The Backup Wonder Machine is a Windows (XP, Vista, 7) application designed to back up your user apps and their associated data to a file on your computer, with no root required. It's simply a front end for the new backup method built into Ice Cream Sandwich, distributed in one easy to use self contained folder. You can then restore this backup to your phone after a data wipe and have all your apps and their settings back.
Unzip the entire directory anywhere on your harddrive. The entire directory. We will point and laugh if you don't unzip the entire directory.
Install the adb driver for your phone. Visit the manufacturer device page or the appropriate device forum for assistance.
Turn on USB debugging.
Plug phone into a high speed primary port on your computer.
Run the BWM.exe file
Choose "Backup" or "Restore"
Look at the screen on your phone
Wait for it to finish
You'll then have a large file named backup.ab in the application folder. You can place this file anywhere you like, but it will need to be there and have the same name to use as a restore. Warning, this file can be very large -- as in 4GB in size. this depends on the number of apps and their data you have on your phone.
Good luck, sing out if there's any issues.
Last edited by Jerry Hildenbrand; 02-14-2012 at 10:29 PM.
Thanks much! This was a nice solution for backing up and restoring my phone to a new galaxy nexus after I cracked my screen. I've used Titanium in the past, but this is a work phone and no rooting so I was happy to stumble across this solution.
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