Restore Desktop Configuration doesn't work

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Phone: ZTE Blade
OS: CM7 Nightly 07152011

How to reproduce:
Backup the settings and desktop configuration.
Clean re-installation of the OS
Restore the setting and desktop configuration.

What happens:
It says successfully restored, but only settings are restored not the desktop 
configuration which contains all my icons :(

Is there any possibility that the restore doesn't work when it doesn't find all 
the applications that were in the system before(when i did the backup)?

Because after clean install i didn't install some applications.

I checked adw_launcher.db, it is seems fine contains list of all apps that were 
in my desktop when i made the backup.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by devunder...@gmail.com on 15 Jul 2011 at 4:27

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That would be the case. You need to have the applications installed before 
doing a desktop restore.

Original comment by klinster...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2011 at 3:49

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wouldn't it be a great addition to the application, 
like checking whether app is present in the phone or not and then placing the 
icon in home screen. 
I saw another issue(#24) which said widgets cannot be loaded, so may be the 
application can check widgets and skip them while restoring the configuration.
Just a thought

Original comment by devunder...@gmail.com on 17 Jul 2011 at 9:07

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It would be helpful if it indicated that there was a problem during the 
restore, and what the problem was.  An eventual enhancement to partially 
restore the rest of the items would be nice, but the current behavior of 
reporting success while doing nothing seems more like a bug than a missing 
feature.  Thanks!

Original comment by nicholas...@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2011 at 5:05

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Installed all applications, and tried to restore the desktop and it did Not 
work. Only reason I'm using ADW is for the desktop restore functionality;  how 
ironic.

Android 2.3.4
Chevy Kernel 1ghz
SS 5.4 Rom

Original comment by techanic...@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2011 at 6:28

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I tried to save the configuration, remove just one shortcut and restore the 
configuration. 
Doesn't work... 

Original comment by v.ober...@gmail.com on 22 Aug 2011 at 10:20

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This has never worked for me. I am running a Captivate. I went from stock 
without ADW, to stock with ADW, then 2 or 3 ROMs before settling on 
CyanogenMod. Every single time I tried backing up my desktop and restoring, and 
not a single time, not for a single configuration or ROM or setup or anything, 
did it work. It almost always said it was successful, but never was. Most times 
I had all apps reinstalled.

This particular time I'm on CM7.1, and I am confident that I have the same apps 
installed. I verified the timestamp and non-negligible file size when I created 
the backup file. It just doesn't work. And as someone else mentioned, if it 
weren't preinstalled on CM7 I would only use ADW for the backup/restore 
functionality.

Original comment by jason.sc...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2011 at 5:52

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Also, shouldn't this be filed as a defect and not an enhancement?

Original comment by jason.sc...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2011 at 5:53

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@Jason: True...

Original comment by v.ober...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2011 at 12:21

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If anyone's interested, I created a similar problem report (#363) that IS 
listed as a defect and has a 'medium' priority.  If folks will star it, it 
might get more attention.  Not trying to steal anyone's thunder but...

Original comment by jimmcgh...@gmail.com on 21 Dec 2011 at 8:43