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Format all zip?

With the format all zip, do you just nandroid backup, wipe, flash format all zip, then flash new rom?
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There's no need to wipe if you are using the format all zip but it won't hurt anything.

Well no need to wipe, since that is what the zip will do, but you can if you want to.

I don't think the format all zip wipes dalvik cache. At least when I flash it, and it shows what its doing, it says formatting data, formatting boot, formatting system, and formatting cache. Never says dalvik, so i'd at least be sure to additionally wipe dalvik cache.
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Also, if you have your sd card partitioned, I don't think it wipes sd ext.

k2buckley said:
I don't think the format all zip wipes dalvik cache. At least when I flash it, and it shows what its doing, it says formatting data, formatting boot, formatting system, and formatting cache. Never says dalvik, so i'd at least be sure to additionally wipe dalvik cache.
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Dalvik cache is by default in /data. So when it says formatting data, the dalvik is being wiped as well.

Quick question on wiping data & "SD"

Will wiping the phone in CWM delete files on the "SD" space of the phone? I've read it is all apart of the same partition, so I wanted to make sure before awkwardly deleting the ROM I am about to install..

I have wiped tons of times in CWR and it hasn't touched the /sd yet. All my files are safe and sound.
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Grims said:
Will wiping the phone in CWM delete files on the "SD" space of the phone? I've read it is all apart of the same partition, so I wanted to make sure before awkwardly deleting the ROM I am about to install..
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Yes, it clears *all* internal storage.

So...which is it?

Maybe I misunderstood but are you talking about wiping /data and /cache? Because when I do this it does NOT wipe the /sd but does wipe all other user data, just like on every other android phone I have had.
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Grims said:
So...which is it?
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Wipe data/factory reset on CWM wipes your WHOLE phone, including "SD" card. I advise you to use the Super Wipe Lite script from the Android Revolution ROM, get it here. This will do a complete wipe, except SD card.
A bit of more info, in case you're interested: the SD card is the folder /data/media mounted as /sdcard. When you wipe in CWM, the data folder is emptied as well.
EDIT: i havent actually tried to do a normal full wipe from CWM, im stating the above just from reading other reports here. Maybe the last version from CWM has fixed this, i dont know
EDIT2: You can wipe cache and dalvik as usual from CWM without any problems.

flakz0r said:
Wipe data/factory reset on CWM wipes your WHOLE phone, including "SD" card. I advise you to use the Super Wipe Lite script from the Android Revolution ROM, get it here. This will do a complete wipe, except SD card.
A bit of more info, in case you're interested: the SD card is the folder /data/media mounted as /sdcard. When you wipe in CWM, the data folder is emptied as well.
EDIT: i havent actually tried to do a normal full wipe from CWM, im stating the above just from reading other reports here. Maybe the last version from CWM has fixed this, i dont know
EDIT2: You can wipe cache and dalvik as usual from CWM without any problems.
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I figured that was how it was setup, but didn't know if CWM had any logic built into it to filter out the folder. I'll take a look at the script, thanks.

The built-in factory reset in Android will also wipe everything.

I did data,cache,dalvik wipe and formatted system going from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3.
I did NOT lose my SD card

The default wipe in ICS clears *all* internal memory. The default Factory Reset feature of CWM does the exact same thing. I've done it twice and it wiped fully both times.

Very interesting direct contradictions going on in here..

Wiping data in CWM DOES NOT WIPE THE VIRTUAL SDCARD. People need to stop saying it does.. it is all one partition but the virtual SD card is not wiped when you wipe data in cwm.. Factory resets in settings will wipe your virtual SD card but cwm WILL NOT.
Edit: sorry I had a long night, but I will leave the caps so people actually read it.
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It is quite troubling to read how many people are saying that wiping in CWM will erase the SD card.
It 100% DOES NOT. I have wiped in CWM dozens of times already. I can not say the same for Factory Reset in Android...but in CWM wiping data DOES NOT wipe your SD.

[Q] Please Help me!!

I tried to wipe everything off my phone. I booted into Clock recovery. This is what I did: Wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Wipe Dalvik cache
Format /data
format /system
format /cache
format /emmc
format /sdcard
Because I want to get rid of everything inside my phone and then I sell it to someone.
I downloaded some roms and put it into my sd card. But obviously, what I get is "Couldn't open directory. No files found"
I tried backup and restore and install zip from sdcard. But the result is the same.
My phone(Galaxy s2 t989) is rooted
I think I screw everything up
Please help I would really appreciate it.

READ READ READ is your best friend! I think what you are looking for is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
Good luck

When you formatted /system you wiped your Android os files. You need to flash back to stock...follow the instructions doormankenneth posted.
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Factory wipe questions

I've had my nexus since December and have tried several ROMs since then--not a total noob, but there's a lot I don't know.
I've been wondering what part of the memory is left untouched by the factory wipes that I've been doing in preparation to flash a ROM? And is there any need to periodically wipe that portion of the memory to remove any remnants of ROMs or deleted apps or anything else that is potentially problem causing or just eating up memory space?
And would your answer explain this: I once did a factory wipe and then accidentally selected reboot before flashing the new ROM and the phone booted normally into the ROM I thought I had just wiped.

factory wipe (data/cache) in CWM only removes the apps, user data, and cache
it leaves /data/media alone (this is the /sdcard/ partition)
so if you hit reboot after a factory reset, it will still keep the same rom as /system is untouched unless you remove it or the rom installer script for the new rom deletes the partition.

When you wipe you clean the ROM for a new one to come. and as far as I know there's no storage to be cleaned up. When yo wipe cache and data it should be good to go.
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if you factory wipe using CWM, it will keep the data/media folder, which is all your sdcard contents. other than that the rest of the data folder (apps/settings) will get wiped.
if you wipe userdata using fastboot, either by typing in 'fastboot erase userdata' or when using the -w command when installing factory images then your sdcard will get formatted too.

Anytime you want to change Rom's just move the important files/pics/etc to a subfolder of /data/media or just copy them to your PC first. I think its good to factory reset every once in a while to clear out the remnants of uninstalled programs. Seems to speed up the phone too in my opinion.

Mounts & Storage → Format System "Not SD"
It will help with issues people mostly run into.
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[Q] Strange missing free space?

I am using like 4 gigs on my main sd. It says I only have a gig left. I doubt my system is hitting 5 or 6 gigs. I'm using the Avatar rom. I attached a picture of my storage overview. I also formatted cache. Any ideas?

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You are most like affected by the emulated storage bug. How to fix:
Have a card reader, and MicroSD to SD adapter
Back up all of you data to your computer
Update to the latest CWM or TWRP
Wipe Data \ Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Format /system
Copy a ROM and gapps to the external SD with the card reader
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Profit!

Lemme get other people's opinions before I get drastic.

Get disk usage from the market. Run that and see what it shows you.
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corey103 said:
Lemme get other people's opinions before I get drastic.
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You without a doubt have the emulated storage bug.

MistaBojangles said:
You without a doubt have the emulated storage bug.
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Agreed. OP, formatting /system and /data will resolve this issue.

Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back. Can I use the same rom?

Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers

xBeerdroiDx said:
Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers
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Band road?

corey103 said:
Band road?
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Nandroid

xBeerdroiDx said:
Nandroid
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Ah, got it. I'm starting it now. I'm backing up all my user apps and making a nandroid backup. I'll report results. Thanks.

xBeerdroiDx said:
Yes sir. Wipe data, wipe cache. Wipe dalvik. Format /system. Format /data. Flash rom. Flash gapps. Reboot. All this is done, of course, assuming you have the rom, gapps and perhaps a band road all on a micro sd card. Cheers
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I wiped the data, /system, cleared the cache/dalvik and such. Flashed both and rebooted. It shows 12 gigs total space, 2.13 available. All my files are still there. Are they supposed to be?

No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?

xBeerdroiDx said:
No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?
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I'll try now. I attempted both. I'll do both and flash again and such.

xBeerdroiDx said:
No. There's wipe data and format /data in cwm. Did you do both? You need to.
Or are you twrp?
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Fixed! This time, I formated /data, did a user data format, and wiped my /sdcard. It's all good now, thanks!

corey103 said:
Fixed! This time, I formated /data, did a user data format, and wiped my /sdcard. It's all good now, thanks!
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Sounds like you followed exactly what I posted...

MistaBojangles said:
Sounds like you followed exactly what I posted...
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Well the thing that did it was wiping the /sdcard. I might have accidentally skipped over that, either way. Thanks for the help! I got everything back to the way it used to (with more space of course).