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Format all zip?

With the format all zip, do you just nandroid backup, wipe, flash format all zip, then flash new rom?
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There's no need to wipe if you are using the format all zip but it won't hurt anything.

Well no need to wipe, since that is what the zip will do, but you can if you want to.

I don't think the format all zip wipes dalvik cache. At least when I flash it, and it shows what its doing, it says formatting data, formatting boot, formatting system, and formatting cache. Never says dalvik, so i'd at least be sure to additionally wipe dalvik cache.
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Also, if you have your sd card partitioned, I don't think it wipes sd ext.

k2buckley said:
I don't think the format all zip wipes dalvik cache. At least when I flash it, and it shows what its doing, it says formatting data, formatting boot, formatting system, and formatting cache. Never says dalvik, so i'd at least be sure to additionally wipe dalvik cache.
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Dalvik cache is by default in /data. So when it says formatting data, the dalvik is being wiped as well.

full wipe

how do i do full wipe to my phone if wipe cache and delvik cache is not enoug?
it won't delete the backup i'm doing to the current rom?
thanks

You won't delete your backup or anything on your internal memory unless you wipe sdcard.
A full wipe is: wipe cache and dalvik, factory reset, format data and format system.
You will lose all your apps and your settings.
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thanks allot

TWRP Question

In the TWRP Recovery, under the wipe menu, there is an option to wipe the system. Does wiping the system in TWRP, wipe all of the internal and external sd card too?
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To my knowledge it only wipes the /system folder. There are other buttons in TWRP to wipe internal and external storage.

Lilsir64 said:
In the TWRP Recovery, under the wipe menu, there is an option to wipe the system. Does wiping the system in TWRP, wipe all of the internal and external sd card too?
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Wiping system wipes your Rom.
Wiping data deletes everything on internal sd card
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Lilsir64 said:
In the TWRP Recovery, under the wipe menu, there is an option to wipe the system. Does wiping the system in TWRP, wipe all of the internal and external sd card too?
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No it wipes /system

Wipe data

Before this i am using phone with micro sd extrrnal, so when i full wipe, i know sd not wiped.
So, in gnex, it use internal, so if want to flash new rom, what i need to avoid so data in internal not wiped? Does full wipe erase sd also?
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Both "Wipe data/cache" in CWM and "Wipe data" in TWRP excludes internal media (/data/media), so you should be good to go.
CWM is verified on my Nex4 and TWRP is verified on GNex.
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so in cwm, factory reset still not wipe my storage?

vocyber said:
so in cwm, factory reset still not wipe my storage?
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factory reset will only wipe system and cash partitions.

handofdark said:
factory reset will only wipe system and cash partitions.
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And the data partition minus the media directory (SD card)
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yeah my bad i knew i was missing something

Wipe t999

I flashed route 66 4.3 update via Odin last night, however I would like to do a clean install. How can I wipe the internal memory so I can re-flash via odin? I'm trying to remove all apps etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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There is a script that can be flashed through a custom recovery that will completely wipe your internal memory clean. I have it on my S3. I'm on my nexus 5 now so I don't have access to it right now. If someone doesn't have a better suggestion I'll share it with you when I can.
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Go into recovery and format /Data. If you are on TWRP, there should be an Erase Internal in the Wipe settings. Not sure about Clockwork.
Boot to recovery.
Wipe /Cache
Wipe /Dalvik-Cache
Factory Reset.
Format /System
Format /Data
Profit!!!
In recovery Format Data =/= Wipe Data
Format is erasing your internal
Wipe is wiping your app data.
Edit: If you want to flash what Jorge said above, just search for XquiziT's Superwipe and you might be able to find it.

superwipe doesn't work, i get an error and reboots back into 4.3
Woody said:
Go into recovery and format /Data. If you are on TWRP, there should be an Erase Internal in the Wipe settings. Not sure about Clockwork.
Boot to recovery.
Wipe /Cache
Wipe /Dalvik-Cache
Factory Reset.
Format /System
Format /Data
Profit!!!
In recovery Format Data =/= Wipe Data
Format is erasing your internal
Wipe is wiping your app data.
Edit: If you want to flash what Jorge said above, just search for XquiziT's Superwipe and you might be able to find it.
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Guess you'll have to do it the long way then per the instructions above. Let us know how it goes.

Will definitely give it a shot when I have more time! Thank for the help
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