[Q] How to do a complete wipe... - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How do I make a complete wipe of all my data so that after installing a new rom the device will start
from scratch. Every time I install a new rom I go to recovery where I delete data, cache and everything
else but after installing the new rom boots for the first time but all my apps and all is there.

When you go through the setup are you unchecking the restore option? If you don't uncheck this, your apps will come back regardless of you wiped or not.
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[Q] CWM restore not working

So I've been flashing several roms back and forth, including GB through CWM. Then I reflashed to KD1 using Odin, and now I would like to restore my system to the way it was before all the flashes. I did make a restore, I can select it through CWM, it says it restores OK but upon rebooting, it's stuck on the boot screen (galaxy s 4g exclusively...).
What could be wrong?
Im having to same problem im wondering if it has something to do with the license. If you go to device settings mine is telling me no valid license
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Try clearing your cache and factory reset after restoring, then reboot.
Well what I did is flash back to KD1, then did an advance restore of only the data, and that fixed it. Didn't try any of the other options in advance restore, as I have all my data back now.
check your mounts before restoring.

[Q] LG Optimus V stuck in android system recovery

i was running CM7 then i went back to stock and it kept saying my memory was getting low so i went to settings>privacy>factory data reset. then now it wont come out of android system recovery with any rom or anything! PLEASE HELP!!
if i were you i would just load another custom rom:
1. in recovery, wipe data, cache, dalvik cache
2. connect your phone to your computer
3. download a custom rom on your computer and transfer it to your phone (by enabling usbms toggle)
4. flash the rom
ok i did that and it didnt work, said it installed successfully then i went to reboot system now and just went back in android system recovery.
Do it again and again and again until it works. Which recovery are you using and which rom? Btw, I guess you now know why they say not to use the inphone factory reset on the phone. May want to check in the ov forum instead of the general forums
jawz101 said:
Do it again and again and again until it works. Which recovery are you using and which rom? Btw, I guess you now know why they say not to use the inphone factory reset on the phone. May want to check in the ov forum instead of the general forums
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RA-thunderc-1.1.0-GNM
and im trying to flash stockopv
and after its about it finish the words say
"installing update...
ohno...
..."
1. in recovery, wipe data, cache, dalvik cache
done
2. connect your phone to your computer
done
3. download a custom rom on your computer and transfer it to your phone (by enabling usbms toggle)
done
4. flash the rom
done
and after the xionia_cwma_12518.6 my phone keep boot into recovery mode wipe data, cache, dalvik cache reboot and go back to LG log freezes that or sometimes it going back to the same state :"recovery mode wipe data, cache, dalvik cache reboot" I can't make the phone connected stable with my pc if i can get this connection stable i would fix my problem so i can't even use ADB.EXE

cyanogenmod 7 on galaxy 3, no free space/factory reset after every reboot

hi, i've been experimenting with a samsung gt-i5800 which i was given for free if i could unbrick it (it only needed factory restored) i've successfully rooted it and decided to have a go at installing a custom rom, because i was fed up of having to use a static ip address to connect to wifi.
i used odin to put cyanogenmod 7 on it. it worked, and i'm happy with the mod, but it's showing that there's 0kb of internal storage, and every time it's rebooted it behaves as if it's been factory reset (settings, contacts apps etc are all gone) i've read a few topics about these problems, apparently the solution is to wipe it and reinstall the custom rom.
what i'm not entirely clear about is what is meant by wiping it. i'm assuming it doesn't just mean using the recovery menu to factory restore again? what exactly do i need to delete and how do i do it safely? thanks!
i figured out how to use CWM recovery to properly clear it out, then reinstalled from a zip with CWM, it's now working properly.
however i still had the same problem with the rom the second time i installed it with odin, even after using CWM recover to wipe it. it only started working properly after installing it with CWM

[Q][REQ]TWRP Guide, Working Through The Bugs, Before A Reflash Or A Dirty Flash

So it seems my lollipop custom hyperdrive rom has come down with a odd hangup suddenly where if I install a new app and then reboot it suddenly comes to a freezing halt after awhile, unless I go back and uninstall the most recently installed app's again and reboot. I've tried clearing dalvik and art cache and regular cache.... My question was what is clearing system, I know if I clear data I loose all my user installed app's info, is system the same thing but preinstalled app's when ya first boot up the rom and your defined choices in settings? What else am I able to do before trying a dirty flash or clean install altogether to get rid of this odd bug?
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So it seems my lollipop custom hyperdrive rom has come down with a odd hangup suddenly where if I install a new app and then reboot it suddenly comes to a freezing halt after awhile, unless I go back and uninstall the most recently installed app's again and reboot. I've tried clearing dalvik and art cache and regular cache.... My question was what is clearing system, I know if I clear data I loose all my user installed app's info, is system the same thing but preinstalled app's when ya first boot up the rom and your defined choices in settings? What else am I able to do before trying a dirty flash or clean install altogether to get rid of this odd bug?
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Wiping system partiton would mean that you dont have an OS like in computer if you format the C drive(hypothetically), your pc wont boot up but your data(in hard drive D or E) would be there. Only wipe system from TWRP if you will subsequently flash another ROM. You could do a factory reset instead(goto TWRP click Wipe then Swipe To Factory Reset . If that doesnt solve your problem, flash a stock ROM or switch to a diff custom one.

Problems after updating firmware for my samsung galaxy note 8 gt-n5110

I installed cm12.1 rom for my samsung galaxy note 8 gt-n5110 and after i turned it on this was what happened. It constantly showed text boxes like "unfortunately, google app has stopped" and after i closed it another one showed up and now i cant control it anymore! I cant even finish the setup! What can i do?
Im new to these firmware stuff btw.
sunglassesman said:
I installed cm12.1 rom for my samsung galaxy note 8 gt-n5110 and after i turned it on this was what happened. It constantly showed text boxes like "unfortunately, google app has stopped" and after i closed it another one showed up and now i cant control it anymore! I cant even finish the setup! What can i do?
Im new to these firmware stuff btw.
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Try a smaller Gapps package than the one that you flashed with the ROM. The package you used is probably too large to fit in the system partition along with the ROM.
Or, you didn't factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache when you flashed the ROM. Failing to do those wipes will cause bugs due to the new system conflicting with the saved system data/settings from the previous system. In other words, data left over from the old ROM is causing problems with the new ROM.
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Droidriven said:
Try a smaller Gapps package than the one that you flashed with the ROM. The package you used is probably too large to fit in the system partition along with the ROM.
Or, you didn't factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache when you flashed the ROM. Failing to do those wipes will cause bugs due to the new system conflicting with the saved system data/settings from the previous system. In other words, data left over from the old ROM is causing problems with the new ROM.
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Hey thanks for replying but it seems like i cant even finish the setup. Therefore i cant load any files into my device. Any suggestions?
sunglassesman said:
Hey thanks for replying but it seems like i cant even finish the setup. Therefore i cant load any files into my device. Any suggestions?
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Boot back into recovery, then factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache, then reboot.
If that doesn't work, try booting back into recovery then flash the ROM then the Gapps then factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache then reboot.
If that doesn't work, try booting back into recovery, then select the "Wipe" option, then choose the "advanced wipes" option, then choose the system partition, then swipe the slider at the bottom to run the wipe, then try flashing just the ROM but don't flash the Gapps, factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache then reboot. After you get the device booted, you can delete the Gapps file then download a smaller package and put it in your phone's internal storage then boot back into recovery and select the "Install" option, at this point, you already have the ROM installed so no need to flash it again, but you do need to flash the new Gapps file, then factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache.
Do you see how important it is to factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache every time you flash? It is a vital step.
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Hey thanks for all these but my device is using cwm right now so can you pls rewrite the instructions for me?
Also i cant finish the setup with all these popups so theres no way i can load files into it.
And yeah i guess i didnt wipe data or caches away after i finished flashing the files.
Thank you so much.

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