I am getting a new S8 in a week and currently hold a Galaxy S5. My plan is to sell it on eBay for some extra money. What is the secure way to erase content and settings from the phone? just curious about it
Flash stock firmware on ODIN + factory reset in android recovery.
This will reset your device and delete all data on your internal storage like it was when you first got it
Saber said:
Flash stock firmware on ODIN + factory reset in android recovery.
This will reset your device and delete all data on your internal storage like it was when you first got it
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I heard the data is still available after reset, is that correct?
kongsse said:
I heard the data is still available after reset, is that correct?
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Data will be available if you factory reset in a custom recovery like TWRP (where internal storage needs to be wiped manually if you want). However, in stock android recovery, factory resetting will delete all data off your device, including your internal storage.
I hope this clears everything
Saber said:
Data will be available if you factory reset in a custom recovery like TWRP (where internal storage needs to be wiped manually if you want). However, in stock android recovery, factory resetting will delete all data off your device, including your internal storage.
I hope this clears everything
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Thanks for the info.
Factor reset you mean "Settings -> Backup & reset -> Factory reset" or 'wipe all data/factory reset' in recovery mode?
kongsse said:
Thanks for the info.
Factor reset you mean "Settings -> Backup & reset -> Factory reset" or 'wipe all data/factory reset' in recovery mode?
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In recovery mode.
@Apheasia, cool. I will give it a try
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Since the Tab doesn't have an SD card, I was wondering if when you flash a rom through Rom Manager and delete data, does that clear /mnt/sdcard/?
I'm assuming that doing a factory reset will clear all that data.
Thanks!
doing a factory reset in clockwork recovery will not clear anything in /sdcard(which is the same as /mnt/sdcard and /data/media). I just did it the other day.
smaskell said:
doing a factory reset in clockwork recovery will not clear anything in /sdcard(which is the same as /mnt/sdcard and /data/media). I just did it the other day.
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Great, that's what I was hoping for
I want to ask ,how to full format the galaxy y,all setting were be reset and all data was clear?
cmdcool said:
I want to ask ,how to full format the galaxy y,all setting were be reset and all data was clear?
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go into recovery and wipe data/reset
everything on the phone will be reset
or you can flash stock rom via odin
cmdcool said:
I want to ask, how to full format the galaxy y, all setting were be reset and all data was clear?
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On stock recovery select wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
On CWM Recovery you can do the same thing or even go to mounts and storage and select format system. (Be careful. If you select format system everything on your phone will be lost and your phone won't boot up. This process is necessary before flashing some ROMS.)
Go to Setting Then Privancy Then Factorey Data Reset Then Select Erase Everything:thumbup:
I had been using Cloudy G3 2.0 rom and when i had to sell my phone i did a factory reset but when i checked my file manager my files were still there so i had to manually delete them. Why is this the case? Every other phone or rom i have used factory reset wipes the internal storage clean leaving it new out of the box. I never understood this.why is this the case? All apps were uninstalled but some files or all were left intact. How can this be?
The default "Wipe data" option in TWRP excludes the internal storage (since phones with internal storage are likely storing the exact files they are trying to install in there) in order to keep the user from accidentally wiping the zip files that they are wiping data for. Boot it into TWRP and then do an advanced wipe for data and internal storage and you should be fine.
I had used factory reset option within the Android settings menu not the TWRP recovery, i never reset from TWRP always from the android OS settings.
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Hi,
Is there any super/mega script for erase all data on version 5.0.1?
Not sure if there is or isn't, but why isn't the factory reset in recovery or in Android good enough?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Not sure if there is or isn't, but why isn't the factory reset in recovery or in Android good enough?
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They don't erase media folder.
Then you're not looking in the right place. I don't recall if Clockworkmod has a similar function, but in TWRP, you can do an advanced wipe which will take out everything, including media storage.
So I flashed the latest version of TWRP on my s7 edge SM-G935F
And I got the error "failed to mount data" I formatted my phone and I didn't see the error again, I rebooted my phone and everything was working fine then when I wanted to root my phone with Magisk, i went back to TWRP recovery and I got the error again, so I formatted my phone again and rooted it, then I rebooted my phone and I said that the data is corrupted that I should reset my phone to factory reset, I went back to TWRP recovery and still get the same error.
It's like the TWRP recovery is not stable and it also reset immediately you leave so that when you come back you must format your data or factory reset it before you can use the recovery.
Can Anyone help fix this problem, I don't want to wipe/factory reset my phone every time I go to recovery. What if I make a mistake and go to recovery? That means I must wipe/factory reset my phone before using.
Please help!
ChrisHero9 said:
So I flashed the latest version of TWRP on my s7 edge SM-G935F
And I got the error "failed to mount data" I formatted my phone and I didn't see the error again, I rebooted my phone and everything was working fine then when I wanted to root my phone with Magisk, i went back to TWRP recovery and I got the error again, so I formatted my phone again and rooted it, then I rebooted my phone and I said that the data is corrupted that I should reset my phone to factory reset, I went back to TWRP recovery and still get the same error.
It's like the TWRP recovery is not stable and it also reset immediately you leave so that when you come back you must format your data or factory reset it before you can use the recovery.
Can Anyone help fix this problem, I don't want to wipe/factory reset my phone every time I go to recovery. What if I make a mistake and go to recovery? That means I must wipe/factory reset my phone before using.
Please help!
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If it's telling you "failed to mount /data", go to wipe > format data and type yes. Factory reset, do your things and then reboot back and install what you want, you shouldn't get the error anymore.
But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again
Visera said:
If it's telling you "failed to mount /data", go to wipe > format data and type yes. Factory reset, do your things and then reboot back and install what you want, you shouldn't get the error anymore.
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But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again.
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But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again.
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Nono. Wipe data once, factory reset in twrp, and you don't need to wipe data again after that. Only wipe it once after you format data.
Visera said:
Nono. Wipe data once, factory reset in twrp, and you don't need to wipe data again after that. Only wipe it once after you format data.
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Okay, thanks for the help