does data wipe lessens the ram?
does cashe wipe lessens the ram?
does reset factory lessens the ram?
No, RAM is not involved in any of those. When you wipe data, factory reset or wipe cache the only thing you delete is (respectively): /data, /cache and /data.
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I can't believe that in 2013 someone could have no idea what RAM is.
im sorry, cause i had my cellphone before nokia n8, when i reformated it or flashed. i just notice that the ram is lessened... thank you for answering
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i got virtuous unity 2.37 and want to install 2.39. its suggested i do a ext4 wipe before nstalling 2.39. i want to make sure i'm doing this right.
so, to do a full ext4 wipe, i must boot into recovery and then wipe all data, cache, then go to advance and wipe dalvik? is this correct?
Maybe you must go in Wipe / Format menu,then format sd-ext.
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
itachi1706 said:
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
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hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
trapzz said:
hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
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It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
itachi1706 said:
It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
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thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
trapzz said:
thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
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I don't mean changing to a higher version, I mean changing Rom (like from cyanogen to miui) . If you are upgrading to a higher version you do not need to wipe data. All you need to do is just wipe cache and dalvik, boot and system too if you want. This way you will get updated to the latest version while still retaining your application data.
And yes, technically you do wipe the sdcard, but only the EXT partition, which is where your apps are placed in if you use A2SD+. Your FAT partition, which is the one recognised by the computer and where you put all your data in, is not affected. Hence it will not wipe out the Rom you are trying to install on the sdcard.
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quick question, im new to rooting the transforner and i just want to know, when i wipe to install prime will it erase my music that is on the internal storage? If so, is there a different way to wipe to keep certain files? Cause i also have my titanium backup files on internal as well, thanks in advance.
First of all, your title made me laugh for a good 1 minute. Somehow, "question about wiping" just doesn't sound very technical and sound more like it has something to do with our bodily functions.
No, "wiping" cache and data will not touch your files. Android is different than windows. Windows OS has 1 big partition where everything is in there. Android has 12 partitions, each one has it's own purpose. When you wipe the data partition, what you're really wiping is app data partition. There is also a user data partition where all your files are kept. Unless you do a format of your sdcard in the advance menu, all your user files are safe.
So, before you install a custom rom, make sure you wipe cache and data/factory reset. Also wipe dalvik cache. Trust me, all your porn files will still be there waiting for you.
Sorry, I have a weird sense of humor.
Lol, thanks buddy. Ive never had an android device with an internal sdcard so i was a little concerned. Thanks again.
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So, before you install a custom rom, make sure you wipe cache and data/factory reset. Also wipe dalvik cache.
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I was wondering, is a data/factory wipe always necessary? When I flashed Revolver 3.9.3 for the 1ste time from stock rom, I did a data/factory wipe, cache wipe and dalvik cache wipe in CWM. When updating this Revolver rom to 3.9.5 using zip-file, I only wipe cache and dalvik cache. On my Moto I wipe cache and dalvik cache before and after the zip update when updating a custom rom, but I'm not sure if the latter is necessary. I guess a data/factory wipe is only necessary when flashing a new base rom?
wiping is usually recommended as sometimes if you install with out wiping it will cause weird problems :/
I have samsung galaxy ace rooted running on ics (myth rom). 2 days ago i formatted (factory data reset) my phone . i have a total inernal memory of 180 mb. but after formatting it it shows only 117 mb left. therefore i did it for the second time,then too it showed the same .what should i do ????? please help me and tell me how to completely format it ....
do complete wipe
wipe data/factory
wipe dalvic cache
wipe data cache
wipe battery status
goto advanced>there you can find this
what is dalvic wipe? where to wipe battery status ????
There is no noticeable memory degredation, even if you flash over 9000 times.
You don't need to wipe the battery stats.
The dalvik-cache are cache files that are needed to run apps, and it gets recreated on boot if you wipe it (so the purpose of wiping it, is to get a freshly generated dalvik cache).
Sarvesh Sawant said:
what is dalvic wipe? where to wipe battery status ????
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Dalvic cache is the dalvic compiler cache
The battery status is deleted by the following method
Goto cwm> advanced> wipe battery status...
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Try df -h in terminal and you'll see your system and sd patitions.
I did a complete wipe of data (dalvic,battery stats ,factory data reset etc.) then too it is showing the same. Is there any other way or should I approach Samsung Gallery?
Hello. I have honor 4c. When I had android 5 (rooted) there wasnt any problem. After updating to marshmallow and rerooting I have problem with storage. When I wipe dalvik cache and reboot phone, recreated dalvik cache have 800MB. After few days I have internal storage totally full(100%). I dont understand. Everything is OK, dalvik cache takes the same storage but during one night I have full storage.... When I wake up there is notification that the storage is full. I dont understand why the size of dalvik cache is changing. Can anyone help me? I dont want to delete that regularly as it takes more time to load all apps.
I'm using a spare phone to try this out.
I'm looking to sell a phone, and want to clean it, leaving only fresh / default (bare bones) directory structure..
Is this possible? If so, how would I accomplish this?
"factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache/ what about the /sdcard? How do I clean it properly?
Thanks
if you have twrp then go to wipe-advanced-check internal storage, dalvik cache and data.
if not then settings-backup & reset-Factory reset
just making sure I don't brick the phone.
thanks