Does clearing the data for Sense delete the scenes that you have saved? I have some widgets not showing up and I was going to clear the data for senseUI but I don't want to lose the screen config that I have already. If I save it as a scene can I reload it after clearing the data?
Tested on mine. I created a custom scene cleared sense data and it does remove any custom scenes that have been saved.
Yep I was afraid of that.
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Hey guys,
I have some doubts in the cache in phone which need your expertise in.
Why is it that sometimes our phone will get sluggish and laggy, and we need to reboot it or clear cache to make it back to fast again? I thought in Android (linux), that ram is needed to run any applications and it does not depend on the space (data storage) we have left in the phone. So what does clearing cache has to do with the performance of the phone?
Thanks for your time.
Anyone have any ideas on this?
What are you talking about specifically? Clearing application cache? Doing this will have ZERO effect on device performance ***EXCEPT*** when running THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM. It could make that program itself faster or slower to clear the cache. The purpose of cache is to improve performance by making the data available locally, however, if the data required is NOT IN CACHE, then having cache will slow it down as a result of having to process the cache.
Note: If you are running a custom hacked firmware using swap or compcache, then rebooting will clear some things up and make it faster. This is another form of cache that gets cleared. Ultimately, without frequent reboots, use of swap will tend to slow the device down over time, and this is cleared by rebooting.
Erm oki, so is it better to do without swap in this case as i'm using a custom firmware?
Let's say I am running 1 foreground application with 5 background applications (sleep) and another side running 1 foreground application with 15 background applications (sleep). This is just an example. In this 2 cases, will the speed of running the 1 foreground application be the same with the different number of background applications there?
Anyone have any ideas on this?
No one know anything about this issue?
I guess it's because the database gets huge and this may be bad for the performance...
so like a big registry in windows is bad...
maybe also some fragmentation... who knows
I have determined that a lot of my low space issues in the data/data folder are from nearly 120MB of 'system data'. I was confused but willing to work around it since system data is usually pretty important.
However, I recently set up my wife's cappy just like mine (same ROM, Kernel, Modem) and she only has 8MB of system data in her data/data folder
So, now I'm looking to understand what system data goes into that folder. I know I could do a complete clean install to figure parts of it out, but if there is an answer out there it would be much easier than the pain of a clean install.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe all of your application data (cache & user data, but not the applications themselves) lives in there. If you go through your application list and clear the caches, or use a cache cleaner from the market, you should be able to free up much of that space.
The nice thing about the cache cleaners from the market is that they will sort by cache size so you can see which programs hoard cache space (*coughFacebookcough*)
I've thought of that, and 1 Tap Cleaner only shows 1MB in cache. In fact, since I haven't been using a lot of my apps while figuring this out, nearly all of them are 0 cache.
Is there something that 1 tap cleaner is missing?
Cache is the easiest way to free up space, but I believe all of your user data, databases, etc. live in there as well. If you move some apps to the SD card, I think it takes the user data with it which should free up some space.
You could also go through and clear the user data from apps that have big databases (like Facebook), but this will clear all of your settings and account info. Once you start using it again, this is obviously going to start filling up again but I find it a bit hard to believe that my username, password, and settings really need to occupy the 3.06mb that it's currently taking up on my phone. It must be accumulating crap somewhere along the way.
I've moved some apps to SD w/o really affecting the amount stored there. I have also cleared some data which did help, but doesn't affect the system data.
That's the strangest part. The system data seems to be ~120MB no matter what I do. From all I can find, I only have approx 35MB of actual application user data... the rest is listed as system data, which I can't break down any further.
I've heard of the contacts storage going haywire and taking up space. Have you tried checking and/or clearing that one? Obviously you'll lose anything you don't have backed up with Google.
If that doesn't help, I'm out of ideas short of wiping all of your data and starting over.
Huh... I'll check into the contacts one. I'll report back here with what I find.
Thanks!
Darnit... only 4MB was in contact storage... and it didn't seem to affect my system data.
I guess I'll start preparing to start over. I think I may have done a backup after i fresh installed everything... perhaps I could reinstall that and see what things looked like!
Thunderbolt adds a sqlite_optimize script which defrags databases. That may help reduce the size.
Any time I use Titanium Backup to restore my apps, I do it in chucks and never restore system data since I'm always changing ROMs. For chunks I mean restore apps+data only for apps that need it, then restore apps without for all the rest. Any apps which I don't run never save any data so it saves space.
I have heard a few times around here that you should not use titanium backup to restore app data when upgrading to ics from gingerbread. There are however, a few apps which I really need to keep the data from. Is there any way to manually transfer data from gingerbread to ics without transferring any system data that would screw with ics?
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I have heard a few times around here that you should not use titanium backup to restore app data when upgrading to ics from gingerbread. There are however, a few apps which I really need to keep the data from. Is there any way to manually transfer data from gingerbread to ics without transferring any system data that would screw with ics?
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Are you talking about system apps or user apps?
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Are you talking about system apps or user apps?
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User apps.
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User apps.
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Shouldnt be a problem to restore user apps. The app stores data on the same partition and in the same way regardless of the rom.
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Shouldnt be a problem to restore user apps. The app stores data on the same partition and in the same way regardless of the rom.
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While that is true, some (read: VERY FEW) apps do crap out between versions, in which there is no alternative except to clear the app's data. You can do this on an app-by-app basis in the applications menu or through TiBU.
You shouldn't need to do this unless the app force-closes on opening or something of the like. I'd always maintain a backup of your user data through either TiBU, CWM or MyBackup every month or so. Also, Google does support data backup through the Play Store if you've enabled the options in your Settings -> Privacy menu, but I wouldn't hinge on that fact, and I know cases where it didn't work for me.
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While that is true, some (read: VERY FEW) apps do crap out between versions, in which there is no alternative except to clear the app's data. You can do this on an app-by-app basis in the applications menu or through TiBU.
You shouldn't need to do this unless the app force-closes on opening or something of the like. I'd always maintain a backup of your user data through either TiBU, CWM or MyBackup every month or so. Also, Google does support data backup through the Play Store if you've enabled the options in your Settings -> Privacy menu, but I wouldn't hinge on that fact, and I know cases where it didn't work for me.
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Don't you just love when technology malfunctions and you lose important stuff.
Hi all,
My phone is quite slow nowadays and has an annoying 5 second freeze every time I wake it up.
As ColorIS 13 looks to be far away in Europe I really need to factory reset.
What's the best way to do this without losing everything in my System Clone?
And is there a tool (PC?) for Oppo phones to restore apps WITH data/settings included?
Android loads can last for years, remain fast and stable if you don't do firmware upgrades/updates. Otherwise factory reset after an upgrade. Android loads can be exceptionally long lived if not screw up by the former or buggy 3rd party apps.
Try in safe mode to see if a 3rd party app(s) are the cause rather than the current core load settings.
Importing app settings even if possible invites the possibility of importing the current existing problems with it. Do a clean load if you go to the trouble of a factory reset. You should already have all critical data backed up redundantly and in order. Including backup exports for all apps that allow it especially Poweramp if you use it.
Make installable copies of all vetted apps for backup and reloads. No Playstore needed; reloads go much faster and smoother.
Use copy/paste file transfers backup and restores rather than automated transfer apps... they can cause data lose if you depend on them 100%.
Another option that's not as drastic is to reset all app settings to their default settings. It may or may not get it. It's always best to find to root cause of an issue if at all possible to prevent it from potentially reoccurring. Only a rootkit, dugged in malware or a boot loop demand a factory reset.
Unfortunately there are not many apps that provide a backup (like Nova launcher, Nights keeper etc).
That means that I would have to reconfigure dozens of apps, some of them being quite cumbersome like home automation apps.
You end up taking a few days to inventorize all settings, possible backups, passwords, accounts etc and configuring those apps again.
Google should implement the possibility to backup and restore data on an per-app basis like I used to be able to do with Titanium Backup
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Unfortunately there are not many apps that provide a backup (like Nova launcher, Nights keeper etc).
That means that I would have to reconfigure dozens of apps, some of them being quite cumbersome like home automation apps.
You end up taking a few days to inventorize all settings, possible backups, passwords, accounts etc and configuring those apps again.
Google should implement the possibility to backup and restore data on an per-app basis like I used to be able to do with Titanium Backup
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Try temporarily disabling Nova launcher and see if that helps. Try using the native launcher instead. Target all apps that run at boot up. Launchers are some of the few apps that can boot loop an Android.
Any signs of system instability should be taken seriously as they are the only warning you may get before a boot loop.
After 2 back to bach boot loops and full reloads in 3 days I got very organized and proficient at it That was over 2.5 years ago, that's how long this load has been running on this heavily used N10+. Still running on Pie.
How can i check which apps run at boot up?
@latino147 Swift Backup is pretty good at backing everything up, and with root can backup app data. Problem is, to attain root, you'll have to factory reset, which will wipe your data, and there's no way around that.
Yesterday I cleared the caches of several apps and suddenly everything seems to be working fine again
Do you guys know if it's possible to clear ALL caches in one swoop?
Both ColorOS and the developer options don't seem to have such an option.
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Yesterday I cleared the caches of several apps and suddenly everything seems to be working fine again
Do you guys know if it's possible to clear ALL caches in one swoop?
Both ColorOS and the developer options don't seem to have such an option.
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Sd Maid Pro can at least on Android 9 and 10.
It clips the app caches to 20kb I think it is. If you try to go to zero it will hang on the running apps. It does a nice clean up job on stock Androids and hasn't caused any critical data lose. Can't say the same about CCleaner
I'm trying to add an app to be exempted from cache clearing because it deletes my data when I try to clear cache using the cleaner. Problem is, there is no button to add exceptions.
Edit: for some reason, the video won't be uploaded.
Here's my reddit post containing video for context. I tried asking there but the answers didn't help.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/101fv45
I use SD Maid pro... gets stuff others miss and never has caused critical data lose or file damage.