I installed cm9 on my samsung galaxy tab 2 7 and am really digging it. I'm really new to the whole cyanogenmod and android tablet thing. I have performed a factory reset, but there seems to still be things on the device taking up space.
With only 8 gigs of space to start with space is at a premium, so is there anything i can do to safely wipe the whole thing and start from a fresh install? Is this even possible?
Any space saving advice is welcome.
Brandon
btmullins said:
I installed cm9 on my samsung galaxy tab 2 7 and am really digging it. I'm really new to the whole cyanogenmod and android tablet thing. I have performed a factory reset, but there seems to still be things on the device taking up space.
With only 8 gigs of space to start with space is at a premium, so is there anything i can do to safely wipe the whole thing and start from a fresh install? Is this even possible?
Any space saving advice is welcome.
Brandon
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I guess you could try before installing, do a factory reset in Stock ROM, that will format your Sdcard and give you more space... Don't forget to do a TB backup...
I have only 1.5 gigs on my Fascinate, but I am only using about 800mb. Android apps do not take up very much space at all. Also, forgive me if I misinterpret your question, but the space is taken up by your /system and /data partitions, which eat into the 8 gb.
focasam said:
I guess you could try before installing, do a factory reset in Stock ROM, that will format your Sdcard and give you more space... Don't forget to do a TB backup...
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Um... In my haste I did neglect to do a backup. Fortunately everything seems to be in working order. I am using CWM to do a backup now.
Is there a reason I should use TB to do a backup instead of CWM?
I'm still really new to this, I'm just glad I didn't screw anything up on my first try.
As long as you use it only, TB backup should be functionally equivalent to a CWM NAND backup. But if you upgrade to another TAB, only TB backup could be easily transferred to thew new TAB. CWM NAND backup could note be used on the new TAB.
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Ok simple question I know but its in not easy to get a DEFINITIVE answer for (yes I have searched). When the time comes for me to install a custom ROM to my beloved Nexus S, it is highly recommended to do a full system wipe....fine, but does this leave my precious SD saved files intact or is it literally a nuclear option wipe? Apologies for this simplistic question but I prefer caution to bravery
You're forced into it anyway, unlocking the phone wipes it.
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You're forced into it anyway, unlocking the phone wipes it.
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Thanks for that, I am unlocked and rooted, did that the day I got it and realised that procedure would kill the SD card. Does the same apply to, for example, loading cyanogen off rom manager? I mean would my nandroid backup of my current rom still be in the Clockwork backup folder on the SD card after a wipe? (I got it saved to my laptop anyway) Thanks
It leaves your sd contents intact. The wipe just clears out everything for the operating system like your apps. Just always make a backup to pc just in case.
Very good, thank you for the advice. I will backup all possible things and all will be fine. I worried that with the SD card being internal on the Nexus S that it made a wipe that much more complete!
willcpfc said:
Very good, thank you for the advice. I will backup all possible things and all will be fine. I worried that with the SD card being internal on the Nexus S that it made a wipe that much more complete!
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Since you're rooted I suggest you get Titanium backup. Go for the paid version, it makes restoring everything much easier.
icandy75 said:
Since you're rooted I suggest you get Titanium backup. Go for the paid version, it makes restoring everything much easier.
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Got it I do titanium backup's, Nandroid backups with Clockwork, and just for completeness save the lot to the laptop....I should pop it all on a memory stick just in case my laptop packs up! Where others boldly go......I follow behind with caution
That's actually quite funny. So far I have yet to have an issue with my NS wiping SD card so I would say you SHOULD be safe. I did however loose EVERYTHING twice when testing different roms and kernels with my Vibrant so now like yourself I backup EVERYTHING. When restoring with Ti I suggest you only restore you apps and not full system. That has been known to cause issues.
Agreed. Titanium for apps only. I guess it would not be the end of the world to lose everything but it would be a hell of a job to put it all back how it used to be......and that scares me man!! And thanks for the advice to my reassuring but simple questions.
If you have Titanium Pro, you can also backup to dropbox so you always have it with you on the go. Well, sort of anyways.
After installing a custom ROM, I discovered I should have repartitioned my internal sd card, and fix permissions.
So, I carefully backed-up my data and started the process.
Everything was going as expected. Right up to rebooting the system. BEFORE REBOOTING THE SYSTEM RESTORE THE DATA. I didn't, and lost everything.
This is the best website I've found for newbie like me. Use it, study it, and don't make the mistake I made.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/repartition.htm
Have fun and be careful out there.
Don't forget to donate too.
Or use a program like Titanium Backup to back your data up onto an external SD card rather than the internal one?
Or am I missing something here?
Titanim can save your apps and data but not what you have saved on your SD. With a repartition it is a clean wipe of your SD so all is lost, even the backup you have made through cwm that you might have forgotten to move to your PC pre format. Keep a nand backup on your PC at all times, I do a weakly backup and toss it on my PC. That way if I have a bad flash and need to repartition I'm not loosing much. Also I have a starting point other than a stock rom to work with after a full restore.luck favors the prepared ;-)
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This is the best website I've found for newbie like me. Use it, study it, and don't make the mistake I made.
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/repartition.htm
Have fun and be careful out there.
Don't forget to donate too.
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+1
I wanted to switch to a ROM with a 1.2 Bootloader, but I was weary of all the steps involved. I went to this site, and he saved me a lot of time. After fighting to get my tablet to connect to my PC, it only took a few minutes to get to 1.2BL with a new ClockWorkMod version.
So, i'm debating between two ROM's right now, i've played with one for about a month and a half and i'm starting to test the other one. i'm curious, once i decide which ROM i want to use, how can i permanently delete all the apps on the old rom? i want to make sure that i have enough storage on my internalSD card so that i dont run out of space. Is there a way to make sure all the data/files from the old rom get deleted?
Thank you in advance for any help
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So, i'm debating between two ROM's right now, i've played with one for about a month and a half and i'm starting to test the other one. i'm curious, once i decide which ROM i want to use, how can i permanently delete all the apps on the old rom? i want to make sure that i have enough storage on my internalSD card so that i dont run out of space. Is there a way to make sure all the data/files from the old rom get deleted?
Thank you in advance for any help
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Just wipe data in recovery and it'll delete those apps.
Neverendingxsin said:
Just wipe data in recovery and it'll delete those apps.
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In case I ever wanted to go back, does the nandroid backup keep those apps?
troysyx said:
In case I ever wanted to go back, does the nandroid backup keep those apps?
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Yes. You can restore to go back to exactly where you were.
Perfect! Ill keep my backups on my externalSD cars and my computer and just do a factory reset to delete everything. Thank you both so much. You rock!!!!:victory:
I have 200 apps on mine and only uses 3 GB.
prdog1 said:
I have 200 apps on mine and only uses 3 GB.
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ha-ha i know i probably shouldn't worry about my storage so much, but i do wish they would bring back the apps2SD feature. I've heard though that its just Samsung because of the way they format it.
troysyx said:
ha-ha i know i probably shouldn't worry about my storage so much, but i do wish they would bring back the apps2SD feature. I've heard though that its just Samsung because of the way they format it.
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It's anything with ICS up.
Please bare with me since I am still learning about android and so my question is, how can I recover my applications from my tablet after I have rooted it.
I flashed cyanogen 9 to my SGT2.10.1 and it was successful, although I am stuck on trying to recover my applications from the partition internal memory. Of course I have done a variety of steps to recover them and some of the steps I took are:
1. I tried using the spk tool - I really do not know how to use it and I am having a hard time figuring it out
2. Trying to delete and reformat the internal memory - was not successful since it only erased of what I currently had on the rooted and partitioned memory, thus my original/stock application are still within the internal memory.
3. I tried using applications such PC36IMG-AmonRA-3.07-gnm.zip - I changed the name to PC36IMG but flashing it lead to installation fail/aborted
4. I tried recovering them with titanium back up - but the application couldn't see my original/stock applications
5. Also tried using Astro File manager - Same results as TBU
6. Deleting the files from my pc via usb- it does not give me an option to reformat it
Any suggestions? this is the final step that I need to complete to finally enjoy my retarded galaxy tab 2
Hi. I always use titanium backup and never had problems with it - what do you mean by "couldn't see my original applications"? Did you make a backup of the applications prior to flashing CM? If you did so and you didn't format the sdcard (the "TitaniumBackup" folder" resides by default on the internal sdcard), you should still have all your backups there, and you should be able to restore them.
Are you trying to get the same apps you had on stock prior to flashing CM9? If so, did you back up prior to flashing?
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it is recommended that you dont use titanium back up to restore your apps. you will have to reinstall from scratch. that is on the cm9 instructions.
just for future reference, you will need to download tbu from the market, install it then try to use the back up to reinstall your apps. or you can create a zip file from within tbu which you can install using cwm but do it after your rom is working
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Hi. I always use titanium backup and never had problems with it - what do you mean by "couldn't see my original applications"? Did you make a backup of the applications prior to flashing CM? If you did so and you didn't format the sdcard (the "TitaniumBackup" folder" resides by default on the internal sdcard), you should still have all your backups there, and you should be able to restore them.
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I did not back it, I also did not delete them before flashing CM which i truly regret. Since my stock applications/original applications take up 8 gigs of my internal memory out of 13. The 8 gigs of memory/apps, I have no access or whatsoever.... I succesfully rooted and flashed CM and GAAP the only thing is left for me is to restore this applications or delete them so I can finally utilize my tablet.
Please help me
any suggestions are all welcome as long as my tablet not end being brick.
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sloosecannon said:
Are you trying to get the same apps you had on stock prior to flashing CM9? If so, did you back up prior to flashing?
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yes sir that is exactly what i am trying to do. Although I did not back up prior to flashing...i really really wish i did. I miss that part since it did not mentioned on the instructions that I read it from on flashing CM9.
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yes sir that is exactly what i am trying to do. Although I did not back up prior to flashing...i really really wish i did. I miss that part since it did not mentioned on the instructions that I read it from on flashing CM9.
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Hmm... Well I hate to say this but I think they're gone... You sure those 8 gigs aren't something else?
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Impossible
sloosecannon said:
Hmm... Well I hate to say this but I think they're gone... You sure those 8 gigs aren't something else?
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Impossible, im pretty sure those 8 gigs can only be my stock applications? what else can it be? I mean you do not actually think cyanogen 9 is worth 9 gigs? I have nothing in my current OS.
They cannot be good since I can fully see the memory being occupied, I am just having a difficult time accessing and recovering those stock applications.
I can't believe no one knows how to do this in this thread....
Hey there
I use my P5100 since about a half a year. I've rooted it and have CM10.1 installed.
Since the begining I don't like the behaviour of my tab when I performe a backup. In compare to my Nexus 4, the SGT backups all my music, pictures and userdata in a Nandroid. My Nexus 4 only backups my Apps and the ROM and Kernel.
This behaviour really annoys me, because I have to delete everytime my music and pictures. Otherwise the backup gets a size of about 10 GB.
Now my question: Is this behaviour normal? Is there a way to format the internal storage card in a way that only the ROM and the apps get backuped? Or have I done something wrong while rooting? Sadly I don't remember how I rooted my device.
I'm open for any advice. If necessary I wipe my whole Device and root it once more. Thanks in advance for your help.