So I'm rooted running JT Super Clean (DL09) and adrynalyne 12/30 kernel.. I know if I go into CWM and wipe data/cache it will erase everything on my phone resulting in me having to intall a new ROM, but what happens if I do a factory reset? Will it erase my ROM and put me back onto the stock system or does it just erase user apps/settings leaving me on super clean?
Doing a data wipe/cache wipe won't render the phone with no OS. It will do the exact same thing as doing a factory reset from within the OS will do. Which is erasing all user data, such as downloaded apps, contacts, sms messages, etc. Now if you were to go into mounts and storage in cwm and select format system, then you'd have to flash a new rom.
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times_infinity said:
Doing a data wipe/cache wipe won't render the phone with no OS. It will do the exact same thing as doing a factory reset from within the OS will do. Which is erasing all user data, such as downloaded apps, contacts, sms messages, etc. Now if you were to go into mounts and storage in cwm and select format system, then you'd have to flash a new rom.
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ohh ok thanks! so then its just going to wipe my settings/user apps/app data but leave my os and kernel untouched?
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Ok, maybe this is n00bish but Ive never had a nexus device.
On my gs1, tf700 and such everything is flashed from the microsd card. If this device doesnt have one, how do you flash without loosing data?
Ive always learned, 1 wipe data, cache etc. 2. Flash rom/kernel (sometimes 3 wipe again)
Wont this clear your phones storage? This is a HUGE selling factor for me.
Im due for a upgrade outa pocket and I cant decide from GS3, Nexus 4, Note 2 or holding out for rumored gs4
Thanks guys
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Clear Data does not wipe internal storage, just apps+data. If you were doing that, first back up using Titanium Backup, flash new ROM, restore from TiBU, PROFIT!!!
For backing up text messages, theres an app, though I can't remember the name.
Isnt there also an option that wipes everything? Factory reset or whatever. It cleans the rom and all I thought. Thats how we avoid bugs from rom hopping? Like I said Im n00b in nexusville but vanilla jellybeans sound delicious
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There's separate partitions on the phone. Part for the system, part for your data, and then basically an internal SD Card. You would wipe the same way you would on any other phone: Wipe data/factory reset, format boot, system, cache, data, dalvik cache, etc, then flash your ROM. Your "internal" SD card will be untouched.
At least that's how I assume it would work...
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There's separate partitions on the phone. Part for the system, part for your data, and then basically an internal SD Card. You would wipe the same way you would on any other phone: Wipe data/factory reset, format boot, system, cache, data, dalvik cache, etc, then flash your ROM. Your "internal" SD card will be untouched.
At least that's how I assume it would work...
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Yup thats how it works. 'SD Card' partition is untouched during a wipe (though the bootloader unlock command will wipe absolutely everything, you just use that once when you first get the phone and its all good).
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Clear Data does not wipe internal storage, just apps+data. If you were doing that, first back up using Titanium Backup, flash new ROM, restore from TiBU, PROFIT!!!
For backing up text messages, theres an app, though I can't remember the name.
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SMS Backup and restore
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Lord Syrics Jr. said:
Isnt there also an option that wipes everything? Factory reset or whatever. It cleans the rom and all I thought. Thats how we avoid bugs from rom hopping? Like I said Im n00b in nexusville but vanilla jellybeans sound delicious
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You are correct. But factory reset/ clear data even though wipes the phone clean, the 'internal SD card partition' isn't wiped. Meaning you would still have your pictures, videos and such. And also backup files. So once you do that and boot into the new rom, install TiBU from the market and restore your backup.
For a complete and 'true' wipe, as someone already mentioned, you could use ODIN/ Toolkit. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
Using TWRP. You can wipe: cache, dalvik, factory reset, system. You can wipe all of those and your internal store will not be wiped. Now with TWRP you can also wipe internal and external storage, do that and you will be SOL.
I usually clean flash everything but in order to do it on this device you wipe the system data, cache, delvik cache. does that wipe the internal storage as well so i would end up with nothing on my tablet to flash? im only asking due to if im not home near a computer to use that wipe and flash rom program and i thought i remember reading somewhere if you wipe system data the tablet is completely empty.
If it does wipe it completely from doing that in the recovery system, can i at least dirty flash to different roms without severe issues?
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kyhassen said:
I usually clean flash everything but in order to do it on this device you wipe the system data, cache, delvik cache. does that wipe the internal storage as well so i would end up with nothing on my tablet to flash? im only asking due to if im not home near a computer to use that wipe and flash rom program and i thought i remember reading somewhere if you wipe system data the tablet is completely empty.
If it does wipe it completely from doing that in the recovery system, can i at least dirty flash to different roms without severe issues?
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Do not wipe internal storage. Just do a factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik.
thank you. i wasnt sure. when i started rooting this. i thought i saw somewhere that said if you do system data or factory reset wipe, it wipes the internal storage. i was try the the prime rom. im on smoothrom and its awesome but i want something new.
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I rooted with casual and have the recovery installed. My question is I supposedly full wiped and flashed Goldeneye. My issue is it didnt full wipe because when I go into internal memory all the crap that should be gone, its folders are still there taking memory so I have to manually delete. Am I doing something wrong ?
When I had my htc a full wipe meant a full wipe Everything gone. Dont understand why its not happening on my s4.
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go into recovery and do a factory reset, it will clear it.
Thanks
That dont work all the folders are still there even though the apps are not installed.
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most recoverys are set up to format data without touching the internal storage. this is a feature, not a bug. if you want to wipe internal, go to format, then format internal. easy peasy
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I rooted with casual and have the recovery installed. My question is I supposedly full wiped and flashed Goldeneye. My issue is it didnt full wipe because when I go into internal memory all the crap that should be gone, its folders are still there taking memory so I have to manually delete. Am I doing something wrong ?
When I had my htc a full wipe meant a full wipe Everything gone. Dont understand why its not happening on my s4.
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Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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just make sure you don't have anything you care about, like Roms or nandroids, in /sdcard.
fwiw this isn't a CASUAL issue, its a TWRP issue.
Awesome was looking for the correct way to do a Total Full Wipe in recovery.
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chocodough said:
Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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jd1639 said:
It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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Ya it might be a little bit overkill, but atleast this way you know everything is cleaned and wiped before you flash your ROM. I hate dirty flashing ROMS, so I prefer to be really thorough.
jd1639 said:
It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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It might be overkill but I like to make sure its a complete wipe even if I have to overkill it. Thanks all for the replies.
EDIT: DO NOT FORMAT INTERNAL if you have twrp the part where you have to type in yes. You will have serious issues and will end up ODIN back to stock to repair. If you format internal in twrp phone will not boot up. You can enter recover but if you power off phone will not boot up again.
Might be a stupid question, but anyone know how to do this? I want to only keep PSX And neo with no other data on it (Such as games that require downloaded data, apps and etc). Wiping data on CWM doesn't wipe everything (Yes I did cache and dalvik as well), would wiping the sdcard wipe everything and leave the ROM? Hopefully someone can help, thanks
Also, if the only way of wiping brings me back to stock/unrooted, would I still have CWM installed to install custom ROMs and such still?
These are the wipes you are looking for:
1. wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache partition
3. mounts and storage > format sdcard
4. advanced > wipe dalvik cache
That should leave you with a empty/clean internal sd card, no data (apps, settings, etc.), and your current rom and kernel.
if you want to completely wipe everything and go back to stock Android, just use one of the toolkit and flash stock image. it will wipe everything in the phone.
Or just fast boot the images including the userdata file it'll erase the entire phone memory. Toolkits are convenient but you should know how to use fastboot too it saved me when my recovery wouldn't boot and there was no ROM on the phone.
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Hi,
So I am new into android and flashing. I performed now happily flashing 10 flashes, using sammobile stocks and custom roms, using odin and philwiz.
I did several hard formats, cleared cache, wiped data through recovery, but I noticed something...
Data is not really deleted.
When I flash for example custom rom, I firstly do factory reset, then clear cache and wipe data, but after flashing custom rom, there are still remaining folders from previous rom
How come, why? How to completely remove this.
Phone2GO said:
Hi,
So I am new into android and flashing. I performed now happily flashing 10 flashes, using sammobile stocks and custom roms, using odin and philwiz.
I did several hard formats, cleared cache, wiped data through recovery, but I noticed something...
Data is not really deleted.
When I flash for example custom rom, I firstly do factory reset, then clear cache and wipe data, but after flashing custom rom, there are still remaining folders from previous rom
How come, why? How to completely remove this.
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You mean folders on your internal storage? You should delete them manually.
Or do you mean that there are still folders left on the /system partition? Then you are not wiping properly. A factory reset = wipe cache, wipe dalvik and wipe data. A full wipe also includes the /system partition.
Phone2GO said:
Hi,
So I am new into android and flashing. I performed now happily flashing 10 flashes, using sammobile stocks and custom roms, using odin and philwiz.
I did several hard formats, cleared cache, wiped data through recovery, but I noticed something...
Data is not really deleted.
When I flash for example custom rom, I firstly do factory reset, then clear cache and wipe data, but after flashing custom rom, there are still remaining folders from previous rom
How come, why? How to completely remove this.
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Wiping with custom recoverys won't delete folders and stuff.
Go to settings -factory reset.
When you want to be sure that really EVERYTHING is deleted you have to burn your device ^^
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