Apologies if this question has already been asked, but is it possible to unroot a i9500 without losing data? I used CF root if it matters.
Saw this thread, but it involves a factory reset and will result in data loss.
The objective is to get the OTA updates as they roll out and then root again
fullerms said:
Apologies if this question has already been asked, but is it possible to unroot a i9500 without losing data? I used CF root if it matters.
Saw this thread, but it involves a factory reset and will result in data loss.
The objective is to get the OTA updates as they roll out and then root again
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flashing stock firmware with odin, dont wipe data.
but sometimes you need to wipe data if you stuck in a bootloop after flashing.
make backup before.
samersh72 said:
flashing stock firmware with odin, dont wipe data.
but sometimes you need to wipe data if you stuck in a bootloop after flashing.
make backup before.
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Ok thanks. Will this also reset the phone to "official" status?
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Ok guys hope this is not a dumb question.. but it sounds lol, and I can't find any answer searching..
this is the first time I had to be stuck on a "stock rom" , my phone has MF3/rooted. But was wondering, in case some apps start to act kinda weird.
does the wipe data/fatory reset in the stock recovery is the options to wipe everything and and start fresh ?
Example on my S2 or other devices if something is acting weird, I will just go to CWM wipe cache, wipe dalvik/cache/ format /system and flash again... How can this be achieved with the MF3 ?
Thanks.
You can't do the same things as you could with a custom recovery. That's why you have to be real careful with root on mf3. There is no odin either.
jd1639 said:
You can't do the same things as you could with a custom recovery. That's why you have to be real careful with root on mf3. There is no odin either.
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Thanks well yeah I know that MF3 has to be treated with tweezers lol... its very easy to break it. But then what are the options if we need to start fresh ? So factory data reset is the only thing it can be done or this is also kinda risky once we are rooted ? Also what does wipe data/factory reset on stock recovery is used for ?
I thought that it came with some sort of recovery image to be self flashed and put the phone in a bone stock form, because there is some "used" space but can't be accessible for user storage.
CyberManiaK said:
Thanks well yeah I know that MF3 has to be treated with tweezers lol... its very easy to break it. But then what are the options if we need to start fresh ? So factory data reset is the only thing it can be done or this is also kinda risky once we are rooted ? Also what does wipe data/factory reset on stock recovery is used for ?
I thought that it came with some sort of recovery image to be self flashed and put the phone in a bone stock form, because there is some "used" space but can't be accessible for user storage.
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Doing a factory data reset through the factory recovery should be just fine. It will remove your root along with everything else and make it all factory. (as long as you haven't messed with your recovery partition)
Im planning to reflash my phone back to stock as a few things are messed up, will be flashing via odin the base firmware is UEND6 and will reflash the same firmware so that I can still root w/o tripping knox, would reflashing via Odin clear user data?
i guess not
EarlZ said:
Im planning to reflash my phone back to stock as a few things are messed up, will be flashing via odin the base firmware is UEND6 and will reflash the same firmware so that I can still root w/o tripping knox, would reflashing via Odin clear user data?
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I guess just flashing the firmware won't wipe the data.
I flashed stock over a CM install and forgot to wipe data. My stuff was still there but the install was definitely a little bit unstable with background apps crashing. It didn't wipe data, but the phone needed a data wipe afterwards to be usable...
AO7 said:
I flashed stock over a CM install and forgot to wipe data. My stuff was still there but the install was definitely a little bit unstable with background apps crashing. It didn't wipe data, but the phone needed a data wipe afterwards to be usable...
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I kinda need to get my data back before wiping, I installed 3 new xposed modules and I am not 100% sure which of the 3 is causing the issue, Im stuck at the Samsung logo.
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Im wondering if factory reset would delete camera photos stored on the internal memory, if not I have most of my impt stuff backed up online.
EarlZ said:
I kinda need to get my data back before wiping, I installed 3 new xposed modules and I am not 100% sure which of the 3 is causing the issue, Im stuck at the Samsung logo.
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Install TWRP recovery (will trip knox) and make a TWRP backup of the entire phone including data partition. Once inside TWRP recovery you can also mount /data and adb pull whatever data you need from it, including the backup. Not sure what to do if you need to access embedded app data that you can not pull through adb.
When I flashed stock without wiping data my files were still there though.
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Install TWRP recovery (will trip knox) and make a TWRP backup of the entire phone including data partition. Once inside TWRP recovery you can also mount /data and adb pull whatever data you need from it, including the backup. Not sure what to do if you need to access embedded app data that you can not pull through adb.
When I flashed stock without wiping data my files were still there though.
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My data is not that important to trip knox
EarlZ said:
My data is not that important to trip knox
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In that case I would just flash stock and see what happens,
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In that case I would just flash stock and see what happens,
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Still waiting for the download to complete. Samfirmware is only giving me 300kb/s and I dont know where else to get stock firmwares.
To close this issue with a resolved status, I would like to say one thing.
If you flash a leaked firmware - it will wipe your phone.
If you flash a stock firmware - it will NOT wipe your phone.
Factory reset will not wipe your internal SD.
Installing TWRP or anything unofficial will trip your KNOX. If your data is worth losing warranty - go for it
I was with a UEND6 firmware and just gonna flash the same to get my data back and factory reset the phone.
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Got my data, everything seems to be perfectly working aside from the task manger, Gonna factory reset the phone and probably reflash with odin to have a clean start, would ticking repartition be necessary for a fresh install ? ( but I remember that required a PIT file )
Hello. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 and the NC5. I tried to install a mod thing. The instructions on this website said to flash this zip. I used this flash gordon app to flash the zip. Now, my phone will not turn on, It goes past the Samsung screen, but cannot pass the Verizon screen. The animation plays but it just stays on the same screen forever. How can I fix this? Will I have to do a factory reset? Also, is there a way to backup my apps? I just realized that I accidentally deleted my backup yesterday. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
If a cache wipe doesn't work, then you need to reflash the firmware you are on. It won't wipe your system.
Lennyz1988 said:
If a cache wipe doesn't work, then you need to reflash the firmware you are on. It won't wipe your system.
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Hello and thank you for replying. I wiped the cache both in safestrap and in the android recovery, but my phone is still not turning on. How would I reflash the firmware on my phone? Also, how would I be able to retrieve my files? Would it work if I wipe/factory reset?
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Hello and thank you for replying. I wiped the cache both in safestrap and in the android recovery, but my phone is still not turning on. How would I reflash the firmware on my phone? Also, how would I be able to retrieve my files? Would it work if I wipe/factory reset?
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You are on the N5 firmware. Then just reflash the N5 firmware for Verizon with Odin.
Factory reset would do nothing more then losing your apps. So you don't have to do that.
Just flash the N5 firmware and you still will have everything. You have to reroot though and probably flash safestrap again but that's it.
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You are on the N5 firmware. Then just reflash the N5 firmware for Verizon with Odin.
Factory reset would do nothing more then losing your apps. So you don't have to do that.
Just flash the N5 firmware and you still will have everything. You have to reroot though and probably flash safestrap again but that's it.
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Hello. I would like to thank you for your help. I did what you said and found the firmware and successfully reflashed the N5 firmware using instructions on a website. Although I already did make the mistake of factory reseting and did lose my files . What I flashed claimed to theme my Galaxy S4 like the S5. Since it didn't work, I just ended up installing the Hyperdrive ROM. Thank You and have a nice day.
i found this thread it works for Samsung Nexus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/unlock-bootloader-gt-i9250-wipe-root-t2016628
want to find a way to save my N4 without wiping data!
Have you tried to pull the data off using ADB? Have you tried flashing TWRP and mounting the data partition in TWRP?
tirusy said:
i found this thread it works for Samsung Nexus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/unlock-bootloader-gt-i9250-wipe-root-t2016628
want to find a way to save my N4 without wiping data!
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You can use CWM or other recovery to back up the entire data, flash your os and then restoring the data.
Hi,
Has anyone had any success in rooting S7 Edge without wiping data on it? I have seen many threads on TWRP recovery, CF-Autoroot but seemingly they will wipe the data while rooting. I accidentally deleted some of my important photos and need to recover them. But all the recovery software require that the phone be rooted.
Thanks in advance.
saisab said:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success in rooting S7 Edge without wiping data on it? I have seen many threads on TWRP recovery, CF-Autoroot but seemingly they will wipe the data while rooting. I accidentally deleted some of my important photos and need to recover them. But all the recovery software require that the phone be rooted.
Thanks in advance.
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I think we cant root without wiping data at first time