Want to fullwipe and install a new rom? Worried that current emails from the company email installed will be wiped out? Well here's a solution for you.
First of all, for ease of use, the email client used is not the stock one, but by K-9 email. This is completely personal choice & only because of the usefulness & ease.
Assuming that your current email is configured on the K-9 mail.
Step-1 (Nandroid Backup)
- Boot into recovery
- Perform a Nandroid backup of your current rom from recovery.
- Reboot.
Note the location of the Nandroid backup.
Step-2 (Appextractor installation)
- Install Appextractor from market & run the program.
- click menu button & select "settings" to select the Nandroid backup location
- select the 3rd option "Nandroid backup location"
- Enter the location of the Nandroid backup here & press OK.
- select the relevant backup file.
Step-3 (Restore selection / finalization)
- select "user apps" as K-9 email is normally installed as a user app.
- program will scan for the user apps
- program will present the list of applications in the backup.
- check the K-9 email app box & any related apps
- click Restore APK+Data. Wait for confirmation of completion.
Exit the program & check the K-9 app from the App drawer. All settings & data (emails till the Nandroid backup time) will have been restored. Just check for new mails & newer mails will be added.
Since K-9 is a user app, the process should be compatible when moving from any platform eg. GB to ICS (unchecked by me).
Have checked the same when migrating from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4.
Hope this helps.
First of all, for ease of use, the email client used is not the stock one, but by K-9 email. This is completely personal choice & only because of the usefulness & ease.
Assuming that your current email is configured on the K-9 mail.
Step-1 (Nandroid Backup)
- Boot into recovery
- Perform a Nandroid backup of your current rom from recovery.
- Reboot.
Note the location of the Nandroid backup.
Step-2 (Appextractor installation)
- Install Appextractor from market & run the program.
- click menu button & select "settings" to select the Nandroid backup location
- select the 3rd option "Nandroid backup location"
- Enter the location of the Nandroid backup here & press OK.
- select the relevant backup file.
Step-3 (Restore selection / finalization)
- select "user apps" as K-9 email is normally installed as a user app.
- program will scan for the user apps
- program will present the list of applications in the backup.
- check the K-9 email app box & any related apps
- click Restore APK+Data. Wait for confirmation of completion.
Exit the program & check the K-9 app from the App drawer. All settings & data (emails till the Nandroid backup time) will have been restored. Just check for new mails & newer mails will be added.
Since K-9 is a user app, the process should be compatible when moving from any platform eg. GB to ICS (unchecked by me).
Have checked the same when migrating from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4.
Hope this helps.
