is it okay to delete the Fresh.zip file and nandroid backup folder from the phone? or just keep them in there?
You can move both files to your computer. Nandroid backup is very important. And the fresh one you can use it when you re flash your hero.
someonenewhere said:
is it okay to delete the Fresh.zip file and nandroid backup folder from the phone? or just keep them in there?
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the Fresh.zip you can delete...you can always redownload it if you need it again. The Nandroid backup is, well...your backups. It's generally a good idea to keep those someplace safe in case you ever want to go back or royally screw up the phone that you have to go back (speaking from experience on this one) ^_^
Thanks you guys! I'm still with a 2bg SD Card, so space is very important for me! I'm gonna be buying a 16bg card in a few days though!
Well, you don't necessarily need to keep the nandroid backup on your phone. Just move it to your computer, and whenever you plan on modding your Hero, just transfer the nandroid backup to your phone. That way, you'll have the backup if you need it, and it won't take up any space that you're using
Hi guys and girls, I just sold my htc desire hd and will be buying the dell streak.
I was wondering where the saved game data is located (phone memory or memory card) and how to recopy it to the new phone otherwise I lose many months of saved games...
Thanks.
I dont really know where it is stored but if you are rooted you can use Titanium Backup to backup that application and all its data. Then you can restore on the new phone. If you are not rooted I think but I'm not sure that you can use MyBackup.
raze599 said:
I dont really know where it is stored but if you are rooted you can use Titanium Backup to backup that application and all its data. Then you can restore on the new phone. If you are not rooted I think but I'm not sure that you can use MyBackup.
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately my phone is not rooted and I don't plan on rooting it as I'm selling it. I cannot afford for anything to go wrong.
Anyway of backing up the game data without needing to root?
Thanks
Yes I think MyBackup works without root
raze599 said:
Yes I think MyBackup works without root
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I think that it only copies the .apk files and not the data if you doesn't have root.
And I think that all your game savings and application data is at the /data/data folder in your internal storage. To access it you'll need to have root.
Please correct me if I'm wrong
johan12330 said:
I think that it only copies the .apk files and not the data if you doesn't have root.
And I think that all your game savings and application data is at the /data/data folder in your internal storage. To access it you'll need to have root.
Please correct me if I'm wrong
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Ok, so the BEST thing to do would be to root the phone and then back everything up with titanium backup?
I have a rooted Nexus 4 that is full of apps and files. I just received a new Nexus 4 (hardware rev_11) and I want to recreate my old Nexus' contents on the new one.
Do I have to do this manually with Titanium Backup, or is there an easier way to do this?
montrealguy said:
I have a rooted Nexus 4 that is full of apps and files. I just received a new Nexus 4 (hardware rev_11) and I want to recreate my old Nexus' contents on the new one.
Do I have to do this manually with Titanium Backup, or is there an easier way to do this?
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Make a nandroid on the first nexus 4 and restore that on the second. Voila.
klvnhng said:
Make a nandroid on the first nexus 4 and restore that on the second. Voila.
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Do I need to root the new phone first before doing this? And do I need to install the same version of ClockWorkMod Recovery on the new one as well before I restore a Nandroid?
yes root the new phone. Get CWM on it then restore your back up. and unroot old phone and lock boot loader and ship it back
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montrealguy said:
Do I need to root the new phone first before doing this? And do I need to install the same version of ClockWorkMod Recovery on the new one as well before I restore a Nandroid?
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Yes, you do need to root the new phone as well. The same version of CWM is not necessary, however.
bodom_hc said:
yes root the new phone. Get CWM on it then restore your back up. and unroot old phone and lock boot loader and ship it back
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klvnhng said:
Yes, you do need to root the new phone as well. The same version of CWM is not necessary, however.
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1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?
montrealguy said:
1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?
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No, nandroid doesn't backup the SD card partition. Back that up yourself. As for reverting to stock, refer to this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
You can find the 4.2.1 stock ROM here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/syi2vmxh0noi2bv/occam-jop40d-factory-ca7602f0.tgz
montrealguy said:
1. Does a Nandroid backup/restore also include the contents of the internal SDcard? I have folders with pdfs, music files, etc...
2. I'm on rooted version of the stock rom. How exactly do I revert to stock? Is there a toolkit that includes the stock image?
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Internal sd card can easily be backed up by plugging into your computer as mtp. Make sure you have your drivers installed if using windows. For mac i think you download an app called Android File Transfer.
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klvnhng said:
No, nandroid doesn't backup the SD card partition. Back that up yourself. As for reverting to stock, refer to this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
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So Nandroid doesn't back up the Android and data folders as well as other app folders? The Android and data folders appear in the same main drive with many other folders...? Do I back them up and restore them as well?
montrealguy said:
So Nandroid doesn't back up the Android and data folders as well as other app folders? The Android and data folders appear in the same main drive with many other folders...? Do I back them up and restore them as well?
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A nandroid backs up everything but the SD card. That is the only thing you have to manually backup.
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A nandroid backs up everything but the SD card. That is the only thing you have to manually backup.
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But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
montrealguy said:
But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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Where do I find the Nandroid backup on the phone and how do I copy to my computer? I don't see it on the main drive...
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But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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SD card refers to /mnt/sdcard, not an actual SD card. The nandroid backs up your device's entire hard drive, except /mnt/sdcard. The nandroid is saved here. This means you should manually backup /mnt/sdcard.
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But there is no SD card. Or do you mean the internal drive? So I backup everything stored in the phone? So the Nandroid is only backing up the folders I can't see?
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if you watch a nandroid backup, it looks like it only backs up /system and /data. your whole internal sdcard doesnt get backed up in a nandroid as far as i know.
just manually transfer your files (music, pictures, files, etc) with your computer.
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Where do I find the Nandroid backup on the phone and how do I copy to my computer? I don't see it on the main drive...
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i think they are in /media/data/0/clockwordmod/backup
you will have to use a file manager (root explorer or whatever your choice) to move the backup into 0 folder so you can access it from your computer to save onto the harddrive.
klvnhng said:
You can find the 4.2.1 stock ROM here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/syi2vmxh0noi2bv/occam-jop40d-factory-ca7602f0.tgz
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I installed this ROM and it has no dialer and it has Awesome Beats! Does anyone have the stock rom link please???
montrealguy said:
I installed this ROM and it has no dialer and it has Awesome Beats! Does anyone have the stock rom link please???
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I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!
I did this with my replacement from a rev_10 to another rev_10, worked fine.
I did it from a rev_10 to a rev_11, broke root and some apps that use SD including screenshots. Fixed root with reflash but i still can't screenshot. Guess I'll start from scratch
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I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!
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Choose to unroot in the toolkit
montrealguy said:
I'm getting the idea that you guys have left out some crucial details here. I relocked the bootloader, unrooted and removed CWM. Then I flashed the Google Factory Stock Rom, and I'm getting an incomplete OS. It's missing the Dialer and it has Awesome Beats!
Can someone advise me what to do? I'm supposed to deliver the phone in stock condition in 40 minutes! I'm using the Nexus 4 Toolkit!
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Weird. What do you mean it has "Awesome Beats!"?
Meanwhile, you can try this link: http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/ , but I'm pretty sure that the file I posted earlier is the same one.
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Weird. What do you mean it has "Awesome Beats!"?
Meanwhile, you can try this link: http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/ , but I'm pretty sure that the file I posted earlier is the same one.
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I unlocked the bootloader and flashed 4.2 and everything seemed alright. But now there is no stock recovery!?? When I go to Recovery, all I get is a little android icon!
Help!
I just flashed the stock recovery with the Toolkit and now when I go to Recovery, I get the Android laying down with the red triangle exclamation mark. Can anyone help??
How do I bring back the stock recovery?
I'm currently running on CM, but I want to try new things, however, I don't want to re-do everything if I decide to go back to CM, so I need a backup that includes:
-Backing up all the apps
-Backing up all the settings.
-Backing up the system
-Backing up all the files.
Hi! I think that backup to external card SD is sufficient.
Poland_Developers said:
Hi! I think that backup to external card SD is sufficient.
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I tried the CWM backup, it didn't back up the apps or settings, just the system =/
It's impossible...
Hi all sorry for asking a dumb question, but would "format data" button inside TWRP's Wipe section (the button above factory reset) also delete a TWRP backup?
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Hi all sorry for asking a dumb question, but would "format data" button inside TWRP's Wipe section (the button above factory reset) also delete a TWRP backup?
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If your twrp backup in microsd card then it will not delete.
"Format data" will delete ( system/data/cache/dalvic cache/internal storage)
If you are planning to clean your device to install new clean rom then Make a backup of current rom and all your data in microsd card/usb drive before you do this.
So if the backup was in the internal sd it would have been deleted then right?
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So if the backup was in the internal sd it would have been deleted then right?
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Yes it will be deleted
Go to my files and copy entire TWRP folder from internal storage to microsd card if you need your backup.
Thanks!
Format data
Trex888 said:
If your twrp backup in microsd card then it will not delete.
"Format data" will delete ( system/data/cache/dalvic cache/internal storage)
If you are planning to clean your device to install new clean rom then Make a backup of current rom and all your data in microsd card/usb drive before you do this.
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Hi, please can I recover files from internal sd after Format data ? I wanted to root my phone to recover files with disk digger and I followed a thread including Format data to root android phone and now I'm trying to recover all my lost files. If you have any advise please let me know if I have a chance .
Thank you !
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Hi, please can I recover files from internal sd after Format data ? I wanted to root my phone to recover files with disk digger and I followed a thread including Format data to root android phone and now I'm trying to recover all my lost files. If you have any advise please let me know if I have a chance .
Thank you !
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After FORMAT DATA there is nothing there to recover.
Everything has gone, sorry.
Only if you had made a TWRP backup, stored in the external sdcard, then you could restore it and get your DATA files back.
But in that case also, your personal files(pictures, music etc) are not included in this back up.
Only APPS data, meaning files that make apps working, are restored this way.
ALL your personal data, are stored in the internal storage.
If you have performed a DATA format, nothing is there anymore.
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Format data
Hi, please can I recover files from internal sd after Format data ? I wanted to root my phone to recover files with disk digger and I followed a thread including Format data to root android phone and now I'm trying to recover all my lost files. If you have any advise please let me know if I have a chance .
Thank you !
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So you can recover data if it was not overwritten, even if it was deleted. You can use special software.
Which options do we need to select to backup existing ROM? And to do a recover in case of device failure.
Boot? System? System Image? Vendor? Vendor Image?
Maybe a dumb question but: If you format data, can you boot in current rom?
Treeager said:
Maybe a dumb question but: If you format data, can you boot in current rom?
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No, you can't lol. Format data wipes everything on the storage of the device. You better install a rom after wiping everything or you will get stuck in bootloader / bootloops.
In some a/b slot devices, if you don't have a rom installed, your custom recovery is also wiped because it usually resides on the boot.img.