I want to do a FULL RESET. GoldenEye, the ROM I am using, just recommends that I do a factory reset and that I should be set...
I was wondering what would happen if I also checked the boxes for system, data...or any of the other boxes..I know that DATA is a no no but lets just say I did. What would happen? I'm curious.
But besides that if I were to check system, would i be safe? I just want to flash my goldenEye again on the cleanest possible device...:good:
maybe you could give me a little description of what would happen?
If you do the system that requires confirmation, you will not be able to boot an ROM. It messes up the partition.
Only do a factory reset. That wipes all user data, dalvik, and cache. When you install the ROM, it wipes the system itself.
What the OP says is what you need to do or you will likely end up with a dead phone. Instructions are their for a reason.
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To return to stock I was wondering if it was better to use odin or the One Click Recovery.
Do they both do the same thing?
Is one better than the other?
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Odin is only true way to go back to stock
rjmjr69 said:
Odin is only true way to go back to stock
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I know odin completely wipes everything... if i just wanted to flash a new rom and kernel would that still be the way to go?
Maadj said:
I know odin completely wipes everything... if i just wanted to flash a new rom and kernel would that still be the way to go?
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You need Recovery to change your Roms. Odin won't do that. If you looking to flash Roms, One Click by noobnl. If you wanna go back to Factory. Odin.
so then in all the threads when they say wipe everything they mean the clockwork recovery stuff. not a system wipe
Simple explination: When they say wipe, they mean inside of clockwork recovery you choose the option to wipe the cache, it would be like formatting a hard drive before you install a new windows os, u want to make sure all the old files and disk errors are gone. Same thing here, the cache is where the data/settings are stored.
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awesome guys.. thanks for all your help
Not to be mean but no cache does not wipe your data. It's the equivalent to clearing cache on your browser. When a rom thread calls for a wipe they mean wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and go to advanced wipe dalvik cache.
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I don't know about the whole format thing... guess you look at it that way. It only clears a part, and there's a few of those. But when you wipe your clearing all your data and setting. Each rom is built different. So in some cases you'll need to wipe to make sure nothing from the previous messes you up. The OP (thread starter) of the rom will say when to wipe. Should always wipe between roms. Cool thing is, you can advance restore your stuff back. ; ) or Titanium Backup. But something will alway catch you off guard or you'll forget. So have multi ways of backup. In clockwork you will see back up (Nand Backup as they call it), this backs everything up, if you mess up you can always go back like it was with restore. Have fun and don't let it piss you off.
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With respect a454nova it should be clearer than that. If a rom says to wipe, the clockwork recovery probably should not be used to restore data because the ROM poster is probably putting something in data along with changing the system files. Titanium can be used judiciously to restore data files but only with full knowledge of what the OP has put in the data directory. Best practice is to use listables and download everything new then restore only items that could not be downloaded from the market
I usually clean flash everything but in order to do it on this device you wipe the system data, cache, delvik cache. does that wipe the internal storage as well so i would end up with nothing on my tablet to flash? im only asking due to if im not home near a computer to use that wipe and flash rom program and i thought i remember reading somewhere if you wipe system data the tablet is completely empty.
If it does wipe it completely from doing that in the recovery system, can i at least dirty flash to different roms without severe issues?
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kyhassen said:
I usually clean flash everything but in order to do it on this device you wipe the system data, cache, delvik cache. does that wipe the internal storage as well so i would end up with nothing on my tablet to flash? im only asking due to if im not home near a computer to use that wipe and flash rom program and i thought i remember reading somewhere if you wipe system data the tablet is completely empty.
If it does wipe it completely from doing that in the recovery system, can i at least dirty flash to different roms without severe issues?
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Do not wipe internal storage. Just do a factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik.
thank you. i wasnt sure. when i started rooting this. i thought i saw somewhere that said if you do system data or factory reset wipe, it wipes the internal storage. i was try the the prime rom. im on smoothrom and its awesome but i want something new.
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I rooted with casual and have the recovery installed. My question is I supposedly full wiped and flashed Goldeneye. My issue is it didnt full wipe because when I go into internal memory all the crap that should be gone, its folders are still there taking memory so I have to manually delete. Am I doing something wrong ?
When I had my htc a full wipe meant a full wipe Everything gone. Dont understand why its not happening on my s4.
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go into recovery and do a factory reset, it will clear it.
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That dont work all the folders are still there even though the apps are not installed.
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most recoverys are set up to format data without touching the internal storage. this is a feature, not a bug. if you want to wipe internal, go to format, then format internal. easy peasy
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I rooted with casual and have the recovery installed. My question is I supposedly full wiped and flashed Goldeneye. My issue is it didnt full wipe because when I go into internal memory all the crap that should be gone, its folders are still there taking memory so I have to manually delete. Am I doing something wrong ?
When I had my htc a full wipe meant a full wipe Everything gone. Dont understand why its not happening on my s4.
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Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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just make sure you don't have anything you care about, like Roms or nandroids, in /sdcard.
fwiw this isn't a CASUAL issue, its a TWRP issue.
Awesome was looking for the correct way to do a Total Full Wipe in recovery.
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chocodough said:
Here is what I do when I flash a ROM. I am a bit OCD for flashing cleanly.
1) Boot into Recovery
2) Wipe Data (Factory reset)
3) Wipe Cache
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache
5) Format /System
6) Format /sdcard
Then I flash my ROM. Those steps will definitely clean everything out before you flash. Especially formatting /system and /sdcard.
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It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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Ya it might be a little bit overkill, but atleast this way you know everything is cleaned and wiped before you flash your ROM. I hate dirty flashing ROMS, so I prefer to be really thorough.
jd1639 said:
It's a little over kill. Just need to wipe the caches and data. If you wipe system, just make sure you do it before you flash a rom. And make sure you flash a rom before you boot. Wiping system and then rebooting is detrimental to your phone.
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It might be overkill but I like to make sure its a complete wipe even if I have to overkill it. Thanks all for the replies.
EDIT: DO NOT FORMAT INTERNAL if you have twrp the part where you have to type in yes. You will have serious issues and will end up ODIN back to stock to repair. If you format internal in twrp phone will not boot up. You can enter recover but if you power off phone will not boot up again.
Hello people. Just wanted to ask how is the right way to wipe when flashing a rom WITHOUT losing the rom (wiping internal)? In CWM i just factory / reset data then thats it then clear cache and dalvik cache. In TWRP do i just need to swipe when the screen says "Most of the time this is the time that you need" when i will flash rom? Thanks for guiding!
anyone?
1. factory reset
2. advance, wipe system
thats all for me, works everytime... just make sure to wipe cache/dalvik after flashing zip files be it roms or gapps or whatever :good:
The default "most of the time" option is a fresh reset of the phone. it wont wipe the ROM itself, but all the data will be lost and you start over. Wiping system will remove everything, a ROM must be flashed after wiping system.
So before i flash a rom i wipe the "most of the time" then advanced format system? right?
zero0422 said:
The default "most of the time" option is a fresh reset of the phone. it wont wipe the ROM itself, but all the data will be lost and you start over. Wiping system will remove everything, a ROM must be flashed after wiping system.
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So before i flash a rom i wipe the "most of the time" then advanced format system? right?
true that... sorry for misleading initially, format system only applicable if you wanna have clean install of new rom
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So before i flash a rom i wipe the "most of the time" then advanced format system? right?
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No need to use format system unless you are installing a fresh ROM. Format system will remove everything from your device (other than sdcard info and all that). So you get a clean slate.
If you just want to flash an update to the same ROM you can either 'dirty flash', which I usually just wipe cahce/dalvik then flash the ROM and reboot, and you save all your user modified things, or you can wipe system and install the ROM. You lose everything that way so make backups.
Usually there isnt much need to factory reset unless you're having an issue with something. What is it you're trying to do?
I wanted to flash a stock based rom. Thank you.
Hey guys. I have TWRP 2.8.7.2 installed. I've been using Pure Nexus + Elemental X exclusively since December. This never seemed to be a problem before, but my last few flashes have resulted in sticky data. I go into TWRP, advanced wipe and wipe: DALVIK, System, data, Cache. Then, I delete Android from the internal storage and any other app directories that linger. Then I install the ROM, GApps, and kernel. Then, when I first boot my email shows up in the Google account setup. I thought "maybe it's saved on the sim card." But then I notice that when I reinstall apps, that they retain their data and my user data (for example, I don't even need to log into Runkeeper).
So somehow, despite performing a full wipe and clean install my user data is being saved. I know it's not part of internal storage so wiping that would only result in me having to copy my ROM files, music, photos, etc back over. So, where is this user data being saved and why isn't it being wiped?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Hey guys. I have TWRP 2.8.7.2 installed. I've been using Pure Nexus + Elemental X exclusively since December. This never seemed to be a problem before, but my last few flashes have resulted in sticky data. I go into TWRP, advanced wipe and wipe: DALVIK, System, data, Cache. Then, I delete Android from the internal storage and any other app directories that linger. Then I install the ROM, GApps, and kernel. Then, when I first boot my email shows up in the Google account setup. I thought "maybe it's saved on the sim card." But then I notice that when I reinstall apps, that they retain their data and my user data (for example, I don't even need to log into Runkeeper).
So somehow, despite performing a full wipe and clean install my user data is being saved. I know it's not part of internal storage so wiping that would only result in me having to copy my ROM files, music, photos, etc back over. So, where is this user data being saved and why isn't it being wiped?
Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm not sure why this is happening, it's definitely word. But is there a reason you're wiping like this when updating the ROM? You really don't need to, you can just dirty flash the ROM zip when updating.
Heisenberg said:
I'm not sure why this is happening, it's definitely word. But is there a reason you're wiping like this when updating the ROM? You really don't need to, you can just dirty flash the ROM zip when updating.
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I don't like to dirty wipe. I guess it's the OCD in me that likes to start clean every time. I wonder if it's a bug in TWRP or something.
jserio said:
I don't like to dirty wipe. I guess it's the OCD in me that likes to start clean every time. I wonder if it's a bug in TWRP or something.
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I used to do the same thing, until I realised I was just wasting time for no benefit. I don't think it's a TWRP issue, I was using that same build for ages with no problems. You could try updating to the latest TWRP though.
Try with "rm - fr" instead of regular wipe in options, maybe this works.
Are you doing a Factory Reset in TWRP to actually wipe the rom away? You list system, cache, and data (internal storage) but not Factory Reset.
Alternatively, are your apps reinstalling after signing into your account at Setup Wizard?
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Try wiping system 2x. I had to do this on my S6. After wiping the first time and going back to the advance menu, System would then show up as 2 different partitions, System Read and System Write. I had to wipe the 2 in order to do a clean install. Although this is not the case for the 6P, I have made it a habit to do so. If that fails, you will need to adb the factory image.
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Are you doing a Factory Reset in TWRP to actually wipe the rom away? You list system, cache, and data (internal storage) but not Factory Reset.
Alternatively, are your apps reinstalling after signing into your account at Setup Wizard?
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He's already performing a factory reset by wiping the partitions individually.
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He's already performing a factory reset by wiping the partitions individually.
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That's what you would think, but why is this happening?
FWIW, I always TWRP factory reset, then wipe all the partitions he mentioned again by itself and have never seen this behavior on any version of TWRP.
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That's what you would think, but why is this happening?
FWIW, I always TWRP factory reset, then wipe all the partitions he mentioned again by itself and have never seen this behavior on any version of TWRP.
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I have no explanation for what's happening, I really don't know. I only ever use the advanced wipe menu, it's pointless performing the factory reset too.