I didn't backup my internal SD card and i lost my pictures while installing CM10. What program do you guys recommend to restore pictures if possible?
The only option is to send the phone to a company who does data restoring. AFAIK there are a couple of websites that do that with android phones, use search.
And why are you asking for HELP in General and not in the Help section?
Sorry, newb posting.
If anybody knows data restoration on flash memory, please let me know!
is that even possible just because some of your files were moved into /sdcard/0/ folder and some other didn't so you just don't see it in default ??
i have been situation like this as i first time install 4.2 on my Galaxy Nexus , but then i soon discovered the datas still in there just because my default is now /sdcard/0 so i didn't see it in the first place.
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is that even possible just because some of your files were moved into /sdcard/0/ folder and some other didn't so you just don't see it in default ??
i have been situation like this as i first time install 4.2 on my Galaxy Nexus , but then i soon discovered the datas still in there just because my default is now /sdcard/0 so i didn't see it in the first place.
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actually, no files are ever moved when flashing 4.2.
so OP, if you didn't wipe internal memory, your data is in /data/media/
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I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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Ok, I seemed to have figured this one out and now feel pretty stupid for not digging a bit further before asking.
After I decided to go ahead with the sdcard format using CWM, I noticed that the space was still being used somewhere. After I started to dig a bit, I noticed that all of my apps still worked after the format. Basically, the extra space is being consumed by the /data/app folder housing all user apps. CWM must be designed to ignore this directory when formatting the internal sdcard which is why there was still some storage being used.
I feel like an ubernoob for asking this, but my S2's internal sdcard is not mapped to data/media, so I had to learn a bit better about how this thing works I suppose. Anyways, I hope this information can be useful to someone out there having similar questions.
bkress said:
I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
Vinchenzo13 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
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Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
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Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
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Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
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Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
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I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
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I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
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I have the same issue .. I was manually formatted using my windows 7 laptop.. flash back to old stock samsung firmware.. still 4.11 GB internal USb storage instead of 11.8 GB.. Any help please..
I think it's possible with adb shell (the android sdk for Windows)
Have you seen that : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003645
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Hi
I've just done a factory reset using Titanium Backup and the Nova Launcher backup system. It was a complete disaster (well, maybe not complete--I needed the cleanup) as neither of the backups functioned correctly and I lost all my apps, etc. After restoring from scratch, I did a bit of research. By default, both Titanium and Nova backups were saved to sdcard0 (as opposed to externalsdcard). I'm a relative newbie to the S3, but I think sdcard0 is the internal phone storage and therefore wiped when I did the factory reset. Am I correct?
If so, I have to wonder why both backups defaulted to this storage location. I've since moved both folders to external sd card and changed the backup paths on both apps. To preclude similar disasters, can I rename the somewhat confusing sdcard0 to something more recognisable (internal or phone storage seems reasonable) or would this cause more mayhem?
If I'm completely out to lunch with all of this, can someone educate me on the mysteries of the S3's storage configuration
Thanks in advance
Warthog
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If so, I have to wonder why both backups defaulted to this storage location. I've since moved both folders to external sd card and changed the backup paths on both apps. To preclude similar disasters, can I rename the somewhat confusing sdcard0 to something more recognisable (internal or phone storage seems reasonable) or would this cause more mayhem?
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The default is there since there are phones which have no extSDcard (the very cheap Android models and going up to Nexus and even more expensive models).
Do not rename anything - just remember that extSDcard (or the SECOND card that you get to see) is the 'removable' one.
Also note that even sdcard0 is not wiped by "normal wiping", and you probably issued a specific command in recovery or something in order to reformat that!
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The default is there since there are phones which have no extSDcard (the very cheap Android models and going up to Nexus and even more expensive models).
Do not rename anything - just remember that extSDcard (or the SECOND card that you get to see) is the 'removable' one.
Also note that even sdcard0 is not wiped by "normal wiping", and you probably issued a specific command in recovery or something in order to reformat that!
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Many thanks, XClub!
I certainly don't remember issuing any command that would have reformatted the sdcard0, but you never know. Was I right in redirecting both backups to the extSDcard?
At some time you have flashed an Aosp 4.2.x Rom or the 4.2.1 leak.
As this has facility for users your sd card is formatted to accommodate different user data via an emulated set up.
To get things back to normal on 4.1.2 I suggest backing up your sd card and formatting it in settings/storage.
Hi Slaphead and thanks
I had to chuckle at your reply, because I wouldn't know how to flash a ROM (or a leak) if you took me by the hand to show me
Surely that's not something I could have done inadvertently? Anyway, if you're suggesting I backup and format the SD Card, can you give me a couple pointers so I don't screw it up somehow?
Cheers
Warthog
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Hi Slaphead and thanks
I had to chuckle at your reply, because I wouldn't know how to flash a ROM (or a leak) if you took me by the hand to show me
Surely that's not something I could have done inadvertently? Anyway, if you're suggesting I backup and format the SD Card, can you give me a couple pointers so I don't screw it up somehow?
Cheers
Warthog
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Sorry,I read in haste!
Titanium does default to storing on internal sd, so a factory reset would wipe the backup, ditto nova launcher, so in titanium set folder to backup to external sd, no need to worry too much about nova as the titanium backup of it will restore its layout.
Apologies for the confusion, my fault!
Thanks again--I've already set up Titanium to back up to external card, so the next time I contemplate a factory reset, I can do so without fear!! :fingers-crossed:
yeah, and next time ask in the correct section
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yeah, and next time ask in the correct section
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I'll try--hope you have a better day tomorrow (and, oh, dear, I forgot to hit Thanks)
Hey guys,
I had 4.1.2 stock rooted on my s3. then I saw paranoid android and wanted to try it out. So I installed it and it works nice.
I ended having 2 partition on my internal storge and cant do anything about it. From around 11GB i only have ~ 500MB left.
Also when i go into MIUI Explorer I can see that there are 2 partitions called " sd0 " and " ext sd0".
How do i delete any of them for a fully functional paranoid android with space left over for music etc. ?
I got Titanium backup from stock rom 4.1.2
also CWM + kTool ( recovery and EFS saved )
Sheeezy said:
Hey guys,
I had 4.1.2 stock rooted on my s3. then I saw paranoid android and wanted to try it out. So I installed it and it works nice.
I ended having 2 partition on my internal storge and cant do anything about it. From around 11GB i only have ~ 500MB left.
Also when i go into MIUI Explorer I can see that there are 2 partitions called " sd0 " and " ext sd0".
How do i delete any of them for a fully functional paranoid android with space left over for music etc. ?
I got Titanium backup from stock rom 4.1.2
also CWM + kTool ( recovery and EFS saved )
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use the search function, known problem and there are a few solutions out there.
Tbh i used the search before but i didnt find anything!.
Plesse tell me at least what i habe Tod search for.
for example: Link1 or Link2
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for example: Link1 or Link2
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Good links
Thank you for the links, very kind !
i looked around by myself but i had no idea what i am actually searching for.
So now i understand why i have so less space.
I used 4.1.2 with many apps + lot of music , somehow it created me another
user called alias when i flashed 4.2
i just went to data/media and found all of my music etc. and that explains why i have 2 partitions now.
Someone pls tell me how to delete this alias and get my space back + removing this partition.
that's the way 4.2 works, you can't delete it. just move your old data to the new location.
or if you're back on 4.1, just delete like you normally would
Thanks for your reply !
because no one answered i was afraid and am downloading stock 4.1.2
Ok, if thats the way 4.2 works then i have to deal with it.
But there are now 2 partition is there a chance to get rid of that ? ( pic included )
Other thing is, can i delete everything under "data/media" this is the path for my old things like
apps, music, pics etc. ?
Sheeezy said:
Thanks for your reply !
because no one answered i was afraid and am downloading stock 4.1.2
Ok, if thats the way 4.2 works then i have to deal with it.
But there are now 2 partition is there a chance to get rid of that ? ( pic included )
Other thing is, can i delete everything under "data/media" this is the path for my old things like
apps, music, pics etc. ?
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well, what you could do, if you are still rooted, backup your data & apps etc. with Titanium, copy the backups to your external sd and format your system & internal sd. That way you would start from scratch and you could flash a 4.2 rom. or you go into each folder and manually remove the once that are not necessary or double.
what makes me wonder is that i dont have any extern sd cards.
i dont understand why there is this partition anyway, cause i only got my 16GB internal storage.
but then again, cant i simply delete the whole media folder and save time going trough every singl folder ?
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because no one answered i was afraid and am downloading stock 4.1.2
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The answer was in Link 1, but you had to read the whole page.
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Sheeezy said:
what makes me wonder is that i dont have any extern sd cards.
i dont understand why there is this partition anyway, cause i only got my 16GB internal storage.
but then again, cant i simply delete the whole media folder and save time going trough every singl folder ?
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Its not a partition. Its a different data structure.
It basically changes sdcard from data/media into data/media/0.
When you go to 4.2, Manually move everything excep obb and legacy into /0 (broswe to data/media with root explorer or any file manager with root permissions).
When you go back to 4.1.2, move it back in the same way. It's really easy
after my s3 began to lagg i formated sd card and did a factory reset and saw i still had pictures and music + 10gb space used in the phone itself
after investigating i found out the folder ''0'' in my phone was full i checked it and it was like an android map in the android (with dcim full of pictures..)
then inside the ''0'' map there was another folder also called ''0'' with cointained the same .. xD (jo dawg i put android in your android in your android so you can android while you android)
how can i get rid of it becouse this is taking to much space..
please help<3
edit: i can't copy anything to normal phone map..
Rooted? What rom?
This is a result of having 4.2 at some point. Please read the thread in my signature about 4.2 and sd card for some background info.
We need more details from you though. Please read the thread first then answer questions
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im sorry i i have omega 45.1
BUT I REMOVED IT AFTER 2 DAYS
rebooted into recovery and did a few wipes and formated everything i could and it's working great
gojordygo said:
im sorry i i have omega 45.1
BUT I REMOVED IT AFTER 2 DAYS
rebooted into recovery and did a few wipes and formated everything i could and it's working great
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Gotcha. Yep, when you go from a rooted 4.2.x ROM back to a 4.1.x ROM, often the permissions for "0" can prevent deletion. If this is teh case, a format of /sdcard will usually sort that out (from recovery)
After wiping everything and installing a fresh copy of hyperdrive 5.7 i started to get low storage notifications. Shows roughly 1gb free space available with misc files being a touch over 11gb. When I click on misc files to see what is hogging up all the room it says system memory is 6.38gb. So there's a 5gb ish difference that unaccounted for. Anyone have any ideas?
I've I tried going back to RLS4 and numbers were nearly identical. Reinstalled 5.7 and no change.
nandroid?
I assume you did a backup before flashing the new rom, is your recovery set to store backups in the external sd card or the "internal"? I've got TWRP and I'm pretty sure the default was to store it on the internal card. That may account for your missing space.
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I assume you did a backup before flashing the new rom, is your recovery set to store backups in the external sd card or the "internal"? I've got TWRP and I'm pretty sure the default was to store it on the internal card. That may account for your missing space.
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I had the same issue without realizing since I don't have much installed/stored on my phone, but this was the problem. My nandroid backup was still in my internal memory and it was taking up ~3gb worth of memory. So OP, this is probably your issue (like he said, I just figured I'd back him up).
Thats exactly what it was. didnt realize TWRP's default was internal storage.
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amofiav said:
Thats exactly what it was. didnt realize TWRP's default was internal storage.
Thank You
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I downloaded 5.7 from OTA onto my external sd card. Booted into recovery using ROM manager, wiped all data (x3). wiped cache, and then tried to install the new ROM and received an error. Any idea what is going on here.
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I downloaded 5.7 from OTA onto my external sd card. Booted into recovery using ROM manager, wiped all data (x3). wiped cache, and then tried to install the new ROM and received an error. Any idea what is going on here.
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Welcome to xda, it's hard to answer your question without additional information, like what the error was. Also if you want to get the attention of the Dev for this ROM you'll either want to ask your question on the thread for the ROM or else start a new thread in the Q&A section. Piggybacking your question on an unrelated problem isn't exactly kosher.
@amofiav Glad that was all it took. It is frustrating that so many apps default using the internal card for storage.
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amofiav said:
Thats exactly what it was. didnt realize TWRP's default was internal storage.
Thank You
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I think I am similarly afflicted! I can't figure how to check this and delete any unwanted files. I have connected my phone to my computer but cannot seem to locate any big unneeded files. I have less than 1 GB left of storage.
Help!
Thanks so much