Coming from my EVO, I am used to wiping my data and caches and whatnot and not having to worry about losing backups because they are in my SD card. Now, I plan to buy this phone which does not have an SD card, but I read that it has a partition that acts like an SD card. Is this true? Also if.this is true will it be wiped when I do a factory restore and data wipe in.recovery, or no? I.plan to back up things like apps and sms through third party apps, and photos .to remain there through multiple roms. What I heard is that all your stuff will sync to.Google, then sync back after factory restore, is this true? Thanks for all the help.
CWM recovery doesn't wipe your virtual SDcard when you do a data wipe to switch ROMs.
How big is the virtual SD card?
DRatJr said:
How big is the virtual SD card?
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Well, as big as the stuff in it lol. Its virtual, it doesn't have to have an arbitrary partition limit to it.
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I would like to start my phone off from complete scratch. I know there is a format/wipe option in the menu for my SD card, but does that actually delete everything on my SD card, including system files? If not, can I delete EVERYTHING on my SD card and use the Samsung installer to EB13?
Just wasn't sure if completely wiping the SD card would hurt anything?
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I would like to start my phone off from complete scratch. I know there is a format/wipe option in the menu for my SD card, but does that actually delete everything on my SD card, including system files? If not, can I delete EVERYTHING on my SD card and use the Samsung installer to EB13?
Just wasn't sure if completely wiping the SD card would hurt anything?
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yes, the format option on the phone does erase everything on your card, so if you choose that option, back up what you want to keep. it will warn you twice, lol. i beleive formatting your sd card is recommended in general, tho not always necessary.
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yes, the format option on the phone does erase everything on your card, so if you choose that option, back up what you want to keep. it will warn you twice, lol. i beleive formatting your sd card is recommended in general, tho not always necessary.
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Thanks, that's what I needed to know!
tuttjs said:
Thanks, that's what I needed to know!
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you're welcome, i've done it myself a few times, just to start completely from scratch.
Thank you so much. This was really helpful. I was going to ask the same question, but a simple search function helped me find the answer!
When I start from scratch I really like to start from scratch, including wiping the Internal SD card.
I would suppose this would happen during a factory reset but to my surprise it leaves all that intact.
I tried to do using CWM and ACS but it is not straight forward and I actually choose format SDCARD and it wiped my EXTERNAL card, which sucks but is not really that big of a problem.
And in ACS it said it could not mount my sd card. Hmmm.
I just ODIN'd the stock EG30 ROM and my data is still there! Jeez they make it hard to get rid of.
OK. DUH. Well, kind of DUH. You would think a FACTORY RESET would wipe this info, but you have to go to Settings > Storage > Format USB Storage.
That is pretty poor naming convention. It is not connected to USB but they call it USB storage? Weird. Anyway, the answer is here for those who want it.
Hello all. Thanks in advance for any help. I attempted some searches before posting this but didn't come up with much.
I've been using CM7 for quite some time and I quite like it. However, I've started to get some random resets, force closes, and a few other issues. I also feel like I have a lot of unused garbage saved on my memory card and that the phone is generally bogged down and slower than it used to be. Long story short, I'd like to start from scratch, including formatting my 32GB SD card.
As I said, I'm currently on CM7. I'm looking to essentially do a total factory reset and format my SD card. I may go back to Sense until a stable ICS ROM is ready. But I may also go back to CM7. Regardless, my main concern is all these apps I have that were moved to my SD card.
How do I go about saving all of my data while still starting clean? I was thinking I'd back up all app data with MyBackup Pro and save that file on my computer, and then format the SD card. After wiping, flashing a ROM, etc., I'd download MyBackup Pro and upload the data backup back to my phone. Should I also save the .apk files and use them to restore the apps? Would there be any functional advantage in redownloading all the apps individually to ensure a totally clean start? I'm thinking about going the "redownload" route just to force myself to only reinstall the apps I really want/use. If I do that, would restoring data through a batch restore in MyBackup Pro for apps that are no longer installed create any kind of conflict?
If I do save the .apks, when I restore those won't it fill up my internal memory quickly because those apps are not being moved to the SD card automatically? Maybe that's another advantage of downloading each app individually. It would allow me to manually move each app to the SD card so as to keep the used internal memory to a minimum.
I know that was long-winded. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Josh
Get Titanium Backup, backup all your apps to the sd card. They should all be in the Titanium folder on the card, so if you want to format the card too, be sure to copy that to a computer first.
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Get Titanium Backup, backup all your apps to the sd card. They should all be in the Titanium folder on the card, so if you want to format the card too, be sure to copy that to a computer first.
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After formatting copy the titanium backup folder back to your SD card, pop back in phone,reinstall TB,restore apps.
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And in order to wipe the phone, format/wipe everything you can in your recovery before you reflash CM7 and your Kernel. Make sure you don't wipe the titanium backup on your SD card on accident.
Thanks guys.
So Will Ti Backup put all the apps back to the SD card? I tried this once before with MyBackup Pro and my internal memory filled up because it failed to move to the SD Card automatically.
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Thanks guys.
So Will Ti Backup put all the apps back to the SD card? I tried this once before with MyBackup Pro and my internal memory filled up because it failed to move to the SD Card automatically.
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Depends, if you have dta2sd flashed before restoring then yes, if not you restore apps then move them to sdcard.
Here's the dta2sd thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715938
Flash rom,then gapps if applicable, then kernel if applicable, then dta2sd, Reboot ,download TB, restore apps.
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Thanks guys.
So Will Ti Backup put all the apps back to the SD card? I tried this once before with MyBackup Pro and my internal memory filled up because it failed to move to the SD Card automatically.
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Yes, if you set it to do so. In preferences (under restoration settings) there's the option "restore backups to...". You can choose all internal, all external, default (some apps automatically install to SD, most don't), or you can restore each backup to wherever it was when you backed it up.
Having all of your apps (or even a lot of them) stored on the SD card could be causing your lag. Internal memory always beats an SD card when it comes to read/write speeds. There's no need to have 200 mb free on internal storage, it's just wasted space. I don't know how much you actually have free, that was just an example. Definitely keep your important apps and apps that are heavy on resources on internal, it'll keep some of the lag at bay.
After a full wipe, I always only restore the absolutely necessary apps, even though I restore them from TB. If I ever need an app that I didn't initially restore then I'll restore it. It's like having a brand new phone when you do it that way.
If you decide to use TB, you'll need to move the TB preferences file back to your SD card after formatting... or you can just set it up again. The preferences file is on your SD in data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup. Copy the entire folder back to your SD if you don't want to set it up again.
Though it's been covered, I'll do a quick run down.
Do a nandroid backup + any other backup you want.
Copy the contents of your SD card to your computer.
Format your SD card.
Move the files that you need back to your SD card. Rom, kernel, TB folder & preferences folder, nandroid, whatever you want
Assuming you're using Amon Ra, wipe boot, system, data, .android_secure, SD-ext, cache, and dalvik. Since you're starting fresh, I'd wipe them one or two more times.
Flash rom and whatever other files you need.
Restore what you want to restore.
To help with lag, try increasing your VM heap size. You can do so with VM Heap Tool or Rom Toolbox. It'll help more than you'd think.
You can also try the V6 Supercharger script.
Good luck!
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Yeah. I know I have way too much stuff on my phone. I have a ton of apps, mainly games. Damn you Amazon free app of the day! I usually roll with about 100MB or so of free internal memory.
So that being said, would you move the Dalvik-Cache to the SD? I have a 32GB Sandisk Class 4 SD card.
And it really seems you guys steer clear of MyBackUp Pro, huh? I've found it much easier to use than Ti Bu.
Thanks again for the advice.
Hello guys,
Soon I want to sell my HOX!
And I want to delete everything on my phone for ever ( So, no body can get my data back by using some applications!) cuz I have very private data and pictures on my phone!
Any ideas!!!
full factory reset and format the sd card
Since you are worried about restoring the data through some app..then you can do one thing fill the sd card again with some random crap and format it.
This should do the job.
faiz02 said:
full factory reset and format the sd card
Since you are worried about restoring the data through some app..then you can do one thing fill the sd card again with some random crap and format it.
This should do the job.
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thanks a lot
On Android Nougat (LineageOS), I flashed firmware and ended up re-installing LineageOS, etc. Recovery (TWRP) did not see my SD Card, and LineageOS sees it, but wants to format it even though it has tons of data presumably. I had it configured as 'adopted' storage. Same device. does flashing firmware erase the SD card or re-create the key? I had it setup as 'adopted storage' and all my TWRP backups are on it. Can I retrieve this data? Is it even still there?
If I do need to re-format, should I still use the 'adopted storage' choice? I want to make sure that whatever I store on the SD card will be usable after I flash a new ROM, firmware, etc. Is it just a matter of meticulously backing up all the data from the device while it is in a working state? Boy, I don't want to start over if I can avoid it!
Thanks!
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On Android Nougat (LineageOS), I flashed firmware and ended up re-installing LineageOS, etc. Recovery (TWRP) did not see my SD Card, and LineageOS sees it, but wants to format it even though it has tons of data presumably. I had it configured as 'adopted' storage. Same device. does flashing firmware erase the SD card or re-create the key? I had it setup as 'adopted storage' and all my TWRP backups are on it. Can I retrieve this data? Is it even still there?
If I do need to re-format, should I still use the 'adopted storage' choice? I want to make sure that whatever I store on the SD card will be usable after I flash a new ROM, firmware, etc. Is it just a matter of meticulously backing up all the data from the device while it is in a working state? Boy, I don't want to start over if I can avoid it!
Thanks!
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Adopted storage extends your internal space, I always use external storage, but I have a 32gb phone.
If you want to access data after reflashing rom you must use external storage.
And for the data recovery I don't know if it's a chance to recover it.
Ok.. looks like I am going to start over. If I choose external storage, can I install apps on the external, and use it for storing the same kinds of data and expect the phone to use it, just not the same contiguous virtual partition/volume?
Vortran said:
Ok.. looks like I am going to start over. If I choose external storage, can I install apps on the external, and use it for storing the same kinds of data and expect the phone to use it, just not the same contiguous virtual partition/volume?
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You can move some apps, but not all of them.
zips for twrp you can storage with no problem.
music, videos, photos, etc you can storage with no problem.