[Q] Factory reset /0/ folder - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys, how do I factory reset my HTC 802t? I've tried the delete all of cwm6.0.3.2 and the one in HTC's settings, both didn't delete the folder /0/ in which everything is stored , maybe the custom Rom too, not sure. Any suggestions? The factory reset in the bootloader sends me to cwm.
I'd like to delete it because there are 20+ gb of "other" and I don't know what they are and start anew.
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Addol said:
Hi guys, how do I factory reset my HTC 802t? I've tried the delete all of cwm6.0.3.2 and the one in HTC's settings, both didn't delete the folder /0/ in which everything is stored , maybe the custom Rom too, not sure. Any suggestions? The factory reset in the bootloader sends me to cwm.
I'd like to delete it because there are 20+ gb of "other" and I don't know what they are and start anew.
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in CWM go to mounts and storage, the use the "format data/ and data/media (sdcard)" option
youll loose all your apps to so make sure you have backups stored on your pc/laptop

IINexusII said:
in CWM go to mounts and storage, the use the "format data/ and data/media (sdcard)" option
youll loose all your apps to so make sure you have backups stored on your pc/laptop
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Sweet, thanks!
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[Q] Wiping everything on SD Card

Hi I would like to know if it's okay to delete everything on my SD Card and then flash a new ROM. I want to do this because there are a lotttttt of useless folders that belonged to some apps which I deleted. So is there any problem if I wipe everything on my SD Card? I will of course leave my ROM zip file in it to flash it. But is it okay tho? Thanks in advance!
If you had backedup your apps with titanium backup you lose it all. And when you format your sd-card you lose that Rom you're gonna flash.
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Yeah dude its ok. When you flash the new rom it'll create a new android folder for all your system junk.
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NicOsol said:
If you had backedup your apps with titanium backup you lose it all. And when you format your sd-card you lose that Rom you're gonna flash.
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Does Titanium keep the backups in it's own folder, or in each apps' folder?
So could you wipe everything but the titanium folder, then restore apps that way?
ChewyVision said:
Does Titanium keep the backups in it's own folder, or in each apps' folder?
So could you wipe everything but the titanium folder, then restore apps that way?
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In its own folder, just like cwm keeps your backups in one folder.
markj338 said:
In its own folder, just like cwm keeps your backups in one folder.
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Cheers!
I need to clear up my SD card, so I'll delete everything bar that folder.

How do i complteley Erase all data and settings etc from my N7000?

Hi,
I tried erasing using the factory reset option in "Privacy" but tht didnt delete my folders and pictures from the phone??? What gives??
Will Factory wipe data in recovery help? i want to completely erase all folders and data files...
If you check the format usb thing in privacy it will wipe your internal sdcard.
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qsec said:
If you check the format usb thing in privacy it will wipe your internal sdcard.
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I did tht too but tht didnt help either
Do you have an external SD as well?
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yea i m actually...y?
Are you sure you formatted that one too?
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Dial this code
*2767*3855# it will full reset.
Ext card can be format with setting - storage
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dr.ketan said:
Dial this code
*2767*3855# it will full reset.
Ext card can be format with setting - storage
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Ok done, Now its formatting and restarting,lets see if it wiped out everything
baz00ka said:
Hi,
I tried erasing using the factory reset option in "Privacy" but tht didnt delete my folders and pictures from the phone??? What gives??
Will Factory wipe data in recovery help? i want to completely erase all folders and data files...
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This happens when external SD is there.Try removing the SD card and check whether pictures r still there.
Also the gmail account sync with Picassa n pull in pictures from there.check that too.
Thank u Dr.Ketan ,it did work indeed! but the external_SD folder still carries my previous downloads?? This external_SD folder points to files of my external sd card right? how can i format files in this? Thank u.
Yes i said, you have to flash ext card with setting-storage
N select flash sd card
Or
u can format with pc like this( i recommend this)
keep usb debbuging on
Connect device, select connect to pc from notification
You will find separate drive letter for ext mory card
Rt click on drive letter n format
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0 Folder

I installed Cm 10.1 but returned to Viper's rom. Now I've an 0 folder. it seems to have the same things as the sdcard folder. Can I delete this folder and still be able to use my phone? It seems that TWRP reads that folder to install roms. Now my phone says its almost full of storage space and I don't have many songs on it. Any ideas? I've searched and haven't found anyting about this yet.
It is due to the multiuser support in aosp ROMs, to get rid of it I recommend backing up with titanium backup, wiping data and reflashing viper, that should do it!
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So just reflashing Viper will get rid of it and open up more storage space?
I believe only if you wipe data
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It's still there. Can I erase it?
Deleting it will free up about 14bg of storage space
No, that's basically your virtual SD card...might cause problems...
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u can delete folder "0" just dont' delete the sd card, the same thing happened to me last week hun
ticklemepinks said:
u can delete folder "0" just dont' delete the sd card, the same thing happened to me last week hun
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The 0 has all the contents from your sdcard in it. Move them back to the root of the card then delete the folder. I had to delete it from recovery btw
DomSim said:
The 0 has all the contents from your sdcard in it. Move them back to the root of the card then delete the folder. I had to delete it from recovery btw
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I tried out cm10.1 restored back to viper Rom moved all the files back over deleted 0 folder but when I go back into recovery my files still won't show but they are where they're supposed to be it is like twrp is not reading the correct path to my files
Edit: I got twrp to read the correct path bit all my files are there but all they where all erased but showed as they were still there never flashing cm10.1 again sense5 is way faster and the audio is untouchable
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dandan2980 said:
I tried out cm10.1 restored back to viper Rom moved all the files back over deleted 0 folder but when I go back into recovery my files still won't show but they are where they're supposed to be it is like twrp is not reading the correct path to my files
Edit: I got twrp to read the correct path bit all my files are there but all they where all erased but showed as they were still there never flashing cm10.1 again sense5 is way faster and the audio is untouchable
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i think they might still be there tho, if recovery said it was there, they prolly are
ticklemepinks said:
i think they might still be there tho, if recovery said it was there, they prolly are
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They was there but all the data in the my downloaded zips got erased. But the zip was still present in my sdcard/download they all said 0 bytes rather than say like 2.4mb whatever the size used to be
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Installing new ROM factory reset

Hi guys! I'm planning on installing a new ROM which I think would require wiping cache and restoring to factory settings. My question is would it also erase the data on my nexus 7 like videos, songs, Android day files for games etc?
Sorry stupid question but I was used to my phone which has external sd which makes sure all those files are kept even after doing factory reset.
Thanks you!
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stitch01 said:
Hi guys! I'm planning on installing a new ROM which I think would require wiping cache and restoring to factory settings. My question is would it also erase the data on my nexus 7 like videos, songs, Android day files for games etc?
Sorry stupid question but I was used to my phone which has external sd which makes sure all those files are kept even after doing factory reset.
Thanks you!
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I'm not sure how CWM handles such things, but in TWRP, there is an option to FORMAT DATA... which wipes everything on the emulated SD Card... including the ROM .zip you're about to flash!.
So if you avoid that option and just SWIPE TO FACTORY RESET you should be okay.
Still, having said that, it's better to be safe than sorry... so I would recommend performing a Nandroid backup first - and Titanium backups of your most important apps.
Rgrds,
Ged.
It's always good to have backups anyways. If you have any files on your Nexus just transfer them to your computer (or cloud storage).
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GedBlake said:
I'm not sure how CWM handles such things, but in TWRP, there is an option to FORMAT DATA... which wipes everything on the emulated SD Card... including the ROM .zip you're about to flash!.
So if you avoid that option and just SWIPE TO FACTORY RESET you should be okay.
Still, having said that, it's better to be safe than sorry... so I would recommend performing a Nandroid backup first - and Titanium backups of your most important apps.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Okay I'm also on TWRP, meaning to say if I got to recovery and then straight to swipe to factory reset, my nexus will be on factory state but with all the movies, songs, android data still on storage?
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stitch01 said:
Okay I'm also on TWRP, meaning to say if I got to recovery and then straight to swipe to factory reset, my nexus will be on factory state but with all the movies, songs, android data still on storage?
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Yep... that's pretty much it.
This, from a TWRP message output whilst performing a FACTORY RESET...
...wiping data without wiping /data/media...
If that weren't the case, and if it deleted all your user content, your Nandroid backups and the ROM .zip you intend to flash would be gone as well. So all that stuff (pics, videos, music etc.) is preserved.
Your user installed apps (from Playstore) will be lost though... so make a backup of them with Titanium.
Rgrds,
Ged.

Possible to wipe all and start over HTC One AT&T?

I want to completely wipe everything and start over.
I have downloaded roms and tried several that i like. But my issue is i think i am filling my storage with duplicate copies of stuff i dont need. I did a erase all data in recovery and on phone but when i go to STORAGE under settings it states i have 27GB of stuff under other.
Can anyone help?
Format InternalStorage via pc
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You can format sd card in philz touch cwm recovery also
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agfazio said:
I want to completely wipe everything and start over.
I have downloaded roms and tried several that i like. But my issue is i think i am filling my storage with duplicate copies of stuff i dont need. I did a erase all data in recovery and on phone but when i go to STORAGE under settings it states i have 27GB of stuff under other.
Can anyone help?
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You probably went from a 4.1 ROM to a 4.2+.
The file structure changed. Using a root enabled file explorer check "leftovers" in /data/media
all your files in 4.2+ are in /data/media/0
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