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[REQ]FlashableWipe zips

can someone make some wipe.zips
so we don't have to do factory reset so when can keep internal storage intact
while chasing roms

Karl said:
can someone make some wipe.zips
so we don't have to do factory reset so when can keep internal storage intact
while chasing roms
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Wipe data from cwm

I remember using VR Superwipe on my last phone. I would flash it just before I flashed a new Rom. Would it have any use for us on our SGS3?

I'm sure Scott will port some that he made for the rezound. Just give him time.
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droidstyle said:
Wipe data from cwm
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its alot easy to flash a zip to wipe cache and data and system all at once

Karl said:
its alot easy to flash a zip to wipe cache and data and system all at once
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You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?

Neverendingxsin said:
You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?
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I use TWRP and I'm sure it wipes internal too
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So good

Neverendingxsin said:
You realize a factory reset in CWM wipes the data and cache right? After that you just proceed to install the rom, why do you need a zip?
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Exactly why I posted what I did....

so use recovery to wipe with 4 actions
or use zip and wipe with 1 action
every other device has wipe.zips why not the S3
and not the be a **** this was a request thread not a tell me why its a stupid idea thread or hey you can wipe using recovery blah blah
why its so hard for some of you to keep stuff on topic, will never know

Karl said:
so use recovery to wipe with 4 actions
or use zip and wipe with 1 action
every other device has wipe.zips why not the S3
and not the be a **** this was a request thread not a tell me why its a stupid idea thread or hey you can wipe using recovery blah blah
why its so hard for some of you to keep stuff on topic, will never know
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Using the "date wipe/factory reset" option wipes everything in /data (this includes dalvik cache) and /cache. Then when you flash a Rom it will format /boot and /system.
I'm just trying to understand why there needs to be a zip for it or what benefits that would possibly have? I can use recovery and wipe data/factory reset with 2 finger touches on my phone, and then use a few more (depending on where you store your rom zips) to install the rom of my choice that will format /boot and /system. Even if you use a zip to wipe, you'll still have to install a rom, and it sounds like the zip method would require more actions.
I'm not trying to be a ****, just trying to understand because i've never used a zip to do my wiping. It was never taken off topic by me.

does data wipe/factory on CWM wipe internal storage

Karl said:
does data wipe/factory on CWM wipe internal storage
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Nope. Anything on the internel sd card is safe as far as i know. I've never lost anything on it when wiping my data, and ive done that quite a lot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
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ok, all i can say really is that i have become a accustomed to using them
with every fone ive had
evo,evo 3d,sensation, touch epic 4g,nexus s,nexus

spydersilk said:
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you test on our S3?

I just downloaded it about an hour ago, so no, I haven't
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thanks for the find :good:
its makes flashing easy for us fat lazy people

No wonder there's an increase in bricks....

PJnc284 said:
No wonder there's an increase in bricks....
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do tell

[Q] Factory wipe doesn't work.

I'm trying to wipe my One X, but it is refusing to do so, all my stuff stays there and the phone is extremely sluggish.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm wiping from CWM 6.0.3.1

Ratzu said:
I'm trying to wipe my One X, but it is refusing to do so, all my stuff stays there and the phone is extremely sluggish.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm wiping from CWM 6.0.3.1
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Download TWRP 2.3.3.1
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.zip
Fastboot erase cache
Fasboot reboot bootloader
Go to recovery, then wipe.

exad said:
Download TWRP 2.3.3.1
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.zip
Fastboot erase cache
Fasboot reboot bootloader
Go to recovery, then wipe.
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Didn't work.

Didn't wipe?
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exad said:
Didn't wipe?
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Nope.

Is there an error or does it complete successfully?
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Ratzu said:
Nope.
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What are you wiping? Just cache? just dalvik cache? Make sure you have a spare rom on your pc and then wipe everything. Cache,Dalvik cache, sytem, factory reset,and sdcard. Guaranteed all your stuff will be gone. Including your rom. Youll have to mount your sdcard afterwards and copy a rom to the sd and flash it afterwards.

ImagioX1 said:
What are you wiping? Just cache? just dalvik cache? Make sure you have a spare rom on your pc and then wipe everything. Cache,Dalvik cache, sytem, factory reset,and sdcard. Guaranteed all your stuff will be gone. Including your rom. Youll have to mount your sdcard afterwards and copy a rom to the sd and flash it afterwards.
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Wiping sdcard returns an error, but everything else "works" but doesn't do anything.

Ratzu said:
Wiping sdcard returns an error, but everything else "works" but doesn't do anything.
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I'm at a loss sorry. If you didn't check the md5, that would be a good start, just to ensure it was a good download. Also, hopefully it was twrp 2.3.3.1 or earlier as higher versions have wiping issues.
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I'm voting operator error
If your on twrp 2.3.3.1 mount storage and format sd on a pc... Copy Rom to sd and flash away. With all your stuff gone
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31ken31 said:
I'm voting operator error
If your on twrp 2.3.3.1 mount storage and format sd on a pc... Copy Rom to sd and flash away. With all your stuff gone
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What is the best way to wipe it? Fastboot?
What can't I delete, if I have to do it manually?
And how do I mount storage from recovery, can you give me a detailed process? I've never had a problem like this.

Ratzu said:
What is the best way to wipe it? Fastboot?
What can't I delete, if I have to do it manually?
And how do I mount storage from recovery, can you give me a detailed process? I've never had a problem like this.
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The tab that says mount... And it won't make a difference if u delete one thing at a time or format it. If you can't find mount in recovery stop screwing with the phone. You haven't read enough. I don't mind helping but.... Do try and help yourself before asking. These phones can be tricky, spend a few hours getting a grasp then I'll bet you could handle it on your own
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[Q] TWRP restore help!!!

Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.

Tonyafv said:
Thanks in advance for any help, I'm a noob to rooting and flashing. I installed franco kernel, but it was not for me. So I decided to restore my twrp nandroid backup. Should I have factory reset phone before restore? will there be files from previous version left over? Many thanks, any help will be much appreciated.
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Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?

LS.xD said:
Which phone / firmware / android version / twrp version ?
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Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9

Tonyafv said:
Nexus 5, stock with xposed, 4.4.2, twrp v6.9
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TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...

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LS.xD said:
TWRP 6.9 CANT be as the latest release is 2.7.0.x And which kernel did you flash? Franco is availabe for Nexus 5 ...
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Twrp is the latest update from play store not sure which number. I tried Franco but seemed slightly unstable so tried elementalx, but no improvement on battery so decided to go back to stock kernel for now, but I was curious, should I have wiped the entire phone before I restored?every time I restore is it creating multiple partitions or files? still getting to grips with the beautiful world of android coming from the jail of Apple.

Perform a wipe And then restore the Backup. It will be fine When you open TWRP the Version is shown up in the headline
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Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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Tonyafv said:
Is a twrp factory reset sufficent?or a bootloader factory reset data system everything ? Thank you
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NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup

LS.xD said:
NOT in bootloader as you modified the system and probably will get a brick or crashing the phone. Format all partitions except EFS and SD storage in TWRP. Then restore the backup
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Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache

Tonyafv said:
Im in twrp as we speak and I'm only getting the option format data, which is saying it will wipe everything including the back up or advanced wipe which says select partition to wipe.
Dalvik cache
System
Data
Internal storage
Cache
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YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik

LS.xD said:
YES! advanced for sure...
-system, data, cache, dalvik
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Thanks for taking the time to help me, your a legend! enjoy the rest of your day.

i want to downgrade to cm 12

hii
i am on cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip
if i flashed cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3-bacon-signed.zip
i mean downgrade what will happen ?? does all data and app will delete ?
please tell me

altajer67 said:
hii
i am on cm-12.1-YOG4PAS1N0-bacon-signed.zip
if i flashed cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3-bacon-signed.zip
i mean downgrade what will happen ?? does all data and app will delete ?
please tell me
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Are you using the stock recovery or TWRP?

Heisenberg said:
Are you using the stock recovery or TWRP?
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twrp

altajer67 said:
twrp
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You need to perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache) in order to go down, which will wipe everything except your internal storage. You can use Titanium Backup to make a backup of your apps and then restore them after you've flashed the cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3 zip. Titanium requires root, so if you don't have root you'll need to flash SuperSU in order to use it.

Why do you wanna downgrade good sir? is there some problems?
im still on kitkat 4.4, and since the new update to COS12.1, i've been considering to upgrade, but still trying to consider the pros & cons here
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Heisenberg said:
Are you using the stock recovery or TWRP?
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What about if downgrading through stock..??

Downgraded oneplus one from cm 12.1 to cm 12 on stock recovery and without unlocking the bootloader...

Is there any way to go back to stock rom without formatting?

Hello, I'm using cm11 but I got bored of its ugliness again. I want to turn back again to the stock rom but don't want to format my phone, is there any way to this?
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Which device?
You are talking about I9300?

Trafalgar Square said:
Which device?
You are talking about I9300?
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Yes, I lost my hope after a hour and just flashed the stock rom and did data wipe. But it still would be great to learn if there's a way to do it without data wipe...
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Opheliakc said:
Yes, I lost my hope after a hour and just flashed the stock rom and did data wipe. But it still would be great to learn if there's a way to do it without data wipe...
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If you are talking about this device
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Then you can use the firmware from sammobile that doesn't wipe.

Newyork! said:
If you are talking about this device
Then you can use the firmware from sammobile that doesn't wipe.
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Firmware I use doesn't wipe but phone doesn't open when you don't wipe, that's the problem. It just get stuck on the boot screen

Opheliakc said:
Firmware I use doesn't wipe but phone doesn't open when you don't wipe, that's the problem. It just get stuck on the boot screen
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Then you probably downgraded...

Newyork! said:
Then you probably downgraded...
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Opheliakc said:
Firmware I use doesn't wipe but phone doesn't open when you don't wipe, that's the problem. It just get stuck on the boot screen
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If you flash a new (base) rom on your device it may not automatically wipe your dalvik -cache, This means your old dalvik -cache will be used for the new system files which would result in a bootloop, after restoring a system only backup it is actually the same as the above one, since only /system is restored (when reverting back to stock) there is an incorrect
dalvik -cache present which will cause the bootloop. Note that some roms/ firmwares use /data and some use /cache for the
dalvik -cache.
So basically you won't be able to do that without formatting, sorry
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