Backup and Restore your Android OS - Alcatel OT-990

Updated Gulyuk method!

At the moment there are two methods to create backups, are independent, but work together to enable us to keep all system files and configuration of our OT-990.

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Requirements

• ClockworkMod Recovery.
• Backup and Restore by Gulyuk.

Method 1, using Backup and Restore by Gulyuk.

Now supports /data partition!

1. Download  Backup and Restore by Gulyuk and extract it to the SD.
   Do not extract the files: backup_by_Gulyuk.zip and restore_by_Gulyuk.zip.
2. Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery and choose the option install zip from sdcard and then choose zip from sdcard.
   Move through the options with the volume + and -, and select an option with the Home button.
3. Find backup_by_Gulyuk.zip file and select it. The process will start to make the backup, can take several minutes.
   Make sure you have at least 250MB of free space on the SD card.
4. That's all, you have created a backup of the partitions: /data, /boot, /custpack and /system.

To restore the backup si the same process, but this time select restore_by_Gulyuk.zip.

All credits to Gulyuk from 4pda.ru forum.
Special thanks to: sigprof

Method 2, using ClockworkMod Recovery.

1. Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery and select: backup and restore.
2. Backup: Allows you to create the backup of almost the entire system, except for the /custpack partition.
1. Restore: Allows you to restore a backup.
2. Advanced Restore: Allows you to restore a specific partition (/boot, /system, /data, /cache o /sd-ext).
3. Select Backup the process will start to make the backup, can take several minutes.
3. That's all, you have created a backup of the partitions:  /boot, /system, /data, /cache y /sd-ext.

To restore a backup is the same process, but this time select Restore or Advanced Restore.