Hi guys, I recently bought a Galaxy SII and am about to pass my Wildfire to my mum. How do I wipe and reformat it such that it's like giving her a brand new device?
I have my very first backup ROM of Android 2.1 stock sense which I want flashed back into the phone because of the chinese keyboard support on it. How do I clean up everything and get rid of all my extra settings like DTApps2SD partition and stuff like that?
i think a factory reset should be fine for that, it erases user data and gives you the basic rom, once you then flash the new one, you'll have all its features but not the ones from the previous rom. wipe everything and make sure you don't erase the backup of the stock rom
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hi all
i currently have modaco's 3.0 rom installed; i did this before i started using the phone so didn't have the issue i have now.
i want to change the rom (looking at modaco's latest actually), but im concerned i'll lose all my texts, emails, programs etc. the way it sounds in other threads is i will not lose them but having been a WM user for the past 4 years, I thinking, if i changed rom in WM and it deleted everything, why not Android?
so basically put; if i go from 3.0 to 3.* will i lose everything?
thanks for all the help!
JT
I guess if you don't wipe before upgrading in the recovery mode, you will not lose anything.
You won't lose your data (unless you wipe before but why would you, really?), the upgrade will only replace the system files and leave your data unharmed. Big plus over WM
If you feel insecure you can always do a nandroid backup in recovery and revert to it IF you lose your data.
Hi there having been a windows mobile user myself, i had all these same questions as you. Android stores its system files in a different partition on the chip inside called system partition, and other data like programs, contacts, sms etc are stored in another partition called data partition. hence if u upgrade from modaco 3.0 to 3.1 or 3.2 without wiping(factory resetting) ur device while in recovery mode it can safely be done without having to lose your data. However if u decide to move from an android 1.5 to a 2.0 or 2.1 a wipe becomes necessary hence u will lose data. I recommend using titanium backup to backup ur important data before changing ur roms, it similar to PIM backup that we used in windows.
thanks to all who replied; hit the switch and its done. everything went perfectly
Hi there,
I'm selling my DHD in a weeks time, making the dreaded move to the iPhone 4. I'm a bit apprehensive seeing as i started off on a Samsung Galaxy S and moved to the DHD and have always enjoyed my Android phones, but its time to try something different.
Would this be the safest way to get rid of all my personal data etc on this phone before selling?
1. Remove SD card (as i wont sell the phone with this included)
2. Factory reset on phone.
3. Clockwork mod wipe phone clean and clear cache
4. Clear Dalvik cache
Anything else i'm leaving out that i should do?
wipe data/factory reset
format sdcard
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l.lai said:
Hi there,
I'm selling my DHD in a weeks time, making the dreaded move to the iPhone 4. I'm a bit apprehensive seeing as i started off on a Samsung Galaxy S and moved to the DHD and have always enjoyed my Android phones, but its time to try something different.
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Good luck with Apple. You'll be back here soon
I'd recommend not only wiping with your recovery, but also resetting the phone back to a stock ROM by running the RUU.
This will fully wipe recovery and restore the phone to as it was when it first came out of the box.
If the buyer wants a rooted phone, you could then just root it for them or the chances are they will have a good enough idea of what to do and will be able to do it themselves.
Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864054
RUUs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841207
Hope this helps
Hi, before I get started, yes I'm a noob. Yeah, hate me if you get this all the time, but I'm in a pickle here. You see, I've had my Incredible since early February and I rooted twice. First time I did and flashed a custom rom, it was successful. However, due to my carelessness, I didn't have enough room on my 2GB SD card. I managed to reset my phone. I lost the root, but I managed to root again and got Cyanogenmod 7 as my default rom in a 16gb class 10 SD card. I have a few quarels with it, though. If you guys know about the TV out cable, then you know it's not compatible through Cyanogenmod 7, which made me mad. I wasn't too upset when I discovered that it no longer had 720p recording because I have a 1080p camcorder that's also a dual 10mp camera. I still wanted to have it back, but it wasn't a major loss and then not being able to use the TV cable was very major to me. I was hoping to stream Netflix through it. I didn't want to go back to my stock rom because things kept force closing and then I couldn't do updates on my apps. I tried installing the SkyRaider rom, but to no avail, it was stuck on the white HTC Incredible boot screen. I went back to the Cyanogenmod 7 backup. I figured since I backed up my data to Titanium and put all my contacts to my iPod touch, I could backup my data on my SD card to my computer. Then I could do a factory reset. I took out the older backups except for my latest, but still have them stored on my laptop. I did a factory reset, but it didn't do any good. I tried clearing storage, and that didn't do any good and they both took my to the Clockworkmod settings in order to do that. I don't want to do that, I just want to restore my phone entirely back to the stock rom, unrooted. Then I could reroot. Or if anyone can help me at least go from Cyanogenmod 7 to SkyRaider, I will forever be in your debt! Right now, my phone is on CM7, which is normal, but a buzz kill kind of. The main reason is because of the TV out cable. Sorry for saying a lot, but this is the state of my situation >< Thank you!
Download SR 4.0 and put the zip on your SD Card. In Recovery, do a Factory Reset/User data x2, Mounts and Storage - Format Boot x2, System x2, Data x2, Cache x2, then back to main screen to Advanced - Clear Dalvik Cache x2. Then you can install SR 4.0 or any ROM.
I do this before I flash a new ROM zip, and I've never had an issue.
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Download SR 4.0 and put the zip on your SD Card. In Recovery, do a Factory Reset/User data x2, Mounts and Storage - Format Boot x2, System x2, Data x2, Cache x2, then back to main screen to Advanced - Clear Dalvik Cache x2. Then you can install SR 4.0 or any ROM.
I do this before I flash a new ROM zip, and I've never had an issue.
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What does x2 mean? Two times?
Yes. I do things twice, as that's just how I was taught.
First boot may take awhile too, so give it a good 10 minutes.
Alright, I shall try this when I go out to Wi-Fi tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens tomorrow.
Just wanted to say it worked! It actually worked! Quick question. Does this have a Theme Chooser I could download like it did on CM7?
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Just wanted to say it worked! It actually worked! Quick question. Does this have a Theme Chooser I could download like it did on CM7?
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Does SkyRaider 4 have a theme chooser? No, but there a ton of themes available in the themes section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=639
Title pretty much says it all but i have a question..Let's say i was to flash a ROM onto my phone that i had already flashed before but then decided to flash a different one but i also kept the .ZIP file on my phone. If i was to flash back to that old ROM would i keep certain things like the WIFI codes and the wallpaper i had before i went to a new ROM?Because this seems to be a problem for me. Also Would this problem be fixed if i downloaded a fresh ROM copy from the internet or off my Laptop?
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Title pretty much says it all but i have a question..Let's say i was to flash a ROM onto my phone that i had already flashed before but then decided to flash a different one but i also kept the .ZIP file on my phone. If i was to flash back to that old ROM would i keep certain things like the WIFI codes and the wallpaper i had before i went to a new ROM?Because this seems to be a problem for me. Also Would this problem be fixed if i downloaded a fresh ROM copy from the internet or off my Laptop?
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Flashing the exact same ROM over your current ROM will tend to cause no issues, but no guarantee. Flashing to a different ROM, now thast a whole new can of worms. Its HIGHLY ADVISED to wipe all data and cache then flash. Use TDJ superwipe in CWM to do this, or you can use TWRP and do a factory reset. Now, depending on the ROM, you either flash gapps, or sign in into google. Either way, you have to sign in. If you would to chose to google to back up your phone, which is the default settings, then your wifi and wallpaper will be restored. You might have to restart to get the wallpaper back. Having the ZIP on your phone makes no difference in the way the ROM installs. The zip is no different then any other piece of data on your phone. You can find all the resources ive mentioned the development thread.
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Flashing the exact same ROM over your current ROM will tend to cause no issues, but no guarantee. Flashing to a different ROM, now thast a whole new can of worms. Its HIGHLY ADVISED to wipe all data and cache then flash. Use TDJ superwipe in CWM to do this, or you can use TWRP and do a factory reset. Now, depending on the ROM, you either flash gapps, or sign in into google. Either way, you have to sign in. If you would to chose to google to back up your phone, which is the default settings, then your wifi and wallpaper will be restored. You might have to restart to get the wallpaper back. Having the ZIP on your phone makes no difference in the way the ROM installs. The zip is no different then any other piece of data on your phone. You can find all the resources ive mentioned the development thread.
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P.S Don't be afraid to wipe all your system data. It won't touch your SD card. Your pics and files will be safe. Only your ROM and programs with its data will be deleted. Use titanium backup or ROM toolbox to back up your data. SMS backup is a good program to backup your SMS.
Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside.
Seshin said:
Title pretty much says it all but i have a question..Let's say i was to flash a ROM onto my phone that i had already flashed before but then decided to flash a different one but i also kept the .ZIP file on my phone. If i was to flash back to that old ROM would i keep certain things like the WIFI codes and the wallpaper i had before i went to a new ROM?Because this seems to be a problem for me. Also Would this problem be fixed if i downloaded a fresh ROM copy from the internet or off my Laptop?
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Strictly answering your specific question... "If i was to flash back to that old ROM (ed: after flashing a different one) would i keep certain things like the WIFI codes and wallpaper i had before i went to a new ROM?"
Simple answer: NO. When you flash a ROM, generally whatever was on the phone will be lost. Generally, it's like installing a new copy of Windows on a hard drive that has been partitioned into more than one partition. Whatever was in the partition the new Windows was installed to will be overwritten (<< note key word). Stuff that got overwritten will be lost. Stuff that doesn't MAY still be accessible assuming you didn't format the partition first. While stuff that is in the other partition will likely still be there, but may not be useable due to various reasons. In the PC example: installing Windows on a formerly Linux pc and retain the other linux partitions. The data's still there, but Windows (without massive driver/software support) will not be able to read the other partition and will ask you to format before using, which WILL then destroy all data there.
Stuff like wallpaper, it depends. If it's a wallpaper that was a file saved on your SD card or one of the stock wallpaper that came with the ROM, you can reuse it, however, you WILL need to reselect it (unless the stock wallpaper was the default one, which sounds like it was not, in your case).
Stuff like WiFi codes, all bets are off, and I wouldn't put any $ down as chances are VERY good that that information will have been erased. That's why you are supposed to keep backup of that information, preferably in a location away from the device.
Only data stored on the SD card and whatever partition that was not specifically erased/overwritten by the installation process will remain, and if you follow generally good practices, you should have had erased the various partitions and caches on top of the installation to ensure maximum reliability of the ROM. Thus only what you have on the SD is the only thing that would be retained after a ROM installation.
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P.S Don't be afraid to wipe all your system data. It won't touch your SD card. Your pics and files will be safe. Only your ROM and programs with its data will be deleted. Use titanium backup or ROM toolbox to back up your data. SMS backup is a good program to backup your SMS.
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I agree, I too use Titanium. If you're really concerned about saving data (like that WiFi codes), then you will need something like Titanium and a SD card. Just remember to restore that data.
Please be aware that this assumes that you are using the saved data from the original ROM and, after trying a different ROM, you are going back to the first one.
If you are trying to migrate data (like the WiFi Code), for example, from the second ROM to the first ROM, this will only work IF both ROMs used the same software to handle WiFi and data are stored/used the same way in both ROMs.
That's why it's a good idea to keep a hard copy of the account and password information backed up separately from the application that's using the information. At the very least, in a text file stored on the SD card. I prefer using Dropbox and store it OFF the phone itself.
Ok before any of you get your rage faces on about someone asking a question, go to your corner and shush =p
Firstly, ive done my searching, and looking around, and no where is there any description about rooting when it comes to Data, and no data restore.. Im completely confused. They all say no data version will SAVE your data, and the other version says it will reset your data like a factory reset? Im confused by what this means. I just want to root, and have no service issues. I currently still use the phone, and its on my plan and used for day to day calls. I plan to install custom roms or what ever aswell but for now stay as stock.
Can someone tell me which version i should be using? I found http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=34 (Fi27 is my current version). If one of these like does a whole reset where id have to call sprint and get reactivated or something, i DONT want to do that one. Just make my system rooted, nothing else, no service reset, none of that. All help is appreciated.
No data means it doesnt include a data partition in the file so that all of your previous apps and settings stay in place. Data restore wipes and installs a new data partition like factory resetting before flashing a rom. No data versions can cause issues just like dirty flashing a rom can. Never use a no data when downgrading builds only when upgrading
I like to break stuff!
Thanks EViL for that, what he was trying to say is that a no data is recommended when you are going to upgrade within the same operating system, like ics to ics jellybean to jellybean.
No data will merge or use your current data with your new rom.
Reset data will wipe like a factory reset, you do a restore when your on ics and you want to go to jellybean or jellybean to ics.
If you are on ics or Gb and your going to jellybean restore will wipe all your current data so it won't bork your phone.
It does not get any more simple than this.
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sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.