squishyhead
Newbie
I want to do a nandroid restore on my phone, do I have to wipe data factory reset and dalvik cache or can I just restore the file? Also, if I renamed the file will it still restore ok?
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Root nandroid restore help!!!!
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Just restore the file - the wipes are not necessary.
You can rename the file so long as you follow a few rules: no spaces in the file name; no characters that would be illegal in a file name. The names are of the pattern BDS-yyyymmdd-hhmm, where yyyymmdd is the date and hhmm is the UTC time that the Nandroid backup was run. I generally replace the "BDS" with an abbreviation of the ROM name and version number; for example, "xtr.4.6-20101015-1014" would be the backup that I ran of xtrROM version 4.6 on October 15.
squishyhead
Newbie
Thanks a ton for the quick response. What if I've already changed the name without obeying those rules? Can I fix it in any way?
Sure, just rename it back to something that works.
One more thing: you'll see that the backups are stored on your SD card in a folder called /nandroid/HTCxxxxxxxxxx (where the x's represent your phone's serial number.) Don't change the names of those folders, either.
One more thing: you'll see that the backups are stored on your SD card in a folder called /nandroid/HTCxxxxxxxxxx (where the x's represent your phone's serial number.) Don't change the names of those folders, either.
squishyhead
Newbie
I renamed the files back to the format you gave me, but I'm still receiving error messages. Any tips? BTW, I haven't adjusted the HTCxxxxxxxxx folder name.
What is the error message? Also, before you report that, what is the battery percentage approximately right now? In order to protect against a possible bricked phone if you do not have enough battery to complete a nandroid restore, the restore will fail to run with an error message if you do not have much battery life left.
If your battery is low, try plugging in for a while to charge the phone and the try running the Nandroid restore.
If your battery is low, try plugging in for a while to charge the phone and the try running the Nandroid restore.
squishyhead
Newbie
Ok. My battery is at 18% right now. I'll charge it and try it tomorrow. Thanks soooo much for the help!! 
I'll be sure to post how it goes.
I'll be sure to post how it goes.