) MIUI
Update: Tried flashing back his previous rom (MIUI) and I'm getting the error 7 again. Even though that past rom worked perfectly. This is all very frustrating.

What data do you want to keep? Internal storage won't be wiped when flashing ROMs, and as for app data, contacts, SMS, etc, as long as you can enter CWM, you can pull them out of the phone with "adb pull".
Sent from Samsung Galaxy Nexus @ CM11

AndyYan said:
What data do you want to keep? Internal storage won't be wiped when flashing ROMs, and as for app data, contacts, SMS, etc, as long as you can enter CWM, you can pull them out of the phone with "adb pull".
Sent from Samsung Galaxy Nexus @ CM11
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Well the problem is I don't have the Nexus adb installed onto the PC, so I can't connect to the nexus through USB. Can I install adb and everything without being in the rom? also I'm trying to get the Titanium backup folder and the photos.

If you can get into recovery, that means you can use adb. Just install the driver (if you are on Windows) and adb should work.

tonychau77 said:
If you can get into recovery, that means you can use adb. Just install the driver (if you are on Windows) and adb should work.
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What's the command for pulling pictures and Titanium backup?

Hitmanthe3rd said:
What's the command for pulling pictures and Titanium backup?
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adb pull [remote file] [local file]
You can pull the whole folder from your phone. The folder of Titanium Backup should be /sdcard/TitaniumBackup or something similar. For photos it is in /sdcard/DCIM

tonychau77 said:
adb pull [remote file] [local file]
You can pull the whole folder from your phone. The folder of Titanium Backup should be /sdcard/TitaniumBackup or something similar. For photos it is in /sdcard/DCIM
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I tried to install ADB for Nexus and it failed and I ran into many roadblocks. Can you link me a W8 64bit guide I can follow?

Hitmanthe3rd said:
I tried to install ADB for Nexus and it failed and I ran into many roadblocks. Can you link me a W8 64bit guide I can follow?
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I don't know much about those drivers because I use Ubuntu (just for my phone). But you can refer to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801

tonychau77 said:
I don't know much about those drivers because I use Ubuntu (just for my phone). But you can refer to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
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I got ADB installed but cannot get the pull command to work. It's adb /pull and it's in a 0 folder and then Titanium backup and in the Tina user folder . What would be the command?

Hitmanthe3rd said:
I got ADB installed but cannot get the pull command to work. It's adb /pull and it's in a 0 folder and then Titanium backup and in the Tina user folder . What would be the command?
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"adb pull /storage/emulated/0/YOUR-DIRECTORY/YOUR-FILE C:\" or something like that.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11

How To Guide Backup/Restore your appdata/savegame between phones [adb CMD] | [Non-root]

Adb method acts like TitaniumBackup (rooted) and is more practical than Helium/Carbon (non-rooted). It is useful for: -
New phone and doesn’t want to root/waiting for unlocking & root [Like BS4/Pro Case ]
Don’t have account for the app/game or playing as a guest.
Appdata saved within privileges of root access.
Transfer savegame of old/new games.
The method is manually simple and performed individually for each app to outcome precious/efficient results. However, AppData directly saved within “Android/Obb” & “android/data” or by “login”, can be easily backed up by copy/paste. ADB method won’t be much help.
Requirement: -
PC/Laptop
USB cable
ADB software [Attached]
How to prepare USB debugging: -
Refer/Apply steps 1-3 from here.
How to Identify APK Name Package: -
Check out App Info from BS4/Pro.
How to Select/Search for APK Package Via ADB: -
Download/Extract “adb.rar” into PC
Connect the phone to PC via USB cable
Run CMD.exe as admin > type command
adb devices:: A message appears to indicate the correct connectionadb shell pm list packages | sort:: To get the list of your ALL installed alphabetically
Search for desired name package > Highlight and CTRL+C to copy name package
com.sega.sprintE.g. Sonic Force Package
How to backup
Run CMD as admin > Type any following CMD from below.
From phone, A Full Backup message appear > Press BACKUP MY DATA > Wait to finish.
A file with (.ab) extension is generated in “adb folder”.
adb backup -f <filename>.ab -apk <Package Name>
adb backup -f sega.sprint.ab -apk com.sega.sprint:: To backup app+data in (.ab) formatadb backup -f sega.sprint.DataOnly.ab -noapk com.sega.sprint:: To backup data ONLY in (.ab) format
Note: to avoid backup failure (1-KB size backup files outcome). Run your App & extend Battery saving/Optimization (sleep) for longer periods. Then, perform backup CMD process.
How to restore
Run CMD as admin > Type any following CMD from below.
A Full restore message > Press RESTORE MY DATA > Wait to finish.
Check out the phone
adb restore <filename>.ab
adb restore sega.sprint.ab:: To restore app+data in (.ab) formatadb restore sega.sprint.DataOnly.ab:: To backup data ONLY in (.ab) format
Note, restoration data will be the exact as the old phone. Reminder, this method is efficient for Appdata hidden under root access / guest account / app and game with no access with login.
List of App/Game that had been successfully applied: -
ActionTaimanincom.GREMORYGames.ActionTaimaninAngryBirdcom.rovio.angrybirdsAngryBirdSpaceHDcom.rovio.angrybirdsspaceHDBritishCouncilcom.britishcouncil.ieltsprepEveryCircuitcom.everycircuitGrammarorg.cambridge.englishgrammar.egiuRelicRuncom.squareenix.relicrunSonicE1com.sega.sonic4epiSonicForcecom.sega.sprint
You can try your lists & post them in the comments