Can anyone use the protect backups feature in Titanium Backup Pro?
Not sure if this should go in Apps, Gnex, or Sprint Gnex. Please move if incorrect.
I cannot use the protect backup feature (short press on a specific TiB backup, choose "protect"). Get "Sorry, the operation failed". Several hours of searching forums and the web only led me to one other user who tweeted problem to the developer. Nothing in forums. I emailed the developer a bug report and tweeted the same thing several weeks ago. No response and subsequent updates have the same problem.
This leads me to believe no one else is having the problem or no one uses the feature. Any want to try and post results?
It works on my Touchpad running CM9 (i.e. ICS). Trying to avoid doing another wipe and restore. The Google Wallet insecure element problem has me freaked out even with the preventative steps.
Makes it a pain because I like to protect backups of certain apps that have gotten worse with an update. This keeps my "good" backup from being overwritten when my schedule runs.
Stock Sprint ICS ROM, unlocked, rooted. Thanks.
Last edited by mycroftholmes; June 29th, 2012 at 06:52 PM.
Reason: punctuation in title
Thanks jackdubl. Now I know it isn't something I did but a bug.
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Originally Posted by GandalfTehGray
I've never used this feature before, why not make a backup of the app on the computer and just not worry about it?
That works and is what I do for a stopgap but as jackdubl said, once you have used this feature anything else just seems inefficient. TiB w/scheduled Dropbox sync yields local, PC, & cloud backups to all the app versions I want to keep w/o much thought or "manual" labor.
If we still had ability to detach apps from the Play Store it wouldn't matter for me (TiB can't help that from what I've read). Really only have been using it to revert to the last GO SMS Pro version that allowed local SMS backup. Sometimes I forget and hit update all.
On my old phone with little space, I protected smaller versions of apps for reversion.
I have the same problem on my Nexus 7 and VZW Galaxy Nexus phone, both on 4.2.1, although I don't think the OS level is important. I queried support at Titanium Backup about it, and they quickly responded with a proposed solution, which offered some insight into the problem, but hasn't worked for me.
I repeat it here only because I think they are right about the problem occurring on devices that have an "internal sdcard", and it might stimulate some more ideas leading to a real solution.
Here is the core of their response, verbatim:
"Some devices don't support the "read-only" attribute for files on their storage area, which is why you are getting this error. Its a filesystem limitation on some devices that have an "internal sd card" which emulates FAT filesystem, but without offering the "read-only" attributes for files.
The simple solution, if you're rooted, is as follows:
1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions and make sure you have mounted the file system r/w.
2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />
4. Save the changes to the file.
5. Restart your tablet."
I carefully followed their instructions, but didn't see any change in behavior on my Nexus 7. I wrote to them again, and am awaiting another response. If anyone else tries it, I hope you will post back here with your results, good or bad.
The Following User Says Thank You to vicw For This Useful Post:
Hey guys, I've moved your thread for you to the all-things-root area for Sprint (since the OP's phone is on Sprint).
Cheers!
That's fine, but it should be noted, that this isn't a Sprint issue. I have the identical problem on my VZW Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 7. It looks to be a problem with Android devices that have SDcard storage configured within internal memory vs. Titanium Backup.
The Following User Says Thank You to vicw For This Useful Post:
That's fine, but it should be noted, that this isn't a Sprint issue. I have the identical problem on my VZW Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 7. It looks to be a problem with Android devices that have SDcard storage configured within internal memory vs. Titanium Backup.
Duly noted .
Yeah, I had to move it somewhere and it was/is root-related and since the OP's device is on Sprint, that was my thought process.
We might be getting a forum more appropriate to house non-device specific issues like this. I'll try to keep this thread in mind when/if that happens .
Can anyone use the protect backups feature in Titanium Backup Pro?
