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I have been using cm10 as a DD and i flashed a few other things to try but when flashing back to cm10 ive experienced that its not as fluid as it was when i first started using it. Is there a way I can completely reformat and wipe everything (even the internal SD) and get it back to stock so I can start fresh. I dont necessarily need to be stock but just to wipe everything and get it to a more fluid cm10.
Ive been noticing more lag on sms, keyboard typing, app drawer opening, and opening apps. my memory has about almost a gig free if not a little more so its not like im bogging up my ram.
anyone else experiencing this or know a good fix?
Could go into recovery and do a factory reset
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tehsprayer said:
Could go into recovery and do a factory reset
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I did the factory reset but it still doesnt help. It also still keeps everything on the internal SD
You can format anything in recovery. Just format the emmc and external SD card.
I've been holding off on putting music on my phone because I didn't know if wiping, would wipe my music out too, so does it?
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every time i wiped data and the caches when flashing a new rom, my pictures and music stay on my phone.
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Crisisx1 said:
every time i wiped data and the caches when flashing a new rom, my pictures and music stay on my phone.
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Good to know I appreciate it now I can use some of that space lol
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einrae214 said:
Yes it will. Not if its on your sdcard tho
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look at the title, he clearly states internal sd card.
Crisisx1 said:
look at the title, he clearly states internal sd card.
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I'm not talking about a micro SD I'm talking about the internal SD(memory) that's on the phone just to clarify
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einrae214 said:
Look I'm not stupid. Everybodys quick to make somebody feel like a idiot when there just trying to help. I know what he was talking about because I answered there question unlike you did. Respect is earned
not given. I was just trying too help but people wanna be douche bags.
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Why did you quote me and talk to the other poster I was just clarifying to remove any sort of confusion
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Not gonna help.
I've tried several roms and each time I wipe data, cache, and dalvik via CWM and Ive never lost any of my data including pictures, downloaded files etc from my internal storage.
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aznmode said:
I've tried several roms and each time I wipe data, cache, and dalvik via CWM and Ive never lost any of my data including pictures, downloaded files etc from my internal storage.
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Thank you I'll give it a try I got a 2 to 1 ratio telling me music stays thanks I appreciate it
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Anything on your internal memory will stay. When you wipe data factory reset it only deletes the root partition. Doesn't include the sdcard. Internal or external. In cwm it will not delete uour music if it is stored in the internal SD card. If you do a master reset through the stock ROM. It gives you the option to format sdcard. If you check it. It WILL wipe the internal SD card.
In conclusion:
Your music should be safe if you wipedata/ factory reset from recovery.
If you do a factory reset through the stock ROM and you check format SD card you will lose anything in the internal SD card.
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Uh.. it clearly states that factory data reset will wipe your internal SD when you go to do it.. it won't wipe an external SD card but YES it does wipe the regular built in SD
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You actually have the option to wipe your SD card at the time of a master reset through settings. What it states is all system data will be deleted. Including contacts saved on phone memory settings apps. Etc. It does NOT automatically erase your internal SD card when you do a regular master reset.
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ingenious247 said:
Uh.. it clearly states that factory data reset will wipe your internal SD when you go to do it.. it won't wipe an external SD card but YES it does wipe the regular built in SD
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no it does not. i do not have any other sd card in my phone except the built in one. i have flashed about 5 roms and each time i did a full wipe in CWM and my music AND photos stayed.
That's not the same as a factory data reset. Reread my post.
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Sorry to correct you but a factory data reset does not wipe the internal SD card. It doesn't matter if you wipe your phone through recovery or settings. Unless you tell your phone to it will not wipe the sd card. I don't know where you are getting your information from but you have to tell your phone to format the SD card. Factory data reset does not wipe internal SD card automatically neither does a master reset. You must select that option to format USB storage. In other words internal SD card.
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Sorry to correct YOU but you're wrong, so that's that. Thank you end of story.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Dang dude I had to restore md5 and try for my self. But I stand corrected.
Wiping data WILL erase your internal sd card.
I went through the whole process of restoring stock rom and put a song in the internal storage root directory and did a master reset. When it rebooted song was gone! First time I see this on a galaxy. In conclusion, it's been tested and YES it will delete your internal SD.
sorry for the wrong info but it does delete usb storage as it indicates in the IMG ingenious247 posted...
I'm noticing errors on roms i never used to notice.. like a day after flashing, random apps like messages and keyboard are FC'ing, when they never used to do that.
Is there a guide somewhere how to completely wipe every trace of use on my phone and start fresh? I'm afraid of wiping away some critical file and bricking my phone by just wiping everything I can find though.
theraker007 said:
I'm noticing errors on roms i never used to notice.. like a day after flashing, random apps like messages and keyboard are FC'ing, when they never used to do that.
Is there a guide somewhere how to completely wipe every trace of use on my phone and start fresh? I'm afraid of wiping away some critical file and bricking my phone by just wiping everything I can find though.
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Go into CWM and Factory Reset -> Wipe Cache -> Wipe Dalvik Cache. Then go to mounts and storage and Format /data, Format /system. I normally format /sdcard as well, but MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED UP TO AN EXTERNAL SD CARD.
i always due all except format SD card.. maybe thats why things are in conflict.. ive never done that one...
With the new method of using the internal SD as the phone data storage this is entirely possible. If there are files/databases for apps stored on the SD that is incompatible with the apps in questions problems can arise. I would suggest you make a full copy of your internal SD to a safe location and format, then after the ROM install if you find you are missing app data for something that cant be easily rebuilt you can copy that app's data back specifically to avoid resurrecting the problem.
Sounds like a wise move. Thank you sir.
I imagine I need to put the recovery image back in the sd card immediately, or is cwm smart enough to save that one?
theraker007 said:
Sounds like a wise move. Thank you sir.
I imagine I need to put the recovery image back in the sd card immediately, or is cwm smart enough to save that one?
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Cwm shouldn't blow away itself. 99.9% sure it won't.
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Cwm shouldn't blow away itself. 99.9% sure it won't.
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No, the recovery is stored in its own partition and up until the last version of CWM i used (6.0 something) there is no option to modify the recovery partition at all. I switched to TWRP for multiple reasons, one of which is the ability to include a backup of the recovery partition in backups.
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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thatsupnow said:
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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Yeap :good:, the only risk of formatting the internal stoarge is losing the data on it, big shocker huh , unless of course you were to format to an unsupported file system. I dont think this is even possible without trying real hard to do so.
Cool cool thanks man yea I'm not worried about any of the data on the internal
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Does the recovery get wiped too if the internal sd card is wiped?
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thatsupnow said:
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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If it is just applications data for the most part I just get rid of it and let the app use its new fresh installed data, even just delete the folder when I have no idea what it's for or who put it there. Because, if the app or system needs it, it will just put it back. Personal data is all I worry about, but I back that up in Google contacts and such so they just show up when it sync.
And I just save zips, and movies, and apk and such.
Then wipe the rest, no worries mate, I don't bother with backup restore anymore.
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Deoxlar said:
Does the recovery get wiped too if the internal sd card is wiped?
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No
whats the best way to factory reset my stock Galaxy S4 sgh-m919 mdl t-mobile phone with it being rooted and having custom cwm?
i want to cuz the internal storage is full after trying to flash a couple of zips like stochbootenabler.zip and such cuz i was trying to change my boot animation and take out the carrier logo which i did succeed in doing but restored back cuz of the full internal storage but after restoring its still full even after uninstalling every app i can think of, so im thinking a factory reset should do the trick?? any help, Big TY'S!! :fingers-crossed:
whatever i need to do to get back my internal storage ill do it, deleting everything from app manager and and stock app manager does not help
mrdreamers said:
whats the best way to factory reset my stock Galaxy S4 sgh-m919 mdl t-mobile phone with it being rooted and having custom cwm?
i want to cuz the internal storage is full after trying to flash a couple of zips like stochbootenabler.zip and such cuz i was trying to change my boot animation and take out the carrier logo which i did succeed in doing but restored back cuz of the full internal storage but after restoring its still full even after uninstalling every app i can think of, so im thinking a factory reset should do the trick?? any help, Big TY'S!! :fingers-crossed:
whatever i need to do to get back my internal storage ill do it, deleting everything from app manager and and stock app manager does not help
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Have you made any backups? backups by default are stored internally and each one takes around 3gb... check your cwm folder on your internal storage with a file manager... honestly Ive never had to do anything extreme to free up space.. all ive done is browse the internal and find what exactly is taking up space.
Debloat and remove any system apps you dont use or wont need. and while minimal you can also delete ringtones, alarms and notifications youll never use.
you can also use foldermount to move game and app data n such to the external sd card.
as far as the bootanimation its easy enough to replace by moving the bootanimation zips over manually with a file manager, set permissions, and reboot. no flashing necessary.
ty 4 your response
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Have you made any backups? backups by default are stored internally and each one takes around 3gb... check your cwm folder on your internal storage with a file manager... honestly Ive never had to do anything extreme to free up space.. all ive done is browse the internal and find what exactly is taking up space.
Debloat and remove any system apps you dont use or wont need. and while minimal you can also delete ringtones, alarms and notifications youll never use.
you can also use foldermount to move game and app data n such to the external sd card.
as far as the bootanimation its easy enough to replace by moving the bootanimation zips over manually with a file manager, set permissions, and reboot. no flashing necessary.
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ty 4 the response but i have tried all this, removing most of bloat and apps and searched extensively for evey thing i can remove and it still shows that my internal storage is full with only 147mb left out of 9.62 gb, is it safe tho to do a factory reset? if it is should i do it through cwm or through stock? i just want my internal storage back at any cost. ty again any more help would be much appreciated
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ty 4 the response but i have tried all this, removing most of bloat and apps and searched extensively for evey thing i can remove and it still shows that my internal storage is full with only 147mb left out of 9.62 gb, is it safe tho to do a factory reset? if it is should i do it through cwm or through stock? i just want my internal storage back at any cost. ty again any more help would be much appreciated
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The CWM backup folder is pretty well hidden unless you know where to look for it... system root-> /data/media/clockworkmod. That is more than likely what's eating your space; in fact, I would be almost positive that is where your space has gone. Either way, factory resets are safe, just realize that you lose ALL your apps + data. Anything saved on your EXTERNAL sd card are safe and won't be deleted though.
ty 4 That
lordcheeto03 said:
The CWM backup folder is pretty well hidden unless you know where to look for it... system root-> /data/media/clockworkmod. That is more than likely what's eating your space; in fact, I would be almost positive that is where your space has gone. Either way, factory resets are safe, just realize that you lose ALL your apps + data. Anything saved on your EXTERNAL sd card are safe and won't be deleted though.
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ill take a look and ill come back and let you know ty!
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lordcheeto03 said:
The CWM backup folder is pretty well hidden unless you know where to look for it... system root-> /data/media/clockworkmod. That is more than likely what's eating your space; in fact, I would be almost positive that is where your space has gone. Either way, factory resets are safe, just realize that you lose ALL your apps + data. Anything saved on your EXTERNAL sd card are safe and won't be deleted though.
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i did a factory reset and my internal storage is still full i cant even install root explorer to check where you said it might be full at, what can i do plz help ty!
mrdreamers said:
i did a factory reset and my internal storage is still full i cant even install root explorer to check where you said it might be full at, what can i do plz help ty!
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Format emmc in recovery will wipe it clean
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ty!!
Miami8906 said:
Format emmc in recovery will wipe it clean
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TY! ill try that, tho i have never done it before do i need to put GS4 sgh-m919 t-mobile stock rom or a custom rom in the external sd card and flash it after i format emmc in cwm? or is it like doing a factory reset but wipes out more??
Boot into recovery and clear data, cache, and dalvik cache
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Android_Monsters said:
Boot into recovery and clear data, cache, and dalvik cache
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do i need a rom?
or just go into cwm and do that?
btw is that what he means when he says "format emmc and wipe it clean"??
i heard doing this will brick your phone, so what r the safest steps on doing this?
mrdreamers said:
do i need a rom?
or just go into cwm and do that?
btw is that what he means when he says "format emmc and wipe it clean"??
i heard doing this will brick your phone, so what r the safest steps on doing this?
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This will help some.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349052
This is easy and safe.
The Ax says, be careful.
mrdreamers said:
do i need a rom?
or just go into cwm and do that?
btw is that what he means when he says "format emmc and wipe it clean"??
i heard doing this will brick your phone, so what r the safest steps on doing this?
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You just need clockwork. You'll see the choices in the menus.
It is not what he meant by telling you to erase your emmc. He was teasing you cause doing a wipe is pretty basic.
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TY
TheAxman said:
This will help some.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349052
This is easy and safe.
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is this the kernel i want to flash after the custom rom or stock rom?
|KERNEL||STOCK|| Boot.img & Modules M919 UVUAMDB & UVUAMDL || Updated 5|08
or is there more then one?
ive flashed custom roms before i just never flashed a kernel with them.
MY phone again is a ROOTED Stocked SG4 SGH-M919 MDL T-Mobile with touch CWM.
BTW i cant install anything else on my phone is it ok to put the apps on external sd card without using TiBu?
Also would i need a kernel to flash the Death Star Rom?
i tried flashing the Wicked Rom but it stuck on the samsung s4 logo so i replace it at t-mobile with another which i have now
Hi, i just got my nexus and have flashed a rom onto it but i want to try another rom and dont want to do a full factory reset and scrub and loose all my stuff on my internal storage.
I have used a superwipe script on my previous smart phones, is there something like this available yet? if not how do i go about changing roms without deleting from my internal storage?
Thanks for any help:good:
Well to try a different ROM, your going to have to factory reset, that doesn't mean it wipes the internal memory though. Just put the ROM on the root of the tab, and flash it. Shouldn't wipe anything off the tab besides data and cache, leaving everything else intact.
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Shaquiel Harris said:
Well to try a different ROM, your going to have to factory reset, that doesn't mean it wipes the internal memory though. Just put the ROM on the root of the tab, and flash it. Shouldn't wipe anything off the tab besides data and cache, leaving everything else intact.
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Cool!
I will try that just now
jpopgt said:
Hi, i just got my nexus and have flashed a rom onto it but i want to try another rom and dont want to do a full factory reset and scrub and loose all my stuff on my internal storage.
I have used a superwipe script on my previous smart phones, is there something like this available yet? if not how do i go about changing roms without deleting from my internal storage?
Thanks for any help:good:
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Can you just make a backup in twrp or cwm before you flash the new rom
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