File Level Backup of Android OS Install?

[persistentone]

Is there any way for me to get a file level backup of all of the files on the flash memory of an Android phone? I gather that the Android system encrypts many files so an ordinary user won't have access to these.

Can you install an SDK on a Windows PC and have some special access to the file system?

I want to do this because Amazon's MP3 player has for the second time now blown away 20+ hours of my work constructing playlists on the phone. Those were stored in flash on the phone not the SDCARD.

 

[Hadron]

Not all files, but app data you should be able to back up. If you are not rooted then Helium (android 4+) should do it, or you can use "adb backup" from your PC.

For more information you could start here: http://androidforums.com/faqs/697582-backup-routine-us-all.html

 

[persistentone]

Not all files, but app data you should be able to back up. If you are not rooted then Helium (android 4+) should do it, or you can use "adb backup" from your PC.

For more information you could start here: http://androidforums.com/faqs/697582-backup-routine-us-all.html

Is there any method for getting an image level backup of the entire Android OS flash environment, including applications and data? Or do I need to manually need to list each and every folder and file and somehow develop a script to back those up individually? That's kind of horrific if yes....

 

[Hadron]

To make an image backup you need a custom recovery. That's part of rooting the device.

On an unrooted device the answer is no. But the backup tools can do the scripting for you.