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I need help. ** PROBLEM SOLVED**

Im on Valhallah 1.1 and I linked every app I could to my to my external SDcards ext4 partition including the Link2SD App.
After I rebooted almost every app I linked disappeared including Link2SD and MARKET app.
I've tried battery pull/reboot. Nothing. I tried downliading Link2SD through android market on my Browser but it says it is already installed.
Does anyone know how I can fix this BIG Problem??
Thanks
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Did you do a factory reset? That might be the reason why your apps are disappearing.
After wiping, you can restore your data through CWM.
That's a known issue with KH2, which is what 1.1 was based off of. I always wipe my phone after every install now for safe keeping though.

bkoon1218 said:
Did you do a factory reset? That might be the reason why your apps are disappearing.
After wiping, you can restore your data through CWM.
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No. But I will. To restore data do I have to flash Bali 3.3 - restore Data and then flash KG4 Kernel?
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I miss read your reply. I dont have the disappearing app issue. I did factory restore when I flashed the ROM weeks ago. Everything has been perfect.
My issue is the result of using Link2SD to link my apps. The only apps that Im missing are the ones I linked to my external SDcard. Which included Market app and Link2sd. I have no Market now and cant access Link2sd to swap them back.
I was wondering if an advaced data restore is the same process of restoring nandroid backup?
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Thanks bkoon. That worked. My backup was a couple of days old but I'm good.
Pardon all the questions I'm at work and was bugging out (80's slang lol) cause my phone was a mess.
Thank you for your quick reply!
Mods can close this thread. Problem fixed.
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Anyone else a perfectionist?

...when it comes to their rom flashes.
What I mean is does anyone else seem to do a whole wipe of their phones, including internal memory and SD card?(making necessary backups first) Then after doing so, flash the rom of their choosing and install some apps one by one making sure not to get any FCs or bad freezes?
It seems as though for my case, I am very selective/picky about my flashing & installing apps that if something goes wrong I need to reflash just to make the "perfect" phone.
Am I alone?
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*GENESIS!*

Freakthis08 said:
...when it comes to their rom flashes.
What I mean is does anyone else seem to do a whole wipe of their phones, including internal memory and SD card?(making necessary backups first) Then after doing so, flash the rom of their choosing and install some apps one by one making sure not to get any FCs or bad freezes?
It seems as though for my case, I am very selective/picky about my flashing & installing apps that if something goes wrong I need to reflash just to make the "perfect" phone.
Am I alone?
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*GENESIS!*
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I don't know if your alone but I like to keep it dirty. At best I wipe internal data. All seems to work pretty well. Also I don't get how backing up your sd card then formatting it and then restoring it helps any. Since all the files will be the same then it won't have any negative or positive effects to what you're running
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Well I don't keep every file or folder from my backups. I keep the data folder for TiBu for restoring my settings quickly. Sometimes I feel a cleaner slate is better. Mostly I'm just getting annoyed I've had 2 random freezes while rebooting and had to battery pull and when I restart the phone the date turns to Dec. 2006.... and I'm doing whatever I can to learn how to prevent that annoying ________(whatever it is).
I try and flash on a clean slate to make sure I get as few errors as possible, but it seems as though the harder I try to make things perfect something has got karma against me screwing me up one way or another.

Nope! Too much work. i do just the basic flash/wipe and flash and enjoy

Well I use my internal SD for all my ROMs and my external SD Card has my music and photos. I keep both of the SD cards organized. When flashing I always wipe data, cache, and dalvik twice before flashing. Dirty flashing is something I don't want to deal with. xD
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I'm one of them but I don't restore anything from SD. I start from a clean slate. I d/l absolutely needed apps (maps, gtasks, voice) and as the days go by and I need something I d/l at that time. I've never had any issues on any rom (GB, ICS, JB) other than the ones outlines by the OP.

I'm the same as OP.. however I do seem to have some OCD. That may be it.....
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Xura08 said:
I'm the same as OP.. however I do seem to have some OCD. That may be it.....
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**** and I was trying to deny my OCD. FML pwned fail

Yeah now I'm waiting for my 32gb SD card (class 10!) To come in the mail and I may end up doing another flash... upgrading from my 8gb class 4.
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I wipe everything when switching ROMs. I don't like restoring apps from backup, either. I just re-install my apps one by one from the Play Store. And if I lost progress in a game or something, then too bad for me, at least my phone is "clean."

ApertureAndroid said:
I wipe everything when switching ROMs. I don't like restoring apps from backup, either. I just re-install my apps one by one from the Play Store. And if I lost progress in a game or something, then too bad for me, at least my phone is "clean."
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Well someone is a necro.....philiac... damned dude
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[Q] Recovering Applications on the samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1

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

behemot24 said:
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.

KMoracle said:
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....

Internal memory full on S3

Hello, I know this question has been asked before but it has been for other phone models and some years ago so the advice given may no longer be the best. Pretty much I have flashed many roms in the past, but I always erase the downloads when I am going to no longer use it. My vzw s3 has 12.05GB of total space available. I have only 1.3GB left to use. I don't know what is causing the space to be used up because my apps only take up 1.2gb, pics 1.2gb, downloads only 1gm and the rest only takes up about another 2 gigs. I only have one backup as well. So I should have atleast 4-5 GB of space free. Is there anyway I can just wipe all the files that are taking up space? Or any suggestions? I don't mind wiping everything off my phone as long as it doesn't ruin my root and brick my phone. Thanks in advanced

Dmavs3113 said:
Hello, I know this question has been asked before but it has been for other phone models and some years ago so the advice given may no longer be the best. Pretty much I have flashed many roms in the past, but I always erase the downloads when I am going to no longer use it. My vzw s3 has 12.05GB of total space available. I have only 1.3GB left to use. I don't know what is causing the space to be used up because my apps only take up 1.2gb, pics 1.2gb, downloads only 1gm and the rest only takes up about another 2 gigs. I only have one backup as well. So I should have atleast 4-5 GB of space free. Is there anyway I can just wipe all the files that are taking up space? Or any suggestions? I don't mind wiping everything off my phone as long as it doesn't ruin my root and brick my phone. Thanks in advanced
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Since you don't mind wiping everything format /sdcard in recovery. Just make sure to have a rom on the external sdcard if you plan on just starting everything over.
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Oh, what exactly does format SD card do?
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Dmavs3113 said:
Oh, what exactly does format SD card do?
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It deletes everything from /sdcard which is your internal storage. I'm unsure if it wipes the rom as I never use it so I suggest you put one on the external sdcard just in case. You could even pull your external sdcard format sdcard and boot up. If it removes the rom, pop the external sdcard back on and flash that.
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Hey so it worked just great. The ROM is untouched although I did an external backup. I got all my 11gb back. The only thing I wasn't expecting was my pictures being deleted. I thought those would be saved
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Dmavs3113 said:
Hey so it worked just great. The ROM is untouched although I did an external backup. I got all my 11gb back. The only thing I wasn't expecting was my pictures being deleted. I thought those would be saved
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Glad you got the storage space back. Not fun hearing about the photos being gone but formatting /sdcard wipes everything on internal (without discrimination) like I posted.
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Yeah, tomorrow I'm going to try reverting back to the backup to see if my pics are back then save them elsewhere and rewipe again.
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Dmavs3113 said:
Yeah, tomorrow I'm going to try reverting back to the backup to see if my pics are back then save them elsewhere and rewipe again.
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Don't think it will. But one can certainly hope.
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Pictures won't be in that backup. But you should be using Google's backup options to prevent this sort of thing. Google will backup ask your photos, videos, contacts, apps, etc if you let it. Also set your camera app to save to external sd.
I have the same issue as you with regards to space, I wonder if there's a space sniffer type app for phones that will show you where all your space is being eaten up.
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If you've switched between 4.1.2 and 4.2+ ROMs you may have caused some accidental shuffling in how /sdcard is organized.
In Android 4.2 they changed the internal structure to where /sdcard data is actually located. If you use a file browser you may have noticed a mysterious folder at /sdcard/0 which is where 4.2+ stores everything.
It's important to know this so that /sdcard data can be moved back and forth depending on the Android version of the ROM you're using.

I would use es file explorer. It is awesome for browsing the folders on your phone as well as moving files to and from your internal storage. I also always use my external SD for pictures, music and videos I always go into es file explorer before I wipe internal storage to make sure I won't lose something important. Or you can use Google to back up. Google plus will backup photos as well as Drive. Although I've found the auto backup on Google plus to be easier and more convenient.
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How to completely wipe phone and install custom rom?

Hi guys,
I have a custom ROM installed on my phone which is Dirty Unicorns. I would like to completely remove all my apps and programs and start fresh using this custom ROM. When I do a factory reset I notice that the folders to my previously installed programs are all still there. Is there anyway to completely start fresh with a custom ROM?
Thanks,
Rocky

If you mean you also want to wipe your sdcard / entire storage it depends what recovery you're using
TWRP and Philz have a special option to do this, however - "official cwm" doesn't. But no one should use official cwm because its no longer maintained by the official dev. Its been left behind and very outdated
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rootSU said:
If you mean you also want to wipe your sdcard / entire storage it depends what recovery you're using
TWRP and Philz have a special option to do this, however - "official cwm" doesn't. But no one should use official cwm because its no longer maintained by the official dev. Its been left behind and very outdated
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Hello,
Thank you for your reply I greatly appreciate it. I am using a Nexus 5 with TWRP. The problem I run into is when I uninstall apps that I didn't like they leave folders behind on my internal storage. I don't know why but I don't like that. Therefore, after I end up with a handful of them I like to reinstall the ROM to get rid of them. Sometimes I just like to start over fresh too. What happens though is when I do a factory reset it leaves these useless folders behind as well as folders for the other programs I have installed. When I erase the internal storage to get rid of all the installed apps and the useless leftover folders I lose my files to reinstall the ROM. This leaves me with a phone that is unbootable because it now has no ROM installed and it deleted my install files which were saved to the internal storage. There has to be a proper way of doing what I am trying to accomplish I just don't know what it is. I think there is an easier way the way I am currently using.
What I normally do when I want to start over completely fresh on a custom rom is I fire up Nexus Root Toolkit. Then, I reinstall the latest factory ROM. From there I root the phone and install gapps and my custom ROM. Finally, I flash a custom kernel. This way is a pain in the butt. Like I mentioned I know there has to be an easier way to accomplish this. I just started messing around with rooting and installing custom ROMs not too long ago. I am trying to learn as much as I can, and I actually tried Googling this problem but couldn't find anything. If you or anyone else knows how to go about this could you please post me instructions on how to do this? That would really help me out ALOT. Thanks again for your reply and for your time.
Rocky

Try SD maid from play store to remove unneeded folders
Please don't use toolkits for anything
Edit. If you're just wanting to clean stuff up on your sdcard though, when flashing ROMs, just flash the ROM then wipe storage I'm TWRP.
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rootSU said:
Try SD maid from play store to remove unneeded folders
Please don't use toolkits for anything
Edit. If you're just wanting to clean stuff up on your sdcard though, when flashing ROMs, just flash the ROM then wipe storage I'm TWRP.
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Ahhh nice yes that is a great idea. Would this work as well? If I created a backup of the ROM without anything installed and then one after I get everything the way I want it with apps installed. Then, when I wanted to start over again fresh I could either flash the one of the fresh image or the one with everything how I want it. Would this get rid of the leftover folders from uninstalled apps as well, or would my internal storage but left untouched?

grimreaper1014 said:
Ahhh nice yes that is a great idea. Would this work as well? If I created a backup of the ROM without anything installed and then one after I get everything the way I want it with apps installed. Then, when I wanted to start over again fresh I could either flash the one of the fresh image or the one with everything how I want it. Would this get rid of the leftover folders from uninstalled apps as well, or would my internal storage but left untouched?
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Bit of both actually. It won't change sdcard or even back it up. But you could take a backup as a "baseline" and keep it on your computer. Wipe storage then copy backup there to restore.
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Bit of both actually. It won't change sdcard or even back it up. But you could take a backup as a "baseline" and keep it on your computer. Wipe storage then copy backup there to restore.
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Cool thanks a lot for your help I really appreciate it. That problem was driving me nuts lol!