Hi everyone,
I've been using a rooted galaxy nexus for two years (mostly on vanir rom). The last few months the phone has been operating really slowly. I'm sure some of that is due to age, but I'm trying to find out how to do the computer equivalent of formatting my phone and starting fresh again. Is it simply by wiping my "sd card" in TWRP, or is there a more effective way of doing it?
Thanks!
danavi said:
Hi everyone,
I've been using a rooted galaxy nexus for two years (mostly on vanir rom). The last few months the phone has been operating really slowly. I'm sure some of that is due to age, but I'm trying to find out how to do the computer equivalent of formatting my phone and starting fresh again. Is it simply by wiping my "sd card" in TWRP, or is there a more effective way of doing it?
Thanks!
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Yeah that solves it. But locking and unlocking the bootloader will do the trick too. This will wipe all data!
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is there another option except unlocking and locking?
when i format via TWRP it still keeps so many old folders and \1\ folders from past roms installations
mrgnex said:
Yeah that solves it. But locking and unlocking the bootloader will do the trick too. This will wipe all data!
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Thanks for your help. If i lock and unlock the bootloader will I have to go through the whole process again as when I originally unlocked my phone (ie installing super user, twrp, etc)?
vitalero said:
is there another option except unlocking and locking?
when i format via TWRP it still keeps so many old folders and \1\ folders from past roms installations
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Can't you just go into Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset?
And if you want to wipe SD card too then Settings > Storage > Erase USB storage
Or wipe Dalvik, Cache, Data, Internal Storage from recovery and that will clear everything out.
nexus doesnt have sd card, only internal
and all what u wrote doesnt erase everything
usb mount
i have gotten accustom to using a .micro usb. to a .female usb. cord to mount a flash drive.
it will give you another option of flashing when something goes wrong
why dont you try to clean your chace first, wipe the chace and dalvik chace, also you can try clean install a new rom beside you wont got all your stuff gone
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hey i want to wipe my SD completely because i have loads of mess in it and i want to make it fresh like i got my phone on the first day...i tried super wipe and it didn't help....anyone knows how do i wipe completely my sd?
Tried factory reset?
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If i do factory reset and erase phone storage will it delete my rom,kernel,custom recovery?
VodkaPlease said:
If i do factory reset and erase phone storage will it delete my rom,kernel,custom recovery?
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No it should reset the Rom only(storage)
connect ur phone to ur pc, right click on ur htc storage drive, choose format. done. easy as pie^ω^
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VodkaPlease said:
hey i want to wipe my SD completely because i have loads of mess in it and i want to make it fresh like i got my phone on the first day...i tried super wipe and it didn't help....anyone knows how do i wipe completely my sd?
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use my flashing tutorial i think that might help>>right below my signature
There is also an option if you go to the bottom of "Storage". There u can wipe the your SDcard.
VodkaPlease said:
hey i want to wipe my SD completely because i have loads of mess in it and i want to make it fresh like i got my phone on the first day...i tried super wipe and it didn't help....anyone knows how do i wipe completely my sd?
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In cwm, go to mounts and storage, format /sdcard option.
Make sure you have everything you need before formatting
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I'm noticing errors on roms i never used to notice.. like a day after flashing, random apps like messages and keyboard are FC'ing, when they never used to do that.
Is there a guide somewhere how to completely wipe every trace of use on my phone and start fresh? I'm afraid of wiping away some critical file and bricking my phone by just wiping everything I can find though.
theraker007 said:
I'm noticing errors on roms i never used to notice.. like a day after flashing, random apps like messages and keyboard are FC'ing, when they never used to do that.
Is there a guide somewhere how to completely wipe every trace of use on my phone and start fresh? I'm afraid of wiping away some critical file and bricking my phone by just wiping everything I can find though.
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Go into CWM and Factory Reset -> Wipe Cache -> Wipe Dalvik Cache. Then go to mounts and storage and Format /data, Format /system. I normally format /sdcard as well, but MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED UP TO AN EXTERNAL SD CARD.
i always due all except format SD card.. maybe thats why things are in conflict.. ive never done that one...
With the new method of using the internal SD as the phone data storage this is entirely possible. If there are files/databases for apps stored on the SD that is incompatible with the apps in questions problems can arise. I would suggest you make a full copy of your internal SD to a safe location and format, then after the ROM install if you find you are missing app data for something that cant be easily rebuilt you can copy that app's data back specifically to avoid resurrecting the problem.
Sounds like a wise move. Thank you sir.
I imagine I need to put the recovery image back in the sd card immediately, or is cwm smart enough to save that one?
theraker007 said:
Sounds like a wise move. Thank you sir.
I imagine I need to put the recovery image back in the sd card immediately, or is cwm smart enough to save that one?
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Cwm shouldn't blow away itself. 99.9% sure it won't.
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Cwm shouldn't blow away itself. 99.9% sure it won't.
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No, the recovery is stored in its own partition and up until the last version of CWM i used (6.0 something) there is no option to modify the recovery partition at all. I switched to TWRP for multiple reasons, one of which is the ability to include a backup of the recovery partition in backups.
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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thatsupnow said:
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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Yeap :good:, the only risk of formatting the internal stoarge is losing the data on it, big shocker huh , unless of course you were to format to an unsupported file system. I dont think this is even possible without trying real hard to do so.
Cool cool thanks man yea I'm not worried about any of the data on the internal
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Does the recovery get wiped too if the internal sd card is wiped?
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thatsupnow said:
Is it perfectly safe to format the internal sd card? I've made a backup of the sd card a little while ago contemplating this but couldn't find any good info on this. I'm more or less in the same boat and would like to start 100% fresh
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If it is just applications data for the most part I just get rid of it and let the app use its new fresh installed data, even just delete the folder when I have no idea what it's for or who put it there. Because, if the app or system needs it, it will just put it back. Personal data is all I worry about, but I back that up in Google contacts and such so they just show up when it sync.
And I just save zips, and movies, and apk and such.
Then wipe the rest, no worries mate, I don't bother with backup restore anymore.
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Deoxlar said:
Does the recovery get wiped too if the internal sd card is wiped?
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No
Hey everyone,
I recently flashed jedi invasion 5 rom to my tmobile galaxy s3. For some reason I can't seem to open my gallery, it tells me I don't have enough space, however, I have plenty of space in both my internal memory and my 32gb sd card. Any help would be great, thanks
What were the steps you took in flashing the rom, we need a little more info to help you out.
Go into manage applications setting and clear app data for anything that has to do with media storage & gallery in the system apps list, then reboot. That may or may not help.
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What were the steps you took in flashing the rom, we need a little more info to help you out.
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Sorry about that. So prior to Jedi invasion rom i was rooted with some stock rom. I basically went into clockwork recovery mode, i wiped user data, wiped cache, wiped dalvik, and then i flashed the jedi invasion rom. I have actually redid this process over a few times already, still however the gallery fails to load telling me that there isn't enough space. I have tried formatting my sd card, cleaning out my internal storage, clearing my gallery cache... all of those didn't help fix the issue either. Although, when i downloaded a different gallery from play store, that worked just fine.
Towle said:
Go into manage applications setting and clear app data for anything that has to do with media storage & gallery in the system apps list, then reboot. That may or may not help.
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Tried it more than a few times already, thanks for the input.
Strange, only thing I can suggest from there is to wipe system and then re-flash the rom
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Strange, only thing I can suggest from there is to wipe system and then re-flash the rom
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It is strange... By wiping system do you mean wipe data/factory reset in recovery mode? Or is there another way you're referring to that does a more, for lack of better words, cleaner wipe?
I can't remember where it is under on CWM I'm a TWRP kinda guy. I think Mounts and Storage, and yes is't where all the system files are (the ones that aren't delete-able without Root Access). Like gallery and such. My guess some bad left overs from the other rom/gallery/camera aren't compatible with the rom/gallery/camera you have now.
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I can't remember where it is under on CWM I'm a TWRP kinda guy. I think Mounts and Storage, and yes is't where all the system files are (the ones that aren't delete-able without Root Access). Like gallery and such. My guess some bad left overs from the other rom/gallery/camera aren't compatible with the rom/gallery/camera you have now.
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You were right, I resolved the issue by fully wiping everything, data, cache, system, and even the internal sd. Thanks again for your help!
Fo sho, I hate the option to wipe system is hidden from people.
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Fo sho, I hate the option to wipe system is hidden from people.
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Agreed. This is one of the reasons I (reluctantly) moved over to TWRP lol
While performing a ROM change, I ran into this problem: Using TWRP 2.4.1 i got into recovery and did a clean install as usual. Wipe internal storage, factory reset, system, dalvik, and cache, and format data. Done this plenty of times , with never a problem. Today however, when i went to install from external storage, my phone is not seeing the sd card. I can still boot into TWRP, so I tried formating card, then tried 4 different sd cards, but no luck with phone mounting sd card. How do I get an operating system back on this? ODIN? Please advise. Thank you
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While performing a ROM change, I ran into this problem: Using TWRP 2.4.1 i got into recovery and did a clean install as usual. Wipe internal storage, factory reset, system, dalvik, and cache, and format data. Done this plenty of times , with never a problem. Today however, when i went to install from external storage, my phone is not seeing the sd card. I can still boot into TWRP, so I tried formating card, then tried 4 different sd cards, but no luck with phone mounting sd card. How do I get an operating system back on this? ODIN? Please advise. Thank you
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Use Odin to flash. Then put the rom on internal storage and flash.
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Use Odin to flash. Then put the rom on internal storage and flash.
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THX for quick response. never used odin before. do you know the procedure to get odin up for sprint sg3? or maybe a link. anything would be helpful . Thanks a ton
girlymouth said:
THX for quick response. never used odin before. do you know the procedure to get odin up for sprint sg3? or maybe a link. anything would be helpful . Thanks a ton
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Follow the how to unroot guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27761844 there.. he even had great videos on YouTube if you're a visual learner, just search qbking77 how to unroot or unbrick Sprint gs3 on YouTube :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Good luck
i accidently wiped out all internal storage on my sprint sg3 i can still access twrp in recovery mode but there is nothing in internal storage to access to attempt recovery . and when i reboot in twrp it says there is no OS reboot anyway?do i unroot and return to stock?or is there differnt options? need assistance please and thank you in advance. this rooting stuff is new to me so i also apologize
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i accidently wiped out all internal storage on my sprint sg3 i can still access twrp in recovery mode but there is nothing in internal storage to access to attempt recovery . and when i reboot in twrp it says there is no OS reboot anyway?do i unroot and return to stock?or is there differnt options? need assistance please and thank you in advance. this rooting stuff is new to me so i also apologize
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You can mount it via usb to your computer, put a rom on your sd, go in abs rewipe cache, dalvik, data, and system and flash your rom. Bam good to go.
I do this once in a while to get rid of old system files. Different roms and apps use internal storage so after a month or two you can free up a good gig
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You can mount it via usb to your computer, put a rom on your sd, go in abs rewipe cache, dalvik, data, and system and flash your rom. Bam good to go.
I do this once in a while to get rid of old system files. Different roms and apps use internal storage so after a month or two you can free up a good gig
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thank you very much i will try this when i get a chance later in the day