Does anyone know how to reformat the Transformer to factory default settings? Deleting all user settings and data.
smashingblue said:
Does anyone know how to reformat the Transformer to factory default settings? Deleting all user settings and data.
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It's in Settings, Privacy, Factory data reset.
Ravynmagi said:
It's in Settings, Privacy, Factory data reset.
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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!!
Aside from the pee-stain at the bottom of the phone I did notice one thing. When you do a factory reset (and select/check that deleting userdata is okay) it does not:
• delete sdcard data
• remove user settings for apps/wifi
• restore modified system files (hosts, etc...)
• root remains as well
Is there actually a way to do a proper reset and have it restore things as it should? In line with that how do I securely erase the data if possible so in given it to a family or it ends up on some truck with Avast that the data can't be restored?
Thanks!
windraker said:
Aside from the pee-stain at the bottom of the phone I did notice one thing. When you do a factory reset (and select/check that deleting userdata is okay) it does not:
• delete sdcard data
• remove user settings for apps/wifi
• restore modified system files (hosts, etc...)
• root remains as well
Is there actually a way to do a proper reset and have it restore things as it should? In line with that how do I securely erase the data if possible so in given it to a family or it ends up on some truck with Avast that the data can't be restored?
Thanks!
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WTF? Factory reset does not actually factory reset..? This seems like a huge bug with CM11... Especially the part about the lack of deletion in the SD card and user settings.
an_xda said:
WTF? Factory reset does not actually factory reset..? This seems like a huge bug with CM11... Especially the part about the lack of deletion in the SD card and user settings.
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Nope. I had rooted the phone and while I think I lost root; the modified hosts file I changed (http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm) was still there as well as the entire SD card contents. It remembered my home wifi as well because I looked in settings and it showed my home one as "out of range"
Not sure if it's a bug or by design as I haven't tried flashing the stock image yet.
For a complete factory reset that will erase everything. Everything! You can do a factory reset from the boot loader. (Restart or power on phone and hold down the volume down button, scroll to factory reset, push power button) or from TRWP data reset, it makes you confirm and type "yes"
I reset my phone through the boot loader on accident a couple times and wanted to kick my dog.
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You guys do know that factory resetting only formats the data partition excluding the /data/media directory. This is not a bug. It wouldn't need to do anything to the system partition of you don't root. And it's not able to restore the system partition without a system image and where are you going to store that? In the system partition? All user settings including apps and WiFi settings are stored on the data partition will actually be wiped unless when you log into your Google account you select restore from backup. There's no reason you would want to delete storage too when factory resetting unless you want to sell the phone and you can delete that in so many ways since it's your storage.
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cannonofcourse said:
For a complete factory reset that will erase everything. Everything! You can do a factory reset from the boot loader. (Restart or power on phone and hold down the volume down button, scroll to factory reset, push power button) or from TRWP data reset, it makes you confirm and type "yes"
I reset my phone through the boot loader on accident a couple times and wanted to kick my dog.
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The Jack of Clubs said:
You guys do know that factory resetting only formats the data partition excluding the /data/media directory. This is not a bug. It wouldn't need to do anything to the system partition of you don't root. And it's not able to restore the system partition without a system image and where are you going to store that? In the system partition? All user settings including apps and WiFi settings are stored on the data partition will actually be wiped unless when you log into your Google account you select restore from backup. There's no reason you would want to delete storage too when factory resetting unless you want to sell the phone and you can delete that in so many ways since it's your storage.
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Thank you both Tried that and worked. Wanted to restore the hosts file to stock but couldn't find the original again. (didn't think to extract factory rom files on cyangen site)
The solution is in their FAQ.
so wait... if i factory reset from twrp... will my internal sd.. i.e. music.. and other files also get deleted?
abhimanyu bajaj said:
so wait... if i factory reset from twrp... will my internal sd.. i.e. music.. and other files also get deleted?
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No.
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timmaaa said:
No.
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and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?
abhimanyu bajaj said:
and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?
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Just flashing the ROM by itself will not wipe data or internal storage, but you may encounter bugs (it's called dirty flashing). The best way to get a bug-less ROM is to clean flash which means wiping every partition. The only one that should be OK is internal so you don't have to wipe that one when clean flashing.
abhimanyu bajaj said:
and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?
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No, flashing a ROM doesn't wipe user data. When flashing a new ROM it's best to wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik cache, but it isn't necessary to wipe (internal storage) user data.
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I change my phone original bootanimation and then i get No Command when i factor reset .. Nothing Happend how do just restore my (/system) /system/media bootanimation.zip ... other way to fix this thing i have pc >?
Hi, i know it seems silly, I want to reset my phone because of some issues with idle battery consumption and event and event2 wakelocks. i believe it's due to a rogue app, but can't find it. and as my rom was working very good previously i don't really want to change rom.
However, how do I reset the phone without losing my files? the factory reset button in settings says all data will be lost.
and im unsure about the factory reset on my philz touch recovery as it says it'll wipe /data.
so is there a way to reset the phone without losing my files? (pics, documents and music)
Cheers in advance.
salespalace said:
Hi, i know it seems silly, I want to reset my phone because of some issues with idle battery consumption and event and event2 wakelocks. i believe it's due to a rogue app, but can't find it. and as my rom was working very good previously i don't really want to change rom.
However, how do I reset the phone without losing my files? the factory reset button in settings says all data will be lost.
and im unsure about the factory reset on my philz touch recovery as it says it'll wipe /data.
so is there a way to reset the phone without losing my files? (pics, documents and music)
Cheers in advance.
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Factory reset in philz touch will not erase your internal storage (e.g. music, pictures, documents). A wipe is not the same as a format.
NikoZBK said:
Factory reset in philz touch will not erase your internal storage (e.g. music, pictures, documents). A wipe is not the same as a format.
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so, when it lists that /data will be wiped, is that not my files?
salespalace said:
so, when it lists that /data will be wiped, is that not my files?
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No, your files are safe. /data is the partition where your settings, apps, texts, etc. go. Have a read here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
NikoZBK said:
No, your files are safe. /data is the partition where your settings, apps, texts, etc. go. Have a read here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
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fabulous, cheers for that. i thought that was the case but needed to be sure. i searched and searched but i guess my googling skills are not good enough.
A noob question - Does doing a factory reset from Settings wipe all data from phone? (including pictures , music documents etc? or only app and app data?
galaxys3lover said:
A noob question - Does doing a factory reset from Settings wipe all data from phone? (including pictures , music documents etc? or only app and app data?
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No it won't, unless hard reset which includes wiping the internal sd, has been done from within recovery.
Factory reset from within the phone menu will keep your personal/user data intact.
Hello I want to know if there is the possibility of modifying the rom or an apk so that the data of a single application is installed in the system to avoid losing the data after a factory reset. thanks i hope you answer
dannysanchez1601 said:
Hello I want to know if there is the possibility of modifying the rom or an apk so that the data of a single application is installed in the system to avoid losing the data after a factory reset. thanks i hope you answer
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You can backup the data and store the backup somewhere other than on your device then use the backup to restore the data if it gets wiped.
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