The safest way to pack a tar archive is to get the list of files from the original backup. Errors are only printed to logcat, look out for BackupManagerService.(you can try restoring manually via adb push and adb shell).Apps with the allowBackup flag set to false are not backed up nor restored.Incompatible tar archives lead to errors or even system crashes.Android is very particular about the order of files in the tar archive.More details about the backup format and the tool implementation in the associated blog post. Java -jar build/libs/abe-all.jar pack|unpack|pack-kk Notes Access PC Companion on your computer and use Xperia Transfer to move content from an iPhone to your new Xperia device.

(Thanks to Jan Peter Stotz for contributing the build.xml file) (you still need to put the Bouncy Castle jar in lib/ modify the Use the bundled Ant script to create an all-in-one jar and run with: If you don't specify a password the backup archive won't If the password is not given on the command line, then the environment variableĪBE_PASSWD is tried. For building a jar artifact make sure to remove the signing information in bouncy castle (see readme in lib folder).Įxtract data from fullbackupdata file: java -jar restoreData.jarĮxtract data from encrypted fullbackupdata file: java -jar restoreData.jar Handling encrypted backups requires the JCE unlimited strengthĬommandline: java -jar restoreData.jar Build project with IntelliJĭownload the latest version of Bouncy Castle Provider jarĭrop the latest Bouncy Castle jar in lib/, import in intellij and adjustīuild path if necessary. Tutorial on how to use the program is over here: įor encrypted files (Encrypted with android not the companion) you will need to change your security settings and use the command line to run the program. Utility to extract data from sony pc companion.

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