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How would you feel if you could make a Nandroid backup, wipe your device clean, flash a new ROM, restore all your personal apps (with settings, SMS messages, and call log intact), all in about 10 minutes?



Too good to be true? After all, you probably remember what they say about things that sound too good to be true. Normally you shouldn’t believe it. In this case, though, it’s real, and it works! Many people in the DIET ICS ROM thread have already tried it, with amazing success.



As always, there’s a caveat. You perform the following procedures at your own risk. I will not be held responsible for any damage, frustration, anger, sadness, or suicides that may result from your decision to implement this process.



This method works “perfectly” if you’re upgrading an existing ROM. However, I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work equally well even if you’re coming from another ROM. Either way, use common sense, and always follow instructions provided by the ROM Developer.



This method also removes any concern whether or not you need to wipe because the process involves doing a full wipe, which only adds about 30 seconds to the procedure.



Here we go …



1.Boot into Recovery

2.Make a Nandroid backup

3.Wipe data/factory reset

4.Wipe cache partition

5.Wipe Dalvik Cache

6.Flash ROM

7.DO NOT REBOOT – STAY IN RECOVERY

8.Select backup and restore

9.Select advanced restore

10.Select the Nandroid backup you made above

11.Select Restore data

12.Select Yes – Restore data

13.WAIT!

14.REBOOT



If all goes according to plan, you will arrive at your home screen with all apps in place, and with all settings intact, including stored text messages, and your call log.



Shockingly easy, isn’t it? After all, it is ALWAYS suggested that you do a Nandroid before you flash any new ROM, so this procedure will ALWAYS have you completely up-to-date.



Okay, you can hit the thanks button now.



Peter

(formerly PeterHTC)