Why does factory reset and Wipe data erase my pictures??? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II

I thought DCIM folder in the internal storage is untouched...
So frustrating!

Always store pictures into external sd
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Wipe data factory reset shouldn't touch internal storage when using a custom recovery. Are you using stock recovery?

Froid said:
Wipe data factory reset shouldn't touch internal storage when using a custom recovery. Are you using stock recovery?
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This is correct. Back up anything you do not want to lose externally.
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Drop Box
i think you also have 50 gig of drop box available to you...use it?
It can be set up to automatically upload your pictures to drop box after you take a picture.

Don't wipe data. Factory reset and wipe system. Data is where pics and other user data is kept.

Don't panick
I have ways to restore deleted pics from the phone,
PM me for the solution as it's a fairly long process..

hi
tian105 said:
I have ways to restore deleted pics from the phone,
PM me for the solution as it's a fairly long process..
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Hi dear.., I have Note 2.. i did factory setting though play store was not working... but it erased all my pics... plesa let me know how to restore. my mail id is [email protected]
thanks...

mrg84 said:
Hi dear.., I have Note 2.. i did factory setting though play store was not working... but it erased all my pics... plesa let me know how to restore. my mail id is [email protected]
thanks...
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Pm the user...g
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gregsarg said:
Pm the user...g
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Always helping as usual g!! :thumbup:
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gillian07 said:
Factory reset will reset phone to factory settings, all customer data will be erased.
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Ya apps and app data. Settings. Not pics
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Titanium backup account suspended

Hi. I've been getting the insufficient storage' crap when trying to backup updated apps and have tried dalvik wipe, un install and reinstall of both app and pro key ect but problem persists. If I try to view the wiki or change log page I get 'account suspended' message. Sucks in short.
Anyone else having or had this problem? Any solutions?
Thanks.
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rasinell said:
Hi. I've been getting the insufficient storage' crap when trying to backup updated apps and have tried dalvik wipe, un install and reinstall of both app and pro key ect but problem persists. If I try to view the wiki or change log page I get 'account suspended' message. Sucks in short.
Anyone else having or had this problem? Any solutions?
Thanks.
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As far as the insufficient storage, that sounds like you have your phone's memory all but filled up. Check in settings. Doubt wiping dalvik will really clear up that much room. If it is space, delete some Movies, music, and or pictures.
Edit: I just checked before and after dalvik wipe and the free space on the phone is the same. Which makes sense, since the dalvik cache will rebuild upon first boot.
Still have 8.5gig space. Strange as was running 4.04 after flashing the zip over 4.02 n had no problem. Flashed factory image of 4.04 today n now its a problem? Either way the "account suspended" thing really doesn't make sense
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Delete your old nandroid and titanium backups or move them to your computer. Then curse whoever was in charge of how much storage space the GSM model received.
mentose457 said:
Delete your old nandroid and titanium backups or move them to your computer. Then curse whoever was in charge of how much storage space the GSM model received.
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Lol. I still have over 8gig space though
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rasinell said:
Lol. I still have over 8gig space though
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Whatever. Id still curse the whore that decided that the east only needed 16 o' storage space.
Seriously... nobody?
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mentose457 said:
Whatever. Id still curse the whore that decided that the east only needed 16 o' storage space.
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+10000000001
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With around 90 gig of music on Google music, instant upload and the last four or so years worth of pics on Google photo/picasa, a good quarter of my library on Google books and a film or two for "just in case" viewing on my phone memory along with 62 apps including games like gta3 and shadowgun I still have over 8gig free... yes more space is better than less but in this case it hardly matters anyway, its sorted now so thanks so much for all the constructive assistance, maybe I can repay the favor one day
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0 folder problem fix!

Hey guys, so I've seen many people with the 0 folder problem... Many people keep asking how to deal with it... A simple way would be just to backup your apps, pics and etc on to your computer. Then finally wipe your system and wipe your whole internal storage... After that just install another Rom and restore everything... Took me 20 min....
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Or you could follow my guide...
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Whiplashh said:
Or you could follow my guide...
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Link? sorry never saw it
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razzack3000 said:
Link? sorry never saw it
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Lol I was just messing with you. It would be nice if you could add to mine though. Great way to do it.
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Whiplashh said:
Lol I was just messing with you. It would be nice if you could add to mine though. Great way to do it.
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Yeah sorry, many threads get lost in time.... This is a simple way
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Yeah sorry, many threads get lost in time.... This is a simple way
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Mind if I add this to mine? As option #2? Yours works very well.
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So just wipe internal storage? What about formatting data?
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So just wipe internal storage? What about formatting data?
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Nope, /0 is made on internal not data, so it wouldnt help either way
Mind if I just ask here what formatting data in recovery actually does? Also if I wipe internal data I lose anything on my sd right. I'm just s little hazy on this and there's no post to explain this
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Select all files including .hiddens and move them back to the root of sd, then rename to 0 to .0 be happy.
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how do you keep it from coming back when flashing new roms? always get new 0 folder when flashing or restoring.
That folder is created on all 4.2+ roms because they repartition your sdcard that way
Don't keep anything that you want to save on the internal sd card and re format it every time before you flash a new rom. But that means the rom or anything you are flashing or don't want to loose must be stored on your external SD card.
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I've tried that and the folder always comes back. I've erased internal memory and used an old restore from before using a 4.2 ROM. Doesn't matter what I do it comes back. Even my stock restore will create it. Do I need to reboot after clearing internal memory?
harry46222 said:
I've tried that and the folder always comes back. I've erased internal memory and used an old restore from before using a 4.2 ROM. Doesn't matter what I do it comes back. Even my stock restore will create it. Do I need to reboot after clearing internal memory?
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Did you miss the part that if you use a 4.2 rom you will have it no matter what! It's the way 4.2 roms work designed like that by Google. All you can stop is creating multiple O folders. The only way your going to eliminate it is going back to a 4.1 rom.
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Secure formatting

So. Got my new phone from the insurance. So...how should I securely erase my old one so there's none of my data on it? Suggestions for a good app or program to wipe it?
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Factory reset
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Is it rooted?
janjannsen99 said:
Factory reset
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Doesn't overwrite data. It's still recoverable.
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Is it rooted?
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Yes.
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Doesn't overwrite data. It's still recoverable.
Yes.
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Is it possible it is still recoverable? Maybe.... Likely? No.... If in doubt do it a few times.
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Flash and odin stock rom. It wipes th3 internal sd and all. It's the most complete wipe.
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Flash and odin stock rom. It wipes th3 internal sd and all. It's the most complete wipe.
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Thanks. Probably doing that a couple times will do it. Thanks.
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Doesn't overwrite data. It's still recoverable.
Yes.
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These things aren't like hard drives. You should understands the differences between the two before replying like that. Where deleting from a hard drive the data can be recovered. Deleting from ssd and flash drives really does delete the files not just the directory of where those files. .....oh what am I even wasting my time for.
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janjannsen99 said:
These things aren't like hard drives. You should understands the differences between the two before replying like that. Where deleting from a hard drive the data can be recovered. Deleting from ssd and flash drives really does delete the files not just the directory of where those files. .....oh what am I even wasting my time for.
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I do know the difference between the two. Quite well. I work in IT. So...with that out of the way.
Data is still recoverable after a factory reset. Just cause you press delete on a flash memory based device or do a factory reset doesn't mean it's gone. Go take a few pictures with your digital camera, delete them, and use some SD card recovery software. They'll be there. You can recover data from a factory wiped device. I've done it. It is still there until it's overwritten.
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Help storage issue

Wondering what causes this?
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Wow, that is big pile of porn in one device.
You are using some custom rom?
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Haha, yup my eye already turn "blue"!! I'm using WanamLite XXDMC3 (V 1.3) but was'nt sure that it was b4 or after I used this rom. I would comment that this is a stable rom n the battery life have improved greatly. Would be great if I had this kind of storage space on my note two!
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A few items to note, 1. go to camera/video app settings and change it to save to SDCard. 2. I have some HD movies (4 of them?) that are well over 6GB each. I normally have them on my external 2TB drive at home, but move a few to watch when traveling.
Lastly, when I got into the mobile devices many moon's ago, it was 1.X MP camera and pictures were @ 55K. This 8MP HD shooter takes pictures that are several megs! If you don't care about clarity that much, turn it down? JMO.
Are you sure this is a false storage estimated?
If so, are you sure have tried doing a full clean wipe?
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Are you sure this is a false storage estimated?
If so, are you sure have tried doing a full clean wipe?
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How to go about on a full clean wipe? Did a wipe of some sort when flashing the WanamLite rom.
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dsims7_2000 said:
A few items to note, 1. go to camera/video app settings and change it to save to SDCard. 2. I have some HD movies (4 of them?) that are well over 6GB each. I normally have them on my external 2TB drive at home, but move a few to watch when traveling.
Lastly, when I got into the mobile devices many moon's ago, it was 1.X MP camera and pictures were @ 55K. This 8MP HD shooter takes pictures that are several megs! If you don't care about clarity that much, turn it down? JMO.
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Could not find the option to change the setting on the camera app. Where should I do the changes? Thks!
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300zxtt8 said:
Could not find the option to change the setting on the camera app. Where should I do the changes? Thks!
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I have the stock app. Open the app and there is a setting icon (looks like a spark plug guage?) in the upper left. tap that and scroll down. The factory setting for MP is 6, I changed it to 8. Scroll all the way down, storage location is next to last option, change it to card IF you have one. If not, you cannot change it. If so, single shots and video will go to card. Burst shots still go to phone.
Good Luck.
Thanks! Found out the problem, there's no external sd cause send in for replacement.
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300zxtt8 said:
Thanks! Found out the problem, there's no external sd cause send in for replacement.
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Please tell me you removed the card BEFORE you sent phone out?
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Please tell me you removed the card BEFORE you sent phone out?
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Sorry! Send microsd card for replacement not phone. Card's death!
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Storage question

Hey guys so when in my storage options it does not adequately reflect my storage availability I'm wondering if this is normal. This only represents about 4-5 gigs being used but only 700mb available. Is this normal? I honestly don't have that much on my internal but it is running low faster than it should be. Just wanted to know if this is normal.
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I would venture to say that's not normal... Try an app called "Disk Usage" and see what exactly is taking up the space.
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I would venture to say that's not normal... Try an app called "Disk Usage" and see what exactly is taking up the space.
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Im having the same problem and I used that app and its saying for me that system data is 7.2gb is that normal?
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Julianmgn said:
Im having the same problem and I used that app and its saying for me that system data is 7.2gb is that normal?
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No thats not normal. mine is at 523mb
C.Sweat said:
No thats not normal. mine is at 523mb
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Any suggestions?
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Julianmgn said:
Any suggestions?
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No, I really dont have any. Sorry. Are you sure that is the amount of storage that the system data folder is using?
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No, I really dont have any. Sorry. Are you sure that is the amount of storage that the system data folder is using?
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Well I guess im not really sure. Thats what the app said.
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Julianmgn said:
Well I guess im not really sure. Thats what the app said.
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Yeah, seems correct. Do you have a Galaxy S4 or are you on a different device?
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Yeah, seems correct. Do you have a Galaxy S4 or are you on a different device?
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Yeah I have galaxy s4 from tmobile.
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Now what exactly could cause the system data to soar to 7GB? Have you tried exploring around the directories to see exactly what files or directories are abnormally large?
Op-is your device rooted
Backups may be the issue then.
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Thanks for all the responses I just got a chance to look at this I'll take a look at that app and see what I get. What kinda backups are we talking? Because I haven't intentionally backed anything up. And I am rooted yes
Edit: currently running wicked v4 but have had a few before that with same circumstances. I always factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache.
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lorddart said:
Thanks for all the responses I just got a chance to look at this I'll take a look at that app and see what I get. What kinda backups are we talking? Because I haven't intentionally backed anything up. And I am rooted yes
Edit: currently running wicked v4 but have had a few before that with same circumstances. I always factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache.
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I havent looked through my directory but I will today.
And im also running wicked v4 and have also had this problem before.
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I've looked through everything, and using the disk space app, showed about 5.7 gigs to system. Went through system couldn't find specifics as the culprit or what I could remove to make space. Is there any type of reset that'd clean it up, like a Odin flash? I'm usually better with these things but this is just odd and outta character for me.
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I think I found the problem I was wondering wtf was going on... Everything has been different folder setup in cwm than before when I go to flash from SD card I get 0, legacy, and one other folder. Well... I found a folder in my system called emulated... It's basically two extra copies of my entire internal system. Anyone know where this came from? And how to prevent it from reoccurring? It shows updated today. Please correct me if this is not the issue... Gonna try deleting it will post after
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Well... That only deleted everything on my internal SD... Wtf so strange. My internal SDcard showed like 2.7 gigs taken up the 'emulated: legacy and 0' folders were exactly 2.7 gigs each... Leading to the theory these were copies of the internal SD but when deleted they took the internal with them, now it shows I have 3.3 gigs avail and one being used... Outta 9+ gigs... Wtf ha
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Ok so I figured out that its was my nandroid backups that where taking up all the space. Especially my nandroid of stock.
Its under data/media/clockwork
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Julianmgn said:
Ok so I figured out that its was my nandroid backups that where taking up all the space. Especially my nandroid of stock.
Its under data/media/clockwork
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Idk if it's my es file explorer but there's nothing in the data folder, I checked the 'show hidden files' too let me know if any other jnfo
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lorddart said:
Idk if it's my es file explorer but there's nothing in the data folder, I checked the 'show hidden files' too let me know if any other jnfo
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I used root explorer, I got the paid version
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Figured it out... Wish I'd have waited 5 min before deleting all my internal storage haha I wonder if there's an easy way to restore that crap...
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