Whenever I flash to another rom and wipe everything, do all the files from the previous rom get completely removed? I mean, if I move to a new rom, is it like formatting my computer and installing Windows (or whatever OS) again?
I'm not talking about my files in the SD card, I want to know if flashing a new rom and wiping means a clean, fresh start
AFAIK, it will not get you a fresh OS like you format your PC before installing new OS. I recommend you to full wipe your phone, make a back up before ! your sd card's data will not be deleted, but your apps, contacs, settings, messages, etc will be removed.
I usually do a full wipe, install the rom and then full wipe again
Just backup with xrecovery before installing new rom, then install rom and wipe bat,cache and dalvik, you should retain your data but if not you can full wipe then or restore.
From Froyobread to GingerDX kept my data, Same Dev.
But, guys, I don't want to retain my data. I want to know if flashing a new rom means a fresh start.
Dexter_prog said:
But, guys, I don't want to retain my data. I want to know if flashing a new rom means a fresh start.
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Full wipe and fresh start.
Yes it formats everything such as files from the os and your data! Before you move to any rom always make a backup, just incase something goes bad, such as it not booting for some reason or other bugs.
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Hi guys,
I wanna wipe my nexus one and flash a stock gingerbread rom because im giving the phone to my girlfriend.
Question!: Can i delete absolutely everything off the SD card before going into recovery and flashing the new rom? Or are there certain system files i need to leave on there?
I want to start completely fresh.
Cheers!
Everything that the new ROM needs, it'll create.
You can wipe it clean.
Yes, you can format the SD card and wipe everything from phone memory.
Except for the ROM you want to flash, of course... xD
Hi,
I've been trying to upgrade my Hero from cyanogenmod 6.1 RC1 for a while now. Every new rom I try to install just hangs the phone at the initial HTC screen. I've tried wiping every partition I can possibly wipe before I install the new ROM's but no go. The only way to get my phone back is to install 6.1 RC1 again.
Not sure what to do. I've tried different memory cards too.
Any suggestions? Maybe my phone just doesn't like the new 7.X roms?
Try reflashing your recovery. You might want to check out Ra1.7. Or you could try this after you reflash your recovery
Backup all of your data to your pc. Then format your sd threw your pc and restore factory defaults. Then format it again threw your recovery with no partitions no swap just all fat/system. Then redownload the rom of your choice+gapps. Then perform a fully wipe as in data,cache davilk-cache. Then flash the rom then the gspps and see if the rom will reboot.
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yeah you should definitely use the wipe function in the recovery menu before you flash the new rom,
if that doesn't help, restore to the original and start over, maybe use different recovery, i use the the amonra, it's been working well
Thanks, I will give it another go in a day or two and let you know how it goes.
Is it possible to update the current ROM version without wiping the data and apps installed on the current ROM version.
Currently I'm using squadzone's ver5.2 and I'm planning to use the ver5.3.
Can I just install the ver5.3 without wiping my current data and apps?
ecyaj said:
Is it possible to update the current ROM version without wiping the data and apps installed on the current ROM version.
Currently I'm using squadzone's ver5.2 and I'm planning to use the ver5.3.
Can I just install the ver5.3 without wiping my current data and apps?
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Though this is not recommended, you can try not to wipe data and apps.. If your phone boots to homescreen after you flash 5.3 without wiping, well and good.. But if you get stuck on the boot splash screen, you have no choice but to do a data wipe.. Best option is to backup app data with TBP (Titanium) and restore them after you do a clean flash, that is wiping data/reset, wiping cache..
Hope you press the Thanks button if my post helps..
kitrax59, it is not so bad as you think. I tried lots of times to jump from one CyanogenMod to other without wiping, and it worked rather OK. i didnt notice any problem. ecyaj, you may not wipe, but if you notice some bugs - it is recommended to wipe data
Thanks for the info GallardoSD..., but it was too late. I just wipe everything and installed squad's new v5.4. I used TBP and did restore them after flashing. It was just I need to setup everything again...
Hello xda , my phone note was rooted with stock rom with cwm 6.0.1.2. I accidentlly installed a rom through recovery without making a nandroid back up and wiping data. After restarting the phone Im getting a yellow triangle. I can get into download mode and recovery but i dont want to lose data.
I am not able to make a nandroid back since its giving me an error
I cannot mount usb or data through recovery.
Please help me out as i dont want to lose data.
Quick help will be appreciated.
Sorry Friend ..there is no way to solve this problem .. your baseband or system version has gone unknown that's the reason its showing only traingle .. so flash your device again .. it will be wipe all of your data .
Sent from my LG Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
without making a nandroid back up and wiping data
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so did you wipe data or not?
give more info about the rom & kernel you were on and the rom you installed. where is the phone stuck after reboot?
is the phone booting ?
yellow triangle only comes from flashing files through ODIN, are you sure there isnt something else youve done?
Which ROM did you install ?
I was totally on stock and I dont remember cleary how I had rooted my phone. Its just that the data is there because when im making a nandroid back up i can see the files name i had while its making the back up. but It stops almost at the end
please please i dont want to lose data.
nokiamodeln91 said:
so did you wipe data or not?
give more info about the rom & kernel you were on and the rom you installed. where is the phone stuck after reboot?
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I said I installed a rom without wipiing data and making a nandroid back up. I just did it accidently and it stopped flashing in the middle. I then restarted my phone and its giving me yellow trangle since then.
flash your original rom again if ics.. most om them are non wipe
nokiamodeln91 said:
flash your original rom again if ics.. most om them are non wipe
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Sir can you give me some detail on that? Actually its a friends phone and it would be a shame if i lose data.
what kinda data are you referring to?
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what kinda data are you referring to?
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pictures and videos . if possible , contacts
your pictures and videos will not be affected even if you do a data wipe.. but contacts will go... was the phone running ics or jb?
download stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 and install as per instructions.. using download mode and pc odin
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your pictures and videos will not be affected even if you do a data wipe.. but contacts will go... was the phone running ics or jb?
download stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 and install as per instructions.. using download mode and pc odin
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are you sure pictures and videos wont go? The phone was running ICS Stock. Can I just wipe data and install the rom i was trying to install but didnt wipe and made a back? Im afraid ill lose the videos and picuters because I dont have a sd card.
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are you sure pictures and videos wont go? The phone was running ICS Stock. Can I just wipe data and install the rom i was trying to install but didnt wipe and made a back? Im afraid ill lose the videos and picuters because I dont have a sd card.
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media (pics, videos etc) is stored on the Internal sd card (if there is no external sd card), a full wipe WILL NOT wipe your sd card, it will only remove all your apps and the app data (configurations, game saves etc)
as for contacts, these will be deleted, but google syncs regularly so they should be automatically restored when you log back in after wiping.
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media (pics, videos etc) is stored on the Internal sd card (if there is no external sd card), a full wipe WILL NOT wipe your sd card, it will only remove all your apps and the app data (configurations, game saves etc)
as for contacts, these will be deleted, but google syncs regularly so they should be automatically restored when you log back in after wiping.
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alright i am gonna try a full wipe first. I hope pictures and videos dont get deleted
they wont get deleted and wipe may not solve the issue as the system partition is corrupt with the incomplete flash and you will need to install a rom... either the stock or the one you were trying to install...
1. if you install the stock rom again > you may be able to preserve the contacts,
2. if you go with the custom rom > then format the system, data and cache partitions for a clean install. (this will not delete the media)
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media (pics, videos etc) is stored on the Internal sd card (if there is no external sd card), a full wipe WILL NOT wipe your sd card, it will only remove all your apps and the app data (configurations, game saves etc)
as for contacts, these will be deleted, but google syncs regularly so they should be automatically restored when you log back in after wiping.
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thanks man the data didnt get wiped but i need help now. The link you gave , if i flash a stock rom using odin , will that wipe my data? and The rom has to be carrier/country specific? I mean what if i download a rom of some other country and flash it?
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they wont get deleted and wipe may not solve the issue as the system partition is corrupt with the incomplete flash and you will need to install a rom... either the stock or the one you were trying to install...
1. if you install the stock rom again > you may be able to preserve the contacts,
2. if you go with the custom rom > then format the system, data and cache partitions for a clean install. (this will not delete the media)
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I wanna flash a stock ICS rom using odin. I think my data wont be corroupted right?
the data will be fine
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the data will be ]
and The rom has to be carrier/country specific? I mean what if i download a rom of some other country and flash it?
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you can download rom of any region.
Hi there,
I recently rooted and flashed a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. I'm very new to this thing and find everything quite overwhelming, but I want to learn.
I flashed this ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119219 (the v6 No Wipe version because I was petrified about losing my data if I factory reset), but the phone is now extremely laggy and buggy, so I want to go back to the stock ROM (so I can do a nandroid backup) and then try a different custom ROM like Dmod.
So, my question is, do I have to factory reset my phone to go back to stock? Or can I just flash this file (http://hotfile.com/dl/189271016/833...T-I8190N-BTU-I8190NXXALL6-1356151513.zip.html) using the CWN recovery menu without wiping? I'm asking because my phone keeps giving me an error everytime I try to backup using the CWM Recovery menu.
Thanks and if you need me to explain something in further detail, let me know.
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Hi there,
I recently rooted and flashed a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. I'm very new to this thing and find everything quite overwhelming, but I want to learn.
I flashed this ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119219 (the v6 No Wipe version because I was petrified about losing my data if I factory reset), but the phone is now extremely laggy and buggy, so I want to go back to the stock ROM (so I can do a nandroid backup) and then try a different custom ROM like Dmod.
So, my question is, do I have to factory reset my phone to go back to stock? Or can I just flash this file (http://hotfile.com/dl/189271016/833...T-I8190N-BTU-I8190NXXALL6-1356151513.zip.html) using the CWN recovery menu without wiping? I'm asking because my phone keeps giving me an error everytime I try to backup using the CWM Recovery menu.
Thanks and if you need me to explain something in further detail, let me know.
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That firmware is a zipped odin-file. Can't be flashed in CWM.
Make a cwm nandroid backup of your "/data" to your external sd (that's your installed apps)
You can also backup your apps and appdata using titanium backup or similar, for later restore.
Just remember to never backup/restore systemapps.
Backup internal sd to computer just to be sure, if you in any situation have to make a factory reset. Make sure any kind of backup is on your external sd before you make factory reset, or it will be lost forever
YamiWheeler said:
Hi there,
I recently rooted and flashed a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. I'm very new to this thing and find everything quite overwhelming, but I want to learn.
I flashed this ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119219 (the v6 No Wipe version because I was petrified about losing my data if I factory reset), but the phone is now extremely laggy and buggy, so I want to go back to the stock ROM (so I can do a nandroid backup) and then try a different custom ROM like Dmod.
So, my question is, do I have to factory reset my phone to go back to stock? Or can I just flash this file (http://hotfile.com/dl/189271016/833...T-I8190N-BTU-I8190NXXALL6-1356151513.zip.html) using the CWN recovery menu without wiping? I'm asking because my phone keeps giving me an error everytime I try to backup using the CWM Recovery menu.
Thanks and if you need me to explain something in further detail, let me know.
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Backup your data in CWM, flash my ROM and restore your data with CWM.
Benzonat0r said:
Backup your data in CWM, flash my ROM and restore your data with CWM.
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CWM has NO choice to backup/restore only parts of the device. Only a full backup is possible.
This is only in TWRP. Pity! I only use CWM because TWRP makes corrupted backups (three times) for me.
Or is it possible to pick out only DATA from the backup? And what is happen with the dalvik cache, which
consists of the byte-code for all installed apps, optimized for the ROM which created it?
"advanced restore and restore only /data". Is this the way in CWM that you mean @benz?
JackoMJ
Yes that's exactly what I meant, "advanced restore and restore only /data"
You don't have to worry about cache and dalvik because it's automatically created on the initial start.
thx for the information Benz (usefull in the future perhaps),
but i´ve decided to use Titanium Backup.
JackoMJ