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Super Wipe

I would grately appreciate if any Dev can make a flashable zip, like the one Darkside made for the s2
Or I'm wondering if I can still use the darkside one, b4 I flash a new ROM on my S3?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31278065
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Already done!
Check the OP of wildchlds XquiziT xD thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
I wouldn't use one from a differnt phone, just to be safe.
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Thanks guys I was looking for this a long time.

DocHoliday77 said:
Already done!
Check the OP of wildchlds XquiziT xD thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
I wouldn't use one from a differnt phone, just to be safe.
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I read the OP but it says its gonna wipe my internal SD card, such as data and media.
I got a bunch of movies on my Int. SD card, so do I have to move them to my SD card?

That or back them up to a pc. Superwipe wipes everything but external sd.
Sounds like you are looking for something more like the factory reset through cwm or twrp.
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DocHoliday77 said:
That or back them up to a pc. Superwipe wipes everything but external sd.
Sounds like you are looking for something more like the factory reset through cwm or twrp.
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I had the s2 but I always used the script from darkside, it didn't touch my SD card even the internal.
If u got time check it out and you'll see what I'm looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487706

Just go into cwr and mounts and storage and format system, data, and cache.
It will accomplish the same thing
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anyway to install a rom without wiping internal Memory?

I'm not use to factory reset in recovery wiping internal storage. Because of this I had wipe all my titanium backups prior (now I know to keep it on the external storage).
But this means every time I install a new rom my internal storage will be wiped (unless I backup to external storage) ?

mxl180 said:
I'm not use to factory reset in recovery wiping internal storage. Because of this I had wipe all my titanium backups prior (now I know to keep it on the external storage).
But this means every time I install a new rom my internal storage will be wiped (unless I backup to external storage) ?
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internal storage doesn't get wiped when you factory reset. i'm using CWM from the toolkit (the universal CWM). what are you using?

na7q said:
internal storage doesn't get wiped when you factory reset. i'm using CWM from the toolkit (the universal CWM). what are you using?
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really? I'm using the same CWM from toolkit. I remember doing a factory reset in recovery and install new rom. I noticed all my files were gone. I'll do it again and see what happens..

I just wipe/factory reset from CWM and internal storage all gone.

mxl180 said:
I just wipe/factory reset from CWM and internal storage all gone.
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Get off of cwm and use twrp. It definitely doesn't wipe internal storage.
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Yea cwm was the issue... wth? Oh well got twp now.
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mxl180 said:
Yea cwm was the issue... wth? Oh well got twp now.
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As a heads up, I had an issue with the latest TWRP not wiping anything for me, verified it twice. I reverted back to 2.3.1.1, keep an eye on that though.

I think they released a new twp to fix that
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cherylbaker said:
I think they released a new twp to fix that
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twrp-2.3.1.4 zip. To update it do I just boot into recovery and flash that zip?

mxl180 said:
twrp-2.3.1.4 zip. To update it do I just boot into recovery and flash that zip?
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Use goo manager, menu, tap install openrecoveryscript.
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Was looking for this thread because I'm having the same problem. I flashed 2 roms with cwm and didnt have any issue with backups, the 3rd time I lost everything on internal sd. Is there anyway to get TB to recognize extsd? I know it did on my evo, but I can't get it to on the note...of course TB is to busy t9 help
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Clean wipe phone while rooted?

Hi.I'm selling my S3 tomorrow as a rooted device. how do I delete everything , that is files ,folders, pics with still maintaining root ?
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Go into recovery do a factory reset and wipe the internal sd card too.
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wouldnt that wipe the system files too?

moinsheriff said:
wouldnt that wipe the system files too?
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I would think so, yes

Format system deletes system files
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So formatting sd card in cwm will retain the rom and the superuser?
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Yes it'll be fine
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Sd split help..

Is there a way to wipe my internal 16gig.. From loading 4.2 and coming back to 4.1 somehow my internal memory is messed up. When I go into twrp I can see some files in my downloads folder but when I boot up and explore my memory it's different. I have factory reset and wipe when I Flashed new rom but it don't fix it.
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wilderckw said:
Is there a way to wipe my internal 16gig.. From loading 4.2 and coming back to 4.1 somehow my internal memory is messed up. When I go into twrp I can see some files in my downloads folder but when I boot up and explore my memory it's different. I have factory reset and wipe when I Flashed new rom but it don't fix it.
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Try looking in data/media and you will most likely find your files. It's a 4.2 change
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In twrp there is a wipe internal option. Not sure if that'll do what you need.
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Speedin07si said:
In twrp there is a wipe internal option. Not sure if that'll do what you need.
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I was thinking I could do that then restore my tom backup or flash a new rom just never did it before..
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Cannot complete reboot after flashing Rom

Good day fine community.
My Galaxy S3 i747M(Rogers) stays stuck @ Galaxy S3 screen after flashing this ROM S3Rx 3.0 TouchWiz 4.3 MJB (1-27-14) Full AROMA.
1. First succesfully flashed 4.3 bootloader and MK5 modem from within a 4.1 ROM
2. Then used TRWP, full wipe, formatted internal sd, flashed ROM and loaded well.
3. Then attempted a Nandroid, which for some reason stayed almost an hour in the "backing up system data", so I cancelled it when the "cannot finish" message appeared.
4. Then rebooted, and now stays stuck in Galaxy S3 screen.
I redid 1, 2 and 4, and still stuck, even if I let the phone rest for more than 10 minutes.
For the life of me, it seems to be a bootloader issue, but I am unsure.
Anyone has any idea what I did wrong?
Thank you.

Try wipe of /system and all other wipes that you can apply. These are under the advanced section of your recovery
This will wipe your whole phone. Then try and reboot
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Reboot into what? Everything's wiped.
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Builtnoob, did that. My sd card was fully wiped, as well as cache and dalvik. Thanks for the input.
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Shortydogg, once i flashed and was in the launcher, and alk was working fine, I rebooted in to recovery to do nand. Even if the nand was uncuccessfull, i should still be able to boot into the rom, since it was already running. That is my question: how come it stays stuck at boot. Thx for looking into it.
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Usually first boot takes a good half hour at times. Give it some time. However this could be due to a faulty flash. Or some corruption of data. Use twrp to mount your internal memory. Then redownload the ROM and reflash .
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Did you format the internal SD or did you format the system, data, and cache from recovery?

audit13, I formatted everything but my ext sd card. Tonight I will try again, this time with fresh download and wiping cache and dalvik after flashing, before booting, and will report back. Thanks guys.
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Me said:
audit13, I formatted everything but my ext sd card. Tonight I will try again, this time with fresh download and wiping cache and dalvik after flashing, before booting, and will report back. Thanks guys.
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Don't forget the /system wipe as a lot of the stock ROMs do need it
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buildnoob, 10-4.
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An easier fix may be to just flash a pre-rooted 4.3 ROM that is made for the Bell, Telus or Rogers version of your phone. Then, load a custom recovery to flash custom ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

Buildnoob, thanks for the info. I did fresh install and wiped cache and dalvik after flash and now all is well.
Thanks guys for the help.

DroidArt said:
buildnoob, 10-4.
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