I'm looking to sell my galaxy nexus and I was just wondering if its okay to just make a backup of my internal storage and wipe the whole thing. I'm not sure if there would be any hidden files that could be looked at (Google Wallet/other secure app files) if I just do a factory reset and wipe my pictures. All I'm asking is if it is okay to wipe the whole internal storage of my Gnex. Thanks for any help.
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Factory Reset is enough!
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Factory reset only deletes user data. If you want tot delete everything you can just lock and re unlock the bootloader.
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mrgnex said:
Factory reset only deletes user data. If you want tot delete everything you can just lock and re unlock the bootloader.
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Factory reset only wipes /data in a CUSTOM recovery. In stock recovery it handles the storage partition also
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If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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Yea it should
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I might be wrong but I think it stores photos on a seperate partition. Meaning it should still be there after a reset.
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xxprodigyxx11 said:
I might be wrong but I think it stores photos on a seperate partition. Meaning it should still be there after a reset.
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No it doesn't.
Because the phone doesn't have a SDcard, everything is on 1 partition. Factory reset literally removes everything. You'll lose it all. Back things up before you reset.
potsykate said:
If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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It'll only format /sdcard/.androidsecure as far as i know, if you do reset via recovery.
However if you do it via settings menu then It'll ask you if you want to erase sd card content or not, if you choose so, it'll erase photos and everything on sdcard, however if you don't, then it won't.
This option will come on next screen after you choose to do factory reset.
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If you wipe data/cache in clockworkmod it DOES NOT ERASE THE /sdcard
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martonikaj said:
No it doesn't.
Because the phone doesn't have a SDcard, everything is on 1 partition. Factory reset literally removes everything. You'll lose it all. Back things up before you reset.
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There is a /mnt/sdcard as if the phone actually had an SD card.
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joshnichols189 said:
There is a /mnt/sdcard as if the phone actually had an SD card.
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So there is a seperate partition?
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Thanks all for your replies, ill back up first just in case before I return it for a swap,
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xxprodigyxx11 said:
So there is a seperate partition?
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yes
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ajhavery said:
It'll only format /sdcard/.androidsecure as far as i know, if you do reset via recovery.
However if you do it via settings menu then It'll ask you if you want to erase sd card content or not, if you choose so, it'll erase photos and everything on sdcard, however if you don't, then it won't.
This option will come on next screen after you choose to do factory reset.
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I dont get that option , it just goes and wipes everything and I mean everything
potsykate said:
If I do a factory reset via the recovery method will it actually erase any photos I have taken that are on the phone considering there is not a memory card on the phone out will they be safe?
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No all photos still be present. A format erases everything
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i read somewhere (yet to test) if you wipe data in CWM that it doesnt wipe virtual sd (pics, videos, songs, etc..)...but if u wipe from the factory reset option under settings in the phone, then it does wipe everything...is this true?
Wiping data and cache in CWM do not wipe the virtual SD card but yes, factory resetting will.
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joshnichols189 said:
Wiping data and cache in CWM do not wipe the virtual SD card but yes, factory resetting will.
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Thank you!
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Trying clear out internal SD card. Can you lock boot loader with custom ROM to clear everything and i mean everything. What is best way other than factory reset.
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Reboot into recovery and format internal storage?
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jmileti said:
Trying clear out internal SD card. Can you lock boot loader with custom ROM to clear everything and i mean everything. What is best way other than factory reset.
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fastboot erase userdata
this will clear EVERYTHING off the sdcard
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?
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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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I want to format my phone to clean all the crap files iv accumulated. If I format through twrp, will it just reinstall the current rom I'm running? Did this before on my s4, just want to make sure. Thanks guys
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Like internal storage you meant? I always do that on top of cache and dalvik wipe to get a full clean install and no trace of previous rom. To be on safe side always have nand backup when doing that.
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Yeah like if I go to wipe, then select all except system or that also?
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yeroc1982 said:
Yeah like if I go to wipe, then select all except system or that also?
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Factory reset, advance wipe, then I wipe cache, dalvik, system, data and internal storage. I have all my back ups in external card including copy of titanium backup for data. Then I flash any custom rom.
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