Hello,
Does userdata_64G.img flash wipe internal storage data ?
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Yep
Thank you for your answer, so it is not needed to flash this partition to make a clean reinstall, only a wipe data/factory reset with TWRP is enough...
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i got virtuous unity 2.37 and want to install 2.39. its suggested i do a ext4 wipe before nstalling 2.39. i want to make sure i'm doing this right.
so, to do a full ext4 wipe, i must boot into recovery and then wipe all data, cache, then go to advance and wipe dalvik? is this correct?
Maybe you must go in Wipe / Format menu,then format sd-ext.
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
itachi1706 said:
Go to mount and storage, click format sd-ext and click yes. Your ext4 partition is now wiped.
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hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
trapzz said:
hi itachi.. does your advice regard wiping the sd card?
also, someone suggested that an ext4 wipe involves going to Wipe/Format and selecting wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, format system, format data, format cache and format boot. is this true?
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It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
itachi1706 said:
It does not affect the FAT partition of the SD card. Only the Ext partition. And by wiping data, dalvik, formating system, data, cache and boot, you are literally doing a full wipe of the phone which people normally do when they change from 1 Rom to another.
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thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
trapzz said:
thats exactly why im doing a full wipe.. to upgrade my rom to a higher version. but your way of wiping data seems like it involves wiping data from the sd card, which is risky and unnecessary when installing/upgrading a rom. and it can wipe out the rom on the sd card that you want to install anyway. so then whats the point'?
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I don't mean changing to a higher version, I mean changing Rom (like from cyanogen to miui) . If you are upgrading to a higher version you do not need to wipe data. All you need to do is just wipe cache and dalvik, boot and system too if you want. This way you will get updated to the latest version while still retaining your application data.
And yes, technically you do wipe the sdcard, but only the EXT partition, which is where your apps are placed in if you use A2SD+. Your FAT partition, which is the one recognised by the computer and where you put all your data in, is not affected. Hence it will not wipe out the Rom you are trying to install on the sdcard.
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Hello, I'm just trying to gather as much information as I can and be clear about everything before I install a custom ROM. I have already rooted the nexus s.
The ROM I'm interested in is this CyanogenMod 7.
In their installation instructions it says
- Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
- Perform a factory reset.
From another guide (AddictiveTips) they just tell us to do the following
- Select wipe factory/data reset.
- Now, wipe cache and dalvick cache.
The xda thread tells us to format system, data, and cache partitions. But the AddictiveTips guide only seem to tell us to format the data & cache partitions.
So my question is, does the system partition automatically get formatted while installing the new ROM, or do you have to manually format it by going to mounts and storage > format system before installing the ROM?
Also, do you guys recommend to format all the required partitions by going to mounts and storage or by selecting wipe factory/data reset and wipe cache from the main menu? Thanks in advance.
...anyone?
Wipe factory/data reset (this will obviously also wipe the caches)
Install zip from SDCard (ROM)
Reboot.
Greetz
Could use some help... I've flashed many roms before but this is my first doing so to a device without sd card storage (i9023). How would I go about flashing a rom to my phone? and how can i nandroid backup without it being deleted when I wipe the device?
Don't worry bro... Wiping Data(factory reset), Dalvik, and Cache, won't also wipe your /sdcard partition.
/sdcard can be wiped out with "format" which can be found on "mounts and storage" section.
OK, thanks. just to confirm, when you say /sdcard, you refer to the internal storage correct?
syntax_gosong said:
Don't worry bro... Wiping Data(factory reset), Dalvik, and Cache, won't also wipe your /sdcard partition.
/sdcard can be wiped out with "format" which can be found on "mounts and storage" section.
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wethead4 said:
OK, thanks. just to confirm, when you say /sdcard, you refer to the internal storage correct?
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Yes, that's correct.
"/sdcard" won't be formated if you do wiping for other partition.
furthermore, even you wiped sdcard, you can also mount usb to your PC and transfer file after you wipef.
one more thing, there is one thing called "Odin" can allow you flash without sdcard
guys...really need some help...
so i install CWM 5.0.2.6 on my mom's galaxy ace s5830...on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18167974
then i attempt to flash a rom on it...of course i begin by wipe data/factory, followed by cache and dalvik cache...
but after that, i reboot, and i notice the 2nd partition of the sd card is wipe along...and i could not recover by any means...(i have google some software, and i can't seems to recover the whole partition)
help pls guys...? thanks...
hello, I have noob question about CWM recovery and I don't know where to post it (sorry moderators, if this is the wrong place)
my question...
when I do "format /system", "format /data", "format /cache" and "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)" in Mounts and Storage Menu .. will that format all the files stored in my phone storage?
when I want clean install ROM... is it enought to do "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition" in general menu and "wipe dalvik cache" in advanced menu?
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2hipso said:
hello, I have noob question about CWM recovery and I don't know where to post it (sorry moderators, if this is the wrong place)
my question...
when I do "format /system", "format /data", "format /cache" and "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)" in Mounts and Storage Menu .. will that format all the files stored in my phone storage?
when I want clean install ROM... is it enought to do "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition" in general menu and "wipe dalvik cache" in advanced menu?
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Bro if u format data-media then every files is gone even ur ROM(flashable zip file) it will erase everything .its not need to format media storage bro
And for clean installation format data, cache, davlic cache and under mount and storage format system is enough bro but formatting data, cache under mount and storage will be more fine
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Bro if u format data-media then every files is gone even ur ROM(flashable zip file) it will erase everything .its not need to format media storage bro
And for clean installation format data, cache, davlic cache and under mount and storage format system is enough bro but formatting data, cache under mount and storage will be more fine
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so to get it right - wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache and format system?
2hipso said:
so to get it right - wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache and format system?
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Ya bro
Thread closed as it seems to be solved.