It is always a good idea to backup your Android device especially if you like to try out custom mods. Using the ClockworkMod Recovery is a great way to take nandroid backups of the data on your device.To perform this action you first need to root your device and have ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
[NOTE] Make sure that you have enough internal storage to take nandroid backups.
[NOTE] The process of taking backups or restoring a backup can take several minuets.
How to make a nandroid Backup using ClockworkMod Recovery
- Launch the ROM Manager and select Reboot to Recovery. Your device will reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
[NOTE] If rebooting into CWM Recovery fails you can manually access CWM through a combination of keys. This key combination may differ between devices. - Use your Volume Up / Down buttons and the Home / Power buttons to navigate to backup and restore > BackUp to perform a full backup of your device.
- Once completed select reboot system from the main menu of ClockworkMod Recovery.
How to restore a nandroid Backup using ClockworkMod Recovery
- Launch ROM Manager and select Reboot to Recovery. Your device will reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
- Use your Volume Up / Down buttons and the Home / Power buttons to navigate to backup and restore > BackUp > [Select the file you want to restore]