Flashing

[fomotomo]

Everytime i flash a new rom i have to do back up right?

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[anon(94115)]

DO you have to? No. there are other recovery options.
Will you lose your data if you don't? yes the other options usually mean a fresh install

Now should you? YES YES YES. It will make life so much more easy if something goes wrong.

 

[fomotomo]

Wait what you have me confused..........so its suggested i should but i can try recovery?

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[kevincwelch]

Wait what you have me confused..........so its suggested i should but i can try recovery?

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It really depends on the circumstances.

Some ROMS allow you to just flash over the pre-existing one.

I recommend doing nandroid backup of your ROM before flashing a new one. This way you can always revert back if you don't like the new one or if there is a problem with theme one.

Back up apps with Titanium...it's worth the money.

 

[fomotomo]

How do i use nandroid?

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[kevincwelch]

How do i use nandroid?

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Two ways.

You can make a backup using rom manager or boot into CWM and go to backup / restore.