Questions about TWRP and Gapps - General Questions and Answers

1. What is the difference between wiping data and wiping internal storage? Will wiping data delete all my apps? When do I use this?
2. Will flashing a new Gapps package overwrite the old/existing Gapps package? What if the newer package has lesser apps than the old ones? I don't need to flash a new gapps package if I simply update the apps from the Play Store right?
Thanks in advance...

dakshay95 said:
1. What is the difference between wiping data and wiping internal storage? Will wiping data delete all my apps? When do I use this?
2. Will flashing a new Gapps package overwrite the old/existing Gapps package? What if the newer package has lesser apps than the old ones? I don't need to flash a new gapps package if I simply update the apps from the Play Store right?
Thanks in advance...
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1) wiping data clears all app and user data. Wiping internal wipes everything from internal storage. Including pics, music, files, etc. Everything stored on your device's internal storage.
2)If you were flashing a new gapps package, first you would wipe data, dalvik, and cache. Then flash the new gapps package. Otherwise it could result in force closures.
Yes, you can just update via the play store.

Thanks mate

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System wipes and factory resets

What is the difference between a System wipe and. a factory reset. Doesn't Factory wipe the internal sd card clean and that is why we do Titanium Backup of our apps and store them on the external sd card? Will a system wipe require we do the same thing ?
lartomar2002 said:
What is the difference between a System wipe and. a factory reset. Doesn't Factory wipe the internal sd card clean and that is why we do Titanium Backup of our apps and store them on the external sd card? Will a system wipe require we do the same thing ?
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Factory reset - wipe all user download apps, reset (clear app data/cache) for all system apps. You will boot to a factory setup.
System wipe, you delete all the system apps the result is you have NO O/S to boot to. Twrp will alerts you that you have no O/S.
If you backup your system apps or user apps with Titanium, it will save you time to update. All system apps come with the rom but outdated, so once they installed, you need to update them.
TiBu offers as an option to do a system apps backup. Could those be used to replace the OS? I know a nanroid back up does this but I am curious about how everything works together. :cyclops:
lartomar2002 said:
TiBu offers as an option to do a system apps backup. Could those be used to replace the OS? I know a nanroid back up does this but I am curious about how everything works together. :cyclops:
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No, the O/S contained a lot more than just system apps, like Kernel, bootloader etc.. nandroid can backup all these, but not Tibu. Tibu only backing up system apps. You need the OS to install Tibu in order to restore system apps.
Edit: Tibu has an option to backup all system/user apps as a zip file and this file can be flash using twrp, but only apps, no O/S.(kernel, bootloader).
Okay, thank very much for clearing all of it up for me

how to move from katkiss 226 to 4.3 (023)

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hi im trying to flash 4.3 023 stable from 4.2 226 which i have - when they say:
•Make a full wipe / factory reset
ineed to wipe what?
cache?
davlik cache?
system?
format data?
internal storege?
and factory reset?
is this rom better then 226??
i also want to keep my apps and games is it possible??
thanks!
i have twrp 2.2.1.4
bennnnnn said:
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hi im trying to flash 4.3 023 stable from 4.2 226 which i have - when they say:
•Make a full wipe / factory reset
ineed to wipe what?
cache?
davlik cache?
system?
format data?
internal storege?
and factory reset?
is this rom better then 226??
i also want to keep my apps and games is it possible??
thanks!
i have twrp 2.2.1.4
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I would do a clean install.
-Backup user's app and data (if you want to) I use Titanium Backup but any similar app will do.
-Nandroid backup of your current ROM just in case
-Format system
-wipe data, cache and dalvik cache
-Flash ROM and Gapps
-Reboot
-Restore user's app + data
-Let Google restore any system app's data.
*If you want a totally fresh tablet you can format internal sd card (it will wipe EVERYTHING) but make sure the files you want to flash is on external micro sd card and your recovery can read from external micro sd card
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baseballfanz said:
I would do a clean install.
-Backup user's app and data (if you want to) I use Titanium Backup but any similar app will do.
-Nandroid backup of your current ROM just in case
-Format system
-wipe data, cache and dalvik cache
-Flash ROM and Gapps
-Reboot
-Restore user's app + data
-Let Google restore any system app's data.
*If you want a totally fresh tablet you can format internal sd card (it will wipe EVERYTHING) but make sure the files you want to flash is on external micro sd card and your recovery can read from external micro sd card
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i have have twrp 2.2.1.4 is it ok to flash with that?
and do i need to do factory reset?
thanks!!
bennnnnn said:
i have have twrp 2.2.1.4 is it ok to flash with that?
and do i need to do factory reset?
thanks!!
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I think it should be fine with that version TWRP, I'm using an older version too (I think 2.3....)
Wiping data is the same as factory reset.
I would recommend updating to TWRP 2.3.2.3 or newer. The older ones don't always work well with the multi-user file structure and you may end up with a /sdcard/0/ directory with what used to be your /sdcard/. This was fixed in 2.3.2.3.
Yeah I think that's the version I use, 2.3.2.3

Generl Question about backup and wipe

Hey everybody,
i have bean looking for information about back up and wipe for oneplus one for hours now but i failed to get the answers that i need.
so my questions are:
What is th best way to back up everyrhing on my phone when i am flashing a new room, and by everything i mean apps and their data, pics , music, sms , call logs......etc
My second question, what are the different types of wipe do and what do i need to wipe when flashing a new rom and will it erase everything on my phone ncluding pics and music? and what is exactly considered as internal storage and what does it erase.
Thanks in advance.
monmon238 said:
Hey everybody,
i have bean looking for information about back up and wipe for oneplus one for hours now but i failed to get the answers that i need.
so my questions are:
What is th best way to back up everyrhing on my phone when i am flashing a new room, and by everything i mean apps and their data, pics , music, sms , call logs......etc
My second question, what are the different types of wipe do and what do i need to wipe when flashing a new rom and will it erase everything on my phone ncluding pics and music? and what is exactly considered as internal storage and what does it erase.
Thanks in advance.
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The best way to backup your apps is by using Titanium Backup. It'll backup all of your apps and their data, you need the pro version to backup call logs and messages but it's well worth it because the pro version also allows batch restore (without batch restore you need to individually press ok for each app that you're restoring). Titanium is by far the most important root app that's available. You don't need to backup your personal data (music, photos) on your internal storage because you don't wipe the internal storage when flashing a ROM.
When flashing a new ROM you need to perform what's called a full wipe, this is wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Using TWRP recovery (the best recovery) you enter the wipe menu from the main menu, then select advanced wipe, and then you can select the previously mentioned partitions to wipe. This does not wipe your internal storage (the user-accessible virtual sd card where all of your personal data resides), wiping the internal storage is never necessary when flashing a ROM.
If you're just updating the same ROM (flashing a newer version/build) you don't need to worry about wiping, you can just flash the zip and reboot. Only ever do this when updating the ROM you're currently using though, never when flashing a different ROM.
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[Q] full wipe

Hey,
I want to do a full wipe (incl internal storage). But do I loose my TWRP then?
Thanks!
Nope. But if you do a complete wipe you'll lose everything that's on the internal SD.
No, a full wipe is wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Your internal storage isn't touched unless you specifically wipe it as well.
Heisenberg said:
No, a full wipe is wiping system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Your internal storage isn't touched unless you specifically wipe it as well.
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But I want to wipe my internal storage because there's a lot of things I don't need.
I want to clean my device from folders my phone never uses.
tijsje69 said:
But I want to wipe my internal storage because there's a lot of things I don't need.
I want to clean my device from folders my phone never uses.
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Are you worried about losing a TWRP backup or the actual recovery? If you wipe internal storage you'll lose everything that's on it, including any TWRP backup. But, no matter what you wipe inrecovery you'll never erase TWRP.
Heisenberg said:
Are you worried about losing a TWRP backup or the actual recovery? If you wipe internal storage you'll lose everything that's on it, including any TWRP backup. But, no matter what you wipe inrecovery you'll never erase TWRP.
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And no system files will be deleted? So my phone works just fine?
Allright thanks for the answer!
tijsje69 said:
And no system files will be deleted? So my phone works just fine?
Allright thanks for the answer!
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Week of course system files will be deleted if you do a full wipe, because a full wipe entails wiping the system partition. Exactly what are you trying to do? Are you flashing a new ROM?
Heisenberg said:
Week of course system files will be deleted if you do a full wipe, because a full wipe entails wiping the system partition. Exactly what are you trying to do? Are you flashing a new ROM?
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No just clean up my phone by only wiping my internal storage.

A little help with updating to YOG4PAS2QL

Hi guys
I want to update my 1+1 to YOG4PAS2QL via TWRP and don't know if it will erase my personal data.
I'm using this version here.
Thank you for your help.
Cheers,
L_R_D
Little_Red_Devil said:
Hi guys
I want to update my 1+1 to YOG4PAS2QL via TWRP and don't know if it will erase my personal data.
I'm using this version here.
Thank you for your help.
Cheers,
L_R_D
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If you are currently on YOG4PAS1N0 and your device is rooted with TWRP in place and you want to update to YOG4PAS2QL, then simple go ahead and flash this zip **without** wiping internal storage which stored all your media like pictures, music, videos etc
Just download this zip and flash it via TWRP
However, wiping system, Data, cache is recommended which will **only** wipe your apps and it's related data
More information on flashing is here forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guides-bacon-timmaaas-how-to-guides-t2839471
Mr hOaX said:
If you are currently on YOG4PAS1N0 and your device is rooted with TWRP in place and you want to update to YOG4PAS2QL, then simple go ahead and flash this zip **without** wiping internal storage which stored all your media like pictures, music, videos etc
Just download this zip and flash it via TWRP
However, wiping system, Data, cache is recommended which will **only** wipe your apps and it's related data
More information on flashing is here forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guides-bacon-timmaaas-how-to-guides-t2839471
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Thanks.
All went well.
Cheers,
L_R_D

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