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Each time you decide to perform operations on your Android powered device the data saved on its storage memory or even on its SD card might be wiped out. Furthermore, if you want to do things more complicated like flashing a custom ROM, install unofficial updates, or beta firmware, you can wreck (brick) the phones system. But, there is a way in which you can avoid all these unfortunate aspects. You can make a full backup before starting the main process; and Im not referring to any backup as you should save your current ROM first. This is exactly what we will be checking during the present step by step guide: how to backup and restore your Android device before installing custom ROMs, or applying unofficial updates. And the perfect way to do it is by using the ClockWorkMod Recovery custom recovery image. With this you can backup the current ROM that is running on your

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phone, so in case if something goes wrong while trying to flash a new ROM into the system you will be able to revert and use the old software. This is the perfect method to use for avoiding bricking your smartphone. As you know, the warranty is void each time you want to complete one of the up mentioned operations, so backing up the software is no longer an option for you. Anyway, you need to get ClockWorkMod Recovery first. If you dont know CWM is a custom recovery designed to work on the Android platform and offer different capabilities to the users like: making backups, test custom ROMs, perform maintenance operations and so on. Now lets head to the proper guide. Make sure you read all the lines for understanding the concept and for completing a full and safe backup of your ROM. Also you will learn how to install and use CWM, so dont skip sections of the tutorial.

1. First, you should root your device as you cannot install ClockWorkMod Recovery on an un-rooted handset. Check our previous posts as you can find a how to root guide suitable for your device. 2. Then you should know that not all the smartphones are being able to support the tool. So, before starting to do something, check here and see if your phone is on the list. 3. Then, after checking the compatibility and rooting the handset you must go on Google Play and search for the ROM Manager app. 4. Install the same. 5. Then open the tool. 6. Select the flash ClockWorkMod Recovery option. 7. Then, just select Backup Current ROM and follow the prompts. 8. The backup will be completed once you reboot the smartphone. 9. Now, if you decide to install a custom ROM into the system and something wrong happens just restore the backed up firmware by opening the app again and choosing Manage and Restore Backup and then Restore.

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10. You will have the old OS as soon as you reboot the device. So, there you have it; thats how you can backup the current ROM before flashing a custom ROM, or update your Android device with an unofficial firmware, and this by using the ClockWorkMod Recovery tool. If you want to backup the rest of the files from your handset too, you can use other apps, or methods. In this way you can save your personal info whether it is about messages, contacts, calendar saves, Market apps and who knows what else. Just follow the links from below and you should be able to perform a full and safe backup of your Android powered phone: Download SMS backup and restore for Android. Download Call log and restore apps for Android. Sync contacts with your Google Gmail account.

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By Andrei Prescura

April 21st, 2012

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alan

the "How to root Samsung Galaxy Note II" says I should backup my current ROM and brings me to this guide !his guide says I must root be"ore I can backup #atch $$%
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In ROM Manager& when I click "lash #lock'orkMod Reco(ery& there was not listed my Samsung Galaxy )ce S*+,-& so I selected the "irst one !hen I clicked on ./ackup #urrent ROM0 and my screen got black I tried to switch o""& nothing works I took o"" my battery& inserted again& but power button is not working 'hat is going on % does my smartphone turned into paper1weight %
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i" you choose the wrong phone it will brick your phone

curious

so isn2t there any way to backup galaxy ace S*+,- using #'M Reco(ery%

Ullas

3ou boot into reco(ery mode and select update "rom S4 #ard and select #'M 5which you ha(e to download6 and select backup and restore Simple

alls

can i make backup sa"etly with cwm * on galaxy ace s*+,brick my phone i will not use rom managr

will cwm back up

TIRTH PATEL

same with my phone its not starting when click backup current rom got black and not starting i tried much bot its now starting 777

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pls help when i use #'M backup my "one M/*$8 restart but a"ter the motorola icon theres "7" and droid& then it wont shutdown using power o"" thus this mean it is not backuped%
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