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Ensure you have root first!!!
MOD EDIT: POSTERS ARE REPORTING THERE ARE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS GUIDE, THREAD CLOSED.
Use SuperOneClick 1.7 to gain root (USB debugging enabled) Get it here:
1. Download "3e_recovery_installer.zip" from here:
2. Open SuperOneClick and run Shell Root with your phone plugged in. Once finished, close.
3. Now run the 3e Recovery Installer. When finished, close.
4. Now flash ClockWorkMod Recovery via ROM Manager by selecting "Vibrant" when asked for phone type. Then reboot into recovery. (You may need to reboot your phone if you get stuck on the ROM Manager "Reboot to Recovery" screen) (Just reboot, then attempt to reboot into recovery again)
5. At the blue recovery select "reinstall packages". The first time will fail, run it once more, and you should now have the green CWM Recovery menu.
6. Wait for Team Whiskey to release an amazing ROM!!!
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Thanks for the guide! Making a nandroid as i type!
my phone just gets stuck on the reboot into recovery screen
edit: now it keeps saying failed
eakrish said:
my phone just gets stuck on the reboot into recovery screen
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Power down your phone. Power it back up and try again. Mine did the same thing at first.
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nevermind, work third time. had to completely reboot, then reinstall recovery through rom manager. Then reboot into recovery, then reinstall packages twice. Good to go. Thanks!
Well I guess one good thing came out of me doing what I did to my phone was able to tell you how to do this lol
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Well I guess one good thing came out of me doing what I did to my phone was able to tell you how to do this lol
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Yes it did. Thank you.
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I'm getting this error.
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Can't mount /data/!"
so this is a confirmed method to get rom manager / clockwork working for the SGS4G?
i must be doing something wrong because i keep getting failed.. but i am following the instructions to the T..
Just letting you know, this will NOT work. The 4G has a different partition structure than the Vibrant. CWM will need to be built for the 4G due to it not having a internal sd like the Vibrant. Once CWM does come out for the SGS4G please let me know. I already have Bionix Frost ready to go for it, and will have Black Ice ready this week.
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HELL YE KRYLON IS HERE DONATING HAHA
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Just letting you know, this will NOT work. The 4G has a different partition structure than the Vibrant. CWM will need to be built for the 4G due to it not having a internal sd like the Vibrant. Once CWM does come out for the SGS4G please let me know. I already have Bionix Frost ready to go for it, and will have Black Ice ready this week.
What's black ice? A theme for frost?
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Frost is based on a pre-leak. Black Ice is based off the official sysdump
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krylon360 said:
Frost is based on a pre-leak. Black Ice is based off the official sysdump
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Oh, well why would you even bother uploading frost for us, cuz wouldn't the one based off the dump be better?
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Frameworks are pretty much identical so it wouldn't matter.
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Right on!! Can't wait!
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any way to revert this process? i'm getting an error everytime I got to recovery?
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any way to revert this process? i'm getting an error everytime I got to recovery?
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I'm in the same boat. Tried everything i can think of to revert the process but im still getting the error everytime i boot into recovery.
Too many posters are reporting this guide is not working, I'm closing this thread temporary to avoid any damage to member's devices.
@ OP please PM me if you work this out. I will edit the first post.
Thanks,
I am brand new to the Android OS and I heard from some friends that rooting is very similar to "jailbreaking" on the iPhone in the sense that you gain a lot of extra features and are able to sideload apps, etc.
I have a few questions before I do my root. Also, I do not want to install Android 2.3 or any other OS on my phone. I want to keep the stock OS, except I want my phone to be rooted (if that works). The guide my friends showed me was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
1. If I root my phone and then install an HTC or AT&T update, does my root go away (HTC Inspire 4G locked to AT&T).
2. Can I remove the AT&T lock so I can use my phone in Europe if I root?
3. I don't want to brick my phone, so is there anyway to back it up beforehand?
Thanks for the help!
1. It won't let you update so your good.
2. Yes you can it unlocks the phone.
3. Yes its called a Nandroid
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XAviierG said:
1. It won't let you update so your good.
2. Yes you can it unlocks the phone.
3. Yes its called a Nandroid
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Also, is the thread I posted the best method for rooting as of right now, or is there a better one?
ComradeNF said:
Also, is the thread I posted the best method for rooting as of right now, or is there a better one?
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That's how I rooted mines. Very simple
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Just remember backups are your friends
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Just remember backups are your friends
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+1! I learned this the hard way haha.....I went flash crazy once with mods, and one of them went wrong. I hadn't made a backup in almost a week, so I had a lot of work to do to get everything back the way I like it. Now, I religiously do a backup before doing any mod, everytime . Time consuming, yes, but it'll save you A LOT of time if something goes wrong.
yep very true a back up just saved my butt yesterday
Back up is a must..
I hate when I get bricked without a backup....I have to reinstall the rom and set up everything again..
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words can't explain how many times I've been saved with my backup when messng with different flashes, haha. Very important.
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1- rooting is the hardest /most dangerous part(not that its dangerous, but its more dangerous than flashing a rom/kernel simply cause your flashing a radio). Flashing a rom is simple/safe. After you root don't not flash a rom cause you think its dangerous or you'll brick your phone-you wont.
2- I haven't made a nandroid backup ever. If you soft brick your phone, knowing adb is way more important than a backup. I've bricked my phone probably more than everybody in this thread x50, adb saves me everytime. Even if the computer wont see your phone when it boots, 99.9% of the time it will see it when in recovery, so this is what will really save you. Reboot the phone to recovery, use adb to fix whatever broke from the mod/whatever you just did.
(I'm not saying don't make backups, I'm saying learn adb - it can more likely save your ass than anything. Learn it)
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1- rooting is the hardest /most dangerous part(not that its dangerous, but its more dangerous than flashing a rom/radio simply cause your flashing a radio). Flashing a rom is simple/safe. After you root don't not flash a rom cause you think its dangerous or you'll brick your phone-you wont.
2- I haven't made a nandroid backup ever. If you soft brick your phone, knowing adb is way more important than a backup. I've bricked my phone probably more than everybody in this thread x50, adb saves me everytime. Even if the computer wont see your phone when it boots, 99.9% of the time it will see it when in recovery, so this is what will really save you. Reboot the phone to recovery, use adb to fix whatever broke from the mod/whatever you just did.
(I'm not saying don't make backups, I'm saying learn adb - it can more likely save your ass than anything. Learn it)
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Good advice....I need to take the time to do that.....
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I've been trying to use the all in one tool kit but it never seem to work I'm pretty sure its this prehistoric computer we are currently using until we get our laptop fixed any other methods to unlock the hboot 1.45.0013? Or to require s-off
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imxsteezin said:
I've been trying to use the all in one tool kit but it never seem to work I'm pretty sure its this prehistoric computer we are currently using until we get our laptop fixed any other methods to unlock the hboot 1.45.0013? Or to require s-off
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Have you even searched development? Or was it just to easy to come and start a new thread with this same question asked?
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I've been looking for a week straight I know I can do it with the toolkit its just tht my computer I'm using now was a old one with a virus so the files I download never work properly
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I've been looking for a week straight I know I can do it with the toolkit its just tht my computer I'm using now was a old one with a virus so the files I download never work properly
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I have an old tower that had a virus too, but I can compile kernels.
Also there is an s-off method that requires a wire trick or you could bootloader unlock VIA HTC unlock tool then flash cwm and Su
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What is the simplest thing I can use for the wire trick
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What is the simplest thing I can use for the wire trick
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Wire bread wrapper tie. Maybe a small paper clip and a piece of whatever tape iss handy.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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What is the simplest thing I can use for the wire trick
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I'm sure that thread has instructions and different post from different users saying what they have used, I just got woke up and this is my first post of the day, so I'm going to be a ****, do you even read any thread you enter? Or do you leave it up to developers to hold your hand all the way through? I honestly don't know how this device has any devs seeing the dumb things I've seen lately, makes me want to pull the current things I've done and just do private things
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I can feel your frustration, but let's try to keep it friendly. I will say it seems like once a week someone starts a thread like this, when I know the directions are available, because I used them to root my bf's insurance replacement phone that had the new bootloader. I know the info is there, and I took the time to read and do my research, so I would know what I was doing, and not look like an idiot.
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We were all n00bs once upon a time lol - I might still be honestly because this phone has hung me up compared to the ease that was my old G1. However the way I did mine was:
1. Unlock the bootloader using the process at htcdev.com (there is an awesome "all things root" guide I found via google). Download the latest CWM and Superuser zip from somewhere Jall over the internet lol.)
2. Flash latest Clockworkmod recovery via fastboot.
3. Reboot into recovery and flash superuser zip via CWM.
At this point you are rooted and can flash custom roms, though it is a two step process without S-Off. You can gain S-Off via revolutionary (If you have any of the older Hboot versions) or via Juopunutbear process. Check this site for details... or just check the thread titled "how to flash ICS roms with S-On" for the specifics if, like me, you don't wanna risk shorting your phone with wire.
i was going to s-off the this morning and flash illusion 2.0 but instead i am beating my head off the keyboard. i have been reading all day. i have like 12 tabs open and my main problem is that adb isn't working. not sure what i'm doing wrong. i need to get to supercid. instructions seem easy enough. i go to command prompt, change my directory, everything good here just as usual. when i type "adb shell" i get "error: device offline" don't know what i'm doing wrong. thanks in advance.
I had the same problem. First make sure ADB debugging in advanced options is checked. Next try booting into fastboot. If your on stock try putting it into charge only mode. Try the multiple different ways
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skinzy98 said:
I had the same problem. First make sure ADB debugging in advanced options is checked. Next try booting into fastboot. If your on stock try putting it into charge only mode. Try the multiple different ways
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i'm on a custom rom. where is adb debugging? advanced options in the phone or on computer? really appreciate the response.
Its under developers option on the phone
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skinzy98 said:
Its under developers option on the phone
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do you mean usb debugging? or is adb debugging different? because i don't see adb debugging anywhere.
Check these things right here in the picture. Have USB debugging enabled and select root access and choose apps and adb
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do you mean usb debugging? or is adb debugging different? because i don't see adb debugging anywhere.
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It's usb debugging that you need to check. You mentioned that you are on a custom rom ... Is it sense based or aosp? I was still on the stock ics rom when I changed to super cid. Everything went just fine, although I didn't proceed to do Facepalm s-off immediately. I did flash cm10, and came back to finish s-off a couple of weeks later. Nearly drove myself crazy, until I realized it works best when done on a sense rom. Flashed a stock rooted rom, and it literally took about 10 minutes to finish s-off. Restored my cm10 backup, and all is well.
I really appreciate the info. I'm on bb8, which isn't sense. I have USB debugging on. Should I be on a stock rpm to get supercid or just for s-off? My problem is adb won't my phone.
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ok so, back on task...i can not get adb to work. i'm trying to get supercid. i can't find anything on adb. i get "error: device offline"
And you've tried putting it into fast boot? Also have you set up android SDK?
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And you've tried putting it into fast boot? Also have you set up android SDK?
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what do you mean by tried putting it into fast boot? & by that i mean i thought it had to be in fastboot. also, i believe i have sdk set up but that's maybe where i'm going wrong. in cmd i actually got it to say "daemon started successfully" which it's suppose to, but then it said "error: device not found" not sure what i'm doing wrong.
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what do you mean by tried putting it into fast boot? & by that i mean i thought it had to be in fastboot. also, i believe i have sdk set up but that's maybe where i'm going wrong. in cmd i actually got it to say "daemon started successfully" which it's suppose to, but then it said "error: device not found" not sure what i'm doing wrong.
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Fast boot is when you boot into boot loader using power + volume down. Once you get to boot loader there's an option for fast boot use you power button to select it
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skinzy98 said:
Fast boot is when you boot into boot loader using power + volume down. Once you get to boot loader there's an option for fast boot use you power button to select it
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yes, i'm familiar with fastboot. no luck.
Dir you install android SDK with the guide here on xda
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skinzy98 said:
Dir you install android SDK with the guide here on xda
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yes, i'm not that familiar with it, but i did install it. & it just won't read my device.
Neither was I. Their is one more thing I wanna try. Download a galaxy nexus toolkit. And tell use it to install ADV drivers onto your computer
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Neither was I. Their is one more thing I wanna try. Download a galaxy nexus toolkit. And tell use it to install ADV drivers onto your computer
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i serched the android sdk guide and it looks like i have everything in order. i will dl the gn toolkit. also, i've heard that some things work better with a sense rom. i did switch to trickdroid, which has wifi issues and will not be a daily driver, but i can't remember if it was with scid or s-off or something else.
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i serched the android sdk guide and it looks like i have everything in order. i will dl the gn toolkit. also, i've heard that some things work better with a sense rom. i did switch to trickdroid, which has wifi issues and will not be a daily driver, but i can't remember if it was with scid or s-off or something else.
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Wheni cid I was on stock and was able to choose charge only mode
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Wheni cid I was on stock and was able to choose charge only mode
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if the gn toolkit doesn't work i'll have to give that a try. i'm tmobile us. which is the correct ruu i should flash if i want to try that? i read about don't get the ota updates. your help is greatly appreciated.
i fired up the toolkit and it says there is an update. but it wants version. i'll put a gsm version but should i put 4.2.2 or 4.1.2 or something different?
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if the gn toolkit doesn't work i'll have to give that a try. i'm tmobile us. which is the correct ruu i should flash if i want to try that? i read about don't get the ota updates. your help is greatly appreciated.
i fired up the toolkit and it says there is an update. but it wants version. i'll put a gsm version but should i put 4.2.2 or 4.1.2 or something different?
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It doesn't matter. Don't hook your phone up with the toolkit. Also what's your hbootM
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Cleaning up without losing root. Don't say factory reset.lol
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Wanna try be a bit more specific?
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I would like to have the phone like I did when I first rooted it. Without losing root. I don't wanna delete any needed files
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Basically you can't. The best way to do 'clean up' would be to run an RUU and format the sd card (backing up important files first). Yes, running an RUU causes you to lose root, but contrary to popular belief root isn't the most important factor. Your unlocked bootloader (which is far more important) survives the RUU process, which means all you do afterwards is flash TWRP and flash root (or a rooted ROM), and voila.
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Cuz I know on my inspire I can just take the SD card out and format everything without losing root. With the one x,since its all integrated, I can't do that. I'm trying to explain but can't word it right. Hehe
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OK. Ty Tim. U been a good help
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How was your holidays? Mine was hectic lol. How do I go about doing what u suggested?
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Sorry to bother u. But u seem to be the best candidate to help me
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The first thing you want to do is backup anything that's on your sd card that's important to you. Just mount it to your PC and copy important files across. Next is the RUU, but you'll need s-off for this so if you don't already have it, get it now. If you have s-off just download the 3.18 RUU, connect your phone in fastboot mode, and run the RUU exe program in Windows, simple as that. You just need to make sure no other programs are running, make sure HTC Sync Manager is uninstalled (leave drivers installed though), and make sure screen saver/hibernation is turned off. Once the RUU is complete it's just a matter of flashing TWRP recovery again, if you need directions for that just click the How-To Guide For Beginners link in my signature.
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OK. Thanks
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Oops..yea..I am s off
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I even backed up my freshly rooted device a while back. That's what I'm on now
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Ok. All you need to do is what I said before.
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OK. I backed up my stuff. I'm gonna give this a shot soon. Thanks
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I even thought about just deleting those big old back ups to gain some space. That's all I'm really shooting for. But I will heed your advice for the ruu.
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Edit - Deleted..I thought you said Infuse, I see that you said Inspire. Sorry about that...
No problem. U having issue with your device? I had QN infuse butci broke screen by dropping a coffee cup on it. Haha
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chrisb906 said:
No problem. U having issue with your device? I had QN infuse butci broke screen by dropping a coffee cup on it. Haha
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No, I worked on a friend's Infuse and I know a lot about that phone. There are some differences I was going to point out and recommend some things.
Oh. OK.
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You haven't really been clear on what you want. Do yourself and all of us a favor, and just slow down and explain it in a thorough and specific manner, not just 1-2 sentence responses.
A couple different approaches to clean things up:
1) Do you just want to clear up some space in SD storage? Then yes, if you have multiple TWRP backups on the phone, just move them to your computer. You really only need one nandroid on the SD (recent and known good configuration).
There are a lot of other files that can take up a lot of space and potentially be cleaned up "manually". Some examples are ROM zip files (don't need them after you have flashed the ROM), pics and videos, etc. Just copy whatever you want to keep to your computer, and delete them from the SD.
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Cleaning up without losing root. Don't say factory reset.lol
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I'm not sure you know what "factory reset' actually means. Its a bit of a misnomer. All it does is wipe the user data (/data) partition. The current ROM is retained, as is root, bootloader unlock, etc. It also does not touch the "virtual" SD (including your nandroids), although you should back them up to your computer beforehand anyway, just to be safe.
If you want to wipe the phone, but keep the ROM, then a factory reset is exactly what you want (then re-setup the phone, apps, etc.). One approach might be to backup any personal data (nandroid, Titanium backup files, photos) to your computer, then use TWRP to wipe the SD and factory reset, then move your files back to your SD and setup the phone again as you like.
Whatever you do, don't factory reset in bootloader, as a known bug on modded phones means that this will corrupt the SD. So you will not only lose any data on the SD, but also have to reformat it in order to fix the corruption.