I flashed 4.1.2 OTA and am seriously disliking the dip in battery performance. Before reverting to 4.1.1 I will try a factory reset.
Is it safe/advisable to copy the internal storage (sdcard0) over to my external sd card, factory reset, and then copy/replace everything back to sdcard0? Would apps load user data correctly?
I don't have root nor titanium backup, prefer to keep this device stock.
Thanks!
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Yes you can
But this data is extra data which requires to download after installing aplication.
like in case of Gameloft game or sygic map you need not to download data again but it won't restore aplication data like level you have completed on game etc.
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Since the is no sd card on this phone to save stuff on (i.e. pictures music, etc), when we flash a rom and have to do a wipe , do we lose all of our stuff?
Before you install a custom ROM, make a backup of your current ROM in Recovery. The phone uses built in storage instead of an SD card, but the process for backing up and restoring is the same.
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Before you install a custom ROM, make a backup of your current ROM in Recovery. The phone uses built in storage instead of an SD card, but the process for backing up and restoring is the same.
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ok do a backup in CWM ? so when I flash after the new rom is on , my folders and files will still be on the built in storage ?
Create a CWM backup and backup the apps you want on titanium. My suggestion for titanium, after you wipe let the market automatically restore your apps and use titanium to restore your data from the apps you want. Most everything like pictures and what's on your internal storage should still be there after wipe, but I would throw them on your laptop or wherever just in case.
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The phone does have a "sdcard." Just think of it as a irremovable 16 GB sdcard.
Everything else is the same.
Making a backup is optional, you can do it if you want. Or not do it.
You can always restore yourself back to stock using the stock images provided by Google (google it if you wish to find it).
Plan on installing the JB Goodness v.8.0.5 ROM coming from Team Sonic. Have to do a factory reset & wipe. What will I lose from my phone's internal storage. Will i lose downloaded pics, gifs, documents etc?
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Plan on installing the JB Goodness v.8.0.5 ROM coming from Team Sonic. Have to do a factory reset & wipe. What will I lose from my phone's internal storage. Will i lose downloaded pics, gifs, documents etc?
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All your apps will have to be re-downloaded from the play store and you lose all progress in games, etc. But no none of your pictures or music is affected (I'm 99% sure). I save my pictures to my SD Card though..
Factory data / wipe reset is only for the rom itself, as Joe said everything is lost EXCLUDING your internal / external storage.
But if your planning on literally cleaning your phone id suggest backing up all of your important stuff thats in your intSdCard
and exSdCard move the important stuff to your PC/Mac/Linux and then do an internal + external storage wipe just to
remove the left over stuff from apps that save files / temp files into your sdcards.
However you can backup your apps using Titanium Backup Root and move the TitaniumBackup folder to your PC
to backup your apps + data. I've been jumping roms as well and doing full blown wipes for everything ( Data / Cache / Davlik / internal
/ external ) and titanium backup is a MUST if you want to keep most of your apps with data.
However if those apps get buggy ( FC, won't start etc ) then you'll need to wipe the apps data .
All in all, that should be it. Hope this helps, and i hope you enjoy using the JB Goodness rom
I just flashed LiquidSmooth v2.5 with the following steps:
CWM backup onto internal sd card
Move Rom and Google apps to internal sd card
Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache
Format /system, Format /data
Install Rom, Google apps
Boot
However, now when I look at the internal storage of my phone through settings, there is 12.05GB available, but only 1.68GB free space. I have not downloaded any apps, and I have no media on the device (pictures, music, videos, etc). When I connect the phone to my computer and explore the internal storage, there is nothing there as well. I think there is a lot of stuff taking up room that I can't see. How do I get to those files to delete them and make more room? Is the problem that I am not using an external sd card?
Thanks in advance.
Get disk usage from the market. It will show you what's using your space.
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I just downloaded and used it. It says that 9.3GB is system data? Is that possible? How can I get rid of that?
Go to the root required section and choose /data. That should give you better results.
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I've been thinking about cleaning up the internal storage on my One and had a question. Are TiB backups independent of internal file structures?
For example if I backup all system settings, apps and data and place them on a thumb drive using an OTG cable, and then delete/format internal data, could I install a Rom and TiB from the thumb drive and restore my phone to current layout, minus the "trash"? Or does TiB need the apps file to restore its data?
Sort of a convoluted question but I'm trying to clean up space.
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I've been thinking about cleaning up the internal storage on my One and had a question. Are TiB backups independent of internal file structures?
For example if I backup all system settings, apps and data and place them on a thumb drive using an OTG cable, and then delete/format internal data, could I install a Rom and TiB from the thumb drive and restore my phone to current layout, minus the "trash"? Or does TiB need the apps file to restore its data?
Sort of a convoluted question but I'm trying to clean up space.
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Yes, everything TB needs to do the restore will be stored in the TB folder. I've never had much luck backing up and restoring system info but you will definitely be fine backing up apps and data. You could also do a nandroid, move it off the phone, format data, move it back, restore.
Hey guys I have been trying back up my data so can flash a new ROM but titanium backup will only back up to my phone not my SD card so when I wipe through cwm I'm going to lose my backups can anybody please help with this
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Go to preferences and change backup folder location. Click "detect"/search entire device and navigate to your sd card.
Not sure about cwm, but twrp won't format your internal sd storage unless you specifically target it. I always wipe data, system, and cache prior to flashing a new rom. I leave the sd partition alone unless I want to clear it for whatever reason.
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