Having seen anything about this. In my cwm folder I have backups and a folder called BLOBS which is almost 4 GB. Is this safe to get rid of if I want to delete all my backups and make new ones? Just looking to free up some space but don't want to destroy my phone.
Thanks to anyone that can help.
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Having seen anything about this. In my cwm folder I have backups and a folder called BLOBS which is almost 4 GB. Is this safe to get rid of if I want to delete all my backups and make new ones? Just looking to free up some space but don't want to destroy my phone.
Thanks to anyone that can help.
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Blobs are where your data is stored when you make backups on clockwork recovery. It is safe as long as you don't need any of your backed up data. You can also transfer your backups to pc by dragging folders into pc.
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Just go into CWM and delete the backups you don't need.
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Blobs are where your data is stored when you make backups on clockwork recovery. It is safe as long as you don't need any of your backed up data. You can also transfer your backups to pc by dragging folders into pc.
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Thanks for such a quick response.
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Hello! Which one is better / more feature rich / YOUR favorite ?? And why?
Twrp... Search this and other threads... Been a long debated and posted about topic b4.....
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Twrp too. Love how fast make nands. Plus themeable.
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Twrp. Its got every thing you want in a recovery
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TWRP
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I like twrp but I feel more secure with cwm for some reason
Also twrp doesn't pickup my cwm nandroids
It might not be a bug idk
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twrp without a doubt.
I always ran cwm on my other phones so when I bought this one I went straight to cwm. Then I heard about twrp and tried it out. I will never go back. Twrp now the only recovery I will flash.
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Thanks so much for all the replies! I've rooted several GS3 for friends and coworkers and left CWM since they wont ever go in and use it anyways (they all wanted the free hotspot lol) but I finally made the jump back to android since I got an iPhone 4s when it came out for Sprint and followed your advise to use TWRP recovery. Hopefully it will not be a problem if I decide to start messing around with Cyanogen based ROMs for the GS3.
TWRP
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TWRP no question
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Thanks so much for all the replies! I've rooted several GS3 for friends and coworkers and left CWM since they wont ever go in and use it anyways (they all wanted the free hotspot lol) but I finally made the jump back to android since I got an iPhone 4s when it came out for Sprint and followed your advise to use TWRP recovery. Hopefully it will not be a problem if I decide to start messing around with Cyanogen based ROMs for the GS3.
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I used to be on CM or any other AOSP ROMs while using a themed TWRP v2.2.2.0 and had no issues
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TWRP
the latest CWM Version included in GNT 9.2 keeps crashing during Backup - the Backup file is about 20MB in size.
won't trust CWM anymore...
I never understood this question. Best for what? Flashing zips every once in a while? They both do that. What do you want your recovery to do that one or the other do not do? Try them both and see which one appeals to your sense of what's best.
where can one find twrp?
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TWRP
the latest CWM Version included in GNT 9.2 keeps crashing during Backup - the Backup file is about 20MB in size.
won't trust CWM anymore...
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Did you delete .android_secure from internal sd? I had problems till I did that. Also:
QUESTION: Why are the backups size soo small now compared to the previous cwm backups?
ANSWER: Basically on the new cwm all the data is stored in a blobs folder in the clockworkmod folder. The backups folder now doesnt hold the actual data and instead the system and data files contain links to the files in the blobs folder (with the hash of the file as its filename). When you perform another backup only the changes have to be added so it performs incremental backups instead of full backups everytime. You can still flash different roms and back them up as any new data is stored in the blobs folder with the links in the backup folder. Several backups can share the same blobs file so over several backups the total file size of all the backups will be much much smaller. When you delete a backup via cwm you can then free space of the blob files that are no longer needed to keep everything tidy and make sure that no files are stored that arent referenced to any backup. If you don't free the space then any unused files will automatically be deleted when the next backup is performed.
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Hello! Which one is better / more feature rich / YOUR favorite ?? And why?[/QU
I have to say TWPE i WAS ON CWM BUT TWP GIVE SO MUCH MORE IN RECOVERY
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I prefer CWM, just because I'm used to it...
TWRP
I installed TWRP and like it better than CWM...so I want to remove CWM.
How can I do this?
The 2 GB of space that blibs takes up is ridiculous...
File manager
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File manager
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Can you be more specific? Do I just delete the Clockworkmod folder and that's it? There's nothing in the root?
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Did you use goo manager to install your twrp? I believe it removes it for you.... Cuz I don't see cwm files anywhere after in installed twrp with goo.
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Did you use goo manager to install your twrp? I believe it removes it for you.... Cuz I don't see cwm files anywhere after in installed twrp with goo.
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Yes I did. I still see clockworkmod folder in my file explorer with everything in there, but I don't think deleting that will completely remove cwm
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CWM itself was removed off your phone upon installing TWRP with Goo Manager.
What you see is the folder in which backups are stored.
You can delete this folder.
If you doubt, just copy the clockworkmod folder to your PC before deleting it off your phone.
As said above twrp goes right over cwm what's left over is backups and other things not needed anymore. Those are safe to delete
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you can choose to backup via tar method. no blibs!
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you can choose to backup via tar method. no blibs!
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I didn't know that, but I like the TWRPS interface better...
Thanks for the responses!
Hi. I am also in this predicament.
I had installed TWRP. Had issues with installing a ROM and installed CWM.
Was able to installed ROM using CWM.
Now I wanted to go back to TWRP more flexibility on my part like naming baks but even installing Goomanager, it does not have the "top right" option where I can install the recovery script.
Is there a way to reinstall TWRP without going back to stock and keeping my current ROM?
Thanks.
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Now I wanted to go back to TWRP more flexibility on my part like naming baks but even installing Goomanager, it does not have the "top right" option where I can install the recovery script.
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In Goomanager do you not see the option to install the script when you hit the menu button? That's where it was for me...
qwer43 said:
Hi. I am also in this predicament.
I had installed TWRP. Had issues with installing a ROM and installed CWM.
Was able to installed ROM using CWM.
Now I wanted to go back to TWRP more flexibility on my part like naming baks but even installing Goomanager, it does not have the "top right" option where I can install the recovery script.
Is there a way to reinstall TWRP without going back to stock and keeping my current ROM?
Thanks.
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another twrp user yippe xD twrps the best recovery ive flashed cm 10 and many roms without a problem. Maybe you didnt follow flash instructions or what not... And yes delete all those nasty cwm blobs and **** they put when your done using it Go to goomanager and there should be an option for open recovery and that downloads and installs twrp for you
Yes, I had installed Goomanager but I dpnt see the option to install the script on the main page even on the top beside the search icon.
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I recently flashed Ariel Rom from cyanogen mod 10 and I forgot to get a few numbers out of my messages on cm10 so I tried to flash back to it so I could get them. Well it wouldn't go past restoring system. So I restored Ariel and when I did my Imei was gone?? I have no service even though I have bars. I was planning on unrooting it and flashing back to stock to try and fix it.. will that work?
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Check this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
[FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI & Data Restore Tool v3.0 - Updated 11/01/2012!!!
Download andromizer it will backup and restore imei
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I installed the 4.2 camera from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964726 and it doesn't work. I've wiped my data and cache through Clockwork and it's still there every time that I boot it up. How can I delete it? I'm sort of a neat-freak and I hate having something that doesn't work wasting space.
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I installed the 4.2 camera from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964726 and it doesn't work. I've wiped my data and cache through Clockwork and it's still there every time that I boot it up. How can I delete it? I'm sort of a neat-freak and I hate having something that doesn't work wasting space.
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Use titanium backup
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File explorer>system>app>locate and delete apk>reboot>profit
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So I'm on cm10.1 and I'm wanting to go back to 4.1 probably frosty jb. Am I able to just flash frosty from twrp or do I have to odin 4.1 first??
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just flash the 4.1 after wiping everything including internal and external storage, (I do and suggest it). This way the emulated/0 folder wont be there and cause you to clutter the threads up. Of course back up your both of your storage areas, if you choose to wipe them.
Beware, it seems going back from 4.2 to 4.1 could break your GPS. If that happens, you can look in the General section on a possible fix.
You can install any Rom with twrp whether you are going from 2.3.2 to 4.2 or vice versa.
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Yup I have just be sure to wipe cache dev cache and delete data a couple times before and after. You should be OK.
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I also flashed the 4.2 rom when I was experimenting when I first got my phone. When I flash back to 4.1.1 I had the emulated /0 folder. At that time I just copied everything out of that folder into the internal. Problem with that is the /0 folder can not be deleted. I have been wondering what is the best method to format internal sd. I am currently on Frosty rom and I have nothing to lose in my internal that can't be replaced. Can I just format and reboot system or do I need to reflash rom after deleting internal? On other devices I have had there was always a risk of bricking if you formatted internal. I would appreciate any advice so that I don't mess up my phone. Thanks is advance. BTW I use TWRP as my recovery method.
~Todd
Thanks for all the help. Wiping data and both caches worked perfectly fine to get back to 4.1
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Thanks for all the help. Wiping data and both caches worked perfectly fine to get back to 4.1
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Hey is Bluetooth working in 4.1 cm10? Specifically the music streaming to blue tooth?
Just went back to stock for Bluetooth but I hate stock...
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Imma say... going from 4.2.1 back to 4.1 was a b!tch. Caused me to have to start all over. And as another individual stated above, there is an emulated /0/ folder that 4.2 uses due to the new profile architecture. Basically you wiping your phone, it leaves a copy of your SD card in the /0/. The restore process in CWM (I've not used TWRP on my GS3 so I can't speak for it), it breaks the restore process as CWM can't read from other than it's predefined restore location. Now I've read on the Nexus 7 forums that do restore, you could potentially make a copy of your CWM folder from /0/ into your base sd folder.
I guess just play around with it, but personally I recommend not jumping to 4.2.1. I personally had to ODIN back to stock and wipe everything and start over cuz I ran out of space to move files and it just took too long since each time you wipe, it would embed everything in a /0/ and eventually the copies just overwhelmed.
But basically key understanding of this whole restore/downgrade issue is 4.2.1's profile architecture dumping all your SDcard (phone) content into /0/ and your CWM is used to restoring from SD/clockworkmod/backup rather than looking @ SD/0/clockworkmod/backup.
I flash from 4.2.1 to 4.1.1 and back all the time... Never ever had an issue
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Hey is Bluetooth working in 4.1 cm10? Specifically the music streaming to blue tooth?
Just went back to stock for Bluetooth but I hate stock...
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I'm not sure. I went to frosty not cm10
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falcons2 said:
I'm not sure. I went to frosty not cm10
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Lol I went frosty also.
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Lol I went frosty also.
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The battery life is insane I'm still shocked that I even left it lol
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