Hi guys. I have worked on Samsung Galaxy S5 device (sync data to Samsung A7)... When I have finish synchronizing all data on new A7 I have done Factory Reset on the old Samsung S5 device.
On the old model (S5) there where no Micro SD card inside, and I done Factory Reset via Settings menu ( settings menu - Factory Data Reset section. Tap this and proceed through the warnings then sit back and enjoy a clean phone once it reboots.)
I wonder if Factory Reset deletes all data from internal storage? This phone supposed to be given to someone, and it wouldn't be good if someone turn ON the phone and navigate through data which has been left on.
Thanks
no. you have to delete it manually.
I want to thank you for quick response. However, after I turn on this Samsung Galaxy S5 I saw that there is no data left inside internal storage. Still, I have done Factory Reset one more time just in case
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Yesterday i was trying to fix the problem i hae with randoms apps didnt want to be installed och updated, one guy on the net said he had clean cache on some samsung apps, system etc so i did it, then i realised i had wiped some settings so the phones background icons etc was factory but the phone was fine.
But when i restarted it directly after it is stuck on samsung logo.
dunno why that happend?, i have wiped cache on everything that was running except message app, but even system apps :/
hope for some help, dont wanna reset to factory and lose alls pics, apps etc.
edit: i cant backup files from it when its stuck? before facotry reset, its internal memory card
toxicstone said:
Yesterday i was trying to fix the problem i hae with randoms apps didnt want to be installed och updated, one guy on the net said he had clean cache on some samsung apps, system etc so i did it, then i realised i had wiped some settings so the phones background icons etc was factory but the phone was fine.
But when i restarted it directly after it is stuck on samsung logo.
dunno why that happend?, i have wiped cache on everything that was running except message app, but even system apps :/
hope for some help, dont wanna reset to factory and lose alls pics, apps etc.
edit: i cant backup files from it when its stuck? before facotry reset, its internal memory card
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the dbdata file is corrupted.
1) download this file
http://forum.xda-dev...98&d=1290261479
2) extract it
3) use Odin to flash it under the PDA option
-make sure repartition is UNCHECKED
-do not select any pit file
-leave everything else the same
hi, i got a question, maybe its stupid but i've tried searching and cant find it anywhere.
so my hermes 2.0.1 tab p1000 is under my Google account. and since i've bought the P7500, i'm trying to give the p1000 to my wife. made some google account for her.
the problem:
- i've reset to factory default, no luck (through settings)
- i've reset to factory default, usb format no lick (through settings)
- i've wiped through recovery CWM. still no luck
basically after all above, my programs are still there, my account is also there, and now my tab wont show the flight mode, and data mode when pressed power.. only show the overcome added menu (reboot, recovery, etc)
so any lights on this? should i reflash? i'm confused because all my stuffs is still there in the tab... and i want to clean it up.. hopefully without resorting to reflash.
How are you going into recovery? When the tab is off, hold in power, hold volume up, when you see samsung let go of power. The factory reset will take out everything.
When you reboot, the set up screens should be confirmation of a complete wipe.
Or you could flash the wipe version of overcome rom.
sorry my bad..
i just pressed the recovery option in tab menu.
then it shows different kind of recovery menu... (blue color)
when i do power+up it shows an orange color cwm.. and this one works.. sorry for thetrouble
It's no trouble, it's a good discovery.
My Verizon Galaxy S5 factory reset itself today.. I lost everthing including my SD data. Is there any hope to recover it!?
Have you installed any suspicious apps outside of the Play Store recently? There are malicious apps that can do this, even back in 2012 there was a bug that caused this just by visiting a webpage. As for recovery of data, I think the possibility is slim to nil. If it actually factory reset everything was deleted.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 (unlocked version). It was using the stock v4.4.2 but it was rooted and the bootloader was unlocked, I also had a different Recovery installed (Can't remember which one but it wasn't Clockwork). I am no longer using the phone so it doesn't contain any data that I need. I was preparing the phone to sell it so I decided to encrypt the storage as I read that that doing this would remove any possibility of old data being taken off.
During encryption setup, I had to enter a PIN before I could have it encrypted so I entered one. Once it finished encrypting (took quite a while), it rebooted and asked me for the PIN to decrypt the device, I entered the PIN. It seemed like it accepted this but then it rebooted. It kept doing this so I thought no big deal as it probably already achieved what I wanted. So I did a factory reset via the Recovery. However, the encrypted partition still persisted after the factory reset.
So then I decided to use Odin (v3.09) along with the latest stock ROM (v4.4.2 I9505XXUGNG8) to write over the whole phone thinking this would reset it. But the encrypted partition still persists and it keeps rebooting after I enter my PIN.
How can I completely factory reset the phone including removing the encrypted storage? I don't need any data on the phone, just need to reset it completely back to factory.
TIA
Probably flash a custom recovery and then:
In TWRP, under "Wipe" menu, there is "Format Data" function, which will effectively remove the encryption from the device
(alongside with all the data of course).
ps the information you had about encrypting your device is wrong. Basically when you delete a file from you phone, there is no way currently possible to get it back. That is caused by TRIM. Not even professional companies can restore it as of yet. So once you delete it, it's really gone.
Lennyz1988 said:
Probably flash a custom recovery and then:
In TWRP, under "Wipe" menu, there is "Format Data" function, which will effectively remove the encryption from the device
(alongside with all the data of course).
ps the information you had about encrypting your device is wrong. Basically when you delete a file from you phone, there is no way currently possible to get it back. That is caused by TRIM. Not even professional companies can restore it as of yet. So once you delete it, it's really gone.
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Ok, I'll give that a go.
This is a similar article to what I read about needing to encrypt the device to truly remove your personal data: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/fea...elete-all-data-from-your-android-phone-603731
What about files that haven't been explicitly deleted? Say for example if I left all the files undeleted but I just did a factory reset, will those files be recoverable? That's what I want to protect against.
Techno79 said:
Ok, I'll give that a go.
This is a similar article to what I read about needing to encrypt the device to truly remove your personal data: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/fea...elete-all-data-from-your-android-phone-603731
What about files that haven't been explicitly deleted? Say for example if I left all the files undeleted but I just did a factory reset, will those files be recoverable? That's what I want to protect against.
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That articel is mistaken. As of Android 4.3, files that are deleted can't be recovered. A factory reset should be enough. It will also wipe your internal storage.
Thank you. Phone is all sorted now and back to a factory reset
Hello. I'm trying to copy all my apps along with data over to my S7 Edge from my S6. Obviously I can't use Titanium as we don't have root on the S7. I tried using Helium, but I can't get it to connect with the S6. I even tried an adb backup with no luck. So I tried flashing the stock firmware on my S6. Now it won't boot. Just loops. I've read that if I do a factory reset in recovery,* that it should boot. But, I'm worried that if I do a factory reset that I'll loose all my internal storage. If not, then I'm good as I can access my recent titanium* backup. But, if it clears internal data, I'm screwed.
Does anyone know if factory reset will clear my internal SD card? If so, can I access my internal SD card from either recovery or bootloader? I need to get my titanium backup folder somehow. Thanks to anyone who can help.
Scuk said:
Hello. I'm trying to copy all my apps along with data over to my S7 Edge from my S6. Obviously I can't use Titanium as we don't have root on the S7. I tried using Helium, but I can't get it to connect with the S6. I even tried an adb backup with no luck. So I tried flashing the stock firmware on my S6. Now it won't boot. Just loops. I've read that if I do a factory reset in recovery,* that it should boot. But, I'm worried that if I do a factory reset that I'll loose all my internal storage. If not, then I'm good as I can access my recent titanium* backup. But, if it clears internal data, I'm screwed.
Does anyone know if factory reset will clear my internal SD card? If so, can I access my internal SD card from either recovery or bootloader? I need to get my titanium backup folder somehow. Thanks to anyone who can help.
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put it in recovery and you can save your internal storage stuff. pics, files etc just connect to PC and transfer . apps will all be under Google and just gotta relog into some
Boot your S6 into TWRP and mount your internal storage and connect it to your PC and see if you can access it that way. A factory reset won't help you at this point because you flashed the stock firmware using Odin. Also, if you use Odin to flash the stock rom it will wipe your internal storage. So if you still have root on your S6 try to boot into TWRP.
rbouza1 said:
put it in recovery and you can save your internal storage stuff. pics, files etc just connect to PC and transfer . apps will all be under Google and just gotta relog into some
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If I remember well there is a Samsung app ("smart switch" I think) that you install on both samsung phones then you put the two phones together so the NFC can talk and then you can transfer
your apps and data from one phone to the other automatically. I did that between a galaxy S5 and a galaxy S5 duo.
Hope it helps.
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If I remember well there is a Samsung app ("smart switch" I think) that you install on both samsung phones then you put the two phones together so the NFC can talk and then you can transfer
your apps and data from one phone to the other automatically. I did that between a galaxy S5 and a galaxy S5 duo.
Hope it helps.
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But he can't use Smart Switch if he can't finish booting.
Got it working. Thanks guys.
Hey Guys.
I am wondering how to recover data instead of factory reset android Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Many precious photos and text messages are deleted after factory reset. Is there chance to connect soft bricked phone and get data back before factory reset ?
Thanks a lot.
no idea why all these posts are not responded to. i imagine you figured out by now a factory reset does not normally wipe the sd internal or external