[SOLVED] TWRP recovery doesn't show the backup file. Problem with restoring nandroid.

When you use TWRP recovery to do a nandroid backup, you won't be able to restore it on a different phone unless you follow the steps shown in this video.

[@NameyNames]

Many thanks for an excellent video, indirectly solving my problem by hinting at a folder naming issue!
It appears that TWRP 3.4.0 has stopped using the serial number subfolder, so when I tried to restore a backup I made with TWRP 3.3.1 I couldn't find it. The solution was to move the actual backup subfolder from /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/no-longer-used-serial-number/ to /sdcard/TWRP/Backups/, and now TWRP 3.4.0 found it and I was able to restore my backup!

[@Robantdimaso]

my man saved my life

[@sylargrey9444]

This video is GOLD, would like to NOTE however that this only worked for me when I moved the desire ROM to my phone's INTERNAL STORAGE. Did not work with OTG USB.

[@-Floydimus]

whoever you are, you are god.
You saved my ass and 15 hours. Else I would have had to flash stock ROM, install OAT updates, flash custom ROM and then MagisK for root access.
Thank you sire!

[@xzxz-uy2lm]

After 3 days of trying to fix my phone you have saved me thank you so much

[@YouKnowWho96]

Thanx alot man u made my day. i was so worried that how will i restore my main data. but u saved me. You made my day man. Thanx alot.

[@jtsinspain]

This is a useful and well-explained tutorial. My difficulty however is that /sdcard is not mounting or showing any contents. Thanks anyway

[@siamesetool7103]

Veryslow computer you're an absolute legend. Genius effort brother

[@maringlen7861]

Man you made my day. Thnx alot

You talk so slow, but you help a lot! Tnhkssss, Bro!!!

[@globetrotter197]

Hello, what happens if I put my Backup on the sdcard without any other folders?
Can TWRP recognize it there or should the Backup be left in the folder where it has been created?

[@bhavya.prashant]

Hats off to you mate. You're just awesome!!!

[@antares1234mizar]

You just saved my life, thank you so much!!!

[@snappingbear]

Thanks! Your video solved my problem.

[@1900luna]

Dude, you just saved my life... Thank you!

[@GhostTygr]

Dude you saved my day!!!! Thanks a lot for the tutorial bro!!!!!!!!!

[@drratioo]

It's working for me, thanks you!

[@terryss95]

Especially good guide for those who aren't used to TWRP or never encountered this issue.

[@OmShivGanesh]

Thank you man you save my data and really its awesome video. Keep it up.

[@justinepaulrosal4057]

What if i didnt have the backup in the first place? How will I be able to fix my phone? Please help! Thank you. It is stuck in the TWRP and red state.

[@SzymekCRX]

So simple, but this is exactly why I had my problem with TWRP "empty partition" list when restoring :)

[@tachiuki]

Thank you! You saved my life .

[@VaderSKN]

Thank you so much! I learnt something important today.

[@prostogi]

thanks man.. Worked like a charm

[@RACAPE]

YOU ARE MY HERO!!

[@jamiekame3120]

Thank you so much. You're a lifesaver!

[@VMaveriq]

Thank you so much, you saved me!

[@nayanchandrachakraborty9586]

Thanks a lot bro you saved my life and solved my all issue

[@Madhubgis]

U r true legend.. Hats off to U...
Got my device back...

[@arabzadeh]

Right on point. Thank you.

[@abidrzaidi]

absolute legend thank you so much!!!

[@jonathans4503]

You are awesome. God bless you.

[@krollpeter]

You saved my life!

[@thishdude]

bro you legit saved me from bricking my phone and fucking myself TWICE!!!!!! SO I REALLY THANK YOU MAN. YOU GOT MY RESPECT AND IMMA SUBSCRIBE.

[@joejames1883]

i can see mine i want to kbow how to get ot reinstalled

[@Sumit_Technical47]

you are great ,,,i had tried this method on fox recovery ,,,and it's working,,,,thank you 👍

[@ΔΓςΗΞΜΨώθΓκζ]

a living legend

[@iam.naofil]

Hello sir.. I have accidentally wiped my system from twrp mode in my Realme x2 😣 and then twrp is gone and also fastboot is not showing and restarting frequently.. What should I do. Pleade skr give me any suggestions or your advice

[@hakkafusion]

man of the hour

[@aaronmyrick655]

I did this but I get stuck on the TMobile screen.

[@DineshKumarRadhakrishnan]

Thank you so much you have saved my phone..

[@indianbengaltiger9171]

But my backup not show I was restored in internal memory 😭😭😭 guide me sir

[@ugurigun]

BIIIGGG THAAANNKS!!!!!

[@drkesler]

Incredible smart, thanks. This avoids ADB and works perfect!!!

[@franzsteinert502]

Thank you so much you saved my day

[@shimarin86]

Very helpful. Thanks~

[@amirclev8213]

thank you so much man :)

[@giuseppemonticelli2836]

Very helpful. Thank you very much!

[@gkay007]

brother plzzzzzz help me, i have lenovo k6 power and flashed twrp,rooted my phone, wanted to install lineage os but it showed an error, i got scared and try to restore it from my backup, so first wiped(dalvik,cache,system,data), then on trying to restore, it showed an error"Failed to mount '/vendor' (Invalid argument)" and "unable to locate partition by backup name: 'system'" ,and if I reboot it,it stuck on logo,plzz bro help me , i can't afford another phone,thanks in advance

[@nazihakoum2853]

Gurkirat Singh dudee sameeee im stuckkkk

[@berthaalameda202]

youre a good teacher this helped a lot thank you ao much

[@chriswilkinson6448]

Thanks for the tip - very useful!

[@tapstri757]

THANK YOU!

[@mohamedabdelbaki1685]

you are genius bro

[@jarodvaldivia]

Helo Guys I have a Big problem: Have 2 identical phone note 5 N920T the problem is 1 this Loss IMEI and BASEBAND you believe this procedure works in this phone's making backup and installing another....

[@georgechristopher6459]

after recovery also it is showing no OS Installed

[@bijendarsasi]

bro i had a problem with my samsung grand prime,i was trying to change os and i installed twrp on phone and successfully its rooted and i wiped the data and the default of but unfortunatly i didt copied the os file in the memory card and i suddendly came back to copy the os but now i cant enter into it it just showng boot screen only the phone s almost dead plz help me to recover

[@Gonza_ggl]

Boot on TWRP, connect the phone to PC, download your ROM and put it on your SD Card

[@ludilaz9339]

thx man you're awesome

[@jjasenciosrequejo]

Incredible! Thanks so much! I could finally install Android TV in my TV BOX MXQ 4K 5G.

[@kovic1231]

MASTER! Thx a lot

[@Beyondhumanlimits1]

Nice thinking outside the box!

[@BigDuck786]

This is like the 57th time but thank you so much

[@iking497]

thank you so much

[@joka4eva101]

AAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
you're a true gent. LEGGGGGGGGEND

[@me9061]

Savior!!

[@MrChanw11]

Thanks!

[@expla1n]

Y PENSAR QUE ERA ALGO TAN SENCILLO, GRACIAS!

[@meganjay30]

Thanks for your video!
I came here for another problem, I want to backup my Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S running Linage OS 16 and using orange fox recovery. I'm problem is that there is so many check boxes to select and I don't know which ones I need to check. I checked all of them and my backup file was 31GB... Too big.. I just want to back up the system and apps really.. Thanks.

[@KALTBLUTWOLF1]

Then tick System Image, System and Data

[@anupamaviswambharan5360]

thanks it's​ works for me...😊

[@kitaev]

God bless you! It helped. By the way writing in TWRP terminal getprop ro.boot.serialno is better way to find serial number.

[@shivamsharma3613]

your are great

[@michaelolsen7509]

thank you so much

[@uluerilimen3705]

Thank you bro ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@lucasrizzini]

Perfect.

[@SRI-ej3pe]

THANK YOU. VERY NICE

[@sakson6605]

I cant leave of twrp????helppp i cant back on my normal mode on phone

[@garrygibbons2989]

Hold the power button to shut off phone

[@Aldaerion]

thanks man !

[@stanveer]

Thanks a lot!

[@SRI-ej3pe]

GOOD EXPLANATION

[@somanadhareddy1789]

I don't have any backup thing

[@virgiliogrecobaptistella7303]

Thank you very much man! That wasnt exactly my problem, but being able to find the correct folder I got some ideas of how to solve my problem.

[@amrmohamed7220]

thank you a lot

[@lucasvictor1011]

Very good, +1 Like

[@MrDalugoga]

Thank you!

[@joselegaroch]

YOU DA GOD

[@rajkumarchaudhary5440]

How to backup persist.im file

[@CitroenGames]

Im now doing the restore thanks but need to wait until it is restored then i gonna say if it really worked EDIT: (2min 48 sec later ) still doesnt work it doesnt want to mount data or system i dont know

[@parin28]

awesome!!

[@ahmedmoataz11]

You're a fucking master bro! Thanks a lot!

[@shaggygaming9257]

Working bro ❣️✅✅✅❣️❣️❣️

[@SapathepUaysawadi]

Thanks so much

[@33blue]

Thank you.

[@learnkoreanwitheric3507]

Shit! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@pgi-ocaasteranthony8846]

dude, can you help me up. i have weird titles in install section.

[@pgi-ocaasteranthony8846]

i've been stucked with this, i've repeated the procedure like many time. but no luck.

[@VMaveriq]

@@pgi-ocaasteranthony8846 Try to decrypt your data. Go to: Mount --> Decrypt Data.

[@indrajitjodder5340]

Many many thanks...25.11.2020.

[@creativeblindao3864]

I downgrade my recovery , it works

[@Freddario329]

Thanks

[@twinsalibrosis2236]

thanks bro, work for me, but rename and delete with PC sucses

[@shivsankermondal]

thanks 😀😀😀

[@azwarrasyid4598]

thx

[@Weedug]

very clever