[TIP] How to backup SMS/MMS and Call Log automatically with Titanium Backup

Xruptor · March 22nd, 2012, 02:33 PM

Hey all!

I came across this really simple to use guide by Razor02097 on the incredibleforum.com forums.

Simply put it's a step by step guide on how to setup your Titanium Backup to automatically backup your SMS/MMS and even your Call Log (read further down the thread) based on a schedule you provide.

Neat right?!

How to automatically backup your SMS/MMS messages with Titanium Backup (Rooted Users)

Here is a Titanium Backup howto by Tweebee:

Titanium Backup How-To

[CONTACTS/CALLS] Contacts Storage 2.2 - this stores Call History
[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage 2.2 - this stores SMS/Text Messages
[BOOKMARKS] Internet 2.2 - this stores the brower's settings and bookmarks

Quote:

Open app drawer
Open Titanium Backup
Press the menu radio button
Select "Filters"
At the bottom press the "Create label" button
Name your label whatever you want
Press the "Add/Remove elements _" button
Check the "[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage 2.2" checkbox (if you want call log then select "[CONTACTS/CALLS] Contacts Storage 2.2" also)
Press the "OK" button
Press the "Save" button
Press the back radio button
Select the "Schedules" tab
Press the "Add new schedule" button located at the bottom
On the schedule that just appeared press the "Edit" button
On the top combo box select the arrow to pull down the menu. Select the "Backup all system data" option
On the next combo box that says "No filtering", click the arrow to pull down a menu. You should see your label you created. Select your label.
Select the time you want your backup to take place
Select the days you want your backup to take place
Press the "Save" button
Check the "Enabled" check box to enable your schedule
Now Titanium Backup will automatically backup your messages at the specified time and day or days.

Xruptor · May 26th, 2012, 11:39 AM

Updated as I forgot to put the information on how to also backup the call log

2008mustang · June 4th, 2012, 08:29 AM

Question, how do I restore those SMS, call log, etc after I've reflashed a different rom?

cwhatever · June 4th, 2012, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2008mustang

Question, how do I restore those SMS, call log, etc after I've reflashed a different rom?

you would just go to that in titanium and restore the data, not the app, is a system app and might be different on another rom.

Xruptor · June 4th, 2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2008mustang

Question, how do I restore those SMS, call log, etc after I've reflashed a different rom?

Pretty much what cwhatever said. All you have to do is load TB and scroll down the list to whatever you set to backup, like from this list in green.

Quote:

[CONTACTS/CALLS] Contacts Storage 2.2 - this stores Call History
[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage 2.2 - this stores SMS/Text Messages
[BOOKMARKS] Internet 2.2 - this stores the brower's settings and bookmarks

Then just click on it and select restore data only. That's pretty much it.

Grouch · June 8th, 2012, 02:18 PM

How do you restore from drop box?
Copy the backed up files into the TitaniumBackup folder?
It wants to overwrite?
How to you tell Titanium to 'restore from dropbox' or from a local folder other than the default one?

Found answer here, but this restores everything, so you would have to remove the parts you did not want to restore: http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb/titanium-backup-technical-faq.html#how-restore-backups-dropbox-if-sd-card-fail-or-stolen

Grouch · June 8th, 2012, 03:23 PM

When I restore SMS, data only, it causes the con.android.phone error to pop every 5 seconds or so.

cwhatever · June 8th, 2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grouch

How do you restore from drop box?
Copy the backed up files into the TitaniumBackup folder?
It wants to overwrite?
How to you tell Titanium to 'restore from dropbox' or from a local folder other than the default one?

Found answer here, but this restores everything, so you would have to remove the parts you did not want to restore: Titanium Backup Technical FAQ | Titanium Track

you have to manually take the folder from drop box and place it on sd card or take out those data parts and place them into the titanium folder,or save the whole backup and then use it or don't use drop box. i love drop box and i have the same problems with certain things, so i just hook up to usb and save to pc then just copy back to phone when needed.

and if not then use sms backup from market.

j61101 · August 22nd, 2012, 12:13 AM

Thanks worked on my TU