Editing Manual backup and restore
Warning: You are not logged in.
Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | There are several scenarios where you might want to manually backup and restore your | + | There are several scenarios where you might want to manually backup and restore your phone. Using manual methods (as opposed to using osso-backup) is convenient for advanced users (to have more control over their phone), scheduling backups with fcron and the like, starting from scratch (if you want to wipe the phone and restore file-by-file) - because osso-backup can backup also problematic files. |
- | This was discussed at [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35037 | + | This was discussed at [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35037 talk.maemo.org]. |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
==Backup methods== | ==Backup methods== | ||
Line 88: | Line 68: | ||
dpkg -l > /root/dpkg.txt | dpkg -l > /root/dpkg.txt | ||
- | |||
gconftool-2 -R /system/osso/connectivity/IAP > /root/iap.txt | gconftool-2 -R /system/osso/connectivity/IAP > /root/iap.txt | ||
Line 105: | Line 84: | ||
Change <code>mypc.example.com</code> to the IP/hostname of your computer and the target directory to whatever suits you. Don't forget to make the script executable and it must be run as root of course. | Change <code>mypc.example.com</code> to the IP/hostname of your computer and the target directory to whatever suits you. Don't forget to make the script executable and it must be run as root of course. | ||
- | The <code>dpkg -l</code> command makes a list of installed packages | + | The <code>dpkg -l</code> command makes a list of installed packages and gconftool-2 lists all internet access points (Wi-Fi and GPRS), so you can copypaste details back later. |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
==Automatic/periodic/scheduled backups== | ==Automatic/periodic/scheduled backups== | ||
Line 125: | Line 102: | ||
===Contacts=== | ===Contacts=== | ||
- | You need to create a dummy entry before restoring contacts. Run the contacts application first and create a contact, anything will do. Then exit the contacts application and restore the files in <code>/home/user/.osso-abook/db</code> and <code>/home/user/.osso-abook-backup/db</code> | + | You need to create a dummy entry before restoring contacts. Run the contacts application first and create a contact, anything will do. Then exit the contacts application and restore the files in <code>/home/user/.osso-abook/db</code> and <code>/home/user/.osso-abook-backup/db</code>. |
===Bookmarks=== | ===Bookmarks=== | ||
Line 135: | Line 112: | ||
===Calendar=== | ===Calendar=== | ||
- | The calendar entries are in the file <code>/home/user/.calendar/calendardb</code> | + | The calendar entries are in the file <code>/home/user/.calendar/calendardb</code>. |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
===Repository and packages list=== | ===Repository and packages list=== | ||
Line 173: | Line 147: | ||
[[Category:Power users]] | [[Category:Power users]] | ||
- |
Learn more about Contributing to the wiki.