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APS2SD Question

Since no one will answer this on the thread for the ROM;
This is the 1st time I ever did a partition and uses APS2SD, so when a new vewrsion of the ROM, or any ROM with APS2SD built in comes out, what do I NOT wipe with Amon Ra Wipe?
Do I still do a Wipe ALL DATA/Factory Reset like I alwasy?? Or do I wipe everything individually but not SD CARD? OR NOT SD EXT???
Do I need to copy my SD card to my computer, and then reformat and repartition????
One person please answer this question I've asked 14 times......

When you want to flash a new ROM, wipe as usual (data/factory, cache, dalvik cache) but also do "sdext". This will ensure that any apps stored in your partition are also cleared out for a fresh and clean install of your new ROM
And about wiping 'sdcard"... this would resultin losing pics, backups, etc.
Tower, this is SkyRaider requesting a fly-by...

I guess it's weird then that when I wipe all, it doesn't wipe the SD Card, unless it skips that on purpose, which would make sense....
Thanks!

Good to know
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HipKat said:
I guess it's weird then that when I wipe all, it doesn't wipe the SD Card, unless it skips that on purpose, which would make sense....
Thanks!
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When you select wipe all (in among 2.3) it shouldn't wipe your SD card, but it does include SD ext I believe. If there was no ext3 partition then it would skip that part. I have 2 cards, one is the 8gb card that is not partitioned, and the other is 16gb with ext3 partition. With the card that isn't partitioned, when I select wipe all it will say "skipping g" on the sd ext wipe. With my card that is partitioned, it does not skip that part and it wipes normally.
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THanks, K2...
My fear was that with the EXT Partition, it might wipe the whole card.
I know that sounds a little ridiculous, but ya never know

HipKat said:
THanks, K2...
My fear was that with the EXT Partition, it might wipe the whole card.
I know that sounds a little ridiculous, but ya never know
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No problem man. Just be aware, there is an option in amon that WILL wipe out your entire card. the 'wipe sdcard' will wipe it all, gone forever. Just be sure to choose the SDEXT option to format just the partition.

See, that's what had me confused, because when you click wipe all, it looks like all those sub "categories" (Cache, Dalvik, EXT3, etc) get wiped in the process, but apparently, that's not the case

HipKat said:
See, that's what had me confused, because when you click wipe all, it looks like all those sub "categories" (Cache, Dalvik, EXT3, etc) get wiped in the process, but apparently, that's not the case
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The ones you list do indeed get wiped. It wipes EXT3 but not the FAT32 partition where your "normal" data lies. That's definitely how it should be. In fact, I don't even like having that Wipe SDCARD option there. It scares me. Good thing I don't do much wiping while drunk.

bkrodgers said:
The ones you list do indeed get wiped. It wipes EXT3 but not the FAT32 partition where your "normal" data lies. That's definitely how it should be. In fact, I don't even like having that Wipe SDCARD option there. It scares me. Good thing I don't do much wiping while drunk.
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Agreed... just seeing it there freaks me out

Quick question on wiping data & "SD"

Will wiping the phone in CWM delete files on the "SD" space of the phone? I've read it is all apart of the same partition, so I wanted to make sure before awkwardly deleting the ROM I am about to install..

I have wiped tons of times in CWR and it hasn't touched the /sd yet. All my files are safe and sound.
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Grims said:
Will wiping the phone in CWM delete files on the "SD" space of the phone? I've read it is all apart of the same partition, so I wanted to make sure before awkwardly deleting the ROM I am about to install..
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Yes, it clears *all* internal storage.

So...which is it?

Maybe I misunderstood but are you talking about wiping /data and /cache? Because when I do this it does NOT wipe the /sd but does wipe all other user data, just like on every other android phone I have had.
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Grims said:
So...which is it?
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Wipe data/factory reset on CWM wipes your WHOLE phone, including "SD" card. I advise you to use the Super Wipe Lite script from the Android Revolution ROM, get it here. This will do a complete wipe, except SD card.
A bit of more info, in case you're interested: the SD card is the folder /data/media mounted as /sdcard. When you wipe in CWM, the data folder is emptied as well.
EDIT: i havent actually tried to do a normal full wipe from CWM, im stating the above just from reading other reports here. Maybe the last version from CWM has fixed this, i dont know
EDIT2: You can wipe cache and dalvik as usual from CWM without any problems.

flakz0r said:
Wipe data/factory reset on CWM wipes your WHOLE phone, including "SD" card. I advise you to use the Super Wipe Lite script from the Android Revolution ROM, get it here. This will do a complete wipe, except SD card.
A bit of more info, in case you're interested: the SD card is the folder /data/media mounted as /sdcard. When you wipe in CWM, the data folder is emptied as well.
EDIT: i havent actually tried to do a normal full wipe from CWM, im stating the above just from reading other reports here. Maybe the last version from CWM has fixed this, i dont know
EDIT2: You can wipe cache and dalvik as usual from CWM without any problems.
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I figured that was how it was setup, but didn't know if CWM had any logic built into it to filter out the folder. I'll take a look at the script, thanks.

The built-in factory reset in Android will also wipe everything.

I did data,cache,dalvik wipe and formatted system going from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3.
I did NOT lose my SD card

The default wipe in ICS clears *all* internal memory. The default Factory Reset feature of CWM does the exact same thing. I've done it twice and it wiped fully both times.

Very interesting direct contradictions going on in here..

Wiping data in CWM DOES NOT WIPE THE VIRTUAL SDCARD. People need to stop saying it does.. it is all one partition but the virtual SD card is not wiped when you wipe data in cwm.. Factory resets in settings will wipe your virtual SD card but cwm WILL NOT.
Edit: sorry I had a long night, but I will leave the caps so people actually read it.
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It is quite troubling to read how many people are saying that wiping in CWM will erase the SD card.
It 100% DOES NOT. I have wiped in CWM dozens of times already. I can not say the same for Factory Reset in Android...but in CWM wiping data DOES NOT wipe your SD.

[Q] Strange missing free space?

I am using like 4 gigs on my main sd. It says I only have a gig left. I doubt my system is hitting 5 or 6 gigs. I'm using the Avatar rom. I attached a picture of my storage overview. I also formatted cache. Any ideas?

Batmat rank
You are most like affected by the emulated storage bug. How to fix:
Have a card reader, and MicroSD to SD adapter
Back up all of you data to your computer
Update to the latest CWM or TWRP
Wipe Data \ Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Format /system
Copy a ROM and gapps to the external SD with the card reader
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Profit!

Lemme get other people's opinions before I get drastic.

Get disk usage from the market. Run that and see what it shows you.
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corey103 said:
Lemme get other people's opinions before I get drastic.
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You without a doubt have the emulated storage bug.

MistaBojangles said:
You without a doubt have the emulated storage bug.
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Agreed. OP, formatting /system and /data will resolve this issue.

Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back. Can I use the same rom?

Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers

xBeerdroiDx said:
Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers
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Band road?

corey103 said:
Band road?
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Nandroid

xBeerdroiDx said:
Nandroid
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Ah, got it. I'm starting it now. I'm backing up all my user apps and making a nandroid backup. I'll report results. Thanks.

xBeerdroiDx said:
Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers
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I wiped the data, /system, cleared the cache/dalvik and such. Flashed both and rebooted. It shows 12 gigs total space, 2.13 available. All my files are still there. Are they supposed to be?

No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?

xBeerdroiDx said:
No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?
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I'll try now. I attempted both. I'll do both and flash again and such.

xBeerdroiDx said:
No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?
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Fixed! This time, I formated /data, did a user data format, and wiped my /sdcard. It's all good now, thanks!

corey103 said:
Fixed! This time, I formated /data, did a user data format, and wiped my /sdcard. It's all good now, thanks!
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Sounds like you followed exactly what I posted...

MistaBojangles said:
Sounds like you followed exactly what I posted...
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Well the thing that did it was wiping the /sdcard. I might have accidentally skipped over that, either way. Thanks for the help! I got everything back to the way it used to (with more space of course).

completely wipe the phone?

Just wondering, as i'm probably selling my Galaxy S3 soon... what's the easiest way to completely wipe everything off the phone? Pictures, apps, documents.... everything? Will re-install a custom ROM after wiping.... just want to make sure all personal data is off the phone.

elementaldragon said:
Just wondering, as i'm probably selling my Galaxy S3 soon... what's the easiest way to completely wipe everything off the phone? Pictures, apps, documents.... everything? Will re-install a custom ROM after wiping.... just want to make sure all personal data is off the phone.
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I imagine using twrp would be the best way. Not sure if there is another alternative. Maybe odin.
First before wiping system you may want to wipe internal storage (after backing up your internal storage to your computer or something first of course). Then boot up your current system and transfer a rom you want to install to your internal storage. Then reboot to twrp and wipe system, factory reset, cache and dalvik. Then install a rom fresh and then it should be ready to go. This is what I do after selling a device, before shipping to a customer.

.... wouldn't copying a custom ROM to the internal storage BEFORE wiping System and everything also erase the custom ROM i just transferred to the device?
And i mean wiping EVERYTHING. basically as if the phone was just taken out of the box, and unlocked, rooted, and custom ROM installed. No left over files whatsoever. Don't think wiping just System does that, does it? Wouldn't i do the "Wipe Internal Storage" or something like that? Think that's about what i did on my Motorola Atrix when i sold that.

* edit looking into the wiping system part to see exactly what it erases.
Wiping system, factory reset, cache and dalvik should erase everything except storage. You could wipe internal storage after you freshly install a ROM. But hopefully there are no errors, because you will have no files on storage if something had went wrong during installation. I would also have a ROM file on an external sdcard that you could plug in if you needed to.
You will probably want to leave one ROM file on the device for the person you are selling it to, just incase.
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stelv said:
* edit looking into the wiping system part to see exactly what it erases.
Wiping system, factory reset, cache and dalvik should erase everything except storage. You could wipe internal storage after you freshly install a ROM. But hopefully there are no errors, because you will have no files on storage if something had went wrong during installation. I would also have a ROM file on an external sdcard that you could plug in if you needed to.
You will probably want to leave one ROM file on the device for the person you are selling it to, just incase.
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Well, I am selling it with the 8GB Micro-SD card anyway, since i've got no use for it with the Nexus 5. And i believe that's what i did with the Atrix. Wiped storage/system/factory reset/cache. Pretty much everything that made sense to wipe.... and just kept the ROM on the SD card out of the phone, just to make sure i didn't accidentally wipe that somehow.
And i'll probably just do what i usually end up doing for stuff like this. Wipe everything, install the ROM and make sure it boots, and just shut it off when it comes to the initial setup screen.

Here are some useful links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823906
http://teamw.in/whattowipe
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T800 What to wipe when installing a new rom

When installing a new rom what are you suppose to wipe? I always thought you only wiped cache/dalvik /data. Is there something I'm missing because I read today that someone was wiping their internal sd card also.

lartomar2002 said:
When installing a new rom what are you suppose to wipe? I always thought you only wiped cache/dalvik /data. Is there something I'm missing because I read today that someone was wiping their internal sd card also.
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It depends what rom you are replacing. If stock to cm, you should factory reset (that automatically wipes cache and dalvik for you). If just flashing a new cm rom over an existing cm rom, then just wiping dalvik is usually enough. You should never need to wipe your internal sd media.
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never wipe internal SD unless you have a ROM file or TWRP backup on an external SD card. wiping internal SD will delete the ROM file (in the root folder) that you plan to install after the wipe.

Yeah, I always d/l to ext sdcard. learned my lesson about the hard way when I first started rooting and flazhing roms.

I never wipe anything except cache and dalvik. I always dirty flash. If it doesn't boot then I wipe data.