I am looking for an easy way to reset the internal memory back to stock. I was trying to setup a sync, and it did not keep track with mtp properly and i ended up with multiple duplicates.
So I want to do a complete reset, I have tried the reset function through android but it did not delete my files on the internal memory.
Thank you.
donald7777 said:
I am looking for an easy way to reset the internal memory back to stock. I was trying to setup a sync, and it did not keep track with mtp properly and i ended up with multiple duplicates.
So I want to do a complete reset, I have tried the reset function through android but it did not delete my files on the internal memory.
Thank you.
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Ok this has been solved. Boot into Clock Work mod, then select mounts and choose format sdcard and also format /data just in-case I also formatted /cache.
This removed all my data and set the device back to factory.
Hopefully this helps anyone else.
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I recently accidentally hard-reset my xda iii. Most of data was stored on my sd card (which of course i can recover). I want to know whether it is possible to recover other data, much in the same way you would with a desktop. There were several important text messages i needed.
Is this possible or has the data gone for good?
Silly me, didn't back up in a while...
in the flash part of the memory you can as in /storage and extented rom but not the ram they work just like ram in your pc == no power no bytes no memory of last state to undelete to
Ok, so there may still be some data in the flash part. Do you know of any programs that might help me?
Thanks for your reply
A hard reset will have more than likely wiped what was stored internally.
I suggest you get a backup utility and start using it, that way, if it happens again, you will have a full backup of everything you had installed, and all of the files stored on the device.
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.
I wanted to do a factory reset (i.e. remove everything from /data except /data/media/0), but ended up formatting the partition, partly because the Materialised Theme rearranges the buttons, partly because I am a bit dumb seemingly...
After I realized what I just did, I immediately piped the whole partition onto my PC using dd and netcat. I hoped to be able to recover my photos and the /data TWRP backup I did before using photorec, but it couldn't find a single file :crying:
So does TWRP reset every bit of the partition to zero when formatting it?
Or could there be another explanation on why photorec doesn't find anything? Could there be any chance that I'll see my data again?
It's flash memory, tricks that would work on a physical hard disk WILL NOT recover any data. I am sorry but it is not possible, by ANY means, to recover your data.
It sucks I know but please take this as a learning experience on the value of off-device backups. You can upload twrp backups to Google drive directly from the phone for easy secure storage and recovery.
Also Google will sync and backup your photos if you enable it, for the future.
Hi, my phone decided to reset itself to factory settings (never had such issue in the past 6+ years!) and now everything is gone from the phone and from the SD card.
Giving the fact that the SD was not encrypted - is there a way to recover anything from it?
Or is the card overwritten with some 0s or 1s in the reset process?
(Any details about what is going on there greatly appreciated!)
Could anyone give some details if you were able to recover anything after reset?
Thanks!
K
_kromag_ said:
Hi, my phone decided to reset itself to factory settings (never had such issue in the past 6+ years!) and now everything is gone from the phone and from the SD card.
Giving the fact that the SD was not encrypted - is there a way to recover anything from it?
Or is the card overwritten with some 0s or 1s in the reset process?
(Any details about what is going on there greatly appreciated!)
Could anyone give some details if you were able to recover anything after reset?
Thanks!
K
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I did a FDR on my S8+ and left the sdcard in as it's not normally wiped - but it was. There was a folder on internal storage labeled something like sdcard restore and everything was in that folder. Connect your S8+ to a PC and take a look or use a file explorer.
ggrant3876 said:
... There was a folder on internal storage labeled something like sdcard restore and everything was in that folder. ...
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Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately my phone is completely empty as well as the SD card - at least it appears like that when I connect it to the PC (well, both locations were quite full before the reset, so it would definitely not fit there).
I was hoping to at least retrieve anything from the SD card using some low level scanning, but I see only 0xFF there :/
Connect the micro sd using a usb adapter and try with recuva or "getdataback simple" using the 4 star scanning (take hours but should find something)
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Restore Factory Settings:
Factory reset erases all the data and information stored on the device to restore the original or initial manufacturer settings of the device’s software. If none of the above-mentioned steps generates desired results, then resetting may seem to be a viable option; but, there is a risk involved in performing a factory reset as it may erase all your data, apps, photos, videos, music etc. from the device.
Follow below steps:
Go to your device’s Settings < Personal < Backup & reset
Enter the PIN, pattern or the password, whichever is required
Under Personal data, select Factory data reset < Reset phone
When the process is complete, restart your device and restore your backed-up data
Note: Back-up your data including contacts, SMS, and other useful information before resetting your device.
This steps might be helpful to some extent and if the issue is minor. Generally, SD card will report such error messages due to multiple reasons, which cannot be addressed through these mentioned steps; therefore, if your SD card shows “SD Card Was Unexpectedly Removed” error, then you need a professional and reliable approach to recover your Photos and Videos back from corrupt SD cards.
In addition, there are some limitations associated with the above-mentioned procedures; but, when it comes to Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery, there’s no such room for errors.
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This post has nothing to do with my issue...
K.
Hello, I am planning to sell my phone and I do have some information (like passwords, card, and pin, etc. which I recently captured using my phone camera) and I'm afraid that even I factory reset and overwrite my phone storage by filling it up with files, someone might still be able to recover it. Will wiping system and internal storage of my phone thought twrp makes it unrecoverable?
Overwrite the complete internal storage space with ZEROS and BLANKS.
mayer2 said:
Overwrite the complete internal storage space with ZEROS and BLANKS.
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How will I do that? Is there any tutorial/reference you could suggest? Thank you!
What kind of information can be restored after the factory reset?
Hello, The question is pretty straightforward - is it possible to restore the data on the phone that had existed before the factory reset was made? If I sell my phone on ebay can someone get any glimpse on what has been done with my phone?
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