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best simplest back up software

  • 04-05-2011 4:39pm
    #1
    seanin4711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,202 ✭✭✭


    Ihave cyanogen mod 7 stable and want to update to 7.0.4 or whatever is the latest stable version.
    I don't want to go through the whole start from scratch again.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    This or this.
    Thems the two most people wil use.

    Don't forget to do a nandroid backup in ClockworkMod, just in case.


  • #3
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    +1 for Titanium backup


  • #4
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭ongarite


    seanin4711 wrote: »
    Ihave cyanogen mod 7 stable and want to update to 7.0.4 or whatever is the latest stable version.
    I don't want to go through the whole start from scratch again.
    Thanks

    No need to wipe when updating from CM7 to the latest version. All your apps and settings will be kept when updating the ROM.

    No need for MyBackup Root or Titanium too on CM7. As its an AOSP based ROM, all your apps and settings are backed up to Google servers and will be downloaded automatically when you re-install from scratch.


  • #5
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    No need to use any backup at all, just use the built-in google backup! Worked perfectly for me, restored all my apps and settings. This definitely wins as the simplest.

    Note that it does not actually back your apps up, just a list of what you have installed. When restoring it will go to market and download all the apps you had. Thus it won't restore non-market apps.

    Nandroid backups etc are only needed for developers messing aroudn with custom roms. Google backup is fine for 99% of people.


  • #6
    MiCr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    standard google backup doesn't restore text messages


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  • #7
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,572 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I just use the google cloud myself (my phone autodownloads apps when I install a fresh ROM).
    For SMS, I use SMS Backup & Restore.
    For bookmarks, I use Bookmark Sort & Backup.

    I'm usually up and running about 15 mins after changing my ROM.


  • #8
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    MiCr0 wrote: »
    standard google backup doesn't restore text messages

    Oops, yes you are correct. That was the only thing I missed after restore tbh.


  • #9
    MiCr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    i use go sms pro for both my sms app and to do backup/restore - it works very well and will do delta backups and settings backups too
    it'll even send them to your email address :-)


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