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Factory data reset in CM7??

I have CM7 on the sd card. If I choose "factory data reset", will it just remove anything I have added, or will it wipe out any of CM7? I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question.

kat3k said:
I have CM7 on the sd card. If I choose "factory data reset", will it just remove anything I have added, or will it wipe out any of CM7? I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question.
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I don't know why you want to do that but just pull the card first.....

I don't want to remove CM7 but I want to remove my data and especially my gmail account, which from all other posts and what I can find online, and everything I have tried so far, is pretty much locked in.

I'm never aware of the "factory reset" of CM7.
Does it have one?
Factory reset is for the stock ROM from B&N, nothing to do with CM7 since it's a custom ROM that you're running.
Moreover, you're booting it off the external uSD card.

That's what I'm trying to find out. I'm afraid the "factory reset" would wipe out CM7. And I have seen suggestions to reflash the rom, but it was a very big deal for me to do it the first time, and I would rather not start over.

Hold off a bit.
The "factory reset" you said, might be the other name of "wipe data" in CwM.
If yes, it won't hurt your OS (ROM) but it will wipe all your data info on the device.

Ok, now I am quite confused after reading your other threads. Maybe you should just stick to one.
If you want to wipe the data on the stock ROM, just pull the card and do a factory reset. If you want to wipe it on the CM7 card boot into CWR on the card and wipe the data. Reflashing the ROM will not wipe it anyway unless you also wipe the data so it would not help anyway.

patruns said:
Ok, now I am quite confused after reading your other threads. Maybe you should just stick to one.
If you want to wipe the data on the stock ROM, just pull the card and do a factory reset. If you want to wipe it on the CM7 card boot into CWR on the card and wipe the data. Reflashing the ROM will not wipe it anyway unless you also wipe the data so it would not help anyway.
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You're right, I should have stuck to just one, but got a little desperate, and thought I had more than one issue. Everything had worked perfectly until I started removing data and clearing caches, and trouble started.
I assume CWR is the "recovery" option on reboot? I did select that, but nothing appeared to happen, went black and then I had to restart it.
Thanks very much though. You have told me exactly what I wanted to know. Reflashing does not remove data, and booting into CWR does. There was also the option of going into settings and restoring to factory default. What would have happened to CM7 if I had done that?

What would have happened to CM7 if I had done that?
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Probably nothing because that resets the internal flash memory to stock and you have CM7 sitting on a card. Definitely nothing if you pull the card first.

Reflashing does not remove data, and booting into CWR does.
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Booting into CwM R does NOT remove your data.
It waits for you command to wipe it and you do if you intend to, otherwise, nothing happens.

votinh said:
Booting into CwM R does NOT remove your data.
It waits for you command to wipe it and you do if you intend to, otherwise, nothing happens.
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Thanks for clarifying. So is booting into "CwM R" the "recovery" option on the reboot menu?

[Q] anyway to get internal sd data off when stuck in bootloop?

@ mods i realised my mistake in posting this in the wrong section and posted in the right one but people are replying to this one......so please dont delete this just yet
I in my infinite wisdom tried to mod a file on my phone. I did a titanium backup 1st but forgot to move it to my external SD Doh!
So that went wrong and now I'm stuck in a boot loop with only the stock recovery screen. Need to install stock rom and adb not recognized. (Im sure ill figure that) but my main question is, is there some way to recover data from the internal "sd" memory?
I really appreciate any advice anyone can give

I am not sure if I understood your question.. if you have CWM then just access recovery mode and you will have an option to mount the SD and you will be able to access all your files via USB from your PC

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I don't have cwm . Like I said I only have the stock recovery screens I.e factory reset and download mode.

Do a factory reset, it won't erase your data.

Not sure that would work. It says wipe user data and factory reset so surely it would wipe my data. Plus I don't think that'll work anyway as I changed a file which caused the boot loop so I don't think a factory reset will fix that file.

Androboyben said:
Not sure that would work. It says wipe user data and factory reset so surely it would wipe my data. Plus I don't think that'll work anyway as I changed a file which caused the boot loop so I don't think a factory reset will fix that file.
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what info are you trying to get off the device? the sms etc are stored on your data and will be wiped by a reinstall/factory reset
anything on the usb side for storage will not get touched

Factory reset wont clear anything on the internal_sd

thank you.....but
thanks for the replies peeps ill trust your knowledge (and have pressed the thanks button )
got a day off tomorrow so gonna try and get it up and running again,
Question though, being as i buggered up the stock rom wont flashing the new rom (when i figure out how) delete internal data either.
the reason im being carefull is i did some awesome illustrations (imo) for a childrens book im writing so hoping to save those.

Androboyben said:
thanks for the replies peeps ill trust your knowledge (and have pressed the thanks button )
got a day off tomorrow so gonna try and get it up and running again,
Question though, being as i buggered up the stock rom wont flashing the new rom (when i figure out how) delete internal data either.
the reason im being carefull is i did some awesome illustrations (imo) for a childrens book im writing so hoping to save those.
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it depends on if you use a wipe or non wipe rom, a non wipe wil lkeep qall the data stored on the android system intact but you might get bootloops if it doesnt replace the file you say you deleted

took the plunge......alls good
Richy99 said:
it depends on if you use a wipe or non wipe rom, a non wipe wil lkeep qall the data stored on the android system intact but you might get bootloops if it doesnt replace the file you say you deleted
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Thanks Richy99, i took the plunge and followed nasgilani's guide to installing stock rom, i was supprised when it completed that even my home screens etc were as they were before (appart from widgets being blank) and glad to see "as you all said" my data intact.
i shall be more cautious before i start messing with mods next time

basically internal usb storage of 11gb will never be touched when you factory reset nor wil lanything on an external sd card
the only thing that gets wiped is the 1gb internal space for the rom and data on that partition such as sms/email etc

I know this is an old topic but I noticed it wasn't exactly answered.. I'm trying to send mine back to the factory for warranty because the power button no longer functions. I have the stock rom and recovery and I'm stuck in boot loop because I can't execute factory wipe with the power button. I'd like to pull my data off of the internal SD but am unable to fix the bootloop without forcing the wipe.

I know metter is over now, it was just ur worrying, otherwise wiping cache,wiping data from recovery , flashing stock rom (wipe/non wipe) nothing.will erase data on internal memory.
Just for knowledge
aroma file manager is available, which works from recovery, it can work even you device stucked, unable to boot..
Edit ; sometime you feel ashamed, just come to know this is 6month old topic
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[Q] Warning TWRP factory reset will wipe your internal memory(Music, backups, photos)

I loved TWRP recovery, but then I did a factory reset. TWRP completely wiped my phone beyond what was needed and no I did not do a custom reset but the default one. I have a nexus 4 and the reset wiped all my data. Music, photos(even the nandroid backup that TWRP created!) CMW does NOT clean the internal data such as music and other folder, it leaves them. Why TWRP wipes it all is beyond me. Thank you for this great custom recovery however I lost a lot of data that cannot be ever replaced and lost hours and hours of time restoring everything since Titanium backups were deleted. This should not have happened. Have others experienced the same?

You probably selected internal memory by accident, I dont recognize the problem.

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I loved TWRP recovery, but then I did a factory reset. TWRP completely wiped my phone beyond what was needed and no I did not do a custom reset but the default one. I have a nexus 4 and the reset wiped all my data. Music, photos(even the nandroid backup that TWRP created!) CMW does NOT clean the internal data such as music and other folder, it leaves them. Why TWRP wipes it all is beyond me. Thank you for this great custom recovery however I lost a lot of data that cannot be ever replaced and lost hours and hours of time restoring everything since Titanium backups were deleted. This should not have happened. Have others experienced the same?
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Choose "advanced wipe" then exactly which partition to wipe
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MasterLinuxer said:
Choose "advanced wipe" then exactly which partition to wipe
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First of all, I checked out their site and here is why I shouldn't have to do that. When reading this http://teamw.in/whattowipe Notice the quoted "These options are there for convenience. For instance, if you're getting ready to sell your device, then it's a good idea to wipe everything on the device so that the new owner doesn't get your private data."
I'm just saying that the standard wipe that TWRP provides should not delete my internal mem.

21plays said:
First of all, I checked out their site and here is why I shouldn't have to do that. When reading this http://teamw.in/whattowipe Notice the quoted "These options are there for convenience. For instance, if you're getting ready to sell your device, then it's a good idea to wipe everything on the device so that the new owner doesn't get your private data."
I'm just saying that the standard wipe that TWRP provides should not delete my internal mem.
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I do it all the time. The "standard wipe" has never wiped my internal memory. In fact, they've made it more difficult to accidentally wipe it than it used to be.

How come mine deletes
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I do it all the time. The "standard wipe" has never wiped my internal memory. In fact, they've made it more difficult to accidentally wipe it than it used to be.
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Weird! Btw, when I do a standard wipe, it even gives me a warning of deleting something and blah(dont remember) Do you get that warning too?

21plays said:
Weird! Btw, when I do a standard wipe, it even gives me a warning of deleting something and blah(dont remember) Do you get that warning too?
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I believe so. Should be a standard confirmation message.

When I factory reset via TWRP my internal storage does not get wiped.
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Have done a factory reset three times last week through TWRP 2.6.0.0 and it always left /data/media alone. Maybe you accidentally toggled a full wipe?

Salty Wagyu said:
Have done a factory reset three times last week through TWRP 2.6.0.0 and it always left /data/media alone. Maybe you accidentally toggled a full wipe?
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Maybe, but i'm sure i just used the default wipe. Either way I am using CWM touch and dont have to worry about that. Thank you all for your support)

Just wiped my phone last night to install Paranoids latest. Using latest TWRP I selected wipe, it stated that it was a factory reset and showed everything that would be touched, afterwards I booted up and restored 5 different backups all from my internal storage so it didn't wipe it lol
You sure you selected the right thing?
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Well, I guess I did something wrong and it cost me big time. Maybe I will give TWRP another try, some other time, will definitely back everything to my pc or DB before I do
Thanks to all who replied
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I have the same problem with TWRP
I did a factory reset and it deleted my backup created with TWRP as well as the ROM I was about to flash along with everything else in the "virtual SD card". Maybe I am missing something since I am new to phones without an SD card.

No, I think you either did a Format DATA (which explain what it is and force you to type "yes" to continue) or you went in advance wipe and selected the Internal Storage to wipe. Factory Reset does not delete the internal memory.

eksasol said:
No, I think you either did a Format DATA (which explain what it is and force you to type "yes" to continue) or you went in advance wipe and selected the Internal Storage to wipe. Factory Reset does not delete the internal memory.
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You have no idea how much I love you and how stupid I feel right now. For some reason I wasn't seeing the swipe to factory reset and you made me realize that. Thanks for helping a noob.

I accidentally formatted my internal storage a before using Advance Wipe, I think they made it too easy to accidentally check the Internal Storage box. It usually goes something like this: F#$%@#$^@$#%^#$%@#%@#%!!!!!!

I also have wiped my entire phone, how on earth do i get it back online to install OS again?

CWM is better i think.
21plays said:
I loved TWRP recovery, but then I did a factory reset. TWRP completely wiped my phone beyond what was needed and no I did not do a custom reset but the default one. I have a nexus 4 and the reset wiped all my data. Music, photos(even the nandroid backup that TWRP created!) CMW does NOT clean the internal data such as music and other folder, it leaves them. Why TWRP wipes it all is beyond me. Thank you for this great custom recovery however I lost a lot of data that cannot be ever replaced and lost hours and hours of time restoring everything since Titanium backups were deleted. This should not have happened. Have others experienced the same?
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Yeah Man Happened to me too just now. Cryiing. Literally crying all my media gone awayyy.
I liked twrp more but now
I think cwm is better than twrp because of this format it did to me.

Cwm was good but it has not been updated for quite some time" while twrp continues to improve imho.

Well even i prefer cwm or philz from cm11 but people still love twrp.
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Save wipe sdcard

Got a replacement device for my defective unit and need to return it.
How do I wipe the internal storage safely?
Just doing a factory reset is so fast I don't think this overwrites anything.
I'm not rooted.

Performing a factory reset via the stock recovery will wipe your internal sdcard.
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I think you can accomplish the same with the factory reset option in the Settings app. There is an option to wipe your pictures if I can remember. This will wipe the internal SD card to.
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Yes but I suppose this only sets some bits in the boot sector and does not actually overwrite data, so it might be recoverable.
Usually to securly wipe data it is overwritten with zeros or anything else.

DarsVaeda said:
Yes but I suppose this only sets some bits in the boot sector and does not actually overwrite data, so it might be recoverable.
Usually to securly wipe data it is overwritten with zeros or anything else.
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Oh i see what you mean. You can format each of the internal partitions, and then rewrite all of the stock images. That should thoroughly wipe everything, and make it very hard (if not impossible) to recover anything. Heres a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312

Needs root thou I suppose...
Hmm seems there is no chance. I mean Google has my data anyway. Just want to be sure they don't fix it and resell it to some guy that is a bit too cursious.

DarsVaeda said:
Needs root thou I suppose...
Hmm seems there is no chance. I mean Google has my data anyway. Just want to be sure they don't fix it and resell it to some guy that is a bit too cursious.
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No you dont need root. Read the guide (steps A,C,D)...all you need is an unlocked bootloader, then after youre done you can relock it.

Running out of storage space, but totals are wrong!

I updated my Nexus 4 to LMY 48T yesterday and noticed that my storage space is all screwed up. The totals of all my storage come to about 5GB total according to all the internal storage added up. So I am somehow missing approx 8GB of storage space that is not accounted for. I downgraded to LMY 48M to see if the new update had a bug. Nothing!! Somehow my phone has burned 8GB of space. How do I get this back to what it is supposed to read.??? I tried wiping the cache partition, no good. I am fresh out of ideas.

This is a common issue you need to reflash the factory images and it will be fixed.
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iSn0w32 said:
This is a common issue you need to reflash the factory images and it will be fixed.
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Not only did I reflash the same factory image 3 times I even rolled back to an earlier image. It still says I only have 1 . 2GB of storage space available, but when you total up everything you come to maybe 4 or 5 GB used and there is 8 GB missing. I used Wugs Toolkit to root and flash images. The only thing I haven't done is to do a complete factory reset.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-fix-internal-storage-16gb-8gb-t2033692
You should really learn the art of SEARCHING. You would have spent less time looking for the answer than you did typing this post!

hp420 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-fix-internal-storage-16gb-8gb-t2033692
You should really learn the art of SEARCHING. You would have spent less time looking for the answer than you did typing this post!
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The art of the search set aside, are you directing me to do a factory reset, period to get my storage space back, because I am trying to avoid a total factory reset at all costs. I was using Wugs Toolkit to flash the updates using the "No Wipe" mode. Maybe it won't work without doing the complete factory reset, but as I said I was trying to get my space back without using the most drastic measures. I booted into recovery and used the cache partition wipe hoping that might work, not to mention using GOOGLE to look up about 25 methods that all said the same thing, some easy some a little more complex, but they all come back to a " Complete Factory Reset" . Anyway, unless I'm not reading your post right thanks for your thoughts.

randyboy99 said:
The art of the search set aside, are you directing me to do a factory reset, period to get my storage space back, because I am trying to avoid a total factory reset at all costs. I was using Wugs Toolkit to flash the updates using the "No Wipe" mode. Maybe it won't work without doing the complete factory reset, but as I said I was trying to get my space back without using the most drastic measures. I booted into recovery and used the cache partition wipe hoping that might work, not to mention using GOOGLE to look up about 25 methods that all said the same thing, some easy some a little more complex, but they all come back to a " Complete Factory Reset" . Anyway, unless I'm not reading your post right thanks for your thoughts.
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I linked you there because that is THE option...there is no alternative. Copy your files, run a nandroid and copy it to your computer, then settle in for a factory reset.
I have to do it every single time I flash an Ubuntu or Mozilla rom, and even some factory images. I've been doing it for a LONG TIME...trust me when I tell you this: there is no alternative.
There is one good piece of news, though...when you restore that nandroid your storage will be right, as long as you follow the guide correctly
Also, factory reset from stock recovery isn't 100%....erasing every single partition and reflashing from fastboot is.