Cleaning internal sd-card without having root? - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Questions & Answers

Is there a way to wipe all temp folders, delete all unused files or corpses around the internal sd-card and in those system folders like you can do with SD-Maid?
And maybe wipe Cache abs Dalvik partition without any modded recovery installed?
With the 32Gb version, things will for sure need a fine cleaning as for the little dimension.
With the 64Gb version everything would be perfect, but it seems no warranty in Europe, not even the European!!!!
Thank you.
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PIRATA! said:
Is there a way to wipe all temp folders, delete all unused files or corpses around the internal sd-card and in those system folders like you can do with SD-Maid?
And maybe wipe Cache abs Dalvik partition without any modded recovery installed?
With the 32Gb version, things will for sure need a fine cleaning as for the little dimension.
With the 64Gb version everything would be perfect, but it seems no warranty in Europe, not even the European!!!!
Thank you.
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I have seen them on ebay
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mchlbenner said:
I have seen them on ebay
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Yeah, but no warranty in my country for those as they are not for sale here.
I definitely would prefer a regional model with warranty abs the possibility to clean the internal sd-card once it reached full limit without doing a wipe.
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[Q] How to wipe the internal sd card?

I wanna clean my phone and get a fresh rom install and I wanted to know is there effective way of cleaning the internal SD card from all the junk that accumulated over the time with a command or I'll have to do it manually?
I format emmc in cwm, that's how i do it before rom flashes.
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I thought that was the way but I googled it and everything that came up said never to do it.
I just noticed in the settings>storage theres an option to format usb storage will that do the trick?
I wipe from recovery. Under mounts and storage I believe
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Tried wiping sd card from recovery last time, it wiped my external one and then I had to restore it ><
cdshepherd said:
I wipe from recovery. Under mounts and storage I believe
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Yes
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kishke said:
Tried wiping sd card from recovery last time, it wiped my external one and then I had to restore it ><
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It's called emmc
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kishke said:
I wanna clean my phone and get a fresh rom install and I wanted to know is there effective way of cleaning the internal SD card from all the junk that accumulated over the time with a command or I'll have to do it manually?
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You can factory data reset from settings, and you can format usb storage from settings.
Bealzibooze said:
You can factory data reset from settings, and you can format usb storage from settings.
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Never do that on ics, though
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xcrazydx said:
Never do that on ics, though
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I actually tried it said it formatted but nothing was missing from internal or external.
I used cwm emmc format, had troubles because installing from sd card didnt get passed the samsung logo even after downloading the rom again.
Had to do a nandroid and copy the installation to the internal and then flash.
Connect phone to PC
In CWM , mount USB storage...
When the phone storage is dispalyed on PC explorer , wipe everything you see (ctrl+a then del)
Do you have a PC ?
Actually I'm usually using my mac because it's nicer to do it from the bed. But I'll remember it for next time everything is already working great, well almost(see my other thread if interested).

[Help]Having problems instlling applications on atrix 2

Hi all,
First aof all sry for crateing new thread,but i was nota ble to find any simiilar thread relate dto my problem.
I have a rooted atrix 2 bootloader locked!!
I m recently having issues installing applications.When i try to install any app,The install button is disabled clicking on it doesnt install or do anything.The cancel button is enabled though.
this issue gets fixed after i reboot the device.for some time the applications intall perfectly.But after some time i get the issue again.
Anybody have any idea whats wrong and is there any permanent solution??
Thanks in advance
Little more info please? What ROM? Pics? Are you defaulted to install on the SD card? Without enough room?
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Stock rom...
No not defaulted to install on sd card.
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Which version of Google Play Store are you running? You may need yo update with the newest version .apk file. Also, some applications are local storage only -meaning you are not able to move to your sdcard. Which size/class sdcard are you using, and have you tried clearing data and or wiping cache partition and/or Dalvik cache?
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Tried all versions of google play.
Sd card is sandisk 16 gb class 4
Its internal memory is 3gb free y do i need to clear cache?
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farzii said:
Tried all versions of google play.
Sd card is sandisk 16 gb class 4
Its internal memory is 3gb free y do i need to clear cache?
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Actually, try clearing the google play cache. Not Dalvic cache.
farzii said:
Tried all versions of google play.
Sd card is sandisk 16 gb class 4
Its internal memory is 3gb free y do i need to clear cache?
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clearing cache and dalvik is just one of those things that sometime magically fixes things. Like restarting your computer when it acts up. it won't hurt anything at all, you won't notice a speed hit at all. If you wipe dalvik cache the first boot after it will take for ever (a few minutes), but then it will be fine.

Internal memory full??

Total space says 12.05 and when I add up what it shows me in storage it adds up to 2 gb used
I also plugged in my phone to Computer and it added to the same and I didn't see any hidden folders
Did you flash a aosp rom lately?
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Yes liquid smooth from moar
Most likely you have double of the same space of your contents, might want to check all your folders and navigate to your 0 folder or your original touchwiz folder.
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How do I do a full wipe and get all my space back I formatted system before and had to gain root again is that the only way
fresh329 said:
How do I do a full wipe and get all my space back I formatted system before and had to gain root again is that the only way
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Make sure you have everything backed up... pics and stuff. Reboot into recovery, format data. I just had to do it, for the same reason. Just remember to format all. No need to reroot.
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[Q] Total 12GB - Available 478MB ?

I don't understand what happened. The total space is now 12.05GB and I only have 478MB available.
The 12.05 is right. That's what a 16 GB hard drive is after a format. As for the low Available space how many Nandroids do u have,?
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Sandman-007 said:
The 12.05 is right. That's what a 16 GB hard drive is after a format. As for the low Available space how many Nandroids do u have,?
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I don't have any on the internal storage. I'm so confused because I can't figure out where the space is coming from. I've moved all my pictures, backups, and downloads to the external SD card.
Time to nandroid, wipe, and clean install, then restore what you want from nandroid. (Any app that you don't need data for , don't restore it. imo
Check what it looks like after clean install and then again after restore. Apps like Play Store and others can have alot of stuff in cache folders, you might want to chech out something like all-in-one toolbox to clean you cache and see what it says. Good luck, I'm a flash-a-holic so I nand & wipe all the time. Last time I stayed on a rom for a week I cleaned cache and it was 3 or 4 gig.
Cruzin' tha Galaxy SIII via Obsessed Rom / "INAPPROPRIATE" Kernel
Download es file manager and do the SD card analyze. That will show you what folders/files are eating up your space. It could just be a bug in the setup menu.
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I ran the SD card analyzer and it came up with the same breakdown as the settings display. I wish I knew what was causing the problem but I never did find out. I had to do 2 more wipe/restores and the storage returned to normal.
Glad u finally got it right
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faehsemc said:
Glad u finally got it right
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Thanks, me too

How do you flash a phone without SD card?

I have been using Samsung Android all my life, if I buy the OnePlus One phone, how will I flash the phone with new ROM since I can't just simply put the .zip file onto external SD card and flash through recovery.
Use adb to push to the internal sd or sideload it from recovery.
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kuromusha38 said:
I have been using Samsung Android all my life, if I buy the OnePlus One phone, how will I flash the phone with new ROM since I can't just simply put the .zip file onto external SD card and flash through recovery.
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You can flash whatever .zip you need through the internal storage.
treChoy said:
You can flash whatever .zip you need through the internal storage.
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How? You suppose to wipe your internal memory clean before flash any rom.
kuromusha38 said:
How? You suppose to wipe your internal memory clean before flash any rom.
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No, you aren't. You don't need to wipe internal memory, only /system, /data, /cache and dalvik partitions.
So wait...
You're saying that everytime you flashed a rom you cleaned out your entire phone beforehand?
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Derpston said:
So wait...
You're saying that everytime you flashed a rom you cleaned out your entire phone beforehand?
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Yes, of course. That's what they say on the instruction.
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Yes, of course. That's what they say on the instruction.
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im pretty sure no rom would make you wipe your internal storage. theres no reason to ever do that.
Most recovery like twrp, cwm etc doesn't wipe your internal memory when you say factory reset. Before flashing new rom most developers prefer you factory reset which wipes your system, data partitions but nothing happens to your internal memory. So you are good.
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That you for the clearing the confusion
kuromusha38 said:
That you for the clearing the confusion
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Your Galaxy Note 2 can flash ROMs like this in the same way. Even if you use Factory Reset/Wipe Data in your recovery, it still wouldn't wipe your Note 2's internal storage. It will wipe /data (but you'll notice it'll say 'wiping /data without wiping /data/media'.
It's been this way for a long, long time.
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im pretty sure no rom would make you wipe your internal storage. theres no reason to ever do that.
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Nope. Any package that tells you to wipe /sdcard is from someone who has no clue what they're doing.
On devices with unified storage, it is slightly more complex - in rare cases the filesystem can get corrupted in such a way that requires complete format. This will clobber /sdcard on devices with unified storage (/sdcard is /data/media remapped) - but a normal wipe data/factory reset in recovery on a unified device will remove everything *except* /data/media on /data
Again, it's *very rare* that you need to fully format /data on a device with unified storage - I've only had to do it twice in my life, both times on a Moto G because f2fs sucks rancid donkey balls for data integrity.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/OneP...-card-support-revealed-in-User-Manual_id56033
???????
its clearly a typo. oneplus said specifically that the one will not come with an sdcard slot.
The Jack of Clubs said:
its clearly a typo. oneplus said specifically that the one will not come with an sdcard slot.
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The only reviews I've found are from Android Authority and Engadget, both with the 16gb white model, and neither say a microSD card slot is there. Engadget says there isn't one, and AA pulls the cover off to show the internals - and if there was a slot, surely they would have noticed, right?
OTOH, these seem to be "pre-production" units, with software that still needs some bug fixes. So who knows what's really in store?
Planterz said:
The only reviews I've found are from Android Authority and Engadget, both with the 16gb white model, and neither say a microSD card slot is there. Engadget says there isn't one, and AA pulls the cover off to show the internals - and if there was a slot, surely they would have noticed, right?
OTOH, these seem to be "pre-production" units, with software that still needs some bug fixes. So who knows what's really in store?
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Sorry guys, but there's no SD slot. Mounting data through something like a Meenova works though.
Also, it's worth noting that when you switch to a newer device, you can't mount storage to USB from recovery like you were once able to.
If you don't want to use sideload or adb push, you'll want to put the ROM on your storage using a working ROM first, so that's why you should always have a working ROM zip on your storage at any given time, because if you start bootlooping when you're away from a computer, you're stuck until you can get back to one.
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Also, it's worth noting that when you switch to a newer device, you can't mount storage to USB from recovery like you were once able to.
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You mean like OTG in recovery? The One read my Meenova with a 32GB microSD card in the stock recovery.
Harfainx said:
You mean like OTG in recovery? The One read my Meenova with a 32GB microSD card in the stock recovery.
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Oh, I'd believe it. But if you don't have one or if you forget, you're still screwed. Nothing beats a fully on-device solution
LiquidSolstice said:
Oh, I'd believe it. But if you don't have one or if you forget, you're still screwed. Nothing beats a fully on-device solution
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Absolutely! :good:

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