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How do you COMPLETELY wipe a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000?

I am looking for a definitive way to COMPLETELY wipe a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000. I mean the equivalent of doing a full factory restore on a PC. I've noticed that no matter how many times I flash or factory reset that there are still remnants that remain. Files like the license for Titanium Backup, or just miscellaneous files. Is there a way to completely wipe the SD card clean first, then do a fresh flash? I really would like to know that the SD card is completely clean since I've flashed 3-5 different versions of firmware and not one has been stable. I just want a real fresh slate.
Please advise.
Thanks.

setting>privacy>factory data reset. thats what i do...im assuming its a clean sweep.
If you have an sd card you have to reformat that as well.

wfhowell said:
setting>privacy>factory data reset. thats what i do...im assuming its a clean sweep.
If you have an sd card you have to reformat that as well.
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This will not format internal SD. After "factory data reset" you'll need at least to format this one as well.

Sounds like the OP wants to return the phone

Ha, ha. Not even! This is the best phone I've owned to date when it's working properly. I am tired though of it crashing on me. I'll notice I'm not getting calls or email, then I check it and the phone has shut off. I'm also tired of flashing it every week, and spending days trying to get it back to the state I like it. (I wish there were better cloning apps that saved ALL of the settings including how you have the home screens set up, and all system preferences. It sucks having to reconfigure 10 email accounts, among other things.) I'm thinking if I can wipe it and start totally fresh it will help.

Glad to hear that, that's the spirit!
it just that recently we've been getting quite a few anti SGS fans in the mix, and many people are returning their phones.

Yeah, I have no intention of sending back my SGS. The good far outweighs the short list of negative items; those only being lack of flash and a poor battery life.
I just want a stable system! I'm going to keep searching for a fix.

out of the box i performed a full wipe by doing this *2767*3855# (this code applies to all samsung models i think). HTH.

antz88c said:
out of the box i performed a full wipe by doing this *2767*3855# (this code applies to all samsung models i think). Hth.
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thank you sir.

Is there a difference between these three ways of reseting?

odin
best way is odin
do the full odin re-partition with pit
then flash the 3 files.
but you will still need to go into recovery and format the internal sd as pictures will still be safe on the internal sd.

What if you mount the phone as a storage device and "rm -rf" the sd-card(s) ?
Windows users could use cygwin...
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You may try rebooting your phone and while rebooting holding volume up, home, and power until you enter the factory menu mode. From there select "Format internal SD". That may be what you're looking for?

TMW597 said:
I am looking for a definitive way to COMPLETELY wipe a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000. I mean the equivalent of doing a full factory restore on a PC. I've noticed that no matter how many times I flash or factory reset that there are still remnants that remain. Files like the license for Titanium Backup, or just miscellaneous files. Is there a way to completely wipe the SD card clean first, then do a fresh flash? I really would like to know that the SD card is completely clean since I've flashed 3-5 different versions of firmware and not one has been stable. I just want a real fresh slate.
Please advise.
Thanks.
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m8 op...this is wat i did may b it will help u.i did the aboue mentioned code.....thts the hard reset.i did tht wiv my sd card in it.so for the sd card i used my pc to format it,,,so now installed the stock firmware and went in the recovery mode ,,ok there i did a data wipe, and a cache wipe ****..ok then reboot and pluged my sd then i did a factory rest to check things wer right.....dammmmmm i lov this phone it never bricks.flash it more than 20 times now.(beware to check the download mode works)i don care for tht too cause u can switch it in down mode by connecting the 4,5 pin thts a simple jitttttttt.and hope this helps cheeeeeeerrrrrzzzzzz.

Actually the easies way to wipe data off the phone is to do the following:
settings\Sd card and phone storage\Format sd card
Hope that this helps!

Same problem in wiping Galaxy Tab
Hello,
I am also completely unable to wipe it properly. downloaded apps (like amazon shopper) remain and function even after formatting internal SD storage, and wiping it like 10 times.
Very disappointing.
Any suggestions more than welcome.
Thanks.

as mentioned above.
boot into recovery > mounts and storage > format system / cache / data / datadata/ sd card.
also do a factory reset, then wipe the dalvik cache.
flash rom thru odin with all 3 files and PIT
that will leave phone completely EMPTY

i thought the factory reset in the CWM should be fine

azzledazzle said:
as mentioned above.
boot into recovery > mounts and storage > format system / cache / data / datadata/ sd card.
also do a factory reset, then wipe the dalvik cache.
flash rom thru odin with all 3 files and PIT
that will leave phone completely EMPTY
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I have done that with the phone and its really empty cause it wont even start haha so what do i do now? how can i install somethin on it?

Personally I copy everything from my internal sd card on my pc into a samsung folder with that days date.
Then I then delete everything off the internal sd card.
From there I boot into recovery & format sd card. Then I do a factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik cache and thats it. Everything gone. Now at least if I discover there is something I need missing I have it ready on my pc.
This saved me when I flashed an ICS Rom & lost my IMEI number. There it was sitting on my pc ready to go.
If you have flashed with Odin using the 3 files & the pit file with re-partition checked I've found that I often end up with the phone not starting. Usually a 2nd flash with the 3 files without the PIT file and re-partition unchecked and my phone is then fine.

Can't clean my phone

My phone can't clean the installed apps and my google account information.
I tried to format the internal SD card, the phone said the card is formatted, but no data lost.
I tried to use *2767*3855# to reset my phone to factory settings, but my contact is lost, but my google account is still there. after that all the apps i installed remain there, and I got a lots runtime errors of the apps.
I flash my phone with several roms, but the apps and the account information wasn't cleaned.
is my phone bricked? I still can enable the dowload and recovery mode, and I wipe the data and format the internal sd, but still not worked.
how can i resolve this problem?
sorry for my poor English
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I try to format the internal SD and odin3 to flash the phone with 512.pit 513.pit or 803.pit with re-partation checked.
All above not work.
it seemed that the internal SD card and internal phone storage become read-only now?
How can I repair my half-bricked phone?

Switch the phone off. Then, hold volume up, the menu button and the power button untill the screen comes on. From there, select Wipe data/factory reset, and your phone will be reset, all your data deleted.

Rawat said:
Switch the phone off. Then, hold volume up, the menu button and the power button untill the screen comes on. From there, select Wipe data/factory reset, and your phone will be reset, all your data deleted.
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Thank you!
I really did this, but nothing changed..

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

Factory reset does not wipe the phone

I recently did a factory reset and realized it didn't wiped my phone. It deletes the account but files and pictures are still in tact. For anyone returning the device or passing it on to someone please make sure you manually delete everything.

Did your phone have a custom recovery ?
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fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem lock
Job done, all wiped
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Factory reset is just for the data partition (apps, preferences for these apps, accounts, etc.).
It's normal that it doesn't touch your sdcard.
If you want to wipe your personal files, do it manually, or, as suggested, with "fastboot oem unlock" and "fastboot oem lock".
You could also wipe the sdcard in the "mounts and storage" menu in CWM.

wipe it from a shell with dd or rm
if you're unlocked already, boot into a custom recovery which will give you the option
the factory reset feature from within the OS used to also have checkbox asking if you wanted to wipe the pictures too. maybe you missed it or I'm not remembering correctly

If you reset it through Android's Backup & reset -> Factory data reset, it does delete photos and everything on internal storage. I've done it twice for my RMA's.
Resetting through the fastboot menu doesn't erase internal storage/photos.

You need to rick a box to also wipe the sdcard, it's pretty easy to miss.

tsunzilla said:
If you reset it through Android's Backup & reset -> Factory data reset, it does delete photos and everything on internal storage. I've done it twice for my RMA's.
Resetting through the fastboot menu doesn't erase internal storage/photos.
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Nexus-Revolution said:
You need to rick a box to also wipe the sdcard, it's pretty easy to miss.
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So which one of you two is right?

Both... Same but different.
Although, the fast boot comment may be misunderstood. The fastboot OEM lock/unlock does work from a PC with adb interface.
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tsunzilla said:
If you reset it through Android's Backup & reset -> Factory data reset, it does delete photos and everything on internal storage. I've done it twice for my RMA's.
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Yep, I checked before sending in my RMA, as well.

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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