Factory rest - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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Yea it should
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I might be wrong but I think it stores photos on a seperate partition. Meaning it should still be there after a reset.
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xxprodigyxx11 said:
I might be wrong but I think it stores photos on a seperate partition. Meaning it should still be there after a reset.
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No it doesn't.
Because the phone doesn't have a SDcard, everything is on 1 partition. Factory reset literally removes everything. You'll lose it all. Back things up before you reset.

potsykate said:
If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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It'll only format /sdcard/.androidsecure as far as i know, if you do reset via recovery.
However if you do it via settings menu then It'll ask you if you want to erase sd card content or not, if you choose so, it'll erase photos and everything on sdcard, however if you don't, then it won't.
This option will come on next screen after you choose to do factory reset.
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If you wipe data/cache in clockworkmod it DOES NOT ERASE THE /sdcard
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martonikaj said:
No it doesn't.
Because the phone doesn't have a SDcard, everything is on 1 partition. Factory reset literally removes everything. You'll lose it all. Back things up before you reset.
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There is a /mnt/sdcard as if the phone actually had an SD card.
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joshnichols189 said:
There is a /mnt/sdcard as if the phone actually had an SD card.
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So there is a seperate partition?
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Thanks all for your replies, ill back up first just in case before I return it for a swap,
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xxprodigyxx11 said:
So there is a seperate partition?
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yes
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ajhavery said:
It'll only format /sdcard/.androidsecure as far as i know, if you do reset via recovery.
However if you do it via settings menu then It'll ask you if you want to erase sd card content or not, if you choose so, it'll erase photos and everything on sdcard, however if you don't, then it won't.
This option will come on next screen after you choose to do factory reset.
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I dont get that option , it just goes and wipes everything and I mean everything

potsykate said:
If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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No all photos still be present. A format erases everything
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Data resets?

Hey I'm still new to Verizon g nexus and want to confirm that wiping data will not erase things like pictures, music and everything else on my internal memory
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Wiping data in custom recovery will not touch your "SD card"
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Yes. It definitely will.
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Yes I am also wondering if doing a data wipe from clockworkmod recovery will delete the sdcard partition? I am about to try as soon as all my music finishes copying over to my computer. I'll post my results here once I know.Cheers!
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dragonboydbboy said:
Yes I am also wondering if doing a data wipe from clockworkmod recovery will delete the sdcard partition? I am about to try as soon as all my music finishes copying over to my computer. I'll post my results here once I know.Cheers!
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OK thanks man. I just put all my stuff from my charge on here and don't want to have to do it again
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dragonboydbboy said:
Yes I am also wondering if doing a data wipe from clockworkmod recovery will delete the sdcard partition? I am about to try as soon as all my music finishes copying over to my computer. I'll post my results here once I know.Cheers!
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No. Wiping in clockwork mod will NOT delete anything on your "SD card".
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HTCluva said:
Hey I'm still new to Verizon g nexus and want to confirm that wiping data will not erase things like pictures, music and everything else on my internal memory
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If you're on a custom ROM and wiping from CWM Recovery, it will not wipe the virtual "SDcard".
If you're on stock ROM and doing something like unlocking the bootloader, wiping the device, it will wipe everything.
I'm on gummynex and the optimus prime recovery. I should be fine then
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Can indeed confirm that it saves the sdcard partition from a clockworckmod custom rom wipe. Yay! Thanks all!
Thanks for all the help guys
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How to wipe clean Galaxy s3 to sell?

OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
dk2000zx said:
OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
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1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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zmore said:
1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
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where would i find the unrooted rom? only found the rooted one :/
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phzi said:
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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and how would i do that?
thanks
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dk2000zx said:
and how would i do that?
thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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defnow said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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dk2000zx said:
counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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Yes, don't worry about that.
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DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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theROMinator said:
DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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dk2000zx said:
Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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Yes, complete stock.
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theROMinator said:
Yes, complete stock.
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and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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dk2000zx said:
and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
danny6514 said:
It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
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awesome thanks
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One last thing I would do is browse your SD card to see that there's nothing there. I have not tried a factory reset on the SIII, but on the Captivate and probably other phones, factory reset didn't wipe every directory.
See this for the very few directories it did wipe:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152181&highlight=does+factory+reset+wipe+sd+card
I did a few factory resets (but not recently) and only once do I recall having to copy things back onto my internal sd card from the copy on my computer. Every time I did one, I'd backup my internal sd just in case, do the factory reset and finish whatever else I was doing like a new rom, and then see what had to be put back on. But other than that one time, my Titanium backups, pictures, whatever have still been there. I tried out a lot of different roms on the Captivate and even the "full wipe" versions left the internal sd data there.
That one time I did need to copy it back was I think when I tried out the secret code to do a real wipe. Although I can't recall which it was.
Hope I did the right thing,
I flashed STOCK .tar with ODIN, rebooted phone onto stock, mounted to my computer, formatted memory (the 11GB or so), went on phone, did Factory Reset..
Hope its 100% CLEAN Wipped !
Dev forum
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
relaxed83 said:
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
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WOW mr.obvious... this is Q&A thread not like im dumb

What happens if you lock boot loader on custom ROM?

Trying clear out internal SD card. Can you lock boot loader with custom ROM to clear everything and i mean everything. What is best way other than factory reset.
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Reboot into recovery and format internal storage?
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jmileti said:
Trying clear out internal SD card. Can you lock boot loader with custom ROM to clear everything and i mean everything. What is best way other than factory reset.
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fastboot erase userdata
this will clear EVERYTHING off the sdcard

Clean wipe phone while rooted?

Hi.I'm selling my S3 tomorrow as a rooted device. how do I delete everything , that is files ,folders, pics with still maintaining root ?
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Go into recovery do a factory reset and wipe the internal sd card too.
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wouldnt that wipe the system files too?
moinsheriff said:
wouldnt that wipe the system files too?
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I would think so, yes
Format system deletes system files
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So formatting sd card in cwm will retain the rom and the superuser?
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Yes it'll be fine
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[Q] Can I wipe my whole internal storage?

I'm looking to sell my galaxy nexus and I was just wondering if its okay to just make a backup of my internal storage and wipe the whole thing. I'm not sure if there would be any hidden files that could be looked at (Google Wallet/other secure app files) if I just do a factory reset and wipe my pictures. All I'm asking is if it is okay to wipe the whole internal storage of my Gnex. Thanks for any help.
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Factory Reset is enough!
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Factory reset only deletes user data. If you want tot delete everything you can just lock and re unlock the bootloader.
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mrgnex said:
Factory reset only deletes user data. If you want tot delete everything you can just lock and re unlock the bootloader.
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Factory reset only wipes /data in a CUSTOM recovery. In stock recovery it handles the storage partition also
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