Is my first time with these phones and I wonder if I have to so a partition or somewhat if I want to try new roms and without losing my files
Simpler way is to just do a full ROM backup in TWRP. That way you can install whatever ROM you want but you can always go back to your current ROM.
What you specifically want is Multiboot or Dual boot. Never tried it on this phone myself but I did see a thread about it around here.
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hellseyfer said:
Is my first time with these phones and I wonder if I have to so a partition or somewhat if I want to try new roms and without losing my files
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You mean apps data or only photos and music?
Photo músic, like i had an sd Cars to backup
If you only need for photos and music just don't format internal storage. You don't need to format internal anyway when installing new ROM.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
Any time I try to flash a rom or anything I keep getting this message: E:/error opening '/data/lost+found'
I've tried flashing different roms but it hasn't helped.
I'm having this weird problem where when I flash a new rom about 20 random apps are transferred over to the new rom. (like random games and apps)
Also every time I uninstall any app I get "cannot read data/xposed/modules.whitelist"
The app still uninstalls but this just concerns me.
Could anyone help me out? I just want to do a fresh install of liquid smooth.
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Any time I try to flash a rom or anything I keep getting this message: E:/error opening '/data/lost+found'
I've tried flashing different roms but it hasn't helped.
I'm having this weird problem where when I flash a new rom about 20 random apps are transferred over to the new rom. (like random games and apps)
Also every time I uninstall any app I get "cannot read data/xposed/modules.whitelist"
The app still uninstalls but this just concerns me.
Could anyone help me out? I just want to do a fresh install of liquid smooth.
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I found this in the Nexus 4 forum-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147501. Sounds like the same issue.
joeyhdownsouth said:
I found this in the Nexus 4 forum-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147501. Sounds like the same issue.
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When I searched around with this issue I did find that and tried to follow those steps but even after trying it a few times I'm still having the same problem.
Rayz321 said:
When I searched around with this issue I did find that and tried to follow those steps but even after trying it a few times I'm still having the same problem.
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Are you wiping data?
joeyhdownsouth said:
Are you wiping data?
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Yes and I'm on Team Win 2.5
Does anyone think they can help me out?
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Does anyone think they can help me out?
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Wipe everything, data, system, cache and dalvik
Then try reflashing your rom
Ok have you installed any app to sd type of application? It sounds like your internal storage is being read as external and visa versa.
Also i know there's lots of support for twrp but I swear by cwm when it comes to the GS3. I use twrp on my Nexus and that's fine but on the S3 cwm has always worked better in my opinion.
What roms are you trying to flash? They are sprint s3 roms right from this section?
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Wipe everything, data, system, cache and dalvik
Then try reflashing your rom
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I've done that. That's what the one post suggested.
I just don't understand why I'm still getting apps showing up when I install new roms.
What about wiping storage? I know you don't want to lose anything but it sounds like something in your storage causing this.
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I've done that. That's what the one post suggested.
I just don't understand why I'm still getting apps showing up when I install new roms.
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Please see my post right above this one I quoted here. Let us know a few of those things and maybe we can get you going in the right direction.
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Ok have you installed any app to sd type of application? It sounds like your internal storage is being read as external and visa versa.
Also i know there's lots of support for twrp but I swear by cwm when it comes to the GS3. I use twrp on my Nexus and that's fine but on the S3 cwm has always worked better in my opinion.
What roms are you trying to flash? They are sprint s3 roms right from this section?
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I haven't installed any app to sd type applications.
I do think part of the internal is being used as external but I thought that's just how it was.
I only have roms, nandroids, and titanium backups on my sd card.
I installed twrp because when I first started it seemed like that was what most people were recommending but it doesn't matter to me. I might switch.
Also I've been switching between cleanbean and liquid smooth, both from this section.
The main thing that bugs me is when uninstalling apps says "cannot read data/xposed/modules.whitelist"
The app still uninstalls but it just doesn't seem good.
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I haven't installed any app to sd type applications.
I do think part of the internal is being used as external but I thought that's just how it was.
I only have roms, nandroids, and titanium backups on my sd card.
I installed twrp because when I first started it seemed like that was what most people were recommending but it doesn't matter to me. I might switch.
Also I've been switching between cleanbean and liquid smooth, both from this section.
The main thing that bugs me is when uninstalling apps says "cannot read data/xposed/modules.whitelist"
The app still uninstalls but it just doesn't seem good.
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A couple weeks ago, I was switching from a AOSP ROM to a TW ROM and I got the same error. Thinking it was TWRP, I hooked my phone up to my computer and flashed CWM. I then tried to flash the ROM in CWM and it was a no go. I still got the same error. I just decided to transfer all my data from my internal sd to my computer. I used Odin to flash the stock tar file. After that, I used QBKing77's method to root from recovery. Then I flashed my ROM and I got 0 errors. So all I had to do was start fresh haha. It took a bit of time because I was taking many precautions (as should you) Good luck!
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Yes just as posted above, but before going the route of Odin back to stock. Copy all your files (important) from internal and external to your computer. Then boot into recovery no need to change now and reformat your internal and external storage, wipe cache and dalvik and fix permissions and reboot. Then download a fresh zip of a rom to flash and test it. If it all works then go through your files and move back what you need. I'm pretty sure you have a bunch of O folders in your internal.
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OK so here is a deal, today i flashed my first 4.2 rom tried the latest MiBox 4.2 and first had problems in the rom itself. did a clean flash and now any of songs are showing up along with 0 images and videos? i gotta say my first aosp rom experience on my note 2 has SUCKED so far so i just want to go back to TW 4.1 on the asap. what do i need todo in order to go back to TW safe?? please help have a messed up rom with no way out.
What happened is that all your photos and documents are stored on a different partition. They're still there they just need moved over... Or just save everything on your extSD card.
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Skripka said:
What happened is that all your photos and documents are stored on a different partition. They're still there they just need moved over... Or just save everything on your extSD card.
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how can i return to TW 4.1?
chuko303 said:
how can i return to TW 4.1?
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Just flash back to Twiz. All your stuff is still there where it was and will be when you flash back, it is just locked in a partition that is not accessible inside AOSP ROMs. Move your stuff over to your external SD card, and then enjoy AOSP. The different partitions is due to a changing of naming convention between TWiz 4.1 and AOSP 4.2 etc. Ofc, it depends on how "clean" you flashed and whether you fully wiped the /data/media partition-which shouldn't be wiped unless you tell TWRP to.
There's a flashable zip file somewhere to move stuff between the AOSP and TWiz partitions automagically. I never use it. Putting everything on the extSD is simpler.
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Just flash back to Twiz. All your stuff is still there where it was and will be when you flash back, it is just locked in a partition that is not accessible inside AOSP ROMs. Move your stuff over to your external SD card, and then enjoy AOSP. The different partitions is due to a changing of naming convention between TWiz 4.1 and AOSP 4.2 etc.
There's a flashable zip file somewhere to move stuff between the AOSP and TWiz partitions automagically. I never use it. Putting everything on the extSD is simpler.
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I heard that something can happen and you can loose everything. I would rather flash that zip your talking about but I have no clue
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I heard that something can happen and you can loose everything. I would rather flash that zip your talking about but I have no clue
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That "something" only happens if you have an external SD card that is *not* formatted FAT32...which odds are unless you did something out of your way really special-your card is FAT32.
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That "something" only happens if you have an external SD card that is *not* formatted FAT32...which odds are unless you did something out of your way really special-your card is FAT32.
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I have a 32gb. Don't only 64 GB need to be formated to FAT32?
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Found the downgrade zip. Now just charging phone before I flash labrats then the zip after then boot I should be fine.
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Hi, i just got my nexus and have flashed a rom onto it but i want to try another rom and dont want to do a full factory reset and scrub and loose all my stuff on my internal storage.
I have used a superwipe script on my previous smart phones, is there something like this available yet? if not how do i go about changing roms without deleting from my internal storage?
Thanks for any help:good:
Well to try a different ROM, your going to have to factory reset, that doesn't mean it wipes the internal memory though. Just put the ROM on the root of the tab, and flash it. Shouldn't wipe anything off the tab besides data and cache, leaving everything else intact.
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Shaquiel Harris said:
Well to try a different ROM, your going to have to factory reset, that doesn't mean it wipes the internal memory though. Just put the ROM on the root of the tab, and flash it. Shouldn't wipe anything off the tab besides data and cache, leaving everything else intact.
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Cool!
I will try that just now
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Hi, i just got my nexus and have flashed a rom onto it but i want to try another rom and dont want to do a full factory reset and scrub and loose all my stuff on my internal storage.
I have used a superwipe script on my previous smart phones, is there something like this available yet? if not how do i go about changing roms without deleting from my internal storage?
Thanks for any help:good:
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Can you just make a backup in twrp or cwm before you flash the new rom
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I fell behind on the CM nightlies and stable builds so I'm looking to backup all my internal memory (pics videos apps) so I can do a full wipe and start fresh with no issues. Any recommendations on what to do? The gs3 internal memory isn't the easiest to work with. Thanks
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I fell behind on the CM nightlies and stable builds so I'm looking to backup all my internal memory (pics videos apps) so I can do a full wipe and start fresh with no issues. Any recommendations on what to do? The gs3 internal memory isn't the easiest to work with. Thanks
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Copy to computer. If no computer, copy to extsd.
Use one of the many wireless transfer apps in the store. Makes it very easy to do.
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Snipe175 said:
I fell behind on the CM nightlies and stable builds so I'm looking to backup all my internal memory (pics videos apps) so I can do a full wipe and start fresh with no issues. Any recommendations on what to do? The gs3 internal memory isn't the easiest to work with. Thanks
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Please do know
Interanal SD = /data/Media
Data Partition wipe in Recovery = /data/data being wiped.
So what you have on internal SD will be safe as all recoveries don't include /data/media when wiping. They have additional option to wipe internal sd. You don't need that.
Perseus71 said:
So what you have on internal SD will be safe as all recoveries don't include /data/media when wiping.
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Except stock recovery, for some strange reason.
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Except stock recovery, for some strange reason.
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Ah Yes, fergot that crap. I should have said all Quality Recoveries. :laugh:
Aerowinder said:
Except stock recovery, for some strange reason.
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Stock recovery wipes internal sdcard because it formats /data. It's by design as a true factory reset should reset the phone to a clean, out of box state. Now, why they didn't make it an option, I don't know!
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