yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ChazzMatt:
Well, he now CHANGED it so it doesn't even show anything there. Now back to the topic...

Also, not like he was a recognized dev on XDA. Has very few posts, so was possible he had made some kind of mistake and there was malware but unintentional. No, here wasn't malware -- but an explanation needed, and WILL ALWAYS BE NEEDED when 29 out of 60 trusted malware detectors show something is there when a relative XDA newbie posts. OK?

No one has to apologize for asking, and he's now fixed it so defcom 4 alarms don't go off.

Not sure why people are keeping this part of the discussion alive -- but I'm happy to keep repeating the point over and over for those who don't understand no apologies from the users are needed and in fact the op apologized and FIXED the file. There were no accusations, just very valid questions.

This is a great tool and I'm glad it's been made available. Going to try it out on my days off.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nikhilsnigam:
I am getting the same except I dont see any backup happening on the pc folder where the tool is.

Just the twrp screen thats it.

Any help?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nnjimmy59:
I have the same problem. No backup anywhere I can find.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
[MENTION=6216886]dexbyte[/MENTION] Is it possible to add more options to the tool? Like for MTK devices. Some use the custpack partition which is as crucial as the system in regular android phones. Thanks, tool works well.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Steph310:
Perfect!

Must have tool!

All perfectly works for me, thanks for this nice work!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nikhilsnigam:
can you elaborate the steps?

for few of us backups didn't happen.

it just stays on twrp screen. ADB is installed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Not much to the steps.

Reboot to TWRP-3.1.0-0.

Connect the device to the PC.

Open up the tool.

Select Backup from phone (option 5).

It should either ask for a confirmation or start the backup process.

NOTE: For option 5, you need to select what is backed up before in the backup menu.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nikhilsnigam:
did exactly as you said still nothing. Just stays on twrp screen
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Open command window, connect the device to the PC and type

adb pull /tmp/recovery.log

then upload for us to check it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nikhilsnigam:
Here

I just checked with other 2 phones. it worked.

But is not working with oneplus X.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nikhilsnigam:
The backups are being saved on phone only and not on the pc.

Tried all options. Every backup is saved to phone storage.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
I'm not seeing anything unusual but I don't trust my eyes tho. Maybe try using another TWRP 3.1 or ask your developer about it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmacher:
You all have to install proper drivers for each phone on your PC and connect it while in Android and run some adb commands to give the permissions, I think then this will work flawlessly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kozmo21:
Can you or anyone post logs of working backup to computer? It would be nice to have something to compare to.

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dexbyte:
I don't have any MKT device with me, maybe you can help me out with its details and I will try to implement it on my tool. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Sure. I'll send a PM.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nighthawk696969:
Hi, thanks for the usefull console app, seems to be working fine on my S6 G920F.

The only thing that seems to not be working is the 5th option (Backup From Phone (GUI)).

It runs and completes, but then i cant find my files anywhere!

The other options seems to be working fine, although i havent tried to restore.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] angeltea4:
I am sorry to say this but I feel this feature has only been added to TWRP just to monetize it coz this feature is not completely developed and full of bugs. It caused me a huge loss one time coz i relied on the backup which doesn't work and you still say it is in development. It's not that you shouldn't monetize your project but at least do the extra effort that's needed!! I would like hear what you have to say about this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tibiti:
What do you mean monetise it? He didn't ask for any money anywhere as far as I know..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] letsflyak:
maybe dumb question but where does the backup get stored? (ran full backup on windows). It seems I cant find it on either the phone or my computer
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
It's on the PC in the TWRP tool backup as backup.ab. If it isn't there then that means it doesn't work for your device as the first post said.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bryantjopplin:
I wonder is adb root disable-verity has to be added before the commands sent for some phones?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bryantjopplin:
Well I have it working on GNEX 3.1.0 TWRP, S4 3.1.0 LOKI'ED TWRP. My N6 that is encrypted does not work. Have to test other devices. BTW only got this working correctly from recovery. From android is not.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
I see you made your own version of this tool with extra options. Nice :).

Did you have to do this to get it working, the backup I mean.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bryantjopplin:
I did get it working but not on all devices. And only from twrp, not from android itself. Samsung S4 AICP 7.1.1 with twrp 3.1.0 worked, Galaxy Nexus 7 Lineage 14.1 with twrp 3.1.0 worked. Next trying Nexus 7 7.1.1 with twrp 3.1.0 and HP Touchpad Evervolv 7.1.1 with twrp 3.1.0. My encypted Nexus 6 with Pure Nexus 7.0 did not work. My HTC and LG G4 doesn't have twrp and am not looking to mess with them haha. So these are really my only test bed for everything.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aaron74:
[MENTION=6216886]dexbyte[/MENTION]

Thanks for this tool!

PM sent! Hope you like!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] starcms:
Does anyone have it working on a Nexus 6? I saw the above comments. Mine is unencrypted, but still no go. "Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation..."

I'm starting to think it's an issue with only some device's TWRP. Maybe twrp 3.1.0-1 for some devices is coming in the near future.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dexbyte:
You'll need to be in the recovery for it to work cos it a TWRP Backup Tool. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nefescalanadam:
Still cant fix for "Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation..." problem
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] knox420:
Thanks for the tool, feels like I've been waiting for this a long time.

I can't restore my backups from PC, though. Always running into the same error: "Unable to find file system (first period)."

Please see this post for the full explanation (trying to avoid double post).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
you need to copy adb files from adb program that you install on your computer or put twrp backup tool on your adb folder that you install

---------- Post added at 09:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

same problem here ,but these tool work only with twrp 3.1 and maybe there is problem
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ezcheez:
If you're using Minimal ADB and Fastboot, this worked for me.

It took a while to find where the backup files were. I knew that it was working because my computer's drive was filling up.

It was in this address for me: C:\Users\*your name*\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Twrp had a problem with the restore, they fixed it so get your dev to update or build it yourself.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
yes man now i known ...i port 3.1.0+ for my device and work backup and restore via pc
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Nando_aot:
The backup file is created but it just has 1kb, the connection between phone and computer is working.. using twrp 3.1.0-1
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Does the restore feature work for anyone using the latest twrp 3.1.1-0?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
There is bug on twrp ...try to port to last and i think that work ...on my cubot dinosaur that i have before i porting recovery and worked restore from pc , recovery was 3.1.0
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Yes I do have the latest recovery but the restore just wasn't working. I'll try it again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
Hmmm can you upload twrp recovery wich u flashed on your mobile and send the link on my inbox or here ,i cee if i can help you ,and ofcourse name and system model of yor device

Email : skindogg_@hotmail.com
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Everything should be right here: https://twrp.me/devices/alcatelpopctwo.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
ok i will check that now

tell me it is mt6572? yes or no

if system model is that i can make
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
MT6572 yes. System model?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
ok ok here i prepare recovery wait

ok here is recovery designed ,i dont have that device and i think that the recovery need to work if dont work tell me after fllash
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Great.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
i dont have that device anymore ...after trying tell me if they work
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koekoek91:
Hi guys

I just made a backup to my PC using the tool and that seems to have worked fine. There is a backup file made which is about 2.5gb.

Now I was trying to restore it via PC, but this doesn't seem to be working.

This is the text im getting in TWRP:

command is: 'adbrestore' and there is no value

Wiping System

Formatting System using make_ext4fs . . .

Restoring System . . .

[System done (1 seconds)]

TWRP still seems to be doing something but its been going for longer than an hour (usually restoring a backup just takes a few minutes).

I have tried hard resetting my phone and it boots back into TWRP. When I choose to reboot to system it says ''No OS Installed''.

It seems that the back up process I did earlier also created a backup to my phone (if possible)?

When I select it to attempt to restore it from within my phone there is no option to select partitions to restore, so this backup is probably useless?

I have another backup that I made with TWRP from within my phone earlier today, so I won't have any trouble recovering my phone.

I was just playing around with this tool to see if it would work. Im just wondering why the restoring process isn't working correctly?

Im on a Sony Xperia XZ android 7.1.1 using latest TWRP 3.1.1

Any help would be appreciated :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
no first you cant restore when you running on android ,that tool designed to work over recovery so boot in recovery connect your phone with pc and try ,if restore dosent start problem is at recovery 100% . you need to port another verzion of twrp

i forget to tell you that when you are on android you can make backup (over gui) but restore work only when you are on recovery conected with the phone ,on my that tool work perfekt i play with 1 and 6 .

if you dont known how to make recovery for ur phone contakt me at my email wich i post on #82 .
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koekoek91:
I had my phone connected to my PC the whole time and i .was in recovery the whole time

The restore starts fine, but it gets stuck in the restoring process. I waited longer than an hour but the process never finishes.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
ok then ,its abut your twrp version

what kind op phone u have mtk or samsung
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koekoek91:
I have a Sony Xperia XZ F8331.

I will try today with TWRP 3.1.0 and see if it works on that TWRP version.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
i dont have xperience on that device but for mtk i can make recovery that will work with restore
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koekoek91:
I don't know what is mtk?

No need to do anything yet bro.

I have just flashed TWRP 3.1.0 and I'm gonna try backup and restore right now.

Will report back soon if changing to previous TWRP version made a difference;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koekoek91:
[MENTION=6966128]Ngadhnjim[/MENTION] I've just tried to backup and restore on TWRP 3.1.0-0.

Backup seems to work fine... a backup file with a size of aproximately 2.55gb was created ( I named it Duality and you can see the file on my PC screenshot).

But again restoring process doesn't work well. I made some pictures of the process in TWRP with my mom's old Samsung Galaxy S... hope its visible enough lol :p

I made one picture of the backup that I think was created on my phone.... it doesn't have any partition to select to restore.

So now i've restored an older backup to restore my phone.

Will wait for your response ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ngadhnjim:
to restore try to mount all partitions on recovery and than open backup tool for pc and pres restore i dont known wich nr. is i cant remember 6 or 7 and write your backup name and pres enter proces must continue automaticlly if dosent you need to change twrp recovery...look to port new ,sorry i cant port for other phones i dont known i known only for mtk but now i see what can we do.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] David_2016:
There is a Linux version and a Windows version and both seemed to work fine...

Thank you for the apps - will update on the success of the Windows version with an encrypted root.

Does it require a rooted device to be decrypted?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] doublematteo:
Hi! Thanks! I also use this phone manager to backup my android files. However, this one works for Windows only.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] maeckesz:
Backup Tool Restore

Hey guys,

i got the same error like koekoek91.

Now i'd like to extract the Backup file.

But i dont't know which kind of file type it is.

It seems not to be an android backup (.ab) because i cant exctract with abe.jar:

How to extract, create or edit android adb backups

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34586491#post34586491

This does not workl for me, because the fileheader is different to the standard .ab files.

i appreciate your help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] adammohammed2014:
thanks man
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] complicazio:
I tried to back up but this error came out "createTarFork process ended with erroe: 255".

Xiaomi redmi 3 pro Miui 8 Android LL.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] GeZorTenPlotz:
Aaaargh ... i get a "extractTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255

E:ADB Restore failed."

Backup was fine. But i cannot Restore. Message comes directly after "Formatting Sytem using make_ext4..."

Now i can't boot my Phone

Tried with 2 different Backups.

Phone is HTC10, TWRP is 3.1.1.0
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 22_MTskull_08:
noob question: do i have to install TWRP in phone for this to work or the tool will just do everything needed to do the backup?:fingers-crossed:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Der-Knuffi:
You have to install TWRP on the phone.

Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A3003 mit Tapatalk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 22_MTskull_08:
thanks for the info bro:good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Mr.Ak:
Does 'Backup of phone(GUI)' option takes backup of whole internal storage with the help of adb?

I don't want to do backup over mtp because of slow speed.

---------- Post added at 08:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 AM ----------

Please don't quote the OP.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sgn15:
Hi, I'm used to using TWRP on the phone for backup and I'm trying to restore (folder with all the backup files) and I have this problem

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-2/help/gt-n7105-twrp-restore-backup-t3633106

Will this tool be able to fix that problem (in the thread link)?

And can this possibly brick my phone if I use it to restore (or backup)? My phone is Gt-N7105 Samsung note 2
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dlroids:
Cool

TNX

Dragon Mania Legends
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] savvy1968:
I have done a full backup (1) its worked ok cos i was watching my drive fill up as it was happening but i cant find the file.

i looked in the user/name/etc like another user mentioned but i dont have a "Minimal ADB and Fastboot " folder.

Any idea where the file could be?

Thanks.

Nevermind i found it in C:\Windows\SysWOW64
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Normas Interruptor:
Can you please tell me what is complete backup mean here??

I mean with this feature does it take backup of my internal storage as well? Like... Music, Pictures, Videos, personal files etc...?

just confuse :confused:

I want to take full complete backup of my OP3 with entire internal storage.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] savvy1968:
Yes it did mine but remember to use Compress or your file will be huge.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Normas Interruptor:
I have lot's of free storage... No issues with compression ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] f3lazed:
I have Motorola g4 play model xt1607. When i choose full backup it completes in 2 seconds and the file is only 41mb.

Any clue why?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] J.L.C.:
The linux version doesn't prompt for compression yes/no. Is it compressed by default? Is there a way to turn compression on/off in the linux version?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Semela:
Is it supposed to create a backup file without any extension?

I named my backup file "09092017" and this file doesn't have any extension whatsoever.

Thanx
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xdafundorin:
I've performed full backup with this tool and have a huge backup file. What I want now is to restore configured apps from it to the freshly flashed ROM. Is there any way to unpack this big file into regular data.img, system.img file or some other type of fata that could be recongnized by Titanium Backup/Nandroid manager?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cid6.7:
Well its creating a file I selected full backup #1 my phone was on the TWRP main screen it didnt ask me to confirm the backup it just started on its own.

The app however is still asking to unlock device to confirm backup. So I guess we'll see what happens when its complete..

Does complete backup also include whats on the external sd card ? I hope not cause this'll take days to complete :eek::eek::p

Yeah only about 6gigs usual size backup for me

So if I were to use this backup, my phn would be exactly the way it is now settings, apps, everything.. Kinda like a ghost image for windows ?

Good Work to the creator ! :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Kuato:
I cant restore, ERROR 255
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Chris2714:
I face the AdbWinApi.dll problem. I have installed ADB drivers two times but nothing changed. Please help!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Nonta72:
Nice tool!

Thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] complicazio:
Up
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] der_RAV3N:
Hey, it seems like this tool doesn't work anymore with macOS High Sierra and/or Android 8. Running a Nexus 6P, i just installed TWRP, creating a backup just creates a 47kB file. If you need any help with finding out where this error comes from, feel free to contact me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] comeon123:
it does NOT backup your internal storage!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thejase:
The .cmd file must be in the same directory as the adbwinapi.dll file.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Artieza:
Here is full solution for Windows:

1. Install ADB Driver. I used this: https://adb.clockworkmod.com/

2. Use attached archive which contains missed files from platform-tools 27.0.0 (latest at this moment).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DeblaGaming:
How do I restore from a backup that was made manually from the phone?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] stephendt0:
Restore it manually via TWRP? I don't think this app can do what you're asking for.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] stephendt0:
Anyone able to restore on TWRP 3.2.1.0? Using a Redmi Note 4 with LineageOS 14.1. I am able to backup OK, and I can restore without errors, but when I go to boot the device it never boots, as if the system partition is missing. Any ideas?

Edit: Actually, I just did it again and checked what it did - it only restored system this time around and didn't restore boot, data or cache. When it finished /system, it just stopped as if it had finished. Anyone able to explain this behaviour?

Edit edit: I rolled back to TWRP 3.1.1.0 and everything works fine now.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chrisrevoltes:
I don't know why, but this didn't work out for me.

Device: Samsung S7 with LineageOS 14.1

TWRP: twrp-3.2.1-1-herolte

Using the Windows version.

1. The adb deamon seams to be out of date

2. The full backup take 3 times as much time as it take without this tool.

3. After the backup was completed, the backup disappeared. It wasn't on internal or external or somewhere on my PC

4. after taking a look at the log, it says that the backup folder was on my external sc on the standard TWRP folder
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Life-R:
Make backup with size 1 kb.

I have all drivers, adb, mi 4c, windows 10.

Don't know why it don't work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MOAMEN123:
Good tool
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] timartinhof:
It was useful! Thank you!