Peoples, seems a silly question but just wish to confirm that if you flash a new ROM will it wipe the internal storage....presume not, but just like to confirm & check
Thanks
There is an option in the "Clear Storage" utility which apart from resetting your phone will format the internal storage as well!!! The default option however will only clear the phone memory. If you use the 3 button reset procedure only the phone will be reset.
Great, thanks!
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OK today my phone randomly brought up the power menu to restart itself and I haven't been able to get all the way into android since then.
I can boot into recovery and I can see the internal storage of my phone, but I can't figure out how to pull anything from it.
If I let it boot normally and get to a black screen I can ADB into my phone but I can't find internal storage anywhere - if I go to the \SDCard folder it is empty, but if I look at internal storage in recovery I see all of my folders just fine.
I've tried re-flashing the ROM I was using (Blend 2.6.2) but that didn't work at all.
I have pictures on my internal memory that I need to access - can anyone recommend a way that I can get them before I try to actually fix my phone?
Thanks in advance for your assistance, and my apologies if there was an easy way to do this that I missed - I tried searching... promise!
have you tried a full wipe and then re flash of the rom you were on?
how do I wipe without erasing the internal storage?
I wiped the cache and dalvik cache and reflashed the rom.
Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL_for_E4GT.zip -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=928432&d=1330705940
i've always clear cache/davlik, factory rest & flash calkulin's zip whenever i do a flash, never erased my internal or external sd card
Thanks so much - that finally worked and my pictures are still there! Now to set everything back up because somehow between trying to do a backup of my phone several times I managed to screw up my SD card that had all my backups on it.
Can't thank you enough!
Guess I have a reason to try out ICS now
no problem man glad you got everything working
Sorry for asking so easy question but I am really not sure and I do NOT want to screw the things up:
So I have done everything up until :wipe all , factory reset , format !!(installing Flexreaper)
Unfortunately I do not see wipe all option and format options under Mounts & Storage are 6.
Could you please tell me 1,2,3 what EXACTLY to do in order to wipe my device the right way right before I flash the .zip FR ROM. I want to point out that I do NOT have an Micro SDHC card. I could buy one tomorrow if necessary or just temporary take the one from my SGS i9000.
P.S. I have just wipe/factory reset my a100 and I am literally waiting in the CWM -based Recovery v5.5.0.4 for you to tell me what to do.
Please help
When they say wipe all it usually means "wipe data/factory reset" and "format /system". I believe that the FR install script already format /system for you and wipe cache partition.
For Flexreaper, you should be okay to flash after "wipe data factory reset" since the script takes care of formatting /system. You can choose "format /system" from mount and storage if you want to make sure its wiped.
After you flash its usually a good idea to "wipe Dalvik cache" and "fix permission" under the advanced menu to get rid of any old ghosts from the previous rom.
THANK YOU!!!
what about the sd card. I have copied the .zip file in my 8gb a100 but after all those wipes is it lost?
I could add the sd card from my SGS just for the FlexReaper but I am not sure if it will recognize it now when I am already in CWM?
Thank you for your HELP!!!
GREAT
I DID IT!
It booted and now I am signing in to GooGle ACC
GPS Fail
Unfortunately as before I have a problem with the GPS. It just does not see even 1 satellite?! I do not know how to be sure if the device is defect.
Could somebody help?
I have just left it outside. I am going to wait 20min...if nothing it has to be broken/defect somehow
So I had a problem with my phone and I am I installing a fresh ROM using TWRP. Am I able to put my ROM on the External SDCard and completely wipe the device including the SD Card?
A normal Wipte leaves the SDCard and I want everything gone.
TIA
There is an option for this in the Wipe menu in TWRP. I don't remember what it says, it's the lowest left option I guess
Sent from my SGH-I747M
Yes you can store ROM on external SD card. Thats where mine are saved. I usually wipe "system" which I believe wipes your current ROM...factory reset..wipe cache and dalvik cache. I would just make sure the ROM you want to flash is actually on the ext before you do anything.
Have had my Galaxy Nexus for 2 years now. It was also my first android device so I've tried every app out there haha. This year I did my first root and tested a few roms. I think I have found one I like but before starting fresh I would like to completely restart my internal memory and SD card. Every flash I have done I have just done the factory reset which clears my SD card only I believe. I use TWRP and see that they have a few options to erase internal memory along with other things. Is it safe to do the advanced wipe? If I checked off all of the items and did the advanced erase, would I have to install the factory image in SDK again before being able to install a rom? How else would I install a rom if there is no data on the phone? All I am looking for is to completely clean up my phone before continuing on with it. Hopefully my post makes sense. Thanks for any future replies.
Best way to do that is to follow this guide and return to stock then start over. I'm pretty sure it wipes everything in the process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Yes I've done the return to stock from your link. Although some items are still in my internal memory left behind from apps. The options I speak of are as follows in TWRP.
Dalvik Cache
System
Cache
Data
Internal Storage
USB OTG
Question is can I just select all of these and wipe the phone and reinstall factory image in fastboot. or a rom in fastboot?
sumthin2die4 said:
Yes I've done the return to stock from your link. Although some items are still in my internal memory left behind from apps. The options I speak of are as follows in TWRP.
Dalvik Cache
System
Cache
Data
Internal Storage
USB OTG
Question is can I just select all of these and wipe the phone and reinstall factory image in fastboot. or a rom in fastboot?
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re-lock then unlock the bootloader will wipe your data and internal sdcard.
flashing userdata.img with fastboot will do the same
I have rooted phones for years and am currently on a debloated Verizon LG v30 vs99630c rom. In all these years, all of my "clean" wipes have constituted of a factory reset and/or a cache, dalvik, system and data wipe. I have never done an internal storage wipe of my phone. I am wondering exactly what happens if I do an internal storage wipe either by itself or with the clean wipe. Does that wipe my external SD card (should I remove it before wiping?) Does it do anything to my sim card (I have never removed it)?
Would I have an operating system (vs99630c?) on my phone or in twrp to install? Would I still be rooted? I would like to start with a clean phone with zero on it (except the debloated rom).
Or is a factory reset and my Google sign on the same thing? I did do a clean factory reset yesterday, but not an internal storage wipe, but would kind of like to, as long as I still have my Verizon phone and root.
All of this would need to be done only on my phone and in twrp, NOT connected to a computer.
Thx, for any help, advice, answers and suggestions.
Please make them, if any, in a dummies sort of way.
Frank
gimpy1 said:
I have rooted phones for years and am currently on a debloated Verizon LG v30 vs99630c rom. In all these years, all of my "clean" wipes have constituted of a factory reset and/or a cache, dalvik, system and data wipe. I have never done an internal storage wipe of my phone. I am wondering exactly what happens if I do an internal storage wipe either by itself or with the clean wipe. Does that wipe my external SD card (should I remove it before wiping?) Does it do anything to my sim card (I have never removed it)?
Would I have an operating system (vs99630c?) on my phone or in twrp to install? Would I still be rooted? I would like to start with a clean phone with zero on it (except the debloated rom).
Or is a factory reset and my Google sign on the same thing? I did do a clean factory reset yesterday, but not an internal storage wipe, but would kind of like to, as long as I still have my Verizon phone and root.
All of this would need to be done only on my phone and in twrp, NOT connected to a computer.
Thx, for any help, advice, answers and suggestions.
Please make them, if any, in a dummies sort of way.
Frank
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Look at WTF Section 6, Step 7a, 7f, 7g. Yes it's written for installing TWRP, but those three steps are what you're asking about. See attached screenshot.
7a is factory reset. You've done that several times.
7f is where you reformat your internal memory, where you type YES. (Then, Step 7g is just reloading TWRP from within TWRP, to refresh it.)
BUT, you do NOTwant to wipe out your OS. That's a step too far. Some people have done that. And in those cases they had to reinstall their OS through a zip file, as well as disable checker and disable encryption. They did this, either by dragging files over from PC (while still in TWRP, like a flash drive) OR by already having those files on microSD card. microSD card is not touched, either thorough proper data reformat or by accidentally destroying the Android OS.
If you completely wipe internal memory the wrong way, then you will need those three files on a microSD card -- or by connecting to a PC to drag them over -- so you can reinstall them.
But if you do it the right way, then you will not need those files. You will still have your OS but just with reformatted data. Which is a more thorough than normal factory reset. That's why factory reset is 7a, but reformatting data is 7f.
When you install TWRP, you have to do them both. Your TWRP is already installed, you're just going to revisit those two steps to have a very clean phone.
NOTE:. after doing this you will still need to re-flash Magisk, of course. So best to have that on microSD card, also!
Good luck!