Is there any way to wipe the internal memory on Iconia? Mine is just too messed up, and a wipe/factory reset in CWM leaves internal memory intact.
Try the advanced settings in CWM. I usually just plug my device into my PC and delete all that's on it if I want to clean all the crap I accumulated from it.
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I'm thinking about wiping my Nook since I can't get WiFisleep to work anymore. But what will happen to all my books and comics stored on the EMMC then? I'm running cyanogen 7 from the internal memory with no traces of BN(the first thing you get when you boot is a small cyanogen logo). Do I have to back all those files up?
If you wipe data and Dalvik you most likely lose those files (depending on where you have stored this files to save). I would suggest backing them up to your uSD to be safe for now.
skeeterpro said:
If you wipe data and Dalvik you most likely lose those files (depending on where you have stored this files to save). I would suggest backing them up to your uSD to be safe for now.
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Wiping Davlik will not delete those files. I wipe it every time I upgrade to a higher nightly. In fact, it is all that I wipe. The real question is will an update or reflash solve the problem? If it were me, I would flash an update using ROM Manager, wiping Davlik and including gaaps in the update. If that does not solve the issue I would then start from scratch since a system wipe will be needed. However, backing up the apps first using Titanium Backup (but not system settings) will get you back after the new flash.
pat is right, wipe Dalvik doesn't touch files but skeeter also right as wipe /data, everything most likely gone with the wind
votinh said:
pat is right, wipe Dalvik doesn't touch files but skeeter also right as wipe /data, everything most likely gone with the wind
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Wiping /data will indeed wipe all downloaded applications and their associated settings but I think the OP is referring to media files stored on the emmc partition and this will not be touched by a data, system or cache wipe, just like SD card contents won't be touched.
I store some basic media files on internal emmc making use of about 4GB spare capacity. This gets scanned as well as the stuff stored on SD.
I have just flashed my first rom on my s3, I have done a factory reset and cleared the cache but my internal memory is saying i have just under 4g out of 16 is that about right or have i messed up.
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Seems low, did you install a bunch of apps?
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disco1224 said:
Seems low, did you install a bunch of apps?
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No that was before I installed any apps
ryanslb said:
I have just flashed my first rom on my s3, I have done a factory reset and cleared the cache but my internal memory is saying i have just under 4g out of 16 is that about right or have i messed up.
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Do you have pics, video, music or something on your internal sdcard? It doesn't get wiped (and it shouldn't) when doing factory reset or cache wipes. So if you wan't more space, backup important files to your pc and format internal sdcard.
Edit: All partitions (system, data, internal storage, cache) is in that 16gb flash chip, and if you make factory reset/data wipe and cache wipes, then only system, data and cache get wiped, not internal storage.
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jnr21 said:
Do you have pics, video, music or something on your internal sdcard? It doesn't get wiped (and it shouldn't) when doing factory reset or cache wipes. So if you wan't more space, backup important files to your pc and format internal sdcard.
Edit: All partitions (system, data, internal storage, cache) is in that 16gb flash chip, and if you make factory reset/data wipe and cache wipes, then only system, data and cache get wiped, not internal storage.
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How would I do that and would I loose My ROM doing that. Thanks
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ryanslb said:
How would I do that and would I loose My ROM doing that. Thanks
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No pictures or video
Please don't ask questions in General, there's a section dedicated to that
Tried it via recovery and via settings and every time it's not formatting the internal storage
Is this a bug?
Shocky2 said:
Tried it via recovery and via settings and every time it's not formatting the internal storage
Is this a bug?
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Usually, a factory reset erases /data without erasing /data/media.
So you don't lose videos, musiques and all personal files you put on internal storage (which is mounted as a SD card by the system).
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Usually, a factory reset erases /data without erasing /data/media.
So you don't lose videos, musiques and all personal files you put on internal storage (which is mounted as a SD card by the system).
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Hmm ok.
It's just with stock recovery a factory reset completely wipes the internal sdcard, that's the whole point of a factory reset.
Anyway I found the option to format the sdcard in the menu via CMW recovery, just seems an odd way to do it.
Maybe it's done that way to protect the user in-case they do a reset and lose the zip file their trying the flash, that would be pretty funny. :laugh:
Hi All,
I'm selling my S4 and I've been reading up on how to secure wipe it. I've been reading that encrypting and then wiping will render the data useless as the key is lost.
I've already factory reset my phone before encrypting it. If i fill the internal SD with junk and encrypt it will this have the same result as it's overwriting the previously occupied space?
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You shouldn't need to fill the internal storage with junk before encrypting. The very act of encrypting, even on an empty drive, should destroy the pointers to the old data. From there, factory reset and sell.
I upgraded to the latest pure nexus rom last night and decided it's best to do a clean install. So I wiped everything but internal memory. Which only holds twrp backup (10gb) and ti backup (1.3gb) but after install out still shows I'm using almost 40gb on storage. Is there some sort of hidden folder that I'm not seeing that is holding a ton of stuff. I can only account for about less than 30gb being used. 10gb for OS, 10gb backup, and less than 5gb for ti backups and rom zips.
If you didn't wipe your /internal storage it would be logic everything is kept original.
Do a wipe of /internal storage and your storage space will lower.
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If you didn't wipe your /internal storage it would be logic everything is kept original.
Do a wipe of /internal storage and your storage space will lower.
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Right but even looking thru all my folders I don't see where it's adding up to 39gb being used. Only thing I have on it is twrp backup and ti backup and rom zips
r1nstang said:
Right but even looking thru all my folders I don't see where it's adding up to 39gb being used. Only thing I have on it is twrp backup and ti backup and rom zips
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Did you download music from play music ?
therock3181 said:
Did you download music from play music ?
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It's all cached never downloaded And I wipe cache anytime i flash a rom
r1nstang said:
It's all cached never downloaded And I wipe cache anytime i flash a rom
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Then like I said. Do a internal storage format but do a backup of your TWRP and TI folder on your computer before.
Just a head ups. I always do an advanced format and check everything before doing a clean install. I don't restore/keep my backups. I am the type of guy that starts from scratch to limit the problems.
Any solution to your lost storage space issue? I've noticed that after copying my internal storage to my computer and then wiping internal storage in twrp it still show over 5.5gig storage used and I ain't talking about system use. When I plug my phone into my pc it shows 5.5gig used internal storage but when selecting all files and show properties only totals to less the 5meg. Now that's after performing an internal storage wipe in twrp.
I had experienced the same kind of issue on my tablet external storage. Sd was showing 8gig of 16gig used and when I plug that sd into my pc it would show the same. But after doing the select all files/properties it would show a total of less then 3gig. I moved all files to my pc, now showing over 5gig used but the SD is empty(no hidden files). Format my SD, now showing completely emplty, move my files back to SD, plug into tablet. Now showing less the 3gig used .
Obviously some lost/invisible data hiding somewhere that a quick format could fix but with the 6P you can't perform a true format. Twrp wipe does not format, just wipes.
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Any solution to your lost storage space issue? I've noticed that after copying my internal storage to my computer and then wiping internal storage in twrp it still show over 5.5gig storage used and I ain't talking about system use. When I plug my phone into my pc it shows 5.5gig used internal storage but when selecting all files and show properties only totals to less the 5meg. Now that's after performing an internal storage wipe in twrp.
I had experienced the same kind of issue on my tablet external storage. Sd was showing 8gig of 16gig used and when I plug that sd into my pc it would show the same. But after doing the select all files/properties it would show a total of less then 3gig. I moved all files to my pc, now showing over 5gig used but the SD is empty(no hidden files). Format my SD, now showing completely emplty, move my files back to SD, plug into tablet. Now showing less the 3gig used .
Obviously some lost/invisible data hiding somewhere that a quick format could fix but with the 6P you can't perform a true format. Twrp wipe does not format, just wipes.
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Um, are you considering that you lose space for the os?
Also that 16gb card is right, you're not gonna get a full 16gb of storage. Most 16's end up being about 14gb after a format
Yes as mentioned in my post multiple time I am not talking about system storage use (OS). Especially when I refer to an external memory experiencing the same issue (completely wipe SD in twrp, plug same SD into PC, showing 5.5 gig still used on empty card, format SD, now showing completely empty on both PC and Android).
Not sure why, but somehow storage space gets lost, hard to explain. One would need to take the time to accurately compare what one has saved on internal storage and the amount Android says is used.