If I do a wipe data (factory data reset) in CWM as required to install a rom, does this touch the "virtual" SD card in the internal storage on the phone?
Answering my own question here: It doesn't! Just wiped the stock rom and now flashing Jedi Master 5...
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Will wiping the data (before ROM flash) also wipe the "SD Card" data? I know on other phones, that have a physical SD card, when you wipe data the SD data remains. But, with the Nexus having a virtual SD card, I didn't know what would happen.
In essence, I'm thinking Titanium Backup is useless unless you pull the backup data from the phone before flashing a new ROM, because the backed up data would be deleted with a data wipe for new ROM flash.
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Will wiping the data (before ROM flash) also wipe the "SD Card" data? I know on other phones, that have a physical SD card, when you wipe data the SD data remains. But, with the Nexus having a virtual SD card, I didn't know what would happen.
In essence, I'm thinking Titanium Backup is useless unless you pull the backup data from the phone before flashing a new ROM, because the backed up data would be deleted with a data wipe for new ROM flash.
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The "sd card" data remains. Nothing is messed with in that portion of memory. TiBu works great.
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The "sd card" data remains. Nothing is messed with in that portion of memory. TiBu works great.
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Thanks! I wondered what would happen with a data wipe.
If you flash a stock ROM via fastboot it WILL WIPE THE "SDCARD". EVERYTHING.
Basically:
Stock recovery data wipe/factory reset = SDcard wiped
Custom recovery data wipe/factory reset = SDcard untouched
So if you haven't rooted/CWM'd your phone yet, don't put anything big and important on the SDcard. If you have put stuff on your card just make a backup of it on your PC and then do the unlock/recovery install procedure. Then you'll be set. Titanium Backup will be back to working just like it does on any other phone once you have a custom recovery installed. No worrying about the SDcard getting wiped.
you'll definitely want to install a custom recovery if you're going to be wiping anything. Id highly recommend the clockwork touch recovery. The standard one is really a pain to use as the navigation is odd and its hard to select what you want.
^ I wonder as well, but I proceed without thinking about sdcard. Lucky enough our great dev took care of that. Btw, I didn't have time to see the recovery since when I got it I flash CWM immediately.
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Whenever I flash any rom on my gsm nexus my previous apps and info still show up on the new rom, even if I did a full wipe. Is there something wrong with my nexus?
If they're on your virtual sd card then no, nothing's wrong. CWR doesn't touch your sd card partition nor does doing a factory reset. The only way to delete everything is to format them (mounts & storage -> format /data). If you want you can format all of the partitions, however you won't be able to boot until you flash recovery and adb push your ROM's zip onto the 'sd card' and install it.
Having come from a Samsung S2 with the MicroSD card, I am a little concerned that with the HTC One X having internal Phone storage It may get wiped when installing a full wipe custom Rom. The manual says if you factory set it gives you the option of wiping the phone storage, I have no idea if that will happen if you install a custom Rom and perform a full wipe.
Anyone know for a fact please
doing a full wipe b4 flashing a rom will not wipe ur internal sd card.
I am selling my phone. I want to get all my data of the phone and SD card before I sell it for obvious reasons.
I plan on doing the following (all from within recovery):-
A factory reset.
Format all partitions (system, data, boot).
Install a rom.
Format SD Card.
Is there anything else I need to do? Is doing the above tasks in the order specified, the best way of doing things? Have I missed anything out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515387
You can try this method to fully wipe phone and sd card. Just when you install rom and reboot dont log in to google account let new buyer do that by them login in or creating and account.
Basically
1. Wipe Factory
2. Wipe Cache
3. Wipe Dalvik
4. Format Partitions (except sd card)
5. Format sd Card
6. Mount USB (still in 4ext recovery)
7. Place rom in SD
8. Install from SD
9. Flash ROM
just after the wipe and format install a clean and stable Rom so it will look like new, for my advice use a stock sense one like ARHD its the best stock non-customized rom out there for sense
to totally wipe the SD card of any personal data so that 9.99999% of people will not be able to recover info on it...make sure you use the overwrite format option in SD Formatter, then just do a standard quick format.
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hi i use the wipe script from ARHD how can i format to default partition format the sd card?
using cwm to format or there is another method to format the sd card?
after format will work device like before or need to reflash rom or all apps reinstall?
The SD card is pretty separate from other ROM stuff. Apps have data on there as well as photos, etc.
You can format from CWM or from within the ROM, or mount as USB and format it.