[Tutorial] How To Backup Your Cydia Tweaks & Apps!

45GTR · September 3, 2014

Hey guys, today I'm going to be showing you how to backup you're cydia apps and tweaks aswell as you're settings. We all know that downloading the wrong things on cydia can make you're device unusable and send it into boot loops etc.
I'm here to help!
What we are going to be using today is an app called PKGBackup. This app can be found on Cydia for a wallet busting $7.99. (Don't worry, download it from insanelyi, or maybe DiDA will post It on the iOSGods Repo!)
So, let's get started !!

1)Remember, you're device must be jailbroken for this to work! First of all go ahead and get PKGBackup. PKGBackup isn't a tweak it's just an application that will appear on you're springboard!

2) Ok, so once you're done go ahead and run the application. Fromm here click on the cog you're screen! (When you first open the application allow everything and you may be prompted to set up the app via settings). Thankfully this application allows you to back you're jailbreak stuff via cloud storage (In this case DropBox) Go ahead and select what you would like to use!!)https://www.dropbox.com/ sign up here if you haven't already!

3) In this case, with dropbox, you will be prompted to link you're Dropbox account with the application. Go ahead and do it.

4) Ok, now go back to the applications home screen and scroll right to the bottom and select Accept Changes. now, we need to decide what we want to backup. So go to Package List. Here you can choose what to backup.

5) another nifty thing to enable is springboard layout which preserves your springboard. Go ahead and enable if you like. Now, start tha backup and after a while there will be a folder In you're Dropbox (don't touch it!!!)

6)now for the restore. Say if your iphone gets bricked etc and you have newly jailbroken all you need to do ro restore you're cydia stuff is to download PKGBackup and relink you're Dropbox ! now press Restore and voila! You're stuff should be restored to you're device. With very little effort. No foraging in cydia!

That's it ! I'd like to thank you for reading this tutorial and I hope it helped! Please be sure to give me rep and a thanks as it keeps me motivated to make new tutorials and makes me happy Thanks guys !!

peace