[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meeggl:
I recently rooted and installed a custom rom (xXx No Limits following guide in their thread) on my Galaxy S5 (Europe, G900F).

Everything went well other than a little confusion during these steps:

What i did was first i wiped everything except my SD using advance wipe, then installed the rom, and then wiped Dalvic and Cache.

Since everything worked fine i didn't think more of it but after running into a new problem i think i may have done something wrong here, or else the problem is something entirely different.

After setting up the phone with the newly installed custom ROM i was happy while installing all the apps i use daily - And then it struck me i forgot to make a separate vCard backup for my contacts, and i previously didn't use any cloud service or have the linked to my google account.

I figured i could restore my TWRP backup i made following the guide, then make a vCard backup of my contacts and save it to my pc - then reinstall the custom ROM and use the vCard backup. But i insisted there had to be a way to extract my contacts some other way and back them up and i went googling for awhile.

Found a few solutions:

Find some files from the TWRP backup and change the file extension to zip/tar.gz and extract a file from there and convert to using a website - Sounds easy but for some reason my 7zip refuses to recognize the files as archives.

Another solution would be to extract the files from the backup directly from the phone using apps like Titanum Backup (Pro, wich i bought for this reason) or AppExtractor. But neither of those app will recognize my backup? I have read several threads about people having the same problems and tried following some of the answers which included going to Menu -> Preferences -> Backup settings: Backup folder location and scan for backups, but it wont find any. Reading some more i notice something is different with my folders. People in other threads got instructed to look for /storage/emulated/0/TWRP/BACKUPS and i also have that folder, but my backup isnt there. My backup lies in /storage/E409-3EDC/TWRP/BACKUPS

AppExtractor cant find my backup either but wont allow me to search for it.

Further more i read about another app called Nandriod Manager and installed it. This app WILL find the backup but has no way of extracting what i specifically need.

Am i right in assuming this is cause by some mistake i made in the steps mentioned first in this thread?

If anyone is interrested this is the xXx.options.prop settings i used for installation:

# xXx.options.prop
#
# RomBase by xda member xXx
#
# Configuration file to allow customize the installation
#
# I agree to use any part of my work to create more advanced custom ROM,
# but it would be great if you add me to the credits
#
prop.version=14
use.prop.in.zip=0
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Enable root access and install the SuperSU app (thanks to @Chainfire)
# Please Note: Do NOT install Root if you want to stay with Knox 0x0!!
# Allowed values:
# 0 - do not enable root access
# 1 - enable root access with SuperSU by chainfire
# 2 - Experiental - SuperSU + suhide by @chainfire to get Safety Net & Pokemon Go working

root.supersu=1

# Deodex ROM during install (change this value only if you really need it!)
# Allowed values: 0 - Odex; 1 - Deodex;

deodexed.rom=1

# Kernel
# Allowed values: 0 - Stock Kernel; 1 - PhoeniX Kernel; 2 - CrazySuperKernel; 3 - Boeffla-Kernel

kernel=0

# sdcard Fix Permissions script
# fix ownership and permissions of files and directories on the sdcard to what they would be
# if Android OS had put them there itself, since some apps can't access pushed files that have root.root as owner/group
# Sometimes Apps FC when trying to access/write files on sdcard even with correct r/w permissions.
# This might fix this issues
# Please Note: Depending on how much files you have stored on your sdcard it can take
# up to several minutes to scan and fix it!!
# Don't become nervous when Rom flashing process will stuck here for a while,
# it will continue - Promised !!
# Allowed values:
# 0 - disabled
# 1 - enabled (default)

sdcard.fix=1

# Keyboard
# Please Note: Key vibration doesn't work on the S6 Keyboard!!
# Allowed values:
# 0 - Stock Keyboard
# 1 - S6 Keyboard - no key vibration, better choose newer C5 keyboard
# 2 - Sony Xperia Keyboard - very clean and plenty of optional settings
# 3 - C5 Keyboard - newest Samsung keyboard

keyboard.mod=3

# SystemUI mods
# Allowed values:
# 0 - Pure Stock SystemUI
# 1 - White theme, 3minit battery, rounded notifications and recents, Sdcard notifications fix
# 2 - Good Lock - no further mods or fixes. Fingerprint is not supported. Don't try it!
# 3 - White theme, rounded notifications and recents, Sdcard notifications fix

systemui.mod=2

# xXx Tweaks
# - A collection of system tweaks which optimizes overall speeds and RAM management
# - deodex the rom
# - 5-Way Reboot menu
# - Privat Mode fixed
# - Changed default Window Animation Scales to 0.5 for faster animations
# - Updated hosts file for Adblock
# - Qualcomm Adreno 330 Beta Drivers for better GPU Performance with Stability Fix by @DAS82 based the on @airidosas252 framework
# - Screen Overlay Fix
# - SystemUpdateService Disabler
# Allowed values:
# 0 - xXx Tweaks disabled
# 1 - xXx Tweaks enabled (default)
# 2 - xXx Tweaks + Qualcomm Adreno 330 Beta Drivers

xXx.tweaks=1

# Camera Mod
# Please Note: If you choose the modded Camera xXx Tweaks will be installed as well!
# Allowed values:
# 0 - stock camera (default)
# 1 - camera mod thanks to @amk1

camera.mod=1

# Screen Overlay Fix
# This will bypass the Android Screen Overlay Security and don't bother you anymore to disable previous activated
# Please Note: This will make you device vulnerable to Tapjacking!
# Allowed values:
# 0 - stock settings (default) (max Tapjacking security)
# 1 - modified Android Screen Overlay Security (for your convenience)

screen.overlay.fix=1

# Xposed Framework
# Allowed values:
# 0 - Xposed NOT installed
# 1 - Xposed + Original Rovo Xposed Installer (default)
# 2 - Xposed + Material Design Xposed Installer

xposed=2

# Sound Mods
# Allowed values:
# 0 - NO Sound Mod
# 1 - OLD - V4A Combo - Viper4Android + Sony Beats + eXtremeBeats Aural Maximizer by @guitardedhero and @Ben Feutrill
# 2 - OLD - V4A Combo + Dolby ATMOS
# 3 - NEW - Viper4Arise/eXtremeBeats Combo by @A.R.I.S.E. Sound Systems and @Ben Feutrill (default)

sound.mod=3

# Take care of security-related system files if there are any (SuperSU PIN, Avast Anti-Thelf in root mode).
# Allowed values: 1 - make a backup and then restore at the end of installation, 0 - skip backup

security.files=1

# Force overwrite your current recovery by stock recovery matched to the ROM version
# (by default it is overwritten only if KNOX 0x0 status has been detected).
# Allowed values: 1 - force overwrite current recovery, 0 - check KNOX status and overwrite if 0x0

stock.recovery=0

# CSC Selection. Allowed values:
# KCSC - Keep current CSC, recommended in most cases (automatic selection or copy your current CSC contents).
# You can force the use of natively supported CSC by typing (use UPPERCASE!):
# ALB, ALE, ARO, ATL, ATO, AUT, BGL, BMC, BTU, BVO, CHO, CMF, COO, CYO, DBT, DTM, EON, ETL, EUR, H3G, ILO, ITV, KSA, LUX, MEO,
# MET, MOB, MOT, MSR, MWD, NEE, NZC, OMD, OMN, ORX, PCI, PCW, PEO, PHE, PHN, PRO, ROM, SEB, SEE, SER, SIO, SWC, TDR, TEB,
# TEM, TEN, TMZ, TNZ, TOP, TPA, TPH, TSI, TSR, TTT, TUR, TWO, UPO, VD2, VDH, VDS, VIA, VIM, VNO, XEF, XEH, XEO, XME, XTC, ZTO

CSC=KCSC

Since it has built in sdcard fix that should not be the problem.

I hope i'm not confusing anyone more than i do myself because i must admit i cannot wrap my head around it. Might have something to do with this being the first time i mess around with rooting/custom rom on my phone.

Any help is greatly appreciated!