Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them.

Bob Martin wrote on 4 Nov 2024 06:06:35 GMT :

   "There is no method to make a full backup of android smartphones.
    It is always only a partial backup"
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https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/226573/adb-pull-stops-after-first-error
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It's the stuff nightmares are made of.

 
I used to use TWRP to do a full backup of my Nexus phones.

A "full backup" is folly, in my humble opinion.
What you need is to "plan ahead" by being intelligent on a computer.

You have to understand how the operating system works.
Specifically you need to understand how the GUI works.

For Android, that GUI is your precious homescreen setup.
Right?

All you need to back up is your homescreen (which is a single file).
That's it.

Everything you care about is already in a single folder on external sd.

To restore your phone onto a new phone, all you do is two things:
a. Swap out the sdcard (formatted to a known volume ID) to the new phone
b. Restore the single file which is your homescreen to the new phone

I've done this many times.
No Internet involved.

No "full backup" needed as the apps all restore themselves in a single tap.