Sometimes there will need to reset our smartphones for different reasons, such as, for example due to blocking problems, the flash ROM of custom and so on. So we all can understand that to save the data on your device is something of vital importance not to lose it all every time you need to reset it very well.
According to a statistic that my friend was conducted personally, I’ve noticed that most people prefer to save the SMS and the user dictionary every time you need to make a backup , so today we will tell you how to do that and more with a simple guide.
Firstly, we must know that you can perform two types of backup which are Backup System or Data Backupand Applications .
1) System Backup – Backup nandroid
The backup system is an operation to backup and save in your phone’s SD or the whole system as it is. It is very useful especially if you want to have the original ROM after you have a custom ROM installed. This backup system is also called as nandroid Backup. Nandroid Backup usually used by developers of ROM in order to save the whole image of the operating system. Later on, this function was made available to all Android’s user. However, you must have a permission to root and a modified recovery ( Recovery ClockworkMod ) on your smartphone. If you only have the root permission but not have a modified recovery, you can download ROM Manager from the Market (widget at the bottom). Once the application have starts, choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery and wait for the procedure end.
>> Click here to download a rom manager from android marketplace for free
How does the nandroid Backup ? It ‘simple. You just have to put your smartphone into a recovery mode and select backup and restore. Then, select backup if you want to save the image of the operating system, restore the other hand if you want to restore it.
By the time you made a backup, you create a folder within the SD of your smartphone, called ClockworkMod Backup and marked the date and time in which you have performed. For example, if you make a backup on February 12, 2012 at 13:40 and 50 seconds to restore it just go to recovery , select backup and restore , then restore , and select the folder ClockworkMod Backup 2012-02-12.13.40.50 . Nothing could be that simple. Here’s a video demonstration.
2) Backup Data and Applications – Titanium Backup and MyBackup
As for backing up data and applications? There are two apps to the rescue which are the Titanium Backup and MyBackup . First, the Titanium Backup is best suited for backup and restore applications and requires some necessarily permission for the root , while the second one, MyBackup is better suited for backup and restore data and do not necessarily require permission for the root .
- Titanium Backup
Various options are available to customize back up applications on your device root. You will be able to program the backup, so that it can be carried out automatically after a predetermined period of time by the user, or again, it is possible to get in the batch mode, to select all the various operations of backup you want to play, or again, you can program the deletion of backups that are too old.
Here’s a video demonstration and a widgets for download application, executable only, remember, by phone with root.
>>Click here to download titanium backup app free edition from android marketplace
>>Click here to download titanium backup pro edition from android marketplace
- MyBackup
For backup and restore of data is indicated MyBackup, which is you can save SMS, phone book, dictionary, calendar, system settings and much more. Once you start the application and choose everything you want to backup, you can safely make, for example, a reset to factory settings, or, change ROM, and then perform the restore of all data. These data can be saved on both SD and network, and also once backed up, this can not be restored on another device if you install the free version of MyBackup . With the Pro version, however, this and other interesting features will be unlocked.
Note – With MyBackup you can also back up applications and application data. The difference between MyBackup and Titanium Backup is that it does not require root , so it can be used on devices to the ” factory “, while the second requires the root and then it is advisable for all those devices ” no factory “. Here is a demonstration video and widgets to download the application from the Market.
>>click here to download MyBackup apps from android marketplace
>>click here to download MyBackup Pro apps from android marketplace
I hope I was clear enough in this guide and it will be a guide especially to those who have just approached the world Android or those who will soon do so.
