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mrrfv / open-android-backup

Back up your device without vendor lock-ins, using insecure software or root. Supports encryption and compression out of the box. Works cross-platform.
http://openandroidbackup.me/
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Using OAB from Custom Recovery (question) #89

Open eshate opened 8 months ago

eshate commented 8 months ago

Hey!

I thought about one possibility while managing some problems with android user accounts. Is there a way to use Open-Android-Backup in (custom) Recovery? Everything is decrypted, I have access to files, but I cannot boot the system. So I just thought about running script without companion app. Is it even possible?

Thanks for your time, yo!

mrrfv commented 8 months ago

Hi, sorry for the late response.

I assume that you want to backup/restore your phone from the Android recovery mode (I have some trouble with understanding this issue to be honest) - that isn't possible because the recovery usually doesn't allow access to the data OAB pulls/pushes. Furthermore, user data on Android is encrypted with your lock screen password, so accessing it is practically impossible if the device isn't unlocked and/or the OS is not running. You might have some luck with TWRP (if that's still developed) as it can do block-level device backups.