Wednesday 9 September 2015

HOW TO BACKUP/RESTORE EFS/IMEI ON SAMSUNG DEVICES


How to Backup and Restore EFS / IMEI on Samsung Galaxy Devices

 BACKUP

 YOUR DEVICE MUST BE ROOTED

Requirements.

  The EFS Professional tool: EFS_Professional_2.1.8_Release.zip  


  Microsoft .NET Framework installed on your computer.(recent version)


  Samsung USB Drivers or Kies installed on your PC.

  Install BusyBox app stable version 1.20.2 on your phone.

  Install the app on your phone open it. 

  Tap on   “BusyBox” version number and select BusyBox 1.20.2.

  Finally, then tap on “Install” and install it as “Smart    Install”.

  Ensure battery is atleast 50percent.


  Enable USB DEBUGGING

STEPS
 Extract the “EFS_Professional.zip” on your desktop.

    Connect your Galaxy device to PC using an USB cable. 


    Run EFS Professional.exe file as administrator.


    Click on “EFS Professional”.


    You will now see a new window. Once the device is detected, the lower part of the window will show the device status and info such as model number, firmware version, root and BusyBox version, etc.


    Click on “Backup” tab and then click on “Device Filter” dropdown and select your phone model. If you do not see it listed, click on “Refresh” button and then select it.


    EFS Professional will now show the system partition where the EFS data of your device is located. Check the “Select All” box.backup-efs-on-samsung-galaxy


    Finally, click on “Backup” and your EFS data will be backed up to your phone and the PC both. The backup on PC can be found in the EFS Professional folder inside “EFSProBackup” and it looks like this: “GT-I9500_2013618_222210.tar.gz”

RESTORE

 
Connect your device to PC


    Launch EFS Professional and click on “Restore” tab.


    Now click on the drop down menu in “Restore options” part of the window and select the previously backed up file.restore-efs-on-samsung-galaxy


    You can also format the currently corrupted EFS directly.


    Now click on “Restore” button.


Dia *#06# on your phone’s keypad to check if IMEI is restored.

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