What is it?
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.
Requirements
- An Android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich
- A Windows (XP, Vista, or W7) computer.
- The Microsoft .NET4 framework.
- The appropriate USB driver for your phone.
Known limitations
- Desktop settings, Wifi credentials, and other system data is not restored for the Galaxy Nexus.
- Custom builds of ICS may or may not work. Talk to your ROM developer about adding support for Native Android Desktop backup.
- You tell me.
How to use
Download the zip file attached to the post
- 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.
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