iPhone Best way to back-up a jailbreak and rejailbreak on a new phone.

[ericDylan]

I am going to be taking my phone to the apple store tomorrow because my volume down button is not working.

What is the best way to back-up as much as possible about my set-up so I can get the new phone set-up easily tomorrow afternoon?

Also, what is the easiest way to safely unjailbreak? Will I lose all my apps and savegame data?

I am somewhat new to the iPhone (I have had android phones until I got the iP5 a few months ago).

 

[eyoungren]

I am going to be taking my phone to the apple store tomorrow because my volume down button is not working.

What is the best way to back-up as much as possible about my set-up so I can get the new phone set-up easily tomorrow afternoon?

Also, what is the easiest way to safely unjailbreak? Will I lose all my apps and savegame data?

I am somewhat new to the iPhone (I have had android phones until I got the iP5 a few months ago).

1. Backup to iCloud or iTunes
2. Backup your Cydia Packages/Apps/Tweaks, etc. There are a number of apps to do this in Cydia. PkgBackup (which I just bought) is comprehensive ($9.99) and can backup everything you have from Cydia (and Apple too I think) to Box, DropBox, SkyDrive or SugarSync.
3. Restore as new. This will wipe your iPhone completely. It will remove any trace of the jailbreak, but it will also wipe your purchased apps and data.
4. Set up as a new iPhone (don't restore anything).
5. Take your iPhone in and get your repair/replacement
6. Once you walk out of the store and are ready…
7. Re-Jailbreak
8. Restore your iPhone from the iCloud or iTunes backup you made. That will give you all your Apple stuff back.
9. Restore from your Cydia app backup. That will (depending on the app you chose) give you back a list of apps/tweaks that will automatically download or simply restore everything to the phone you bought/installed from Cydia.
10. Done

Good luck!

 

[darricksailo]

Openbackup is a good free alternative. All it does it just downloads the .deb file for cydia tweaks/apps though

 

[rman726]

I used xBackup before and it worked pretty well. I think it was like $.99 or something form Cydia.

 

[BumpyFlatline]

I am going to be taking my phone to the apple store tomorrow because my volume down button is not working.

What is the best way to back-up as much as possible about my set-up so I can get the new phone set-up easily tomorrow afternoon?

Also, what is the easiest way to safely unjailbreak? Will I lose all my apps and savegame data?

I am somewhat new to the iPhone (I have had android phones until I got the iP5 a few months ago).

For App Store app data and game saves, I ONLY use AppBackup. I swear by that package. Been using it forever. I have a tutorial I can send you if you'd like. It so easy to use. The tutorial is only like 3 or 4 steps lol. I use iCloud to backup all my other stuff like contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, etc. For Cydia packages, I just use AppInfo to email myself a list of installed repos and packages. Then I just install them manually and one by one to limit any potential problems. I always run into weird bugs/stability issues when I use an automated package and install everything from Cydia all at once. I always suggest people do it one by one just to make sure everything's working correctly.

There are tons of threads on this topic. It might be much quicker for you to search rather than wait for a bunch of replies. Unless of course you already found the answer you're looking for.

Either way, good luck and let us know if you have any problems!

 

[GzyOnline]

For App Store app data and game saves, I ONLY use AppBackup. I swear by that package. Been using it forever. I have a tutorial I can send you if you'd like. It so easy to use. The tutorial is only like 3 or 4 steps lol. I use iCloud to backup all my other stuff like contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, etc. For Cydia packages, I just use AppInfo to email myself a list of installed repos and packages. Then I just install them manually and one by one to limit any potential problems. I always run into weird bugs/stability issues when I use an automated package and install everything from Cydia all at once. I always suggest people do it one by one just to make sure everything's working correctly.

There are tons of threads on this topic. It might be much quicker for you to search rather than wait for a bunch of replies. Unless of course you already found the answer you're looking for.

Either way, good luck and let us know if you have any problems!

I'd love to see your tutorial on AppInfo, i've never heard of it before?

When I restore/re-jailbreak, I take screenshots of my springboard pages, Cydia packages and sources, and save them onto my computer..

Using iCloud to backup/restore is cruicial for me because it actually saves settings for Cydia tweaks! (ie: CleanStatus).. and I agree, it's much better to re-download/install your Cydia packages manually rather than having something auto-install, as this will prevent potential issues, crashes, conflicts, etc;; however, I am a big advocate for 'if it ain't broke, don't upgrade it!'.. I ran into serious issues with a new version of DoubleDock that completely crapped out my phone and I had to restore it (luckily I'm holding steady and HAPPY on iOS 5.1.1 and can FOREVER restore with redsn0w! ) sooo, now, I save all the .deb files for my cydia packages incase I need to run an older version

also, it's important to note that if you have some hacked Apple Store apps sycned with your iTunes(R.I.P. Install0us), you should install AppSync from Cydia before you put them back onto your iOS device!

 

[Auxo]

GameSync will sync that saved data.

 

[darricksailo]

I'd love to see your tutorial on AppInfo, i've never heard of it before?

When I restore/re-jailbreak, I take screenshots of my springboard pages, Cydia packages and sources, and save them onto my computer..

Using iCloud to backup/restore is cruicial for me because it actually saves settings for Cydia tweaks! (ie: CleanStatus).. and I agree, it's much better to re-download/install your Cydia packages manually rather than having something auto-install, as this will prevent potential issues, crashes, conflicts, etc;; however, I am a big advocate for 'if it ain't broke, don't upgrade it!'.. I ran into serious issues with a new version of DoubleDock that completely crapped out my phone and I had to restore it (luckily I'm holding steady and HAPPY on iOS 5.1.1 and can FOREVER restore with redsn0w! ) sooo, now, I save all the .deb files for my cydia packages incase I need to run an older version

also, it's important to note that if you have some hacked Apple Store apps sycned with your iTunes(R.I.P. Install0us), you should install AppSync from Cydia before you put them back onto your iOS device!

appinfo is very easy to use. once you download and install appinfo from cydia, run the program and there are tabs at the bottom. If you click the "packages" tab, it shows you all the packages and sources you have

when you click export, you are given the option to choose simple list or detailed list and then you can email it to yourself what packages and sources you have

there are other tabs too but i only use the "packages" tab since for my appstore apps, i do the same as you. I take screenshots of my homescreens

 

[BumpyFlatline]

I'd love to see your tutorial on AppInfo, i've never heard of it before?

My tutorial is on AppBackup not AppInfo. AppInfo is wicked easy to use. It's self explanatory. AppBackup is also very easy to use but the first time is much easier if you see instructions first. Let me know if you want the link to the AppBackup instructions.

Sounds like gamesync also does this. Never used that so I can't comment on that package.