I cannot Factury rest after I root my Device, WHY?!
You should be able to do that. Anyway, try this code in keypad, *2767*3855#. It won't give you any option, straight reset, so do backup your data.
Thanks a lot, I will try
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Factory reset does not mean 'remove root'. It just removes all your settings, texts and stuff. All stock apps will stay, the rest will be removed.
You can also do it when going to you recovery and select Wipe Data/Cache (= Factory reset).
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Hi. I'd just like to know what the difference is between factory reset using the android settings menu and hard reset using the code *2767*3855# in the dialer?
The hard reset using the dialer will delete everything, any files added by yourself, from the phone and reset system settings So after that the phone and filesystem is totally clean and like stock.
The other way will just reset your system settings, apps and so on but leave your files in the filesystem.
At least that is what I experienced.
Thanks for the explaining. I noticed if I do a hard reset it installs test samsung music into the sd card after wiping it unlike when you don't use the dialer it just deletes it.
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Hello all. I just recently got my s2 and have been flashing several Rome. BTW thanks to all the devs and their hard work. Anyways, some of the roms state to do a full wipe. I have been going into recovery and doing wipe cache and data. Is this what is meant by full wipe? Thanks in advance.
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Includes what you mention plus dalvik, and everything else except sdcard.
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Hello all. I just recently got my s2 and have been flashing several Rome. BTW thanks to all the devs and their hard work. Anyways, some of the roms state to do a full wipe. I have been going into recovery and doing wipe cache and data. Is this what is meant by full wipe? Thanks in advance.
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FULL WIPE means you use the wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache is seperate BUT INCLUDED when you perform a full wipe. . I think it is just your temporary cache and can be used to help clear out issues on occasions. It wipes the temporary data for the apps but not the dalvich cache of the apps. (I may be slightly off here with that one).
Wipe dalvich cache is seperate and wipes the applications data. It wipes just temporary data that apps are using. This is normally used when you are flashing updates to the rom your on, flashing modems, flashing kernels, etc.
SO when you perform a FULL WIPE it will delete out ALL THE USER APPS AND DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. This is why you backup your USER APPS and their associated data with titanium backup. Once the FULL WIPE is done all user apps are gone and ONLY apps that are included in the rom under system/apps will still be there. All the apps in data/apps are wiped gone. A FULL WIPE does not delete your sdcard so you will not lose your music, pictures, etc.
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OK thanks for the insight guys. So is it possible to perform a full wipe from within cwm? Or is it something different entirely?
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OK thanks for the insight guys. So is it possible to perform a full wipe from within cwm? Or is it something different entirely?
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You wipe from cwm. Wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition are on the main cwm screen, wipe dalvik cache is in the advanced menu. Wiping all three of those is considered a full wipe.
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You can also do a factory reset from the dial pad: *#*#7780#*#*
I think it's the same as wipe data/factory reset from recovery, but I don't know of any verification of that.
Incidentally, wipe data/factory reset belongs to stock 3e recovery, as well as CWM recovery.
I've read a lot about wiping your phone before flashing a rom. What does wipe mean? Is it the same as a factory reset or is it just the cache without doing anything with my apps?
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In your case, it means you have to do a factory reset to perfom a full wipe. All your personal data/installed/settings apps etc. will be lost (can be found in Settings/Privacy/Factory Data Reset).
It is sometimes not necessary to perfom a wipe (depends on the rom), but highly recommended to avoid problems caused by old data/ settings etc.
Some roms perfom automatically a full wipe.
Whatever you prefer: don't forget to backup your data.
Im giving my old mt4g to my brother and want to keep the rom. How do i wipe all my data without wiping the rom?
CWM recovery, factory reset or configs, location and security, factory reset.
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On most custom roms you can't as they install needed files to directories that are wiped during the factory reset. Best bet is to do the wipe and reflash the rom.
You could always do a manual wipe - but it'll probably take much longer than reflashing a rom
Just uninstall all downloaded apps
Go to accounts&sync and remove all accounts
Go to manage applications > System applications, and clear data from all of them.
That should probably remove all user data (Besides settings, which can be changed easily)
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Can I get an update on this topic? I'm trying to use CWM to wipe my phone, and it's not working. I choose "clear data/factory reset." Then I flash a ROM. When I install Rom Toolbox (and nothing else) and open the root browser, all the MP3s I downloaded from Amazon are still there, along with a multitude of other remnants. I'm trying to wipe my internal storage, not my SD card.
Hi, I decided to start all over again and I see that you can make a reset in settings....
But, what is the hole close to the SD card slot for?
I do not care losing all my data, apps and so on.
I just want to reset "badly", so everything is gone.
Running WW14 now but the unit is German even though I am in Denmark. (Amazon DE)
I use it with "english" as system language.
It's rooted by that is not important either, I will reroot after that.
Please tell me how to reset it the best and "deepest" way
Thanks
the pinhole on volume rocker side, underneath memory card slot, is the reset button. just stick a paperclip or something in there until you hear or feel a click or see tablet reset/reboot itself.
if you want to do a factory reset. go into settings. then backup/reset. then press factory reset. it will wipe all data off tablet.
And the data will not be lost this way?
it's something i am curious about too.
if you're rooted, then you do factory reset (setting --> backup & reset), what exactly is going to happen to the tablet (e.g. system/data) - are certain apps like Rootkeeper/su binary going to left untouched or not OR is it going to be 'clean slate' (no pun intended) ?
I have performed a couple of resets from "Backup & Reset" menu, so, is there a difference of using physical the reset button?
the physical reset button is more like a reboot button. for when device freezes or locks up. hopefully that button will get you out of it. now the factory reset within settings will clear just about all data. don't think it erases root files. not sure because root files in system and those reset or reboots doesn't clear that. someone should chime in with more details.
now there is another reset from within recovery mode. where you can wipe all caches and dalvaik partitions etc...then rest from there. to get there you hold volume down and power button at the same time. keep holding till devcie reboots. then you should see some kind of lil on-screen menu or something. the complete instructions can be found on Asus site.
Thanks.. I could not find this info on ASUS side though.
Ok.
Just to share with everyone on what will happen if you do Backup->Factory Reset if you are rooted.
(1) all data in internal sdcard will be wiped clean
(2) /system is not going to be touched
--> you will retain root --> if you have Superuser app installed prior to reset, this will reappear after factory reset.
--> just need to reinstall OTA Rootkeeper after a successful factory reset
What is the best way to go about doing a factory reset and keeping a games progress? I have a lot of different games on my prime and I just want to make sure I can save the progress in all of them.
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What is the best way to go about doing a factory reset and keeping a games progress? I have a lot of different games on my prime and I just want to make sure I can save the progress in all of them.
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ASUS's App Backup if it's no more than 600MB of information (don't know why this limit is in place), or if you're rooted then you can back up the games and their respective data with Titanium Backup. Depending on the game you could just physically copy the save data as well.