Questions tagged [nandroid]
A backup image of the Android system that can be made through Clockworkmod's custom recovery.
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Nandroid Backup restore fails with error 255
I recently destroyed the screen of my OnePlus One and had to send it in for repair. I used TWRP to make a Nandroid Backup before packing the device.
Yesterday, I received a new device, obviously not ...
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Broke screen, how to perform Nandroid/TWRP backup blindly?
I have broken my HTC One (M8)'s display (and probably more) while attempting to replace the battery, and I'm selling it via eBay for parts. How do I attempt a full Nandroid backup with TWRP and then ...
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Extract data from nandroid backup
As I am not using an official version of cyanogenmod, I cannot restore my Data partition, that I was forced to wipe. I did the backup with TWRP thus, it is in the nandroid form. However, when I try to ...
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Android restore bootstrap nandroid backup after a failed rom flash
I was trying to flash my Droid X2 to CM7, but it failed. Before I attempted the flash, I did a nandroid backup using an app called "system recovery" (MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk).
I want to restore ...
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How to restore a Nandroid backup without TWRP?
I have bricked my OnePlus 5 device (black screen, blue LED, bootloader locked, no TWRP on my device). I have tried almost everything (sideloading the official OnePlus firmware through adb, using the ...
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How can I create a TWRP nandroid backup without going into recovery?
I want to create a full backup.
I have TWRP installed. But the problem is, part of my screen is not working, so I can't tap on options to enable storage (photos and stuff) backup as it doesn't do that ...
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Nexus 5X: bootloop after restoring NANDroid backup via TWRP
I was using LG Nexus 5X with Lineage OS 14.1 for a long time. I wanted to switch to stock Oreo ROM to see how it is.
I made a backup of the following items (Lineage OS 14.1) using TWRP:
Boot
System ...
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Decryption process was interrupted and "Device memory damaged" message is shown.
-Phone model: Samsung Galaxy Note 4
-Rooted.
-USB debuging was active before the problem.
-TWRP is installed. version 3.0.2-0.
-rom is stock android forgot the version.
-I know the encryption key....
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Cannot write to /storage/emulated/0 after nandroid restore (even as root)
On my rooted Motorola Moto G 2014 LTE I can no longer access the directories under /storage/emulated/0/, such as Download, Documents, Ringtones.
Using a file explorer, without root access, I just ...
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Create burnable image of Android?
I'm using a tool to flash an Android device with a .img file. The tool is called USB Flash Burner. What this tool does is you boot the Android device up while pressing a paperclip in the reset ...
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Difference between "nandroid" and "nandroid + ext"
I own a CM9 Motorola Backflip MB300. I'm planning downgrading it and reapplying the stock ROM. To prevent rendering it unusable, I'm going to perform a nandroid backup, but I get two options: "backup" ...
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Persisting permissions on /mnt/shell after reboot
CWM Nandroid backups are being stored in /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod
I want to use DropSync (or something similar) to automatically upload the contents of this folder to Dropbox as a backup ...
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Nandroid backup/restore alternative(s)?
I'm running Android 13 on a device for which there is no TWRP nor OrangeFox recovery module: it's a Pixel 7 Pro.
I'd like to perform the equivalent of nandroid backup/restore, and I'm wondering if ...
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Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 SM-J330FN nandroid backup
I installed: Samsung_USB_Driver_v1.7.23.0, opened: odin3_v3.14.4 and started Odin 3. In AP I uploaded the file: twrp3.1.1-1_J330. I booted my Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 SM-J330FN in download mode; I ...
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If I want to switch my stock ROM with a custom ROM, what partitions will be rewritten?
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x (mido) with the stock ROM installed – never flashed another ROM. I have bootloader unlocked, TWRP (3.6.0.9-0), and root access with Magisk. I have also made a NANDroid ...
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Nandroid backup stuck at last few files
I've been backing up my device (128GB internal storage) fully through:
adb exec-out "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 2>/dev/null" > H:\mmcblk0.img
(I specifically need a full system image ...
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Is possible to extract app from original KDZ file?
I want to extract the Call/SMS App and the Remote controller App to install them in to a lineage OS version of the same phone.
I have a original KDZ and nandroid made it with TWRP bootloader.
The ...
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Is a nandroid backup possible with encrypted /data?
Years ago, I was able to make nandroids using CWM Recovery or TWRP. Is that possible on more modern versions of Android which encrypt /data by default?
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transfer android data from nandroid or twrp backup to new phone
My old phone has broken screen and I managed to get Userdata as TWRP and Nandroid Backup.
I Need to extract from either backup (below are the priorities from up to down)
Contacts
Call logs
Messages
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How to get memory dumps, when internal memory (/data partition) is damaged?
(Sorry for my english)
My phone, Samsung galaxy S3 16 GB wasn't rooted and installed custom recovery. Someday, it appears on the screen that "internal storage is damaged". So I want to backup internal ...
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Problems after restoring nandroid backup
On my Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F, Android 4.4.2) I made a nandroid backup of "everything" (boot, cache, recovery, system, etc.) about six weeks ago (using PhilzTouch recovery). Yesterday I tried to restore ...
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Nandroid Backup Fails with extractTarFork() error
Long story short, I tried to install MultiROM on my Nexus 6P, and it failed. So I tried to restore my backup using TWRP 3.0.2.0, and it keeps failing at exactly 7800MB with the error E:extractTarFork(...
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ClockWorkMod Recovery doesn't support my phone model
I want to create a nandroid backup of my phone and so I've installed the latest version of the Rom Manager, but when I want to install custom recovery (ClockWorkMod) in the 'Confirm Phone Model' ...
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Questions about "Nandroid" backups
I have a nexus 4 and I'm having issues with Android 5.0 so I was thinking to go back to 4.4.4, but first I want to backup the current state.
Before I do this, I have a few questions:
if create a ...
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Best "nandroid" or equivalent on Galaxy S4 VRUAME7
So I'm pretty new to Android. Just got a new Galaxy S4 from Verizon and it's running VRUAME7. Already rooted of course. Basically right now I'm looking for a way to do a complete backup (nandroid); ...
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Boot.img and Recovery.img is 0 bytes (size)
I have a low end android device running on Gingerbread 2.3.5. I am about using it to do some test and customizing my ROM.
I did a Nandroid backup to be on a safe side in case things go wrong. After ...
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IMEI mismatch error on restoring nandroid backup from another device(same model)
I use a Micromax A52 ...
I have Gingerbread Custom Rom on it...
what i want to do is backup my rom and restore it on another Micromax A52...
so the models are same...vesrsions are same too...
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Restore Images from TWRP nandroid backup
My (rooted) HTC U Ultra died, not repairable - motherboard issue. I have a Galaxy S20, but want to get photos etc that were in internal storage. I have a nandroid backup taken with TWRP a few months ...
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Backing Up to SD Card Using TWRP and No Display
I have a device with a broken display. The only way I can initiate commands on it are with the power, volume, and home buttons, and with adb. I've installed TWRP on it, and I'm able to boot into it. I'...
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Flashing BLU Life One X2 Mini wiht Stock ROM
I am experimenting with custom ROMs on my BLU Life One X2 Mini and had done the following:
Unlock bootloader
Root device
Install TWRP
Create a NANDroid backup
And was in the process of wiping the ...
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twrp crashes while trying to backup files
Can someone help me with a crashing TWRP backup. I am using twrp 2.8.6.0
I have installed TWRP recovery for Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos gt-I9082, but it keeps failing and rebooting to the phone in the ...
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TWRP system backup larger than system partition
I made a nandroid backup with TWRP 3.0.2 on Sony Xperia M4 Aqua. When I tried to restore it, TWRP reported error 255 while restoring system partition. Upon closer examination, I realized that the size ...
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Automatic nightly CWM nandroid backup?
I am using Cyanogenmod with CWM and am currently doing a manual weekly Nandroid backup (plus daily scheduled TitaniumBackup runs). Needless to say, it is easy to skip or forget.
Is there a way to ...
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Is eMMC backup sufficient to restore NVRAM?
Android flashing/backup guides often mention that NVRAM stores IMEI, WiFi MAC, etc., and that loosing it is real bad thing.
What bothers me is following:
NVRAM is, judging by name, RAM, so it sounds ...
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Restore nandroid backup on an other phone
I have a nandroid backup of a huawey y600 and I have to restore it in an other huawei y600.Can I do that?If I do that the imei will change on the phone in wich I do the restore?
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What does stop somebody from flashing a custom recovery and pulling all user data?
For example, I was able to install a Clockworkmod recovery on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 phone via Odin and back up all the data in a few clicks.
But if I could do it, what would stop somebody else who ...
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How can I make incremental nandroid backups?
I'm using PhilZ Touch 6.57.9 with ClockworkMod 6.0.5.1 on a MT6592 device. I'm creating backups every once in a while from my phone to my 16-GB SD card.
These SD cards tend to get full pretty fast, ...
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Recover wiped NANdroid backup - is it possible?
Before wiping after a long time I moved the TWRP folder on my PC. I realized only later that the backup was an older - a lot older - one, because now it seems the backups are hidden in the normal USB ...
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Where can I find old cyanogenmod notification sounds?
I recently had to reflash my phone. And am now missing my old default notification sounds.
I originally flashed CM10 and later upgraded to CM11. Now I wiped the phone and CM11 directly. In this new ...
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How can I make a full, restorable image of my pre-root Android hard drive, as in Clonezilla?
In Clonezilla, one boots OS-1 (Clonezilla) on Drive-1 (USB stick) in order to make a full, restorable image of Drive-2 (which may contain OS-2) on Drive-3 (the backup drive). One does not need any ...
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Can I create a stock recovery from Nandroid backup or from OTA? How?
I am looking for a stock recovery for my phone (HTC One M7, rooted, s-on,CID: HTC__102, Software number: 4.19.401.11). But I cannot find it. The reason I want this recovery is that I want to ...
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Copy Directory to SMB Share Through Terminal
On Rooted Android 4.1, I have it set up to be able to make NAndroid backups through terminal emulator.
What I hope to do is schedule a Tasker job to create a NAndroid backup and then copy/move it ...
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Does a Nandroid Backup contain Language files?
I know that a Nandroid backup is a snapshot of a system image. I wish to know if this backup will also include language files if Backup was made from a multi-language ROM.
For Example:
I bought a ...