Hey guys, I was thinking about flashing a new ROM via CWM and I've been looking at alot of videos and tutorials online, and they all say, that when you install the new ROM you must "factory data reset" your phone from CWM. So my question is, what will that erase? Will it erase anything on my SD Card? And what programs should I use to backup my stuff, in case it does get deleted?
exdeay-dev said:
Hey guys, I was thinking about flashing a new ROM via CWM and I've been looking at alot of videos and tutorials online, and they all say, that when you install the new ROM you must "factory data reset" your phone from CWM. So my question is, what will that erase? Will it erase anything on my SD Card? And what programs should I use to backup my stuff, in case it does get deleted?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.
k786 said:
when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you very much!!! But then how do I get them all back after I flash my new ROM?
exdeay-dev said:
Thank you very much!!! But then how do I get them all back after I flash my new ROM?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
once you back up your stuff. install titanium back or rom toolbox (whichever you used) from play store and select the restore option.
Edit- read this link for more detailed instructions..google is your best friend if you are not sure about something
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...-backup-restore-apps-system-data-new-rom.html
Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
exdeay-dev said:
Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes it will backup the whole system (apps,music,contacts,etc)..read the link i posted in the post above yours
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
exdeay-dev said:
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
one last advice before you flash read ALL the instruction 2-3 times and ONLY flash when you understand them completely. follow that advice and hopefully you will never brick or harm your phone. good luck
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
exdeay-dev said:
Ok, thank you very much, you have been of very much help Now I feel more confident in flashing ROM's.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no problem. if you need help with anything else just PM me..if i can help with it i definitely will
Oh, and one more thing, how do you get it to show all the stuff you have when you post? Like yours. Is that just a signature?
exdeay-dev said:
Oh, and one more thing, how do you get it to show all the stuff you have when you post? Like yours. Is that just a signature?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes it is a sig. you can set it in user cp
Ok, thank you again, haha I can't thank you enough times
Khizar said:
when you do a factory reset it will wipe internal storage not external(sd card). if you want to backup your apps etc. use either titanium backup or rom toolbox to do so.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Titanium backup only does your apps and app data......I recommend Easy Backup cuz that will get your SMS, MMS, Contacts, Calender, call log and even your apps
exdeay-dev said:
Ok. And what will this restore? Contacts? Apps? Pictures?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For photos, i recommend using G-Photos Sync feature. for apps, titanium backup, for contacts (the best you can do is export them to a vcf file transfer it to your pc then import from vcf file)
(For music i contain all the sound files on the ext-sd since factory reset doesn't touch ext-sd).
But if you have lost any of your important files, your best chance of getting them back is using hiren's boot on your pc with the undeleter tools.
Related
Has anybody a routine how to backup the rom onto the micro sd card?
Maybe also the restore procedure?
Thanks
Thomas
Thomas.Gladel said:
Has anybody a routine how to backup the rom onto the micro sd card?
Maybe also the restore procedure?
Thanks
Thomas
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I find too
Why would you want to do such a thing? - The ROM will re-install when you hard reset the device, if you want to back-up the programs and data installed consider looking at Sprite Back-up - Mike
mikealder said:
Why would you want to do such a thing? - The ROM will re-install when you hard reset the device, if you want to back-up the programs and data installed consider looking at Sprite Back-up - Mike
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess what he means is in case of a failed rom upgrade a back up of the rom would be useful for reflashing to the stock rom.
I hate when someone posts a question with a title that seems like they are posting the answer lol
bdangol said:
I hate when someone posts a question with a title that seems like they are posting the answer lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think he just forgot the question mark.
sammis said:
I think he just forgot the question mark.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess but he got me all excited
all the old roms and everything besides my pictures
or will that unroot it
shoofly said:
all the old roms and everything besides my pictures
or will that unroot it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It won't unroot it at all. You're safe to delete whatever you want to from your sd card. I suggest copying the sd card to your computer, just so you have a good backup. Then delete whatever you want. That way you have everything backed up, just in case you ever remember something you needed, you'll have it.
k2buckley said:
It won't unroot it at all. You're safe to delete whatever you want to from your sd card. I suggest copying the sd card to your computer, just so you have a good backup. Then delete whatever you want. That way you have everything backed up, just in case you ever remember something you needed, you'll have it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
Aren't there a couple files you need in there to be able to boot into recovery? Other than those you can delete whatever you desire. Of course some apps and rom features may work incorrectly if you delete their files. Generally the rom and apps will replace these at their next start up if they are vital.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
michaelvibe said:
+1
Aren't there a couple files you need in there to be able to boot into recovery? Other than those you can delete whatever you desire. Of course some apps and rom features may work incorrectly if you delete their files. Generally the rom and apps will replace these at their next start up if they are vital.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually no, since when you load your recovery, it loads it to the phone, not from the sdcard, so you could go into recovery without and sdcard even, you just won't be able to do anything. And yes, as he said, if you have apps/pic backgrounds, ect that are set to read from the sdcard and you delete them you'll get errors, ect.
was wondering the same thing. thx for the info
rmitchell4209 said:
was wondering the same thing. thx for the info
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad to help out.
Hi,
I'm new to both the forums and to rooting, which should be obvious when I say I soft-bricked my phone tonight. After about 3 hours of pouring over these forums and trying numerous things, I was finally able to factory reset my phone. It sucks, but I'm glad to have it at least working again!
Before I went messing around, I created a Nandroid backup using the Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit v7.0, but now, since all the files on my droid are gone, that backup only exists on my PC. So, the question is, how do I restore my phone to this backup?
I have an S3 1747M 4.1.1
The files in my backups folder are:
\backup
-\2013-03-23.05.11
--boot.img
efs.tar
efs.img
system.ext4.201303230727.tar
I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it and I'm going crosseyed after spending so much time here tonight :silly:
Thank you!
If the back up was created from a recovery just put it on a SD card a restore from recover
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Pbwizkid said:
If the back up was created from a recovery just put it on a SD card a restore from recover
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Erm... I don't have an external. Is it possible to move it to my internal to accomplish the same thing? I appreciate the help
GerPronouncedGrr said:
Hi,
I'm new to both the forums and to rooting, which should be obvious when I say I soft-bricked my phone tonight. After about 3 hours of pouring over these forums and trying numerous things, I was finally able to factory reset my phone. It sucks, but I'm glad to have it at least working again!
Before I went messing around, I created a Nandroid backup using the Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit v7.0, but now, since all the files on my droid are gone, that backup only exists on my PC. So, the question is, how do I restore my phone to this backup?
I have an S3 1747M 4.1.1
The files in my backups folder are:
\backup
-\2013-03-23.05.11
--boot.img
efs.tar
efs.img
system.ext4.201303230727.tar
I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it and I'm going crosseyed after spending so much time here tonight :silly:
Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is not a system backup. The files in your folder do not match the files that you should be seeing in a nandroid folder. You made this in recovery?
xBeerdroiDx said:
This is not a system backup. The files in your folder do not match the files that you should be seeing in a nandroid folder. You made this in recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is, I *believe* what was output by the toolkit when I ran the nandroid backup option. Am I looking in the wrong spot? I also did an EFS backup, which could explain erroneous files.
GerPronouncedGrr said:
This is, I *believe* what was output by the toolkit when I ran the nandroid backup option. Am I looking in the wrong spot? I also did an EFS backup, which could explain erroneous files.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what this is: an efs backup, not a nandroid.
xBeerdroiDx said:
That's what this is: an efs backup, not a nandroid.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK, thanks for the info, that clears it up a little. However, just for crystal clarity sake, are you saying that the boot.img is EFS related also?
When I ran the Nandroid backup it gave me the option to save either externally or internally, IIRC. I saved internally because, as mentioned, I don't have an external. If this boot.img isn't what I need, then does that mean I lost my backup when I factory reset? :crying:
Whats the file size of system.ext4.201303230727.tar?
Quasimodem said:
Whats the file size of system.ext4.201303230727.tar?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was wondering that too but at the same time, there's still a data & cache tar plus several other standard files I've always seen in a backup that aren't here
GerPronouncedGrr said:
This is, I *believe* what was output by the toolkit when I ran the nandroid backup option. Am I looking in the wrong spot? I also did an EFS backup, which could explain erroneous files.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
xBeerdroiDx said:
That's what this is: an efs backup, not a nandroid.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep. Definitely an efs backup.
xBeerdroiDx said:
I was wondering that too but at the same time, there's still a data & cache tar plus several other standard files I've always seen in a backup that aren't here
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are major files missing here.
TO OP: Do not attempt to flash any of this unless you are trying to restore your efs (which you should do ONLY IF you lost your imei). The tar file MAY be your system files and the boot.img just that, but that is it. You have none of the rest that is standard and if you are on a custom ROM things could go very wrong. If possible make your nandroids through TWRP or CWM. These will store nandroids properly. I believe both give you the option to store the nandroids on the internal or external (if you have one) memory. Make backups of these regularly if you really like the ROM.
I would HIGHLY recommend an external card...and for various reasons. It can be only a 2gig and that will be fine. This covers you in the event that your data/charging port should quit working for any reason (rare but it can happen). It also gives you a convenient way to backup those important things to you (pictures, music, etc.) and convenience to restore nandroids or revert to stock.
aybarrap1 said:
TO OP: Do not attempt to flash any of this unless you are trying to restore your efs (which you should do ONLY IF you lost your imei). The tar file MAY be your system files and the boot.img just that, but that is it. You have none of the rest that is standard and if you are on a custom ROM things could go very wrong. If possible make your nandroids through TWRP or CWM. These will store nandroids properly. I believe both give you the option to store the nandroids on the internal or external (if you have one) memory. Make backups of these regularly if you really like the ROM.
I would HIGHLY recommend an external card...and for various reasons. It can be only a 2gig and that will be fine. This covers you in the event that your data/charging port should quit working for any reason (rare but it can happen). It also gives you a convenient way to backup those important things to you (pictures, music, etc.) and convenience to restore nandroids or revert to stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 for the micro sd card. At $10 for a 16g, you can't go wrong. I keep a backup or 2 on mine, plus my current rom/gapps/recovery zips. Very handy.
Aybarrap1, that rom settling in well for you?
OK, well now that it's been pointed out to me I feel like an idiot. Size of .tar file in question is 0kb... So obviously backup failed and I just never noticed, because I didn't know what to look for. I saw the operation complete and assumed it was fine. I guess I just have to accept that I'm starting over from square one. Lesson learned from all this: Read more, ask first.
Thanks go out to everyone who helped me figure this out.
GerPronouncedGrr said:
OK, well now that it's been pointed out to me I feel like an idiot. Size of .tar file in question is 0kb... So obviously backup failed and I just never noticed, because I didn't know what to look for. I saw the operation complete and assumed it was fine. I guess I just have to accept that I'm starting over from square one. Lesson learned from all this: Read more, ask first.
Thanks go out to everyone who helped me figure this out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what we're here for, buddy.
Go back into recovery and make another backup so you'll have one. What's good is that you actually do have an efs backup. That's a very smart thing to do and something I keep on my micro sd card. Cheers
By the way, while we're on the topic of me not knowing what's going on, is it possible that through all of this, factory reset, stock boot, that my phone is still rooted? I started re-installing apps and one of them was the ROM Toolbox that caused my issue in the first place. I didn't do anything with it yet, but I didn't notice that it behaves as though I have SU access.
GerPronouncedGrr said:
By the way, while we're on the topic of me not knowing what's going on, is it possible that through all of this, factory reset, stock boot, that my phone is still rooted? I started re-installing apps and one of them was the ROM Toolbox that caused my issue in the first place. I didn't do anything with it yet, but I didn't notice that it behaves as though I have SU access.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know exactly what steps you took to recover your device so I can't say specifically. However, you can download apps like rom manager and titanium Backup that require root to see if they work. Do you still have a custom recovery (cwm or twrp)?
xBeerdroiDx said:
+1 for the micro sd card. At $10 for a 16g, you can't go wrong. I keep a backup or 2 on mine, plus my current rom/gapps/recovery zips. Very handy.
Aybarrap1, that rom settling in well for you?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So far. Of course, as with all ROMS, I can't say for sure until I have given it a couple of days. Thanks for asking. And regarding the micro sd...you are right. They are super cheap now so there is really not much of an excuse to not have one. For the cost of a couple of beers or eating out you can buy one that has ample memory.
---------- Post added at 09:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------
GerPronouncedGrr said:
By the way, while we're on the topic of me not knowing what's going on, is it possible that through all of this, factory reset, stock boot, that my phone is still rooted? I started re-installing apps and one of them was the ROM Toolbox that caused my issue in the first place. I didn't do anything with it yet, but I didn't notice that it behaves as though I have SU access.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are unsure, look for SuperSU or SuperUser in your app drawer. Or download TiBu and run it. If you have SU access it will prompt you (or open up if already installed). If you do not have root, try these methods here if you have a windows pc. You sound new to this so this would be easier than the learning all the steps you took to gain root. The toolbox is great but take your time to learn about each component before jumping in. Remember toolbox is more or less a roll up of multiple things root and otherwise. Take your time to learn one thing at a time. This will save you a lot of headache.
Yes, I have SuperSU, and I was successfully able to change my system font using the toolkit, so it seems I still have root access. I will definitely be moving more slowly with this stuff in the future! Thanks again for all the help, everyone!
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda app-developers app
A couple of months ago, I was getting bored of my phone so I decided to upgrade to android 2.3.3. I like it, but I felt like I should root my phone too. Heres the problem, I couldn't get unrevoked to work so I used revolutionary instead. They didn't have my hboot version so I proceeded with one of the hboot versions listed.
Everything went smoothly, my phone was now rooted, and I was able to free up more internal storage. I really wanted to flash a new rom though, so I commenced with the MIUI rom, and ended up getting stuck in a bootloop. I tried cynogen and the same thing happened. I tried a couple of other roms too, but none of them worked. I was just continuously getting stuck in a bootloop. (Yes, I cleared dalvik cache, wipe data etc..)
Has anyone else on the Desire done the same thing as I have? Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Hard to say what goes wrong on your end. First, I would suggest you to go ahead with stock hboot from http://alpharev.nl/ and flash a newer recovery tool, e.g. this one (4EXT Touchrecovery).
Then try one of VJ's JB roms and post the results.
have u ext patition on ur sdcard for the a2sd scripts?
jmcclue said:
have u ext patition on ur sdcard for the a2sd scripts?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sorry I have no idea what you mean by that.. can you noobify it for me? LOL
k3v1ng1994 said:
I'm sorry I have no idea what you mean by that.. can you noobify it for me? LOL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
a2sd is a script that allows you to install apps onto your sd card (specifically an ext partition). This is very useful since the desires internal memory is pretty bad, and with a2sd you can have around 1gb of space for apps. Some roms need an ext partition to work properly/boot.
Follow this guide to make the partition.
chromium96 said:
a2sd is a script that allows you to install apps onto your sd card (specifically an ext partition). This is very useful since the desires internal memory is pretty bad, and with a2sd you can have around 1gb of space for apps. Some roms need an ext partition to work properly/boot.
Follow this guide to make the partition.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, but will this solve my main problem which is not being able to flash roms?
k3v1ng1994 said:
Thanks, but will this solve my main problem which is not being able to flash roms?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's worth a try. I've seen a lot of people not being able to boot into a freshly installed ROM because they don't have an ext partition.
chromium96 said:
It's worth a try. I've seen a lot of people not being able to boot into a freshly installed ROM because they don't have an ext partition.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Didn't work unfortunately Oh well I'll just go back to using stock. Thank you anyway dude! Really appreciate your help.
k3v1ng1994 said:
Didn't work unfortunately Oh well I'll just go back to using stock. Thank you anyway dude! Really appreciate your help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I spoke too soon! I installed the rom that you're using and it worked haha AWESOME!
chromium96 said:
It's worth a try. I've seen a lot of people not being able to boot into a freshly installed ROM because they don't have an ext partition.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have another problem now, I've lost pretty much everything =/ How do i restore my apps etc?
k3v1ng1994 said:
I have another problem now, I've lost pretty much everything =/ How do i restore my apps etc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should have used titanium backup for backing up your apps.
If u still have a nandroid backup of stock, you could restore it, backup apps with tb, flash the new rom, and finally restore the apps with tb.
Its quite a bit of work though...
chromium96 said:
You should have used titanium backup for backing up your apps.
If u still have a nandroid backup of stock, you could restore it, backup apps with tb, flash the new rom, and finally restore the apps with tb.
Its quite a bit of work though...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have infact backed up with Titanium, but how do I go about restoring it if the application is not in the app drawer?
k3v1ng1994 said:
I have infact backed up with Titanium, but how do I go about restoring it if the application is not in the app drawer?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download it from the play store...
chromium96 said:
Download it from the play store...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have a playstore anymore. I tried downloading it but it wouldn't open. And sorry if I'm annoying you with my stupidity with the whole flashing process :L You have been great help though and I thank you for that.
I'm going to try flashing that gapps to get it back, hopefully.
k3v1ng1994 said:
I don't have a playstore anymore. I tried downloading it but it wouldn't open. And sorry if I'm annoying you with my stupidity with the whole flashing process :L You have been great help though and I thank you for that.
I'm going to try flashing that gapps to get it back, hopefully.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
u dont have playstore coz u havnt flashed gapps (google apps) play store is google app
jmcclue said:
u dont have playstore coz u havnt flashed gapps (google apps) play store is google app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed the Gapps zip file and all it gives my is the news and weather.. which i dont even use! Ffs I give up...
k3v1ng1994 said:
I flashed the Gapps zip file and all it gives my is the news and weather.. which i dont even use! Ffs I give up...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No play store? Are you sure? Look in system/app. Is there a Vending.apk there? Does it have the right permissions?
abaaaabbbb63 said:
No play store? Are you sure? Look in system/app. Is there a Vending.apk there? Does it have the right permissions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Erm I don't think so. Hmm at this point in time I'm not really keen in wasting more time sorting this out. Thanks anyway though.
k3v1ng1994 said:
I flashed the Gapps zip file and all it gives my is the news and weather.. which i dont even use! Ffs I give up...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i just looked at the gapps for that rom and it has play store (phonesky.apk) u sure u downloaded the right one?
pa_gapps-full-4.2-201330202-bravo_signed, and its 172mb
jmcclue said:
i just looked at the gapps for that rom and it has play store (phonesky.apk) u sure u downloaded the right one?
pa_gapps-full-4.2-201330202-bravo_signed, and its 172mb
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, it did turn out to be the wrong one. Thank you.
With TWRP, can I back up the apps, make a full wipe, and restore all of them without having problems with clean instalation? Or is better titanium backup? Or is better download all apps again of Internet?
TWRP will back up the APKs, but can't back up some of the app data saved to the /data/media folder. If you restore a nandroid after wiping the /data partition, you'll find that some of your apps will have been effectively reset. It's better to use TiBU to save it.
Backup up apps using Gmail
I think it's the best way
Manav__25 said:
Backup up apps using Gmail
I think it's the best way
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What do you mean with Gmail?
ERNZT said:
What do you mean with Gmail?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your google account. But i wouldnt safe all my app data at google
MarcTremonti said:
Your google account. But i wouldnt safe all my app data at google
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh yeah, I have the backup in that way! But I mean a type of backup where you do not have to download Internet applications, every time you do a clean flash ....
ERNZT said:
Oh yeah, I have the backup in that way! But I mean a type of backup where you do not have to download Internet applications, every time you do a clean flash ....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Titaniumbackup.
ERNZT said:
Oh yeah, I have the backup in that way! But I mean a type of backup where you do not have to download Internet applications, every time you do a clean flash ....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In that case titanium backup would be a good option
Titanium backup is something I use over TWRP....
Puddi_Puddin said:
Titanium backup is something I use over TWRP.. With luckypatcher u can even get the premium for free.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't go on that route. You may get banned from XDA.
TiBu really is worth its price, especially if you use it a lot. And somehow I have a feeling that most people on XDA forums do need an app like this quite often.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
ERNZT said:
With TWRP, can I back up the apps, make a full wipe, and restore all of them without having problems with clean instalation? Or is better titanium backup? Or is better download all apps again of Internet?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My favorite is Backup+
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk