Nandroid Backup/SPRecovery

[PBarn]

So I just flashed BB.05 from Peter Alfonso and wanted to restore my screen layouts and apps from a Nandroid backup. I have all of the categories checked off when I did the backup so I have all of them to choose from when doing a partial recovery.

I suppose I need to know what parts of the backup can I put back on without affecting the updated OS. So, what are functions of cache, misc, data, recovery, system, and boot?

 

[mwhartman]

I regret to say that the Nandroid backup will not restore just a portion. It replaces the entire OS. If you want to save apps/data check out MybackUp Pro and Titanium. Both are excellent apps and well worth the few dollars.

Mike

 

[furbearingmammal]

+1 on that.

Nandroids are great but they're COMPLETE backups. They replace everything that was there previously. If all you want is to back up your apps/texts/etc you'll need an app from the Market for that. See previous suggestions.

 

[droijo]

If you are using other launchers such as ADW or LauncherPro, it has the option to restore your desktop configuration.

 

[Bob Dammit]

DO NOT TRY THIS WITH OUT A BACKUP!!!!

You can try to restore JUST the data, but you might get a boot loop. When upgrading ROMs through the same developer, I will wipe/reset 3 times, flash the new ROM, and restore the Data to the new ROM. It restores my apps, messages, login info, etc. If you are changing Developers, I would expect boot loops, especially with bb 0.5