#Cannot copy invalid backup at path imazing mac software

This software seems excellent, I just purchased 2 licenses and hope to replace icloud with imazing leveraging the network automatic backups.Ī couple questions/comments/problems from my use so far:ġ. Navigate to Media/Library/SMS and drag and drop the Attachments and Parts folders from your desktop to iMazing, to overwrite the backup's Attachments and Parts folders.Navigate to File System -> HomeDomain/Library and drag and drop the SMS folder from your desktop to iMazing, to overwrite the backup's SMS folder.Select the editable backup in the sidebar.This will create a shallow copy of your backup which you can safely edit without destroying the original. Right click your older backup in iMazing's sidebar, and choose 'Create editable copy' from the contextual menu.Navigate to Backup/MediaDomain/Library/SMS and drag and drop the Attachments and Parts folders to your desktop.Select your iPhone in iMazing's sidebar, then navigate to File System -> Backup/HomeDomain/Library and drag and drop the SMS folder to your desktop.If you haven't already, back up your iPhone with iMazing to make sure that your newest messages are in the backup.Restore that edited backup to the target device.Inject them in the older but functional backup.Extract the SMS database and attachments from the newer, buggy backup.The procedure is in 3 phases, all instructions refer to iMazing:

The strategy is to replace messages data in the old backup by messages data from the new backup, and iMazing features backup editing tools which can do just that, even if your backups are encrypted.

#Cannot copy invalid backup at path imazing mac install

The option there will be to download and install all or selected updates, with the possibility to keep the downloads in the Library.IMazing can indeed help here.

Check for Updates in the Device tab will also show you a list of available updates.

You'll be able to download them all, or just selected ones, with an option to delete downloaded previous versions to prevent library bloat.

Check for Updates in the Library tab will show you a list of available updates.

#Cannot copy invalid backup at path imazing mac update

That said, we are working already on improvements to managing updates with iMazing, eta is our next update in a couple of weeks hopefully.

And since we can only download the very latest version of any given app, what do we do when the user has v1.0 in the library, v1.1 on the device, and v1.2 is available on the App Store?.

Do we download ALL updates or just updates of specific apps?.

Do we keep previous downloaded versions or update them?.

For automatic downloads to be fully usable, we'd need all sorts of configurable rules: We did think of that, and it would be doable but yes, non-trivial. We call it Quick Transfer, and it's pretty neat: Drop files and folders to iMazing, and it will automatically identify compatible apps on your iPhone or iPad. In our 2.7 release, we introduced a tool which further simplifies pushing documents and media to iOS.

Manage files and folders of file manager apps like GoodReader, Documents and FileApp.

#Cannot copy invalid backup at path imazing mac pdf

Push PDF documents and eBooks to Books.

Add photo albums, extract photos from synced albums.

The keyword here is simplicity: just drag and drop a file or a folder, to or from iMazing. IMazing is also a great tool to transfer content between your iOS device and your Mac or PC.

Safari History and Bookmarks to HTML and CSV.īackups can be restored to your devices too, and you can choose what type of data and which apps are restored.

Photos to HEIC and JPG (conversion of HEIC to JPG possible).

Messages and iMessages to PDF and CSV.

From your backups, iMazing can export the following: Local backups aren't just about keeping your data safe (and encrypted, of course!), they are also a way to increase your ownership over your data.