Mubashar Aftab – Titanium Track

WARNING! Fake and Knock Off Applications

Mubashar Aftab — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:43:42 +0000

CROOKS WARNING NOTICE

In the past few months, we have noticed that pirate companies are abusing our brand image by selling knocked off applications on Amazon.com. These have been identified as phantom crooks as they do not have a valid address. Here is an example of product that has been published:
http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-Inc-Titanium-Backup/dp/B019QD21L2 (the link might be removed over time as we are in talks with Amazon over this)

While we are taking every effort to take down these bogus applications, we would like to warn our users NOT to install them. Amazon usually takes weeks in taking action on these.

We think that these actions discredit both :

Amazon and their ability to select their resellers
Titanium backup product because these knock off applications do not even work although you have paid for them!

Once again we would like to announce that there are only TWO valid places to obtain our application:

Google Play Store
Our website

We have seen this coming long ago and this was the reason we decided to not publish our application ANYWHERE ELSE. We recommend actively to buy from our only authorized sources to profit of the genuine product, its maintenance and support.
Should you notice that Titanium Backup is sold elsewhere feel free to fill a request at our Sales Department

We feel sorry for the one who felt in this trap and hope you will get your compensation from Amazon accordingly. Unfortunately, there is little that we can really do to assist in this matter.

We also would like to thank to the people who have reported this to us.

Kind Regards,
Titanium Track

Titanium Backup optimized for Intel based devices

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:02:28 +0000

Keeping your data both safe and protected are equally important. While Titanium Backup has been supported on literally every Android platform that ever existed, it is equally important to support all available devices too. That said, Intel has written a rather interesting article on our products. Read it here: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/titanium-backup

Titanium Backup claimed #1 in Top 5 Android Apps For Root Users

Mubashar Aftab — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:04:36 +0000

Recently AndroidPit compiled a list of their favorite 5 root apps, and Titanium Backup claimed its throne in the ranking. AndroidPit even claimed Titanium Backup as “easily my number one pick”. Our big thanks and kudos go to AndroidPit team for giving us this great honour. Its little things like this that make us want to improve our products and deliver our best!

Review – AndroidPit

Mubashar Aftab — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:59:08 +0000

“A MUST HAVE APP for any root user”

Titanium Backup supports backups made on non-rooted devices!

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:40:01 +0000

Titanium Backup has reached a milestone and we are really excited to announced the latest most interesting feature – which has been one of the top priority in our lists forever – support for restoring backups that were made on non-rooted devices! Android 4.0+ devices have a built-in “full backup” feature that requires ADB. The process is as follows: you create ADB backups on a non-rooted device, then root your device without fearing data loss, and finally restore your stuff with Titanium Backup from the backup file you made earlier. Okay, we know you are just excited as we are. Hence, we have included a small tutorial on how to use this feature. Check it out here.

Titanium Media Sync release for Android 4

Mubashar Aftab — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:48:40 +0000

TitaniumTrack development team announced Titanium Media Sync to be released in the second half of June. So far the tests are successful. Titanium Media Sync will be one of the first synchronization application ready for Android 4 (Also known as Ice Cream Sandwich).

Tips: Take as much picture and videos as you want during events.
During holidays or on special events, you might record videos and photos, and before you realize it, your Smartphone runs out of memory!!!
TMS is one of the synchronization application that can free space on your SD card. When you synchronize a folder you can choose the “move” or “secure move” options. Instead of the traditional copy to the cloud, these options will move the folder and its content to the cloud and delete it on the sd card (delete or secure delete) which frees up the space of your sd memory card. Therefore your photos and videos are securely transferred and stored on your favorite cloud and your smarphone get enough room to record other videos and photos.

IT Business Edge promotes Titanium Backup to “Top 10 Free Productivity Android Applications”

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:39:14 +0000

The Titanium Track team wants to thank all of their users and is very proud to get such raving reviews. It is truly incredible for a root app to be promoted even by business people. This nomination is a highly appreciated reward that motivates us to work even harder to deliver the very best applications & features to our users!

Check it out!

Titanium Backup Troubleshooting

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:32:42 +0000

If you are facing any problems while using our applications, this is a good place to start searching for answers. We assume that you have already read and understood the Titanium Backup User’s Guide. If you are having issues with the PRO/Donate license, please click here. Also, make sure your device is already rooted – click here to check.

Installing Titanium Backup
Making & scheduling backups
Restoring backups
Apps2SD & “Apps2ROM” issues
1. I have Android 2.2/Froyo and it’s unstable or even reboots when moving apps to/from SD. Why ?
2. I have Android 2.2/Froyo and my apps won’t move to the SD card anymore. If I do it from the command line I get INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR. Why ?
System app issues
1. I tried to integrate system app updates or to convert user apps to system apps but it didn’t work. Why?
2. I have integrated some system app updates into my ROM, now some icons appear twice in the apps drawer or are not launchable. What should I do?
General Issues
Android Market issues
1. Some of my apps don’t appear in the “My apps” / “My downloads” section on the Market, yet they appear as “Installed” when I search for them. What should I do?
2. Titanium Backup does not save/restore/create the Market links anymore. The rest (apps & data) works. What should I do?
Dropbox / Box.net / Google Drive issues
SDCard issues (Android 4.4 and above)
1. External SD Card problems (This Folder is NOT Writeable)

Installing Titanium Backup:

1. I can’t download / update Titanium Backup from the Market. The progress bar stays at 0% and it never completes. If I use the “Cancel download” button to stop the download, the Market app crashes.

This is a Google Android Market problem (read here and here), not specific to Titanium Backup (read here).
Go to the Downloads page of the Market, long-click on the download progress bar and select “Cancel download”. This way it should not crash. Then try it again.
If that didn’t help, try to reboot your phone and see if the problem is gone.
If the problem still persists, open your phone’s Settings and delete the Market application’s data: Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All -> Market then click on “Force stop” and finally on “Clear data”. Note that your Market auto-update settings will be gone.
If you can’t clear data from your phone settings, you can do it from Titanium Backup: just click on “Market” in the list, then hit the “Wipe data” button.
Reboot your phone and open the Market again. It will re-sync from Google.

2. Titanium Backup won’t install from the Market, it says “Package file was not signed correctly”. What should I do ?

Please first un-install the version you have, then install again from the Market.

3. When installing/upgrading Titanium Backup (free or PRO) from the Market, it says “Unknown error -18” or “Installation/update unsuccessful”. What should I do ?

A temporary file is preventing additional apps from being installed on your phone. Please click here to see how you can resolve it.
In case the above solution failed, you can work around (although not resolve) the problem, as follows:
- Enable USB mass storage.
- Install the app. The app will install to internal storage because your SD card is unmounted, thus sidestepping the issue.
- Disable USB mass storage.

4. I’m getting the Error Code -504 (INSTALL_FAILED_UID_CHANGED) when installing Titanium Backup from Google Play

Try to erase the “/data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup” directory on your device and try again. This is a “bug” Android 5.0 Lollipop developer preview which was fixed in the final release version.

5. Since I un-installed Titanium Backup, I can’t use it again because it crashes on launch. What should I do?

“This is an Android OS bug. Please un-install the app and then delete the 2 offending directories using a root explorer, or use adb shell as follows (be careful to copy-paste these commands exactly):
```
su
rm -rf /data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
rm -rf /data/user/0/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
```

Making & scheduling backups:

5. Titanium Backup hangs while making backups. What should I do?

Please try to disable the “Market Links” feature in the Titanium Backup preferences.
If that helped, then means that your Market’s database might be corrupted.
You can reset your Market’s database by following the procedure described there.

6. Scheduled jobs never run. Why?

If Titanium Backup is installed in external memory and you reboot your device, Titanium Backup can’t re-schedule your tasks automatically after the reboot (due to Android OS limitations). In that case, after every reboot you need to manually launch the app once and then everything will run as planned. To eliminate this problem you can simply move Titanium Backup to internal memory.
If you just installed Titanium Backup from scratch (not an upgrade), please launch it manually once or reboot.

7. I have a scheduled backup which shows it was “last run” last night but my backups are still older than that. Why?

Which batch action are you scheduling? Depending on the action, it might remake only a few backups of yours, of even none at all.
For example if you’re using the “Redo backups for newer app versions” action and your apps weren’t upgraded since the last full backup, the action will run but it won’t do anything.
Once you’ve set up a schedule you can hit the “RUN” button to test it (but be cautious: it runs for real).

Restoring backups:

8. I get a “Parse error” when I try to restore an app. Why?

Note: this would *not* have happened if you had a good busybox version from the start.
Most probably, you have a bad backup. Please see the relevant troubleshooting point.

9. My phone reboots when I attempt to restore some apps. It never happens when restoring data. Why ?

This usually indicates that you have corrupted apk backups. On some ROMs, attempting to install a corrupted apk will soft-reboot the OS.
Hit the “Problems?” button and then launch a batch verification of your backups as soon as possible.

10. I have a backup that can be restored manually, but when I attempt to restore it in batch mode nothing happens. Why ?

In batch restore mode, Titanium Backup will always attempt to restore the newest possible backup (within restrictions, in case you’re filtering by Platform).
Even if the latest backup cannot be restored, Titanium Backup will not fall back to an older backup.
As a consequence: if your latest backup is a data-only backup, and the app itself is not present on your phone:
- Titanium Backup will not restore it – because data cannot be restored if the app is not there.
- Even if an older backup contains the app, Titanium Backup will not use it, because it will never mix app and data from different backups.
- Therefore, if you want to restore app and data from different backups, you need to do it manually.

11. I restored system data (eg: MMS/SMS) to a different phone/ROM, but now the system app (eg: Messaging) force closes when I launch it. What should I do ?

Wipe the data for that app
Launch the app again. It should run normally but without any data (eg: zero MMS/SMS messages).
Enable the “System data migration” option in Titanium Backup
Restore the data with Titanium Backup
Reboot.

Apps2SD & “Apps2ROM” issues:

12. I have Android 2.2/Froyo and it’s unstable or even reboots when moving apps to/from SD. Why ?

Yes I know, the Froyo “apps2sd” implementation is not perfect. Unfortunately there’s not much that I can do, because the problem has nothing to do with Titanium Backup. Some custom ROMs (such as MoDaCo for Nexus One) are based on Froyo, yet offer the “old-style” apps2sd implementation. Go for it.

13. I have Android 2.2/Froyo and my apps won’t move to the SD card anymore. If I do it from the command line I get INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR. Why ?

This is most likely a temporary file that is stuck in your secure container and is preventing you from adding any app there.
Open a shell and try this to clean up the Froyo secure container
```
su
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
```
Please vote for this issue by starring the bug there: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9593

System app issues:

14. I tried to integrate system app updates or to convert user apps to system apps but it didn’t work. Why?

These features require a NAND unlocked (“S-OFF”) device, in order to write to the ROM.
Depending on the software, some S-ON devices may “remember” modifications made to /system for a while, or until the next reboot. That is not enough for our purpose.
Please search the Internet for information on how to make your particular device S-OFF.

15. I have integrated some system app updates into my ROM, now some icons appear twice in the apps drawer or are not launchable. What should I do?

Depending on the launcher and the ROM, a reboot may be required after integrating system apps. In some rare instances, two subsequent reboots will resolve the issue.
With some system apps (eg: Google Maps) the widget may be removed from the desktop and you’ll need to re-add it.

General issues:

16. No data elements are found and my apps and data don’t appear in the list. Why?

Please hit the “Problems?” button, it will (almost certainly) resolve your issue.

17. I have a bad backup for an app. What should I do?

When you backup an app, the “old” backed up APK is reused in the new backup (if the app version did not change).
For this reason: If you have a bad APK in a backup, you need to delete all backup(s) for that app.
To keep your data: reinstall that app from Market, restore data-only with Titanium Backup, then delete all backups for it.
On the next backup, the APK will be created again, and your backup will be (and remain) good.

18. The “Problems?” button fails to work. What should I do ?

You can also install BusyBox manually. Read on…
Download busybox 1.15.3 or 1.16.0 and unzip it.
Copy the “busybox” file to the root directory of your phone’s SD card.
Remount the SD card in the phone.
Open a shell on the phone (using either “adb shell” or the free “ConnectBot” app) and do:
Installing busybox into TB’s data folder:

su
cd /data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox
chmod 755 busybox
rm /sdcard/busybox

Exit the shell and restart Titanium Backup. If it says “busybox from app” then it’s a success !
As an alternative, you could install/upgrade busybox directly into your ROM.

19. I have un-installed some system apps (or bloatware) with Titanium Backup, but their icons won’t go away from my apps drawer. Why ?

You just need to reboot, the icons will be gone.

20. When I start Titanium Backup I get just a black screen and then it FC. In the log I get exceptions such as: “java.lang.IllegalStateException: /data/data/com.noshufou.android.su/databases/permissions.sqlite SQLiteDatabase created and never closed”

The database of the Superuser Whitelist app is corrupt.
Open a shell and do:

su
rm /data/data/com.noshufou.android.su/databases/permissions.sqlite

21. Titanium Backup is crashing. What should I do?

Ensure that you’re running an original Titanium Backup APK (from the Market).
If it’s crashing right away when you launch it, try clearing its data (in your phone settings, under Applications) and be sure to also remove the “data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup” directory on your sd card, if it exists.
Please try to capture a log, it can be very helpful for devs to locate a bug. The log often contains a so-called “stack trace”.
To capture a log, you can use either “adb logcat” from a computer or the aLogcat app on your phone.
E-mail me the log and some information about your ROM and how the problem can be reproduced.

22. I have frozen too many apps and now I can’t even use my device to launch Titanium Backup! What can I do?

Let’s hope that you have USB debugging enabled, “adb” root access on your device and a Busybox version that has the “sed” command.
Install the Android SDK Tools on a computer.
Connect your device to your computer via USB.
Open a terminal and login with “adb shell”.
Type the following command (replace with /dbdata/system/packages.xml if you have a Samsung phone):
```
busybox sed -n 's/
```

23. When I create an update.zip with Titanium Backup 3.9.0.1 or later, I get a tiny 2kB ZIP file that only contain certificates, not the app itself. What should I do?

Upgrade to ZipSigner 2 (version 2.2 or later).
If you can’t upgrade ZipSigner, disable the “Gingerbread ZIP bug fix” option in the Titanium Backup preferences.

24. I have an ext2/3/4 partition on my SD card that is mounted, but Titanium Backup shows an incorrect gauge (or no gauge) for it. Is there something I can do?

Please ensure that you have created an “app” directory on your ext2/3/4 partition. That usually means:
- /system/sd/app
- or /sd-ext/app (for CyanogenMod ROMs)
- or /data/sd/app (for MIUI ROMs)
If you have already done so, please contact us and include the output of the “mount” command.

Android Market issues:

25. Some of my apps don’t appear in the “My apps” / “My downloads” section on the Market, yet they appear as “Installed” when I search for them. What should I do?

This is most likely a Market refresh problem. Try installing an app (any app) on the Market, that should help.
If the above didn’t help, try clearing (wiping) the Market app’s data, then launch the Market, accept the license and try again.

26. Titanium Backup does not save/restore/create the Market links anymore. The rest (apps & data) works. What should I do?

In Titanium Backup, hit MENU -> Preferences and verify that the “Market link” option is enabled.
If it was already enabled, it means that your Market database might be corrupted. You’ll need to reset it:
- Open your phone’s Settings and delete the Market application’s data: Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All -> Market then click on “Force stop” and finally on “Clear data”. Note that your Market auto-update settings will be gone.
- If you can’t clear data from your phone settings, you can do it from Titanium Backup: just click on “Market” in the list, then hit the “Wipe data” button.
- Reboot your phone and open the Market again. It will re-sync from Google.

Dropbox / Box.net / Google Drive Issues:

27. The Dropbox / Box.net / Google Drive sync fails repeatedly. What can I do?

Try to use a different connection type (Wi-Fi instead of 3G, or the other way around).
Try to lower the “History coverage” setting in the Titanium Backup preferences (This feature requires Titanium Backup 3.6.7 or later). This allows you to sync only the N latest backups per app, instead of everything.
Try to use a custom label for the Dropbox / Box.net / Google Drive sync, in order to sync a lower number of apps.
If you have lowered the “History coverage” or lowered the number of apps yet the sync still fails, try to remove (or rename) the whole folder at the Dropbox / Box.net / Google Drive side, then try to sync again.

Issues that are related to Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”:

28. Titanium Backup hangs while freezing apps, restoring apps or other actions. What should I do?

You might have incorrect permissions (eg: 04755) on your “su” binary, which causes problems with some root apps.
Open a shell and do:

su
/data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files/busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
/data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files/busybox chmod 06755 /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
/data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files/busybox mount -o remount,ro /system

Once it’s done, reboot your device and try again.

Issues that are often related to Samsung phones:

29. It hangs (at 0%) when I try to restore, un-install, move or freeze applications. The free version was working. What can I do ?

Open the Titanium Backup settings and scroll down to the “Troubleshooting” section. Set the “Apps processing mode” to “AUTO, Indirect”.
If the above step didn’t help, enable the “USB debugging” option in the phone settings, under “Applications”.

30. Titanium Backup won’t save my settings anymore. What should I do ?

It’s a known Samsung bug.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy S:
Open a shell and do:

su
cd /data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/
busybox mkdir shared_prefs/
busybox chmod 771 shared_prefs/

If the problem persists:
Open a shell and do:

su
cd /dbdata/databases/
rm -r com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

SDCard issues (Android 4.4 and above)

31. External SD Card problems (This Folder is NOT Writeable)

Since Android 4.4 and above, the SDCard permissions have been changed on how it is granted to an application. A quick way to fix this is by using SDFix application.
There is an elegant way of giving TitaniumBackup write access to the external sdcard, without having to forfeit security (as in method 3 below). Since the time of Android 4.3, Google uses a very clean security-solution by giving apps that request write access to external SD, permission only to their own folder – not to the entire card! In order to get TitaniumBackup to work without compromising security, you can simply create a folder on the external sdcard,using the following folder-structure: /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/
If you already have existing backups, move them with a file-explorer from their current place to: /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/ Lastly, go to the preferences of TitaniumBackup, choose “Backup folder location” and choose the above specified folder.
Finish.

Titanium Backup Licensing

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:30:53 +0000

The Donate (Paypal) and PRO (Market) versions are functionally the same. The only real difference is the nature of the license key. In both cases the key is used to activate the free version. You can continue to upgrade Titanium Backup from the Market the same way.

Donate version
PRO version (Android Market)

Donate version

With the “old-style” Donate version you have a license key file (TitaniumBackup_license.txt) that you need to keep on your SD card or Internal Storage in case you un-install and reinstall the app.
These keys are useful in countries where paid Android applications are not available.

1. My .txt license file does not work. How should I install it ?

Save the ZIP file attachment to your computer.
Unzip it. You will get a .txt file.
Connect your phone through USB and enable “Mass storage” mode on it.
Copy the .txt file directly onto your SD card (not in a sub-folder). Alternatively, you can also copy the license to your internal SD card
Disable “Mass storage” mode on your phone. In other words: switch USB connection from “Disk Drive” to “Charge Only”.
Un-install Titanium Backup and install it again from the Market.

2. May I use the Donate license key on several phones ?

Yes, this is a personal license which you can use on all your devices.
Before you give/sell your device away, don’t forget to delete the key !

3. Can I remove the Donate license key file from my SD card ?

Yes, but I generally don’t recommend it. Be sure to keep a copy of your license elsewhere!
If you removed the license key from your SD card, Titanium Backup will remain activated until you un-install it.

4. My license key is not working. What should I do ?

If your license file is not attached, in Titanium Backup application, hit the Menu button -> Help & Support -> Manage License.
You should be able to find the absolute path in which the license file should reside.
In most cases, the license file should be put in /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup_License.txt

PRO version (Android Market)

With the “new style” PRO version you have a license key app (Titanium Backup PRO) that I recommend that you keep installed. If you just wiped your phone, Titanium Backup should remain registered for a while (without the key) but I recommend that you install the key again, as soon as possible.

1. I bought Titanium Backup PRO from the Market but it doesn’t appear in the app drawer? I can’t launch it?

Yes, you got the key. Now you just need to install “Titanium Backup” which is the app itself, and launch it. It will be the PRO version.
I could change the PRO key to display an icon in the app drawer, bxut then other users would complain about the useless icon!

2. I bought Titanium Backup PRO from the Market but I can’t download it?

If the Market says “Authorizing credit card” then maybe you’ll just have to wait until the next business opening hours.
Please login on Google Checkout with your Google credentials and verify the status of your order. If you are within normal business opening hours and it’s still stuck, canceling your order there and then trying again may help.
If your order is fine then maybe it’s your Market app or phone itself that has a problem. Please click here for more info.
If your bank or google wallet records show that payment was processed, but “Titanium Backup PRO” in the Google Play market still displays a purchase option instead of “Install” or “Uninstall,” or the Titanium Backup app still asks you to purchase the PRO version, then: (1) reboot phone (2) search for “Titanium Backup PRO” in the Google Play market (3) it should have an “install” button now.

3. I have a prepaid credit card and the authorization fails on Google Checkout, which can I do ?

Many prepaid cards (such as VISA) will only work for domestic purchases, unfortunately.
You also have the option of using PayPal from the web site instead.

4. I bought the PRO license key and it works, but I don’t see my name and e-mail address in Titanium Backup ?

You can customize your full name and e-mail address in the Titanium Backup preferences.
Hit MENU -> Preferences -> GUI Preferences and set your full name (or nickname) and your e-mail address there.
They will then appear in the Titanium Backup welcome screen.

5. May I use the PRO license key on several phones ?

Yes, as long as these phones are linked to the Google account on which you purchased the PRO license key.

6. I already have the Donate version. May/should I get the Market PRO version ?

You may but it wouldn’t be useful to you. The functionality is exactly the same between the two versions.
The only technical difference is the license.
Don’t worry: the Donate and the PRO licenses will both work for all future Titanium Backup versions.

7. I bought the PRO key but Titanium Backup still appears as the free version ?

Please check that “Titanium Backup PRO” is really installed on your phone (Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications).
Please make sure that “Titanium Backup PRO” is not installed on the SD Card, but rather in the phone’s internal memory.
If the Market download of the PRO version is stuck, you can try to login on Google Checkout and cancel your order on the web, then try again.
Please ensure that your Google Checkout order is in good standing (not cancelled).
Please ensure that your device is set to use the same default Google account that the one you purchased the PRO key on.
Please un-install and reinstall “Titanium Backup” from the Market. Version 3.5.4 or later is strongly recommended.

8. Can I un-install the PRO key from my phone ?

No, you shouldn’t – unless you also un-install the Titanium Backup app.
The key only takes 30kB, has no icon and does not run in the background. There’s no technical reason to un-install it.

Titanium Backup HOWTOs

Mubashar Aftab — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:30:18 +0000

This section describes the specific and basic jobs methodologies.

How to make your first backup WITHOUT root
How to make your first backup on rooted device
How to restore your backups on a new phone, or after installing a ROM (if you wiped your phone)
How to use the multi-user “data profiles” feature (Pro version, TB 4.0.0 or above)
How to do an advanced system data restore (the most difficult case, where both data migration and manual data tinkering are needed)
How to export an app’s data to a Google Docs spreadsheet, Excel or OpenOffice Calc

1. How to make your first backup WITHOUT root:

Before beginning, you need to setup your ADB and have your device detected. You must also running Android version 4.0 and above. Also, make sure you have a file manager installed. Our favorite is the ES File Explorer.

Connect your device and make sure its listed with the following command:
```
adb devices
```
Run a FULL backup with the following command:
```
adb backup -f FullBackup.ab -apk -all
```
This will create a “package” called “FullBackup.ab” on the current location in your command prompt. This is your backup package.
Now you can root your phone.
Once finished rooting, insert the “FullBackup.ab” package on your sdcard
Hit the menu button and look for “Extract from ADB backup” option. This will prompt you to search for the file. Use the file manager that you installed earlier and navigate to the directory and select the FullBackup.ab file.
Now restore like as if the backup was made with Titanium Backup. Don’t forget to make a fresh copy of the backup using Titanium Backup. You’re Done!

2. How to make your first backup on rooted device:

Verify that Titanium Backup has started without warning and that your busybox is OK
Click the Backup/Restore tab
Click Menu (the button), Batch
Click “Backup all user apps”
Let it run, then go back
Individually backup the system data you want. That is most green-colored items. This will be bookmarks, call log, calendar, launcher, WiFi, etc.
Now your backups are in the “TitaniumBackup” directory on your SD card.

3. How to restore your backups on a new phone, or after installing a ROM (if you wiped your phone):

Download Titanium Backup from Market
Click the Backup/Restore tab
Click Menu (the button), Batch
Click “Restore all missing apps + system data”
Reboot your phone
It’s done ! The only thing you may have to adjust is usually your wallpaper/widgets.

4. How to use the multi-user “data profiles” feature (Pro version, TB 4.0.0 or above):

Important note: This feature is able to overcome the single-user nature of Android to some extent, and is (of course) awesome, but it will not turn your Android OS into a fully fledged multi-user entity. The feature is meant for apps that don’t use background services and don’t sync their data with a server. Ideal candidates are games, note taking apps, prank apps and many others. Itmay also work with some apps/games that access online services, as long as you use a different online account on each profile. Don’t use this feature with system stuff such as SMS/MMS. If you’re unsure about an app, feel free to try it in multi-profile mode with unimportant data for a while.

Create the data profiles you want:
- In the Overview screen hit “Switch profile” then “Create a new data profile”.
- If your goal is to have separate “Angry Birds” high scores, repeat the previous step to create one profile per player.
Click on “Switch profile” and activate the profile that matches your current data. For example, if you played the game already, you’ll want to activate your own profile now, so that the current data gets assigned to that profile in the next step.
Switch to the apps list
Make the app(s) multi profile aware. For each app:
- Long-click on the app
- Click on “Enable multiple profiles for this app”. Your current data for that app will be moved into the profile you activated in the previous step.
Create a profile switching widget (optional):
- Hit the “HOME” button
- Long-click on the background
- Click on “Widgets”
- Choose “Titanium Backup (Data Profiles)”.
- The widget is on your background now. Every time you want to switch the active profile, just click on the widget.

5. How to do an advanced system data restore (the most difficult case, where both data migration and manual data tinkering are needed)

Restoring “Memo 1.0” data (com.sec.android.app.memo) from SGS to SGS2
- First of all, just to be safe: Launch Titanium Backup Pro and wipe data for the Memo app
- Launch the Memo app once, which will create an empty database (and default settings) automatically
- Switch back to Titanium Backup Pro
- Enable “System data migration” in the Titanium Backup preferences (because Samsung’s Memo database format has changed)
- Restore “data only” for your Memo app
- Yay! Now your memos are restored to your new (previously empty) Memo database. However, some data columns (which didn’t exist in the older Memo database) have the default value, which makes the new Memo app believe that every memo was deleted. Awesome work Samsung! Anyway, here’s how to fix it:
- Close the shell and launch the Memo app.
- Your memos should appear now !

6. How to export an app’s data to a Google Docs spreadsheet, Excel or OpenOffice Calc

Install the Google Docs app from Android Market
Install the IMDb Top 250 app from Android Market – Oops! It doesn’t exist in the Market anymore.
Launch Titanium Backup
Long-click on the “IMDb Top 250” app and hit “Explore”.
You’ll see a database named “top250”. That database contains a table named “films” which has 250 rows. Click on that “films” table.
The column selection dialog opens. De-select the “utitle” column which we don’t need and leave the others checked. Hit “OK”.
A file named “top250 – films.csv” is create in the “Download” folder on your SD card now.
Now you get to choose where you want to export that CSV file to. You can either hit “BACK” and later open the file yourself, or otherwise:
- Hit “GMail” for sending the data to a PC so you can then open it with Excel or OpenOffice Calc.
- Hit “Docs” for uploading the data to Google Docs (use this for this example).
- Note: If the CSV file isn’t in the format you need, hit MENU -> Preferences -> “CSV File Format Preferences” in Titanium Backup.
Google Docs opens automatically. Choose “Convert file to Google Docs document” (otherwise it would get uploaded as a text file) and hit OK.
A few seconds later, you’ll get an “Upload to Google Docs complete” notification. Click on it, which will open Google Docs.
In Google Docs, click on the top document in the list, which is the one you just uploaded.
A spreadsheet will open, which contains 250 rows (one per movie). For every movie you have:
- the date of the movie
- the link to the IMDB review (without the http://imdb.com prefix)
- the movie’s ranking on IMDB
- “TRUE” or “FALSE” (indicates whether you’ve seen the movie or not)
- The name of the movie
As you’re seeing the spreadsheet, you can edit rows or click on any column header to order the rows by it. For example click twice on “Col D” to bring all movies you have already watched to the top of the list. The power of spreadsheets is now yours!