Can I do a factory reset with out screwing my phone up? Like from the actual settings?
I don't want to loose root or nothing I just want a clean start the easy Way lol anybody can help?
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dunn816 said:
Can I do a factory reset with out screwing my phone up? Like from the actual settings?
I don't want to loose root or nothing I just want a clean start the easy Way lol anybody can help?
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Not sure if you will lose root. Since you are already rooted the best way to go is use a custom recovery and factory wipe in recovery.
Once you have a custom recovery installed, why would you even want to use the Factory Reset function in the stock rom? You can do everything you need to do with much more flexbility in TWRP.
No idea what happens on the M8 if you do this, but I can tell you that on the Transformer tablets a factory reset from settings wiith CWM or TWRP installed left you in a nasty forced reboot to recovery loop.
Don't do it!
Oh - and no, any kind of wipe of data/cache/dalvik will not affect root. If you wipe /system it will, but then you wouldn't have a rom installed anyway!
Just do the factory wipe in TWRP. That'll wipe everything but /system and /data/media/ where your personal files (pics, videos, docs) live. If you want to get rid of those too format data in TWRP.
Edit: Sorry, didn't read your post correctly. Did you only root with Weaksauce? No S-off, no permanent root, no custom recovery?
In that case it depends where Weaksauce is installed to. I can't remember - Weaksauce didn't survive for long after using firewater, but my guess is, it would be installed to /data. And yes - a factory reset would wipe the app and you would have to install it again.
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If I factory reset will it reset the kernel and radio to stock? I also have a few mods, will factory reset delete these? Should I just erase all data in CWM instead?
It will reset to the your current setup unless you actually flash the factory ROM.
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sawalke4 said:
If I factory reset will it reset the kernel and radio to stock? I also have a few mods, will factory reset delete these? Should I just erase all data in CWM instead?
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To make it simple no it won't. Factory reset will wipe your dalvik/cache/data. To return it to stock your going to have to flash a stock image. Which can be found here and will give you stock radio, kernel, recovery and will get rid of the mods you installed. Dont forget to wipe your sdcard AFTER you've done all that and your set. You can also relock your bootloader if you unlocked it.
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Basically I want a strait up clean slate. I'm running rooted stock 4.2.1, and all I want to do is delete all apps and keep my root. I'm using TWRP Backup.
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kennypasatrain said:
Basically I want a strait up clean slate. I'm running rooted stock 4.2.1, and all I want to do is delete all apps and keep my root. I'm using TWRP Backup.
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To start with a clean slate while keeping root I would recommend booting into recovery and selecting the factory reset option and then wiping the cache. Then once you have done that reboot the phone and you'll still have root but you'll have the clean slate you wanted.
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By using this option, I would I still have my TWRP Backup just in case something happens?
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kennypasatrain said:
By using this option, I would I still have my TWRP Backup just in case something happens?
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Yes, if you make a backup of your setup before you wipe everything in TWRP you can then latter restore your backup in case something happens.
kennypasatrain said:
By using this option, I would I still have my TWRP Backup just in case something happens?
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Yes anytime you use factory reset in TWRP itll keep root but wipe everything else.
i want to upgrade from viper c2 5.00 to 5.10
can u teach me how to do a full wipe, im using twrp.
cuz i read many threads and its all different methods, thanks.
Just factory reset from twrp. That should suffice. But if you really want to do a full wipe then you can manually select what you want to wipe from advance tab in wipe
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the hungry kid said:
Just factory reset from twrp. That should suffice. But if you really want to do a full wipe then you can manually select what you want to wipe from advance tab in wipe
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I just did this before flashing a new ROM and seem to have lost Root privilege.
Is this normally what happens when Factory Resetting with TWRP?
sixty4h said:
I just did this before flashing a new ROM and seem to have lost Root privilege.
Is this normally what happens when Factory Resetting with TWRP?
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Yes it's normal.
TWRP will ask you to restore root privilege before leaving recovery. Just follow the procedure.
Hi. I have a rooted Nexus 5 with stock ROM & kernel, Xposed installed and TWRP recovery. I'd like to do a factory reset, and by "factory reset" I mean I'd like to have it as if it was brand new. No apps, no media, etc. I think I can keep TWRP, but nothing else. I'd like to have it as it was the first time I powered it on. Can I do that from TWRP? Because I know that when you do a factory reset from recovery, usually, the /data/media directory isn't wiped.
You can not do it from twrp. I'd recommend flashing the factory image and then rerooting.
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jd1639 said:
You can not do it from twrp. I'd recommend flashing the factory image and then rerooting.
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Ok, thank you.
jd1639 said:
You can not do it from twrp. I'd recommend flashing the factory image and then rerooting.
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Maybe I can't read, but why won't factory reset + intsd wipe in TWRP do what he needs?
I'm looking at TWRP right now and I'm not sure which option you would use, there's format data on the main wipe screen, and when you go into advanced there's internal storage. I'm thinking you want to wipe internal storage, but someone else with knowledge of this should chime in first before you do it. I've never factory restored a phone through recovery so I'm not sure. Wouldn't locking and unlocking your bootloader with ADB accomplish the same thing?
There is literally a sticky in one of the Nexus forums that explains how to go back to bone stock. check it out, should be everything you need.
Pain-N-Panic said:
There is literally a sticky in one of the Nexus forums that explains how to go back to bone stock. check it out, should be everything you need.
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Right, but if you want to retain root and recovery like TWRP, can't you just format your storage through recovery?
Aerowinder said:
Maybe I can't read, but why won't factory reset + intsd wipe in TWRP do what he needs?
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OP was not explicit. Asked for it to be like first time powered on which I suspect was not with a custom rom or kernel. Think OP needs to elaborate on what is desired but no recovery can replace rom and kernel with the "factory reset" option
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rootSU said:
OP was not explicit. Asked for it to be like first time powered on which I suspect was not with a custom rom or kernel. Think OP needs to elaborate on what is desired but no recovery can replace rom and kernel with the "factory reset" option
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It seems he want's to go completely back to stock while keeping TWRP.
t1.8matt said:
It seems he want's to go completely back to stock while keeping TWRP.
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Yes. That's how it reads to me
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Every couple of hours i get this message and then i have to reboot. Does anyone know about this, if so how do i fix this? Thanks ahead.
It lools like a malware. Try factory reset.
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Are you rooted or stock. If stock it may have something to do with the latest OTA OJ6. If rooted, I think what the 2nd post could be right, reset is you best option. Just make sure u backup your data on the internal memory. As it be erased with a hard reset.
timberwolf671 said:
Are you rooted or stock. If stock it may have something to do with the latest OTA OJ6. If rooted, I think what the 2nd post could be right, reset is you best option. Just make sure u backup your data on the internal memory. As it be erased with a hard reset.
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I am rooted. Using stock rom with beadt mode kerenl. Odex rom, I'm using xposed and GT tools. So could it be the xposed I'm using?