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How to wipe everything

I need a 100% fresh start but a factory reset or flashing a new rom doesn't get rid of the system folder so busybox is e.g. always installed.

Shebee said:
I need a 100% fresh start but a factory reset or flashing a new rom doesn't get rid of the system folder so busybox is e.g. always installed.
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If that way u wanna do then u can flash a stock firmware and after that u reset the device from phone and start from rooting again
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Could you use the recovery ? use the recovery to wipe data may be the fastest way
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Yeah but when I use the wipe function in the recovery or from settings agter the wipe it stilll says e.g. that busybox is installed.

I use CWM recovery to wipe cache, dalvic cache, system partition, data partition and preload partition, then is 100% clean

1st run triangle away v3.00 then reflash the stock firmware using Mobile ODIN, the paid version, and just tick "wipe cache/data" and "wipe dalvik cache". If you don't want root then untick the everroot options and you now have a stock phone.
Cheers...
Sorry, Should of mentioned it will wipe EVERYTHING from internal storage. If you want to keep anything best to back up to PC...

[Q] how to flash roms without losing data n files?

Alright guys I feel very nooby asking this but this is my first device that doesn't have a sd slot. Is there a way to flash a Rom without deleting the download and titanium folders?
My steps prior to flashing are
Wipe data, cache, n dalvik
Flash Rom
Then wipe cache n dalvik again
But if I wipe data then the Rom zip would be deleted before I can flash it?
Please help me on this thanks!
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Hi,
Make only wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache, tat's all then flash your rom and reboot.
Don't wipe anything related to sd card/ext sd card or internal storage so you keep all your files in your "sd card" intact.

lilviet93 said:
Alright guys I feel very nooby asking this but this is my first device that doesn't have a sd slot. Is there a way to flash a Rom without deleting the download and titanium folders?
My steps prior to flashing are
Wipe data, cache, n dalvik
Flash Rom
Then wipe cache n dalvik again
But if I wipe data then the Rom zip would be deleted before I can flash it?
Please help me on this thanks!
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This won't happen on your LG G2. Even when using CWM you can see it is looking for an external SD card in the command line when doing a Factory Reset. You're internal SD card is never touched.
When you flash a ROM just:
Factory Reset
Flash Rom
Obviously make a backup first if you're worried, and you may need to flash Gapps depending on the ROM you flash.

understood, thanks guys

[Q] About using / wiping using TWRP

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

marshygeek said:
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.

[Q] Keeps restarting.

I recently did not install or update applications. A few hours ago, i opened phone and when i clicked an app, it gave error "the xx applciaton has stopped". For example twitter whatsapp but not camera but in camera there was no gallery.
I restarted a few times and now i can not beopened, keeps restarting after loading os and when it says "preparinbg sd card" , it restarts.
I can not remember but my rom is aurorasp 4.0.4
I dont want to lose data, how can i backup? My pc doesnot see while phone in pink screen or while power off. What can i do?
(in pink screen, ican only see image file)

Any hlp, i can not open, keeps reastarting

Please help. it goes into infitnve restart loop. I did not install or update any applications, i dont know why this happened.

try reinstall/reflash ROM and clear cache/dalvik cache, factory reset and!!! format internal storage (EMMC)
Cursed Chico said:
Please help. it goes into infitnve restart loop. I did not install or update any applications, i dont know why this happened.
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PxYra said:
try reinstall/reflash ROM and clear cache/dalvik cache, factory reset and!!! format internal storage (EMMC)
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Is not there a way not to lose data and to reset, maybe updating instead of flashing?

I am waiting help.

use Titanium Backup for data backup and reinstall android
Cursed Chico said:
I am waiting help.
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PxYra said:
use Titanium Backup for data backup and reinstall android
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But i cant go into desktop mode to use applications, can i use from adb?

Waiting help.

Hi!
Yes, you can save your phone's data using adb:
Code:
adb pull /data /path/to/save/data
For example, if I want to save my data in a folder called 'data' on the desktop of my computer, I would use this:
Code:
adb pull /data /home/username/Desktop/data
Good Luck

in that matter whenever i see that kind of error like not responing"""""""""""""""
just go to application manager and touch left touch panel (depends on phone) reset app preferances
may it give you out of it. if no than wipe data from recovery or reload os
thnx
regards.
skhan

I cant click anything, it restarts as soon as being opened.
Is there any way different from adb, for example again updating ?

Hey. I would really like to help.
Which phone model are you using? (u8800-51?)
Which ROM are you running?

PxYra said:
try reinstall/reflash ROM and clear cache/dalvik cache, factory reset and!!! format internal storage (EMMC)
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rqmok said:
Hey. I would really like to help.
Which phone model are you using? (u8800-51?)
Which ROM are you running?
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Rom is i guess auror4v4, i installed 2-3 months ago.
Model is i think u8800, in back it is wirtten.
Andit keeps restarting, how can i use adb?

Can you go into recovery? If you can then go into recovery and backup your ROM. After that, get a CyanogenMod JB ROM in you phone from recovery, and install that CyanogenMod on top of aurora. You can wipe cache and dalvik cache. That will not delete your data.

rqmok said:
Can you go into recovery? If you can then go into recovery and backup your ROM. After that, get a CyanogenMod JB ROM in you phone from recovery, and install that CyanogenMod on top of aurora. You can wipe cache and dalvik cache. That will not delete your data.
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Yes i can, cwm 6.0.2.8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145187
this* Version 13?
First wipe and dalvik cache then install zip from sd card and that rom?

Cursed Chico said:
Yes i can, cwm 6.0.2.8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145187
this* Version 13?
First wipe and dalvik cache then install zip from sd card and that rom?
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Yes.

I did. Still continues restarting after loading main window, and it restarts

waiting help. i dpont want to lose daata

Waiting help.

Need help with Lollipop bugs

I have updated my phone to latest official 5.0.1 and have also installed the 355 mb update that came after the main lollipop update Have wiped cached and data and done a clean install yet i still have some of the lolipop bugs..They are as follows:
1. homescreen Wallpaper gets set to default wallpaper randomly.
2. Keyboard crashes few times in a day.
3. Using snapchat and other apps continuously causes the phone to reboot
4. Overheating...phone gets heated like mad.
I noticed most of this happens when I am on 3g and on wifi everything works smooth.
my phone is rooted. Please let me know if there are tweaks or apps that i can install to fix these bugs. Thanks so much!
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I think you should try some custom roms which base on android 5.0.1 for S4, suggest Omega Rom v28 .
This will fix those bugs easily

hey thankss! Can i install custom rom n retain my data or i will hv to wipe the data???

techspark said:
hey thankss! Can i install custom rom n retain my data or i will hv to wipe the data???
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Start with a clean device. Thus wipe your data.
It's not needed to wipe your internal storage. But make sure to wipe /system, /cache en /data (without internal storage).

Hey thanks for your reply. Can you tell me how to wipe data without wiping internal storage ?? Generally when i wipe data or do a factory reset it wipes everything.

techspark said:
Hey thanks for your reply. Can you tell me how to wipe data without wiping internal storage ?? Generally when i wipe data or do a factory reset it wipes everything.
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Use custom recovery like TWRP.