Root Backing up before installing ROMs

[operationivy]

I've been on the forum for a little while now but haven't seen any answer to this specific question:

How do you guys go about backing up everything (contacts, pictures, etc.) before installing a new ROM? I know that it's best to install a ROM onto a fresh phone (removed data, cache) but I don't feel comfortable yet with being able to restore certain things.

I have Titanium backup but it appears to only backup apps.

Thanks

 

[ekyle]

Pics are stored on the SD card so that should be fine. Apps and such are backed up usually with Titanium backup I believe. You can find it in the market or here. The bootstrapper for the droid X has the option to do a backup/restore as well. You should always run that before flashing a ROM. As for contacts I don't think they really need to be backed up since they're all stored in the cloud anyway and will resync when you sign into your account.

I just installed my first ROM yesterday so I'm sure people with more experience will join in on this thread.

 

[operationivy]

Thanks, as I said, I have the app. While some contacts are in the cloud (like those connected to gmail), others aren't, like phone numbers. I don't like to connect my google/fb friends with my phone contacts, because if I have a girl's number and she didn't give it to me, that's creepy. I know this because I restored a backup to get an OTA update and I lost the girl's number I had a date with last weekend! Good thing she has low self esteem and had to text me asking if I still wanted to hang out with her...