why is it when i do a factory reset or try to wipe my phone, install a fresh ICS, there is still files and folders left over from previouse app installations e.g Zedge folders are still on my phone with wallpapers i have downloaded, or whats app folders when i have not used that for aaagres, ive wiped the phone throught the ICS menu and via recovery?
thanks in advance
elemen7al said:
why is it when i do a factory reset or try to wipe my phone, install a fresh ICS, there is still files and folders left over from previouse app installations e.g Zedge folders are still on my phone with wallpapers i have downloaded, or whats app folders when i have not used that for aaagres, ive wiped the phone throught the ICS menu and via recovery?
thanks in advance
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The files are stored on internal storage. You don't need wipe this storage.
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Thanks for the reply, what if i want to lol? my phone is full of old files and random folders from old apps i dont use, how can i get rid of all this?
Thank you
elemen7al said:
Thanks for the reply, what if i want to lol? my phone is full of old files and random folders from old apps i dont use, how can i get rid of all this?
Thank you
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You can wipe sdcard storage external from rom or recovery. Usb storage is your internal sdcard.
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thanks for the help, got confused with sd card, internal storage and usb storage i didnt know which was the inserted card, that i dont want to wipe, suppose i could of just removed it
elemen7al said:
thanks for the help, got confused with sd card, internal storage and usb storage i didnt know which was the inserted card, that i dont want to wipe, suppose i could of just removed it
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Just go to settings/storage and check. Usb storage is your internal memory, I think.
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elemen7al said:
thanks for the help, got confused with sd card, internal storage and usb storage i didnt know which was the inserted card, that i dont want to wipe, suppose i could of just removed it
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I just checked.. Usb storage is your internal sdcard!
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Hi everyone. After months and months of having my Vibrant, I would like to do a little housecleaning. I've already ODIN'd back to stock (I plan on flashing Nero afterwards). I was hoping that using odin would clear all extra files and folders off my internal memory that are not vital to the operation of the phone. Does anyone know how I can go about achieving this?
Thanks
if you odin back to stock and check the repartition, that will erase everything and reload the stock original software, nothing more, Everything that was on the internal sd card will be erased. So you should backup what you want to save
Hope that helps
oka1 said:
if you odin back to stock and check the repartition, that will erase everything and reload the stock original software, nothing more, Everything that was on the internal sd card will be erased. So you should backup what you want to save
Hope that helps
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I tried that, and it didn't remove anything.
You have to unmount internal sdcard and format...
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You have to unmount internal sdcard and format...
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Thanks a bunch, worked perfectly
Settings> sd card and phone storage > format. It will DELETE EVERYTHING of sd card and internal so back up anything important
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Didn't see that question was answered already
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Hey folks,
got a little problem with the latest HyDrOG3N-ICS
When I go into the camera app, a toast says "Your SD card is full" ... well and this is simply not true
I read somewhere I should format the internal SD card ... whatever that means, but I can find it in CWM.
Is there anything I have to do before or after that ... besides making a backup somewhere else than on my internal memory ?
Hey I have the same problem I cannot take photos, does anyone have a fix? Sorry I'm a massive noob, tried to search but found nothing
freakin.ro said:
Hey folks,
got a little problem with the latest HyDrOG3N-ICS
When I go into the camera app, a toast says "Your SD card is full" ... well and this is simply not true
I read somewhere I should format the internal SD card ... whatever that means, but I can find it in CWM.
Is there anything I have to do before or after that ... besides making a backup somewhere else than on my internal memory ?
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Install ES FILE EXPLORER and explore all of the folders in external and internal sd card, you will get to know how much space is being consumed. If its just a camera problem, switch to "ICS Camera+" app and then try.,
Hey I think it's affecting my downloads as well, can't save images etc off Web browser.
I have astro file manager and everything seems okay? Not sure what's going on but it's the same with instagram etc..
Any ideas?
Flashed with hydrog3n ics
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Mrusdm said:
Hey I think it's affecting my downloads as well, can't save images etc off Web browser.
I have astro file manager and everything seems okay? Not sure what's going on but it's the same with instagram etc..
Any ideas?
Flashed with hydrog3n ics
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format data from recovery or first try formating cache and delvik
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sohebq said:
format data from recovery or first try formating cache and delvik
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Gave it a go, still does it
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u can try formatting system in advance menu to make sure there are no left overs from your previous rom. i always do that when i install a new rom. always safe to avoid glitches like these. hope this helps
my internal storage is down to 1gb and i was thinking of cleaning my internal usb storage and starting out fresh. Which folders should i backup on my pc and copy back after formatting internal usb storage? Are there any folders located on internal usb storage that would affect my phone from running properly aside from app datas? Is the efs folder stored in the internal usb storage? Thanks for any comments.
dbanzon said:
my internal storage is down to 1gb and i was thinking of cleaning my internal usb storage and starting out fresh. Which folders should i backup on my pc and copy back after formatting internal usb storage? Are there any folders located on internal usb storage that would affect my phone from running properly aside from app datas? Is the efs folder stored in the internal usb storage? Thanks for any comments.
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If you format it using the phone, it won't erase the efs folder, but I suggest that, if you haven't, you back it up before you do literally anything else, because you never know when something could happen to damage it, but normally, formatting the internal storage itself won't. The internal storage is an SD storage partition built into the phone itself. The efs folder and other important OS stuff is separate from it under normal circumstances.
Use the EFS Pro backup tool you'll find here on the forum. It's fast and easy. I wouldn't try to do it manually unless you know what you are doing, because it probably won't work, and actually could screw up the efs. The tool is safe and it works great. I've used it to both backup and restore my efs folder in an emergency, and it has worked perfectly.
One advise, copy all your internal sd data to pc, and browse forbwhat you need and what you can delete
Main data are:
Your camera photos
Files you download
Data files for apps and games
The last one can be redownloaded at worst, the first can be lost if not saved
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So u mean backing up using terminal emulator doesnt work ha?? I never used the EFS backup PRO.... I backed up using that three methods ....
thanks for the replies. Ive managed to format my internal storage and now ive got 10gb free.
dbanzon said:
thanks for the replies. Ive managed to format my internal storage and now ive got 10gb free.
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could u please share how did u manage to format it?
appreciated
got alot of "garbage" in my internal memory due to alot of flashing roms.
thanks
kakiboyer said:
could u please share how did u manage to format it?
appreciated
got alot of "garbage" in my internal memory due to alot of flashing roms.
thanks
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Yes please!
Anyone?
dbanzon said:
thanks for the replies. Ive managed to format my internal storage and now ive got 10gb free.
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How dude...?
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How dude...?
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If your on custom kernel like siyah/dorimanx etc u can format internal storage and if your on stock firmware theere's an option to format storage/factory reset right?.. like it's a secret
Manage to format my internal memory from setting>storage>select format usb storage
Unmount external storage 1st for precaution measures & backup all files in internal storage in your pc.
Flashed stock firmware to get fresh OS through odin.
hi there folks
i did a full wipe on my phone downgrading from ics to gingerbread and i forgot to backup my pictures from the camera
is there any solution that i can recover my pictures?
Sorry no, unless they were backed up using google sync feature.
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Sorry no, unless they were backed up using google sync feature.
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i dont know how i can check that?
Sync with Google and see if they are restored.
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a full wipe using recovery mode can delete my photos in /sdcard ?! wow that's new
i 'm pretty sure that "wipe data/factory reset" wipes /data and /cache partitions and it has nothing to do with /sdcard & /sdcard/external_sd
unless if have erased all ur data on internal SD using the devices settings without entering recovery .. if so , then it's impossible to get those files back .. sorry for that
anayways as a last try u can see this app :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
u can also try this PC app with ur internal and external SD cards mounted as mass storage http://www.piriform.com/recuva
i tried them both with no luck
and to be clear and more specific my photos were not on my SD Card they were on the phone
gorgeto said:
i tried them both with no luck
and to be clear and more specific my photos were not on my SD Card they were on the phone
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"On the phone" would mean on the internal SD card of the phone, which is not wiped when doing a factory reset for the recovery or even from settings > backup and reset. All media files should be there. You must have formatted the internal SD card as well, in which case I don't think its possible to retrieve them.
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Thanks for your effort guys...
I tried everything and no luck but this is it
Thanks again to all of you
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Just wondering if any Android users can advise of the best way to retain internal storage space after installing rom after rom.
I've tried to install quite a few roms over the past couple of weeks, and have noticed that the available HDD space on the phone's internal memory is becoming less and less each time. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to the types of files the device (and current rom) need to run, so was wondering if there are any easy ways of telling which folders/files are needed and which ones aren't? Or, if there are particular folder(s) where old rom's data is kept that I could delete?
I'm using a Galaxy Note 2, which came with the Navigon app pre-installed by Samsung. The new custom rom I've installed doesn't have this app (and I don't want it) but I noticed there is still a folder on the phone called "Navigon", which I don't need. Deleting this folder freed up 0.25GB!... I'm wondering if there are any other easy (general) folders like this that I could delete?
My phone is down to less than a quarter of its space free and Jellybean doesn't seem to want to let us save apps to the SD... any advice would be appreciated! thanks in advance!
Do you still have all the files you used the flash each new ROM on there ? Those could potentially be taking up a LOT of space. Did you delete/format internal data between different ROMs ?
Hey, thanks for the quick reply!
I always do the wipe data, factory reset, wipe cache/dvlk cache thing every time. And I only keep one back up (on the phone). All my roms are on the external SD.
Is it strange that I still have the stock Navigon folder, etc. even though the rom I'm running now doesn't have this app?
Try "format usb storage" by connecting the mobile to pc.
This will erase all your internal storage files.
shashivydyula said:
Try "format usb storage" by connecting the mobile to pc.
This will erase all your internal storage files.
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Thanks but won't this erase the current rom and all its operational files too?
whokilledsanta said:
Thanks but won't this erase the current rom and all its operational files too?
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Do a full wipe before flash, That means formatting data, system and internal storage. You will have to reset everything up again as it will wipe all settings and app data.
whokilledsanta said:
Thanks but won't this erase the current rom and all its operational files too?
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No. After connecting the mobile to the pc open the settings in your mobile and access storage and select FORMAT USB STORAGE.
shashivydyula said:
No. After connecting the mobile to the pc open the settings in your mobile and access storage and select FORMAT USB STORAGE.
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That will just delete his SD card files what good will that do? That's right nothing
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Formating sd card is different from formating usb storage. Formating usb will erase internal memory.
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Formating sd card is different from formating usb storage. Formating usb will erase internal memory.
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Wouldn't it be easier just to go into storage and do that from phone? Or just do a factory reset its the sane thing
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Wouldn't it be easier just to go into storage and do that from phone? Or just do a factory reset its the sane thing
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Factory reset is quite easier but it will make the device fresh. You will loose all the data, downloaded apps, apps on sd, and many more.
shashivydyula said:
Factory reset is quite easier but it will make the device fresh. You will loose all the data, downloaded apps, apps on sd, and many more.
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But even by formatting USB storage, he will end up loosing all his app data and other stuffs stored in the phone memory. In my opinion the user can take a backup of his user data and apps using titanium backup and then do a facotory reset. Restore the backup after this. If you have lost some space because of the residual files, then you can see the difference. If there is no change in the free space even after this, then its time for you to check the space that you app data using.