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Wiping via Amon for flashing

Doing a full wipe with the first wipe option in Amon is what should he done correct? It wont erase my sdcard will it? Ive always just wiped cache, data, and dalvik because i wasnt sure if the others needed wiping...so boot and android secure should be wiped with a new flash? I think the first option in Amon is "Wipe All" or something like that, is that what i should be doing? I just want my sdcard wiped
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str8chillin1805 said:
Doing a full wipe with the first wipe option in Amon is what should he done correct? It wont erase my sdcard will it? Ive always just wiped cache, data, and dalvik because i wasnt sure if the others needed wiping...so boot and android secure should be wiped with a new flash? I think the first option in Amon is "Wipe All" or something like that, is that what i should be doing? I just want my sdcard wiped
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Correct. That is what you want to do, and no it won't erase your sd card. I also wipe boot and system a couple extra times, just because I like to! If your sd card is partitioned, you'll see it wipes the sd ext which is your partition, so don't worry...it won't touch the FAT32 partition when it does that. If your card isn't partitioned it'll skip the sd ext wipe.

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] Wiping /sdcard without wiping ROM

My question here is if i decided to wipe only my internal sdcard contents, because of slow performance of I/O and files not showing in windows, will the ROM still be there or will it get wiped along with it.
I know that if i wipe data/factory reset in CWM recovery the sdcard will NOT be wiped, but my question is the other way round.
Thanks for help

How to completely wipe phone?

So I had a problem with my phone and I am I installing a fresh ROM using TWRP. Am I able to put my ROM on the External SDCard and completely wipe the device including the SD Card?
A normal Wipte leaves the SDCard and I want everything gone.
TIA

There is an option for this in the Wipe menu in TWRP. I don't remember what it says, it's the lowest left option I guess
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Yes you can store ROM on external SD card. Thats where mine are saved. I usually wipe "system" which I believe wipes your current ROM...factory reset..wipe cache and dalvik cache. I would just make sure the ROM you want to flash is actually on the ext before you do anything.

[Q] [4.4] sd card problem

hay,
i installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648304
and i had problem with the 3G & wifi. i read that wipe cache will slove this problem, so i did a backup througt the recovery and than wiped cache partition & delvik cache and rebooted.
after the wipe, the sd card removed. the phone doesnt read the sdcard, and i dont know what to do? i have very important things on the sdcard like photos.
plz help me.

DanielMit said:
hay,
i installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648304
and i had problem with the 3G & wifi. i read that wipe cache will slove this problem, so i did a backup througt the recovery and than wiped cache partition & delvik cache and rebooted.
after the wipe, the sd card removed. the phone doesnt read the sdcard, and i dont know what to do? i have very important things on the sdcard like photos.
plz help me.
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reflash the rom

Insert SDcard into PC via an adapter and try opening it. Windows can repair errors on the card, if it finds any. Data recovery not guaranteed though.

DanielMit said:
hay,
i installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2648304
and i had problem with the 3G & wifi. i read that wipe cache will slove this problem, so i did a backup througt the recovery and than wiped cache partition & delvik cache and rebooted.
after the wipe, the sd card removed. the phone doesnt read the sdcard, and i dont know what to do? i have very important things on the sdcard like photos.
plz help me.
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Do this remove sd card from your mobile and connect it on pc through adapter and check its readable if readable copy all file to your pc and format your sd card and reconnect it to your mobile and check its now readable or not.