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[APP][4.2+][NOROOT] TWRP Backup Extractor - Decompress your TWRP Backups with a Touch

Shadow Of Leaf

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TWRP BACKUP EXTRACTOR

Before i Create this APP , i want an App that it exist in my TWRP backup but i didn't find Any android application to extract my TWRP Backup in order to restore the wanted app .

So i decide to create an Android app that can extract TWRP Backup , and called TWRP BACKUP EXTRACTOR .

- Features :
* Extract Backup with just one Click
* Extract Also the Password Protected Backups
* It Can Extract (Data,System,Vendor,Cache) Backups
* Simple Interface
* Super Fast Decompression
* Support SD Card
* Open Extracted backup Directory From the App
* Support 8 Languages
* Support Compressed TWRP Backup
* Support F2FS Backups
* Support Some File Manager (Root Explorer,Solid File Explorer...)
* Add Option to Delete All Backups
Pro Version
* No Ads At All
* Extract On Storage From your Choice
* Open Extraction Folder from the APP or Settings

- Screenshots
- How To Use :
* Open The App
* It will Show Device Backup Folder , Choose one
* Choose Wanted Backup Folder
* Click on Wanted Backup File to Extract
* Wait and Enjoy

- Changelog :
Code:
08-05-2020 Initial App Version 1.0
Code:
16-05-2020 Support SD Card 1.0.2
Code:
05-07-2020 Support Compressed TWRP Backups 1.0.3
Code:
17-07-2020 Fix Extraction Folder opening 1.0.4
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31-07-2020 Support F2FS Backups 1.0.5
Code:
31-07-2020 Support Some File Managers 1.0.6
Code:
27-09-2020 Update Android SDK 1.0.7
Code:
29-10-2020 Support Mixplorer 1.0.8
Code:
31-10-2020 Support ES File Explorer and X-plore 1.1.0

- Downloads :
* Free Version
Mediafire :https://www.mediafire.com/file/opg94u633kus9cb/twrp-backup-extractor-1.1.0.apk/file
XDA Labs : https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/ma.mk.twrpbackupextractor
Play Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.mk.twrpbackupextractor
* Pro Version
XDA Labs : https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/ma.mk.twrpbackupextractor.pro

Thanks To/Credits
Code:
* StackOverFlow for some help fixing bugs 
* Benjamin Huber for Downloads library 
* icons8 for some icons
* Brian Gold for some testing and help
XDA:DevDB Information
[APP][4.2+][NOROOT] TWRP Backup Extractor - Decompress your TWRP Backups with a Touch, APP for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
Shadow Of Leaf

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.0.8
StableRelease Date: 2020-10-29

Created 2020-05-08
Last Updated 2020-10-29
 
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Shadow Of Leaf

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Check Out New Update

Version 1.0.5
* Support F2FS backups
Version 1.0.6
* Support Some File Managers (Solid File Explorer,Root Explorer)
* Add Option to Delete all Extracted Backups
Version 1.0.7
* Update Android SDK to 29
Version 1.0.8
* Support Mixplorer
Version 1.1.0 (there no 9 like Microsoft and Apple)
* Support ES File Explorer and X-plore
 
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KtownJeff

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Man thank you very much!! TB is probably having a fit but haven't updated in awhile either.. I used to pull whole partitions with DB back in the day.. Bricked a few motos... finally someone with some sense
 
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jackspeed

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I wanted to give the app a try, but after extracting the archive file, it complains about missing a file manager.

On my LOS17.1, there *is* a builtin file manager as well as total commander. Will there be a fix for that?
 

hyborian

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I tried this, and it says a file I chose got extracted. I go and view the results, zero. Tried other files, all zero

My TWRP Backups are all compressed, is that the reason why ?
 

jackspeed

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I tried this, and it says a file I chose got extracted. I go and view the results, zero. Tried other files, all zero

My TWRP Backups are all compressed, is that the reason why ?
I doubt this, since otherwise you would have not been able to browse the content.

Current TWRP backups are simply gzip-compressed tar archives. Restoring apps is a bit more complicated, though. The ownership attributes of the restored files need to be modified according to the current installation.
 
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hyborian

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I doubt this, since otherwise you would have not been able to browse the content.

Current TWRP backups are simply gzip-compressed tar archives. Restoring apps is a bit more complicated, though. The ownership attributes of the restored files need to be modified according to the current installation.
I agree about ownership attributes. Well, there are no contents "extracted" by this app, on all my phones. What I see on this app are what I can already see using a File Explorer. At least I can open up the file in a file explorer, although it shows machine-language info.

On the old Nandroid Manager app (still working I think), I can extract apps, although the TWRP backup has to be uncompressed (i.e. compress option not selected in TWRP settings when doing TWRP backup). Uncompressed not an option for me, as I have automatic TWRP backups run every other day, always keeping 3 backups at a time.

So was just curious to see what this app can do.
 

jackspeed

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On the old Nandroid Manager app (still working I think), I can extract apps, although the TWRP backup has to be uncompressed (i.e. compress option not selected in TWRP settings when doing TWRP backup).
Yeah, there is an uncompress feature in version 2.4.1, but at least in my case, it did not work.
Maybe due to the fact that now sha2 is used instead of md5?

Anyway, I am looking forward to try this app.
 
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Shadow Of Leaf

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for restoring apps from backup i thinks it maybe diffucult
because when TWRP create Backups it make a lot of parts so the apps will be random in the parts

let me check what i can do with that
 
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Sraichvold

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I was excited when I came across this thread and app, but it can't find my backups. It shows the TWRP backup folder and all the subfolders, but the backup files themselves don't appear in the app. Sad face.
 

Shadow Of Leaf

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I was excited when I came across this thread and app, but it can't find my backups. It shows the TWRP backup folder and all the subfolders, but the backup files themselves don't appear in the app. Sad face.
That weird

Go to your file manager and to backup folder and see what is the backup extension (.ext4.md5) if it is that it has to work
 

Shadow Of Leaf

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It could also that the backup is compressed and it will not be extracted cause it is a gzip compressed i think

I will try to fix it in the next version
Compressed TWRP Backups are now extracted normally i guess

need tests to see if it work well or not

New release include

Fix extraction folder and support f2fs extension

Try this release and report back
 
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