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 (/)?
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I just installed the latest version of CM6 and I think the nandroid backup or something took up a huge chunk of my internal storage (maybe), but i went from about 80MB of internal storage to 15MB, then moved all my apps to my sd card and now i still only have 25MB, with 645MB on my sd card
i dont think this is normal, right?
can someone suggest ways of how to free up some internal storage space? idk what is safe to mess with and what isn't
Were ROM did you flash over? An older version of CM6 or something else? Did you remember to wipe both the cache and dalvik? If you made a nandroid backup it should go to the SD card, not internal storage. It isn't normal for the mem to be that low. I'm not sure what you should do, but I'd recommend reflashing and make sure you do all the wipes.
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Need help. I have partitioned sd card with cwm. Plugged it in computer to put rom on. It brings up the prompt to format card . I did that. But rom didnt boot up after installing. So i wiped form cwm. When i did wipe data/ factory reset it was wiping. And whilst wiping it says no apps2sd ext found. Skipping wipe of sd ext or something . Whys that?
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hawwy said:
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Need help. I have partitioned sd card with cwm. Plugged it in computer to put rom on. It brings up the prompt to format card . I did that. But rom didnt boot up after installing. So i wiped form cwm. When i did wipe data/ factory reset it was wiping. And whilst wiping it says no apps2sd ext found. Skipping wipe of sd ext or something . Whys that?
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a) Format card with SDFormatter (Full Overwrite/Size Adjustment On)
b) Partition with CWM 1GB Partition, 0MB Swap.
c) Done!
I have the latest CWM flashed but nowhere in the mount/storage does it give me an ability to format the /sdcard partition. I've tried doing a data wipe both from the privacy settings in ICS and in CWM, none seem to touch the internal SD card. I don't want to flash back to stock, I just want to format the internal SD...
You could use this in your computer to erase it, then format it, and put it back into the TF.
Merlin_AZ said:
You could use this in your computer to erase it, then format it, and put it back into the TF.
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I think the op wants to format the *internal* sdcard which is not removable.
Just wipe everything and install a new ROM, voila done
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.
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