+4 for Pkgbackup. It works much better for me than AptBackup because I usually like to set up as a new phone when I upgrade or restore. AptBackup won't work unless you restore from backup.
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How do you guys backup setting and data for Cydia apps before upgrade and jailbreak
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PkgBackup 4.0
The answer eveyonenis lookin for is called pkgbackup and the new very simple to use version is 4.0. It backs up all your cydia and rock packages, emails them to you so you simply recreate a contact with the PkgBackup info in (which is explained in the app) and reloads all your packages AND SOURCES from cydia. I hope
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The answer eveyonenis lookin for is called pkgbackup and the new very simple to use version is 4.0. It backs up all your cydia and rock packages, emails them to you so you simply recreate a contact with the PkgBackup info in (which is explained in the app) and reloads all your packages AND SOURCES from cydia. I hope
this helps everyone as I joined this
forum just lto help answer this question!
This is not exactly true. However, it is a bit more complicated.
Make your backup in AptBackup. Then go manually backup (I.E. SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER) the 3 aptbackup files located in Private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences.
Now, when you get your new phone/new iOS/whatever, you will download AptBackup again, and (this is very important), run a backup. It won't have anything to backup, so it shouldn't take long.
Now SSH back to Private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences and paste the 3 original AptBackup files back. Now go back to the app and hit restore. All should work.