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cannot format i9000

I update to 2.3.4 and the files on the phone didn't deleted. If i try to uninstall aplication manual they uninstall, and after i tur on the phone the apps are back on the phone. I'd tried to put other version 2.3.3 , froyo 2.2.. and is the same problem. If i select format to factory setting, the same thing, or if i try to wape the data from the boot (vol up+home+power)... What can i do? And when it starts it gives me allot of errors of programs that cannot start...

Are you talking about default applications or downloaded applications. Need to know more details before further comment.

You could try the factory data reset in settings / Privacy if wipe with cwm doesn't work.

all the apps.. if i uninstall after a restart they are back, i'd tried wipe, factory reset... formatting the memory from the pc... after a restart the data is back...

Internal memory - Very strange case

Hello,
To make a long story short
Probably one of my installed apps is causing this problem I have (app2sd)
A few days ago I always got this "force close" msg for ALL of my apps.
I decided to factory reset - although it worked ALL the apps folders were not deleted from internal memory
BUT the apps are not there realy, just the folders.
I did a hard reset, the same.
all the info on the INTERNAL MEMORY comes back after any type of reboot.
Tried to FLASH and reinstall the ORIGINAL STOCK. -- NOTHING it doesn't work, I mean the new installation is but the apps' folders are STUCK on the internal memory of the phone.
Any help?
How can I really format the internal memory? flash it totally? I can't even re install the apps again from market, it doesn't let me.
help?!

DannyBrazil said:
How can I really format the internal memory? flash it totally? I can't even re install the apps again from market, it doesn't let me.
help?!
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If you are currently on Gingerbread 2.3.6, go into menu> settings > storage and format your SD card and settings privacy> to do a factory reset and erase all than try power down and boot into 2e recovery to do a wipe data and wipe cache and reboot phone to download mode and re-flash the ROM again and back to recovery again to wipe data and cache

Hard factory reset isn't working, doesn't actually clear my data fully

Hello, I've been trying the hard reset function on the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 but it simply doesn't work fully.
After pressing VOLUME UP + HOME button along with the POWER button, and going to the recovery menu, I select the 'factory reset' option and it says it was 'succesful', even though it was fairly quick, around 5 seconds maximum. I also did the 'wipe cache' option and the 'format internal SD card' option, once again, it says 'successful' each time, but once I turn it on and finish the setup (language, network etc.) and then I head over to settings, it still has my Google account linked and it even remembers my wireless routers password? It also has a few apps left in there.
Keep in mind, I removed my sim card and SD card before rebooting after the factory reset, I still haven't stuck those back in so I can make sure I get a full factory reset.
How can I do a HARD reset, which removes EVERYTHING. So it's kind of like taking out of the box for the first time ever?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Have you tried wiping / formatting the SD and USB Storage in Settings
In recovery make sure you do the 4 wipe process (data/factory , partition , dalvik and battery)
Before installing any new Rom

EwOkie said:
Have you tried wiping / formatting the SD and USB Storage in Settings
In recovery make sure you do the 4 wipe process (data/factory , partition , dalvik and battery)
Before installing any new Rom
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Hello, and thanks for replying.
I'm not trying to install a new ROM, I'm just trying to wipe the whole phone because the phone has been freezing alot.
I have wiped out the internal SD as mentioned above, but for some reason, after I hard reset the phone and turn it back on, in the set up part, my WI-FI password is already there, and so is my Google account/password? Along with a few apps (and the memory card was removed the whole time).. that can't be right?

Sometimes a Hard Reset doesnt resolve the issue thats why we do the full wipe process in Recovery
Along with Unmounting USB and SD and formatting them both in Settings
In settings just Forget Network on your Wireless connection
In Accounts just remove account for your Google Account with menu
What Rom / firmware are you using

can u gives us ur cwn version n hav wipe dalvik?
btw, no juz wiping, fixing permission also can help a lot.
if u say some app still there after formatting, try to disable sync or remove account using gsetting first. then try to factory reset again with wipe cache partition n dalvik cache, manually wipe datadata and data on mount & storage n try to reboot again, and may i ask u what firmware or custom rom r u using?
and sometimes, taking battery out n press power button for 1 minute n release it n put back battery n reboot help resolve many problem occur on i9000
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[Q] Deleting encrypted data partition

I turned on device encryption in order to play with it (bad mistake). Performance is suckish, it prevents me from flashing anything stored on the internal filesystem (have to use USB dongle), battery life has gone down, etc.
I tried wiping the device by doing a factory reset both in recovery and through settings. Neither method touches the encrypted data partition. Re-flashing the ROM makes no difference. The encrypted partition is extremely resilient
Based on some research, the only known way to wipe the encryption is to revert to stock and use stock recovery to do a factory reset. This sounds insanely cumbersome if all I want to do is wipe a partition. Does anyone know of a better way?
If stock recovery can do a factory wipe without mounting the encrypted partition, it sounds like a feature to add to CWM or TWRP.
Device is ATT HTC One, rooted, S-OFF, Super CID, CWM recovery, Sentinel ROM 4.0.
Many thanks

You can try and flash an ruu? See if that helps and if it doesnt try the stock recovery thing. Never heard of it though.
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So, the wipe of TWRP didn't removed the encryption like it say this when you will wipe?
Strange
However, flash the stock recovery and do a factory reset like you said, and see if it work..

you can do it via TWRP just make sure the rm -rf mode is disabled in settings... Or maybe in fastboot... Just type
Code:
fastboot erase userdata
Or another perhaps is ask someone to create a nand dump of their user data partition and use "dd" to write it on your own.

Problem Solved!
Eureka!!!!
I was playing with CWM and figured it out. In the "mounts and storage" tab, if you select "format /data" it fails with an error that it can't mount the volume.
If you select "format /data and /data/media" it works like a charm. For some reason, it performs the format operation on the raw partition while the prior option tried to mount it first.
Back in business

Thanks RootShot ["format /data ¨in advanced wipe first¨ and format/data ¨& write yes in second¨ " ] did the trick and saved my phone back to work ...

[q] clean installation!

Hi,
I previously install CUSTOM ROM via RECOVERY. Then I install back STOCK ROM via RECOVERY. After the installation of STOCK ROM, I found that in internal memory that are some application from previous ROM. What should I do to remove it? Do I need to install stock ROM in FLASHTOOLS? If got any solution please help.
FYI : Before I install new ROM I did this Wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Sorry for my bad english

Settings > Backup and restore > Factory reset and select wipe internal sdcard.

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Settings > Backup and restore > Factory reset and select wipe internal sdcard.
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If I did that, will my ROM be missing too?

No, just like a factory reset with the internal sd wiped.
If you want your rom to be wiped go into recovery and do wipe /system

Your Rom will be resetted. Back to factory settings. All your data will be lost, so do a backup if necessary
Edit: sorry too late