I did a search to try and find an answer but couldn't find anything, so apologies if it has already been asked/answered..
Alrighty, so I got my shiny new Nexus 7 Flo for Christmas, and rooted it straight away. Everything seems to be fine, but just realised i hadn't done a nandroid backup yet. Once the backup was finished, I rebooted so I could move the backup to my laptop to free up ~4gb from my Nexus, but the backup location is different from the normal /sdcard/ClockworkMod/Backup, and I finally found it (using a root file manager) in data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
SO, my question is this..
Since it is apparent that Nexus 7 doesn't support USB Mass Storage Mode, I cannot access said nandroid backup without using a root file manager to move it to my MTP-accessible /sdcard folder, then moving to my laptop. That being the case, if something funky were to happen to my tablet and require me to restore the nandroid backup, how would I be able to put the nandroid backup back onto my tablet, since it would require the root file manager to move (which I obviously wouldn't be able to use if I'm in a bootloop for example).
As i was typing this I thought that mounting USB storage in recovery might do the trick, but nothing appears in My Computer when I select mount USB storage in CWM..
Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks
-Nexus 7 2013, stock 4.4.2/stock kernel, CWM Touch Recovery 6.0.4.3
DrRuckingFetard said:
I did a search to try and find an answer but couldn't find anything, so apologies if it has already been asked/answered..
Alrighty, so I got my shiny new Nexus 7 Flo for Christmas, and rooted it straight away. Everything seems to be fine, but just realised i hadn't done a nandroid backup yet. Once the backup was finished, I rebooted so I could move the backup to my laptop to free up ~4gb from my Nexus, but the backup location is different from the normal /sdcard/ClockworkMod/Backup, and I finally found it (using a root file manager) in data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
SO, my question is this..
Since it is apparent that Nexus 7 doesn't support USB Mass Storage Mode, I cannot access said nandroid backup without using a root file manager to move it to my MTP-accessible /sdcard folder, then moving to my laptop. That being the case, if something funky were to happen to my tablet and require me to restore the nandroid backup, how would I be able to put the nandroid backup back onto my tablet, since it would require the root file manager to move (which I obviously wouldn't be able to use if I'm in a bootloop for example).
As i was typing this I thought that mounting USB storage in recovery might do the trick, but nothing appears in My Computer when I select mount USB storage in CWM..
Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks
-Nexus 7 2013, stock 4.4.2/stock kernel, CWM Touch Recovery 6.0.4.3
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if you have adb set up correctly and the path variable set - just navigate to where you want to save your Nandroid and type:
Code:
adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/
To put it back on your device you can use adb push for single files or the entire directory contents to wherever you want to put the files on your device.
Code:
adb push /path/to/saved/file_or_directory /target_dir_on_device
Then restore using cwm or twrp as needed.
Alternatively you could also use fastboot to flash your recovery images.
hope this helps,
Cheers!
Ahh i didn't even think of using adb pull to work around this, thanks heaps!
Any ideas as to why I can't mount usb storage within recovery?
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DrRuckingFetard said:
I did a search to try and find an answer but couldn't find anything, so apologies if it has already been asked/answered..
Alrighty, so I got my shiny new Nexus 7 Flo for Christmas, and rooted it straight away. Everything seems to be fine, but just realised i hadn't done a nandroid backup yet. Once the backup was finished, I rebooted so I could move the backup to my laptop to free up ~4gb from my Nexus, but the backup location is different from the normal /sdcard/ClockworkMod/Backup, and I finally found it (using a root file manager) in data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
SO, my question is this..
Since it is apparent that Nexus 7 doesn't support USB Mass Storage Mode, I cannot access said nandroid backup without using a root file manager to move it to my MTP-accessible /sdcard folder, then moving to my laptop. That being the case, if something funky were to happen to my tablet and require me to restore the nandroid backup, how would I be able to put the nandroid backup back onto my tablet, since it would require the root file manager to move (which I obviously wouldn't be able to use if I'm in a bootloop for example).
As i was typing this I thought that mounting USB storage in recovery might do the trick, but nothing appears in My Computer when I select mount USB storage in CWM..
Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks
-Nexus 7 2013, stock 4.4.2/stock kernel, CWM Touch Recovery 6.0.4.3
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USB is not native on the Nexus 7 Flo so USB only works with an stick mount type app. I don't know if any will do this without root but you can't mount USB in recovery regardless. As to how to get a nandroid to your tablet, adb is your friend. 4GB is a an unusually huge nandroid. I always recommend keeping a nandroid or at least a ROM zip on you internal memory to flash. It save some hassles.
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LinearEquation said:
USB is not native on the Nexus 7 Flo so USB only works with an stick mount type app. I don't know if any will do this without root but you can't mount USB in recovery regardless. As to how to get a nandroid to your tablet, adb is your friend. 4GB is a an unusually huge nandroid. I always recommend keeping a nandroid or at least a ROM zip on you internal memory to flash. It save some hassles.
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I'm not referring to mounting a USB stick to the tablet, I already use stickmount for that. I'm talking about mounting the Nexus to the computer so files can be moved to it while in recovery.
As for the nandroid file size, it's 4gb because of my apps/app data backed up within it.. If there is a way to nandroid backup without also backing up /data folder I'd love to know how (but I'll also feel like an idiot because I've been trying to work out how to do that for a while lol..)
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If you are using Obackup ( Online Nandroid Backup ) you can select your partitions if you do a custom backup. You could also do it the hard way using the Linux dd command for the partitions you want in your backup
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If you are using Obackup ( Online Nandroid Backup ) you can select your partitions if you do a custom backup. You could also do it the hard way using the Linux dd command for the partitions you want in your backup
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That sounds like a great idea, but with an upload speed of 30kb/s to dropbox with my internet connection, I wouldn't even bother trying to upload a file this size lol...
Any other way to perform a nandroid backup without the /data folder included?
Okay so I actually just noticed the first line of the XDA post about it (whoops)-
:good:Make a backup, zip it and upload it on your Dropbox or Google Drive in ONE CLICK only !!! (upload is just a feature, you can make the backup and just keep it on your device)
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I'll give that a go then since it will let me select partitions to backup, thank you!
Okay so I got the app, tried looking through the XDA thread for it to find an answer but it didn't really explain many of the options so here's my next n00b question(s)-
1. Backup type: use "CWM Full" or "CWM Incremental"? What's the difference?
2. Being that the CWM Recovery nandroid location is /data/media/clockworkmod/backup, should I set OBackup to save to this location or leave it at the default /mnt/sdcard, and if I do, will it still be recognised within recovery to restore said backup?
DrRuckingFetard said:
Okay so I got the app, tried looking through the XDA thread for it to find an answer but it didn't really explain many of the options so here's my next n00b question(s)-
1. Backup type: use "CWM Full" or "CWM Incremental"? What's the difference?
2. Being that the CWM Recovery nandroid location is /data/media/clockworkmod/backup, should I set OBackup to save to this location or leave it at the default /mnt/sdcard, and if I do, will it still be recognised within recovery to restore said backup?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup
It appears I don't have permissions to upload an attachment...
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101829893094741883826/posts/SUMLDu313EG
The example here is for a backup without the data partition.
You can save the nandoid to the /sdcard/ directory - because I use TWRP mine go to /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/<device serial number>
For CWM I am not sure of the option but it would be custom if you only want certain partitions.
regardless as long as you know where it is you can restore it. If you use nandroid manager it will scan and find your backup paths for you and restore them, or again you can just point your recovery to them.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup
It appears I don't have permissions to upload an attachment...
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101829893094741883826/posts/SUMLDu313EG
you can save the nandoid to the /sdcard/ directory becuae I use TWRP mine go to /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/<device serial number>
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If i selected /data/media as the backup directory, would that make the backup visible within recovery now wouldn't it? Tried using Obackup and backed up to /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod but recovery didn't see any backups on the device..
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oh and I never bother trying to save uncompressed backups to drop box they take forever. I usually just adb pull them to my desktop then stash an archival copy on dvd . zipping and uploading to drive/box/dropbox are also good options but as you said they take a very long time. It is just easier for me to maintain multiple copies on different computers and media in the house...
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DrRuckingFetard said:
If i selected /data/media as the backup directory, would that make the backup visible within recovery now wouldn't it? Tried using Obackup and backed up to /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod but recovery didn't see any backups on the device..
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I think that cwm looks for the backup in a oddball location. Cant remember exactly where off the top of my head. Its late and I'm tired. Nandroid manager should be able to find it though.
oldsoldier2003 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup
For CWM I am not sure of the option but it would be custom if you only want certain partitions.
regardless as long as you know where it is you can restore it. If you use nandroid manager it will scan and find your backup paths for you and restore them, or again you can just point your recovery to them.
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There's no option within CWM to select which partitions to backup, or to select backup/restore locations, but it has the advanced options to restore selected partitions, which doesn't really help for now..
I'm more concerned if I get into a bootloop, and my recovery can't find my nandroid backups to restore to..
Yeah I understand your concern. If I am not mistaken the reason you cant see the backup is because it is in protected storage. I think cwm does this by design now... Have you tired booting into recovery and looking for it in cwm?Once you figure out where cwm saves it you can tell online nandroid to save it there, or you could just boot to recovery and do your nandroid directly from cwm. Personally I prefer to do it "online" so I don't have to reboot...
I really cant be of much more assistance directly becuase I don't have CWM on the device right now, but It looks to me like you pretty much have it licked. I'll check back after I get some sleep and If you are still having issues I'll flash cwm and see if I can be of any further assistance.
oldsoldier2003 said:
Yeah I understand your concern. If I am not mistaken the reason you cant see the backup is because it is in protected storage. I think cwm does this by design now... Have you tired booting into recovery and looking for it in cwm?Once you figure out where cwm saves it you can tell online nandroid to save it there, or you could just boot to recovery and do your nandroid directly from cwm. Personally I prefer to do it "online" so I don't have to reboot...
I really cant be of much more assistance directly becuase I don't have CWM on the device right now, but It looks to me like you pretty much have it licked. I'll check back after I get some sleep and If you are still having issues I'll flash cwm and see if I can be of any further assistance.
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Okay so I just did a custom nandroid within the app you linked me to, and set it to save in /data/media and booted into recovery, and CWM now sees the backup :good:
That's pretty much my problems solved now, seems i'll have to use adb as you mentioned to pull the backup from my device to store on my laptop/portable HDD, and then push it back if needed, thanks very much for your help!
You're very welcome. I'm glad you have it all sorted out
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Hello. I am loving bigxie's 4.2 rom (here) but I can't seem to get titanium backup to work. It says I have nothing to restore when I have about 60 things to restore. Please help me.
Thanks
Apparently 4.2 changes directories on your sdcard to sdcard0.
May try titanium settings and have it rescan. Not on 4.2 yet so can't test for you, but seems I had this solution work with a similar issue on another device.
Edit: titanium/preferences/backup location.
jfcooley said:
Apparently 4.2 changes directories on your sdcard to sdcard0.
May try titanium settings and have it rescan. Not on 4.2 yet so can't test for you, but seems I had this solution work with a similar issue on another device.
Edit: titanium/preferences/backup location.
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Thanks for the help, but it didn't work. I tried changing the "backup location" to:
mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup
sdcard/TitaniumBackup
storage/0/emulated/TitaniumBackup
storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup
and other things
I will be assuming that you've used auto detect. Have you tried to move your Titanium Backup folder to /sdcard/0?
chickentuna said:
I will be assuming that you've used auto detect. Have you tried to move your Titanium Backup folder to /sdcard/0?
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it works for me with no problem and no changes at all to any setting
BiteBlaze said:
Thanks for the help, but it didn't work. I tried changing the "backup location" to:
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do you backup to the cloud? you can import backups from within preferences...otherwise, if you have access to those backups (in a Dropbox folder or something)
connect your phone to your computer...create a new directory "titanium"
copy all backups to this directory
unplug phone from PC
in titanium, select >preferences >backup location
press the back button to navigate to the newly created "titanium" folder, and select it as your new location
it's got something to do with 4.2...i couldn't access my TitaniumBackup folder on pc and did the above to fix it
if you don't have a cloud backup, restore your 4.1.2, copy the TitaniumBackup folder to your PC, then restore your 4.2 and do the above
(there may be an easier way but it's past midnight and that's all i can come up with)
try resetting your filters...i had uninstalled apps filtered out.
Try this
I am not sure if it works for free version, but this is what I did. Titanium Backup Pro -> Preferences -> Backup folder location -> Scan, it will find and give you the multiple directories it has... luckily you will find the one you have your data with... Old post I know, but someone might find it useful when they run into this.
I don't know if this is the right place, but I don't want to start a new topic.
So, this is what I have: a Galaxy Nexus GSM running CM 10.1 (on the nightlies branch). I had to do a data wipe this morning because of a boot loop, but I did a NAND backup from TWRP (checking /data and /system) before that. The problem is that Titanium Backup does not see what's inside that NAND backup - it sees the folder, but when I choose it, it begins scanning ('Analysing TWRP backup'), then comes with a screen like this: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...1zy6U/s823/Screenshot_2013-02-13-16-31-16.png. Does this have anything to do with the Android ID (I restored it to an older one, it should match the one it was when I did the NAND)? I installed TB 6.0 at first, but it's the same with 6.0.2.1. I have a PRO key.
killchain said:
I don't know if this is the right place, but I don't want to start a new topic.
So, this is what I have: a Galaxy Nexus GSM running CM 10.1 (on the nightlies branch). I had to do a data wipe this morning because of a boot loop, but I did a NAND backup from TWRP (checking /data and /system) before that. The problem is that Titanium Backup does not see what's inside that NAND backup - it sees the folder, but when I choose it, it begins scanning ('Analysing TWRP backup'), then comes with a screen like this: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...1zy6U/s823/Screenshot_2013-02-13-16-31-16.png. Does this have anything to do with the Android ID (I restored it to an older one, it should match the one it was when I did the NAND)? I installed TB 6.0 at first, but it's the same with 6.0.2.1. I have a PRO key.
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It is my understanding that twrp recovery backup files cannot be read by the other tb.
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killchain said:
I don't know if this is the right place, but I don't want to start a new topic.
So, this is what I have: a Galaxy Nexus GSM running CM 10.1 (on the nightlies branch). I had to do a data wipe this morning because of a boot loop, but I did a NAND backup from TWRP (checking /data and /system) before that. The problem is that Titanium Backup does not see what's inside that NAND backup - it sees the folder, but when I choose it, it begins scanning ('Analysing TWRP backup'), then comes with a screen like this: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...1zy6U/s823/Screenshot_2013-02-13-16-31-16.png. Does this have anything to do with the Android ID (I restored it to an older one, it should match the one it was when I did the NAND)? I installed TB 6.0 at first, but it's the same with 6.0.2.1. I have a PRO key.
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As far as I know, Titanium Backup doesnt restore from a nand. It makes its own backup folder with all the backups it creates on your SD Card. You have to use Titanium Backup to make the backups. If it does restore from a nand, then I dont know about that option and have never used it.
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It is my understanding that twrp recovery backup files cannot be read by the other tb recovery
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I beg to differ, please see this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
It clearly says 'restore from CWM/TWRP backup', it's in the menu.
I have a 'native' TB backup, but it's from a little earlier.
Use a root file explorer or adb to move/copy your titanium backups from where they are currently to where titanium wants them to be
e.g. from /sdcard/TitaniumBackup to /sdcard/0/TitaniumBackup for example, I can't exactly remember how it goes for 4.2 (I just came off a 4.2 rom back to 4.1 stock toro).
govindadas said:
Use a root file explorer or adb to move/copy your titanium backups from where they are currently to where titanium wants them to be
e.g. from /sdcard/TitaniumBackup to /sdcard/0/TitaniumBackup for example, I can't exactly remember how it goes for 4.2 (I just came off a 4.2 rom back to 4.1 stock toro).
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The native backup restored just fine. If it didn't, I could change the backup location in the settings.
The point is that the NAND backup from TWRP is newer, but appears empty in TB.
Ever since i installed Android 4.2, this whole emulated storage thing is a mess. I have some backups, and i am trying to restore from them in CWM touch. When i go to restore, it always says "cant open directory/cant find files" or something of the sort. I have verfieid that the files are in the 0 storage.
Its frustrating. Does anyone know of a way to restore from a cwm backup ? It would be much appreciated ! I have the latest CWM touch by the way.
Thanks !
Did you update your cwm recovery to one that supports the new 4.2 sdcard layout?
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saadkhan07 said:
Ever since i installed Android 4.2, this whole emulated storage thing is a mess. I have some backups, and i am trying to restore from them in CWM touch. When i go to restore, it always says "cant open directory/cant find files" or something of the sort. I have verfieid that the files are in the 0 storage.
Its frustrating. Does anyone know of a way to restore from a cwm backup ? It would be much appreciated ! I have the latest CWM touch by the way.
Thanks !
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This is a problem with flashing 4.2. TWRP has a fix for the issue you are talking about, but right now the fix for you can be found in this post, or others like it. This is how I fixed my problem!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762846&page=256
ual4720 said:
I flashed this build and later tried to go back and do a restore on my CWM backup. When I attempted the restore it couldn't find any backups! I found the problem to be that it moves the sdcard contents to /data/media/0 then mounts /sdcard/ to /data/media/0. Clockwork mounts the folder /data/media and is searching for the backups in that directory. It fails to find it because it is not there. To fix this I made a backup of my sdcard by doing an adb pull then moved the clockwork folder in the /data/media/0 to /data/media/. so the commands that I executed are as follows:
adb shell <enter>
su <enter>
cp /data/media/0/clockworkmod /data/media/clockworkmod <enter> (you could also replace the cp command with mv. This will keep from creating a duplicate of your backups - suggested by tiny4579)
reboot recovery <enter>
go through the process of restoring a clockworkmod recovery and when it is finished reboot into your restored backup. If you explore the sdcard with root explorer or adb you will notice the 0 folder inside your sdcard.
I suggest you dont try this if you are unfamiliar with the command line. Has anyone else experienced this issue and have a better fix?
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ual4720 said:
This is a problem with flashing 4.2. TWRP has a fix for the issue you are talking about, but right now the fix for you can be found in this post, or others like it. This is how I fixed my problem!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762846&page=256
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BUT if TWRP is installed....can i restore from a CWM backup ???
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BUT if TWRP is installed....can i restore from a CWM backup ???
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No
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If there is way to point CWM to the proper directory, is there a way ? Can i restore via ADB ?
I have all the CWM files to restore from, just cant due to the location of the files i guess. Does CWM default to the 0 ?
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saadkhan07 said:
If there is way to point CWM to the proper directory, is there a way ? Can i restore via ADB ?
I have all the CWM files to restore from, just cant due to the location of the files i guess. Does CWM default to the 0 ?
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I actually ended up resetting the whole device, and actually was able to restore by using the MD5 mismatch fix. I have reinstalled CWM and everything.
i am currently running cm10.0.0 and completely satisfied with it. just for curiosity reasons i would love to flash 4.2 to see how it feels. my problem now is, can i simply return to cm (4.1) by reflashing my cwm backup?
as with 4.2 the file-system was changed (sdcard0), is that pretty easy with cwm recovery, or do i have to invest an hour of work with adb pulls and pushes?
thanks for your experiences!
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I actually ended up resetting the whole device, and actually was able to restore by using the MD5 mismatch fix. I have reinstalled CWM and everything.
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Same with me... :/ it was annoying... Just because of that new sdcard layout on 4.2
Hello,
I having been having some major problems the last 2 weeks with any and all backups i create of my phone. I have tried to make backups of various Roms using both Rom Manager and also directly by flashing into recovery (CWM touch). Each time the backup is successfully made, but then when i try to flash the backup i get errors saying "file not found". I lost my stock rooted backup, a backup of CM10, a backup of Liquid Smooth, and a backup of JellyBam. Does anyone have any idea why my backups don't seem to work? This is incredibly frustrating as I lose all of data and have no security blanket should something go wrong. Every time i flash a new Rom i wipe Dalvik, Cache, and factory reset/wipe.
Anyone have any idea what's going on with the backups?
what versions of android have you been flashing and are you sure your on the latest recovery?
psycho2k9 said:
what versions of android have you been flashing and are you sure your on the latest recovery?
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Thanks for the reply. believe liquid smooth was version 4.2 and the jellbam was 4.1.2. My stock was either 4.1.1 or 4.1.2, whichever the last update went to. As far as CWM, I am on 6.0.2.3.
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Not sure if this is relevant in all this, but my Titanium Backup wasn't working on it's own either when I flashed any new Rom. It would not see any backups and I would have to go into the Preferences and scan for the folder that had backups in it as it did not automatically detect backups in whatever folder it defaults to. This is also a recent development.
Something Creative said:
Hello,
I having been having some major problems the last 2 weeks with any and all backups i create of my phone. I have tried to make backups of various Roms using both Rom Manager and also directly by flashing into recovery (CWM touch). Each time the backup is successfully made, but then when i try to flash the backup i get errors saying "file not found". I lost my stock rooted backup, a backup of CM10, a backup of Liquid Smooth, and a backup of JellyBam. Does anyone have any idea why my backups don't seem to work? This is incredibly frustrating as I lose all of data and have no security blanket should something go wrong. Every time i flash a new Rom i wipe Dalvik, Cache, and factory reset/wipe.
Anyone have any idea what's going on with the backups?
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I started several threads on this very issue....my backups also are not working - "file not found" You aren't alone, once more people start experiencing this I'm sure we will see an answer
jackryan57 said:
I started several threads on this very issue....my backups also are not working - "file not found" You aren't alone, once more people start experiencing this I'm sure we will see an answer
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I've tried searching and nothing relevant came up. Do you also have several folders that appear the same when you reboot into recovery? For example, I have a folder titled "0" that popped up around when the issue started. I have a CWM folder as a subfolder under "0" that appears to be identical to the CWM folder that is not in a subfolder. That's why i brought up the issue i am having with titanium backup, wondering if that has anything to do with anything.
I've tried flashing the backups from both the subfolder and the non-subfolder, and nothing seems to work. The only thing i can successfully do is do a complete wipe and reset and flash a new Rom from scratch off the zip.
If your flashing anything 4.2 related its highly recommended that you use twrp as your recovery because of how the files get condensed into that "0" folder.. Your probably going to have to hunt down your backups I'm sure they are somewhere in that 0 folder
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psycho2k9 said:
If your flashing anything 4.2 related its highly recommended that you use twrp as your recovery because of how the files get condensed into that "0" folder.. Your probably going to have to hunt down your backups I'm sure they are somewhere in that 0 folder
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I thought it might have to do with the folder issue, but i have tried flashing from the CWM, backup, and various other folders in both the "0" subfolder and the main folder. In both cases i get an error that say's file not found. That said, do you really think twrp would make a difference? I'm pretty new to android, so i'm not really familiar with it beyond knowing it's a recovery like cwm. I'd be willing to try it out if it wont jack up the little amount of cwm i do actually know and am familiar with. At least now i can flash a new Rom and start over with a titanium backup of files if shizz hits the fan.
The only thing I can think of is to copy and paste the clockworkmod folder from the 0 folder to the root folder and try the restore process from the root folder instead of the 0 sub folder. If that doesn't work I dunno bro
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The only thing I can think of is to copy and paste the clockworkmod folder from the 0 folder to the root folder and try the restore process from the root folder instead of the 0 sub folder. If that doesn't work I dunno bro
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I'll give it a shot even though I've tried loading from the folder directly already.
How would i move it? I've actually tried using file manager and it doesnt let me. It says it can't move the file, or any file actually, from the "0" subfolder.
so i made some serious progress. I used ES file explorer instead of file explorer and it let me move the file for CWM from the "0" subfolder to the main folder. It said that it was going to overwrite everything in the main folder with the subfolder stuff. I accepted and then i dirty flashed a backup of the same Rom (in case the file would not be found again) that had previously not worked.
It actually ended up working. I am afraid to try to flash a backup after completely wiping b/c i dont want to go through the crap of setting everything up again tonight, but i will give it a go tomorrow and report back. So for some reason, backups can't be flashed from CWM from the "0" subfolder, and they can't be flashed from the main folder, unless you move the files from the "0" subfolder to the main folder.
Hope that makes sense to anyone that may have this problem.
If you have the time and are by a computer you can also just move everything out of the 0 folder into the root folder and just get rid of the 0 folder altogether and start from scratch. I think it has something to do with cwm and how they recognize the file system. Like I said you should give twrp a try its very good.
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CWM nandroid backup is making too large of a backup of data..possibly multiple of the same data...the backup kept failing because it was using up my whole sd card..32 gb of it...when I restarted my phone and when to check the backup directory there were mulitple files of the data.ext4.a,(note the last letter extention) data.ext4.tar.b, data.ext4.tar.c all the way to .p assuming it was going to make it up all the way to z or whatever...the files were of the same size
i need help i want to make backup so i can clean install CM10.1 again
Not sure what could be the issue or if this will help, but maybe try updating your recovery if possible or use TWRP Recovery instead? If you try TWRP, I recommend using an Odin tar file or a flashable zip as opposed to GooManager, as it's been known to soft brick devices.
Also, you could try *backing up* and then formatting your internal & external SD cards, and restore your files after doing a nandroid.
I have already installed twrp thru goomanager.all is good now...although the backup kept failing,so I took a chance and erase the whole phone and reinstalled cm10.1..and all is good and able to backup again..I wonder what the problem was though..
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same here
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Not sure what could be the issue or if this will help, but maybe try updating your recovery if possible or use TWRP Recovery instead? If you try TWRP, I recommend using an Odin tar file or a flashable zip as opposed to GooManager, as it's been known to soft brick devices.
Also, you could try *backing up* and then formatting your internal & external SD cards, and restore your files after doing a nandroid.
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I have similar issue here, i guess it is because my /dev/bootimg is generating a very large image. Looks like a problem with emmcm where this device is mapping the whole /dev/block/mmcblk0.
I just installed ROM Manager on me Nexus 7 2013 last night after rooting with King root and things have been great. I even flashed Cwm recovery through it.
I backed up my existing ROM (which I think is a nandroid backup) and even though it gives me the address of where it is saved on rom manager, I don't see it. The address given is /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup but when I go there using root Explorer I dont see the backup folder.
I have tried searching using root Explorer and my computer but no luck. I can confirmed that the backup was indeed there by going into Cwm.
I'm trying to place the recovery on my computer or USB stick because it takes alot of memory.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Also do I need nandroid backups or is Titanium shell enough?
Thanks your assistance.