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[Q] Factory Reset Question

Will doing a Factory Reset on the N7 wipe ALL my data including my sd storage for example...the 'Downloads" folder. Will it wipe that too, or just the apps and OS

I played with a brand new unit for a week and will be giving the device to the owner after reviewing it. When I did the factory reset it wiped everything including the internal sdcard.
It still has recovery on it (TWRP) but nothing else. Would have to push superuser to it again.
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Yes it wipes everything. If you're in clockwork mod you can do a factory reset and keep your sd card files.
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redmonke255 said:
Yes it wipes everything. If you're in clockwork mod you can do a factory reset and keep your sd card files.
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Oh so flashing from recovery is fine. OK thanks
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How to wipe all data from the Galaxy Nexus?

Hi, all. I will be selling my Galaxy Nexus in a few days and I want to wipe all data prior to selling it. I know about factory reset but I want to know if they are any additional steps or things I should do to make sure none of my data remains on it. It has never been rooted and is running the latest stock software. Thanks.
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Just realized I posted in the wrong forum. Sorry.
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yea wrong forum but regardless... just go to the settings and then storage... over there should be an option to format SD card... and if there isnt... then by default when you wipe, it will format the sd card...
or alternatively you can format the sd card from the recovery menu...

Recovery of family pic after factory reset

Hi, I am very sad bcos I lost my niece pics after factory reset my Motorola XOOM 3g. Please help me, now I am realizing what I did!

Did you factory reset rooted with a custom recovery? Or stock through settings? If stock through settings you might be screwed, get a file management app and look for a file that says DCIM
Why did you factory reset?
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This might work for the Xoom too since it has a similar partitioning scheme.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123999
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Draxin said:
Did you factory reset rooted with a custom recovery? Or stock through settings? If stock through settings you might be screwed, get a file management app and look for a file that says DCIM
Why did you factory reset?
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i am green horn in using my Motorola xoom although I own it for last 1 year but I do not know anything about it's working so I am not aware about the terms root, rom etc. What I did, I gone to settings> Privacy > Factory data reset . Now please suggest me which software should I use? I did factory reset because my Bluetooth was not working.
Thanks for reply.

jatin1990 said:
i am green horn in using my Motorola xoom although I own it for last 1 year but I do not know anything about it's working so I am not aware about the terms root, rom etc. What I did, I gone to settings> Privacy > Factory data reset . Now please suggest me which software should I use? I did factory reset because my Bluetooth was not working.
Thanks for reply.
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Uhh, look up. That's the best you will get.
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if it wiped your internal storage, you're SOL

d3athsd00r said:
Uhh, look up. That's the best you will get.
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I did not understand.

alex94kumar said:
if it wiped your internal storage, you're SOL
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I did not got you?

jatin1990 said:
I did not got you?
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Deathsdoor is saying the link he gave you is your best possible shot.
alex is saying that if your internal storage was wiped during the factory reset, you aren't getting the pictures back.
Since you are not rooted, then your internal storage was almost definitely wiped. And since rooting (which is Part of the directions in deathsdoor link) will involve you unlocking the bootloader, your tablet would have to be wiped again.
If you can't find them, then their gone.
Android doesn't work like Windows or Mac.
SOL=sh*t outta luck

Agree with above, don't think you'll be getting them back.
For future protection one simple rule - backup.
Hold pictures on a sd card instead of internal memory, as factory reset does wipe that, and also use an auto backup app (Dropbox and Google + both do well as automatically backing up photos and videos).
Anything digital that is important should be backed up on a regular basis.
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[Solved]Factory Data Reset.

Here's the deal. I want to factory reset my nexus so I can remove the unlock pin. Question is I can't seem to really get an answer. If I do the factory data reset from the menu will I lose my data from the emulated SD card. According to the picture. I will, but I looked this up and according to some website and other xda members. I won't. Since I've only had this phone for about a month now and this is the first phone that I've had with a SD slot. I honestly don't know what will happen if I hit that reset button.
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Back up your storage to a computer and see what happens. They only way I've been able to erase my data was formatting in recovery or locking then unlocking the bootloader.
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FeintDoxx said:
Here's the deal. I want to factory reset my nexus so I can remove the unlock pin. Question is I can't seem to really get an answer. If I do the factory data reset from the menu will I lose my data from the emulated SD card. According to the picture. I will, but I looked this up and according to some website and other xda members. I won't. Since I've only had this phone for about a month now and this is the first phone that I've had with a SD slot. I honestly don't know what will happen if I hit that reset button.
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Yes a factory reset will wipe all user data on the phone if done from settings/backup and restore/reset device. Backup files first.

The nexus 4 doesn't have an SD card slot. You will lose all data unless you've made a backup in recovery or on your computer. And yes, it will wipe the /sdcard folder.

Holcomb227 said:
The nexus 4 doesn't have an SD card slot. You will lose all data unless you've made a backup in recovery or on your computer. And yes, it will wipe the /sdcard folder.
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I know sorry meant without just didn't notice it and yeah I figured so. Guess I'll have to wait a bit before I do a reset then.
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But you know, i have done factory resets, wiped dalvic nd cache and unlocking bootloader but evrytime i so that, the files in my internal sd card were all still there and never was deleted.
So im quite confused as well..
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vinz_bangiz said:
But you know, i have done factory resets, wiped dalvic nd cache and unlocking bootloader but evrytime i so that, the files in my internal sd card were all still there and never was deleted.
So im quite confused as well..
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If you factory reset in stock recovery it wipes the lot

vinz_bangiz said:
But you know, i have done factory resets, wiped dalvic nd cache and unlocking bootloader but evrytime i so that, the files in my internal sd card were all still there and never was deleted.
So im quite confused as well..
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Yeah this is what I mean. I keep on getting different answers.
But I'll just back things up on a PC and then attempt to factory reset.
EddyOS said:
If you factory reset in stock recovery it wipes the lot
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Doing a factory reset in stock recovery will wipe everything
Doing a factory reset in custom recovery will not wipe SD context
Unlocking the bootloader and rebooting will wipe everything
Unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom recovery then wipe cache and reboot will not wipe SD context
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spaceman860 said:
Doing a factory reset in stock recovery will wipe everything
Doing a factory reset in custom recovery will not wipe SD context
Unlocking the bootloader and rebooting will wipe everything
Unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom recovery then wipe cache and reboot will not wipe SD context
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Thanks. Although.not really sure which one of these I can use to reset my unlock pin.
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Just go to security settings and choose a different lock style !!! Unless you have forgot your pin ??
What recovery are you using ?
I have no issues doing.........
Go to settings and backup and reset option, choose the factory data reset.
Now this will wipe your user data and reset your ROM to how it was originally. This does NOT touch your emulated sdcard partition. Basically it resets the ROM and removes all user apps etc.
You can always use TB to back up all user apps 1st then just restore again after. ( obviously you will have to install TB again before you can restore but all data will remain on your " sdcard".
Hope this helps.
Mmmmm actually I am using twrp so maybe I got mistaken as I don't know how it handles on a stock recovery as it does boot into twrp briefly when I do this.
I've done this many times and never lost my sdcard files though.
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Do you have an exchange account connected to your phone? Like an outlook email from work or something? A pw is required if you have that connected.
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Teo032 said:
Do you have an exchange account connected to your phone? Like an outlook email from work or something? A pw is required if you have that connected.
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I have my other gmail synced on the stock email app. Uhm I'll try to delete my accounts but as you see in the last page. The picture I posted. "No Pin" is greyed out. Its odd. Never had this happen to me.
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slymobi said:
Just go to security settings and choose a different lock style !!! Unless you have forgot your pin ??
What recovery are you using ?
I have no issues doing.........
Go to settings and backup and reset option, choose the factory data reset.
Now this will wipe your user data and reset your ROM to how it was originally. This does NOT touch your emulated sdcard partition. Basically it resets the ROM and removes all user apps etc.
You can always use TB to back up all user apps 1st then just restore again after. ( obviously you will have to install TB again before you can restore but all data will remain on your " sdcard".
Hope this helps.
Mmmmm actually I am using twrp so maybe I got mistaken as I don't know how it handles on a stock recovery as it does boot into twrp briefly when I do this.
I've done this many times and never lost my sdcard files though.
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I have CWM Touch Recovery. Never tried TWRP.
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Well I'm not sure how the system handles a factory data reset with cwm but I know for sure that using the factory data reset from phone settings does not wipe your internal "SD card" when using twrp. Now be aware I'm not referring to any wipes from recovery,its the wipe from the phone settings in backup and reset.
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slymobi said:
Well I'm not sure how the system handles a factory data reset with cwm but I know for sure that using the factory data reset from phone settings does not wipe your internal "SD card" when using twrp. Now be aware I'm not referring to any wipes from recovery,its the wipe from the phone settings in backup and reset.
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Okay thanks guys for all the help! I think this thread is done. I flashed TWRP recovery and I Factory Reset in there and it wiped everything that I needed. I got rid of the lock screen and I also found out that TWRP is a pretty amazing recovery. In the end I kept all my data. Just restored apps by Titanium BackUp. Thanks!:thumbup:
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Clockwork recovery

Just wondering if there is still problematic with wiping cache by it self
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pennie57 said:
Just wondering if there is still problematic with wiping cache by it self
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yah seems to be so, but there are some small fixes, what i did was followed the instructions of another thread.
boot up into cwm
goto mounts and storage
click format /system
click yes
it took the same time it takes to wipe cache....like forever, but after it was done it sped up the process
im thinking of going over to TWRP and see how it is, they seem to have a fix.