Guest alex_hk90 Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 As the title says, I'm looking for a way of saving all my settings (particularly messages/SMS and the configuration of my home screens) before doing a full wipe (to install a new ROM) and restoring them afterwards so it is set up as it was before. I tried using Titanium Backup, which was good for apps and some settings, but didn't do my SMS or home screens. Obviously nandroid does everything, but can it be used for just restoring settings and not the ROM as well? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :unsure:
Guest BashyUK Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 As the title says, I'm looking for a way of saving all my settings (particularly messages/SMS and the configuration of my home screens) before doing a full wipe (to install a new ROM) and restoring them afterwards so it is set up as it was before. I tried using Titanium Backup, which was good for apps and some settings, but didn't do my SMS or home screens. Obviously nandroid does everything, but can it be used for just restoring settings and not the ROM as well? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :unsure: In CM recovery there's an advanced restore option where you can select just data, although I'd only use that if you're going from the same base ROM to another, Sense-Sense same base version or a v1.2 from a v1.1 of a dev's ROM alternatively, you can definitely restore home screen data via TB, isn't it HTC desktop or something like that? As for SMS, 'SMS Backup and Restore' is a v straightforward app in the Market and many other similar ones too, Mybackup Pro etc.
Guest bpivk Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 I'm using Mybackup from RerWare and it's great. The only thing I don't like is the contacts restore function because it breaks my contacts sync with google so I avoid it.
Guest alex_hk90 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 In CM recovery there's an advanced restore option where you can select just data, although I'd only use that if you're going from the same base ROM to another, Sense-Sense same base version or a v1.2 from a v1.1 of a dev's ROM Yeah, I thought that might be the case. It's more for going across different types of ROMs that I do a full wipe. alternatively, you can definitely restore home screen data via TB, isn't it HTC desktop or something like that? I did the batch operation for "Backup all user apps + system data" and then restored using "Restore missing apps + all system data" and that didn't seem to do it. As for SMS, 'SMS Backup and Restore' is a v straightforward app in the Market and many other similar ones too, Mybackup Pro etc. I'll have a look at that, thanks. :unsure: It would be nice if one app (like Titanium) was able to do everything though. I'm using Mybackup from RerWare and it's great. The only thing I don't like is the contacts restore function because it breaks my contacts sync with google so I avoid it. Do you use that in conjunction with Titanium or does that do everything (apps, settings, SMS, home screens)?
Guest M Brouns Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) [double post] Edited January 4, 2011 by M Brouns
Guest M Brouns Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 best options - All apps and data (if your rom was okay before the wipe): Nandroid backup and restore (through Clockwork) - Backup/restore option for homescreen is possible if you use AppLauncher Pro - Backup/restore of all SMS, MMS and voicecalls is best done using SMS Backup from Jan Berkel. It stores all data in your Google (gmail/calendar) and uses tags/metadata to preserve the context (originator, time, duration, etc) Used it a million times and is fast and flawless and... support is also great. - Apps and their resp data can best be backed up and restored using Titanium Backup
Guest bpivk Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Do you use that in conjunction with Titanium or does that do everything (apps, settings, SMS, home screens)? I don't use it to restore my apps because I manually install them so I can't comment about that. But it can do everything. I use it mostly for settings, home screen and SMS. I hate using a bunch of programs so I have to say that this is one of the only programs I use to restore everything. Edited January 4, 2011 by bpivk
Guest alex_hk90 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 best options - All apps and data (if your rom was okay before the wipe): Nandroid backup and restore (through Clockwork) - Backup/restore option for homescreen is possible if you use AppLauncher Pro - Backup/restore of all SMS, MMS and voicecalls is best done using SMS Backup from Jan Berkel. It stores all data in your Google (gmail/calendar) and uses tags/metadata to preserve the context (originator, time, duration, etc) Used it a million times and is fast and flawless and... support is also great. - Apps and their resp data can best be backed up and restored using Titanium Backup Thanks for the info on SMS Backup. Will try that if MyBackup doesn't do it all. I don't use it to restore my apps because I manually install them so I can't comment about that. But it can do everything. I use it mostly for settings, home screen and SMS. I hate using a bunch of programs so I have to say that this is one of the only programs I use to restore everything. Coincidentally, I just read a news item on xda-devs about MyBackup Root which sounds ideal (claims to be able to do all settings and apps). I'll try it out and post back when I have some time.
Guest bpivk Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the info on SMS Backup. Will try that if MyBackup doesn't do it all. Coincidentally, I just read a news item on xda-devs about MyBackup Root which sounds ideal (claims to be able to do all settings and apps). I'll try it out and post back when I have some time.That's the app. Only I use the pro app but it's the same except for the web backup option which is IMHO useless because you don't get a lot of space. Edited January 4, 2011 by bpivk
Guest alex_hk90 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 Coincidentally, I just read a news item on xda-devs about MyBackup Root which sounds ideal (claims to be able to do all settings and apps). I'll try it out and post back when I have some time. I just tried MyBackup Root and it does everything I was looking for. :unsure:
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