I thought I'd ask this again. If I use the Odin3 app.It sets my system back to factory settings but all the folders are still there from before (Titanium backup, espn crap etc) and I wanted to play from the out of the box level..no extra folders and stuff. How to I go about what I'm guessing is the equivalent of a format and reinstall.
Master Clear?
how about the built in reset function?
I don't know, but I can rule out the factory reset in Settings->Privacy->Factory data reset. This reset will not restore apps you've deleted, and won't delete files that are on the internal storage.
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If I pushed all my apps to system apps via adb(assuming that there is enough internal space) and I factory reseted it, will the apps still be there? and the system apps that i removed via titanm back up will not be there after the factory reset rite? srry if this is a noob qn. Any help would be appreciated!!
It wipes the data & cache partitions. The apps will all be there but any data/ accounts would have to be reentered.
3rdstring said:
It wipes the data & cache partitions. The apps will all be there but any data/ accounts would have to be reentered.
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Ok i just wanna check; that means if install a game like angry birds and play for a while and then push it to system apps via adb, after factory resetting the phone the app will still be there but the saved game data would be gone? factory resetting only wipes data and cache partitions? that means that non system apps in internal memory will be gone after factory resetting rite?? thx for time!!
Can i just delete the entire internal storage and then what can I do to get it to stock settings?
I'm selling my tablet and I don't want my personal stuff going along with it.
Restore to factory settings?
Settings --> Backup and Reset --> Factory Data Reset.
Hi everyone!
I want to backup my rom, and share it, but I don't want to do a factory reset, because if I do it, it will delete my links, and removes su files.
So is there a way to wipe all personal data, and cache?
Thanks!
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No one?
Is there any app or something what can do it?
I use link2sd, and if I reset the phone, the links are gone, apps gone, settings gone, su, busybox, etc all gone.
I made lots of tweaks, what make my phone stable, and fast, so I don't want to wipe apps, and its settings, just my personal data only, e.g. Phone nums, sms, account.
Any suggestions?
What is the difference between a System wipe and. a factory reset. Doesn't Factory wipe the internal sd card clean and that is why we do Titanium Backup of our apps and store them on the external sd card? Will a system wipe require we do the same thing ?
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What is the difference between a System wipe and. a factory reset. Doesn't Factory wipe the internal sd card clean and that is why we do Titanium Backup of our apps and store them on the external sd card? Will a system wipe require we do the same thing ?
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Factory reset - wipe all user download apps, reset (clear app data/cache) for all system apps. You will boot to a factory setup.
System wipe, you delete all the system apps the result is you have NO O/S to boot to. Twrp will alerts you that you have no O/S.
If you backup your system apps or user apps with Titanium, it will save you time to update. All system apps come with the rom but outdated, so once they installed, you need to update them.
TiBu offers as an option to do a system apps backup. Could those be used to replace the OS? I know a nanroid back up does this but I am curious about how everything works together. :cyclops:
lartomar2002 said:
TiBu offers as an option to do a system apps backup. Could those be used to replace the OS? I know a nanroid back up does this but I am curious about how everything works together. :cyclops:
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No, the O/S contained a lot more than just system apps, like Kernel, bootloader etc.. nandroid can backup all these, but not Tibu. Tibu only backing up system apps. You need the OS to install Tibu in order to restore system apps.
Edit: Tibu has an option to backup all system/user apps as a zip file and this file can be flash using twrp, but only apps, no O/S.(kernel, bootloader).
Okay, thank very much for clearing all of it up for me
I recently reset my phone using the steps outlined in verizons preferred and alternate method with the same results. I made sure to uncheck the box to allow google to backup and restore my files/preferences/apps. But when i look on the phone storage there are remnants of OLD programs (folders) and a couple of pictures, all of which i had assumed would be gone after the factory reset. What did i do wrong? How do i know which folders the phone actually uses, and which are crap that i can delete?
A factory reset won't clear your internal storage. Your best bet is to backup everything you need off of the internal storage, and then delete everything and restore what you backed up.
so hypothetically, everything listed in "device storage" when browsing the phone files is not required for the phone to work? I delete everything in the device storage and still factory reset the phone?
EDIT: WHO KNEW! i deleted the files in storage and it still went through the factory reset just fine. i now have a phone again, not a brick. TY. I guess i was just too cowardly to try it without asking first.
Correct, some apps store data on the internal storage, and that is the folders you are seeing. If you delete them all anything that is coming from an app you use will be recreated when it is needed.