Hi guys I realized that when factory resetting with CWM, all the apps are gone but my SD Card still has all the stuff inside. Is it OK for the original SD data to be there when switching ROMS? Also if I do want to wipe the SD how do I do it?
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It's absolutely fine as it has no bearing on the ROM installation
If you want to wipe it, go to mounts and storage > format /sdcard
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Quick question.... Since we don't have an SD card to put our backups on anymore... Such as ROM toolbox or nandroid backups... we tend to put roms on our phone but we have to wipe our phone to put new ROM on.. That then deletes our backups as we have top do a full wipe...... How can we get it not to delete them
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snavid972 said:
Quick question.... Since we don't have an SD card to put our backups on anymore... Such as ROM toolbox or nandroid backups... we tend to put roms on our phone but we have to wipe our phone to put new ROM on.. That then deletes our backups as we have top do a full wipe...... How can we get it not to delete them
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Sdcard data is left intact unless you choose to format the card. Its not necessary to format the card to install roms. Just wipe data and both caches and you're good to go
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well see thats the problem when I connect my nexus 4 to my computer all I see is internal storage no sd card folder?
When you wipe your data do you lose your backup as well?
Recently got a Nexus 7 and I'm kind of new to this stuff.
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I have the same question.
I use TWRP recovery and in fact I figure out that wiping data is wiping your virtual sdcard also, I can't understand why and ca't find any viale workaround.
It 's due to new feature of android 4.2: Multi user
If someone knows how to wipe data without wiping sdcard
I just use my drop box fit all my back up stuff
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The only way it will delete your sd card is if you choose to delete internal storage.
Wiping data/factory reset doesnt delete whats on the internal sd card.
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Format the system, data, cache, and sd card.. what is that gonna do to my samsung? what datas or files are gonna be deleted besides contacts, sms, and pictures..? is this clean enough..?
Formatting the SD Card means you delete the files on your external SD Card..?
Do not format sdcard. Just wipe all caches and system and you will be all good for flashing a new ROM without losing personal data.
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Tuliojnv said:
Do not format sdcard. Just wipe all caches and system and you will be all good for flashing a new ROM without losing personal data.
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Not wiping data between roms, especially if they are different bases, is a bad practice and an easy way to introduce problems. A factory reset should be done prior to flashing. Wiping system is unnecessary, as the updater-script takes care of that for you.
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Tuliojnv said:
Do not format sdcard. Just wipe all caches and system and you will be all good for flashing a new ROM without losing personal data.
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how about formatting the system and cache..?
leeoleelo said:
how about formatting the system and cache..?
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There is no need to format /system. Just a a factory reset is sufficient. This will wipe /data and caches while leaving data/media and your external SD card intact.
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najaboy said:
There is no need to format /system. Just a a factory reset is sufficient. This will wipe /data and caches while leaving data/media and your external SD card intact.
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I need to clean the system.. when I uninstall apps, they leave some unused files behind..
leeoleelo said:
I need to clean the system.. when I uninstall apps, they leave some unused files behind..
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When flashing a new rom, the updater-script already mounts and formats /system.
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najaboy said:
When flashing a new rom, the updater-script already mounts and formats /system.
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Okaaay.. then..
Hi all..
I just got my nexus 4..
Feels awesome... So fluid...
Came from sg2 so I'm new to noon removable storage space in nexus...
I want to start modding..
Question I have is where in the storage can we store files which we don't want to be wiped once we flash the ROM ?
Since the is no SD card...
And would doing factory reset completely wipe all files from the storage including internal storage?
So where to keep the backup... Music... Etc... I don't want to reload everything after flashing a new ROM while I experiment to find the right one...
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keep them in your storage, a factory reset only wipes all the data/caches, it doesnt touch storage.
Neet said:
Hi all..
I just got my nexus 4..
Feels awesome... So fluid...
Came from sg2 so I'm new to noon removable storage space in nexus...
I want to start modding..
Question I have is where in the storage can we store files which we don't want to be wiped once we flash the ROM ?
Since the is no SD card...
And would doing factory reset completely wipe all files from the storage including internal storage?
So where to keep the backup... Music... Etc... I don't want to reload everything after flashing a new ROM while I experiment to find the right one...
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No, a factory reset does not wipe your internal storage. Just save your files to storage as usual and they will all be stored under 'SD card' > 'internal storage', which is not touched during flashing and factory reset unless u wipe or format the SD card. Also I highly recommend using multiple cloud storage. The ones I use are 'Google music' 'Dropbox', 'Sugar sync', 'Drive' 'Mega' & the new 'Copy'. Definitely try Mega.com, which offers 50 GB of free storage with no file size limits! And the new 'Copy' app, which has an app for android & offers 15gb free plus an extra 5gb for each person u invite! ( here please use my invite code so we can both get an extra 5gb, https://www.copy.com/?r=PHSnzf )
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How am I supposed to back up my apps?
Supposedly titanium backup can't be used since it causes problems
Do I also have to wipe my SD card internal storage when doing a clean flash?
I am currently just using the default wipe in twrp.
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john566 said:
How am I supposed to back up my apps?
Supposedly titanium backup can't be used since it causes problems
Do I also have to wipe my SD card internal storage when doing a clean flash?
I am currently just using the default wipe in twrp.
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TB might cause problems, but I've never had any problems and I've used it every time I've flashed a ROM, so if I were you I wouldn't worry about it. And yes, you only have to do the default wipe, but to be safe you can go in to advanced wipe and wipe system as well before flashing. Don't wipe the internal SD unless you want to though
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As long as you don't back up system apps or system app data(messages, logs- have caused problems for me) TB will be fine. Make sure u manually backup any obb files for big games if you have.