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[Q] Factory reset a rooted KF2

I would like to know if I factory reset my rooted KF2, will it revert back to the stock state? I am asking cos I deleted some system /app files and I think it causes my business calender failed to sync with gmail.
thinking if reverted to stock,then all the default apk or installed software will be restored and I can re-root the kindle again.Possible?
Any help is greatly appreciated. thank you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923612

kinfauns said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923612
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Thanks for the link but it said reset does not unroot the device.
I am abit confuse, if i factory reset a rooted kindle:
1. Do i need to root again?
2. Does all the kindle default software and apk in the system/app be restored? I deleted some.....
3. Will all the above brick my device?
Thank you

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alkemist80 said:
…I made sure to delete any files I put in system/apps and anywhere else in the system folders. The factory reset will not clear those files out.
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Yes, but it also says that anything placed into the /system directory needs to be removed when returning to stock. By extension, anything removed from the /system directory needs to be replaced to return it to a stock state. A factory reset only touches the /data and /cache directories and will not undo anything done to the /system directory.
1. Answered in post #7 of the link above
2. Answered in this post
3. Depends on the files you've manipulated in the /system directory

kinfauns said:
Yes, but it also says that anything placed into the /system directory needs to be removed when returning to stock. By extension, anything removed from the /system directory needs to be replaced to return it to a stock state. A factory reset only touches the /data and /cache directories and will not undo anything done to the /system directory.
1. Answered in post #7 of the link above
2. Answered in this post
3. Depends on the files you've manipulated in the /system directory
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Thank you so much. Is it possible to advise me which file is necessary(in system/app) for sync gmail in business calender? i only remember i deleted the default calendar.apk. Tried restoring but not working

In other words, once you delete an apk from system/app, its gone for good.
The factory rest uses the files in system to restore itself. If it was a file you downloaded and placed there, then its not horrible. If its stock KFHD system file, then you will need to find another source to replace it..

alkemist80 said:
In other words, once you delete an apk from system/app, its gone for good.
The factory rest uses the files in system to restore itself. If it was a file you downloaded and placed there, then its not horrible. If its stock KFHD system file, then you will need to find another source to replace it..
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Oh no..... any source you can recommend? thks

Probably someone with a KF2. I had the HD but I returned mine, I can't help you there.
For sync issues, you can read my notes here. This was done on a KFHD, this may help you, though I didn't test it with google calendar and no longer have the device, but it activated stock android sync (to google). You need to be rooted and at least have gmail installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1897380
You may want to read the sticky about backing up your device.
Edit: Thought you had the KFHD but re-read and noticed KF2 instead, but I edited my post to reflect.

[Q] upgrade to 2.0.6 and re-root?

All,
I have an HD+ running 2.0.5 and its rooted. When I've turned on wifi, half the time it tries to update to 2.0.6. It always goes through its process then dies at 99% and drops back telling me that something is wrong. The first time I freaked out and thought something really WAS wrong.
Boy was I relieved to see that I still had my stock root.
I was just thinking that maybe I should update to 2.0.6 just to keep it current. I use the Nook side for reading and stuff as it is. Can I just rerun the root process like I did for 2.0.5?
Also what is the best way to make it not fail the update?
I did the white-on-white fix, but changed it back.
Please don't tell me I need to do the 8 boot factory reset.
Thanks,
-Jeff

How did you change back the white on white? I suspect that is what is wrong.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Since the fix made a backup of the original file, I just renamed the original back to it's proper name.
I moved the orig to a new temp name. Then I copied the active "fixed" one to a something.bak or something like that.
Then I renamed the original one (with the temp name) back to the original/active name.
Upon renaming it crashed, and rebooted. The w-o-w fix was gone.
BTW, looking back at that description it's a bit messy. If it doesn't make sense I'll just put the commands down (as I recall them)
-Jeff

js5752 said:
Since the fix made a backup of the original file, I just renamed the original back to it's proper name.
I moved the orig to a new temp name. Then I copied the active "fixed" one to a something.bak or something like that.
Then I renamed the original one (with the temp name) back to the original/active name.
Upon renaming it crashed, and rebooted. The w-o-w fix was gone.
BTW, looking back at that description it's a bit messy. If it doesn't make sense I'll just put the commands down (as I recall them)
-Jeff
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No, I understand what you did. You left the symlink in /system and just manipulated the files in /data. That works to get rid of white on white, but does not put framework-res.apk back in /system. And the update zip needs framework-res.apk there. That is why it was failing.
Did you do a back up of your system before you added white on white like I recommended? If so, restore that and then update. If you did not, you can try putting that original framework-res.apk back in /system/etc via ADB. Doing it with ADB prevents that crashing you experienced the first time.
As a last resort go back to 2.0.0 with my plain stock zip in my HD/HD+ CWM thread. You can flash that and it will not erase your media files. You should backup your system with CWM first. Then wipe /data, then flash the zip. Then sign on, register and it will update you to 2.0.6. Then go to CWM and do an advanced restore of /data. Then flash again the zips you want, like root or gapps. Then you should be ok.
Edit: If you want to keep 2.0.5 and not be bothered by those attempts to update, I just added to both my Tips thread and my CWM thread linked in my signature a method to stop those updates.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Thanks for the reply.
I expected the crash from what I had read. I just decided that ADB was more hassle than it was worth for a quick change. That and I like to live dangerously
Ok, the symlink vs the data file makes sense. Now I understand why it wasn't working. Thank you, because I thought all was back where it should be.
As for backups, I did one before rooting, and I've done a couple since just to make sure I've got backups. That plus titanium, I figured I should be able to recover if the worst happens.
Thanks for the tips, and for all the work you've done on rooting these devices. It was the option to root that tipped me over the edge to buy one, and I'm glad I did.
-Jeff

Complete Stock? [Nook HD]

I am looking for a way to flash complete stock rom witch is no where to be found? I deleted system apps thinking that will do the 8 boot fail thing and actually it didn't work like it did before? I need a flashable stock rom if it's possible? Any ideas?
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I also did a factory reset in cwm and that did not work either.

If you'd like to restore your device to factory default, you're need to do the "8-boot-loop-fail". This is not an automatic process, and you must do it manually.
Turn off your device.
Turn on your device.
Once you see the text "Nook" on your screen (before your Nook boots up), hold the power button down until the screen goes blank (turns off).
Repeat from step 2, seven more times (totalling to 8 failed boot attempts).
Do this eight (8) times, and your Nook will restore to factory defaults on the ninth boot. On the ninth boot, do not turn it off, let it do it's thing. It will take a while, and will restore the device back to stock; erasing all data on Internal Storage.
When performing the 8 boot-loop, I'd note down somewhere the amount of times you've turned your Nook off, as you can easily lose count.

HiddenG said:
If you'd like to restore your device to factory default, you're need to do the "8-boot-loop-fail". This is not an automatic process, and you must do it manually.
Turn off your device.
Turn on your device.
Once you see the text "Nook" on your screen (before your Nook boots up), hold the power button down until the screen goes blank (turns off).
Repeat from step 2, seven more times (totalling to 8 failed boot attempts).
Do this eight (8) times, and your Nook will restore to factory defaults on the ninth boot. On the ninth boot, do not turn it off, let it do it's thing. It will take a while, and will restore the device back to stock; erasing all data on Internal Storage.
When performing the 8 boot-loop, I'd note down somewhere the amount of times you've turned your Nook off, as you can easily lose count.
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I haven't messed around with the nook.. but before I was able to delete a system app and it restored itself after a reboot?
Anyways.. Your guide did work. Thank you!
So my question now is are we able to edit stock files without it rebooting?

anthony062991 said:
I am looking for a way to flash complete stock rom witch is no where to be found? I deleted system apps thinking that will do the 8 boot fail thing and actually it didn't work like it did before? I need a flashable stock rom if it's possible? Any ideas?
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I also did a factory reset in cwm and that did not work either.
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Look at my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. I have a factory rom zip that can be flashed with my bootable CWM card. See item 9 and read the show content for the links and instructions.
The reason you are not back to where you were before you reset is because you were probably on a different version of stock ROM before it reset. The one stored on the device is usually older than what you had on it since it probably had updated itself a few times.
When you flash my plain stock (2.0.0) it will update itself to the latest version (currently 2.0.6) when you register.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

anthony062991 said:
I haven't messed around with the nook.. but before I was able to delete a system app and it restored itself after a reboot?
Anyways.. Your guide did work. Thank you!
So my question now is are we able to edit stock files without it rebooting?
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Glad to hear you've got it sorted.
I'm unsure which stock/system app would cause the reboot, as I haven't looked too deeply into it, sorry. Regarding editing stock files; yes, you can edit to your hearts content to what is visible. However once rooted, you can then edit additional files. You may get away with editing certain files, however, if you edit anything within the "/system/" directory, that will force a system reboot, and will erase all your content.
So in basic terms, you cannot edit within the "/system/" directory on the stock ROM. There maybe other files too which are outside this directory, but I haven't tested them either, sorry. But I can tell you that anything in system is a no-go.
All the best.

leapinlar said:
Look at my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. I have a factory rom zip that can be flashed with my bootable CWM card. See item 9 and read the show content for the links and instructions.
The reason you are not back to where you were before you reset is because you were probably on a different version of stock ROM before it reset. The one stored on the device is usually older than what you had on it since it probably had updated itself a few times.
When you flash my plain stock (2.0.0) it will update itself to the latest version (currently 2.0.6) when you register.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Thank you! I will save the zip for backup. It will be much easier then rebooting 8 times.
HiddenG said:
Glad to hear you've got it sorted.
I'm unsure which stock/system app would cause the reboot, as I haven't looked too deeply into it, sorry. Regarding editing stock files; yes, you can edit to your hearts content to what is visible. However once rooted, you can then edit additional files. You may get away with editing certain files, however, if you edit anything within the "/system/" directory, that will force a system reboot, and will erase all your content.
So in basic terms, you cannot edit within the "/system/" directory on the stock ROM. There maybe other files too which are outside this directory, but I haven't tested them either, sorry. But I can tell you that anything in system is a no-go.
All the best.
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That is what I was messing with. The "/system" files. I deleted some stock apps and it did not restored itself after a reboot? I am really shocked that it did not reboot itself back to its default. Last time i deleted an app from the /system it restored back to default. I used the latest Es File Explorer.

anthony062991 said:
Thank you! I will save the zip for backup. It will be much easier then rebooting 8 times.
That is what I was messing with. The "/system" files. I deleted some stock apps and it did not restored itself after a reboot? I am really shocked that it did not reboot itself back to its default. Last time i deleted an app from the /system it restored back to default. I used the latest Es File Explorer.
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It could be that ES File Explorer did not really delete them. You have to set /system to r/w before deleting works.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
It could be that ES File Explorer did not really delete them. You have to set /system to r/w before deleting works.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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I did R/W to the entire system. I deleted voice recording and then i forget the other apps, but it was all the system. I rebooted and it was completely out of the system. I am going to try to make google apps to work with stock rooted without it restoring itself after a reboot?
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I was on 2.0.6 Firmware if that means anything?
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You can edit /system/app but not anything else.
I install gapps and rebooted just fine and it kept all my stuff without it restoring itself..

Thanks
leapinlar said:
Look at my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. I have a factory rom zip that can be flashed with my bootable CWM card. See item 9 and read the show content for the links and instructions.
The reason you are not back to where you were before you reset is because you were probably on a different version of stock ROM before it reset. The one stored on the device is usually older than what you had on it since it probably had updated itself a few times.
When you flash my plain stock (2.0.0) it will update itself to the latest version (currently 2.0.6) when you register.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Wow, it is useful for me !thanks

Flashing an 4.2.2 rom and file structure issue.

I decided to start this thread as both assistance for some as well as a collaberation on workarounds when you a person flashes a 4.2.2 rom coming from a 4.1.2.
Just like some (maybe most) I flashed CM 10.1 and played around a bit with it and decided it was just not ready to be run as a daily. Being the flashalohic that I am, I made sure I backed up before flashing CM 10.1 so when I went into recovery and went to restore imagine my surprise when it was blank, yep nothing was there. Why did this happen? Well doing some research and reading/searching I found out that the update from Android 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 changes the file structure of the 'virtual' sdcard on our devices. Actually it changes it for every device. What has changed is that the ability to add user accounts, similar to any regular computer, has been implemented. However, if the proper steps are not taken before you flash a new 4.2.2 Rom, you will end up with a huge mess and run out of room on your device in a hurry.
The actual location when viewed with a root file manager has been here on 4.1.2:
/data/media
And though you will see the same files in /sdcard and /storage/sdcard0, those are just symlinks to the same info, just like a shortcut (on a windows box) or alias (on a mac box). Once you flash a 4.2.2 ROM, the actual location gets changed (and all the files moved) to here:
/data/media/0
And the symlinks get changed to /sdcard/0 and /storage/sdcard0/0. On the surface, no big deal, right? Wrong. The problems arise if the version of your custom recovery is not compatible with a 4.2.2 ROM. If it is not and you keep flashing 4.2.2 ROMs you might soon end up in trouble. If, while using the 'older' custom recovery, you continue flashing, your sdcard ends up somewhere around here:
/data/media/0/0/0/0/0/0 (etc.) with all your files copied to every '0' directory and your symlinks end up the same way, and your device quickly runs out of space (the dreaded "your device is low on storage" message).
This may also make it very difficult to restore your nandroid of a 4.1.2 ROM as well. If you are already in that situation, not to worry, the solution for that is later in this post.
So far I have only been able to to copy all the files found in the last /data/media/0/0/0/0 (?) folder to my computer. Then using a file manager that will show hidden files and folders, copy/move the files in the last '0' directory to:
/data/media/0
And then use file explorer to delete all the other '0' directories until I have just this one:
/data/media/0
leaving nothing else in the symlinks but /sdcard/0 and /storage/sdcard0/0. This techniques is if you end up with a huge file structure.
****BACK UP YOUR SD CARD FIRST!!!!! before deleting any 0 folders!!!****
NOTE: A reboot of your device is essential at this point.
If after flashing a 4.2.2 ROM you decide you don't like it and want to restore your nandroid to your saved 4.1.2 ROM, how does that work out?
1.) Get yourself a (good) root file browser.
2.) Brows to /data/media/0
note: this is where android (and almost everything else that uses a Linux kernel) mounts anything that is considered "external" storage.
3.) Do all of your file fixing from here. It will make changes universally.
4.) select all within /data/media/0 and then paste everything back into /data/media selecting merge and/or overwrite. Once done, just delete the /data/media/0 folder, reboot your phone and Profit.
This is a pain and I agree but at this point is the only way I know how to get around this. If anyone knows other ways please share.
* While writting this I came across this info from user elfaure. I havent tried this yet as I am at work and get crappy signal but please post results if you try and if it works, please thank him! *
elfaure: Ok folks for next guy who decides to upgrade to 4.2 but does NOT want the multi-user environment, give this a try.
1. Download the attached file
2. Remove the .txt extension
3. Copy it to your /data directory
4. Open Android Terminal Emulator (Free Market app if you don't already have it)
5. At the prompt type "cd /data"
6. Type "chmod 644 .layout_version" on the file in /data (/data/.layout_version)
Code:
cd /data
chmod 644 .layout_versionNow when you upgrade to 4.2 you should stay single user and have no /data/media/0 directory when you are done. If anyone tries this please let me know if it works and thank me if it does.
ps-its just a special file in a special location, the presence of which tells Android NOT to upgrade your system to a multi-user environment. If you later decide you want multi-users, delete the file and reflash (from recovery) the stock or custom firmware or ROM or recovery. If your custom ROM or recovery wipes the entire /data partition less /data/media including this file, obviously then this will not help, but with latest versions of ROMs and recoveries that should not happen any more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40911246#post40911246
It also looks as if he may be working on a script to help as well and I will keep track and update as needed.
So far this is what I have come up with and I hope it helps some and I hope others that are smarter than I can correct me if I am wrong on any of the above or other add information on other ways to correct this.

I think this is part of my issue but I don't have any 0 folder under data?
I too flashed the 4.2.2 ROM, and noticed that every everything on my sd card had somehow moved to my internal memory? When I went to reflash the ROM it failed. It I also tried to reflash the ROM I was originally running and it too failed. Luckily I was able to do a nandroid restore so the phone is "usable" but TWRP 2.5 still does not see my my external sd and that seems to be that make reason I can not do anything within in the recovery.
Any suggestions?

The op is telling you exactly how to fix it.

lizardking7112 said:
I think this is part of my issue but I don't have any 0 folder under data?
I too flashed the 4.2.2 ROM, and noticed that every everything on my sd card had somehow moved to my internal memory? When I went to reflash the ROM it failed. It I also tried to reflash the ROM I was originally running and it too failed. Luckily I was able to do a nandroid restore so the phone is "usable" but TWRP 2.5 still does not see my my external sd and that seems to be that make reason I can not do anything within in the recovery.
Any suggestions?
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Let my clarify:
I have used two different file managers and even used to terminal emulator using ls -la to make sure i have no hidden files
sdcard0/data/ there is no media directory
Maybe this isn't my problem, since I don't see any file/dir with a 0, but all this mess started when I loaded up a 4.2.2 ROM?

Everyone should check this out to aid you in your flashing addiction.
Happy flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42237249
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I flashing an aosp Rom and nothing in my sd card changed. Maybe I'm lucky?
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Good information

so does this work? will i be able to nad back to sense and all my files are in the right place?

I couldn't get it to work, the attachment. However the new recovery I linked to looks to have promise but I haven't tested it yet cause I'm remote right now and need my phone at the moment. Will give it a go this weekend.
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Seems @imneveral0ne has found a way to assist folks that like to go between 4.2.2 and 4.1.2
Check out his thread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42512892
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Weighing in, worked like a charm for the most part. TWRP recreated another TWRP folder inside its original TWRP folder (it has to be left at /data/media/0/TWRP for you to be able to reinstall a nandroid backup) [also forgoing obvious yo dawg joke here], but besides that my phone is back to being right as rain.

Nice write up on this issue. Thanks
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I'm sure it wouldn't work for doing a nandroid restore, but on my Galaxy Nexus I would just make certain I had the latest version of TWRP, boot into recovery, format the SD card, and then push the rom files to /data/media/ and flash. That is my only complaint about this change, really...truly "clean" installations are inherently more risky or difficult, dependent on your knowledge level.

It won't let me delete folder 0 no matter what. Inside that folder is a ViperRom folder that won't delete as well no matter what I do!

Thanks for this info. I think I'm going to take the plunge this weekend so this will be very helpful info.
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I think it moved my ROM data into the 0 folder, how do I get it out? Everything else from the 0 folder is deleted except for ViperROM's folder, and whenever I try to move or delete it, it just fails the operation. I already have a copy out of the 0 folder, but I still want it out, because otherwise I can't flash things, since it just shows the the almost* empty sdcard/0 folder. Help? Should I just put my mods in the 0 folder and deal with it?

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I think it moved my ROM data into the 0 folder, how do I get it out? Everything else from the 0 folder is deleted except for ViperROM's folder, and whenever I try to move or delete it, it just fails the operation. I already have a copy out of the 0 folder, but I still want it out, because otherwise I can't flash things, since it just shows the the almost* empty sdcard/0 folder. Help? Should I just put my mods in the 0 folder and deal with it?
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No. There is a script out there you can flash that will help. Check out post # 10.
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So can we delete the legacy file now? I haven't done anything with my internal storage since coming from 4.1.2 for the first time. It looks like twrp 2.6.3 copied all my files correctly to the 0 file but all the files are still also in "legacy" folder. Is it duplicate that I can delete from legacy or are they just symlinked? I am never going back now that we have official 4.3 release.

ivwonka said:
So can we delete the legacy file now? I haven't done anything with my internal storage since coming from 4.1.2 for the first time. It looks like twrp 2.6.3 copied all my files correctly to the 0 file but all the files are still also in "legacy" folder. Is it duplicate that I can delete from legacy or are they just symlinked? I am never going back now that we have official 4.3 release.
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I am not certain to be honest. It looks like the file structure didn’t change with the release of 4.3 so it’s possible that they are symlinked. If all your files are moved to the /0/ folder and you have nothing in the legacy folder it would make sense that you would be able to but I have yet to test this.
I suppose this weekend I could back up the phone and file tree and give it a shot

Thanks for the response. I haven't tested out yet either but will post back if I do.

storage/emulated/0 ?

After installing 6/30 update on nook hd+ i get this odd path and what seems to be duplicate files.
I see it if i for example browse to change the mail notification sound. Or any app that presents an option to load a file.
I had accidentaly tried to flash hummingbird version That failed of course, and id already done clearing steps in cwm
So i had to restore my backup of 6/24 rom first, then booted up, copied ovation then rebooted to cwm and did 6/30 update.
It seems to be my sdcard path.
ANy way to fix this?

pdx1138 said:
After installing 6/30 update on nook hd+ i get this odd path and what seems to be duplicate files.
I see it if i for example browse to change the mail notification sound. Or any app that presents an option to load a file.
I had accidentaly tried to flash hummingbird version That failed of course, and id already done clearing steps in cwm
So i had to restore my backup of 6/24 rom first, then booted up, copied ovation then rebooted to cwm and did 6/30 update.
It seems to be my sdcard path.
ANy way to fix this?
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That is a default path when on Android 4.2.2. It is just a symlink of your files that exist on the internal storage. If you delete a file in that path, it gets deleted in sdcard as well, and vice versa.
It is setup that way for the multiple users that are available to be setup in the newer Android versions.
0 - first user, 1- second user, etc.
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I did some reading and heard about that.
But it usually happens as a result of upgrading an installation which is exactly when it started showing up.
I tried to disable multi-user in settings...that did nothing.
It's a bit of an annoyance as any apps that access the folder structure default to that
instead of the /sdcard/ alias.
Does anyone know if there is a setting or a file that can be modified so at least apps
default to /sdcard/ instead of /storage/emulated/0 ?
I suspect if I re-formatted my nook HD+ and did a clean install of CM 10.1 6/30
then I wouldn't be having this, but I've already got it all setup the way I like it lol.

I was having a similar issue on mine. I couldn't find my dang files I had downloaded when looking to flash them in CWM. It kept telling me I couldn't mount /sdcard, but I finally found the same data in the /emulated/0 path you referred to above. So at least now I know where to look. I'm debating moving my default download directory to the ext_sdcard, so I'll at least know where it is, and my ROMS won't eat up all my internal memory.

pdx1138 said:
I did some reading and heard about that.
But it usually happens as a result of upgrading an installation which is exactly when it started showing up.
I tried to disable multi-user in settings...that did nothing.
It's a bit of an annoyance as any apps that access the folder structure default to that
instead of the /sdcard/ alias.
Does anyone know if there is a setting or a file that can be modified so at least apps
default to /sdcard/ instead of /storage/emulated/0 ?
I suspect if I re-formatted my nook HD+ and did a clean install of CM 10.1 6/30
then I wouldn't be having this, but I've already got it all setup the way I like it lol.
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Even with a clean install and format, you'll have that folder, its meant to be there.
My HD+ has the folder and I did a full wipe when I got the tablet to install CM10.1. Same when I installed a custom 4.2.2 ROM on my HTC One, the folder will exist. The only thing you can do if files keep showing up doubled in selection screens is to try to see if there's a setting to specify path selection. Failing that, try another clean install. You can backup settings and apps with Titanium Backup or another backup app.
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ilal2ielli said:
Even with a clean install and format, you'll have that folder, its meant to be there.
My HD+ has the folder and I did a full wipe when I got the tablet to install CM10.1. Same when I installed a custom 4.2.2 ROM on my HTC One, the folder will exist. The only thing you can do if files keep showing up doubled in selection screens is to try to see if there's a setting to specify path selection. Failing that, try another clean install. You can backup settings and apps with Titanium Backup or another backup app.
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I'm totally fine with it's existence, just prefer apps default to /sdcard/ alias
if possible. Comes in handy when you have to manually type the path...much less typing!

pdx1138 said:
I'm totally fine with it's existence, just prefer apps default to /sdcard/ alias
if possible. Comes in handy when you have to manually type the path...much less typing!
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Apps should default to sdcard, mine do...
Sounds like you'll need to just do another clean install with a full wipe.
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