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    restore after flashing rom

    Ok, so I flashed my first rom.

    wiped cache and the other thing im supposed to wipe, installed zip from sd, reboot. everything works, but im on this new rom and i want to restore all my old apps and stuff. do i go back into bootstrapper and restore? does the fact i have a different rom from my backup matter?

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    Did you backup using Titanium Backup?

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    TB and backup in bootstrapper.

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    Use TB to restore apps and data, bootstrap is used to restore the ENTIRE system. For example, backup .596, upgrade to .602, restoring that .596 backup in bootstrap will bring you back to .596 :\

    Always use TB to backup apps and data when you change ROM's so you can restore them easily.

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    so use bootstrap to restore after sbfing, TB after changing roms?

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    Quote Originally Posted by beano View Post
    so use bootstrap to restore after sbfing, TB after changing roms?
    Yup, if you are a ROM, making changes, mess up, bootloop, you can SBF, restore back, and be back where you were before you messed up.

    And again, use TB when changing ROM's and system bases to get yo apps back.

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    none of my apps are there? did i lose them when i sbfed? i copied the folder to my desktop...trying to copy that back now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by beano View Post
    none of my apps are there? did i lose them when i sbfed? i copied the folder to my desktop...trying to copy that back now...
    Did you move or copy it to desktop. Move back to SD card and make sure directory is correct so Ti knows where to look.

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    Got it Thank you!

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    Also be careful if you restore system apps in titanium backup
    User apps and data are fine between different roms but system apps and data can go haywire
    Our you can be safe and only install user apps that are in white font, no red font

    root, roms and themes oh my!

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