back up restore

[Woody]

back up restore funcition in the new update does not work i backed up my data or so it said it did... I reset myu box i have the 4900 and went to restore and there was no file on the usb stick that it supposedlu saved it on

[dishuser]

it works just fine

save it to internal

then open a file explorer app and locate the zip and send it to usb

then look in restore/usb

[Emporium]

5 minutes ago, dishuser said:

it works just fine

save it to internal

then open a file explorer app and locate the zip and send it to usb

then look in restore/usb

Too late for him now

As DU mentions, it backs it up internally (Android 9 limitation).  You then transfer it to external manually before reset.

And WHO does a reset without confirming that the file was created anyhow ? What good is a backup, if you don't confirm it's existence 

 

 

[dishuser]

backup to usb isn't even an option

[Woody]

lol touche  on that empoirum at least now i know lol just sucks to have to redo all my fav oh well live and learn

[Woody]

dish it comes up on mine.. shows me to back up to usb

[dishuser]

5 minutes ago, Woody said:

dish it comes up on mine.. shows me to back up to usb

restore only not backup

you get no choice on backup so it goes to internal automatically

[Woody]

Ill show u wheb i get home ill post pic 

[dishuser]

1 minute ago, Woody said:

Ill show u wheb i get home ill post pic 

I just checked again and there is no choice

[dishuser]

if you want I can post a video from the 5 series that gives you a choice

the diffence is OS

but I have a backup from my x5 and my 4900 on same stick and I can use either on both devices since it's only backing up settings,servers,favourites and favourite groups

[Woody]

Here u go 

[nbs.]

14 hours ago, Woody said:

back up restore funcition in the new update does not work i backed up my data or so it said it did... I reset myu box i have the 4900 and went to restore and there was no file on the usb stick that it supposedlu saved it on

I had no issues backing up the 4900 to usb

[dishuser]

now click on restore

do you see your backup?

[Woody]

If u notice it says back up on screen not restore 

[dishuser]

58 minutes ago, Woody said:

If u notice it says back up on screen not restore 

and if you notice after you do a backup it opens the download folder on the internal drive

[Woody]

Actually it does not but i managed to backup data on intrrnal storage and when i go to move it to sd catd or usb it saus it cannot writte data so again not working for me

[dishuser]

I used a file explorer app and moved it

the one on top is from my 4900 and the other is from my x5

[Woody]

I tried to use the file browser app on my box tgat was installed and it did not work ill try anotger one see if tgat works

 

[Woody]

Ok got it was able to move it with a diffeent file app

[Emporium]

I just tried on my 4500 (should be same as 4900) and had no issue doing backup onto USB stick.  It was a little strange however, since during the process it did ask if I wanted to go to internal or external USB, and by default external was selected (like the screen Woody has posted above).  But then when I hit next and brought up the little file manager to select where to save, it was by default on internal storage (even though external was selected in previous step).   But quick selection of external and hit next and it did go to usb stick.  But if you do not realize it, I can see how someone can accidently do a backup and "assume" it was done to USB even though it was internal location selected.

I removed the stick and went to restore option and nothing was there (which is what I expected).  Then I inserted the USB stick and it showed the backup I just made.  Also, checked stick on my PC and the file was there.