Just very curious for those that do not have an sd card, how do you guys flash ROMs? Since everything (pics, app/data, nandroids, flashables, etc.) are all stored on just the internal sd card.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Just very curious for those that do not have an sd card, how do you guys flash ROMs? Since everything (pics, app/data, nandroids, flashables, etc.) are all stored on just the internal sd card.
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You can flash a ROM without wiping the internal SD card. Just wipe the Dalvik, Cache and Data. The internal SD card contents should be preserved. You may want to backup everything first (just in case). You may also want to delete the Android folder before installing a different ROM.
m20120 said:
You can flash a ROM without wiping the internal SD card. Just wipe the Dalvik, Cache and Data. The internal SD card contents should be preserved. You may want to backup everything first (just in case). You may also want to delete the Android folder before installing a different ROM.
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No that is not the proper way to do a FRESH, CLEAN install.... Which is what I am talking about.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
No that is not the proper way to do a FRESH, CLEAN install.... Which is what I am talking about.
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You do not have to wipe the internal SD to have a clean install. But you can if you want to. Download the ROM to your internal SD. Boot to Recovery, Install it, then wipe everything.
You can also use the recovery to install the ROM from USB Storage.
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I want to format (delete) my internal SD. If I do this will I lose the currently installed ROM or will it erase just the data? I want to clean my internal SD - any better or easier way to do this? Thanks for any help....
BigGunsBK said:
I want to format (delete) my internal SD. If I do this will I lose the currently installed ROM or will it erase just the data? I want to clean my internal SD - any better or easier way to do this? Thanks for any help....
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What phone are you running mate? Are you trying to format the Internal SD through the Settings menu, or from Recovery?
If you have your ROM on your SD card, than it might be erased when formated.
Maybe you can plug it to your PC and browse the card for data you can erase
i have my rom on my external sd so that when I wipe data on my internal it wont erase it, but when I go to apply zip from sd card it give no option for external. Only when I go inside the internal I see the obvious folder for external sd, but theres no files. I dont want to transfer my rom to internal and then it disappear when I wipe system and data before I flash the rom.
oh yeah....v2.5.1.3 cmw
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i have my rom on my external sd so that when I wipe data on my internal it wont erase it, but when I go to apply zip from sd card it give no option for external. Only when I go inside the internal I see the obvious folder for external sd, but theres no files. I dont want to transfer my rom to internal and then it disappear when I wipe system and data before I flash the rom.
oh yeah....v2.5.1.3 cmw
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you will need the zip file to install your rom on the internal sd, it will not install from the ext sd....when you do a wipe of data it will not erase your int sd, believe me I have a ton of files on my inter sd, with lots of zip files of roms that I have install.
so what you have to do if you have already wiped and you are sitting on the red CWM...is plug the usb cable to your phone from pc, after you are in cwm go to mounts usb storage...hit that, you should see it the inter sd pop in your windows explorer, copy your rom to install over to your phone, then do your wipes it will not take the files away from your inter sd...then install your rom...
the only way to errase all the information from the INTERNAL SD, is going into CWM, advanced options, erase or delete all the information with the options on there
i just booted into stock GB and did a factory reset with a format usb. After it restarted, i put the rom on my internal. I wanted my internal to be wiped clean before i installed. You just dont know the crap left behind from old roms.
I think it's because of CWM is not mapped correctly. Correct me if am wrong.
Curiously wondering why my internal sdcard is now saying I only have 5gb of storage space available.
I have a 32 GB Samsung galaxy s3 I have no music or pictures stored on my internal card. Seems like it all started when I went to a cm10 ROM then back to a touchwiz.
Maybe ther is a method I could use to format the internal storage and start from nothing?
Use DiskUsage to see what is using up your internal memory. You can use cwm or twrp to format internal memory.
I did find a 3gb movie that I had placed on the phone to watch. So based on disk usage. I have 16gb of system data and now 10gb free
Occasionally you might have to format your internal card if you switch flash many different roms as they tend to live "residuals" behind. Then there is the renaming of sd folders when you switched to aosp roms
If I decide to format the internal sdcard is it simple, reformat, reflash ROM backup? Or should I set everything back to stock first?
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Make sure you manually back up all your data(pics, documents, music, files, etc.) that you want to keep. Then format internal memory. I would remove the external sd card to be on the safe side.
I am not sure about restoring rom backup. When I do format my internal card, I usually end up flashing a new rom (with the whole wipe data, cache, and system procedure).
Hopefully someone else can answer that question about restoring rom backup.
Did you backup your system ie nandroid with cwm or something like titanium bu? Hoe many times did you do if you did? Which back up utility are you using?
And download Storage Anlyser from play its the BEST way to find the big files.
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(with the whole wipe data, cache, and system procedure
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Always wipe.
I've not formated the internal card yet, when I do new ROMs I only factory reset phone, cache, delvik then install new ROM.
My method of backing up my apps is by using my backup pro, but I do keep backups of my ROMs just by booting into cwm then backing up.
I want to format the internal card, but that's something I've never did. Which makes me worry about losing needed phone drivers.. Etc.
Also I'm not sure if I'll lose root or my recovery.
You will not lose root, recovery, or drivers, It is basically formatting your micro sd card, but instead it is your internal "sd card."
You will definitely need to manually backup the data you want to keep from your internal memory, either by connecting to a computer and copying to your computer or by copying them to the micro sd card.
I now have 25.6gb free space on my internal card
So the phone is rooted, clockworkmod app installed, done a backup of the existing firmware (nandroid) which is saved in clockworkmod/backup folder. I copy the backup to PC just to be extra safe.
Never flashed a custom rom before...
All the tutorials say to factory reset/wipe...
The rom I want to flash is on the phone... What happens when I do the factory wipe? Does the backup and new rom.zip remain on the internal SD card?
None of the tutorials specify this... all they say is install new rom from SD card... which SD card? Internal or external plugin card?
I'm guessing factory reset doesn't wipe internal SD card right?
Samsung Galaxy S3 international.
grammatonfeather said:
Never flashed a custom rom before...
All the tutorials say to factory reset/wipe...
The rom I want to flash is on the phone... What happens when I do the factory wipe? Does the backup and new rom.zip remain on the internal SD card?
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Yes, they do. Doing a factory wipe only formats your internal memory (and not internal or external SD). So you only lose your apps, contacts, messages, calendar, notes, etc. No files or media are deleted.
grammatonfeather said:
None of the tutorials specify this... all they say is install new rom from SD card... which SD card? Internal or external plugin card?
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By SD card, they mean either internal SD or external SD.
grammatonfeather said:
I'm guessing factory reset doesn't wipe internal SD card right?
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Nope, it doesn't.
Enter clock work then go to advance there will be an option called format/sdcard
(make sure it's not your external one)
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With all rumors pointing to no sd card on the S6 how do you flash ROMs?? I ask this bc then everything (pics, app/data, nandroids, flashables, etc.) will all have to be stored on the phone's internal sd card. So when you clean wipe your phone for a fresh install wouldn't everything just be deleted, including the ROM you were gonna flash lol?!
All of my previous phones have had sd cards so I'm inexperienced when it comes to no sd card!
JoeFCaputo113 said:
With all rumors pointing to no sd card on the S6 how do you flash ROMs?? I ask this bc then everything (pics, app/data, nandroids, flashables, etc.) will all have to be stored on the phone's internal sd card. So when you clean wipe your phone for a fresh install wouldn't everything just be deleted, including the ROM you were gonna flash lol?!
All of my previous phones have had sd cards so I'm inexperienced when it comes to no sd card!
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Good point, howcome really
Nope: the wipe data of custom recovery don't delete all from internal storage only apps and data.
Albe95 said:
Nope: the wipe data of custom recovery don't delete all from internal storage only apps and data.
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What about when you wipe system, data and internal SD? Cuz on my S5 when I wipe all that my whole internal SD gets erased lol.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
What about when you wipe system, data and internal SD? Cuz on my S5 when I wipe all that my whole internal SD gets erased lol.
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Then hope that your custom recovery support MTP connection when phone is in recovery (like TWRP do).
i rooted and installed a custom rom on the lg g2 which doesnt have a sd card slot, only internal memory. its simple just download the roms to the internal memory and when youre in recovery dont wipe the internal sd card and all the downloads will be accessible in recovery and you can install it from there
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What about when you wipe system, data and internal SD? Cuz on my S5 when I wipe all that my whole internal SD gets erased lol.
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One solution: don't wipe the internal SD. There's no need to do that to flash a ROM.
Alternative: use a flash drive and an OTG cable. I use this method for nandroids and ROM flashes with my current phone, which has no SD slot.
Large Hadron said:
One solution: don't wipe the internal SD. There's no need to do that to flash a ROM.
Alternative: use a flash drive and an OTG cable. I use this method for nandroids and ROM flashes with my current phone, which has no SD slot.
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Do all phones/recoveries support that?? If so, that's y saving grace! :good:
Why are you guys wiping internal SD card? that's where all your photos, videos, downloads, etc gets stored.. its pointless and not necessary with any rom flash. Unless your going back to the gold card days.
All recoveries including TWRP comes with a advance wipe option.. just choose "Cache, Data, and sometimes system" every time you flash a new rom.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Do all phones/recoveries support that?? If so, that's y saving grace! :good:
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Not all phones, but as this is the S6 section I assumed the question related to the S6, and also that since the S5 supports it the S6 will too.
Likewise can't speak for all recoveries, but a quick web search will answer that. TWRP does on my device.
Sweet... Looks like I might get the S6 after all!! Who knows maybe it will have a sd card slot even lol.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
What about when you wipe system, data and internal SD? Cuz on my S5 when I wipe all that my whole internal SD gets erased lol.
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You don't wipe internal SD. Simple. My past 4 phones haven't had SD cards, never an issue. Just get one with enough storage for your needs, I personally never fill 32gb.
Large Hadron said:
One solution: don't wipe the internal SD. There's no need to do that to flash a ROM.
Alternative: use a flash drive and an OTG cable. I use this method for nandroids and ROM flashes with my current phone, which has no SD slot.
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I don't wipe internal unless I want to start from scratch. Heavy TiBu user. 128 gig baby... ?
you wipe the internal SD to clean out all the crap Apps leave behind.
Use a usb adapter stick with storage I did that also with my g2
USB OTG
YoungAceAtlanta said:
Why are you guys wiping internal SD card?
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They must be newbs.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
With all rumors pointing to no sd card on the S6 how do you flash ROMs?? I ask this bc then everything (pics, app/data, nandroids, flashables, etc.) will all have to be stored on the phone's internal sd card. So when you clean wipe your phone for a fresh install wouldn't everything just be deleted, including the ROM you were gonna flash lol?!
All of my previous phones have had sd cards so I'm inexperienced when it comes to no sd card!
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Such a facepalm question. I guess many other phones cannot flash roms too due to lack of SDcard, such as the Nexus 5 and 6.
No Micro SD or removable battery truly sucks. So no extended battery and I can't use my 128gb Micro SD card :thumbdown:
JoeFCaputo113 said:
What about when you wipe system, data and internal SD? Cuz on my S5 when I wipe all that my whole internal SD gets erased lol.
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In that case you have to flash the whole stock rom and after that reflash recovery + copy rom in intsdcard + flash all