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App data backup by git possible? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [B] to c/android@lemmy.world
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I am using neo backup often i run into storage issues so i am wondering if there is a possibility of backing data with git, root, Termux, Tasker .

Edit: solved some issues

  • storage issue was fixed by not enabling unnecessary backup options. It created massive difference for most applications, eg anki was over 1 GB, now its 9 KB.
  • Some application's backups were not working( After restoring applications were crashing), for them, rather than backing up whole data, we can copy relevant data. Eg for element, we can backup by

cp /data/data/im.vector.app/shared_prefs/im.vector.app_preferences.xml %ConfigBackupLocation/element # you need root for this

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[–] 9 points 10 months ago

Git is bad at tracking binary files. So it's not a good solution for backups. You could use something like restic, Borg or Kopia from termux

Here's a good guide on how to do it with Borg that could easily be adopted to the other tools https://neverpanic.de/blog/2022/01/25/backing-up-your-android-phone-with-borgbackup/

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