[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
Use of this limited root for data app backup and restore / no use for system apps

Update Ti or He :

Both web servers work.

Both cloud features may work if your on 4g or fast wifi. But GD uploading is slow no matter what

Use Drive AutoSync & ignore the following.

Path issues with Ti: Seems copying from emulated to legacy is not allow w/o root.

Not sure what the final solution is but here is what you don't want to do:

Move the bu folder from windows 7 to the phone.

Run Ti. IT finds no folder (cause it is in /storage/emulated/0/ but it will use nothing that is not in /storage/emulated/legacy/)

and creates its own.

You point it to your folder and it says: copy 408 files to "its" folder?

Your folder disappears and its is empty.

Temporary solution: use He.

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I am sure (edit now) Ti cannot even be used w/ GdriveSync. There were duplication of directories--maybe caused by the path issues.

Use OTG only as a backup destination. TiBU needs the source to be on SD (emulated/legacy only) for our case here.

I just ran TiBU for 45 min, backing up all data apps to my OTG drive. The root rights to read last much longer, once the app gets rights, than the ~12 min write rights. Yet a single restore would fit too. Just verified TiBU restore abilities of data/user apps for 10 min.

I did another backup/restore session after I flashed (RSD) back to fix a corruption. All my apps took 45 minutes to restore. It was a nightmare using AFT, it cannot keep track of changed folder names. So much for the next warning.

I need to edit this now.

WARNING do not perform a large TiBU restore (or any other root write operation) lasting longer than 10 min would surely fail

And possibly brick you? - unlikely as WP is on, just don't choose any system app backup or restores in TiBU, yet if a data app restore fails then a safeboot may allow you to recover

UPdate you are in doo doo with AFT, it just will not recognize folders you make for TB. Time to get that (find) charging OTG adapter!!!!

Time for a VM app to run windows 7 on my Mac.

BTW always choose to backup all user apps ONLY. If you get system data in your folder TB may mess up and you will need to reset the phone.

Do not navigate away from the Ti screen during the backup operations as app root rights cease after about 12 min. Reboot and get fresh root access for a restore, but I think app rights and write rights are the same, about 12 min.

No need to bother with busybox for TiBU or much else but BB does work for the read period too.

For restoring all your data apps choose the batch scenario: all apps w/data and be sure to check exclude system apps.

I am so disappointed that OTG backups go well while restores bomb out. You must get the TB folder to your SD to run a large restore. GOBackup to OTG bombs out too WIP...

The following may be addressed if you let Ti create the folder then rename it as you like also Solid Explorer handles files better than Root Explorer. With AutoSync you do not have to mess with the finicky legacy folder.

Also pointing TB to the needed folder is a pain, the detection never works for me.

When you reset the phone, and you will have to move all the apps to SD with AFT (AFT, the other way to get files to a Mac, is such a POS! Not updated for ~3 years now, come on Google).

BTW

Be carefull of using a 64 gb stick to start backing up with OTG and finishing passed the 32 GB level! It can become unusable (on the phone)

TiBU makes all the difference on our phone! I just let play update my favorite browser and the new Maxthon tablet is crap and the updated play services does not ask for consent to remove Kinguser, all fixed by Ti.