backup & restore

Hey guys, I'm trying to create a full backup of my OP7 Pro running various Android 13 Roms (CrDroid, PixelExp, Lineage), for safety and testing purposes. I used to do this very simply using TWRP's backup feature but, correct me if I'm wrong, that isn't available for 13 as of yet. I want to...

So, i had an old TWRP backup, and I wanted to know which apps/data were backed up, so i could restore the impt ones which i'm missing out. I think i can extract each data segments somewhere and check for the required apps through their respective packages, but the thing is it has around 26GB of...

Hi, I have .semc-full backup file which made in Xperia M2 (D2302) (i guess android 4.4.4 or 4.4.2) mobile using backup & restore app (com.sonyericsson.vendor.backuprestore). Now, i dont have sony mobile anymore. But i have that apk however that app doesn't work in today's phone (android 6.7.8)...

Hello, I have a Poco X3 Pro (vayu, M2102J20SG) with firmware 14.0.3.0.TJUMIXM. Presently it runs a LineageOS 20 derivative with encryption. My goal is to make a full backup in TWRP recovery using dd so that I can always restore the encrypted installation, regardless of what I installed after...

Hello everyone, I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 pro (begonia) and my rom is crDroid 9.5 I just had a bad experience: I upgraded to crDroid 9.6 and as there is a bug in this version (the fingerprint no longer wakes the phone), I tried a downgrade. It didn't work and I had to reinstall everything :(...

I want to root my phone but want to keep all of my data and apps to reinstall after root. Is there any way i can save everything? I have access to a computer and am on android 13. Have looked at samsung switch but on a thread someone said that data is not always saved and adb backup is...

Hello, I've had the oneplus 8T for 2.5 years now. For a week now I have rooted it again, after 2 years ago. So I did a backup until today with the oneplus app. And I manually uploaded it to the cloud. So I'm looking for an app that can backup apps, data, SMS, call logs, contacts, settings and...

Hello there! I just recently wanted to switch from my old Huawei P20 to a Samsung S10. I went through the whole setup with Smart Switch during initial startup etc. and assumed that this would also transfer app data, WiFi passwords, etc., but it doesn't! This is an exclusive feature of the...

I'm hoping I'll run into a merciful soul who can help me with some stupid questions. I'm trying to backup app data from my old phone (stock, unrooted Android 8.0) and restore it on my new phone (stock, unrootedAndroid 13). I previously used Helium to do this, with this exact same model of...

Hey everyone! My Samsung Galaxy A3 (in use since approximately 2017) started randomly turning off and restarting, until I was left with the black screen of death (endless restart attempts at the Samsung start screen until the battery dies) and I unfortunately put off the data transfer to my new...

Hi, first of all, thank you for reading me. I think i messed up big time. I had Havoc OS 4.1 installed since more than a year and it was kinda messy e.g. the sim card card wasnt recognized anymore so wasnt able to make calls because i played to much in the settings. Having some stupid but...

Hi, Few months ago I bought a ROG Phone 6D, a few weeks ago it fell and it managed to hit a pointy pebble right on the "aeroactive portal" (the valve that opens when you attach the cooler), damaging it. Now whenever I use the cooler the valve will open but won't close, and on the phone itself...

Hello, Two weeks I bought a new phone, a Samsung S23 Ultra. I transferred all data from my old phone, a S21, to my new phone. All went well according to the Samsung transfer tool, so I didn't look any further. However, last week I noticed that I couldn't view any of the images that I sent with...

Hi thank you in advance to everyone before hand for your time and assistance. So I am currently having this issue, I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, and I installed Ubuntu touch on it a long time ago, and I used to love it however, I realized that the project for that specific model was...

I have GBWhatsApp Installed on My Stock ROM (didn't do anything yet xD) I am facing a screen issue on my phone after the update in 2020. I tried searching everything on web but could not find anything to solve it. I was thinking to flash the Stock Firmware again but I have some issues. I have my...

My Android phone is rooted. I would like to have more accounts logged into Instagram than what they allow. I was thinking about backing up/restoring the app data for this purpose so I can switch between sets of accounts. However this seems to be quite difficult. First I tried to use adb with...

I have a new 6a here, never turned on before. I'm planning to use the stock image without root on this phone, so I can keep receiving OTAs, etc. I want this phone to just work with minimal maintenance effort. Going forward, what is the best way to back up the data on this phone? I'm mostly...

I'm new to this forum so i don't know wether i'm posting this in the right sub but i need help with restoring my phone's data. I stupidly used wondershare's "dr fone" to backup all my data on the computer which created a 15.9 gb .bak file. Problem is i didn't know that in order to restore this...

I need to know is there any way/app/program that I can back up ALL of my stuff on my Motorola g6 Play, without having to specifically use google or my google acct in any way, so I can transfer to my new Motorola G Power... Backstory & Details quick history... Jan 2022 my google acct was...

Hey Every One I have a Galaxy A 21s on wich I broke the Screen. Now a few Yeas later I replaced the LCD but forgot my Password. -Usb Debuging is Disabled. -No Custom ROM installed, so i cant delete the Password File. -oem Unlock is alsoe disabled. -Find my Phone is deactivated and Google...

I unintentionally carried out a full format on SP Flash Tool sorry. Would someone have or could make a full backup of the redmi note 10s partitions and send me everything so that I can restore it to origin ( if the files are loud you can use smash and send the link ), thank you in advance and...

Please advise. I really **Really** want to be sure that if I try to backup my sister's phone that I do it properly and can fully and cleanly restore it to a new ROM with no issue. (Be sure that I'll also do external backups of Photos and SMS/MMS databases and whatever else possible onto a...

How do I make a full system backup including the currently installed firmware version? I would like to do this before I root the device. I have Global C61 and can’t find a full installer for reinstall of anything newer than C48. Thanks

Hello,yesterday i accidently deleted a bakcup from my mi cloud.It was from a previous phone i had with a few photos,there is no way i can recover them right?

hey guys I’m relatively new to this phone hacking but I managed to remove a work profile that had locked admin writes on an ipad running ios 15. It used a program called Icopybot. It seemed pretty simple, take a full back up of the iPad, modify the backup by removing the user profile, then...

Is there a way that I can do a full backup of all apps (including work profile) prior to unlocking the bootloader and the subsiquent factory reset? I've done an ADB backup, but from what I've been reading it likely did not backup all apps. Some of the apps that I've looked at are: Helium -...

So it's a long story short but my main phone (Mi Poco X3 pro) bricked about a month back and my dumbass had only backed up my Whatsapp data until Jan or so. So I switched to my backup phone (a galaxy grand prime) for the time being which is unbearably slow and when I tried to recover my backup...

Hello all! Hope that's the right place to post that question i want to downgrade my phone from android 12 to android 11 (Asus rog phone 5) because it's very unstable. i read on the google site that the google auto-backup doesn't support downgrading, so i need a recommendation for software from...

Hi, I'm looking for an app with which I can have what I have with Titanium Backup (unfortunately works suboptimal on Android 11), so not only the backup function, but also "freezing" / disabling certain apps, even system apps like Gmail & Co. In Swift Backup FAQ I read: "Can I use the app...

Anyone know what happened to the popular "App backup and restore" by Trustlook [Apps | Security Labs] in the Google Play Store? It quit working in 2/22, v6.8.9 Was working in v6.8.3, IIRC. (App may have been mobi.infolife.appbackup years ago]

I have to do a backup of my phone as it has developed a charging fault. It is not rooted. What is the best option to save all data on the phone? I have a huge audio collection on it what I want to retain including playlists. Is using phone clone my best option or is Google drive a safer bet? The...

In the past I've always backed up my complete ROM incl. appdata with twrp. I didn't have to competely setup my device if flashing went wrong and reverted to stock. I had some bad luck flashing roms because the A/B slots are new to me. I now have my bootloader unlocked and everything setup on...

Hi, it's the first time I use TWRP to make a backup of the rom before changing it, the backup was done correctly but I get red errors in the log file. TWRP 3.3.1 unofficial Zenfone 5 ZE620KL I start the system backup, selecting everything except the section: "Data (archive excluded) 0MB" (fails...

Hi, I would like to root my phone with Magisk, however I know that I'll have to unlock the bootloader. When unlocking the bootloader, all my data is wiped, so it's obvious to create a backup first. How should I create a backup? I would like to make it so that I can easily restore the backup, and...

Hello All, Recently i applied local update on my one plus 8t and it wiped all my data everything is lost. Backup to drive and oneplus cloud was also NOT turned ON. Any way to recover files ? I already tried Wondershare and few other applications but none of them worked. One of my friend...

Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions Part 5 - Cloud and accounts, Google, Accessibility, General management, Software update, User manual, About phone, Developer options If you're new to this series or want to see the index, please read the Introductory Post first. Accounts and...

Hi, guys, I have problem with my phone: MI 9 cepheus global Locked bootloader No xiaomi account ever connected to the phone In a boot loop after OTA update from stock 12.0.5 to stock 12.5.1 adb sideload update failes every time I know that I can flash the phone via EDL or wipe the data and adb...

Hey there, folks! Some years ago, back in the high school I'm starting to using WA again. Back then I was using it for anything, personal chat, school related chat, selling things, etc. Then when going to the college I'm starting to realize the needs to differ between personal life and...

I tried to backup/extract my whatsapp database using this tutorial. The extraction also worked, however the restoring afterwards failed and now I have an empty whatsapp, a decrypted whatsapp chat and lost all information of the last 7 years. Is there any way of restoring whatsapp fron the...

Hi, I am new to this forum and also new to Rooting and Flashing. Recently I rooted my Samsung Galaxy M20 device with Magisk after flashing TWRP Recovery with Odin. Now I want to take a nandroid backup (full rom backup along with all system settings and apps data). 1. On Backup menu of TWRP...

I am pretty new to this rooting stuff but i wanted to try few things on my old tablet. This is what i have done so far: I went developer mode, after too much research i found out I wouldnt need to activate OEM bc its auto activated, then i installed cf autoroot with odin in download mode if i...

Hello, I've been searching endlessly for countless days now, I want to restore my app + app data from my Huawei Y9 Prime (unrootable), to my Moto G Stylus 5G (rooted). I attempted abd backup, but upon restoring it on my new rooted device, it installed/restored absolutely 0 apps, and of course no...

hello ppl, actually i got all the Android 10 Sprint fw backed up with QFIL (DUMPS), i want to help people with bricked phones or whatever they want to do with their phones, i will share the link tomorrow BUT, i want to preserve my personal info safe, like userdata, IMEI, wifi MAC adress...

Hello, since Titanium Backup which I used for years seems to not work anymore, I am now looking for any other possibilities to transfer my apps+app data and also some system settings like wifi passwords/APN data, BT connections and such. With TB this was always well working for me. What I have...

I just bought a U11+ as an upgrade to my U11 and am configuring it, which is taking longer than I expected because neither of the two backups I did (htc's and Backup Your Mobile) installed most of the apps (or their data). Also, I've had two System updates in the last two days. I got my custom...

Please help anyone. I was using old version of MIUI on Redmi 5A. I did backup from setting then I copied to my PC and installed new MiUI fastboot ROM after unlocking but now when I'm trying to restore, everything is getting restored except Apps and it's data. I really need those apps because it...

I have plans to go back to a locked bootloader once Android 12 is final. I have an older Pixel 2 XL and I was wondering if it would be possible to copy all apps data and settings to the older pixel then restore them back to the 5 after the bootloader relocking. I was originally going to do the...

I'm currently on the stock Android 8 ROM. I'm planning to go back to the Android 6 ROM. Does anyone know whether there is still a method to achieve this? Is there a way for me to backup all apps + their data and restore everything in the new ROM? Not sure whether I need to be rooted before a...

I've replaced my broken phone (with the same model as the previous one), reinstalled TWRP on it, and now I want to restore my last backup. However, it is not working. I have the following files on the SD card in the TWRP/BACKUPS directory: . └── ZY22C3QCR5 └──...

I have a couple of apps that take a very long time to configure; unfortunately, they don't have any ways to backup their settings. The same holds true for saving game progress. I'm looking for an app that allows me to backup/restore any app's "appdata" either on the same Android device or...