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Wipe all data

Simple question, I have pictures videos and back ups that don't want deleted when I do a factory reset, do I need to back it up on my PC or????
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Depends on what you are talking about if you mean while in a custom recovery then no you don't but if you are unlocking your boot loader or you are using a stock in rooted ROM and are just pressing factory reset from settings then yes you should back up
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dislplin01 said:
Depends on what you are talking about if you mean while in a custom recovery then no you don't but if you are unlocking your boot loader or you are using a stock in rooted ROM and are just pressing factory reset from settings then yes you should back up
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I'm on stock ROM with cwm recovery the latest, so no I shouldn't?
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I would actually LIKE to delete everything when I install a new rom. I have used all the wipe data setting i could find in recovery and I always end up with a bunch of stuff left from the previous rom. Downloads etc.
Is there something I am missing?

droidgenius said:
I'm on stock ROM with cwm recovery the latest, so no I shouldn't?
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Are you talking about the factory reset within Jelly Bean? If so, then that wipes everything as far as I know.
jarayn said:
I would actually LIKE to delete everything when I install a new rom. I have used all the wipe data setting i could find in recovery and I always end up with a bunch of stuff left from the previous rom. Downloads etc.
Is there something I am missing?
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Most (all?) custom recoveries should have some type of option to format sdcard.

In CWM, the wipe data/factory reset option will *not* wipe your virtual sdcard.
You can do a wipe in recovery, and the /sdcard partition will remain intact. I was worried about this before unlocking my bootloader too
However when you unlock your bootloader *all* of your user data will be wiped from your tablet
This includes your apps, setup, homescreens, sdcard, photos. It will be like having a brand new tablet
The downloads folder is on your sdcard. You may be able to edit the updater script or something to wipe the virtual sdcard directory when you flash a rom

markj338 said:
In CWM, the wipe data/factory reset option will *not* wipe your virtual sdcard.
You can do a wipe in recovery, and the /sdcard partition will remain intact. I was worried about this before unlocking my bootloader too
However when you unlock your bootloader *all* of your user data will be wiped from your tablet
This includes your apps, setup, homescreens, sdcard, photos. It will be like having a brand new tablet
The downloads folder is on your sdcard. You may be able to edit the updater script or something to wipe the virtual sdcard directory when you flash a rom
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Ok cool thanks guys, and I am doing a factory reset in CWM, sorry prob should of thought that threw in the original post. Thanks!
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Thanks from me also.
I did wonder why there was always stuff left over. I guess in some ways its handy. It just feels like doing an in place upgrade of windows rather than a clean install when theres old data still there.

if u wipe all.u got another 25$ from play store?

swisstourist said:
if u wipe all.u got another 25$ from play store?
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LOL no, otherwise it would be too easy
You also cannot have the $25 credit twice, as in if you bought 2 N7's using the same google account
I had 2 because one was faulty and I only got 1 gift card
Wiping your tablet will not lose your $25 though, thats stored on your google account. You ca use it with any android device hooked up to the same google account.

Back again.
I know this is sort of the reverse of the OP but at least its related.
If the rom zip is on the sd card then how can you format it?
Or do you just do regular wipe, install then format sd?
I have Clockwork Mod Recovery 6
Is this written out somewhere else?

Yes, just do the regular wipes first, install the ROM, and then format the sdcard.

swisstourist said:
if u wipe all.u got another 25$ from play store?
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I wish
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markj338 said:
LOL no, otherwise it would be too easy
You also cannot have the $25 credit twice, as in if you bought 2 N7's using the same google account
I had 2 because one was faulty and I only got 1 gift card
Wiping your tablet will not lose your $25 though, thats stored on your google account. You ca use it with any android device hooked up to the same google account.
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Hey I'm gonna replace my nexus 7 tablet (warenty) anyway to get a second 25$ ?
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jamesst20 said:
Hey I'm gonna replace my nexus 7 tablet (warenty) anyway to get a second 25$ ?
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You would need to do the initial sign in with an account that hasn't already received the credit.

Thanks! I will!
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COMPLETELY wipe nexus 7

I've been running into storage issues with my nexus 7 and would just like to completely wipe all data on my device and act like its day one again. What method would COMPLETELY wipe all data?
I'm currently rooted and running kaos Droid 3.7.3. Would a basic factory reset do the trick? I know I've had to do one before flashing this rom... but I still had left over data. The storage on my device doesn't add up to what is actually on there.
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I guess you could format the whole thing if you want to COMPLETELY wipe it.

Do a factory install from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi This will wipe everything.
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Fastboot erase user data.
Should delete everything data related on the device.
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
It will return you to stock AND wipe EVERYTHING on your N7.

theandroidrooter88 said:
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
It will return you to stock AND wipe EVERYTHING on your N7.
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Don't use a toolkit first learn how to use fast boot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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BillGoss said:
Do a factory install from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi This will wipe everything.
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he don't need that flash only to wipe the storage.there are less time consuming method
ÜBER™ said:
Fastboot erase user data.
Should delete everything data related on the device.
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THIS like uber sad(but with userdata,not user data)..or at least a format data\internal in TWRP recovery that erase also data\media.i'm in the same boat with my gnex,and did this some hours ago

This is a old thread but i stumbled upon it today. I learned a lot from this and can now flash manually. Everything went pretty smooth.

[Q] Downgrade to 4.3?

What is the easiest way to downgrade from 4.4 to 4.3? My devise is completely stock. 4.4 is just too laggy

coppercents said:
What is the easiest way to downgrade from 4.4 to 4.3? My devise is completely stock. 4.4 is just too laggy
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You can flash the factory image but you'll lose all your data. Or you can use wugs toolkit and use flash back to stock option and it will do it for you but you still lose all data. Are you sure you want 4.3? 4.4 is smoother for me
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Rooted Device Downgrade
So to be clear, even if the N10 is rooted, in order to go back from 4.4 to 4.3 one has to flash the factory image? Wiping the device and restoring a 4.3 Nandroid backup of a previous 4.3 ROM will not work?

gbeardmore said:
So to be clear, even if the N10 is rooted, in order to go back from 4.4 to 4.3 one has to flash the factory image? Wiping the device and restoring a 4.3 Nandroid backup of a previous 4.3 ROM will not work?
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Yes it will work but your progress since that nandroid is lost if you dont backup. You can also flash a 4.3 rom. Or mod the Factory image to not wipe your SD.
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If 4.4 is more laggy for you than 4.3, you're doing something wrong.

Maybe just trying a factory reset of 4.4 might cure it.

xsalemx said:
Maybe just trying a factory reset of 4.4 might cure it.
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I've tried factory reset with no luck. Still laggy.
Thank you all for your replies. It is really appreciated.
So what would be the easiest way for me to return my device to 4.3 using Google's factory images? Sorry for being a little annoying. I don't want to brick my device

My Nexus 10 is also more laggy on 4.4. Strange.

Is it laggy immediately after the factory reset or after you've set up your apps?
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gc84245 said:
Is it laggy immediately after the factory reset or after you've set up your apps?
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Yes it is laggy even after reset and reflashing the factory image with wugs toolkit. When the screen rotates, there is some stutter. I'm back on 4.3 and it's much better for me.
Thanks to abdel12345 for recommending wugs toolkit. It was an easy process

I installed via the factory image, and have no issues with 4.4. If anything, it's better.

Hi,
i go now also back to 4.3 because Simpsons is not playable on 4.4! It's soooo laggy. But only this Game.
Greets
Chris

jimh425 said:
I installed via the factory image, and have no issues with 4.4. If anything, it's better.
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Yep I've figured out that the resulting system when you do 4.3---OTA---4.4 is a slower system than if you do a stock flash install. I've also now unclicked the "backup and restore" to not carry over anything.
Prove it yourself, by all means... if you're going to flash down to 4.3, flash to 4.4 first, try it and then flash to 4.3 if its still laggy, but I betta 5cents you'll find it better. That one game - Simpsons - just install it and benchmark.
As I do not know what is the cause of this lag-from-upgrade, I now also don't click on the "backup and restore" to make mine as vanilla as possible. I've just now done this to my N4 also having found it better having done it on my N10 yesterday.
I been using WUGS NRT to do unlock (one time), flash+unroot, and root.

Am thinking of downgrading as well..
Mine is completly stock..but after updating..i get graphical artifacts..battery charge time has doubled...it lasts 25% less...mic is badly placed even before
Google seems to in denial with nexus 10 problems..did not exect this from google
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When my n10 Finish's charging but if still hook up to pogo charger it becomes laggy... Try that if y have pogo chargsr . this does not occur w USB charging.
Anyone successfully bk to 4.3 w.o losing data?

Hi,
If you ever wondered if there was a way to restore stock without losing all your data, there's a way, which is not hard too... Just do the following:
Reboot in your custom recovery and then factory reset your device
Reboot system
Now download the Factory ROM and move it (the img files) to your adb/fastboot folder
Open a cmd there and do the following (remember to have the USB Debugging on)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot reboot
Now wait for it to boot
Hope this helps you guys who want to downgrade to 4.3 and were afraid of losing your data (remember, the recovery still deletes your apps data, but you can backup it with an app like Titanium Backup).
I may write an script to do this soon... If you want you can wait for it (but it may be delayed up to this weekend).
~Lord
"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)
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XxLordxX said:
Hi,
If you ever wondered if there was a way to restore stock without losing all your data, there's a way... <snip>
were afraid of losing your data (remember, the recovery still deletes your apps data, but you can backup it with an app like Titanium Backup).
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That is useful to know but how is it any easier than simply copying to Wifi NAS or connecting external storage, copying it out and back in again? You'd be backing up anyways as a good techie. As you say it deletes everything bar data.
FYI if you did ever want to WRITE to NTFS volume then selinux mode changer app is what I use.

nigelhealy said:
That is useful to know but how is it any easier than simply copying to Wifi NAS or connecting external storage, copying it out and back in again? You'd be backing up anyways as a good techie. As you say it deletes everything bar data.
FYI if you did ever want to WRITE to NTFS volume then selinux mode changer app is what I use.
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In my case this one is way easier, as I have almost 32GB used, and it takes a whole lot time to just backup, who says copying it back. I know it's good to always backup, however in some cases (like mine) it's a way easier method to do like I explained above.
This is just an alternative method I'd like to share, I actually used this many times already, due to soft bricks, then I can't simply plug a external hard drive on my recovery and it would take ages to backup my data via adb. This is the best unbrick method IMO, as you're installing fresh ROM without the need of formatting your data, and works as well with installing a new ROM .
Just my point of view hehe
~Lord
"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)
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XxLordxX said:
In my case this one is way easier, as I have almost 32GB used, and it takes a whole lot time to just backup, who says copying it back. I know it's good to always backup, however in some cases (like mine) it's a way easier method to do like I explained above.
This is just an alternative method I'd like to share, I actually used this many times already, due to soft bricks, then I can't simply plug a external hard drive on my recovery and it would take ages to backup my data via adb. This is the best unbrick method IMO, as you're installing fresh ROM without the need of formatting your data, and works as well with installing a new ROM .
Just my point of view hehe
~Lord
"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)
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I have made note as I need to get into command line habit, I only go to Windows now to do Android recovery type operations, I use Ubuntu desktop and they have the adb and fastboot commands all native since Ubuntu made their own tablet is. Actually I'd quits like to know if can Android-usb-Android say my phone fix my tablet. Is that possible?
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nigelhealy said:
I have made note as I need to get into command line habit, I only go to Windows now to do Android recovery type operations, I use Ubuntu desktop and they have the adb and fastboot commands all native since Ubuntu made their own tablet is. Actually I'd quits like to know if can Android-usb-Android say my phone fix my tablet. Is that possible?
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Hi,
This one thing I still want to do, I managed to make my Nexus identify my S4, and the same on the other hand, however I didn't manage to get adb/fastboot working yet, I'll try some more researches and then we can see hehe.
~Lord
"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)
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CWM doubt

Hey Guys, I have a Nexus 4 running on stock 4.3 rooted.
I copied the CM 11 M Snapshot files and using CWM wiped everything. as it turns out it also wiped my sd ext. Thankfully I had a backup and got all my data back. Is there a way so that it doesnt wipe the Sd ext? I had a Nexus S before this and it didn't get wiped everytime I flash :crying:

Anybody?
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until you learn to post sensible comments no one can help you. what you have written may be the biggest load of nonsense i've ever read. do you even know what you are asking?

crozbomb said:
until you learn to post sensible comments no one can help you. what you have written may be the biggest load of nonsense i've ever read. do you even know what you are asking?
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I understand his question just fine...
There is no "sd ext" on the current Nexus devices. It is simply called sdcard. The sdcard shouldn't be erased unless you format /data, because /sdcard is located at /data/media. In the future, just use factory reset in recovery and the sdcard won't be wiped.
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I did the factory reset. But my entire media also got wiped. Although it doesn't happen with twrp. I guess I'll stick with twrp then. Thanks anyhow.
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crozbomb said:
until you learn to post sensible comments no one can help you. what you have written may be the biggest load of nonsense i've ever read. do you even know what you are asking?
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Just because you don't understand, doesn't mean nobody else did. My words make perfect sense to anyone who can read English and knows a thing or two about android development.
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kkricardokaka95 said:
I did the factory reset. But my entire media also got wiped. Although it doesn't happen with twrp. I guess I'll stick with twrp then. Thanks anyhow.
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Impossible, wipe data/factory reset doesn't format sdcard. Under mounts/storage (if i remember right) you can just delete media files.

gt-kingz said:
Impossible, wipe data/factory reset doesn't format sdcard. Under mounts/storage (if i remember right) you can just delete media files.
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It seemed odd to me too. I guess its a problem with CWM Touch? I'll try to get screenshots if I can
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Note 3 - SM-9005 - How to root in 2018 - help needed!

Hello Gentlemen,
Let me try to keep this short.
I got a new Android phone recently and had planned to port all my app backups from the N9005.
As things happen, I ran the Samsung app for backup and did a factory reset before checking the same.
The backup made a fool out of me, nearly all the crucial stuff is missing.
So now I need to recover the settings from the post "factory reset" Note 3.
What would be the fastest and least painful way to-
a. Root the SM9005;
b. Recover the backup (XML files for tasker, Aquamail, Biz Calendar and so on);
c. Unroot the app and be done with it.
I need to unroot as the last step as I plan to have the phone loaded with a kid friendly UI and keep it for the kids for long trips. Do not want anything wary taking over it.
Any suggestions and help is welcome!
Thanks,
CKhurana

Your data were erased during the factory reset.

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zlazaar said:
Your data were erased during the factory reset.
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Agreed.The data is gone.Poof removed from existance.Unless you have a Partition on your phone intact.
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Atifbaig786 said:
AgreedAgreed.The data is gone.Poof removed from existance.Unless you have a Partition on your phone intact.
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Yeah, I know. But a recovery is possible AFAIK until the free space is overwritten? Just like any disk based data recovery happens?
Can you help me with options on the root?
Thanks,
Chetan

Well the simplest one without hassle is either flashing recovery IMG and rooting via SuperSU.

Atifbaig786 said:
Well the simplest one without hassle is either flashing recovery IMG and rooting via SuperSU.
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ok, so this should work, right?

ckhurana said:
ok, so this should work, right?
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Hell yeah