Backup & Restore App

[neil154]

I have a Droid Bionic and I just rooted it if that makes any difference.

I wouldlike your suggestions on the best app to backup my apps and app data and system apps and data and if possible all my widgets.

I would like a simple way of being able to recover from a crash or factory reset and have the phone as close to the way it was when I did a backup as possible.

 

[valorian]

Use Titanium backup.

 

[neil154]

Do I need the pro version for my goal or is the free version adequate for my simple purpose. Did you try any other apps for this purpose?

 

[valorian]

I use the free titanium back to back up individual apps.

You should also use ROM manager. ROM Manager can do a complete backup into one file. This file can be restored to put the phone exactly the way it was if you phone ever becomes unusable. ROM manager will backup every last bite of data that is on the phone.

 

[neil154]

I guess I still am confused. If I were to use ROM manager then why would I use Titanium backup?

 

[valorian]

In case you decide to install a different ROM. When installing new ROMs you need to do a complete wipe so you will loose all your apps. After installing the new ROM you can use Titanium backup to restore your individual apps.

You cannot restore individual apps with ROM manager, only a complete system restore.

 

[emerilnut]

Ti Backup comes in handy when you only need to restore certain things. Not all of your restores will be disaster recovery type. Sometimes you might also go to a new device and only want restore specific apps with data.

ROM Manager is a huge single file. It's more suited to full restore if the device totally bricks, or you get a replacement unit and you want the phone exactly as it was.

 

[neil154]

Thanks for the follow up. I have installed ROM manager (even though I do not expect to install a custom ROM). I then clicked on "Manage and Restore Backups" after installing another Clockwork app but I then only seem to get a screen with "Manage and Restore Backups" at the top of the screen but nothing else seems to happen, any advise?

 

[valorian]

Thanks for the follow up. I have installed ROM manager (even though I do not expect to install a custom ROM). I then clicked on "Manage and Restore Backups" after installing another Clockwork app but I then only seem to get a screen with "Manage and Restore Backups" at the top of the screen but nothing else seems to happen, any advise?

You have to do the "Backup Current ROM" first before you will see anything in the "Manage and Restore Backups" section. Once you do the Backup current ROM you will see your backup in the Manage and Restore Backups.

 

[neil154]

I did click on "Backup current ROM" and when I did my Bionic rebooted (don't know if that is what is suppose to happen) and then I clicked on "Manage and Restore Backups" but again I only get the next screen with a title at top and nothing happens,

 

[valorian]

I did click on "Backup current ROM" and when I did my Bionic rebooted (don't know if that is what is suppose to happen) and then I clicked on "Manage and Restore Backups" but again I only get the next screen with a title at top and nothing happens,

Hmm.. not sure what is going on then. You could try booting into recovery to go a backup. What recovery are you using?

 

[neil154]

I have a standard ROM and have not done anything about recovery. How do I boot into recovery?

 

[neil154]

I tried "Reboot into Recovery" but my Bionic just reboots and everything looks the same. I saw something which said if it does not boot into recovery (Which I assume it is not) then I could shut down and the start with a certain set of keys pressed but it did not say what key so I would appreciate some help so I can create a nandroid backup.

 

[XenonMazi]

Hey there. I don't know if you found an app that works for you, but I thought I could just leave my suggestion. I use MyBackup Pro. You can use the demo version (of course it doesn't give you full access), but after trying it out for about a week I decided to buy it. I think it cost me 5$, but I think it was totally worth it. It gives you some online space but of course, depending on your phone and the amount of content, it's not enough. You also have the option of backing up locally (SD card). What I do is back up about 3 or 4 times a month, and then saving that back up on my computer. You can also buy more space online, but if you're consistent with your local back ups, you won't need it.

This app backs up everything, except app data (user settings, configurations, etc, etc).

Data:
Contacts
Call Log
Bookmarks
SMS
MMS
System Settings
Android Home
Alarms
Dictionary
Calendar
Music Playlist
APNs

Media:
Apps
Photos
Music
Videos

Like I said before, if you're consistent with your local back ups, you don't need to back up your photos, music and videos. Just your apps.

Now this app truly works. I had my phone stolen once, and I was able to bring my new one up to speed. So it was as if my phone was never stolen. I also factory reset my phone once and was able to get back to normal quick.

I love this app and I've recommended it to a lot of people.

 

[neil154]

Thanks for the reply. I started using MyBackup Root which seems essentially the same as the paid app that you are using except no backup space on web which is fine with me since zi don'ttrust having my information in cyber space.

It looks to me that contrary to your posting app data is backed up in addition to the apps.