Hye guys,
I need to wipe the internal storage on my TF101.
I have used superwipe but it still will not touch the internal SD partition.
Is there anyway to wipe this so i can start with a clean tf101?
On most recoveries you have to activate "Backup/Restore of internal media" and then Wipe data/Factory Reset will format your internal partition.
After flashing your ROM, simply connect the tf101 to the PC and manually delete all the files on internal sd. It worked for me
Got it done with TWRP recovery. It has an option to delete system and internal memory
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Im trying to format my internal storage. It seems there is always data retained after deleting everything from the internal storage in windows. So before i do another clean install of a rom i want to start fresh. The problem is when i go into Philz and format /sdcard it isnt doing anything, the retained hidden data is still there. Is there a easy way to format it and start fresh? Cheers
I have a similar question, does formatting internal sd also wipe everything (except system) from root (/)?
Hi guys,
I've got a lot of junk folders on my INTERNAL storage that have been left by old apps etc.
What is a safe way to format the internal storage?
When the internal storage is formatted, will I have to reflash recovery/ROM etc?
Cheers
Why not use the Wipe function in recovery? It securely formats your internal storage. It means all your app data will be gone, though, and you'll get a clean phone, as if you've just got it.
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Go under mounts and storage in Philz, you will see option to wipe internal sd there. It's called format data as far as I know.
cined said:
Hi guys,
I've got a lot of junk folders on my INTERNAL storage that have been left by old apps etc.
What is a safe way to format the internal storage?
When the internal storage is formatted, will I have to reflash recovery/ROM etc?
Cheers
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in recovery go to mounts and strorage and select format -data sd card- not sdcard1 (this is ext sd card)
you dont have to flash the rom again.
Into the abyss.
Also, does formatting remove all partitions that may have been made on the disk? If you are flashing roms they change what on the system, and the card(s) are left alone, correct? I'm just getting an SPH-710 the S3, but they use Philz Touch too. I came from a Transform Ultra, which was tough to manage keeping things off the Internal storage. Kinda lost on how to handle all the options on the SG3. Or, should I just leave it all alone?
??? Thanks, as always for shepherding us newbs across to the promise land.
If I do a fully wipe. Wipe of internal storage + data and the other how can I install the Rom if the sdcard folder is empty?
Can anybody help me resizing the app partition from 1 GB to near about 3 GB?
www.modaco.com/topic/365701-re-partition-any-mtk6589-phone-without-a-pc-more-data-storage/
^^Try this app.. Do at ur own risk. And also note that the old cwm backup will not work after repartioning storage
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Goto recovery.
Take backup on external sd card
reboot
install thisapk
Start the application and select the amount (I choose 2.5gb)
reboot into recovery mode
wipe data/factory reset
restore ur backup
reboot
connect ur phone to windows pc as USB storage
format the internal partition (be careful dont format sd card)
Now I have 2.5 gb internal, 300mb phone storage.
AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED MY OLD BACKUP.
avi3230 said:
.....Now I have 2.5 gb internal, 300mb phone storage.....
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ran the app and chose the 4gb option, rebooted into recovery mode, did "wipe data/factory reset", restored backup, rebooted, connected phone to windows pc as USB storage, formatted the internal partition.
all is well. now I have 3.94 gb internal, 9.69 gb phone storage. (earlier - 0.98 and 12.70.)
I want to know the whole criteria of Lenovo-A3000 storage, I mean it has an Internal Storage, also an SD card, So:
1- is SD card included inside the Internal Storage?
2- is SD card separated by accessed through the Internal Storage?
3- is SD card totally separated?
and Now, if I choose to wipe data/ factory reset from some recovery tool like CWM, is that will wipe all data including SD card data?
and at last, why the device reads the SD card as it's at /data/media directory while this is not obvious when accessing the Internal storage through some file manager or through the PC usb ?
MuhammedRefaat said:
I want to know the whole criteria of Lenovo-A3000 storage, I mean it has an Internal Storage, also an SD card, So:
1- is SD card included inside the Internal Storage?
2- is SD card separated by accessed through the Internal Storage?
3- is SD card totally separated?
and Now, if I choose to wipe data/ factory reset from some recovery tool like CWM, is that will wipe all data including SD card data?
and at last, why the device reads the SD card as it's at /data/media directory while this is not obvious when accessing the Internal storage through some file manager or through the PC usb ?
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Internal SD card is just an emulated storage. This means, that the INTERNAL STORAGE (not accessible without root privilegies) is /data and INTERNAL SD CARD is /data/media. When you wipe data/cache using recovery, it wipes /data and /cache EXCEPT /data/media. When you wipe INTERNAL SD CARD, it wipes ONLY /data/media
Great Info
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Internal SD card is just an emulated storage. This means, that the INTERNAL STORAGE (not accessible without root privilegies) is /data and INTERNAL SD CARD is /data/media. When you wipe data/cache using recovery, it wipes /data and /cache EXCEPT /data/media. When you wipe INTERNAL SD CARD, it wipes ONLY /data/media
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many thanks for these great info :good:
Great topic from TWRP
I found also this great topic from TWRP team which declares clearly the Data/Media behavior