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[Q] Noob ?

Whay exactly does a full wipe consist of? Using RA 2.3 recovery.

I usually wipe system, cache, and dalvik that way I keep all my dl app but some wipe data also. U can wipe boot as well.

[email protected] said:
Whay exactly does a full wipe consist of? Using RA 2.3 recovery.
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A full wipe, in preparation to flash a new rom would consist of wiping:
data/factory reset
cache
dalvik cache
boot
system
I always wipe everything 2 or 3 times. I also flash Calkulin's Format All after wiping all of the above. That might be overkill, but it makes me feel better before I flash a rom, lol. You get a completely clean start.

k2buckley said:
A full wipe, in preparation to flash a new rom would consist of wiping:
data/factory reset
cache
dalvik cache
boot
system
I always wipe everything 2 or 3 times. I also flash Calkulin's Format All after wiping all of the above. That might be overkill, but it makes me feel better before I flash a rom, lol. You get a completely clean start.
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What would happen if i wiped everything and rebooted? not that i wanna try it or anything just curious

My definition of a full wipe using amon RA is EVERYTHING in the wipe menu except the SD card and when I flash a different rom, I wipe everything on that list with the exception of the card itself. Technically speaking, however, the list that k2buckley posted is correct.
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What would happen if i wiped everything and rebooted? not that i wanna try it or anything just curious
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If you tried to boot after wiping what I mentioned, you will either hang at the splash screen or it will boot you right to fastboot (not sure really though, as I've never tried, but it wouldn't boot, for sure). Since it wipes system and boot image, there would be nothing installed for you to boot into. Btw, I would avoid trying that lol.
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k2buckley said:
If you tried to boot after wiping what I mentioned, you will either hang at the splash screen or it will boot you right to fastboot (not sure really though, as I've never tried, but it wouldn't boot, for sure). Since it wipes system and boot image, there would be nothing installed for you to boot into. Btw, I would avoid trying that lol.
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+1........(laughing)
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dougjamal said:
My definition of a full wipe using amon RA is EVERYTHING in the wipe menu except the SD card and when I flash a different rom, I wipe everything on that list with the exception of the card itself. Technically speaking, however, the list that k2buckley posted is correct.
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That's crazy. Wiping everything like that is over kill. No need to wipe data as its all the apps that uve downloaded from the market. The only ones really needed are dalvik, cache, boot, and system. And I've only ever had to do it one time then flash a rom and it works everytime plus I have all my data and apps there still

Papa Smurf151 said:
That's crazy. Wiping everything like that is over kill. No need to wipe data as its all the apps that uve downloaded from the market. The only ones really needed are dalvik, cache, boot, and system. And I've only ever had to do it one time then flash a rom and it works everytime plus I have all my data and apps there still
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He asked what a FULL wipe was. Not if it was necessary or required. And not wiping data when going from one rom to a different one (not an update of the same rom, but to a totally different rom) has ALWAYS left me with weird issues, such as wake locks, cm Widgets on salvage mod, reboots etc.
Oh well, we all have our own methods and rituals for flashing, lol. I will stick to my methods, and everyone else can use theirs.
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Papa Smurf151 said:
That's crazy. Wiping everything like that is over kill. No need to wipe data as its all the apps that uve downloaded from the market. The only ones really needed are dalvik, cache, boot, and system. And I've only ever had to do it one time then flash a rom and it works everytime plus I have all my data and apps there still
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It may very well be overkill, however, that is my method and it has served me well and has saved me a great deal of unnecessary troubleshooting. But hey, to each his or her own, right? Take care and enjoy the rest of your night....
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k2buckley said:
.....And not wiping data when going from one rom to a different one (not an update of the same rom, but to a totally different rom) has ALWAYS left me with weird issues, such as wake locks, cm Widgets on salvage mod, reboots etc......
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Same here, my friend.........and when I change roms, I don't want any remnants of the previous one.
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dougjamal said:
Same here, my friend.........and when I change roms, I don't want any remnants of the previous one.
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I agree as well; I only restore my apps with data and my launcher settings, [person preference].

teh roxxorz said:
I agree as well; I only restore my apps with data and my launcher settings, [person preference].
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I'm guessing u know this but have u ever looked at ur data folder with root exployer or what ever. The app folder might have 5-6 apps in it and the app-private folder holds the apps u dl from market. So wiping it in recovery makes little sense. I've flashed plenty of different roms without wiping data and never had a problem. Plus on an upnote all ihave to do is flash the roms and gapps if needed and restart and that's it. No need to sit there for an hour restoring apps or settings

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I'm guessing u know this but have u ever looked at ur data folder with root exployer or what ever.
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Yes, i have.
The app folder might have 5-6 apps in it and the app-private folder holds the apps u dl from market.
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Not with my current setup. My data/apps/ folder contains ALL of my 3rd party apps except Anfry Birds Rio and my app-private folder is empty.
So wiping it in recovery makes little sense.
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Yes and No.
I've flashed plenty of different roms without wiping data and never had a problem.
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I believe you and don't have a problem with you doing it that way, however, like you, I, too, have flashed a great deal of roms and my method has also served me well. It is not wrong for me to use my method. It's just a matter of preference and nothing more.
Plus on an upnote all ihave to do is flash the roms and gapps if needed and restart and that's it. No need to sit there for an hour restoring apps or settings
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I understand, but, I do not sit for hours restoring my apps. My apps are restored within minutes. Anyway, I appreciate your viewpoint. Take care and have a great night.....
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[Q] cyanogeon7 nightly build problem

i find that the nightly build is cool and is awesome. the problem is when i use system panel task manager, the phone reboots. i dont know why and its more laggy than the cm7 mod please tell me its me doing something wrong not my phone's or the mod's fault.

and it svery irritating that it keeps hanging. please someone help me with the nightly mod thing i want to use.

Go for nightly#205. And do a full wipe including data,cache,dalvic cache, and perform a factory resetting from cwm before you flash the nightly. Also use latest buzz kernal so that you can overclock your phone.
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I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?

ongtengjun said:
I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?
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i had problem with my previous nightly # 177 when i used darktremor APP2SD script .. even when i re flashed nightly #205 .. things were the same (Talking about random reboots upon opening task manager / and installing apps etc. ) ..
then i repartitioned my SD and didn't flashed the script... now its fine .. ..

so how did you install it? how to repartition sd card and not flash the script? how to install?

V0odo0 said:
i had problem with my previous nightly # 177 when i used darktremor APP2SD script .. even when i re flashed nightly #205 .. things were the same (Talking about random reboots upon opening task manager / and installing apps etc. ) ..
then i repartitioned my SD and didn't flashed the script... now its fine .. ..
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Lol you may have used beta 4 script, try beta 3, need to use atleast ext3 as your secondary partition. Try it with latest original cwm recovery. 5.xxx to partition. Do a clean install after partition.
And a personal suggestion. S2e app in market is good than dta2sd, though it have not much functions, but what it have, it does its best. I use it.
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ongtengjun said:
I know how to clear data and cache from clockwork mod. How to clear devik. Ache and factory reset from clockwork mod. And the kernel from where? Can please tell me and post link for kernel?
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Dude, explore options in cwm, don't do formatting boot, system, data, unless you learn what it does.
Options may vary from version to versions of cwm. So you have to say which cwm version you have. Mine is latest 5.xxx.
In it, data- factory format( user data or wipe user data, which ever it is called) is in main menu. And dalvic cache wipe is in advanced menu.
Lol you must carefully read topic named" complete wildfire index, then ask doubts, after all you can learn new things from every topic.
Your kernal will be in that topic. Check it out.
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another problem
now i got another problem. my wildfire will hang every now and then and i have to pluck out the battery and switch it back on. its very irritating and having to keep doing that will kill my bat very quickly so could anyone tell me any solutions?

To solve your problem, you must say. Your current configuration, rom, kernal, radio, tweeks, and what have you done just before you got the error
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well i am using the cm7 nightly build #205. kernel is buzz-kernel-2.6.35. i just downloaded some apps that were in my phone when i was using cm7 stable. and there wasnt a problem. do i have to upgrade to latest build and kernel? oh and just a question. if i want to upgrade from #205 to #208, do i have have to like wipe my data and cache and dalvik cache? i wouldnt wanna redownload and change everythin again

You can install the nightlies on top of one another without wiping anything, sometimes it seems better to wipe the cache to me but not always necessary, leave data alone.
Word of warning though, always make a nandroid backup before installing a new rom, although they're stable they are still called experimental for a reason, and sometimes (not very often) things can still go wrong.
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i wiped both the dalvik and partition cache and installed the #208 nightly build and the latest kernel but then the phone would just restart automatically. do i have to wipe data as well?

Yes do a "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" in Clockworkmod if it is giving you issues. Then try a fresh install and check again for instability.
Note - Performing a Wipe Data / Factory Reset will erase all data (Except SD Card)

well i not sure but i think the problem still occurs.. yes it does. i wiped data, cache and dalvik cache, did a install using cwm and it still reboots WHAT TO DO NOW

showlyshah said:
Lol you may have used beta 4 script, try beta 3, need to use atleast ext3 as your secondary partition. Try it with latest original cwm recovery. 5.xxx to partition. Do a clean install after partition.
And a personal suggestion. S2e app in market is good than dta2sd, though it have not much functions, but what it have, it does its best. I use it.
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Hey thanks dude .. yup i was using beta 3 last time.. beta 4 was a disaster to CM7.. .. i tried that too ..
but i think my partition was ext2 coz i am using CWM 3 .. will try with CWM 5 .. and sure... S2e too ...

Do you let it boot up before flashing the kernel?
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For i always keep a backup of my contacts in sd. Also apps using titanium backup, i had never used a nandroid backup till now, i alwayz do fresh installs, wiping every thing but not fat32. And always keep things updated.
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ok now i have another problem. my phone will just reboot after hanging when i open system panel task manager. please some one help me

ongtengjun said:
ok now i have another problem. my phone will just reboot after hanging when i open system panel task manager. please some one help me
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dude is it the same one you had before? thats why we mention to give your current spec. with out it we cant do any thing or we cant help you.

Weird messages on Nilsp 3.5

Ok... I flashed 2.2 and all of.a.sudden I am getting these notifications with a star in the taskbar... They are for some.Facebook phone.thing or something. I do not have any social media installed.on the phone
Nor do I belong to any sites. Is anyone else getting.these and how.can I make.them stop?
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i had facebook problems with 2.1. when i flashed 2.2, i wiped everything. system x3, boot x3, dalvik x3, factory reset x3 in clockwork mod recovery. if you flashed 2.2 without wiping all that, id reccomend that (x3 is times 3) and a fresh install. 2.1 kept telling me to sign in to facebook. may be unrelated. just my experience.

After a little research found out it was an app. There is an app called airpush detector in market that told me what app was sending Airpushes so I just deleted the app and messages stopped
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kitcostantino said:
i had facebook problems with 2.1. when i flashed 2.2, i wiped everything. system x3, boot x3, dalvik x3, factory reset x3 in clockwork mod recovery. if you flashed 2.2 without wiping all that, id reccomend that (x3 is times 3) and a fresh install. 2.1 kept telling me to sign in to facebook. may be unrelated. just my experience.
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I had not seen the x3 recommendation for reformatting system, boot, and dalvik. I would think reformatting a filesystem more than once should have no additional effect.

in all honesty, im pretty sure that one doesnt do anything additional, but i accustomed myself to it before i understood. at this point, i figure it cant hurt.

kitcostantino said:
in all honesty, im pretty sure that one doesnt do anything additional, but i accustomed myself to it before i understood. at this point, i figure it cant hurt.
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It won't hurt but it's silly redundancy. How often do you format your PC when you do a fresh install? Once? Twice? 3 times?
When you format the access to every single file is gone. It can be recovered but that is why secure wipes are done and these are not secure wipes. But from a filesystem perspective, you format once it's no longer there. There won't be remnants sticking around as some have suggested. And on android doing the main wipe data/factory reset handles formatting data/cache/dalvik/datadata.

tiny4579 said:
It won't hurt but it's silly redundancy. How often do you format your PC when you do a fresh install? Once? Twice? 3 times?
When you format the access to every single file is gone. It can be recovered but that is why secure wipes are done and these are not secure wipes. But from a filesystem perspective, you format once it's no longer there. There won't be remnants sticking around as some have suggested. And on android doing the main wipe data/factory reset handles formatting data/cache/dalvik/datadata.
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Thanks for the clarification Tiny!

the next time i update my rom, i will wipe it all just once. should make it a bit faster of a process. thanks for the input tiny.

Yeah... I never understood the whole wipe x 3 thing... Seemed like redundancy to me too. I always do a wipe and reset, wipe dalvik, then format system under mounts and storage in CWM and I have never had an issue flashing a new ROM
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(Request) cwm flashable super wipe script.

Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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Micronads said:
Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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+1, I was using a super wipe script on my Galaxy Nexus and it helps streamline and optimize flashes

Micronads said:
Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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If people have any questions about how to wipe or what wipes are necessary for there particular flash I believe they should read more and learn about there device inside and out so they won't need to ask such questions and can fix problems themselves, not spoon feed them a do all script that they have no clue what it's doing or afterwards if something goes wrong they will have no clue how they got there or how to fix it. My 2c.
I do see your point of making it easier for power users however, but in reality most fresh install require 3 different wipes all located right next to each other(twrp) and dirty installs even less, I don't really see that 10 seconds it takes to wipe the phone clean to be such an issue, but that's just me. Not trying to argue or flame, just my thoughts.
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I don't know about disk alignment but this will do the wiping for you.
I know this is obvious but don't run this from the internal storage. Only do it from external.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip

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If people have any questions about how to wipe or what wipes are necessary for there particular flash I believe they should read more and learn about there device inside and out so they won't need to ask such questions and can fix problems themselves, not spoon feed them a do all script that they have no clue what it's doing or afterwards if something goes wrong they will have no clue how they got there or how to fix it. My 2c.
I do see your point of making it easier for power users however, but in reality most fresh install require 3 different wipes all located right next to each other(twrp) and dirty installs even less, I don't really see that 10 seconds it takes to wipe the phone clean to be such an issue, but that's just me. Not trying to argue or flame, just my thoughts.
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No clue on how they got there or how to fix it? It is a wipe script, not a magically fix and load custom stuff on there phone script. Again if you cant help then don't post.

crawrj said:
I don't know about disk alignment but this will do the wiping for you.
I know this is obvious but don't run this from the internal storage. Only do it from external.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
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Does this wipe internal storage? Based on your instructions I am assuming so.

That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
The link above just deletes the directories, including data so i wouldn't recommend using that if you want to keep your internal sd contents.

Here is the one we used on the hercules, maybe you can try to make it work on this device.

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That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
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Thank you sir. I have attached in the post above this the script that was used on the S2. Maybe you can do something with it.

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Does this wipe internal storage? Based on your instructions I am assuming so.
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Yeah it wipes data like a factory reset.
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That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
The link above just deletes the directories, including data so i wouldn't recommend using that if you want to keep your internal sd contents.
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You could have it backup /data/media and restore it after the wipe. Of course the better way would be to just skip it but I am not sure how to do that.

OK here is a new one that will wipe data but not /data/media.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
Edit: It still wipes cache, system and dalvik just to be clear.

So it wipes data, system, cache, and dalvic. I was only concerned because i thought your original one wiped sdcard.
Edit. Did you see the file i posted from the last script i used?
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Micronads said:
So it wipes data, system, cache, and dalvic. I was only concerned because i thought your original one wiped sdcard.
Edit. Did you see the file i posted from the last script i used?
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Yeah it wipes all of those but doesn't wipe /data/media. The original one did wipe all of data so I fixed it to skip media.
I must have missed that post but to be honest I am weary of the disk align thing. I have never done it and have never had a problem so I likely never would use it.
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Will this work on the T-Mobile S3?

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Will this work on the T-Mobile S3?
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It will as long as your partitions are the same. I can't imagine why they wouldn't be. I know Sprints are. Once I get to the office I will check it out.
Edit: Yes it will work on the T-Mobile S3.
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[Q] Dalvik Cache

I'm looking a automated way to wipe dalvik cache....any ideas

Umm why? The dalvik cache usually does not need to be wiped unless you are removing apps via file browser or terminal. As far as all your other caches (system, apps, etc) there are apps out that will do cleaning automatically.
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Hmmm, I don't know any automatic way but there are two manual ways that are easy. First is through recovery mode. I use Amon Ra Recovery to do so. Usually the recovery has a section called Wipe. Be careful what you press in here. Second, is through an app called Titanium Backup. Only the pro version can do dalvik cache clean though. I bought it but I think you should stick with the recovery way.
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Titanium Backup is a thought but it only gets rid of unneeded entries and doesn't do a true wipe like going into recovery. I was looking for something I could set up to run automatically once or twice a week. For me, my JB roms just run better if I can keep it wiped and was hoping to set something up to run during the night maybe twice a week.

Sorry than, I don't know any other way...
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