Is it possible to do a full Android backup without first rooting the phone?

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Published on 2010-04-21T02:23:21Z Indexed on 2010/04/21 2:34 UTC
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I'm running stock 2.1 on my Moto Droid and am interested in rooting. My (admittedly weak at this point) understanding is that, in order to perform a backup[*], you need to root first. But in order to root, you've got to replace the 2.1 image with a rooted 2.0.1 or a stock 2.0.1 and then a rooted 2.1. So there's no CYA protection given that you've got to take the risk of replacing the image in order to get root and then do a backup.

[*] Ideally, I'd like to backup the stock 2.1 image AND my apps.

Am I understanding this correctly, or is there a way to do a backup without first replacing the image?

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