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[q] help! Can't clear phone data

Ok, long story short, I have 113MB of 'system data' in my /datadata folder (66% full), and I want it gone.
But I can't get rid of it... I've tried a full clean install, I've tried manually formatting /datadata from CWM, and I've also tried formatting boot, cache, data, datadata, and system from CWM followed by a fresh install (Kang 12/17).
My wife has the same phone and ROM and she only has 26% full in /datadata. I can't - for the life of me - figure out how to completely clean /datadata.
One thing I noticed in terminal emulator is that the data in /data and /datadata is about equal to what is listed in /system. However, formatting /system did not clear it out.
Please help as this is driving me insane!

Isn't datadata based on your apps? Like dalvik? I think ur wife just has less apps.

mbc663 said:
Isn't datadata based on your apps? Like dalvik? I think ur wife just has less apps.
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I thought so to, but even with no apps (nothing but what comes with the ROM) I have 3x what she has... and she has what comes with the ROM plus all her other apps.
If it does have to do exclusively with the apps, I'm more than willing to do everything step by step to figure out which app(s) cause my issue, but in order to do that I need to be able to clear the folder of everything except what true system data is necessary and start from square 1.

/datadata is apps settings and data. A little more info might help...

b-eock said:
/datadata is apps settings and data. A little more info might help...
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What kind of info do you need, and I'll try and supply it. I'm trying to do a clean install so that all of those app settings and data are starting from scratch. Factory resets didn't do it, formatting the folders through CWM didn't do it...
I must be missing something... but I can't figure out what it is.
Some basic background:
Most recently on the 12/17 Kang (CM7.2 RC0) with the glitch v13 (2.6.35.13) kernel and Gapps 08/28
For the just completed testing I only flashed Gapps (08/28) and the 12/17 Kang so I could see if anything I did worked on clearing /datadata.
Other than that, the only modification I've done to my phone is the modem is KG3 i9000.

Have u tried Titanium Backup Pro app ??

4-2ndtwin said:
Have u tried Titanium Backup Pro app ??
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I haven't... I have the free version currently. Would the pro version do all of this stuff?

The free version should do for deleting data and removing apps.
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I'll go out out on a limb here but try backing up your sd card and formatting it?

mbc663 said:
I'll go out out on a limb here but try backing up your sd card and formatting it?
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I had thought of that too... once formatted and I reinstall the ROM and stuff, is it easy enough to just copy those folders back on the phone? That was the one thing I was worried about... and thus I hadn't tried yet.
Formatting always makes me nervous

Are you encountering any issues with it being that full? Or is this just to satisfy your ocd?

theyurtingyeti said:
I had thought of that too... once formatted and I reinstall the ROM and stuff, is it easy enough to just copy those folders back on the phone? That was the one thing I was worried about... and thus I hadn't tried yet.
Formatting always makes me nervous
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As simple as dragging and dropping files. Also nice to start fresh every once in a while to clear out junk from old apps.

I'm getting ready to format my SDcard and start all over... but if I format my SD card, I'll no longer have my ROM zips there to flash. I put the ROMs on my external SD card (emmc), but in CWM I can't mount emmc to make sure they are there to flash when I format my SDCard...
How do I get my ROM flashed again once I format my SD card?
EDIT:
Doing more research it appears that I should be able to format my SD card w/o losing my ROM as long as I leave my boot and system folders alone.
So, if I format /data, /datadata, and /sdcard I should be able to reboot and see if it worked

studacris said:
Are you encountering any issues with it being that full? Or is this just to satisfy your ocd?
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I am encountering issues with it being that full. I have like 70 apps with approx 38MB of data taken up... combined with the large amount of 'system data' in the /datadata partition I'm running into the issues when that folder gets to 90% capacity.
It's at the point that I can't install new apps that save any data at all or I will have to constantly shuffle which apps can save their data. Doing research I found that the 172MB cap shouldn't be an issue unless you are hording apps... I have a small number of apps with a small amount of data, so things should be better

Thanks for all the suggestions...
But so far nothing has worked.
I formatted the SD card along with data and datadata and rebooted the phone.
My /datadata folder was still listed at 66% full. So formatting nearly everything still couldn't clear this folder.
I'm still boggled why the other captivate started with 8MB system data and I start with 113MB, both on a clean install...
Perhaps my only hope is to clear stuff out again and flash ICS and hope that something is different enough that this 'problem' goes away...

An additional thought
Would I be able to delete the /datadata folder through Root Explorer, reboot into recovery and reflash the ROM?
I would assume the ROM will repartition the phone correctly. System data can't exist in a folder that doesn't exist - right?

How do I flash ROM and Kernel flashed on a fresh partition?

I'm using Slim ICS 3.2 but I want a clean install, I've gone through so many Roms so I don't want any other file conflicts.

DamianGTO written a guide for a superclean installation
http://damiangto.emc2production.org/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=213
but you have to register in order to see it, and I respect his copyrights.

Alternatively transfer essentials to computer from your internal sd card>>>factory reset and wipe internal sd card>>>Attach to computer and only transfer back your nandroid backup (you still need this incase something goes wrong) and the rom zip...
Go to recovery wipe data/factory reset>>>wipe cache>>>wipe dalvik>>>mounts and storage>>>format system+cache+datadata+data (I dont wipe boot and you need sdcard)>>>Flash rom
That should give you a very clean install
Cleaner if you clear up your exsd if you have one

Talon26 said:
Alternatively transfer essentials to computer from your internal sd card>>>factory reset and wipe internal sd card>>>Attach to computer and only transfer back your nandroid backup (you still need this incase something goes wrong) and the rom zip...
Go to recovery wipe data/factory reset>>>wipe cache>>>wipe dalvik>>>mounts and storage>>>format system+cache+datadata+data (I dont wipe boot and you need sdcard)>>>Flash rom
That should give you a very clean install
Cleaner if you clear up your exsd if you have one
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if I wipe everything will I still have CWM? to install the ROM?
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Yep because I've done it before...
Just to make sure DO NOT wipe boot or sdcard

do you know how to do s fresh slim ics install?
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First dl. Your rom to sd (don't move it from your download section, this is your internal SD)
Just follow the steps, 3 posts up,but as he said DO NOT WIPE SD-CARD, doesn't matter if u wipe boot nothing bad will happen.remember to also wipe dalvik cache.
After wipe, install your rom and essentials(needed on slim rom) then let it boot.if u restore apps with titanium b. Then only restore app, not app+data otherwise u might have some apps fc
Hope it helped
Ps.
Damiangto is banned from a lot of sites because he violates open source rules and won't give up his source codes
Even though he uses other people codes (kernel codes)

zodiaxe66 said:
First dl. Your rom to sd (don't move it from your download section, this is your internal SD)
Just follow the steps, 3 posts up,but as he said DO NOT WIPE SD-CARD, doesn't matter if u wipe boot nothing bad will happen.remember to also wipe dalvik cache.
After wipe, install your rom and essentials(needed on slim rom) then let it boot.if u restore apps with titanium b. Then only restore app, not app+data otherwise u might have some apps fc
Hope it helped
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Damiangto is banned from a lot of sites because he violates open source rules and won't give up his source codes
Even though he uses other people codes (kernel codes)
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whoops, I wiped SD card. Seems to be running ok, what have I done?
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You have deleted all your pictures music etc on your SD card. Including the rom that you were meant to or have already flashed. Also you may have deleted your backups and possibly your nandroid.
If you haven't flashed flashed yet ensure you make a nandroid backup and transfer the rom you wish to flash onto your sd card.
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Talon26 said:
You have deleted all your pictures music etc on your SD card. Including the rom that you were meant to or have already flashed. Also you may have deleted your backups and possibly your nandroid.
If you haven't flashed flashed yet ensure you make a nandroid backup and transfer the rom you wish to flash onto your sd card.
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I backed everything up, I mounted USB storage using cwm, everything seems to work flawlessly, except google maps navigation won't start.
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SD Card Is Dead

Spacemonkie4207 said:
I backed everything up, I mounted USB storage using cwm, everything seems to work flawlessly, except google maps navigation won't start.
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Ok thats good then. Maybe clear data from Maps. If that doesn't work then uninstall and reinstall the app. Have you tried them two?
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SD Card Is Dead
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I don't understand are you sharing your problem just to share or do you have a problem that wants/needs resolving?
If you want something resolved then please tell us what you were doing, what you have/had on the phone before this problem and what you have tried so far?
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Yeah I'm a little confused myself
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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.

[Q] How much used Storage in 'other' on HTC one

Hi
I'm very new to Android. I just flashed ARHD 4.3 to my rooted HTC one. Before that it was on rooted stock 4.1.2. Now, when I look at the 'other' section in storage in my settings info I have over 7gb of data in there.
Before I flashed ARHD, I wiped cache, dalvik cache, performed factory wipe, formatted data, system and cache. I was pretty thorough.(I even formatted my sd/data and lost root so I had to to adb Sideload superSU and adb sideload my ROM from my pc - not sure if I needed to sideload superSU but it seemed the right thing to do but yes, I'm still learning!)
Anyway, my question is how much data should be in Storage, Other on a 32GB Htc one? 7gb seems too much. Have I not wiped something? Is there possibly an issue with flashing that ROM. I don't seem to be able to post in that forum as I'm noob, so I'm asking here.
Thanks in advance...

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Hi
I'm very new to Android. I just flashed ARHD 4.3 to my rooted HTC one. Before that it was on rooted stock 4.1.2. Now, when I look at the 'other' section in storage in my settings info I have over 7gb of data in there.
Before I flashed ARHD, I wiped cache, dalvik cache, performed factory wipe, formatted data, system and cache. I was pretty thorough.(I even formatted my sd/data and lost root so I had to to adb Sideload superSU and adb sideload my ROM from my pc - not sure if I needed to sideload superSU but it seemed the right thing to do but yes, I'm still learning!)
Anyway, my question is how much data should be in Storage, Other on a 32GB Htc one? 7gb seems too much. Have I not wiped something? Is there possibly an issue with flashing that ROM. I don't seem to be able to post in that forum as I'm noob, so I'm asking here.
Thanks in advance...
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This is my situation now.. I have the 32gb model and im using AndroidRev 20.2. i JUST flashed from 20.1 yesterday and did a wipe of dalvik, and a regular wipe, i didnt do the extra steps you did but now i have 15gb in other being used. it SHOULD be around 6 or less because i have a couple apks and Roms(PSP,NDS,PS1) not "ROMS" being held in my phone. I was going to back up all system data and user apps with titanium back up data but now its saying "insuffiecient free storage". I have 11 gb of storage left. Should I just copy all files to my computer from the SD? I also would like to know how to wipe away as much data and storage as possible without removing ADR 20.2

showingcatches said:
Hi
I'm very new to Android. I just flashed ARHD 4.3 to my rooted HTC one. Before that it was on rooted stock 4.1.2. Now, when I look at the 'other' section in storage in my settings info I have over 7gb of data in there.
Before I flashed ARHD, I wiped cache, dalvik cache, performed factory wipe, formatted data, system and cache. I was pretty thorough.(I even formatted my sd/data and lost root so I had to to adb Sideload superSU and adb sideload my ROM from my pc - not sure if I needed to sideload superSU but it seemed the right thing to do but yes, I'm still learning!)
Anyway, my question is how much data should be in Storage, Other on a 32GB Htc one? 7gb seems too much. Have I not wiped something? Is there possibly an issue with flashing that ROM. I don't seem to be able to post in that forum as I'm noob, so I'm asking here.
Thanks in advance...
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7GB of reserved space sounds about right. I also have only 25.49GB of free storage after a full format.
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This is my situation now.. I have the 32gb model and im using AndroidRev 20.2. i JUST flashed from 20.1 yesterday and did a wipe of dalvik, and a regular wipe, i didnt do the extra steps you did but now i have 15gb in other being used. it SHOULD be around 6 or less because i have a couple apks and Roms(PSP,NDS,PS1) not "ROMS" being held in my phone. I was going to back up all system data and user apps with titanium back up data but now its saying "insuffiecient free storage". I have 11 gb of storage left. Should I just copy all files to my computer from the SD? I also would like to know how to wipe away as much data and storage as possible without removing ADR 20.2
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Change the TiBu backup folder in preferences
MENU -> Preferences -> Backup folder location -> Detect! -> Whole Device
It should find one in "/storage/emulated/legacy/<backup folder>", select that one. That should fix the insufficient space bug.

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nkk71 said:
7GB of reserved space sounds about right. I also have only 25.49GB of free storage after a full format.
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Oh OK. Thanks for letting me know. If I have no sideloaded apps,Titanium or nandroid backups, any ideas what this used 7gb might be?

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Oh OK. Thanks for letting me know. If I have no sideloaded apps,Titanium or nandroid backups, any ideas what this used 7gb might be?
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Don't forget your phone does need an operating system to work.

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Oh OK. Thanks for letting me know. If I have no sideloaded apps,Titanium or nandroid backups, any ideas what this used 7gb might be?
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Not really. I also find it a bit on the high side, but I guess the OS needs it

deeevan said:
Don't forget your phone does need an operating system to work.
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Yep. Only ARHD is 1gb as a zip. I'm just confused as to why it unpacks to so big.
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Not really. I also find it a bit on the high side, but I guess the OS needs it
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Ok, thanks anyway.

i tried to do the "scan whole device" thing with Titanium Backup and it still didnt work. I might have to completely wipe the whole phone :crying:.
Would i have to re-unlock the boot loader and re-root?

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i tried to do the "scan whole device" thing with Titanium Backup and it still didnt work. I might have to completely wipe the whole phone :crying:.
Would i have to re-unlock the boot loader and re-root?
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What was the result of "detect", didn't it give you two locations for the backups
In either case, you won't need to re-unlock or re-root, worst case you format your sd-card (ie internal storage) using recovery. Don't forget to backup your pictures, music, etc to your PC first.
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Nah man all I get is "there's no backup location" but yeah I'll just super wipe everything. After I back up my music etc.
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Can't clear stock internet cache

My internet cache won't clear out, its showing 1.36 TERABYTES! It seems to be causing problems with flashing things on Safestrap recovery because I'm getting an E: I/O error. Pressing on the clear cache tab in the application manager does nothing. Is there anything else I can do to clear that cache? Thanks in advance for any help.

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My internet cache won't clear out, its showing 1.36 TERABYTES! It seems to be causing problems with flashing things on Safestrap recovery because I'm getting an E: I/O error. Pressing on the clear cache tab in the application manager does nothing. Is there anything else I can do to clear that cache? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Try clearing the cache in Titanium Backup

If that doesn't do it I think there is a bigger problem at hand.
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Well, clearing the cache in Titanium didn't work but it lead me in the right direction. I backed up the apk, deleted it through Titanium then re-installed and set permissions.

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Well, clearing the cache in Titanium didn't work but it lead me in the right direction. I backed up the apk, deleted it through Titanium then re-installed and set permissions.
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Yea that cache size was...impressive Glad you got it sorted!

Quick question. Where was this 1.3 terabyte cache being stored at on your 32 gigabyte phone?
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Unfortunately after trying the fix I mentioned the problem is still there, and that 1.36 TB is supposedly on the internal storage. I'm waiting for the S5 ported ROM to get updated before I do a full wipe and start over.

Yeah, a full wipe is the only next choice. Good luck.
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There is a full set of Odin files available in the general section . Flash those. Clears out everything. And you can re- root afterwards. It totally cleared up a bunch of memory and battery drain issues I had, with a full wipe.
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Woogie360 said:
Unfortunately after trying the fix I mentioned the problem is still there, and that 1.36 TB is supposedly on the internal storage. I'm waiting for the S5 ported ROM to get updated before I do a full wipe and start over.
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Sorry man that's no good...maybe if you don't want to do a full wipe yet try doing the same uninstall/reinstall process then convert and freeze it?
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There is a full set of Odin files available in the general section . Flash those. Clears out everything. And you can re- root afterwards. It totally cleared up a bunch of memory and battery drain issues I had, with a full wipe.
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NC2 files
@woodie360 you'll want to do the full 4 file odin flash for a factory reset...the home file won't wipe your internal storage which