Database Info

[Q] Unlocking bootloader wipes SD storage: YES OR NO???

I'm seeing different answers in different threads. I need to reinstall 2.3.4 but have to go back to earlier version first. ClockworkMod was suggested to me but the only way to get that is to unlock the bootloader or root. And both of them wipe the SD storage, right?

EDIT
it does format

demo23019 said:
No
Unlocking and locking your bootloader will only reset your phone data not internal SD data
even if it did you could just copy everything to your PC
And you flash Clockwork recovery from bootloader screen after you unlock it doesn't require root.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How can I copy it? I lost USB connectivity, from the manual 2.3.4 install, which is why I'm trying to go back to an older version in the first place. No SD card on the NS. Are you sure it won't delete the SD storage? I have A LOT of picture(that were on a card before the NS) and I would DIE if I lost them; pretty much EVERY picture of my 8 month old baby. Have you done this personally and your SD data was intact?

I locked and unlocked and it did format my SD card. Maybe try getting the photos off through adb
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

edit my bad it does format
could always check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931865
jrocka01 said:
Have you done this personally and your SD data was intact?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I recently sent my phone out for repair to Samsung i loaded stock rom and locked my bootloader and had to format my sd because after i did all that my data was still there
I just tried and lost my data so i hope you didn't listen to me

demo23019 said:
edit my bad it does format
could always check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931865
I recently sent my phone out for repair to Samsung i loaded stock rom and locked my bootloader and had to format my sd because after i did all that my data was still there
I just tried and lost my data so i hope you didn't listen to me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope, still too much of a puss to pull the trigger. Thanks for letting me know for sure. Any other ideas?

no you're not a puss you would have lost everything..i felt bad after i double checked on my phone

Only time your SD is wiped is by fastboot UNLOCKING your boot loader. Locking it will keep your data intact. The other way of wiping your SD is by selecting format SD card in Clockwork. Moving between versions of Android does not wipe your SD. When I say SD, I mean your personal stuff like pictures, music, downloads etc.

peeturr said:
Only time your SD is wiped is by fastboot UNLOCKING your boot loader. Locking it will keep your data intact. The other way of wiping your SD is by selecting format SD card in Clockwork. Moving between versions of Android does not wipe your SD. When I say SD, I mean your personal stuff like pictures, music, downloads etc.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The reason I'm trying to go to an earlier version is because I lost USB connectivity after a manual 2.3.4 install, which means I can't access my SD storage. The only ways to do that are by 1)unlocking the bootloader or 2)rooting to put on CWM. Both of which wipe my SD storage. Or an I mistaken? Can you think of an alternative? Again, the key issue is NO USB CONNECTIVITY.

jrocka01 said:
The reason I'm trying to go to an earlier version is because I lost USB connectivity after a manual 2.3.4 install, which means I can't access my SD storage. The only ways to do that are by 1)unlocking the bootloader or 2)rooting to put on CWM. Both of which wipe my SD storage. Or an I mistaken? Can you think of an alternative? Again, the key issue is NO USB CONNECTIVITY.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried removing the device via device manager and reinstalling the appropriateusb driver? 2.3.4 doesn't have a non functional USB storage.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

krohnjw said:
Have you tried removing the device via device manager and reinstalling the appropriateusb driver? 2.3.4 doesn't have a non functional USB storage.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's showing up as Unknown Device and when I try to update the drivers it says they're up to date. Do you manually install 2.3.4? Have you heard about this issue from anyone else?

When you say you lost usb connectivity, do you mean when in the bootloader? If so you need to install the drivers from PDAnet I believe. If you are having issues mounting the drive while the phone is on, try reinstalling the device/drivers after you uninstall, reboot and use another USB port.
Hope that helps. Otherwise, sorry to waste your time. Good luck.
EDIT: Now I think I follow what you are saying. I went into recovery to mount the SD card and NADA, then USB mass storage devices, NADA. Same issue as this post right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072884&page=2 One of the gents recommends disabling USB legacy devices in the BIOS but I am not so sure if that will help. I had this same issue on my EVO with another recovery.

Wiping/Formatting Internal Storage. How to perform a real....(read:actual) wipe.

Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.

Jamesyboy said:
Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why don't you just go into Settings -> Storage -> Format? Or just delete everything with your computer?

Product F(RED) said:
Why don't you just go into Settings -> Storage -> Format? Or just delete everything with your computer?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's no option to format the internal storage.

Jamesyboy said:
Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As well, wiping the internal storage may be possible through the stock ROM under settings-> storage....but i was working with codename android. I tried the "Erase Tablet" under Settings->Backup and Restore-> Factory Reset-> Wipe all personal information.
However, after restarting, nothing was deleted.
I'm going to flash the stock ROM and try to look for a format option under Settings->Storage, and i'll try doing a factory reset under settings-> Privacy.
If that doesn't work, i'll have to reflash Revolver 4 beta, and try to look in the settings there.
But as far as trying to delete everything from a computer, idk if i have to have USB debugging enabled, or some settings switched, because browsing the contents of the internal storage over USB doesn't even show all of the folders.

if you have a SBK1 devics you can use NVFlash that wipes everything and repartitions it and i believe there is a superwipe script in the arhd thread that wipes internal storage

mrevankyle said:
if you have a SBK1 devics you can use NVFlash that wipes everything and repartitions it and i believe there is a superwipe script in the arhd thread that wipes internal storage
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Will this wipe CWM as well? Was hoping this wouldn't be too complicated. This will be a joke if i have to redo EVERYTHING.
I really just wanna wipe the internal storage and then flash a ROM from my sdcard.
So if things do work out like i want them to, I can just use the ICS Nvflash and things will be wiped?
Or will this be convoluted---as in i'll have to use the script, install ARHD (which is honeycomb right?) install CWM, rewipe (at which point i'll have some crap from ARHD in my internal storage...grr), and then, finally, install my ROM?
BTW, i have a B70 transformer that was rootable via the one-click live CD. I assume that means i have a SBK1.
I can remove my MicroSD during this, amirite?

C'mon asus, this is such a basic feature.
If i recall correctly, wasn't there a feature in settings, that if you entered your pattern or password incorrectly a certain number of times, your data would be wiped? If this wipes ALL personal information, that feature would be really handy right now.

Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892
Download the super wipe. Then use the recovery to run it. It will handle all things internal.

Not sure which CWM you are using but in Rogue XM Recovery, there's an option to format /sdcard under Mounts and Storage. IIRC the regular CWM has that option too. There is also an option to partition the SD card under Advanced.
You can also use the the superwipe(full version) script to delete everything on internal storage. No it doesn't remove CWM.
BTW, i have a B70 transformer that was rootable via the one-click live CD. I assume that means i have a SBK1.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what is this one click live cd rooting? Some sort of linux live cd? Why didn't you just use ViperMod?
How did you come to the assumption that you have a SBK1? Did the author of the rooting method specifically say it only works for SBK1 devices?
FROM THE MODERATOR . . . Watch the use of profanity... please use respectful language in this forum--- THX

The One-Click live CD was in it's prime during intitial release. ASUS changed the bootloader encryption key during the second half of B70* production. Before the second encryption key was released, B70*+ users were in limbo.
I came to that conclusion because i had no issue rooting and installing CWM with the first batch of tools, while others, who had devices with serial numbers in the second half of the B70* spectrum did. So yes, there is a method to my madness.
And i used the Live CD One-Click method because i was rusty with a CMD prompt. To each his own. It rooted, partitioned, and installed CWM.
I might add...this was my first Android device, and it was certainly my first time lurking around root. It was perfect for someone with a limited knowledge of android and Linux (at the time).

Thanks! I might as well give ARHD a try while im at it! Will report back!

Oh I see. Yes you are right about having sbk1.
Not sure which version of CWM comes with it but it should have an option to format sdcard like I said earlier. I know this because I used that option to delete everything before flashing ICS.

horndroid said:
Oh I see. Yes you are right about having sbk1.
Not sure which version of CWM comes with it but it should have an option to format sdcard like I said earlier. I know this because I used that option to delete everything before flashing ICS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Super-Wipe script worked perfectly for deleting the data, but the ARHD thread says that it reformats the partitions as EXT4. i installed ARHD after using the super wipe script and during the restore (Google's cloud restore), iI immediately got swamped with Google Play Store errors- Error 403 every time it tried to install an app.
Codename Android installed, restored, and ran fine...including app installation, so im not sure what was the problem, but i have a feeling it has to do with the file system change. If this is true, be aware. The script may function well, but its also possible you'll end up having to reformat anyways to change the filesystem back. Ill post this as well in the proper thread...but i thinks it's also relevant to this discussion.
I suppose XDA and Android have led me to my next topic of research--filesystem usage in Android with stock and custom ROMs.

[Q] Still no access to internal phone via usb

Hi all,
To start with, I'm in India and tried to unlock my Verizon S3.. at first, got it rooted, tried to unlock, didn't work and it caused a bunch of connection problems, etc. with the phone, so I did a factory reset, thinking it would wipe the problems I was having.
Lost some files I forgot were on my internal memory I needed, so I wanted to do a file recovery. During this process, I re-downloaded the drivers for the S3 I needed and then found that my phone would connect, but wouldn't connect as a driver and only as a media source. So the recovery software can't find the device to inspect. Even when I debugged, it would only register as a bootloader and wouldn't recognize it as anything more.
I'm trying to figure out what other steps I need to take to either remove something that I tampered with before the factory reset, or if I need to install something new to configure my device to register as a driver, or do something else I can't figure out?
And I'm still trying to recover those files from before the factory reset too.
Anyone have any suggestions? I can explain in more detail if needed.
Thanks for all the help!

Are you trying to recover personal files that were wiped?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

Trying to get my computer to register the phone as a driver so then I will be able to recover the files.
djteotancolis said:
Are you trying to recover personal files that were wiped?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

You may be out of luck. When google went to Android 4.x, they switched to the MTP protocol which mounts the phone to the computer as a media device, rather than a mass storage device (as in previous versions of Android). As far as I can tell, devs have only been able to figure out how to get the external SD card to be seen as mass storage (and that's built into a rom, not a stand alone mod, I believe).
Is there any file recovery software/app available for Android that you can install directly on the phone, rather than needing to run it from a computer?

Well, that's not a good sign. But I will check into the direct software to the phone and let you know I find anything.
Thanks for the tip!
letinsh said:
You may be out of luck. When google went to Android 4.x, they switched to the MTP protocol which mounts the phone to the computer as a media device, rather than a mass storage device (as in previous versions of Android). As far as I can tell, devs have only been able to figure out how to get the external SD card to be seen as mass storage (and that's built into a rom, not a stand alone mod, I believe).
Is there any file recovery software/app available for Android that you can install directly on the phone, rather than needing to run it from a computer?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

[Q] Factroy Reseting and Wipe Data NOT deleting Folders on 4.1.2???

I have N8000 and using redemption ROM which is 4.1.2 and is rooted,i want to sale my tablet but cant seem to get rid of many folders in the internal SD-Card,i am not using any other memory card... Previously on ICS i used commands like *2767*3855# and this used to delete everything,but now this command is not working,i tried factory reset from settings,i tried going into recovery and wiping data and cache,but that didnt work either,wat shud i do now? Please help.... folders like whatsapp,viber etc are still being shown,i wanna get rid of all this.... Thank You

baz00ka said:
I have N8000 and using redemption ROM which is 4.1.2 and is rooted,i want to sale my tablet but cant seem to get rid of many folders in the internal SD-Card,i am not using any other memory card... Previously on ICS i used commands like *2767*3855# and this used to delete everything,but now this command is not working,i tried factory reset from settings,i tried going into recovery and wiping data and cache,but that didnt work either,wat shud i do now? Please help.... folders like whatsapp,viber etc are still being shown,i wanna get rid of all this.... Thank You
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know which recovery you're using, but you'll need to pick the wipe internal storage option. As you've found out the factory reset doesn't touch your internal storage partiton. (even though one might expect it to)

darksabre_x said:
I don't know which recovery you're using, but you'll need to pick the wipe internal storage option. As you've found out the factory reset doesn't touch your internal storage partiton. (even though one might expect it to)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am using CWM recovery 6.something,and therez only one option to wipe data and system,i chose that and still didnt work?

Nevermind got it! I had to go to Mount and whatever setting in the recovery and manually choose the "Format Sdcard" option to completely erase all the folders etc , Thanks!

[Q] How to wipe Internal Storage?

Dear XDA Community,
I am about to sell my HTC One Mini today and want to clean it up like I never used it, except that the person is aware, that TWRP and InsertCoin are installed and that the Device is rooted.
Now...the HTC One Mini only has an internal storage and I have no clue on how to remove everything from it without causing possible damage to the phone itself.
I have enough knowledge to follow instructions to either flash CWM or TWRP and to (re-)flash Android ROMs. I had a SGS2 before and there a common "Factory Reset" from within Android solved the issue, but somehow the HTC One Mini I have here refuses to clean up the Internal Storage. All the left-over data from Apps etc is still there and won't go away.
I was reading something about using rm -rf via CMD and using ADB to push the ROM zip to the Device again after doing that, but the instructions were slightly unclear and I sadly do not have Linux at my disposal.
Can anyone help me with instructions to get that phone cleaned up?
Greetings,
Maxunit

Maybe this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2423576 it's a superwipe script.
You will probably need to flash everything via adb afterwards.
Read the thread first though as I don't know how successful it is
Eh... does "format" within twrp not clear everything
edit: scrap the superwipe script...just read the thread and it leaves sd card data intact

Maxunit said:
Dear XDA Community,
I am about to sell my HTC One Mini today and want to clean it up like I never used it, except that the person is aware, that TWRP and InsertCoin are installed and that the Device is rooted.
Now...the HTC One Mini only has an internal storage and I have no clue on how to remove everything from it without causing possible damage to the phone itself.
I have enough knowledge to follow instructions to either flash CWM or TWRP and to (re-)flash Android ROMs. I had a SGS2 before and there a common "Factory Reset" from within Android solved the issue, but somehow the HTC One Mini I have here refuses to clean up the Internal Storage. All the left-over data from Apps etc is still there and won't go away.
I was reading something about using rm -rf via CMD and using ADB to push the ROM zip to the Device again after doing that, but the instructions were slightly unclear and I sadly do not have Linux at my disposal.
Can anyone help me with instructions to get that phone cleaned up?
Greetings,
Maxunit
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
advance wipe in twrp cleans everything...

htconemini said:
advance wipe in twrp cleans everything...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you for the replies, guys
In the end, I connected the Device to my PC via USB and did a manual cleanup from the Internal Storage.
Phone is sold, buyer (friend of a friend) is happy. Do not regret it tho, that I had the HTC One Mini for a while, really great smartphone.