my op started making problems, so i want to wipe it for making a fresh start.
my question is what should i wipe?
i know i should wipe Dalvik Cache, Data and Cache , but should i wipe system also?
what does it mean wiping system?
thanks for helping!!!
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Hey guys, this might be a really noob question. I looked it up on google, but still wanted to make sure because of the verizon locked bootloader etc( i know we can unlock it now). How do i do a full wipe on my device? I am asking because there are a few more options in the wipe settings of the custom recovery i have.
This are the steps i always do before flashing a rom. Are they the correct steps or do i need to do something else?
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik-Cache
Wipe Data/factory reset
dimeloklk said:
Hey guys, this might be a really noob question. I looked it up on google, but still wanted to make sure because of the verizon locked bootloader etc( i know we can unlock it now). How do i do a full wipe on my device? I am asking because there are a few more options in the wipe settings of the custom recovery i have.
This are the steps i always do before flashing a rom. Are they the correct steps or do i need to do something else?
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik-Cache
Wipe Data/factory reset
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Wipe Cache and wipe dalvik cache should both be done when flashing modifications or tweaks as they reduce the chance of encountering data issues/glitches and neither of them wipe your data as they are merely caches. Wipe data/factory reset should be done before flashing a rom. Wipe data/factory reset automatically wipes the cache and as the name implies will wipe any data you have on the phone, though any files you have saved to your internal "sd card" will be left intact. Before flashing a rom I always do a factory reset, and a dalvik cache wipe. Additionally I have found it helpful to also go into mounts and format system. There have been times for me that switching between two different roms has led to choppy performance, and this step seems to fix that as it thoroughly removes any traces of the previous rom.
Thanks for the detail reply. Is useful to know this since i always flash roms
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Wipe Cache and wipe dalvik cache should both be done when flashing modifications or tweaks as they reduce the chance of encountering data issues/glitches and neither of them wipe your data as they are merely caches. Wipe data/factory reset should be done before flashing a rom. Wipe data/factory reset automatically wipes the cache and as the name implies will wipe any data you have on the phone, though any files you have saved to your internal "sd card" will be left intact. Before flashing a rom I always do a factory reset, and a dalvik cache wipe. Additionally I have found it helpful to also go into mounts and format system. There have been times for me that switching between two different roms has led to choppy performance, and this step seems to fix that as it thoroughly removes any traces of the previous rom.
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this is what I've always been taught to do as well.
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maybe you can get a dev to make a wipe zip
What is considered a full wipe in TWRP? Do I wipe cache, dalvik, & factory reset? Do I also need to format system?
Cache, dalvik, and factory reset is good. System should automatically be wiped when flashing the new ROM. But you can wipe system yourself, won't hurt. Always have a backup, too, JIC.
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I have ClockworkMod Recovery. Reset to factory, wiped cache, wiped dalvik cache, installed rom, installed gapps. Tried 3 times and same result.
hallr88 said:
I have ClockworkMod Recovery. Reset to factory, wiped cache, wiped dalvik cache, installed rom, installed gapps. Tried 3 times and same result.
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Wipe and format SD card, cache and dalvik, make sure you are flashing the correct ROM for your phone, wipe dalvik and cache between any additional flash, like gapps, kernel.. Ect.. And you should be good
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hallr88 said:
I have ClockworkMod Recovery. Reset to factory, wiped cache, wiped dalvik cache, installed rom, installed gapps. Tried 3 times and same result.
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Try
WIPE Cache + WIPE Dalvik + FULL WIPE(WIPE DATA + FORMAT /system + FORMAT /boot)
Then INSTALL the ROM
Then INSTALL the GAPPS
Then WIPE Cache + WIPE Dalvik
Goodluck!
I accidentally installed a cyanogenmod zip without wiping the cache partition first, right now I am still on cwm recovery. I HAVE already wiped the data.
Should I wipe it now? Should I wipe data and then restart the process?
Any help would be appreciated.
You should be alright, the /cache partition on this phone doesn't hold too much important stuff. Just to be safe, reflash the CM zip, and wipe the cache and data. You will lose all of your apps and settings, but not wiping data usually causes problems when flashing different ROMs.
Somebody also noticed that there's no option in official twrp to only wipe cache?
there is on mine. but everytime i wipe cache , the logs says "cache is not mounted".
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Nope , just checked it, and its just shows "Dalvik / Art Cache" . i just realized it
Yupp. Even in stock recovery was the option to wipe only the cache. Weird... Is there any other way to wipe the cache?
Btw, I pulled up an issue request on GitHub. https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/1254
memocatcher said:
Yupp. Even in stock recovery was the option to wipe only the cache. Weird... Is there any other way to wipe the cache?
Btw, I pulled up an issue request on GitHub. https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/1254
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I think it's relevant with that slot a/b thing(?)
how about in the unofficial of twrp?
you have to use stock boot.img and wipe cache in recovery.
after a ROM update go into recovery and wipe cache before installing TWRP / Kernel / Magisk
otherwise no way.