Closed Go-rom closed 4 years ago
You should select the option Chats and Media - Backups - Backup Location so the backup will be searched at that location. And it need to be in the FullBackups subdirectory.
Hello @johanw666
Yes about the Backup Location switch,i did that. I forgot to mention it into my initial post, sorry. I tried with FullBackups subdirectory and Backups subdirectory
But maybe i'm wrong when i'm talking about encrypted backup.
I read this on your website (https://johanw.home.xs4all.nl/Signal/signal-jw.html)
And the several types of backups are stored in their own subdirectories:
- Standard backups : Backups
- Encrypted backups: FullBackups
- Plaintext backups: PlaintextBackups
I would say that i match the first case : Standard backup because i made it with the official app. Question : is your app allows to restore a standard backup from Sd Card ? If yes, how can i do that ?
Thank you
Ah yes, I didn't read your post well enough. If you have a backup made with the official client it needs to be in Backups, but you can only restore it during registration when you have no data already present. The import/export screen only looks at the FullBackups and PlaintextBackups directories, both need the backup to be in a specific format so copying the official backup there won't work.
At first app start (or after the deletion of all appdata, be carefull because that also wipes [root of removable storage]/Android/data/org.thoughtcrime.securesms/* ) you can put the official backup in the internal storage\Signal\Backups dir and restore then. Checking the code I see now that the option to restore the first time from removable storage does not work, I will fix that ASAP.
I realize the backup options in my fork are not quite as well organize as they should be and I'm working on ideas to improve that but that is work in progress that does not work yet.
Fixed in 4.58.5.1-JW.
Hello @johanw666
I realize the backup options in my fork are not quite as well organize as they should be and I'm working on ideas to improve that but that is work in progress that does not work yet.
Well maybe for you as a developer, it may be not enough but from my point of view, what you're offering to signal users is already much more than the official app. I'm encountering a major issue of storage (16gb internal storage only) and thanks to your fork, now there's a workaround.
By the way, i've tested your new release and the import from SD card was successful so thank you for your help, the quick fix and globally for this fork.
Bug description
When i try to restore an encrypted backup (made with the "official" app) with your improved version of Signal, the app answers "No encrypted backup found"
Steps to reproduce
Actual result: it says "no encrypted backup found" Expected result: Restoring my encrypted backup (made with the "official" Signal")
Screenshots
No Screenshots
Device info
Device: Samsung A300-FU (A3 2015) Android version: 6.0.1 Signal version: 4.58.5.0-JW
Link to debug log
https://debuglogs.org/0b42d7fa3b285ed21472a9cfbe60f1ef50332dbe0985f0a9badeef1e47312c07
Thank you !