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'Out of the box' recovery?

I thought I'd ask this again. If I use the Odin3 app.It sets my system back to factory settings but all the folders are still there from before (Titanium backup, espn crap etc) and I wanted to play from the out of the box level..no extra folders and stuff. How to I go about what I'm guessing is the equivalent of a format and reinstall.
Master Clear?

how about the built in reset function?

I don't know, but I can rule out the factory reset in Settings->Privacy->Factory data reset. This reset will not restore apps you've deleted, and won't delete files that are on the internal storage.

[Q] What does factory reset actually do?

If I pushed all my apps to system apps via adb(assuming that there is enough internal space) and I factory reseted it, will the apps still be there? and the system apps that i removed via titanm back up will not be there after the factory reset rite? srry if this is a noob qn. Any help would be appreciated!!

It wipes the data & cache partitions. The apps will all be there but any data/ accounts would have to be reentered.

3rdstring said:
It wipes the data & cache partitions. The apps will all be there but any data/ accounts would have to be reentered.
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Ok i just wanna check; that means if install a game like angry birds and play for a while and then push it to system apps via adb, after factory resetting the phone the app will still be there but the saved game data would be gone? factory resetting only wipes data and cache partitions? that means that non system apps in internal memory will be gone after factory resetting rite?? thx for time!!

When flashing, what option wipes my internal memory?

Hi guys, I've been flashing my new Galaxy S3 lately and have started to migrate my music library onto my internal 32GB. It's a healthy 15GB of music.
I run SynergyROM r66, and would like to load up r71 fairly soon, bu would not like to lose my music, as it is a pain to resync for me.
How do I do so without it reformatting my internal memory? I'm sticking with Synergy so I don't think I need to do a "clean wipe" right?
Is it as simple as Wipe Cache/Wipe Dalvik, then Install from SD, then reboot? No factory reset?
Any help is appreciated, thank you.

Blutonic said:
Hi guys, I've been flashing my new Galaxy S3 lately and have started to migrate my music library onto my internal 32GB. It's a healthy 15GB of music.
I run SynergyROM r66, and would like to load up r71 fairly soon, bu would not like to lose my music, as it is a pain to resync for me.
How do I do so without it reformatting my internal memory? I'm sticking with Synergy so I don't think I need to do a "clean wipe" right?
Is it as simple as Wipe Cache/Wipe Dalvik, then Install from SD, then reboot? No factory reset?
Any help is appreciated, thank you.
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data wipe/ factory reset from stock recovery formats internal memory. data/wipe factory reset from Cwm recovery only wipes system data and does not reformat internal sd, unless you manually do it thru mounts/storage menu in cwm...although you should be fine with just a cache wipe going to r71.

droidstyle said:
data wipe/ factory reset from stock recovery formats internal memory. data/wipe factory reset from Cwm recovery only wipes system data and does not reformat internal sd, unless you manually do it thru mounts/storage menu in cwm...although you should be fine with just a cache wipe going to r71.
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Cool, what about the Dalvik cache, what does that do?

Blutonic said:
Cool, what about the Dalvik cache, what does that do?
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I always wipe dalvik cache to be safe.

Blutonic said:
Cool, what about the Dalvik cache, what does that do?
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The Dalvik virtual machine deals with your apps. Whenever changing apps it's a good idea to clear it's cache so you don't have cached data for a different version of an app - this could confuse the machine and lead to problems.

Perfect. thanks for the help guys.

Wiping through cwm recovery in recovery (not the app itself) will not wipe your media or pictures or downloaded files etc. Your Music will be intact, but something not mentioned here yet, do you have an external sd card? Always a good idea to put that important stuff on it,or at least copies of it to be safe, including titanium backups. Though cwm won't wipe your media, if something goes wrong and you have to do a stock recovery, you may forget that cwm is NO LONGER there, and accidentally wipe your media like I did once bricking my galaxy player 5.0!
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annoyingduck said:
Wiping through cwm recovery in recovery (not the app itself) will not wipe your media or pictures or downloaded files etc. Your Music will be intact, but something not mentioned here yet, do you have an external sd card? Always a good idea to put that important stuff on it,or at least copies of it to be safe, including titanium backups. Though cwm won't wipe your media, if something goes wrong and you have to do a stock recovery, you may forget that cwm is NO LONGER there, and accidentally wipe your media like I did once bricking my galaxy player 5.0!
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Yea, I got it all backed up to one of the Hard Drives on my computer. This should go smoothly.

[Q] Factory reset doesn't delete data/restore system?

Aside from the pee-stain at the bottom of the phone I did notice one thing. When you do a factory reset (and select/check that deleting userdata is okay) it does not:
• delete sdcard data
• remove user settings for apps/wifi
• restore modified system files (hosts, etc...)
• root remains as well
Is there actually a way to do a proper reset and have it restore things as it should? In line with that how do I securely erase the data if possible so in given it to a family or it ends up on some truck with Avast that the data can't be restored?
Thanks!

windraker said:
Aside from the pee-stain at the bottom of the phone I did notice one thing. When you do a factory reset (and select/check that deleting userdata is okay) it does not:
• delete sdcard data
• remove user settings for apps/wifi
• restore modified system files (hosts, etc...)
• root remains as well
Is there actually a way to do a proper reset and have it restore things as it should? In line with that how do I securely erase the data if possible so in given it to a family or it ends up on some truck with Avast that the data can't be restored?
Thanks!
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WTF? Factory reset does not actually factory reset..? This seems like a huge bug with CM11... Especially the part about the lack of deletion in the SD card and user settings.

an_xda said:
WTF? Factory reset does not actually factory reset..? This seems like a huge bug with CM11... Especially the part about the lack of deletion in the SD card and user settings.
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Nope. I had rooted the phone and while I think I lost root; the modified hosts file I changed (http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm) was still there as well as the entire SD card contents. It remembered my home wifi as well because I looked in settings and it showed my home one as "out of range"
Not sure if it's a bug or by design as I haven't tried flashing the stock image yet.

For a complete factory reset that will erase everything. Everything! You can do a factory reset from the boot loader. (Restart or power on phone and hold down the volume down button, scroll to factory reset, push power button) or from TRWP data reset, it makes you confirm and type "yes"
I reset my phone through the boot loader on accident a couple times and wanted to kick my dog.
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app

You guys do know that factory resetting only formats the data partition excluding the /data/media directory. This is not a bug. It wouldn't need to do anything to the system partition of you don't root. And it's not able to restore the system partition without a system image and where are you going to store that? In the system partition? All user settings including apps and WiFi settings are stored on the data partition will actually be wiped unless when you log into your Google account you select restore from backup. There's no reason you would want to delete storage too when factory resetting unless you want to sell the phone and you can delete that in so many ways since it's your storage.
Sent from my TouchPad using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

cannonofcourse said:
For a complete factory reset that will erase everything. Everything! You can do a factory reset from the boot loader. (Restart or power on phone and hold down the volume down button, scroll to factory reset, push power button) or from TRWP data reset, it makes you confirm and type "yes"
I reset my phone through the boot loader on accident a couple times and wanted to kick my dog.
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app
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The Jack of Clubs said:
You guys do know that factory resetting only formats the data partition excluding the /data/media directory. This is not a bug. It wouldn't need to do anything to the system partition of you don't root. And it's not able to restore the system partition without a system image and where are you going to store that? In the system partition? All user settings including apps and WiFi settings are stored on the data partition will actually be wiped unless when you log into your Google account you select restore from backup. There's no reason you would want to delete storage too when factory resetting unless you want to sell the phone and you can delete that in so many ways since it's your storage.
Sent from my TouchPad using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thank you both Tried that and worked. Wanted to restore the hosts file to stock but couldn't find the original again. (didn't think to extract factory rom files on cyangen site)

The solution is in their FAQ.

so wait... if i factory reset from twrp... will my internal sd.. i.e. music.. and other files also get deleted?

abhimanyu bajaj said:
so wait... if i factory reset from twrp... will my internal sd.. i.e. music.. and other files also get deleted?
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No.
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timmaaa said:
No.
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and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?

abhimanyu bajaj said:
and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?
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Just flashing the ROM by itself will not wipe data or internal storage, but you may encounter bugs (it's called dirty flashing). The best way to get a bug-less ROM is to clean flash which means wiping every partition. The only one that should be OK is internal so you don't have to wipe that one when clean flashing.

abhimanyu bajaj said:
and if i flash a new rom... will it be deleted?
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No, flashing a ROM doesn't wipe user data. When flashing a new ROM it's best to wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik cache, but it isn't necessary to wipe (internal storage) user data.

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I change my phone original bootanimation and then i get No Command when i factor reset .. Nothing Happend how do just restore my (/system) /system/media bootanimation.zip ... other way to fix this thing i have pc >?

[Q] how to reset phone without losing files?

Hi, i know it seems silly, I want to reset my phone because of some issues with idle battery consumption and event and event2 wakelocks. i believe it's due to a rogue app, but can't find it. and as my rom was working very good previously i don't really want to change rom.
However, how do I reset the phone without losing my files? the factory reset button in settings says all data will be lost.
and im unsure about the factory reset on my philz touch recovery as it says it'll wipe /data.
so is there a way to reset the phone without losing my files? (pics, documents and music)
Cheers in advance.

salespalace said:
Hi, i know it seems silly, I want to reset my phone because of some issues with idle battery consumption and event and event2 wakelocks. i believe it's due to a rogue app, but can't find it. and as my rom was working very good previously i don't really want to change rom.
However, how do I reset the phone without losing my files? the factory reset button in settings says all data will be lost.
and im unsure about the factory reset on my philz touch recovery as it says it'll wipe /data.
so is there a way to reset the phone without losing my files? (pics, documents and music)
Cheers in advance.
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Factory reset in philz touch will not erase your internal storage (e.g. music, pictures, documents). A wipe is not the same as a format.

NikoZBK said:
Factory reset in philz touch will not erase your internal storage (e.g. music, pictures, documents). A wipe is not the same as a format.
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so, when it lists that /data will be wiped, is that not my files?

salespalace said:
so, when it lists that /data will be wiped, is that not my files?
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No, your files are safe. /data is the partition where your settings, apps, texts, etc. go. Have a read here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/

NikoZBK said:
No, your files are safe. /data is the partition where your settings, apps, texts, etc. go. Have a read here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
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fabulous, cheers for that. i thought that was the case but needed to be sure. i searched and searched but i guess my googling skills are not good enough.