This is the situation, I've created 500mb System partition, 500mb Data partition and 300 mb Cache partition for system 3 on BMM to try out a ROM and see if It was fit for me to use as daily.. The thing is it is fit for my daily use but the partitions I've made are quite small. Is there a way I could make a backup, destroy the partitions, create bigger ones and restore my data so my phone would be the same but with more space?
How big do you think the cache partition should be?
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How can we format internal memory (storage)? I can't find that option on settings.
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That would wipe android out. You can format /data by doing a factory reset. Just don't delete /system.
So how do you reclaim lost space? I flashed Derp3D last night and now I only have 426mb of internal storage instead of 512mb. That means 86mb is now lost to the voids.
If your objective is to restore lost space then formatting the entire data partition is a rather extreme way of doing it.
Perhaps you would be better off with one of the many cleaning tools available. SD Maid, for example, can search out and remove cache and temp files as well as identifying app data that may be safely removed. ZDbox also has a cleaning tool. If you are rooted and want to go deeper then System Cleanup is a worthy option which enables you to move updates to system apps into the system partition, thus clearing space in the data partition.
Another option is to uninstall some of the bloatware which comes with stock ROMs that you don't need.
First backups I did with clockworkmod were about 400mb. Now its over 1GB.
data.ext4.tar alone has over 700mb. How could I keep these backups small?
asemore said:
First backups I did with clockworkmod were about 400mb. Now its over 1GB.
data.ext4.tar alone has over 700mb. How could I keep these backups small?
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Have less apps?
Don't forget to wipe cache and dalvik cache before making your backup too.
Thanks, i'll try wiping cache/dalvik before I perform the backup. Actually, I thought these are not included in the backups.
What about the data partition?
Can I have some stuff removed before the backup?
I'm wanting to install a custom ROM and I've read when you do so you will need to do a factory wipe before hand. I did a full backup using CWM Touch and it saved to my internal memory card, not external. I also backed up my IMEI using Terminal, which I'm guessing is saved on my internal as well. So If i download a customer ROM and do a factory wipe along with a cache and delvik wipe, won't I loose those backups that I will need in case of an emergency? Can I just move the CWM Touch backup folder to my external or will that cause issues? I'm clueless.
Thanks,
It'll stay on your internal sd card.
Doing a factory wipe basically resets the data partition and caches, erasing all user and app data leaving the phone as a clean slate. However, this will not erase files from your phone. Your backup will be fine on an internal sd, and things like pictures, music, and downloaded files will stay there as well. You're imei backup is actually stored on your boot partition. That's pretty much as safe as it gets unless you hard brick your phone.
I put all my backups on an external so I can always pull them off if something horrible goes wrong. To move them you have to move the entire folder including the backups and blobs. They have to stay together or if you try to restore a nandroid it won't work.
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Hi,
Since one or two months I have noticed that my TWRP backups were taking a lot of space (More than 3 Gb), my old backups with all my apps installed were around 1,5Gb and 2Gb.
Yesterday I did a factory reset to installa Lollipop, just after installing it the size of the data partition was right (Very small, no apps installed). I just reinstalled all my apps and the size grow again, how can I check my files in the data partition? I don't have ANY game installed, I had FIFA 15 before factory resetting, but I didn't reinstall it. Another factor could be Play Music All Access.
Can someone please help me?
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Try disk usage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Try disk usage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Cannot open the system data subfolder.
Finally could use that program, looks like now with android lollipop using ART, the size of the data partition is a lot big!
TWRP should exclude the art cache when backing up..
Is there some way to resize the partitions on my phone w/out data loss, the way you can do it easily in Windows using tools like Partition Master or Partition Wizard?
I'd rather do something like that than have to do backups/delete/format partitions/restore, etc. if possible.