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commands in cwm recovery

what does these commands in mount & storage of cwm recovery do?
format cache (is it same as wipe cache?)
format system (is it same as factory reset in cwm?)
format data
format preload
format sd card
format emmc
does it hold significance to perform any of these operations during a full wipe for installing a new rom.
Some answers in here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836150

http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/wiki/19-roms/18-how-to-do-a-squeaky-clean-install
even thought its now called obsolete, I still perform those steps catered to my n7000. As posting suggest a bit overkill, but did prevent a load of issues cause installs are overkill clean.
At own risk of course and best from safe kernel. Id recommend it to everyone going from gb to ics, from ics to gb or even between customs roms.
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lrcquest said:
what does these commands in mount & storage of cwm recovery do?
does it hold significance to perform any of these operations during a full wipe for installing a new rom.
Some answers in here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836150
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format cache (is it same as wipe cache?)Yes.
format system (is it same as factory reset in cwm?)It will format your system partition. You will not be able to start your phone unless you flash a new rom
format dataThis will format your data. Same as Factory Reset)
format preloadI hope this is for preloaders which loads before starting the OS.
format sd cardThis will format your Internal SD Card
format emmcThis will format your External SD Card.
Wiping Cache/Dalvik/Data is required to perform a clean install of new rom. There is no need to use these commands unless you want a completely new phone without data (Including Internal/External SD Card).

sahilarora2003 said:
format emmcThis will format your External SD Card.
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what will format/emmc do if no ext SD present ?

nokiamodeln91 said:
what will format/emmc do if no ext SD present ?
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It will show error that ext SD not found
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baz77 said:
http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/wiki/19-roms/18-how-to-do-a-squeaky-clean-install
even thought its now called obsolete, I still perform those steps catered to my n7000. As posting suggest a bit overkill, but did prevent a load of issues cause installs are overkill clean.
At own risk of course and best from safe kernel. Id recommend it to everyone going from gb to ics, from ics to gb or even between customs roms.
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This way is a bit too much safe!
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note sometimes emmc and sd are switched, I think in some roms this is the case. I always suggest to take external out, just in case Been there done that
edit: and some kernels
Cleanest install possible for best experience in my opinion
Note, a lot of people do this but always read first post and thread of rom, just to be safest
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baz77 said:
note sometimes emmc and sd are switched, I think in some roms this is the case. I always suggest to take external out, just in case Been there done that
edit: and some kernels
Cleanest install possible for best experience in my opinion
Note, a lot of people do this but always read first post and thread of rom, just to be safest
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unfortunately i realized that way too late, after formatting Sdcard (External card in my case). leaving me with a blank emmc (supposedly internal sdcard).

Titanium backup folder

I cant boot my note for unknown reason. Anyway i decided to do a full wipe and a clean install of KD rom.
My question is if i do a full wipe, will the titanium backup folder in my internal storage be wiped as well? Cuz my backups are in there.
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liewkingyan said:
I cant boot my note for unknown reason. Anyway i decided to do a full wipe and a clean install of KD rom.
My question is if i do a full wipe, will the titanium backup folder in my internal storage be wiped as well? Cuz my backups are in there.
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Why not play safe and just backup/copy the titanium folder on the external memory?

It is too late to do tht now as i cant boot my phone to access my internal storage.
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liewkingyan said:
It is too late to do tht now as i cant boot my phone to access my internal storage.
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Usually a normal full wipe is just clearing user data and apps, however usb storage is untouched, unless you specifically did format USB. If you store TB backup in internal and you didn't format usb, then it's most likely still there.

Reboot to recovery and wipe cache and data, it won't erase USB(int)storage or external storage.
But You should do this only you are on safe kernel.
Though you dont need to do it, but just for acknowledgment you can use Aroma explorer from recovery and can copy folder from Internal SD card to Ext SD card

Problem had been solved. Thanks guys
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Factory reset not working!

So I flashed philz kernel and installed rrv3 jellybean and after I pressed factory reset in cwm all my files are still present, any options please?
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abdoabook said:
So I flashed philz kernel and installed rrv3 jellybean and after I pressed factory reset in cwm all my files are still present, any options please?
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If you mean the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option in CWM then it only deletes the /data partition (2GB). It doesn't delete your internal storage (12GB) (/sdcard usually) or your external memory card.
If you want to wipe your internal storage too, then go to Mounts and Storage then Format emmc. That should format your internal storage.
If you use the in-ROM options (not CWM) then: Settings>Back up and reset>Factory data reset>>>>>>>>this one deletes the /data partition only (same as Wipe Data/Factory Reset in CWM)
Settings>Storage>Format USB storage>>>>>>>>this one formats your internal storage (same as Format emmc in CWM).

Aslo there was a much talked about bug which caused flies to stay even after a reset. Not followed it much but it should be there somewhere in philz thread

Yes it still stays after the reset. ..
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joey_oggie said:
If you want to wipe your internal storage too, then go to Mounts and Storage then Format emmc. That should format your internal storage.
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Will I able to start the phone if I format emmc? Currently on PA Utacka.

Factory Reset
abdoabook said:
So I flashed philz kernel and installed rrv3 jellybean and after I pressed factory reset in cwm all my files are still present, any options please?
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Factory reset will NOT remove your personal files like documents, downloads, music and picture files.. however, formatting SDcard will do that.. Factory reset will wipe Data folders, Android_secure & Cache
Make sure you do that from a safe kernel e.g. a recent Philz kernel or Abyss GB Kernel so that you won't brick your phone
Some ROMs may require factory 3 times to work properly without a bootloop, I have encountered that when switching from CM10 (PA) to TW (XLS2).
I have made a flashable zip with factory reset 3 times, cache wiping 3 times, dalvick cache wiping 3 times and system format, you might want to use it before you install a new ROM
I like to note that formatting system will also NOT remove your personal files.
AGAIN, Please remember to flash a safe kernel THEN reboot recovery before you do any wipes
Best of luck
P.S. I am no expert but I learnt my way around

[Q] Full Wipe on CWM

Hi All,
I wan asking a noob question before i flash a rom.
Now i come with stock rom and bulletproof kenal.
The question is before flash the rom, we need full wipe in cwm, will this full wipe delete that rom zip file?
I already try, pc can't mount with phone in CWM.
So i need fullwipe in cwm, or wipe in aroma?

Only wipe in Aroma
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Hi,
Wipe data/factory reset and it's good, your "sdcard" content will not be wiped.
Don't format /sdcard, /external_sd and /data/data/media (/sdcard) in mounts and storage menu.
In any case, yes you can choose to wipe in Aroma...

Mucky2 said:
Only wipe in Aroma
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ok, thanks for advise...
viking37 said:
Hi,
Wipe data/factory reset and it's good, your "sdcard" content will not be wiped.
Don't format /sdcard, /external_sd and /data/data/media (/sdcard) in mounts and storage menu.
In any case, yes you can choose to wipe in Aroma...
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ya i know, but our HTC One WWE did not have sd card slot
so i think wipe in Aroma better.
Thanks for your reply

boonteong12345 said:
ya i know, but our HTC One WWE did not have sd card slot
Thanks for your reply
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Re,
Thanks but I know it...
Follows what I said (well reading, right?) and you're good, thats all...
If you want to test wipe /sdcard, /external_sd and /data/data/media (/sdcard) and you'll see, even if we don't have an external storage (sdcard)... before save your sdcard on your computer and you'll need to know how "adb sideload"..., ok

[Q] Urgent Help required - Not able to locate update zip in Stock Recovery

Greetings,
Unable to find the flashable update zip file from stock recovery 3e which exists on my sdcard.
I need to install CWM recovery and flash cocore kernel and root. I did this earlier countless times.
I am on stock XXLQL 4.1.2 Italy FW. Just FYI, a couple of days back I had flashed HarshJelly 4.
Below are the options in stock recovery <3e> -
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from ADB
3. apply update from external storage
4. wipe data/factory reset
5. wipe cache partition
6. apply update from cache
When I select 3rd option, I cannot see the update.zip or any other file which is in my sdcard (internal storage). I just see below –
Choose a package to install:
/sdcard
../
Added information is, when I go to root of the phone with Solid explorer, I can see below relevant directories –
sdcard <this is a symlink for /storage/sdcard0>
storage <inside this there is sdcard0 dir>
Inside storage there is sdcard0. And when I access the same directory by either ways (clicked symlink OR went is storage/sdcard0), I could see all my flashable files over there.
I already read something about this being related to 4.2 JB version. However, did not find any confirmed resolution or workaround on any forum.
I have already tried -
1) formatting of internal storage (sdcard0) and external storage (memory card) from phone settings -> storage -> Format USB storage AND Format SD card.
2) That didn’t work hence, I tried formatting my ext card (referred some XDA link) from PC with all - FAT32, NTFS and something like ext.... Still no luck.
3) Downloading zip files again to ensure they are not currupted.
Please note that I can copy data to both storages, hence I think my storage doesn’t look like corrupted.
It will be a great help if you can guide me to resolve this issue. :fingers-crossed:

Stock recovery let you search for update.zip in external sdcard (/storage/extSdCard/ on stock jb)
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Toni5830 said:
Stock recovery let you search for update.zip in external sdcard (/storage/extSdCard/ on stock jb)
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I have already kept the update.zip in both internal and external sdcards (/storage/extSdCard/ and /storage/sdcard0/). Missed to mention that.
However, could you please confirm on this as the symlink /sdcard in the root is for /storage/sdcard0 which is internal sdcard.

upendeshmukh said:
I have already kept the update.zip in both internal and external sdcards (/storage/extSdCard/ and /storage/sdcard0/). Missed to mention that.
However, could you please confirm on this as the symlink /sdcard in the root is for /storage/sdcard0 which is internal sdcard.
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Repertition sd, not reformat. Look here How to repartition external sd card.
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shut_down said:
Repertition sd, not reformat. Look here How to repartition external sd card.
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@shut_down thanks for reply.. I guess you missed the link in your post... :angel:

upendeshmukh said:
@shut_down thanks for reply.. I guess you missed the link in your post... :angel:
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No I did not, I did not put. You just needed to put that in search and first result will be: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
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upendeshmukh said:
@shut_down thanks for reply.. I guess you missed the link in your post... :angel:
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Also, I would like to know what has happened to ext sdcard...
How re-partitioning will help?
Can't it be roll backed to earlier condition rather than re-partitioning?

shut_down said:
No I did not, I did not put. You just needed to put that in search and first result will be: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
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Wow.. worked.. Thanks a lot.. :good::victory: