1. How to make your first backup WITHOUT root:
Before beginning, you need to setup your ADB and have your device detected. You must also running Android version 4.0 and above. Also, make sure you have a file manager installed.
Before beginning, you need to setup your ADB and have your device detected. You must also running Android version 4.0 and above. Also, make sure you have a file manager installed.
- Connect your device and make sure its listed with the following command: adb devices
- Run a FULL backup with the following command: adb backup -f FullBackup.ab -apk -all
- This will create a “package” called “FullBackup.ab” on the current location in your command prompt. This is your backup package.
- Now you can root your phone.
- Once finished rooting, insert the “FullBackup.ab” package on your sdcard
- Hit the menu button and look for “Extract from ADB backup” option. This will prompt you to search for the file. Use the file manager that you installed earlier and navigate to the directory and select the FullBackup.ab file.
- Now restore like as if the backup was made with Titanium Backup. Don’t forget to make a fresh copy of the backup using Titanium Backup. You’re Done!
(ripped from Titaniumbackup knowledge base)
If someone would do this with a brand new unmolested device, it would make an adb backup we could all use rooted or not using adb restore.
