hello, i have a question. what will happen if i format my SD card? will it disturb my android system? i have unlocked bootloader + root.
ahmadfauzan011 said:
hello, i have a question. what will happen if i format my SD card? will it disturb my android system? i have unlocked bootloader + root.
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No... It wouldn't affect the custom ROM and the system root(apart from the themes on MIUI)
but the apps saved on sd card won't open...
PREDATOR95 said:
Yup... It wouldn't affect the custom ROM and the system root(apart from the themes on MIUI)
but the apps saved on sd card won't open...
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what should i do? i need to format my sd card.
ahmadfauzan011 said:
what should i do? i need to format my sd card.
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backup the entire sd card on PC first. now format ur SD card. Restore android_secure and Android folder ( i think there are some necessary files inside this for the ROM even though im not so sure )
now try restarting. if the ROM isnt rebooting Restore all from backup in pc into the rom and then restart again.
I would advise u have a card reader before u try this method.
Cheers :highfive:
MoonBlade said:
backup the entire sd card on PC first. now format ur SD card. Restore android_secure and Android folder ( i think there are some necessary files inside this for the ROM even though im not so sure )
now try restarting. if the ROM isnt rebooting Restore all from backup in pc into the rom and then restart again.
I would advise u have a card reader before u try this method.
Cheers :highfive:
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thanks for the instructions. but, will it affect the Super User?
ahmadfauzan011 said:
thanks for the instructions. but, will it affect the Super User?
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na dont think so
MoonBlade said:
na dont think so
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okay, i'll try it. thanks 4 the info.
Or just move all apps to phone memory and format the sd card...
It will not affect SuperUser because SU is stored in system internal memory
PREDATOR95 said:
Or just move all apps to phone memory and format the sd card...
It will not affect SuperUser because SU is stored in system internal memory
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oh. New things ! haha. btw, thanks 4 the info. i'll try it tonight.
how about do a cwm back-up, then a titanium back-up, then copy the clockworkmod folder and the titaniumbackup folder to you computer, then format your SD card, then copy the clockworkmod and titaniumbackup folders from computer to the newly formatted SD card, then perform a restore on both cwm and titanium?
I havent tried this yet though...
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From yesterday,a serious problem is occuring with my mobile.
When I insert memory card and reboot my phone,then it gets reboot itself in 4 to 5 minutes.But,when I remove sd card and switch on the phone,then it works fine.
What is the method to get rid of this problem?
puneet13 said:
From yesterday,a serious problem is occuring with my mobile.
When I insert memory card and reboot my phone,then it gets reboot itself in 4 to 5 minutes.But,when I remove sd card and switch on the phone,then it works fine.
What is the method to get rid of this problem?
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Reflash the rom.
ashishv said:
Reflash the rom.
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it'll see...what u did do before your problem..?..maybe corrupted sd card, bad partition, corrupted script app2sd..too many things with your problem
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If I reflash the rom,then I will lose my all apps and games.I want to make backup first ,but no option for such things.
sd card is not corrupted.no partition made,so,no app2sd.I had just moved my installed applications on sd card.
puneet13 said:
If I reflash the rom,then I will lose my all apps and games.I want to make backup first ,but no option for such things.
sd card is not corrupted.no partition made,so,no app2sd.I had just moved my installed applications on sd card.
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Try to format your sd card..u not loose all apps and settings, just wipe only cache and dalvik cache..
Hi, I was wondering if I can flash a custom ROM into my Galaxy S2 but without SD card
it's already rooted but the problem is that in every tutorial I read here I find that I must copy the zip file of the custom ROM to the SD Card
So if there's anyway to flash this custom ROM without the SD card it would be great
Thanks.
Any tutorial you're following is probably using sdcard to mean internal storage. There's no requirement for a physical, external micro sd card.
So if I followed the tutorial and copied the zip file to the internal storage will it be okay or what ? (excuse me but I'm new to this and kinda lost)
You can link a tutorial to be sure, but unless you're formatting the internal storage (/sdcard), there's no reason it won't work. I've not seen a tutorial requiring the format of /sdcard.
yes, it will work fine.
read and reread the instructions until you are comfortable with them.
medorpg said:
Hi, I was wondering if I can flash a custom ROM into my Galaxy S2 but without SD card
it's already rooted but the problem is that in every tutorial I read here I find that I must copy the zip file of the custom ROM to the SD Card
So if there's anyway to flash this custom ROM without the SD card it would be great
Thanks.
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should not be a problem, just boot into standard recovery mode and flash the zip from your internal memory
As said CWM installs from SD card internal not external add on sd card .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
jje
Okay, this tutorial requires a separate SD Card and said the internal memory will not work
http://androidflip.com/how-to-insta...-3-4-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-step-by-step-guide/
medorpg said:
Okay, this tutorial requires a separate SD Card and said the internal memory will not work
http://androidflip.com/how-to-insta...-3-4-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-step-by-step-guide/
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Author doesn't know what he's talking about. Use the MIUI site for support and installation instructions. Just because someone wrote instructions on a blog doesn't make them fact.
Thats MIUI and its BETA WARNING!!! USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
i would not know what instructions another forum uses .
Try XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130951&highlight=MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238494
jje
Download your MIUI rom from the official english website
http://miuiandroid.com/
Connect your phone to PC and copy the zip file to your phone ( since you don't have an SD card you can't copy anywhere else anyway ).
Reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery and do a wipe data, wipe cache.
Go to advanced , wipe Dalvik cache , wipe battery stats.
Go back and choose install from zip from sd card , then choose "choose zip from sd card" , select your zip , confirm it once more and you're done. After its finished select reboot.
Okay thanks guys you're all awesome, I did it and its intalled just fine
I've took a backup using CWM, but now can I restore my contacts or apps ?
medorpg said:
Okay thanks guys you're all awesome, I did it and its intalled just fine
I've took a backup using CWM, but now can I restore my contacts or apps ?
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Apps you can only restore if you backed them up with titanium backup before flashing. Contacts, well... You should have those on your SIM card, or Google account if you used sync.
Hi,
I have 3 problems related to applications for which I can't find solution.
1st is that after removing/uninstalling applications and then restarting phone at some point for whatever reason there are visible remnants of them. (screenshot attached)
I am able to uninstall them again, but after another restart they are back. So how to get rid of them for good?
2nd problem is that certain applications seems to uninstall/delete themselves upon phone reboot. It seems its related to SD card where they put themselves during install. I have tried to move majority of apps back to phone, but seems only some of them are affected by this. There are apps which are installed/moved to SD and they work fine even after restart, so don't know. Maybe some of them are not working after moving to SD? Although for some its strange because they install itself to SD without me moving them.
3rd problem appeared today. Yesterday I have updated to ICS via Kies and installed 5 updates from Market. Today after restart the same apps were back to previous versions and Market offered me the same updates for the same apps. Whats the problem with this?
Thx for your help
Reads as possible corruption of SD card .
Check Lost File folders .
jje
And how do I do it? What folders? LOST.DIR?
Or to put to computer and run chkdsk to check lost files?
wen u some times move apps to sd an wen a aoto update takes place so wen rebooted then either appear as shown in screen shot,cause get deleted an flashing roms then restoring from titanium also gives some app prblm....the best way is format ur ext card on pc .....and if u want to clean all crap which u don want(lost.dir)is a folder were chunks r stored...but coming to point if u want to clean all mess go in recovery an formatt sd card,format system,emmc all ,,an reboot an ur stuck on sammy logo means u hav nothing on phone ,so go in download mode an flash stock via odin.....imp backup ur efs b4 any thing
Thanks for your input, but I am not able to grasp much from your post.
Stileth said:
Thanks for your input, but I am not able to grasp much from your post.
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I don't think many people can grasp anything this guy says. His "english" is pretty difficult to read. I'll try to translate for you.
rocky23 said:
wen u some times move apps to sd an wen a aoto update takes place so wen rebooted then either appear as shown in screen shot,cause get deleted
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I THINK what he's suggesting is that when you have apps installed to your sd card, then an update occurs, then if there are differences in how partitioning works between your old OS version and your new OS version, you may lose some apps.
rocky23 said:
an flashing roms then restoring from titanium also gives some app prblm....the best way is format ur ext card on pc .....
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Then there's a bunch of unintelligible gibberish... Seems to be suggesting that restoring apps using Titanium backup can cause issues, and suggests formatting the external SD card on your PC instead of in your phone.
rocky23 said:
and if u want to clean all crap which u don want(lost.dir)is a folder were chunks r stored...
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He seems to suggest cleaning items from the LOST.DIR folder that you may not want.
rocky23 said:
but coming to point if u want to clean all mess go in recovery an formatt sd card,format system,emmc all ,,
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Then he seems to say if all else fails, reboot to recovery, format everything.
rocky23 said:
an reboot an ur stuck on sammy logo means u hav nothing on phone ,so go in download mode an flash stock via odin.....
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And if you're stuck after a reboot after you do all that, then flash a stock firmware via odin.
rocky23 said:
imp backup ur efs b4 any thing
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Back up your /efs folder before you do anything. (which I agree with wholeheartedly)
I think I translated that correctly.
Thanks for your translation mate although I am not sure if he said anything what can help me except deleting and formatting all which is really something what I would like to avoid for now.
LOST.DIR is empty on both internal and external SD card.
Also the problem with remnants was happening before I upgraded to ICS, do I don't think its related to partitioning at all.
Stileth said:
Thanks for your translation mate although I am not sure if he said anything what can help me except deleting and formatting all which is really something what I would like to avoid for now.
LOST.DIR is empty on both internal and external SD card.
Also the problem with remnants was happening before I upgraded to ICS, do I don't think its related to partitioning at all.
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Last time I had this issue, it was on my Moto Milestone where I had app2sd running, and my SD card was becoming corrupted. I had to format my SD card and re-install the affected apps.
Hmm, I am not using any external app like app2sd, just the option which is offering Android itself. You were formatting internal or external one?
Stileth said:
Hmm, I am not using any external app like app2sd, just the option which is offering Android itself. You were formatting internal or external one?
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I was describing my condition on one of my old phones. (An old Motorola Milestone, which did not have an internal SD) Not an I9100.
If you are using the default app2sd in Android, then you'll want to format internal. But back up all your files (music, pictures, whatever else) before you do, obviously.
I see. Yeah I was planning to do backup of course, but if I copy back all after format won't be back also the problem?
Lost dir from me was to check for corruption as thats where corrupt sd card files go.
Copy backup to PC just in case .
jje
Stileth said:
I see. Yeah I was planning to do backup of course, but if I copy back all after format won't be back also the problem?
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hey pal before trying 2 delete any app please ensure that u have cleard the data and cache of the same since they do pose a problem later also manually delete all those app folders on ur sdcard after deleting the apps
Stileth said:
I see. Yeah I was planning to do backup of course, but if I copy back all after format won't be back also the problem?
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It shouldn't matter...
But my advice is to go through your installed apps and make a list of all apps that are marked as installed to your SD. Then uninstall all of the ones that are. Then back up your internal SD, and do your format of internal SD.
DO NOT copy back the .android_secure folder after you format. This is the folder that Android uses for it's built-in app2sd. (so it will get created again automatically later)
That means you'll have to re-install all of the apps you made a list of above, but it SHOULD help alleviate your problem.
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Sun90 said:
hey pal before trying 2 delete any app please ensure that u have cleard the data and cache of the same since they do pose a problem later also manually delete all those app folders on ur sdcard after deleting the apps
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The condition he describes is that the app is no longer being registered as installed. So I don't think he'll be able to do this.
Thanks mate, I am now making backup of internal SD card before formatting although there is no .android_secure folder. There is one on external SD card, but its empty. Anyway will try the format after all the data are copied.
So backup done, formatted card, copied all back, restarted phone and the remnants are still there
Stileth said:
So backup done, formatted card, copied all back, restarted phone and the remnants are still there
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Hmm.. you may not have a choice but to do a factory reset/full wipe to get rid of 'em. Sorry dude.
Thats not what I wanted to hear. Should I go for factory reset available directly from Android or should I boot to recovery and go with factory reset/wipe data or wipe cache?
Stileth said:
Thats not what I wanted to hear. Should I go for factory reset available directly from Android or should I boot to recovery and go with factory reset/wipe data or wipe cache?
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Either one should be fine.
FYI, you can back up most stuff you have and restore using various methods, so you can get back to your current state... it will just take a bit of effort.
And which would you recommend? I have Titanium Backup Pro to use or is there easier way?
Hello,
Can anyone help me out to delete folders which are safely to remove from SD-Card? I don't know which one would be safe to remove!
Check attached file for my messed up SD-Card data lol
Thanks in advance
sh_obaid said:
Hello,
Can anyone help me out to delete folders which are safely to remove from SD-Card? I don't know which one would be safe to remove!
Check attached file for my messed up SD-Card data lol
Thanks in advance
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simply attach your phone and then select format sd card. you can even format it using phone. keep your stuffs on pc (a copy).
rajxelton said:
simply attach your phone and then select format sd card. you can even format it using phone. keep your stuffs on pc (a copy).
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Thanks but I have ext2 partition as well, so will it format that as well or not? Or do I have to make ext2 partition again after formatting?
Im planning to format SD-Card using Phone NOT pc!
i really dont know about this. sorry.
but you can give it a try. take backup of your ext2 partition
sh_obaid said:
Thanks but I have ext2 partition as well, so will it format that as well or not? Or do I have to make ext2 partition again after formatting?
Im planning to format SD-Card using Phone NOT pc!
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When using phone it formats all partitions it can mount ! Including ext2
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SD Maid
sh_obaid said:
Hello,
Can anyone help me out to delete folders which are safely to remove from SD-Card? I don't know which one would be safe to remove!
Check attached file for my messed up SD-Card data lol
Thanks in advance
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Why dont you try SD Maid, you can download it for free in the Google Play
Does anybody knows how to fixed , external SD card corrupted error ???
I restores my rom from twrp but now it is showing my external card as corrupted?
Please somebody help I don't want to lose my data ...
fosterqaz11 said:
Does anybody knows how to fixed , external SD card corrupted error ???
I restores my rom from twrp but now it is showing my external card as corrupted?
Please somebody help I don't want to lose my data ...
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Format the sd card from your computer
Adarsh2000 said:
Format the sd card from your computer
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Thanks but i don't want to lose my data
fosterqaz11 said:
Thanks but i don't want to lose my data
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Sorry but you should keep a backup of important data
Adarsh2000 said:
Sorry but you should keep a backup of important data
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Yeah I should have and I do regret it now.. since this is my first time in my entire life of flashing mod, rom etc .. I'm in crisis
fosterqaz11 said:
Yeah I should have and I do regret it now.. since this is my first time in my entire life of flashing mod, rom etc .. I'm in crisis
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You can try browsing it with your computer or maybe try some recovery software for SSDs or flash drives
Edit: tell what your computer says about that sd card
Adarsh2000 said:
You can try browsing it with your computer or maybe try some recovery software for SSDs or flash drives
Edit: tell what your computer says about that sd card
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Actually my card will not be able to access by PC because I merged it as internal storage in android , that's y and it was going all okay till today that I face this problem .
fosterqaz11 said:
Actually my card will not be able to access by PC because I merged it as internal storage in android , that's y and it was going all okay till today that I face this problem .
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Only thing now you can so is formatting.