Hello guy's I have a bit stupid question,but I can't find how to format internal SD Card. Usually its by memory options but on this galaxy s3 I just can't find this option.
The phone uses a single partition for it's app/data storage and internal sdcard.
So all you can do is delete all the contents ("rm -rf /mnt/sdcard/*" in Terminal) but not format it.
If you are rooted and have CWM Recovery:
1. Boot into recovery
2. Mounts & storage
3. Format sdcard
+ This formats internal sdcard and the data stored there will be wiped +
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Normal factoryreset in settings will wipe it all
sewe said:
Normal factoryreset in settings will wipe it all
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no factory reset not wipe it.
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no factory reset not wipe it.
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It did on mine, all files on the internal was deleted
Since the partition is different , data and the other files is in the same partitions
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I can confirm that full wipe does not format internal SD.
I hade to rm -rf too
Yes my phone rooted and have CWM so I gonna try your method.
I just tried format from CWM but i get this:
Formatting /sdcard...
Error mounting /sdcard!
Skipping format...
Done.
Any help?
As said your internal SDcard does not have it's own partition.
Please refer to my first post.
so i just can connect phone to pc open that storage and delete it manually? That's right?
AngelSoul said:
so i just can connect phone to pc open that storage and delete it manually? That's right?
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Yes
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Factory reset
is it safe to delete everything in the Internal Memory ? like all the folders? will they restore themself? cause if we have to choose what to delete, could take some time to work out what everything is.. games/ wallpapers, all adding folders into my internal memory.
Enter this code but ###WARNING### there will not be any other dialog or yes or no option, after you enter the last "#" it will start to factory reset. I tried it and it cleaned out my internal SD card.
*2767*3855# Full
factory reset (Don't dial
it does not ask you to
confirm unless you have
problem)
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Enter this code but ###WARNING### there will not be any other dialog or yes or no option, after you enter the last "#" it will start to factory reset. I tried it and it cleaned out my internal SD card.
*2767*3855# Full
factory reset (Don't dial
it does not ask you to
confirm unless you have
problem)
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This worked great on the Sprint Galaxy S3 as well.
So it work with rooted device am i right?
Please do take note, it will reformat BOTH your internal and external memory.
So when we r flashing rom before wipe data n cache we hav to transfer the files on internal memory to sd card or sumthin or else all the files would delete as the is only single partition....??
Pls reply if i am ryt cuz nw me goona flash a new rom n asking tht why..!
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I ALWAYS move stuff i dont want deleted to my external.
Pictures
Documents
My tibu Back ups
SMS back ups
Nandroids
just to sure i will always have them incase the internal gets wiped
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I have been flashing ROMs for a while, but noticed that even a full factory data wipe/reset in recovery still leaves a ton of crap left over from the previous program installations? I know there are settings in mounts and storage but I have only used format system before.
I want to really clean my phones internal memory without losing CWM or root.
Can someone please help?
I ran a few searches but could not find anything this specific?
Thanks.
Format sdcard, shouldn't lose root or recovery but will lose all data on phone
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bfranklin1986 said:
Format sdcard, shouldn't lose root or recovery but will lose all data on phone
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Thanks. So from recovery, mounts and storage? Format SD?
Below is a copy/paste from one of the guides in my signature:
IF you are real serious, mount to your PC and move all contents of your internal/external cards on your pc.
*especially important if formatting both cards (see below)
If you want a REALLY CLEAN install (get rid of ALL the folders on your SD Cards) you could go to Menu > Settings and unmount and format both internal and external.
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Hi All,
I did a factory reset today and flashed the stock 4.1.1 Polish ROM via Odin. This process seems to have wiped my files (including photos etc) from my S3 (internal memory, not SD card). I've flashed plenty of ROMS before and this has never happened.
Anyone know if it's possible to get them back? I guess I've installed new apps etc now so a lot of the data would have been overwritten. Frustrating!
Thanks for any tips.
UnitedWeFall said:
Hi All,
I did a factory reset today and flashed the stock 4.1.1 Polish ROM via Odin. This process seems to have wiped my files (including photos etc) from my S3 (internal memory, not SD card). I've flashed plenty of ROMS before and this has never happened.
Anyone know if it's possible to get them back? I guess I've installed new apps etc now so a lot of the data would have been overwritten. Frustrating!
Thanks for any tips.
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You answered your own question with your first sentence : I did a factory reset...
Unfortunately its not possible to get back the data
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Unless you backed up on PC or sd card...
Factory reset in S3 will always wipe internal memory as it shares internal memory for applications.
If you want to restore try some data recovery software that supports SD card.
ultramag69 said:
Unless you backed up on PC or sd card...
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That would be the only way. There is a very small window to recover data wiped from flash memory and on a phone it would be even more difficult. Maybe a Clockwork backup?
Internal SDcard is mounted on the system partition via Fuse..so if you format the /system partition..sdcard is formatted as well..
Pointers for future..
Use CWM for flashing ROMS..(I hate Odin )
Backup your internal SDcard on your PC regularly
Perform a Nandroid Backup on your ExtSDcard before flashing any ROM.
If you ever need to factory reset..use the wipe data/factory reset option in CWM and not in Stock Recovery
For a clean install, if you want to wipe system partition..use wipe /system option under mount and format in CWM..it just wipes the system files and your SDcard data will be safe..
You will not face such issues if you in the future if you follow these pointers.
zoot1 said:
Internal SDcard is mounted on the system partition via Fuse..so if you format the /system partition..sdcard is formatted as well..
Pointers for future..
Use CWM for flashing ROMS..(I hate Odin )
Backup your internal SDcard on your PC regularly
Perform a Nandroid Backup on your ExtSDcard before flashing any ROM.
If you ever need to factory reset..use the wipe data/factory reset option in CWM and not in Stock Recovery
For a clean install, if you want to wipe system partition..use wipe /system option under mount and format in CWM..it just wipes the system files and your SDcard data will be safe..
You will not face such issues if you in the future if you follow these pointers.
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Thanks for that. Lesson learnt I guess..
i've planned to format my internal since it left insufficient storage left.. i dont know what's wrong with my internal memory.. i already transfered all the files like photo, music and movie to my computer, and the storage still low.. so i decide to format it, but i had read some thread in google that said if we format our system, we will lost our "certificate file" something called EFS.. is this true?
No, sdcard is in /data/media folder.
EFS and other files are storaged somewhere else won't be affected if you format sdcard in right way.
if you use recovery like TWRP when you factory reset, you will see it reports something like "Wipe data without wipe /data/media "
Suggest you do so in recovery instead of system
You can format these partition without problem
Cache, dalvik cache, internal /external sdcard, data and system, don't do anything you don't know about.
If you format system, then you have to install new one otherwise phone won't even boot up.
Just be careful.
And if you do something wrong, and you can still go into recovery and download mode, then your phone is still alive.
Remember backup EFS and copy to PC!!!
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Formatting sd won't mess up your efs, in fact I format data/system/sd card and preload every flash, but that is mainly because I'm swapping between Samsung Roms and Aosp, with the associated sd/0 problems
qtwrk said:
No, sdcard is in /data/media folder.
EFS and other files are storaged somewhere else won't be affected if you format sdcard in right way.
if you use recovery like TWRP when you factory reset, you will see it reports something like "Wipe data without wipe /data/media "
Suggest you do so in recovery instead of system
You can format these partition without problem
Cache, dalvik cache, internal /external sdcard, data and system, don't do anything you don't know about.
If you format system, then you have to install new one otherwise phone won't even boot up.
Just be careful.
And if you do something wrong, and you can still go into recovery and download mode, then your phone is still alive.
Remember backup EFS and copy to PC!!!
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thank u for the information, which setting provide a format for system
slaphead20 said:
Formatting sd won't mess up your efs, in fact I format data/system/sd card and preload every flash, but that is mainly because I'm swapping between Samsung Roms and Aosp, with the associated sd/0 problems
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thank u for the information, so it's safe to for mat data/system/sd card?
NoobSEowner said:
thank u for the information, which setting provide a format for system
thank u for the information, so it's safe to for mat data/system/sd card?
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As long as anything you may need is on ext. SD, ie the Rom you want to flash after wiping!
And make sure your titanium backups and nandroid are on ext sd also, and backed up on pc, in other words, all usual precautions.
Grab HC-kTool from Play, and make a back up of your efs and copy that to multiple places then you are well and truly ready to go!
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As long as anything you may need is on ext. SD, ie the Rom you want to flash after wiping!
And make sure your titanium backups and nandroid are on ext sd also, and backed up on pc, in other words, all usual precautions.
Grab HC-kTool from Play, and make a back up of your efs and copy that to multiple places then you are well and truly ready to go!
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but, after formatting internal, does CWM recovery will also gone? then how can i flash a new ROM?
NoobSEowner said:
but, after formatting internal, does CWM recovery will also gone? then how can i flash a new ROM?
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No, your recovery will still be there
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No, your recovery will still be there
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and the internal will have more space? now im running out of MB in my internal =.=
Hellow,
Well i have done a factory Reset and Wipe Partiition/cache from Sgh-i727 Recovery Mode (Stock Rom) and i still can see all the files that i have in internal SD Card. The phone has return to factory settings, but the data still remains. I have already done a Back Up of all my files using Titanium Back up but the problem still remains 6 GBS of information i had before the reset 6 GB i have now after the reset.
Any Ideas? Does not suppose to erase all the data the factory reset function?
Thank you
Constanine.
1. Factory reset will NOT touch your internal SD partition, meaning all your personal stuffs as well as some folders created by apps will be intact.
2. If you want to wipe all those, try do format usb or something.
3. This is for i777, not i727.
Oh i see. Thank you very much for your answer. To do a format to Internal SD Card what i am supposed to do? Sorry for the wrong thread.
dreico33 said:
Oh i see. Thank you very much for your answer. To do a format to Internal SD Card what i am supposed to do? Sorry for the wrong thread.
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Type "format SD" into Google and see.
From me to you.
None of the custom recoveries will wipe sdcard in recovery unless you specifically wipe it in the menus. Theres an entire option just for that purpose
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I'm sorry for such a stooped question.. but if I did a factory reset from settings on jb 4.1.2 will it wipe my internal storage ??
If yes how to format only the system without touching internal storage ?
No.It will not format internal sd card.It will only delete all apps,accounts and resets your settings.
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ahmadziad14 said:
I'm sorry for such a stooped question.. but if I did a factory reset from settings on jb 4.1.2 will it wipe my internal storage ??
If yes how to format only the system without touching internal storage ?
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Hmm, i think it's like this.
If you factory reset from settings, yes the phone will be like the day you bought it.
Although if you "Wipe data/factory set" from Recovery mode, it will only wipe the system storage (where all apps are located) and not touch your internal storage.
So if you want to wipe everything but your internal storage, do it from Recovery mode. If you do this and reboot, you will once again be asked to sign in with your google account etc etc..
Also if you do wipe data/factory set from recovery mode, be sure to wipe cache and dalvik cache, just to be sure you dont have anything left.
Factory reset in phone settings will also do the trick not wipe sd just data. No need to go to cwm :thumbup: as op put
Wait wait wait.
Doesn't wipe from settings totally wipe the phone? i mean internal storage (where all apps are) and internal sd card (where files and photos etc are stored)????????????????
Kaldsud said:
Wait wait wait.
Doesn't wipe from settings totally wipe the phone? i mean internal storage (where all apps are) and internal sd card (where files and photos etc are stored)????????????????
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No.Internal sd card is not deleted in settings as well as in recovery.
You have to format it manually if you want.
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Thanks guys :good:
Kaldsud said:
Wait wait wait.
Doesn't wipe from settings totally wipe the phone? i mean internal storage (where all apps are) and internal sd card (where files and photos etc are stored)????????????????
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If you go into storage you can format ext sd and int sd card from there:thumbup: factory reset is in back up and reset :thumbup:
umair42 said:
No.Internal sd card is not deleted in settings as well as in recovery.
You have to format it manually if you want.
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andrewwright said:
If you go into storage you can format ext sd and int sd card from there:thumbup: factory reset is in back up and reset :thumbup:
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Ah okay, thanks for explaining
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I have Lenovo a7000 by mistake I had wipe my internal storage and after it my phone not on in system rom it reboot in twrp .
Plz help me anybody.
What can I do.
Kaldsud said:
Hmm, i think it's like this.
If you factory reset from settings, yes the phone will be like the day you bought it.
Although if you "Wipe data/factory set" from Recovery mode, it will only wipe the system storage (where all apps are located) and not touch your internal storage.
So if you want to wipe everything but your internal storage, do it from Recovery mode. If you do this and reboot, you will once again be asked to sign in with your google account etc etc..
Also if you do wipe data/factory set from recovery mode, be sure to wipe cache and dalvik cache, just to be sure you dont have anything left.
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So if you choose "wipe data" instead of "format data" all your videos will be kept as well?? Or is it only for photos contacts and messages?? So are videos in your capture gallery saved after the "wipe data" or not??