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Backup and Restore - contacts etc

  • 15-04-2012 12:28pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I need to do a wipe and restore on my phone again - usually I use MyBackupPro but it does not do exactly what I need. It kinda does too much. When it backs up my contacts - it backs up thousands of them. I have a few hundred contracts which are all correct as the contacts in my gamil account. I just want it so that its linked to their facebook, twitter, whatsapp etc etc. Every time I do this it seems to take me ages to get it back to the way I want it. What is the best way to backup my address book the way it is now and restore it exactly that way?

    Also, Usually I do not bother backing up my apps I just reinstall them, but some like Whatsapp I want to keep my old messages. Last time I did back up the app but the messages were not there when I restored.

    How do you guys do it and what is the best way to do this?
    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    DRose1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 265 ✭✭DRose1


    It's annoying how in the play market, you cannot batch select apps to re-install.

    I installed new firmware yesterday and didn't bother using Titanium etc to backup my apps; I had to individually download everyone of my apps from the market again and really, there should be a much easier solution provided by google for this...


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    With contacts it should be a no work jobbie. As soon as you connect your google account and turn on sync they should all return exactly as they were.


    Regarding whatsapp etc, afaik messages are kept in a shared system cache so backing up any messaging app and its data wont keep the messages, you need to perform a separate sms backup(there are a few ways, you can do it file or gmail or other).


    Titanium Backup Pro is crucial for this kind of stuff. Best value for money app on the market, period.


  • #4
    flugel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭flugel


    Do people use Google backup?

    I know when I last flashed a rom on my phone, well over a year ago, the thinking was not to do a Google backup as it slows the phone down?

    Did / does it remember all the apps you've downloaded, and if you wipe your phone, log back onto Google Play it would download all the apps you had already installed?


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