In case of full storage wipe. - ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys.
I just moved from my Samsung Galaxy S4 to the Oneplus One few weeks ago. I had rooted the S4 and I am familiar with the whole rom flashing and kernel changing process. I usually store the file I want to flash in the SD card and flash it via TWRP. But the OPO doesn't have a external slot. This is making me think if I should root my phone or not since there is a chance of me wiping the OS off along with the data. I always take a nandroid backup but what if the backup itself is deleted from my phone? Is there a way to prevent this from happening?
Thanks in advance!

RishiVinayak said:
Hey guys.
I just moved from my Samsung Galaxy S4 to the Oneplus One few weeks ago. I had rooted the S4 and I am familiar with the whole rom flashing and kernel changing process. I usually store the file I want to flash in the SD card and flash it via TWRP. But the OPO doesn't have a external slot. This is making me think if I should root my phone or not since there is a chance of me wiping the OS off along with the data. I always take a nandroid backup but what if the backup itself is deleted from my phone? Is there a way to prevent this from happening?
Thanks in advance!
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save your backup to pc before wipe
use fastboot method for install rom and firmware
replace backup from pc and restore
twrp support mtp mount
you can access storage even without OS

RishiVinayak said:
Hey guys.
I just moved from my Samsung Galaxy S4 to the Oneplus One few weeks ago. I had rooted the S4 and I am familiar with the whole rom flashing and kernel changing process. I usually store the file I want to flash in the SD card and flash it via TWRP. But the OPO doesn't have a external slot. This is making me think if I should root my phone or not since there is a chance of me wiping the OS off along with the data. I always take a nandroid backup but what if the backup itself is deleted from my phone? Is there a way to prevent this from happening?
Thanks in advance!
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When wiping with TWRP use the advanced wipe feature, then only select system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. This won't wipe your internal storage so all files are safe.

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Let me start out by saying your help is very much appreciated. I was on stock rom 4.4.2 and really never bothered with updating. I'm rooted(w/unlocked bootloader) and have made backups in TWRP and restored them without issue in the past.
I wanted to try installing the Chroma ROM, but I think i made a mistake by ticking off all the boxes and deleting everything first. I have 2 full backups on my USB-OTG drive along with the Chroma ROM. At the moment, I can't flash the ROM and I cant restore the backups I have on my USB-OTG drive. I try to restore them and it just goes back to the TWRP homescreen after one second. There's no OS, but I can boot into TWRP version 2.6.3.4. I suppose I shouldn't have wiped system before flashing the ROM? Did this happen because I tried flashing the ROM from my USB-OTG that it didn't flash? Should I have kept it on the root my SD Card?
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Just fastboot the android system img of your choice
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Clone my wife's OPO onto my OPO?

Hi - My wife's OPO has a GPS that's starting to misbehave. I have a OPO that I'm not using very much anymore. My wife's OPO is on Lollipop, and my OPO is on Marshmallow.
I wanted to do a full TWRP backup of her phone, and then restore it onto my phone. Is this possible? Also, what special steps should I / shouldn't I do?
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¿GJ?
Hi,
you just need to downgrade your FW to LP one and then you can do TWRP restore...
I did that couple times when I tried MM on my OPO...
Just be sure *NOT* restore efs. Your device might get hard-bricked and your IMEI might get lost. I repeat *DO NOT RESTORE EFS*.
djha53k said:
Hi,
you just need to downgrade your FW to LP one and then you can do TWRP restore...
I did that couple times when I tried MM on my OPO...
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Thanks @djha53k!
Is there anything I should be concerned about with respect to the IMEI or other radio stuff? Which partitions should I backup & restore from my wife's phone? I'm see the Firmware, EFS, Boot, System, and Data partitions.
¿GotJazz? said:
Thanks @djha53k!
Is there anything I should be concerned about with respect to the IMEI or other radio stuff? Which partitions should I backup & restore from my wife's phone? I'm see the Firmware, EFS, Boot, System, and Data partitions.
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Nope, just:
- do the TWRP backup of your and wife's One.
- download the latest CM12.1 - it include the LP FW itself.
- copy all data (SD included) off both mobiles to your PC
- wipe your One entirely in TWRP (SD included) in TWRP
- copy your wife's SD content to your One
- install CM12.1 in TWRP
- wipe System/Data/Cache/Dalvik
- restore wifes TWRP backup
- boot
In 99% your One will boot as your wife's One :angel:
Thanks, guys! I'll try this tomorrow!
Thanks for the help, @djha53k and @barisuraz! I was able to clone my wife's phone without any issues, and maintained marital bliss.

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