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3) Backups
This backup option is ideal for users who don't plan on migrating their backup to another device.
ChArch includes a built-in rootfs clone command: cparch
. Type cparch rootfs <backup-name>
(replace rootfs
with the name of your rootfs instance if you would like to specify a different one). This will take a long time.
Your final backup should be in the same chroot container folder as your original rootfs instance. You can get the full path with lsarch
.
To restore your backup later, remove your broken instance with rmarch
, then run cparch <backup-name> rootfs
to recreate your rootfs instance from the backup.
If you're sure you won't need your backup again, then type rmarch -n <backup-name>
to erase it.
This backup option is ideal for users planning on resetting their host system, or migrating a rootfs instance to a new device.
The first step is to unmount your target rootfs instance: unarch
. Then you should use your host's tar
command to create a new rootfs tarball. For example: tar cvpzf rootfs.tar.gz /home/chroot/rootfs/
(on Android devices, the default rootfs instance directory is /data/local/chroot/rootfs/
). Copy the newly created rootfs.tar.gz
to a safe location.
To restore the backup rootfs tarball, copy it to /home/chroot/rootfs.tar.gz
, overwriting the existing tarball if necessary. Then, type charch
, which will create a new rootfs instance from the backup rootfs tarball.
This backup option is ideal for users who are in the same situation as Option B, but lack a proper tar
command on the host system.
This backup option takes place inside the rootfs instance itself. If you are not already, enter the rootfs instance with charch
. Then type the following command to create a backup:
tar cvpzf rootfs.tar.gz --exclude=/dev --exclude=/proc --exclude=/tmp --exclude=/sys --exclude=/rootfs.tar.gz /
The backup will most likely be in the root directory of your rootfs instance. Exit your rootfs instance, type unarch
to unmount it, then copy /home/chroot/rootfs/rootfs.tar.gz
to a safe place. Then proceed with the steps in Option B.