[Q] Noob question about flashing ROMs - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I searched all over and couldn't find a thread that answered this, so I'm sorry if there is. I just couldn't find it.
So, I have a Galaxy S2 i9100 International with the stock 16GB internal storage. I'm moving from SuperNexus Android 4.1 Jellybean to the latest nightly build of Cyanogenmod 10.1 Android 4.2 Jellybean.
My question is: Will the data (music, pictures, etc.) be deleted from the internal storage after I do a full wipe on my device with ClockworkMod Recovery?
I haven't flashed a ROM in a long time so I don't remember the answer to this...
Thanks!

This depends on if you have them stored in default folders. ie if your referring to your camera pics then yes I think that folder is cleaned.
External card and custom folders/files on internal wont be touched by wipe.
Just move your DCIM (Camera) folder to external and it will be fine.

TheATHEiST said:
This depends on if you have them stored in default folders. ie if your referring to your camera pics then yes I think that folder is cleaned.
External card and custom folders/files on internal wont be touched by wipe.
Just move your DCIM (Camera) folder to external and it will be fine.
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My external SD is full, what else can I do?

Error503 said:
My external SD is full, what else can I do?
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Move it to...a pc?

gastonw said:
Move it to...a pc?
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Ok, I'll do that. I made a music folder in my phone with over 4.5GB of music that I do not want to lose, will it be fine inside of the phone?

Error503 said:
Ok, I'll do that. I made a music folder in my phone with over 4.5GB of music that I do not want to lose, will it be fine inside of the phone?
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Cmon dude, stop asking silly questions when you can just look and answer yourself. Just mount storage and copy it across to PC.

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[Q]Passion V8 (seemingly) randomly restarts it's self, also gallery problems

How's that for adverbs?
As the title states, I am running ICS Passion V8, and it seems to restart itself randomly. Any ideas?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20684475#post20684475
go to that post
and use the build.prop from there and replace it in /system/
that should fix it according to most people.
Thanks so much!
Anyone happen to know why pictures wont show up in the gallery?
Clear gallery data?
theexel said:
Clear gallery data?
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No luck there, I can use root explorer to see the files on the internal SD, but they wont show up in the stock gallery, although using another gallery app from the market works. Music is also not showing up in the music app.
zeusakatkm said:
Thanks so much!
Anyone happen to know why pictures wont show up in the gallery?
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are the pictures in your internal SD? external?
Make sure the folder or any files around that folder aren't named .nomedia
xriderx66 said:
are the pictures in your internal SD? external?
Make sure the folder or any files around that folder aren't named .nomedia
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There are no .nomedia files, and I don't have an external SD card
zeusakatkm said:
There are no .nomedia files, and I don't have an external SD card
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can you use any kind of file manager and see your pictures by going in the file? I mean honestly I don't know this problem, maybe someone else will help you? sorry man
Thank you for the help, I finally ended up reflashing and that fixed it

(Q) possible to use sd card with fspe?

Is it possible to use the sd card with fspe? Because when I try to load an iso I can't find it.
And if not what the hell am I supposed to do? Put my psx roms on my internal memory what a joke.
What's the point of a quad phone if it doesn't have enough storage to hold the big bad ass games it should be running.
I am now getting put off games because they require large downloads and that shouldn't be the case.
Is this something I could fix with a custom Rom?
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First off - that's an app-related issues. Many developers seem to think the location of the external SD is universally the same just because their phone(s) have it that way. Many phones use /mnt/<FOLDER> for external SD and not the old cumbersome format (/mnt)/sdcard/external_sd
If you're rooted, it's easy to solve, just use the free APK "Directory Bind".
For it to work, create a folder named 'external_sd' on your internal SDcard, then bind-mount the /mnt/extSdCard on /mnt/sdcard/external_sd.
Thanks for your quick reply.
If I understand what your saying, will that make my external sd show up as a folder on my internal sd?
If so can I then install games and apps on my external sd?
Sorry I'm pretty dense lol
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-josh- said:
Thanks for your quick reply.
If I understand what your saying, will that make my external sd show up as a folder on my internal sd?
If so can I then install games and apps on my external sd?
Sorry I'm pretty dense lol
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Just keep pressing up until you see a list of USB drives and select extSdCard and click on there to find your Roms.
will that make my external sd show up as a folder on my internal sd?
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Yes.
Just keep pressing up until you see a list of USB drives and select extSdCard and click on there to find your Roms.
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I assumed the app wouldn't let him go higher up than /mnt/sdcard. Some do that which is quite stupid.
Maybe if he's running an older version but the last few versions at least can find external and any USB drive.
Well I only bought it yesterday off Google play so I am assuming I got the newest version. And no it doesn't let me go any higher.
I'm gonna check out what version it is.
Edit: version 0.11.29 and when I search for bios or iso it does start at system but only shows the internal sd card not the external one
Edit 2: yeah it's in the mnt folders lol, I was tired at the time
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Storage full - but with what?

Hey everyone!
I thought maybe some of you could help me with this. I'm on XXUFME3 and I have a weird problem with the internal storage. I have only 3 GB left but I don't know what fills up so much of the storage as the Storage in Settings shows in the chart I haven't used this much space.
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[READ THlS FlRST] POST QUESTIONS IN THE Q&A SECTION AND NOT HERE!!!!
If you've flashed ME3 coming from a 4.1.2. rom without a wipe, then all your things remain at the old 4.1.2. mount points. 4.2 has new mount points and generally a wipe is required when switching.
Hej, JJ, try to be of help for once, would you? It's better to help them with their problems and then suggest where they should post the next time. It's in the rules, but I bet you knew that.
Please read link in my signature about 4.2 and sdcard
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Theshawty said:
Hej, JJ, try to be of help for once, would you? It's better to help them with their problems and then suggest where they should post the next time. It's in the rules, but I bet you knew that.
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Maybe Glebun hacked his account
It's offline cache of cloud service/dropbox
Change your settings in: accounts/cloud/video-audio-picture sync.
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Hi guys,
I´m bumping this old thread because i have the same problem than the OP. I´ve search around for a while, but haven´t found any way to fix it.
As it happenned to the OP, my internal memory is full, but i´m not using nearly half of it.
What can i do about this?
I´m running temasek unofficial CM11 build v36. Did i full wipe before flashing it.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Walter
WalterNP said:
Hi guys,
I´m bumping this old thread because i have the same problem than the OP. I´ve search around for a while, but haven´t found any way to fix it.
As it happenned to the OP, my internal memory is full, but i´m not using nearly half of it.
What can i do about this?
I´m running temasek unofficial CM11 build v36. Did i full wipe before flashing it.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Walter
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Go to /data/media with a root explorer you should see 3 folders:
0
legacy
obb
If there are any other folders beside the three above copy them to 0 folder leaving the three above..
tallman43 said:
Go to /data/media with a root explorer you should see 3 folders:
0
legacy
obb
If there are any other folders beside the three above copy them to 0 folder leaving the three above..
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Hey Tallman43, thanks for your answer.
This is how my internal memory looks like:
As you can see, inside data there is no media folder, just a bunch of app folders.
Im still a bit unclear on what to do
WalterNP said:
Hey Tallman43, thanks for your answer.
This is how my internal memory looks like:
As you can see, inside data there is no media folder, just a bunch of app folders.
Im still a bit unclear on what to do
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You are looking in wrong place go up a level in your root explorer you want data then media you are looking in storage emulated
WalterNP said:
Hey Tallman43, thanks for your answer.
This is how my internal memory looks like:
As you can see, inside data there is no media folder, just a bunch of app folders.
Im still a bit unclear on what to do
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Look here:
Got it! I do have a whole bunch of folders. Android, apps, bluetooth, clockworkmod, DCIM, etc...
Should i just copy all of then into 0?
Just leave 0, legacy and obb ?
WalterNP said:
Got it! I do have a whole bunch of folders. Android, apps, bluetooth, clockworkmod, DCIM, etc...
Should i just copy all of then into 0?
Just leave 0, legacy and obb ?
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Yes:good: and always backup to computer !
tallman43 said:
Yes:good: and always backup to computer !
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Unfortunately, i can´t move all the folders, as i don´t have enough space in the internal storage (the irony...) Many of the folders are duplicate btw, so i´m just trying to overwrite them.
I´ve tried two times, but at the second attempt the OS crashed and the phone got rebooted.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your help btw, very kind of you!
WalterNP said:
Unfortunately, i can´t move all the folders, as i don´t have enough space in the internal storage (the irony...) Many of the folders are duplicate btw, so i´m just trying to overwrite them.
I´ve tried two times, but at the second attempt the OS crashed and the phone got rebooted.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your help btw, very kind of you!
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The way I solved it was to backup everything to computer format internal and put back only what I needed it freed about 5gb on mine..
tallman43 said:
The way I solved it was to backup everything to computer format internal and put back only what I needed it freed about 5gb on mine..
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Did you just backed up user apps + data? I guess after formatting you had to flash the ROM again, right?
What do you think caused me this problem? Could have been because i restored system apps and data from my Titanium backup?
WalterNP said:
Did you just backed up user apps + data? I guess after formatting you had to flash the ROM again, right?
What do you think caused me this problem? Could have been because i restored system apps and data from my Titanium backup?
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Yep had to reflash but it's worth it for the space it freed up Its the new folder structure on 4.3 RootSu has a thread about it that explains everything.
Alright i´m looking into the thread now, thanks for the tip!
tallman43 said:
The way I solved it was to backup everything to computer format internal and put back only what I needed it freed about 5gb on mine..
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I´m looking into this solution. Could you explain how you copied all the internal content into the PC, and what was it that you restored back?
Do you have to to any special format or create any partitions after it´s clean?
Thanks!
I have been manually deleting folders from /data/media. I actually had a lot of data from old apps, and also all my old pictures, whatsapp pics etc...
I don´t understand how this can still be in the phone after several full wipes.
Is it any better way to wipe everything from the root folder and internal memory so i can flash the new rom with a completely clean phone?
would format in cwm do the trick?

[SOLVED] 'Hidden' storage after flashing CM 10.2

Hello,
Yesterday I finally decided to flash CM 10.2 on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300), but now there's only 2gb of free storage available. I cannot see all the stuff I had on my internal SD before flashing it, but it's still there because when I tried to reinstall CM 10.2, I saw all the folders on my phone. Also in Windows File Explorer it doesn't show everything on it. So basically that means they are hidden, right? It's annoying, because all my music is on the internal sd (yes, I've made a back-up of it), but I can't listen to it etc.
How can I fix this? Please help.:fingers-crossed:
Kind regards,
UDO16
UDO16 said:
Hello,
Yesterday I finally decided to flash CM 10.2 on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300), but now there's only 2gb of free storage available. I cannot see all the stuff I had on my internal SD before flashing it, but it's still there because when I tried to reinstall CM 10.2, I saw all the folders on my phone. Also in Windows File Explorer it doesn't show everything on it. So basically that means they are hidden, right? It's annoying, because all my music is on the internal sd (yes, I've made a back-up of it), but I can't listen to it etc.
How can I fix this? Please help.:fingers-crossed:
Kind regards,
UDO16
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go through this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45672474
sriram231092 said:
go through this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45672474
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Thanks!! Problem solved.
UDO16 said:
Thanks!! Problem solved.
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cool. edit the thread title to solved.

[Q] Moving apps

I have Googled and searched this forum for an answer but can't seam to track a solution down....
I am unable/i just don't know how to transfer my apps to the internal storage (SD Card)
I got Titanium Backup thinking it would be helpful but alas it has been no use to me.
Any help would be appreciated
Kujo
Kujo-ou812a said:
I have Googled and searched this forum for an answer but can't seam to track a solution down....
I am unable/i just don't know how to transfer my apps to the internal storage (SD Card)
I got Titanium Backup thinking it would be helpful but alas it has been no use to me.
Any help would be appreciated
Kujo
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What do you mean by transfer apps? Install, save or backup?
Optimus said:
What do you mean by transfer apps? Install, save or backup?
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Store/install the Games/apps files on the larger part of the memory (IE. SD Card) and have them run from that location.
I know the system apps can't be moved but almost any game or app can be.
I was once able to move them freely but I screwed up my phone and ended up whipping it and starting from scratch. :crying:
Kujo-ou812a said:
Store/install the Games/apps files on the larger part of the memory (IE. SD Card) and have them run from that location.
I know the system apps can't be moved but almost any game or app can be.
I was once able to move them freely but I screwed up my phone and ended up whipping it and starting from scratch. :crying:
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I'm speechless
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Kujo-ou812a said:
Store/install the Games/apps files on the larger part of the memory (IE. SD Card) and have them run from that location.
I know the system apps can't be moved but almost any game or app can be.
I was once able to move them freely but I screwed up my phone and ended up whipping it and starting from scratch. :crying:
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Dude... The whole purpose of people moving apps from internal phone storage to an SD Card is to free up space on the internal storage... by moving them to an EXTERNAL SD card (ie removable)
Since these phones don't have an external SD, all you're doing is moving your apps from internal storage to (drum roll please...) Internal Storage!!!
So basically... you're moving an app from the "Program Folders" area to... well... anywhere BUT that folder, but keeping it on the same hard drive. Make sense?
ridethisbike said:
Dude... The whole purpose of people moving apps from internal phone storage to an SD Card is to free up space on the internal storage... by moving them to an EXTERNAL SD card (ie removable)
Since these phones don't have an external SD, all you're doing is moving your apps from internal storage to (drum roll please...) Internal Storage!!!
So basically... you're moving an app from the "Program Folders" area to... well... anywhere BUT that folder, but keeping it on the same hard drive. Make sense?
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AndroHero said:
I'm speechless
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Apparently I am not getting my point across this is the HTC One X+ section right...
There are two sections on the solid state "hard drive" one is referred to as the SD Card which is allocated 50+ gigs the other section is system storage which is only allocated 2+/- Gigs.
Now I want games/apps to install to the SD card section not the system section which it dose by default.
I know this can be done as I mentioned previously I had it configured to do this but I can't remember how nor can I find anything (apps/tutorials) that will get me back to said configuration.
I hope this is a bit clearer.
Kujo-ou812a said:
Apparently I am not getting my point across this is the HTC One X+ section right...
There are two sections on the solid state "hard drive" one is referred to as the SD Card which is allocated 50+ gigs the other section is system storage which is only allocated 2+/- Gigs.
Now I want games/apps to install to the SD card section not the system section which it dose by default.
I know this can be done as I mentioned previously I had it configured to do this but I can't remember how nor can I find anything (apps/tutorials) that will get me back to said configuration.
I hope this is a bit clearer.
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No mate it doesn't. Unless your rooted you don't even have write access to /system/.
All apps and data will go on the /data/ partition. The "mock" SD card is located in /data/media/ or /data/media/0 which is just a folder on the main /data/ partition.
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AndroHero said:
No mate it doesn't. Unless your rooted you don't even have write access to /system/.
All apps and data will go on the /data/ partition. The "mock" SD card is located in /data/media/ or /data/media/0 which is just a folder on the main /data/ partition.
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I am rooted running ViperXL+
I can't update any of my apps/games because it says I am out of space but there is 50+ gigs free
Kujo-ou812a said:
I am rooted running ViperXL+
I can't update any of my apps/games because it says I am out of space but there is 50+ gigs free
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Sounds like you've done something to your internal storage. Try wiping /cache/
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AndroHero said:
Sounds like you've done something to your internal storage. Try wiping /cache/
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I rebooted to recovery and wiped the cache but it had no effect I'll have to try some more later I have to get to bed
Thanks
Kujo-ou812a said:
I rebooted to recovery and wiped the cache but it had no effect I'll have to try some more later I have to get to bed
Thanks
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Try going to /data/apps/ and checking if you will find white files that end with .odex
Apps that have that will most probably be the ones affected by that error. The .odex file is created if you have "lucky patcher" installed . If you do not have this app or haven't found any odex files then ignore what I just said.
ANY apps literally ANY apps? Going to Settings > Storage , are you sure its not filled?
Kujo-ou812a said:
I rebooted to recovery and wiped the cache but it had no effect I'll have to try some more later I have to get to bed
Thanks
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Try to wipe all including the data and do factory reset.You are using TWRP right? then goto advance sideload and then adb sideload the rom which u want ... from command prompt.. what you are saying is really not possible....may be you did mess up ur partition since we dont have any physical SD card slot there is just plain 64GB of which 51~55 is usable....Goodluck
Ghand0ur said:
Try going to /data/apps/ and checking if you will find white files that end with .odex
Apps that have that will most probably be the ones affected by that error. The .odex file is created if you have "lucky patcher" installed . If you do not have this app or haven't found any odex files then ignore what I just said.
ANY apps literally ANY apps? Going to Settings > Storage , are you sure its not filled?
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I removed the two odex files I found but yet again it made no difference.
I have over 50gigs of free space.
When I screwd up my phone I did a factory wipe and even relocked then unlocked the boot loader literally started from scratch so there should be no issues.
Kujo-ou812a said:
I removed the two odex files I found but yet again it made no difference.
I have over 50gigs of free space.
When I screwd up my phone I did a factory wipe and even relocked then unlocked the boot loader literally started from scratch so there should be no issues.
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If you asked me its a faulty rom that have no management over app installation. If its a stock rom then yeah factory reset is required.. But its a strange issue nontheless. So its fixed now when doing factory wipe?
Ghand0ur said:
If you asked me its a faulty rom that have no management over app installation. If its a stock rom then yeah factory reset is required.. But its a strange issue nontheless. So its fixed now when doing factory wipe?
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I have not done a factory wipe and that is my last resort I had this issue before but I managed to find a fix for it.
Kujo-ou812a said:
I have not done a factory wipe and that is my last resort I had this issue before but I managed to find a fix for it.
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That is a strange issue really... did u also wipe the date? using TWRP? When u earlier had this issue how did u manage to resolve it?
Optimus said:
That is a strange issue really... did u also wipe the date? using TWRP? When u earlier had this issue how did u manage to resolve it?
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when I did the wipe I cleared everything and went back to the Tellus stock RUU (lost all my pictures in the processes dam dropbox) and started over from there.
the first time I changed to the ViperXL+ OS I had the same issue unfortunately I can't remember how I managed to fix it I thought I used Rom Toolbox to set where apps/games installed by default but it says I have to be updated to 2.2+ and I'm only on 2.0.0
So I'm feeling like quit the Dumb A$$ I figured it out after my last post all I had to do in Rom Toolbox is change it from SD card as primary to internal storage as primary and now I can update/Install more apps
Thanks for the help

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