So I decided to take my first steps to rooting, custom recoveries and ROMs and followed a stickied thread on the OnePlus forums here.
I firstly downgraded from Nougat to Marshmallow using the official Stock ROM. Afterwards, I flashed the recovery.img for TWRP from the official TWRP site. All is good.
I boot into TWRP and it asks me for a decryption password, I enter it and get "Incorrect Password". I try to boot normally and the same thing happens - weird. One member on another forum, from another question, suggested to wipe data through TWRP, and so I did. This cleared the decryption message through TWRP but then I got a boot loop with a simple message of "Decryption Unsuccessful". I press reset and the phone repeats everything.
Anywho, I flashed stock recovery and a fresh Marshmallow ROM which sorted my phone back to safeland.
Question is, how can I bypass all this? I followed the guide to the tee but no mention of this. I'm a n00b to flashing and only really know as far as the instructions on the OnePlus support page for flashing a stock ROM.
Use TWRP 3.0.4-1, it has decryption support.
If you are planning on rooting with SuperSU, use v2.79, not the first one that pops up when you Google "SuperSU". Not sure why, but the first link that pops up on Google directs you to an older version on Chainfire's site, which causes bootloops if you flash it on Nougat.
Other than the versions of the above files, the steps in rooting are the same as in the original guide.
I personally keep my phone decrypted, since I don't have anything super important on it. Not only do I not run into any encryption issues, the phone boots faster is decrypted. Decrypting does have its downsides though (you have to wipe your phone, also less security), so I would recommend that you research about it some more prior to deciding. There are methods of decrypting without losing all data though.
Anova's Origin said:
Use TWRP 3.0.4-1, it has decryption support.
If you are planning on rooting with SuperSU, use v2.79, not the first one that pops up when you Google "SuperSU". Not sure why, but the first link that pops up on Google directs you to an older version on Chainfire's site, which causes bootloops if you flash it on Nougat.
Other than the versions of the above files, the steps in rooting are the same as in the original guide.
I personally keep my phone decrypted, since I don't have anything super important on it. Not only do I not run into any encryption issues, the phone boots faster is decrypted. Decrypting does have its downsides though (you have to wipe your phone, also less security), so I would recommend that you research about it some more prior to deciding. There are methods of decrypting without losing all data though.
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Thanks for the reply. I agree with you, I'm not fussed about Encryption and would rather have my device decrypted, the problem is I'm not sure how to decrypt it, or if it would be possible to revert and re-encrypt afterwards. As far as I know, Encryption is enabled by default on anything Marshmallow. In addition whether Decrypting would cause further issues down the line.
My reasoning for reverting to Marshmallow was Xposed and is the main reason I'd like to root with the possibility of flashing a new ROM.
In reply to your other points, I used the official TWRP from here if that makes a difference or should I be using the build you provided, surely if I can decrypt my device it makes it pointless for something with decryption support, yes?
Nonetheless, appreciate the reply!
The TWRP build from the official site is a little outdated, it is known to have decryption issues. Try the one from the XDA page.
To decrypt, you have to either root or flash a dm-verity-no-encrypt.zip that is floating somewhere around on XDA, there's probably a copy of it in the root guide in your first post. If you have no data on your phone that you mind losing (after saving a copy somewhere off your phone), the easiest way to decrypt is to go into TWRP and wipe your /data partition. If your phone is rooted or flashed with the no-encrypt.zip, the /data partition will not be encrypted the next time you boot.
There is a way to decrypt while maintaining your data, you can follow this guide. It involved saving a nandroid (saves all info in /data partition except /data/media, where all your media files and certain app data is stored). You can then save anything in /data/media by transferring it to your computer prior to wipe. You can actually restore a nandroid from an encrypted phone onto the same decrypted phone without having all your files encrypted. You can then transfer all your files from the /data/media folder back to your phone, though you'll need to give all the files and folders the proper permissions.
Once decrypted, you phone will remain decrypted until you flash OOS again, such as when updating. To prevent the phone from automatically encrypting its /data partition, you'll have to flash SuperSU or the no-encrypt.zip immediately after flashing an OOS ROM everytime you flash it.
If at some point down the road, you'd like to encrypt your phone again, that's really easy. You can go into the settings app -> secuity -> scroll to bottom to "encrypt". Clicking that option will encrypt your phone without data loss.
I personally have not had any issues after decrypting my phone. I can't speak for others though.
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The TWRP build from the official site is a little outdated, it is known to have decryption issues. Try the one from the XDA page.
To decrypt, you have to either root or flash a dm-verity-no-encrypt.zip that is floating somewhere around on XDA, there's probably a copy of it in the root guide in your first post. If you have no data on your phone that you mind losing (after saving a copy somewhere off your phone), the easiest way to decrypt is to go into TWRP and wipe your /data partition. If your phone is rooted or flashed with the no-encrypt.zip, the /data partition will not be encrypted the next time you boot.
There is a way to decrypt while maintaining your data, you can follow this guide. It involved saving a nandroid (saves all info in /data partition except /data/media, where all your media files and certain app data is stored). You can then save anything in /data/media by transferring it to your computer prior to wipe. You can actually restore a nandroid from an encrypted phone onto the same decrypted phone without having all your files encrypted. You can then transfer all your files from the /data/media folder back to your phone, though you'll need to give all the files and folders the proper permissions.
Once decrypted, you phone will remain decrypted until you flash OOS again, such as when updating. To prevent the phone from automatically encrypting its /data partition, you'll have to flash SuperSU or the no-encrypt.zip immediately after flashing an OOS ROM everytime you flash it.
If at some point down the road, you'd like to encrypt your phone again, that's really easy. You can go into the settings app -> secuity -> scroll to bottom to "encrypt". Clicking that option will encrypt your phone without data loss.
I personally have not had any issues after decrypting my phone. I can't speak for others though.
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Brilliant. On a side note, I'm sure I did a /data wipe, which caused the boot loop I was having - weird. Anywho, I'll try the TWRP build you mentioned and see how I get on. I did watch one video which suggested to use the fastboot erase userdata as another way of unencrypting the phone.
Either way I'll give it all a try!
Anova's Origin said:
The TWRP build from the official site is a little outdated, it is known to have decryption issues. Try the one from the XDA page.
To decrypt, you have to either root or flash a dm-verity-no-encrypt.zip that is floating somewhere around on XDA, there's probably a copy of it in the root guide in your first post. If you have no data on your phone that you mind losing (after saving a copy somewhere off your phone), the easiest way to decrypt is to go into TWRP and wipe your /data partition. If your phone is rooted or flashed with the no-encrypt.zip, the /data partition will not be encrypted the next time you boot.
There is a way to decrypt while maintaining your data, you can follow this guide. It involved saving a nandroid (saves all info in /data partition except /data/media, where all your media files and certain app data is stored). You can then save anything in /data/media by transferring it to your computer prior to wipe. You can actually restore a nandroid from an encrypted phone onto the same decrypted phone without having all your files encrypted. You can then transfer all your files from the /data/media folder back to your phone, though you'll need to give all the files and folders the proper permissions.
Once decrypted, you phone will remain decrypted until you flash OOS again, such as when updating. To prevent the phone from automatically encrypting its /data partition, you'll have to flash SuperSU or the no-encrypt.zip immediately after flashing an OOS ROM everytime you flash it.
If at some point down the road, you'd like to encrypt your phone again, that's really easy. You can go into the settings app -> secuity -> scroll to bottom to "encrypt". Clicking that option will encrypt your phone without data loss.
I personally have not had any issues after decrypting my phone. I can't speak for others though.
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Thought I'd post a little update, I managed to install TWRP and Root. I used fastboot erase userdata which fixed my decryption issue - everything was working! Back to stock Nougat now but am going to be trying Magisk.
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Guys, every rooting guide for the Samsung A 2017 states we need to format /data to remove encryption. I understand this is mostly due to TWRP not being able to decrypt it. However, if we don't care about an inaccessible /data in TWRP, can we leave /data encrypted (or reencrypt it later, after rooting)?
My idea is to have full rooting with Magisk + Xposed, while keeping my /data secure with encryption. Appreciate answers, even if alternative approaches to this security matter.
Actually, this is the current situation. At least here with Oreo after having done the root the /data remained encrypted. But in fact, you can not install any .zip for twrp because the /data is encrypted.
Hmm that's interesting. Have you formatted /data prior to flashing a rooted ROM / Magisk? In that case, how did you reencrypt it? I'm asking because from what I could find about other Galaxy models, people couldn't reencrypt their devices after rooting (the corresponding option in Settings just force closes). But it seems to vary among phone models and firmware versions.
Regarding the inability to flash ZIPs from TWRP with /data encrypted, have you tried using FlashFire for that?
EDIT 3-11-2019: Know that RSDlite-ing a stock ROM will give you an encrypted system.
EDIT Never mind - I solved it though I don't know how - it kept telling me that it couldn't mount Data. Took 2 RSDlite's of 8.0.0 and a few fastboots of 3.2.3 . at one point I tried a adv wipe of everything except internal and SDcard, and LO it formatted the Data . So then I could just nandroid restore my previous one (Alberto 9 64bit)
I'd love to know how to avoid it, though.
was on alberto 9
1.82 bootloader
did full clean wipe and installed this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/development/rom-aosip-9-0-beta-t3859578
on first boot it asked for password which of course I didn't have.
back to twrp but when I try anything it says busy.
RSD lite rafikowy's 8.0.0, but it auto encrypts on first boot.
Help!
Thanks!
I tried about "ten times" with rafikowsky rom, I did all tricks mentioned in xda and it encrypts each time I boot it. No way to get rid of encryption
hamudistan said:
I tried about "ten times" with rafikowsky rom, I did all tricks mentioned in xda and it encrypts each time I boot it. No way to get rid of encryption
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yeah.
each time I rsd'ed 8.0.0, I then flashed twrp 3.2.3 (twice) and booted to twrp and tried to format Data. The problem I kept having was that Data wouldn't show as mounted. Then at some point in there I clicked on mount (data was checked), backed out,
clicked on wipe, advanced and checked dalvik/art,data,system, and slid the slider and NOW it wiped AND formatted. Don't know why.
You have to format Data (in TWRP) to get rid of encryption.
Then I just restored a nandroid that I took before I started playing yesterday and voila, back where I was.
Yeah I know.I somehow managed to mount and format data and when I boot to system afterwards - it starts encrypting again.
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Yeah I know.I somehow managed to mount and format data and when I boot to system afterwards - it starts encrypting again.
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Now THAT's interesting.
In my case I
rsdlite'ed 8.0.0
flash twrp from laptop(I do it twice in a row)
boot to twrp
managed to format data somehow,
immediately nandroided a non encrypted rom (alberto's aosp 9 64bit)
and haven't been bothered by it again.
I gotta say, this makes me more than a bit afraid to go flashing 9 stuffs other than what I've been flashing. even flashing Alberto's 32 bit scares me as this came out of the blue.
At least in worst case I can always go back to 8.0.0 and let that update as much as it can and just run that. I was hoping for a security current updated ROM which was why I was going with Alberto's 64 bit - which is no more.
Before I did any of this I went to twrp and backed up and then plugged to computer and copied internal and SDcard to my computer since I knew I would lose internal (that's where my TBPro bakup is!!!!) and wasn't sure about SDcard.
read this one - to format DATA change to ext4 and then back to f2fs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/help/twrp-3-2-3-wipe-format-data-break-phone-t3892745
new guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=79070724
for folks who read that last post and link, I just completely re-wrote it.
RSDlite-ing a stock rom will give you an encrypted phone.
A question about decrypting your device, in this case Luisrom Android 10, but would most probably count for other roms too.
Did not try it already but would like to decrypt my device and would like a confirmation if the following is the right procedure without doing a new install:
Boot in recovery
Make a backup of /data to internal storage with TWRP
Make a backup of internal storage to my pc
Format data in TWRP
Copy internal storage back from pc to OP3(T)
Restore backup from /data with TWRP
Reboot with decrypted phone
I could do a dirty flash afterwards ofcourse, but because /system is not touched I think the steps above should be enough.
Could someone confirm if this is right?
Just tried what I described above but seems not to work.
After reboot, phone is starting again with encrypting and after next reboot everything is encrypted again.
It also seems as if Android 10 (read it somewhere) is using file based encryption, so not only on a higher level...
So for now, I only see a fresh install as the solution.
Would someone know another solution to keep your data without doing a fresh install it would be nice to know.
Any input is welcome!
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Just tried what I described above but seems not to work.
After reboot, phone is starting again with encrypting and after next reboot everything is encrypted again.
It also seems as if Android 10 (read it somewhere) is using file based encryption, so not only on a higher level...
So for now, I only see a fresh install as the solution.
Would someone know another solution to keep your data without doing a fresh install it would be nice to know.
Any input is welcome!
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First of all: decrypting is what happens on each reboot if data is encrypted. Decrypting is making something encrypted readable again. Removing encryption is something completely different.
For your question: which rom are you booting? This sounds like you are using a rom with forced encryption enabled. Dosable forced encyption in fstab before first system boot.
You can't use fbe with op3/t. No blobs, no twrp... Either you havn't read closly enough or you belived some ignorant not reading closely enough: g requires new devices shipped the first time with q to use fbe. All devices shipped originaly with fde can still use fde with q.
Reference: https://source.android.com/security/encryption/file-based
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First of all: decrypting is what happens on each reboot if data is encrypted. Decrypting is making something encrypted readable again. Removing encryption is something completely different.
For your question: which rom are you booting? This sounds like you are using a rom with forced encryption enabled. Dosable forced encyption in fstab before first system boot.
You can't use fbe with op3/t. No blobs, no twrp... Either you havn't read closly enough or you belived some ignorant not reading closely enough: g requires new devices shipped the first time with q to use fbe. All devices shipped originaly with fde can still use fde with q.
Reference: https://source.android.com/security/encryption/file-based
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I am using CrDroid 6.4 Luisrom which is not enforcing encryption, just as most other custom roms.
I had enabled encryption though after installation to see if encryption was working already for installing CrD Luis on my work phone (where I want encryption).
After that I decided to go back to unencrypted, following the procedure above, which did not work.
Did not make the link between fbe and file based encryption, but ofcourse this is the same and not available on op3/t.
Must have been sleeping when I wrote that.
Based on what you wrote and my missing knowledge;
After encrypting, is fstab changed also and would the solution have been to change fstab back also before rebooting after restore?
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After encrypting, is fstab changed also and would the solution have been to change fstab back also before rebooting after restore?
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No. fstab isn't changed during encryption, neither for forced encryption nor for "voluntary" ( ) encryption.
Maybe the problem is the restored data itself: the rom setting for encryption is restored as well if you restore the data unconditionaly... Perhaps this way the reencryption is triggered. Did you try to boot the rom without restoring data? If it's unencrypted on a clean boot, but is (re)encrypted after first boot after restoring the backup, you have the answer. If it's encrypzed on a clean boot, formating to remove the enctyption has failed.
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No. fstab isn't changed during encryption, neither for forced encryption nor for "voluntary" ( ) encryption.
Maybe the problem is the restored data itself: the rom setting for encryption is restored as well if you restore the data unconditionaly... Perhaps this way the reencryption is triggered. Did you try to boot the rom without restoring data? If it's unencrypted on a clean boot, but is (re)encrypted after first boot after restoring the backup, you have the answer. If it's encrypzed on a clean boot, formating to remove the enctyption has failed.
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Good point, did not try that unfortunately and just did a fresh install so.... not really eager to try it now
But I think indeed reencryption was triggered because of also restoring the encryption settings.
Will try it when I have some spare time and want to take the risc of a fresh install again
I was attempting to install the Begonia Recovery Project for Miui 12.5 (android 11) using the fastboot method. But when I reboot into this new recovery and look inisde the "install" tab, all my folders from my main storage are made up of random letters and numbers.
I assume that this means that my files are still encrypted but I am not sure how to decrypt them.
I am running MIUI 12.5.3 Global edition on android 11 and the Begonia Recovery Project version I downloaded and installed was from this website : https://www.pling.com/p/1556862/
Furthermore, I have a unlock pattern on my phone but when I boot into the custom recovery, it doesn't ask me for my unlock pattern. Could this be the reason all my files are named with random letters and numbers?
It won't let me boot back into my operating system and when I try, I get an warning saying "No OS Installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?". Rebooting leads me right back into the custom recovery, with all files still named with random characters.
I would prefer to be able to boot back into my system without having to lose any of my personal files on my phone (if that is possible).
Any help is greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance
Sqorpz said:
I was attempting to install the Begonia Recovery Project for Miui 12.5 (android 11) using the fastboot method. But when I reboot into this new recovery and look inisde the "install" tab, all my folders from my main storage are made up of random letters and numbers.
I assume that this means that my files are still encrypted but I am not sure how to decrypt them.
I am running MIUI 12.5.3 Global edition on android 11 and the Begonia Recovery Project version I downloaded and installed was from this website : https://www.pling.com/p/1556862/
Furthermore, I have a unlock pattern on my phone but when I boot into the custom recovery, it doesn't ask me for my unlock pattern. Could this be the reason all my files are named with random letters and numbers?
It won't let me boot back into my operating system and when I try, I get an warning saying "No OS Installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?". Rebooting leads me right back into the custom recovery, with all files still named with random characters.
I would prefer to be able to boot back into my system without having to lose any of my personal files on my phone (if that is possible).
Any help is greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance
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This is the reason why everyone recommends taking a backup of your files and resetting your device prior to such attempts. Unfortunately, most likely you will lose part, if not all of your files.
That No OS Installed error is normal since MIUI is a system on root OS and TWRP isn't able to detect them.
That random named folders is your internal storage but it's encrypted. You'll need to enter your passcode every time you boot to TWRP. If it doesn't ask you go to Mount and select Decrypt Data
To disable encryption you'll need to format data and install Disable ForceEncrypt. Doing this will erase EVERYTGHING. (except Find Device,IMEI's etc)
I would recommend you to install this TWRP to decrypt them.
If your device boots back to TWRP, it might be triggering Rescue Party. (click the 3rd button on the bottom of the screen to view the logs)
Fytdyh said:
This is the reason why everyone recommends taking a backup of your files and resetting your device prior to such attempts. Unfortunately, most likely you will lose part, if not all of your files.
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I had installed twrp like this before and never had this type of error. But yes, the smart thing would definately be to always have backups. Lesson learned for next time!
Canny1913 said:
That No OS Installed error is normal since MIUI is a system on root OS and TWRP isn't able to detect them.
That random named folders is your internal storage but it's encrypted. You'll need to enter your passcode every time you boot to TWRP. If it doesn't ask you go to Mount and select Decrypt Data
To disable encryption you'll need to format data and install Disable ForceEncrypt. Doing this will erase EVERYTGHING. (except Find Device,IMEI's etc)
I would recommend you to install this TWRP to decrypt them.
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Thank you for the fast reply.
I installed the twrp that you recommended. TWRP still isn't asking for my passcode and I can't find a "Decrypt Data" option in the Mount section. The only checked options in Mount are "Data", "Cache", and "Micro SD Card".
Is Disable ForceEncrypt needed in order to be able to boot back into my operating system? Is there any way to boot back into my OS without this?
Thanks again for the fast reply!
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Thank you for the fast reply.
I installed the twrp that you recommended. TWRP still isn't asking for my passcode and I can't find a "Decrypt Data" option in the Mount section. The only checked options in Mount are "Data", "Cache", and "Micro SD Card".
Is Disable ForceEncrypt needed in order to be able to boot back into my operating system? Is there any way to boot back into my OS without this?
Thanks again for the fast reply!
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That zip can only be used if your data is formatted. If you flash it without formatting data you'll be making the situation even worse because it won't allow you to decrypt anymore. (it makes the phone think data isnt encrypted tho it clearly is encrypted)
Also did you check the logs as i suggested to determine the reason why the phone is not booting?
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That zip can only be used if your data is formatted. If you flash it without formatting data you'll be making the situation even worse because it won't allow you to decrypt anymore. (it makes the phone think data isnt encrypted tho it clearly is encrypted)
Also did you check the logs as i suggested to determine the reason why the phone is not booting?
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Whoops, I used the twrp you recommended without formatting the data. Does this mean my data is forever undecryptable?
I checked the logs and indeed it is triggering the Android Rescue Party.
It suggests possible solutions that are
wipe caches, and/or
Format data, and/or
Clean-flash your ROM.
The reported problem is :
'--reason=enablefilecrypto_failed'
Sqorpz said:
Whoops, I used the twrp you recommended without formatting the data. Does this mean my data is forever undecryptable?
I checked the logs and indeed it is triggering the Android Rescue Party.
It suggests possible solutions that are
wipe caches, and/or
Format data, and/or
Clean-flash your ROM.
The reported problem is :
'--reason=enablefilecrypto_failed'
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No i didnt meant that, i said the Disable ForceEncrypt zip needs data to be formatted.
The reported problem unfortunately means your phone cannot setup encryption. (thats why twrp won't decrypt it)
The only solution is to format data to make the phone usable again.
(you might as well flash the disable encryption zip after formatting the data since encryption on android is a pain in the ass and it makes the phone a bit faster)
By the way, do not wipe data, just click Format Data and format it since it doesn't get rid of the encryption properly.
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No i didnt meant that, i said the Disable ForceEncrypt zip needs data to be formatted.
The reported problem unfortunately means your phone cannot setup encryption. (thats why twrp won't decrypt it)
The only solution is to format data to make the phone usable again.
(you might as well flash the disable encryption zip after formatting the data since encryption on android is a pain in the ass and it makes the phone a bit faster)
By the way, do not wipe data, just click Format Data and format it since it doesn't get rid of the encryption properly.
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Thank you so much for your informative responses.
Apologies, I thought you meant that flashing different twrp would lead to undecryptable files.
By formatting data do you mean the parition on my phone called "data"?. I forgot to add that files in my "data" folder have sensible names and don't look encrypted. Is it normal for it to just encrypt my internal storage?
By the sounds of it, I think I will proceed with your suggestion of formatting the data. Just to clarify, will this method also remove everything in my internal storage, eg pictures, music, videos?. Is there a way to continue with this method without having to lose those?
I appreciate your help greatly.
Sqorpz said:
Thank you so much for your informative responses.
Apologies, I thought you meant that flashing different twrp would lead to undecryptable files.
By formatting data do you mean the parition on my phone called "data"?. I forgot to add that files in my "data" folder have sensible names and don't look encrypted. Is it normal for it to just encrypt my internal storage?
By the sounds of it, I think I will proceed with your suggestion of formatting the data. Just to clarify, will this method also remove everything in my internal storage, eg pictures, music, videos?. Is there a way to continue with this method without having to lose those?
I appreciate your help greatly.
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They actually encrypted the whole partition till Android 10. This required you to enter a password before the phone boots up but now they only encrypt the internal storage,apps and app data so you don't have to enter a password anymore before the phone boots-up.
Yes formatting the data will erase everything on your device including the internal storage.
Because they are encrypted just like the other part of data there's no way to save them.
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They actually encrypted the whole partition till Android 10. This required you to enter a password before the phone boots up but now they only encrypt the internal storage,apps and app data so you don't have to enter a password anymore before the phone boots-up.
Yes formatting the data will erase everything on your device including the internal storage.
Because they are encrypted just like the other part of data there's no way to save them.
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I see. So could this have been avoided if I had flashed the twrp after disabling my password? Is it a smart practice to disable your password before doing stuff like flashing a custom recovery?
Obviously losing all my data and internal storage is definately a kick in the nuts. But it is also my fault for not backing up my data before experimenting like this.
Could you please send me an oultine of the steps I need to follow in order to proceed with your method of getting my phone working again. Frankly, I have little experience in this area and I'm afraid i'll make a mistake in the process. I also trust in your expertise and experience far greater than mine.
Thank you again!
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I see. So could this have been avoided if I had flashed the twrp after disabling my password? Is it a smart practice to disable your password before doing stuff like flashing a custom recovery?
Obviously losing all my data and internal storage is definately a kick in the nuts. But it is also my fault for not backing up my data before experimenting like this.
Could you please send me an oultine of the steps I need to follow in order to proceed with your method of getting my phone working again. Frankly, I have little experience in this area and I'm afraid i'll make a mistake in the process. I also trust in your expertise and experience far greater than mine.
Thank you again!
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Simple, enter TWRP, go to Wipe, click Format Data, type yes then hit enter. Your data will be wiped. reboot the phone in Recovery mode (not to the normal OS or else the phone will encrypt again) again so the internal storage gets created.
Plug your phone into a PC, download this:https://zackptg5.com/downloads/archive/Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_11.02.2020.zip
copy it to your phone and install it. If you want to use Magisk, install Magisk first then this zip file. The encryption will be completely disabled.
To answer your first question, It wasn't your fault because i have no idea why your storage got corrupted in the first place but you should definitely disable the password (or disable the encryption if you want to use a password) before doing anything.
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Simple, enter TWRP, go to Wipe, click Format Data, type yes then hit enter. Your data will be wiped. reboot the phone in Recovery mode (not to the normal OS or else the phone will encrypt again) again so the internal storage gets created.
Plug your phone into a PC, download this:https://zackptg5.com/downloads/archive/Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_11.02.2020.zip
copy it to your phone and install it. If you want to use Magisk, install Magisk first then this zip file. The encryption will be completely disabled.
To answer your first question, It wasn't your fault because i have no idea why your storage got corrupted in the first place but you should definitely disable the password (or disable the encryption if you want to use a password) before doing anything.
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Since I am reseting my phone to its factory settings, I researched into some ROMs that I may use instead of MIUI. I came across the Pixel Experience ROM and I'm considering installing it.
I read somewhere that flashing a ROM involves having to disable encryption every time you flash a new ROM or something along those lines. Will installing the Disable ForceEncrypt disable encryption permanently or will I have to considering installing it again if I want to flash the Pixel Experience ROM?
Sqorpz said:
Since I am reseting my phone to its factory settings, I researched into some ROMs that I may use instead of MIUI. I came across the Pixel Experience ROM and I'm considering installing it.
I read somewhere that flashing a ROM involves having to disable encryption every time you flash a new ROM or something along those lines. Will installing the Disable ForceEncrypt disable encryption permanently or will I have to considering installing it again if I want to flash the Pixel Experience ROM?
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You will have to install it again if you install a new ROM or kernel since it modifies both of them (they both get wiped if you install or update the ROM.
I recommend you follow their install guide since a lot of people get confused when they see errors.
Flashing PE A12
1. Flash latest Firmware. 2. Flash latest Dynamic TWRP. 3. Reboot to Dynamic TWRP. 4. Flash latest PE rom zip and then format data. 5. Reboot and enjoy. Links Here: Dynamic TWRP: TWRP For A12 Note: If you see any red line errors on twrp just ignore them and continue flashing. Also before...
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Canny1913 said:
You will have to install it again if you install a new ROM or kernel since it modifies both of them (they both get wiped if you install or update the ROM.
I recommend you follow their install guide since a lot of people get confused when they see errors.
Flashing PE A12
1. Flash latest Firmware. 2. Flash latest Dynamic TWRP. 3. Reboot to Dynamic TWRP. 4. Flash latest PE rom zip and then format data. 5. Reboot and enjoy. Links Here: Dynamic TWRP: TWRP For A12 Note: If you see any red line errors on twrp just ignore them and continue flashing. Also before...
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Thank you for all your help. It was probably simple and easy for you but for me, I had no idea what I was doing and would never have done the steps that you suggested so thank you. I really appreciate all the help you've given me.
I just have one last request that is : do you know any good backup services for android? I know about services like google photos for backing up photos and videos, but I was wondering if there were any that backed up the android as a whole, including app data/progress, photos, videos, notes etc.
Thank you again for all your support and making this process very simple and easy and wish you all the best.
Sqorpz said:
Thank you for all your help. It was probably simple and easy for you but for me, I had no idea what I was doing and would never have done the steps that you suggested so thank you. I really appreciate all the help you've given me.
I just have one last request that is : do you know any good backup services for android? I know about services like google photos for backing up photos and videos, but I was wondering if there were any that backed up the android as a whole, including app data/progress, photos, videos, notes etc.
Thank you again for all your support and making this process very simple and easy and wish you all the best.
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Google One app can backup photos,SMS, phone call history and redownloads all of the apps (except apps that were installed from an apk file)
Pixel Experience actually bypasses the Google Photos storage limit so you can backup your entire gallery without problems.
For notes just use Google Keep, it syncs the notes to your Google account.
App data can be backed up by Titanium Backup or Migrate. (i suggest you test them before backing up your entire app data as suggested by Migrate developer)
I don't exactly recommend backing up Data as a whole since your only option is TWRP and TWRP loves to complain when it comes to backing up and restoring.
Thanks for the best wishes and i wish you all the best too. Have a good one.
Hello,
this is somewhat similar to this thread, but there are no answers and I have a bit of a different problem at the moment.
I've been using official LOS 17.1 for some time on my Note 8T, but it started to get slow, so I decided to upgrade my android version and test the latest features. I downloaded xiaomi firmware and A13 ROM, flashed them, made a full wipe and... here is where my problems started. Please don't school me here - I'm pretty sure that I messed up, I'm just looking for possible solutions.
What happened?
My phone had an encrypted data partition and as I read later, it was pretty normal that A12 installation messed it. The recovery (regardless of the version) has stopped prompting me to give the encryption password, instead it was mounting the internal drive encrypted. I tried to downgrade android version to 10 (both LOS and MIUI), but I had bootloop bringing me back to recovery. I tried decrypting it via ADB, but it didn't work. Since I need my phone, I made a backup of the whole internal storage with ADB and I have it in .img form on my hard drive. Since I've never encountered any problems like this, I wasn't prepared for losing all of my data, especially pictures and Signal archive, so I'm wondering - what can I do to try to get my data back, giving I have the full memory dump and I know the password used for en/decrypting it?
Thanks in advance, I spent hours looking for an answer, but I don't feel like getting close to the solution.
reip said:
Hello,
this is somewhat similar to this thread, but there are no answers and I have a bit of a different problem at the moment.
I've been using official LOS 17.1 for some time on my Note 8T, but it started to get slow, so I decided to upgrade my
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Encryption is effective if you protect your phone with a password or schema etc on the lock screen.
You cannot restore data from an AOSP rom to a MIUI rom and vice versa.
The backup will only work with the same rom as the backup.
So if i have a filesystem that was encrypted on lineage os 17.1, i should make a clean install of it and then try to push the whole .img backup through adb?
reip said:
So if i have a filesystem that was encrypted on lineage os 17.1, i should make a clean install of it and then try to push the whole .img backup through adb?
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Same rom, same password, not 100% guaranteed that it works.
reip said:
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Since you have a backup try flashing DFE
let me know if it work
loopypalm said:
Since you have a backup try flashing DFE
let me know if it work
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the problem is i pulled the whole mmcblk0 dump with adb, which gives me more than twenty partitions in the .img file (I can easily say which one is the /sdcard one because of the size) and I am not sure if pushing the whole image with incorrect rom won't bring me to the exact state i was in before. Is there a way to push a particular partition from a .img file or should i try to push everything and flash dfe, as you're saying?
reip said:
the problem is i pulled the whole mmcblk0 dump with adb, which gives me more than twenty partitions in the .img file (I can easily say which one is the /sdcard one because of the size) and I am not sure if pushing the whole image with incorrect rom won't bring me to the exact state i was in before. Is there a way to push a particular partition from a .img file or should i try to push everything and flash dfe, as you're saying?
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if the partitions inside are .IMG file you can restore with orangefox
pick the img and set the target to restore
restore just data 1st then DFE then wipe cache+dalvik then reboot and pray
loopypalm said:
if the partitions inside are .IMG file you can restore with orangefox
pick the img and set the target to restore
restore just data 1st then DFE then wipe cache+dalvik then reboot and pray
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This sounds like a plan, but to which partition should I flash it? I don't see 'data' option there.
+ just to make sure, do I have to reflash and set up the exact rom and password I was on when I had the encryption working before I start the operation you're suggesting?
reip said:
This sounds like a plan, but to which partition should I flash it? I don't see 'data' option there.
+ just to make sure, do I have to reflash and set up the exact rom and password I was on when I had the encryption working before I start the operation you're suggesting?
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aah, i forgot it don't have data as target
but there must be a way using ADB
-if you are going to restore the whole backup = no need to recreate the same conditions you did before
-if you are going to restore just the userdata backup = recreate the same conditions
in both cases format DATA is important (format nt wipe then reboot to recovery)
loopypalm said:
aah, i forgot it don't have data as target
but there must be a way using ADB
-if you are going to restore the whole backup = no need to recreate the same conditions you did before
-if you are going to restore just the userdata backup = recreate the same conditions
in both cases format DATA is important (format nt wipe then reboot to recovery)
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so format data, restore, flash DFE, reboot?
reip said:
so format data, restore, flash DFE, reboot?
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yes