Create backup of my current ROM

[daddymikey1975]

Originally Posted by Johnny.Bravo

Can anyone explain to me how to backup my current ROM? I want to try flashing some of these custom ROMs, but if I don't like them I want to be able to go back to how I have it right now so I don't have to go through all the step-by-step of flashing the stock ROM, rooting, installing TB and then restoring everything, and then spending the next 5 hours customizing everything on the phone again. I want to burn an image of my phone like you can do with a PC, so that if I want to go back, I just flash my ROM back onto my phone and its as if I never did anything at all.

First, you'll need to be rooted, then flash clockworkmod recovery.

Once you are rooted and you have the custom recovery, you're golden.

Hold vol-down, camera, power.. your phone will boot into the custom recovery.
go to backup/restore > backup > yes.

This will generate an 'image' if you will, of how your phone is right now. Settings, shortcuts, etc. everything just as your phone sits.

From clockwork, you can flash a ROM, then restore your settings/etc. Takes literally 2 minutes to restore everything you have.

IF you don't like that ROM, flash another one, then restore again.

NOTE: after you flash a ROM, and you want to restore, boot into clockwork, then go to backup/restore > advanced restore > restore data. You only want to restore user data. User data includes all of your settings, shortcuts, widgets (most times) background, etc.

This is a very useful feature that I really love and wished I had on WinMo LOL.

Remember between ROMs to do a wipe/factory reset 3 times, then clear the cache before installing a new ROM. Closest thing we can get to 'task 29' to avoid hiccups.

Hope this helps