Questions tagged [restore]
Data restoration (computer technology), returning data from a backup to its original location or to its successor. In android data means applications, settings and documents.
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How to backup an Android device?
Can anyone recommend a good way to backup Android devices?
Ideally I would like to do this wirelessly and, not only backup my data, but also my user settings. Is it possible to backup an image of an ...
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How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through "adb backup"?
I have been backing up my Nexus 7 with adb backup to back up all files into an encrypted backup. I see that you can restore from a backup with adb restore, but that would wipe all my existing data on ...
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Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore?
It is nothing new that one can use multiple Android devices with a single Google account. Switching on a new device for the first time asks whether one wants to store one's data with Google, which ...
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WhatsApp doesn't prompt to restore from local storage
I ran into this weird situation, where:
I backed up my WhatsApp to local storage, inside the Databases folder
Then I changed my WhatsApp number (to another new SIM)
Format my HTC Phone (HTC One E9+ ...
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Backup/Restore SMS/MMS via ADB on a non-rooted device?
Is there any way to backup/restore SMS and MMS messages using ADB, when the device is not rooted?
adb pull won't work here, as the corresponding database (/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/...
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Restore only part of nandroid image
In attempt to install 2.2 I've deleted all my contacts(contacts were saved on phone, not as google contacts)
I've done full nandroid backup while phone still had those contacts; however when I try ...
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Partial adb restore
ICS devices support creating backups using adb backup, and restoring them using adb restore. Using adb backup, one can select that everything should be backed up, or only a certain package.
However, ...
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Is it possible to migrate apps and their data from one unrooted Android phone to another?
I would like to migrate apps and their data from one phone to another without too much faffing around, like:
rooting (very convoluted device specific process with a lot of ambiguity around it and ...
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Extract App Data from Nandroid / CWM Backup
I use ClockworkMod Recovery, and Slimbean.
Recently, my slimbean started hanging at the loading screen and getting insanely hot. So I took a backup, and cleaned flashed AOKP rom. It's working fine ...
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Why is my Android not restoring the app data from its Google Drive backup?
I'm testing a new version of our app that now supports Android Auto Backup (by targeting API over 23).
I've managed to get the system to back up the app's data by leaving it overnight (two nights), ...
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Fail in restoring WhatsApp chats
I followed the steps below to restore WhatsApp chats:
On my old phone, I backed up my chats to an SD card
Insert the SD card into the new phone
Moved the whole WhatsApp folder to the new phone from ...
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How to restore the stock firmware to the Asus Zenfone 2?
Asus Zenfone 2 (Z00AD, ZE551ML)
I have downloaded the stock firmware from here. But how to flash it? This guide tells me to put it on an external SD card and boot into "update mode" by pressing Power ...
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Prevent WhatsApp from restoring media from Google Drive Backup
I recently uninstalled and installed WhatsApp on my Samsung Galaxy S2, and it started to restore my chats. I'm fine with my chats but after being done with the chats, it automatically started to ...
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Import data from ColorNote app?
I have lost my Android phone but I have backup of my SD-card on which I have backup of my ColorNote app. How can I get all my notes from that backup?
NOTE: I am using iPhone now so don't have a ...
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How can I keep settings after flashing a ROM?
I am considering flashing my SGS to a custom ROM. I do not, however, relish the prospect of re-configuring everything. Most apps on my phone and most definitions should have no dependencies on the ...
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Original OS For Samsung Galaxy S I9000 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I put a ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and now it doesn't fully work. I was wondering if there was a way to get ...
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Does the built-in Google app data backup work?
This question is a long time coming I guess. I have been seeing claims in Android since the dark ages that our data is being backed-up to the cloud, and recently "Sync App Data" showed up as well in ...
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How to factory reset without data loss and undue pain?
I ran into a serious SMS bug, which knowledgeable users seem to be saying means the SMS message database is corrupt (source 1, source 2). This is consistent with my current experience. In my case I ...
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How to restore ColorNote notes after factory reset?
I forgot to backup my notes before factory reset and now apparently I have lost them all. Before doing factory reset though, Back up my data option in Settings >> Backup & Restore was checked but ...
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Backup app's fingerprint data and restore
I have one app on my device locked with fingerprints. I want to back up this app, delete it, and restore it again without a need to log in again. So it should work again with fingerprint without any ...
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How can I flash back to the stock rom for HTC EVO 4G/Supersonic using just the phone and clockwork mod recovery and/or rom manager?
I need to flash back to my stock rom for just a few minutes to get my GPS working again (http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=2090&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Version%20Model%...
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How can I transfer SMS messages from my old iPhone to my new Android phone? [duplicate]
I think my previous SMS are stored somewhere in iTunes, can I get them back and store them in my new Android?
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File-based encryption security and backup/restore considerations
I'm evaluating making the move to file-based encryption on my device, but am having trouble finding satisfying answers to the following questions:
Apps can place data in either a Credential Encrypted ...
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How to Backup and Restore Android OS without Rooting [duplicate]
I want to find a way to restore my phone in case the process of rooting my phone or dual booting a custom rom breaks it. However, most of the ones I've looked at require the phone to be rooted before ...
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How to fully back up a phone's content to a PC, possibly for restoring on a similar phone
I have an LG X-charge phone whose screen is broken, but still functional. I purchased a replacement screen module, but before going ahead on the "open heart surgery", I want to fully back it up. I ...
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Best Practise for deploying a 'clone' image across 200 android tablets (Samsung GT-P7510)
My objective is to be able to create a master 'image' of an android tablet, and then duplicate that image across about 200 identical tablets to streamline the administration of a university's pool of ...
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Restore: Any Solution?
Presently, running on cyanogenmod 13, I need to switch the device to cyanogenmod 14. But, the problem is that, I need to restore my contacts, call log and messages to newer version. I have tried ...
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How to restore Line messages from Titanium Backup?
It seems that Line (a messaging app like WhatsApp) is one that I cannot easily restore app data (messages) through Titanium Backup.
There is a whole thread on XDA, highlighting one post:
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Titanium Backup: How to restore user apps and data without system apps and data?
Is there a way to restore user and system data separately with Titanium Backup?
I would like to restore only my user apps and data (excluding system apps and data). The only way to achieve this ...
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How to restore WhatsApp data from SD card or internal memory and not from Google Drive? [duplicate]
I changed phones and installed WhatsApp on the new one. I have a backup database file on an SD card and the same file copied to the internal WhatsApp folder and Google Drive.
However, during install, ...
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Whatsap not detecting phone local backup of chats when reinstalling whatsap [duplicate]
I am hoping you can help me.
I had WhatsApp version 2.21.8.17 on my POco F3 phone, it stopped working and has never backed up WhatsApp chats to Google drive, so I was forced to update the whattsapp to ...
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Restore WhatsApp Data from Internal Storage on Moving to a New Phone
I have WhatsApp installed on my old Phone.
WhatsApp is backup both to Google Drive and to the local storage.
The Google Drive backup is for text chat and images only (The default).
The local backup ...
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How to resume app restore after stopping it on first opening Google Play?
I've installed a fresh stock ROM from Google site on my Galaxy Nexus.
At the time I've opened the Google Play and started installing the 157 apps... the problem is that I needed to stop downloading ...
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Is it possible to completely brick your Android phone by using a Custom ROM?
I understand that you can completely "brick" (render unusuable) your iPhone by attempting to Jailbreak incorrectly.
Whether or not this is actually the case, is it possible to do the same with your ...
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Applications are not installed with adb restore
I have non-rooted Android 7.0 device (NVIDIA Shield Tablet) which was previously backed up with
adb backup -apk -shared -all -nosystem -f mybackup.ab
But restoring it with
adb restore mybackup.ab
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What's the difference between a NANDroid backup and an ADB backup?
Could anyone explain the difference between a backup made using NANDroid and a backup made using ADB i.e. using the adb backup command? I've read that both are capable of creating full system ...
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How can I manually extract my contacts from a backup image of Android?
So I recently made an .img using dd of my Froyo installation on my phone prior to wiping and installing a custom Jellybean ROM. Turns out that the contacts were saved locally and not with Google.
I ...
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Do I need to wipe anything before restoring a full nandroid backup?
I'm used to wiping everything when installing a new ROM, but I would like to know if a nandroid restore automatically wipes out the partitions it is recovering.
When I run a restore, I see some ...
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Can I manually download my wifi settings to my Android device from my Google account?
I just purchased my fourth ever Android device - An HSPA+ Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.
When I purchased my second and third devices (Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and an Asus Transformer Pad TF300T), I ...
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Restore specific items using Titanium Backup without root?
I regularly backup my entire phone using Titanium Backup.
For the next two weeks or so, im going to be using my friends phone. Id like to restore a few things from the backup (contacts, some app ...
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Retaining applications and settings when flashing custom ROMs
The one thing that's been keeping me from flashing a custom Jelly Bean ROM on my Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) is the fact that, unlike OTA updates, when I update my phone with a custom ROM, I'll lose ...
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Samsung Galaxy - Import contacts from sbu file
I'd a Samsung Galaxy i551. I've done a backup using Kies and it saved a .sbu file. Now I don't have the phone any more and I'd like to export this information to some useful format or at least to view ...
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Where are displayed shortcuts stored?
Often after a reboot, crash or USB usage, icons of apps go missing. Both in the "Home" screens and "Applications".
Currently I have four screens of apps, three in Home. Some of the icons ...
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Restoring wpa_supplicant.conf [root]
I have a rooted Nexus 5 (Lollipop 5.1) which just decided to restart itself and clear out my saved WiFi passwords!
Luckily I make regular manual backups of the wpa_supplicant.conf file from /data/...
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Why Browser Tabs Reload After Restoring Back From Multi-Tasking?
When i have tabs opened no matter in which browser and restore back to that browser due to previous multi-tasking, i get all tabs reloading (or would it be more correct to say, loading again from ...
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Why are some contacts missing in some views after an android update followed by restoring the contacts?
Here is what happened: I upgraded my android version (to 2.1 on an Xperia X10 ), restored my contacts using the native apps. Some contacts are missing, but when I look at speed dial I can see some of ...
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Is it possible to restore the data of Microsoft Authenticator from a TWRP backup?
After installing the latest LineageOS update on my phone, unfortunately, my phone boot looped, so I made a backup using TWRP, and I did a clean install of the latest version of LineageOS, attempting ...
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Android phone lost, what data can I get onto new phone?
Sorry about the clumsy question.
My Android HTC Magic was lost/stolen last night. I had an unlock swipe code, power-on SIM code and have called the phone company and had it blocked, so not too ...
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ADB backup and restore app data between device and emulator?
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* = Edited on 03/25/2018
I have an application for which I'd like to transfer the app data from my physical device to an emulator on my PC. *The data consists of a single ....
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