9.2 ADB Backup Device
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$ adb backup -apk -shared -all -f s7backup.ab
Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation...A popup appears on the device requesting permission to perform the backup. An option is provided to encrypt the backup. If the device is encrypted the backup must also be encrypted. Provide an encryption phrase and then click on the button to continue with the backup.
Backup has been measured at about 200MB per minute with USB2. A typical backup will create a file of 6GB in about 30 minutes.
Numerous options are available for the backup from the command line.
-apk will backup all apps whereas -noapk (the
default) will not backup apps. -shared will backup data
from the SD card whereas -noshared (the default) will not
backup the SD card. -all will backup system data and app
data but not the apps themselves.
To restore:
To explore its contents, download the android-backup-extractor from https://sourceforge.net/projects/adbextractor/. Then:
Latest test (20200413) of this fails (both Java and Perl versions) to convert the ab file into a tar file that can be extracted.
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