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Cant delete CWM backups from internal SD Card

Need some help here:
I need to delete some of the backups I made with CWM recovery. I already have them backed up onto my PC, but need to delete them to make some room. For some reason I cant.
Ive tried root explorer, es file explorer, and my PC. Im unable to change the permissions of the files, and if you look at the pics I attached youll see they have some strange permissions, but I cant change them.
I am able to move the files anywhere else in the sd card folder, rename them, but no matter what I cant delete them. And when I try from my PC it shows them disappear, but they are actually still there.
If there is a way to format the sd card folder I will, but thats not an option in the settings, or CWM. Can someone please help me out here? This is really frustrating me. Thanks

No issues here when I delete backups using ROM Toolbox.

UnknownFearNG said:
No issues here when I delete backups using ROM Toolbox.
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I tried through ROM Toolbox and still couldnt delete them.

Gam3r 4 Life said:
I tried through ROM Toolbox and still couldnt delete them.
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Same, tried with multiple apps too.

I posted this in the other thread, but figured I would do so here in case other people needed the "fix".
Ok, so some good news and some bad news.
The good news is, I was able to put together a flashable zip that WILL DELETE the entire CWM backup directory from the sdcard. It is available here:
http://core.routed.com/CWM_Backup_Wipe.zip
You simply need to flash it via CWM. Easy peasy. I confirmed that the directory/files were all removed, AND the storage space is now available for other files (I checked df before and after).
The bad news is, before attempting to delete the directory, I first tried changing the permissions (recursively) to see if that was a better "fix" for this problem. Unfortunately, even with the directory 777 and the files 666, I still could not manually delete them through the system. Which means, whatever bug is causing this problem is much more severe than a file/directory permission thing.
In any case, until the CWM developer can figure out a way to fix this bug, at least we have a way to manually remove the backups and get our storage space back.
The script in the zip is very simple. It just does a recursive delete on /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
Enjoy!

phonic said:
I posted this in the other thread, but figured I would do so here in case other people needed the "fix".
Ok, so some good news and some bad news.
The good news is, I was able to put together a flashable zip that WILL DELETE the entire CWM backup directory from the sdcard. It is available here:
http://core.routed.com/CWM_Backup_Wipe.zip
You simply need to flash it via CWM. Easy peasy. I confirmed that the directory/files were all removed, AND the storage space is now available for other files (I checked df before and after).
The bad news is, before attempting to delete the directory, I first tried changing the permissions (recursively) to see if that was a better "fix" for this problem. Unfortunately, even with the directory 777 and the files 666, I still could not manually delete them through the system. Which means, whatever bug is causing this problem is much more severe than a file/directory permission thing.
In any case, until the CWM developer can figure out a way to fix this bug, at least we have a way to manually remove the backups and get our storage space back.
The script in the zip is very simple. It just does a recursive delete on /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
Enjoy!
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Just saying thanks for this, I hope they figure a fix out soon. Flash worked perfectly, for some storage space back. :good:

[Q] Unable to see the Clockworkmod folder in windows or on the phone

Hey guys.
First of all, sorry if this has been asked before. I googled a lot and searched here and couldn't find this particular problem.
My Nexus 4 is running stock 4.2. Unlocked bootloader, rooted and running ClockworkMod 6.0.1.9. Everything worked perfectly. My only problem right now is, after making a nandroid backup, I cannot see the clockworkmod folder anywhere on the phone when browsing either in windows or with ES File Explorer. I think by now I looked everywhere. Everything else in this regard seems to work fine, I can copy files, the other folders are all correct etc. I can also see and delete/restore the backup in CWM recovery. All I want is to see the folder to get it off the phone. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

You can find it in mnt/shell/emulated it is protected so you will need a file explorer that can give you root access. I use ES File Explorer.

Found it. Thank you very much.

Its also in /data/media/clockworkmod for whatever reason, hope this gets fixed soon.

Is there any way to copy those CWM backup folders to your computer? I tried to use Root Explorer to move the backup folders to the main sdcard/0 folder but I still cannot see it when I move the file Am I doing something wrong or is it not possible to move it to the sdcard/0?

Yeah I'm also still not too sure how to get it off the phone easily.

Chill4xed said:
Yeah I'm also still not too sure how to get it off the phone easily.
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easiest way would probably be to just use the toolkit, unless you're opposed to such things.

Is this why ROM manager can't delte my backups? It seems them but I get an error saying "there was an error deleting your backup"
Edit: new update fixes this issue with ROM manager

man we need to get it move to a pc. i'd like to save some space since its our phone have maximum 12.9gb at our disposal.
btw, i tried Root Browser Lite to move it on sdcard area... operation failed

I had the same problem. My internal SD card just kept getting fuller and fuller with ClockwordMod. And, when I tried to copy the files from /mnt/shell/emulated/clockwork to my comp, and copy them back to the SD card to try and Restore, I ended up with corrupted files.
So, rather than fight it, I decided to wait until Clockwordmod recovery got its storage/mount point issues straightened out, and moved to the TWRP side of things. That has been seamless (once I got used to it).
I hope that they soon figure out the Clockwordmod issues; I liked having ROM Manager installed on past phones.
Btw, as an aside that is a little related, why, pray tell, are there so many mount points for the SD card? It's just weird.

just navigate the clockwordmod folder in your phone and copy it to the root of the internal memory.. connect the phone via usb into the computer and copy it

BY FAR, the easiest way is:
Chill4xed said:
My Nexus 4 is running stock 4.2. Unlocked bootloader, rooted and running ClockworkMod 6.0.1.9. Everything worked perfectly. My only problem right now is, after making a nandroid backup, I cannot see the clockworkmod folder anywhere on the phone when browsing either in windows or with ES File Explorer. I think by now I looked everywhere. Everything else in this regard seems to work fine, I can copy files, the other folders are all correct etc. I can also see and delete/restore the backup in CWM recovery. All I want is to see the folder to get it off the phone. Any ideas?
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BY FAR the easiest way: in ROM Manager, Manage and Restore Backups>Download Backups>Open your desktop browser on the address informed by ROM Manager to download your backup.

Thanks to everyone, going to the directories works and the rom manager app is aware of the new cwm backup folder.

CWM Recovery Issue

I have been reading about how people (including myself) are having issues mounting the SD card with CWM Recovery 6.x.xx and I was wondering where (if it exists) I can find an earlier version for my Nexus 4. The problem I am having is when my phone is connected to my computer, I cant find the Clockwork Mod file to remove the backup from the device. I have the 8GB N4, so I really want to remove it, put it somewhere safe and not have it take up precious space.
If anyone has any thoughts or other solutions, please let me know. I am also having the same issue with TWRP2 (cant mount while in recovery).

toonhead85 said:
I have been reading about how people (including myself) are having issues mounting the SD card with CWM Recovery 6.x.xx and I was wondering where (if it exists) I can find an earlier version for my Nexus 4. The problem I am having is when my phone is connected to my computer, I cant find the Clockwork Mod file to remove the backup from the device. I have the 8GB N4, so I really want to remove it, put it somewhere safe and not have it take up precious space.
If anyone has any thoughts or other solutions, please let me know. I am also having the same issue with TWRP2 (cant mount while in recovery).
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Just download Astro file manager from the Play Store and find the backup and delete it. You can also delete the backup from in recovery as well.
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scream4cheese said:
Just download Astro file manager from the Play Store and find the backup and delete it. You can also delete the backup from in recovery as well.
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I have Root Explorer and can't find the folder on my /sdcard. If I could, I could take the backup and move it, but it doesn't seem to be visible.
I have been thinking, do I need to be rooted to be able to access the folder, or see it for that matter?
And as a side note, I tried TWRP2 and I can see the folder with backups made.

toonhead85 said:
I have Root Explorer and can't find the folder on my /sdcard. If I could, I could take the backup and move it, but it doesn't seem to be visible.
I have been thinking, do I need to be rooted to be able to access the folder, or see it for that matter?
And as a side note, I tried TWRP2 and I can see the folder with backups made.
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I had this same issue as I'm using CWM 6.0.2.0. For whatever reason, they changed the saved backups location to /data/media/clockworkmod now so you can't access it by plugging in your phone because the backups aren't on the sdcard. That's also the reason you can't find it. To my knowledge, you can do two things to get them to your computer:
1. Use ADB to pull the clockworkmod folder to your computer. I still haven't completely figured out how to do that yet as I don't screw around in ADB shell too much and I'm not sure if you have to mount the filesystem before doing it. I'm sure if you search around, you could find the ADB solution.
2. (This solution sucks but it works...) If you have a file manager (like X-plore) and root access, you can copy the contents of /data/media/clockworkmod folder to the sdcard location on your phone. Once it's there, THEN you can access that copy when it's plugged into your computer. Then just get rid of the .nomedia file in the folder and move it from your sdcard to your PC. Simple but takes forever for the files to copy depending on how many backups your moving and how big your blobs folder is.
If someone knows a better way, I'm definitely all ears. Really don't like how they changed CWM to this new style. Makes it a pain to offload backups from your phone to your PC.

Hatzy said:
I had this same issue as I'm using CWM 6.0.2.0. For whatever reason, they changed the saved backups location to /data/media/clockworkmod now so you can't access it by plugging in your phone because the backups aren't on the sdcard. That's also the reason you can't find it. To my knowledge, you can do two things to get them to your computer:
1. Use ADB to pull the clockworkmod folder to your computer. I still haven't completely figured out how to do that yet as I don't screw around in ADB shell too much and I'm not sure if you have to mount the filesystem before doing it. I'm sure if you search around, you could find the ADB solution.
2. (This solution sucks but it works...) If you have a file manager (like X-plore) and root access, you can copy the contents of /data/media/clockworkmod folder to the sdcard location on your phone. Once it's there, THEN you can access that copy when it's plugged into your computer. Then just get rid of the .nomedia file in the folder and move it from your sdcard to your PC. Simple but takes forever for the files to copy depending on how many backups your moving and how big your blobs folder is.
If someone knows a better way, I'm definitely all ears. Really don't like how they changed CWM to this new style. Makes it a pain to offload backups from your phone to your PC.
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I use ROM manager to connect to the server and download my nand directly to my PC.
Sent From a Freaked out Nexus 4

You have an option in cwm uder the backup menu to remove the backups or unused data. It works for me.
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strapped365 said:
I use ROM manager to connect to the server and download my nand directly to my PC.
Sent From a Freaked out Nexus 4
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Didn't even know you could do that. I always just boot to CWM, never use the ROM manager app. That sounds like a paid feature or is it on the free version?
Edit: Yeah, it's a paid feature but I'm seriously considering going this route since it's so damn handy. If I can't figure out how to ADB it, I may just buy the premium version. Thanks bro.
webdo said:
You have an option in cwm uder the backup menu to remove the backups or unused data. It works for me.
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He wants a copy of the backups on his PC before he removes them.

Sorry for my incomplete answer than. I found mine using a root explorer
/mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup
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Thanks for all the great tips/answers/comments. I will see what I can do in terms of finding where the backup is stored on my phone now (since it seems there could be two places).
Cheers!!

Hatzy, you can pull the backups using insecure adbd by chainfire [app]. Otherwise, you can only pull sdcard. Or, i believe you can pull via the path /mnt/shell/emulated..

So, after doing some looking... I thiink my best bet is to use Rom Manager's new Download Server feature. I'll give it a try and let everyone know how it works out!!

[Q] Clockworkmod Backup Location Change?

Hey everyone,
I'm using CWM recovery.
When I make a nandroid backup, it gets saved to /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod.
Is there a way to change this folder location? I would like it to be in sdcard0 so I can access it over USB easily. I know I can use ADB to pull from the existing location, but its more convenient to just plug in a USB cable and be good to go.
It used to be sdcard0 earlier, I'm not sure what changed it exactly. I think it happened when I installed ROM manager. I've uninstalled it since then.

Anyone?

ring_wraith said:
Anyone?
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since 4.2.2, backup is located there (or in data/media)
you can copy it to sdcard0 with a root explorer.
but dont move it from its original directory, to be able to restore it.

[OUTDATED][10A] [RESTORE] LG G5 H830 Stock TWRP Restore

T-Mobile LG G5 H830 Stock TWRP System Restore
Instructions
DO NOT RESTORE IF YOU ARE UPDATED TO 10D Could cause irreparable damage.
1. Download the file on your computer or any computer and extract the compressed folder. Folder should be titled LGH830STOCKROOT
2. Move the LGH830STOCKROOT folder into existing TWRP folder and sub-folder BACKUPS in external storage if you don't have external storage get it. If you never made a backup and don't have a TWRP folder of your you will need to go to file explorer in TWRP main menu and create a new folder titled TWRP and a folder titled BACKUPS.
4. Go to the wipe section of TWRP and wipe Internal Storage, Cache, Dalvik/ART Cache, System, and Data
5. Go back to the main menu on TWRP and tap restore button.
6. Select the backup to restore only the system field should appear.
7. Swipe to restore
8. Flash latest SuperSU Beta Link
Download

greysonofusa said:
This is a TWRP Backup of the stock rooted system.
*Warning this restore method has not been tested on other LG G5 H830 devices. Restore at your own risk.
Install Directions:
1. Download the folder and it's contents.
2. Place folder and contents into TWRP Backup Folder
3. When booted in recovery TWRP Make sure System is not in Read-Only Mode. To change this in TWRP go to "Mount" and ensure the Mount system partition read-only box is not checked. If it is checked simply uncheck the box and go back to the main menu.
4. Click restore and navigate to the downloaded TWRP backup.
5. Swipe to restore back to stock rooted.
*Note this restore will skip the initial setup process so you will have to add your google account Wi-Fi Networks without a guide*
Download full folder Via Dropbox
Download .zip file Via Dropbox
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Works! Thanks so much man!!!

Excellent! Glad this is here. Thank you!

Looks like dropbox shut down the links for generating excessive traffic. I will upload to another provider when I get off work

Feel free to upload to my server of you like. No throttling and I don't charge a cent.
http://androidfilesharing.com

Can you just flash zip file or need to extract and go through restore process?

My phone only goes into twrp after flashing a mod in the international section and I've completed the following steps below, but phone won't recognize backup on sd card. Can someone point me in the right direction?
1. Downloaded and extracted zip file
2. Placed unzipped folder in my twrp backups.
3. Booted into recovery and clicked om restore but file not showing up.
4. Checked to make sure twrp is not ready Only checked and it's not
**UPDATE** I changed to a different computer and was able to add the twrp backup to my internal drive, but still same problem of it nor showing up for a restore
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edfuhr1 said:
Can you just flash zip file or need to extract and go through restore process?
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I believe files need to be unzipped and the folder needs to be added to either internal or external storage. Flashing won't do anything.

edfuhr1 said:
Can you just flash zip file or need to extract and go through restore process?
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888Plugin8.com said:
My phone only goes into twrp after flashing a mod in the international section and I've completed the following steps below, but phone won't recognize backup on sd card. Can someone point me in the right direction?
1. Downloaded and extracted zip file
2. Placed unzipped folder in my twrp backups.
3. Booted into recovery and clicked om restore but file not showing up.
4. Checked to make sure twrp is not ready Only checked and it's not
**UPDATE** I changed to a different computer and was able to add the twrp backup to my internal drive, but still same problem of it nor showing up for a restore
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When the file is unzipped is the folder titled TWRP or something else?
This should be the correct file path:
SD card/TWRP/BACKUPS/LGH830d94daed4/STOCK_SYSTEM2016-01-01--04-58-43

greysonofusa said:
When the file is unzipped is the folder titled TWRP or something else?
This should be the correct file path:
SD card/TWRP/BACKUPS/LGH830d94daed4/STOCK_SYSTEM2016-01-01--04-58-43
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That was the name of the file in the backups folder once it was unzipped.
I ended up doing a tot reset back too stock
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greysonofusa said:
When the file is unzipped is the folder titled TWRP or something else?
This should be the correct file path:
SD card/TWRP/BACKUPS/LGH830d94daed4/STOCK_SYSTEM2016-01-01--04-58-43
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having same issue with twrp not seeing the backup. Kinda weird. Trying it again by downloading the zip on a different computer and extracting to the directory. Wiped system and everything prior so I am sitting on a dud right now lol.
edit: Found my issue though. Didn't like the folder in twrp that it was backed up into. Made a new backup (of nothing) and then moved the actual backup to that folder and it took to it. Easy fix. Restoring now. Thanks.
editedit: It failed to restore. Ahh well. Just gonna restore stock tot and call it a day. Thanks!

Yeah probably going to take this post down because only a few have successfully restored and every time they restore my Google Play Store has errors Downloading apps. I have to remove my Google account from the accounts page and sign back in daily. Probably going to TOT back to stock also. The only sensitive data recorded in the TWRP backup seems to be my serial number for my phone. Could be why Google Play is bumpy having so many different accounts under one serial number. I recommend all others that did the restore to TOT restore also.
!*!*!*!!*!*!*!!*!*!*!PLEASE CHECK YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS!!! MAKE SURE THE SERIAL IN THE SOFTWARE MATCHES THE ONE ON YOUR BOX!!*!*!*!*!*!*!

greysonofusa said:
Yeah probably going to take this post down because only a few have successfully restored and every time they restore my Google Play Store has errors Downloading apps. I have to remove my Google account from the accounts page and sign back in daily. Probably going to TOT back to stock also. The only sensitive data recorded in the TWRP backup seems to be my serial number for my phone. Could be why Google Play is bumpy having so many different accounts under one serial number. I recommend all others that did the restore to TOT restore also.
!*!*!*!!*!*!*!!*!*!*!PLEASE CHECK YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS!!! MAKE SURE THE SERIAL IN THE SOFTWARE MATCHES THE ONE ON YOUR BOX!!*!*!*!*!*!*!
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Thanks for trying though! Definitely a A+ for effort.
If it worked as it should have, would have made going back to stock hell of a lot easier lol.

As someone with a mac who doesn't want to deal with reliving the whole TOT flashing experience, if anyone would be willing to PM me a system twrp restore I would be VERY thankful.

bbender716 said:
As someone with a mac who doesn't want to deal with reliving the whole TOT flashing experience, if anyone would be willing to PM me a system twrp restore I would be VERY thankful.
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I'm working on it still. I never said I was going to take it down for good. Just need a weekend to examine and analyze what exactly is going on.

greysonofusa said:
I'm working on it still. I never said I was going to take it down for good. Just need a weekend to examine and analyze what exactly is going on.
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You the man.
Thank you
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I'm working on it still. I never said I was going to take it down for good. Just need a weekend to examine and analyze what exactly is going on.
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Almost ready just need to upload. This time the system is the only thing you restore. Will get to it hopefully tonight.

Awesome man! Would love to see twrp on the h830! Excited. Please don't forget about us here.
Thanks for your work.
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malimt said:
Awesome man! Would love to see twrp on the h830! Excited. Please don't forget about us here.
Thanks for your work.
Sent from my LG-H830 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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TWRP is on the H830, lol
Just checkout THIS thread

greysonofusa said:
!*!*!*!!*!*!*!!*!*!*!PLEASE CHECK YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS!!! MAKE SURE THE SERIAL IN THE SOFTWARE MATCHES THE ONE ON YOUR BOX!!*!*!*!*!*!*!
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When you say serial number you mean IMEI, correct?