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[Q] Cant restore data using MyBackup !! Help!

Hi all,
Last year I backed up all data on my HTC DHD using a 'trial version' of MyBackup.
I then installed XDA ROMS and successfully restored the data using MyBackup.
Recently installed some of the latest XDA ROMS.
I tried to restore my backups using MyBackup Pro - But the application tells me "License has expired".
I was under the impression that by 'unlocking' (?) the phone using AAHK (Advanced Ace Hack Kit) and installing XDA ROMS that one could basically use most 3rd party software apps without the requirement to purchase software licenses?
Am I way off? Do I need to purchase a license for MyBackup?
Is there any other way to restore the data?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! ( Currently cannot phone anyone without phone numbers restored! :-( )
THANK YOU
MX

Unlocking the phone has nothing to do with not paying for commercial apps, and this certainly isn't the place for that sort of discussion.
There's a free version of MyBackup available for root users with all the features of the full version except for online backups (in the Market named "MyBackup Root" ) - that's what I use and it works just fine. Otherwise, support the devs and pay the pennies for the app.
//sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.

You can try nand backups in recovery mode (or rom manager which is basically the same thing)

hopscotchjunkie said:
Unlocking the phone has nothing to do with not paying for commercial apps, and this certainly isn't the place for that sort of discussion.
There's a free version of MyBackup available for root users with all the features of the full version except for online backups (in the Market named "MyBackup Root" ) - that's what I use and it works just fine. Otherwise, support the devs and pay the pennies for the app.
//sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.
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Thank you very much I will try MyBackup Root !
Could please possibly provide some clarrity for me then so I'm in the clear:
1. Unlocking the phone and installing ROMS originally built for other phones is OK/leagal (because of open source?) ?
2. These ROMS should/will then never come with pre-installed 'commercial' apps (as some of the jail broken Iphone's do?), only free apps?
3. Could you possibly provide a link to information on 'wiping' a phone first before installing new ROMS. I am not able to use any new ROMS with out always receiving 'Force Close' messages or the phone constantly rebooting. I saw in the Q & A that one should always wipe first, i'm just not sure what the best procedure is to do this, i.e how to backup first, and how to wipe.
Thanks again, much appreciated!
MX

MotocRxss said:
Thank you very much I will try MyBackup Root !
Could please possibly provide some clarrity for me then so I'm in the clear:
1. Unlocking the phone and installing ROMS originally built for other phones is OK/leagal (because of open source?) ?
2. These ROMS should/will then never come with pre-installed 'commercial' apps (as some of the jail broken Iphone's do?), only free apps?
3. Could you possibly provide a link to information on 'wiping' a phone first before installing new ROMS. I am not able to use any new ROMS with out always receiving 'Force Close' messages or the phone constantly rebooting. I saw in the Q & A that one should always wipe first, i'm just not sure what the best procedure is to do this, i.e how to backup first, and how to wipe.
Thanks again, much appreciated!
MX
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1. Correct, although as every manufacturer/operator will tell you it will invalidate your warranty. Hence the many threads on how to go back to the stock ROM when making a claim.
2. Again, correct. With the possible exception of commercial apps which were already included as stock (e.g the DHD came with QuickOffice included in the stock ROM, so ROMs built on this base will likely include that).
3. You can manually do it in recovery (wipe data, wipe system, wipe cache, etc) but I prefer the 'Super Wipe' script you can find in the first post of the "Android Revolution HD" thread in the development section. Just flash it in recovery and it will wipe & format all your partitions. That's all I ever use and I've never had any issues.
So first backup your apps, texts and whatever with MyBackup Root. Reboot into recovery and make a full backup (so you can restore back to your current state if something goes wrong). Flash the super wipe script; the phone will reboot to recovery when DONE. Flash the new ROM. Install MyBackup Root and restore the bits you need (but don't restore system data between ROMs, and be wary that restoring data for some apps between ROMs can sometimes cause force close issues). And that's it. Repeat as and when you see a new ROM that you fancy.
//sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.

Thank you very much! I have successfully restored contacts using mybackup root!
And thanks for the explanation and detailed steps to wipe and install! Just installed ICS 9.9.3 without any FC messages or auto reboot problems!!
Sorry, just one more thing, not sure if I need to contact MyBackup directly. I have successfully restored all contacts. I'm now tying to restore all photos. To do this one has to select 'Apps & Media' option. All goes fine (reading contents, extracting zip file) until it then provides the option to tick 'all apps' or 'all photos' or both. When ticking photos only, the following message appears: "Unable to restore 'apps' as the original backup was done when MyBackup did NOT have root access." The app then closes.
Any ideas?
MX

You can try the free version of MyBackup (not Root) to restore your apps.
P.S. I prefer Titanium Backup for backing up my apps+data

MotocRxss said:
Sorry, just one more thing, not sure if I need to contact MyBackup directly. I have successfully restored all contacts. I'm now tying to restore all photos. To do this one has to select 'Apps & Media' option. All goes fine (reading contents, extracting zip file) until it then provides the option to tick 'all apps' or 'all photos' or both. When ticking photos only, the following message appears: "Unable to restore 'apps' as the original backup was done when MyBackup did NOT have root access." The app then closes.
Any ideas?
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Can't help you with that, sorry. I've seen that error once before when restoring apps from a backup taken prior to rooting (I think because the original backup was taken without sufficient access rights to backup what it needed), but that shouldn't happen for photos; your photos are stored on the SD card anyway so the backup would just be copying them from one directory on the card to another which shouldn't require root access. Might be worth giving the MyBackup devs a shout.

ernmin said:
You can try the free version of MyBackup (not Root) to restore your apps.
P.S. I prefer Titanium Backup for backing up my apps+data
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Thanks but it tells me "Trial version has expired".

hopscotchjunkie said:
Can't help you with that, sorry. I've seen that error once before when restoring apps from a backup taken prior to rooting (I think because the original backup was taken without sufficient access rights to backup what it needed), but that shouldn't happen for photos; your photos are stored on the SD card anyway so the backup would just be copying them from one directory on the card to another which shouldn't require root access. Might be worth giving the MyBackup devs a shout.
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Thanks, I have emailed MyBackup devs.

Accessing application data... is it possible?

I need the main.db file from the Skype app installed on my HTC One X. The phone is not rooted, and I read that installing a bootloader wipes the phone. Is it at all possible to get ahold of the file in any way? Is it possible to use a recovery tool to view the deleted files after unlocking the bootloader? Would it be possible to buy another HTC phone, bootload that, do a system transfer from the locked phone to the new and be able to access the files then? What about doing a system back-up to the pc? (since HTC writes that it will include free apps in the back-up?).
Thanks for the help!

Spisepinden said:
I need the main.db file from the Skype app installed on my HTC One X. The phone is not rooted, and I read that installing a bootloader wipes the phone. Is it at all possible to get ahold of the file in any way? Is it possible to use a recovery tool to view the deleted files after unlocking the bootloader? Would it be possible to buy another HTC phone, bootload that, do a system transfer from the locked phone to the new and be able to access the files then? What about doing a system back-up to the pc? (since HTC writes that it will include free apps in the back-up?).
Thanks for the help!
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nope there never was a root exploit for locked bootloader.
However there is this app. Helium:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
It says it can backup apps with data without the need for root. However this app relies on the fact that the app developer must have the backup flag set to allow. Developers who sell for example a banking app always denies this flag. This is to make it unable to a hacker to just transfer the app and data to another phone and hijack your banking account. Its a free choice to set this flag so its very much a guess if a particular app will be able to backup or not.
Try Helium, backup skype and restore it on some other phone you have and see if the data survives. Or boot a virtual machine with android if you don't have any other android phone.
I've never used the Helium app. I've always stuck with "mybackup pro" since it was first released or titanium. But these apps requires root.
Its been so many years I don't remember how stock rom looks like. But I know there is a backup function that backup apps and etc.
Read this manual: (go to page 104)
http://dl4.htc.com/web_materials/Manual/HTC_One_X/HTC_OneX_plus_User_Guide_MR.pdf
I'm not sure if this backup the app data..? I would not rely on this solution.

Thank you I'll try Helium and cross my fingers, then the HTC back-up if that fails. The back-up says it also transfers program data of free apps, so maybe I'll be lucky. I've seen a thread somewhere on restoring files post-bootloader installation - that'll be my last option if all else fails.

Spisepinden said:
Thank you I'll try Helium and cross my fingers, then the HTC back-up if that fails. The back-up says it also transfers program data of free apps, so maybe I'll be lucky. I've seen a thread somewhere on restoring files post-bootloader installation - that'll be my last option if all else fails.
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Yes I forgot to mention that part. You could use the built in backup tool in stock rom. Once its finished. Unlock the bootloader and then try and restore your data once the phone is back up again and running.
Of course make sure that the backup you made earlier is secure before unlocking the bootloader.
Perhaps it will work I dunno. But at least its worth a try.

Current Preferred Backup/Restore Method when Wiping the Device?

It's been awhile since I've dabbled with messing with my phone much (on the 2XL, had a 6P before that and unlocked it but that was it). I am thinking it might be time to wipe the device and start fresh, but wondering what the "best" method for backing up and then restoring is for the wipe. I was never great with making the proper backup to restore from so usually ended up re-adding stuff manually and setting everything up again - would love to avoid that. Is the android/google drive backup and restore option sufficient? Is there a better method out there? I don't have a ton of customizations on this phone this time around but avoiding the hassle would be sweet. All photos are backed up to drive, and I can turn on to backups a few other folders as well. Otherwise its just passwords, wifi networks, bluetooth devices, home screen setup, app settings, etc, etc that I hope to maintain.
Also, this phone is NOT unlocked yet but I will probably do that when I wipe it.

I've never used the native backup and restore method, so I can't really comment on that.
- I use Titanium Backup for all my apps
- I create a Nova backup for my launcher (Nova Launcher)
- I transfer my internal storage to my computer (music, photos, videos and so on)
- once I wipe, I restore all that and the only thing I need to setup from scratch is basically everything in system settings, which I've gotten pretty quick at doing now that I've done it several times.
Unfortunately, Titanium Backup requires root, something I guess you can't achieve without unlocking your bootloader first (which requires a wipe).
I guess the best thing would be to try the native backup and restore option or wait for someone else to provide you with better non-root alternatives.

Norcalz71 said:
It's been awhile since I've dabbled with messing with my phone much (on the 2XL, had a 6P before that and unlocked it but that was it). I am thinking it might be time to wipe the device and start fresh, but wondering what the "best" method for backing up and then restoring is for the wipe. I was never great with making the proper backup to restore from so usually ended up re-adding stuff manually and setting everything up again - would love to avoid that. Is the android/google drive backup and restore option sufficient? Is there a better method out there? I don't have a ton of customizations on this phone this time around but avoiding the hassle would be sweet. All photos are backed up to drive, and I can turn on to backups a few other folders as well. Otherwise its just passwords, wifi networks, bluetooth devices, home screen setup, app settings, etc, etc that I hope to maintain. Also, this phone is NOT unlocked yet but I will probably do that when I wipe it.
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Google Backup has improved vastly over the past year or two, so make sure you have it switched on and actively working (including Photos). It's great. I use TiBu also but I don't use it for any System/GApps- usually only "non-market" and root apps so if you don't have those, you don't necessarily need it, but if you do store it OFFLINE. If you use a 3rd party launcher (eg. Nova), backup your "shortcuts" and settings beforehand OFFLINE. Here's one suggestion:
Disclaimer: Before you start, make sure you have the very latest fastboot/adb binaries installed (August 2018). A standalone version is available you just dump into one folder and verify it is working.
Unlock your bootloader (twice) using sticky guides (Nathan). It's important to do the unlock_critical at the same time. You will be starting from a blank slate. Flash the latest full factory image from Google using the provided script (See the Guide). Once you log back into your account, let Google Backup do it's thing fully and completely. Once finished, run TiBu (OPTIONAL) and restore "missing apps" ONLY which are any apps remaining not already installed by Google Backup. Restore your launcher backup, and you are done. I did this last weekend and from a blank slate it took me about one hour to get back everything the way I had it (not a gamer). If you have no non-market / root apps you can skip TiBu be back up and running even quicker. Google Backups is your friend. In closing, don't under-estimate the value of using a 3rd party launcher and it's built-in backup file. Which ever launcher you choose will really pay dividends when you finish restoring from Google Backup. Your desktop icons, widgets, and all pages will be restored just like you had them before. Best of luck.

Appreciate the response, thanks. Is the desktop/home screen config only able to be backed up and restored with the 3rd party launcher? Haven't touched a different non-stock launcher since I think Nova on my Samsung S4, but sounds like there could still be a benefit there?
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Google Backup has improved vastly over the past year or two, so make sure you have it switched on and actively working (including Photos). It's great. I use TiBu also but I don't use it for any System/GApps- usually only "non-market" and root apps so if you don't have those, you don't necessarily need it, but if you do store it OFFLINE. If you use a 3rd party launcher (eg. Nova), backup your "shortcuts" and settings beforehand OFFLINE. Here's one suggestion:
Disclaimer: Before you start, make sure you have the very latest fastboot/adb binaries installed (August 2018). A standalone version is available you just dump into one folder and verify it is working.
Unlock your bootloader (twice) using sticky guides (Nathan). It's important to do the unlock_critical at the same time. You will be starting from a blank slate. Flash the latest full factory image from Google using the provided script (See the Guide). Once you log back into your account, let Google Backup do it's thing fully and completely. Once finished, run TiBu (OPTIONAL) and restore "missing apps" ONLY which are any apps remaining not already installed by Google Backup. Restore your launcher backup, and you are done. I did this last weekend and from a blank slate it took me about one hour to get back everything the way I had it (not a gamer). If you have no non-market / root apps you can skip TiBu be back up and running even quicker. Google Backups is your friend. In closing, don't under-estimate the value of using a 3rd party launcher and it's built-in backup file. Which ever launcher you choose will really pay dividends when you finish restoring from Google Backup. Your desktop icons, widgets, and all pages will be restored just like you had them before. Best of luck.
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Norcalz71 said:
Appreciate the response, thanks. Is the desktop/home screen config only able to be backed up and restored with the 3rd party launcher? Haven't touched a different non-stock launcher since I think Nova on my Samsung S4, but sounds like there could still be a benefit there?
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If you are asking how complete the stock Pixel launcher backup is (or if it even offers a backup), I cannot answer. I have always used Nova on all my devices and can only speak to the backup/restore capabilities of it. I don't want to get up on a soap box here, but Nova is worth every penny. Once you restore all your apps, run the launcher backup/restore and you are DONE. Everything is back. Once, I lost my tablet launcher backup and used my Nova phone backup and it restored perfectly to my tablet. I would venture to say that if the launcher is not backed up, THAT is where all the time is in recovering an existing setup. Creating pages of shortcuts and widgets is a pain and that is even if you kept screenshots of them. I also know Nova will "import" your Google launcher settings, so you can easily switch over to Nova before your wipe and then backup your settings. Give it a whirl.

I always used Titanium Backup and still do as a backup but Swift Backup has become my main app for flashing and restoring between ROMs etc. Nicer interface and I don't have to pick and choose between stuff I want to restore as much compared to batch restore missing apps on Titanium.

Titanium Pro and TWRP nandroid...

Complete Backup without Root?

Is there anyway to get a complete backup without root. By complete I mean including the app configurations. I used to do this on my Nexus 6 with Titanium Backup. But I haven't rooted the Pixel 3 (or unlocked the bootloader) yet so I can't run Titanium.
My sense is that the google backup/restore just reloads the latest version of the apps without configuration (or at least seems to do that on many apps).
This is only a Pixel 3 question in the sense that my hope is that there is something new by now.

The only way besides using the cloud backup would to have a second phone running pie. Wipe it and set it up as new then use the transfer tool to transfer everything over. Then do the same to your pixel when you need the backup.
It's alot of work and most people don't have a spare phone, but it is an option
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kmandel said:
Is there anyway to get a complete backup without root. By complete I mean including the app configurations. I used to do this on my Nexus 6 with Titanium Backup. But I haven't rooted the Pixel 3 (or unlocked the bootloader) yet so I can't run Titanium.
My sense is that the google backup/restore just reloads the latest version of the apps without configuration (or at least seems to do that on many apps).
This is only a Pixel 3 question in the sense that my hope is that there is something new by now.
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You could just unlock the phone and run a TWRP backup. Does not require root.
Of course, because you didn't unlock the phone when you received it, doing so now will wipe the device.

superchilpil said:
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By the cloud backup, do you mean the built in backup to google drive? Does that really save all the app configuration? It certainly didn't when I did my Nexus 6 to Pixel 3 migration. Some of the apps came up as if they were first time installs.

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By the cloud backup, do you mean the built in backup to google drive? Does that really save all the app configuration? It certainly didn't when I did my Nexus 6 to Pixel 3 migration. Some of the apps came up as if they were first time installs.
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I have tried and experimented with endless apps that promise to do this without success. Helium Backup works with very limited success in some cases and only for some apps. The problem is that it's not supported anymore and never really worked well. But this is one of the shortcomings of Android. I don't know why in 2018 (almost 2019) they still haven't figured out a way to backup all settings, app content and everything else without having to root the dam phone. To me, this is one of the main reasons why I rooted literally out of the box. I installed Titanium and had everything up and running in less than an hour. IMHO, it's worth wiping the phone, going through the headache once in your life and then ensuring you have the backup forever in a safe place. My previous phone was a rooted Note 4. I just transfered the Nite 4's Titanium backup to a USB-c drive, attached this drive to the new Pixel 3 Xl and recovered every single app and it's configuration in a matter of minutes. I have over 250 apps on my phone and some very specific configurations I like to use. The alternative would have been spending a day or two manually setting up each app and repeating it all over again each time I buy a new phone. I got tired of that in the past. Root is one of the main reasons why people get Pixels. Sadly, I don't know of any other way to effectively do it.
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kmandel said:
Is there anyway to get a complete backup without root. By complete I mean including the app configurations. I used to do this on my Nexus 6 with Titanium Backup. But I haven't rooted the Pixel 3 (or unlocked the bootloader) yet so I can't run Titanium. My sense is that the google backup/restore just reloads the latest version of the apps without configuration (or at least seems to do that on many apps).
This is only a Pixel 3 question in the sense that my hope is that there is something new by now.
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No there is not. You may try one of the many non-root backup programs like Swift Backup that are better at restoring app settings. That is why it is always better to unlock as soon as you get the phone. Any time at all spent setting the phone up is wasted until after it is properly unlocked. Google backup has come a very long way and it will quickly restore all your (Play) user apps but has many caveats as you have found. If the app data is small, it usually is restored, but if you have game data, MMS, music, etc. It obviously will not. The combination Google cloud backup + Titanium Backup (to restore missing apps and data) is the best way I have found when starting with a completely blank slate. In advance of a complete wipe, I transfer a copy of my latest TiBu folder to the PC, along with Nova Launcher backup. After initially setting the phone up (not using data transfer), I allow Google backup to restore until fully complete 100%. When it is done, I transfer the TiBu folder back on to the PC and run it to restore only missing apps and data. Lastly I use the Nova backup file to restore all launcher settings, shortcuts and widgets. This doesn't take very long and gets me to about 95%.

kmandel said:
Is there anyway to get a complete backup without root. By complete I mean including the app configurations. I used to do this on my Nexus 6 with Titanium Backup. But I haven't rooted the Pixel 3 (or unlocked the bootloader) yet so I can't run Titanium.
My sense is that the google backup/restore just reloads the latest version of the apps without configuration (or at least seems to do that on many apps).
This is only a Pixel 3 question in the sense that my hope is that there is something new by now.
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You can try running the backup command in adb. https://9to5google.com/2017/11/04/how-to-backup-restore-android-device-data-android-basics/

Eudeferrer said:
I have tried and experimented with endless apps that promise to do this without success. Helium Backup works with very limited success in some cases and only for some apps. The problem is that it's not supported anymore and never really worked well. But this is one of the shortcomings of Android. I don't know why in 2018 (almost 2019) they still haven't figured out a way to backup all settings, app content and everything else without having to root the dam phone. To me, this is one of the main reasons why I rooted literally out of the box. I installed Titanium and had everything up and running in less than an hour. IMHO, it's worth wiping the phone, going through the headache once in your life and then ensuring you have the backup forever in a safe place. My previous phone was a rooted Note 4. I just transfered the Nite 4's Titanium backup to a USB-c drive, attached this drive to the new Pixel 3 Xl and recovered every single app and it's configuration in a matter of minutes. I have over 250 apps on my phone and some very specific configurations I like to use. The alternative would have been spending a day or two manually setting up each app and repeating it all over again each time I buy a new phone. I got tired of that in the past. Root is one of the main reasons why people get Pixels. Sadly, I don't know of any other way to effectively do it.
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And the problem is you won't get notifications for many of the apps if they are restored using Titanium Backup

Question complete backup of system/apps/data on non-rooted OP9P (from a newbie at OP9P)

Hello to the community,
I am quite new here at OP9P (had several Samsung and one Huawei smartphone before) and I have a question:
How can I backup my complete system (incl. all apps and data) on my OP9P (not rooted) with Orginal software (OOS LE2123_11_C.48) and restore it if necessary? So far I have not found a solution while searchin the net (only with rooted phone)....
It would be nice if someone from the community could give me a tip (maybe a tutorial)
Many thanks already...
Greetings from hot Bavaria/Germany

Assuming you are talking about a system image, you don't need root, but you need a custom recovery for this, which in turn requires an unlocked bootloader.
If you haven't unlocked the bootloader yet, be aware that when you unlock it the 1st time, everything on your device will be wiped. For Samsung devices, this process will trip the Knox counter permanently, and void warranty.
With root, you'll be able to backup individual apps and their data.
In short, without root, there is no way to backup app data from within the system. And without a custom recovery, you cannot take a system image.
Android Backup is pretty limited without root. iOS backups are better in this aspect because you can backup all app data.

Thx for your fast reply... This is what i thought of too... Big thx anyway bro

actually, the only known workaround to backup all app data without root is with D2D transfer apps like
Clone Phone (still that won't help you on bricked device)
How do you access the D2D (Device-to-Device) Data Transfer functionality?
So, as of Android 12, rightfully so: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/backup-restore For apps running on and targeting Android 12 and higher: Specifying android:allowBackup="false" does disable backups to Google Drive, but doesn’t...
forum.xda-developers.com

Root phone and Download Swift Backup
Thank me later too

Thx...

fmmatt23 said:
Root phone and Download Swift Backup
Thank me later too
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Root phone?
Before rooting, you have to unlock bootloader. Doing that will wipe everything. What will he backup then?

fmmatt23 said:
Root phone and Download Swift Backup
Thank me later too
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I use FTP Server Pro along with Filezilla Client on my computer too for non-app data. i.e. Everything else. If you're rooted then you can poke about in system folders too.
Once you copy everything into a folder, it makes it easy to backup/restore the whole storage.