Hi I was just puzzled on how to format or erase all data in my HTC one memory I used my computer and manually deleted it all but when I rebooted all files are still there..I used the phone reset still the same..anyone can help me with this please..
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Mangtas_666 said:
Hi I was just puzzled on how to format or erase all data in my HTC one memory I used my computer and manually deleted it all but when I rebooted all files are still there..I used the phone reset still the same..anyone can help me with this please..
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When you say memory, you are referring to the storage space right? HTC One doesn't have an sd card slot, so are you looking to wipe out all the data in the phone, including the rom, data, system, etc?
The files you want to delete, which path is it located? Or how do you tell that it's still there?
Yes it's internal memory..I'm using file explorer I still can see the files even though I wipe it already.
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Mangtas_666 said:
Yes it's internal memory..I'm using file explorer I still can see the files even though I wipe it already.
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I've been able to delete any files that I transferred to the phone, though I haven't tried wiping the entire phone. I am assuming that you're rooted; without root you can't get to certain areas of the phone or you might not have rights to delete those files. Also, file explorer app itself may be limited. Try the the app: Root Browser.
I guess I'm not understanding what your goal is... if you try to wipe the entire phone, then file explorer will get wiped too right? Are you trying to return the phone and want to remove any personal information? Give me an example of the path of the file that you are trying to delete but keeps coming back.
You can also try booting into recovery (if you have a custom recovery installed) and format system, data, cache, etc.
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I got a Vibrant as a gift from my relative (he recently bought a Tab), and i can't erase the data (gallery, his gmail account).
I have done everything that i know, from factory reset to wipe data from recovery mode. Well, i even downgrade the firmware to the stock UVJFD, but no matter how hard i try, everytime i restart the phone, the data will always restored. the applications i installed are also gone it's like the phone create some restore point that resets whenever it gets rebooted.
I'm not living in US, so i guess i can't get support from T-mobile
please help.. and excuse me for my bad english ^^
settings>sd & phone storage>unmount phone storage>format will erase everything
if you want to format the microsd..its there too, but you will lose Avatar if you do..
jmcghee1973 said:
settings>sd & phone storage>unmount phone storage>format will erase everything
if you want to format the microsd..its there too, but you will lose Avatar if you do..
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i't didn't work the pictures and gmail account is still there
there are 2 storages there ..one says sd card and the other says phone storage ...you unmounted the one under phone storage and hit format??? because there should be like 3 folders left after that..
i unmounted and formatted both the phone and sdcard storage.. to no effect.. flashing new firmware didn't help either..
hmmm.. yep.. beyond me then .. works for me every time so you might need someone with a little more knowledge.
getting hopeless
Did you try the data factory reset from privacy settings?
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shovelhead83 said:
Did you try the data factory reset from privacy settings?
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already
Setting>Accounts and sync - if there are any of your relatives accounts under there, click on it then click remove account.
already... but to no effect..
fckndrmr said:
already... but to no effect..
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All you have left then is to root and install a custom rom. That will fix the issue for sure or odin back to stock.
Dialing *2767*3855# will do a hard reset. That may help.
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Monk4Life said:
All you have left then is to root and install a custom rom. That will fix the issue for sure or odin back to stock.
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The problem is right there, I even could not do "re-install package" in the recovery mode because all data I kept in the internal sdcard will always be vanished if I reboot the phone,, I tried to mount the internal sdcard in the PC, then format the drive. It can be formatted, but after I rebooted the phone all the previous data come back. That's the problem
fckndrmr said:
The problem is right there, I even could not do "re-install package" in the recovery mode because all data I kept in the internal sdcard will always be vanished if I reboot the phone,, I tried to mount the internal sdcard in the PC, then format the drive. It can be formatted, but after I rebooted the phone all the previous data come back. That's the problem
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Sounds like you need to get cwm recovery on there and format sdcards internal and external then reflash with Odin just to be safe
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Hello.
I just put new Kernal and MIUI ROM
B-U-T, I know am in file manager and notices there are tons of folders and files on my device (including photos, music and what not).
How do I clean everything out (except for the needed files)?
Would like to clean every unnecessary bit
THANKS
Factory reset
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In fact, i would suggest going into recovery and wiping sdcard and reflashing miui and kernel
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But this does not delete certain data. For example, the photos that I took are still there after the factory reset, wipe catch and re-flashing the ROM.
Also, there's lots of leftover data in many files and folders from previous ROMs - like CynogenMod and so on.
In essence, I am asking if I can FORMAT the phone completely.
Yes in clockwork recovery format sd card. Make sure you have anything you want to save backed up on your computer
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bfranklin1986 said:
Yes in clockwork recovery format sd card. Make sure you have anything you want to save backed up on your computer
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I have CWM recovery and I can't see FORMAT SD Card, even though I clearly remember that on my Samsung Infuse I did have such option.....
Under mounts and storage I think
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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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My phone says that I have 19.09gb available. It has 9.97gb being used up by other. Can someone tell me what this "Other" is referring too? I just recently flashed the deodex stock 4.2.2 rom and the only other thing on my phone is some photos and videos that take up 2.41gb.
is the files you put on your phone that are not in folders like rom.zips mods
No he didn't pull his files off his sd card before he flashed
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skinsfanbdh said:
is the files you put on your phone that are not in folders like rom.zips mods
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The rom and the mod are just in the root directory, but they dont come close to 9 gigs
skinsfanbdh said:
is the files you put on your phone that are not in folders like rom.zips mods
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Nick281051 said:
No he didn't pull his files off his sd card before he flashed
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Is there a way to fix this, I wiped all the data after I flashed the rom, but strangely enough all of my media (photos and videos) where still on the phone.
UMGixxer said:
Is there a way to fix this, I wiped all the data after I flashed the rom, but strangely enough all of my media (photos and videos) where still on the phone.
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As i said, pull all your files off the sd card and wipe it, put the rom on your sd card using adb while in recovery, wipe data, flash, and then put everything back on.
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Nick281051 said:
As i said, pull all your files off the sd card and wipe it, put the rom on your sd card using adb while in recovery, wipe data, flash, and then put everything back on.
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I am using TWRP, what is the reasoning that it didnt wipe everything when I wipe it after the install? Also what all do I need to wipe, there isnt an sdcard option using TWRP, only thing is see is " dalvik cache, cache, data, system, usb-otg". Also is there anyplace on the phone memory that is safe from being wiped?
It has to do with the partitions of the sd card being changed in 4.2.2 allowing for multi user support. Do as I suggested, pull all files off and then in that menu if you click data I believe that will wipe your sd since everything is stored in that folder. A regular factory reset just skips over the virtual sd card.
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It has to do with the partitions of the sd card being changed in 4.2.2 allowing for multi user support. Do as I suggested, pull all files off and then in that menu if you click data I believe that will wipe your sd since everything is stored in that folder. A regular factory reset just skips over the virtual sd card.
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I only want to keep the contents that are in my DCIM folder, so that is the only folder that I need to pull correct?
Also could I not just go to a certain directory and delete out the stuff without having to reflash everything?
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I only want to keep the contents that are in my DCIM folder, so that is the only folder that I need to pull correct?
Also could I not just go to a certain directory and delete out the stuff without having to reflash everything?
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If that's all you want to keep then yes. And no you need to re flash in order for the sd card to be set up correctly.
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UMGixxer said:
I only want to keep the contents that are in my DCIM folder, so that is the only folder that I need to pull correct?
Also could I not just go to a certain directory and delete out the stuff without having to reflash everything?
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yes pull you dcim folder off and wipe everything except system and you should not have to reflash the rom
skinsfanbdh said:
yes pull you dcim folder off and wipe everything except system and you should not have to reflash the rom
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I will try this later on this afternoon
Last question, if done correctly should there still be a "sdcard" folder on your phone?
skinsfanbdh said:
yes pull you dcim folder off and wipe everything except system and you should not have to reflash the rom
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He should though because his data will be wiped anyway and now he'll have a clean start
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UMGixxer said:
Last question, if done correctly should there still be a "sdcard" folder on your phone?
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Yes
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Im starting to think that the duplicates are what they call symlinks, because they dont actually take up anymore space, and that they are in about 3 different locations
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Im starting to think that the duplicates are what they call symlinks, because they dont actually take up anymore space, and that they are in about 3 different locations
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Correct. All files are actually stored in /data/media and now with 4.2, /data/media/0
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If this is true, couldn't one just remove the symlinks and fix the issue? I have the same issue but I'm not sure i feel like all the trouble just to get back a few gigs.
demitrix said:
If this is true, couldn't one just remove the symlinks and fix the issue? I have the same issue but I'm not sure i feel like all the trouble just to get back a few gigs.
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They are symlinks, don't remove them it will break things. Besides they are recreated on boot.
Wiping your phone and SD partition and starting from scratch doesn't solve the issue of almost 10gigs taken up and not knowing what it is. The stock rom itself surly isn't 10 gigs, we all know that for a fact. I just did a complete wipe of everything on my phone, and I'm still short 10 gigs. I paid for a 32 gig phone under the impression that I was getting 32 gigs of SD space for my personal use. Not 10 of it being used in some "other" category. HTC really dropped the ball on this. Just when you buy a phone with removable SD, advertised as 32 gigs, you GET that 32....well minus a gig or 2 for drivers for the card, but system files are stored on their own partition on the phone itself while you have full use of the SD card. When i go through file explorer, I see 2-3 different paths to get to the same point on my SD car which makes no dang sense to me. And I've been tempted to delete them but I'm afraid to do so. I've tried moving them and they end up coming back..obviously, after a reboot. There should be one path from the root of the system files to get to SD, not 3. On my phone, I've got SD, MMT, and storage, and all of them lead to the same end point, some with a few more stops along the way than others. HTC really dropped the ball when it comes to the user ability over storage management, and what they advertised vs what they provide in terms of storage capacity in this device. Would I return it? hell no. i love this phone despite this flaw. Would i go for it again knowing what I know now... honestly I'm unsure. I'd probably save up a little more and go for the 64 gig..be a little miffed over losing 10 gigs, but at least I'd know I still have plenty of space left as opposed to now. I take lots of pics of my family and i love music, so this is my MP3 Player as well. Not to mention any backups I do of the system and what not
Side note, I in fact asked this question when i first bought the phone when it made it's US debut, and got all sorts of off the wall answers.
Read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42471211
I'm using htc one x+ and I've created a back up rom and save it in sdcard. Now, I do format/system in clockwordmod recovery. My backup file can lost???
tronxoe_beou said:
I'm using htc one x+ and I've created a back up rom and save it in sdcard. Now, I do format/system in clockwordmod recovery. My backup file can lost???
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No, dude. Your backup is not deleted
Thank NowenUI very much about your reply! But my phone (Htc one X+) don't have microSD card slot. It's only a Internal Memory 64GB. Everything had saved on it. I still have a concern
tronxoe_beou said:
Thank NowenUI very much about your reply! But my phone (Htc one X+) don't have microSD card slot. It's only a Internal Memory 64GB. Everything had saved on it. I still have a concern
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Don't worry we all have the HOX+ so we know what we are saying.
I did have my concern in the beginning however, once you select "Format System" "Format Data" Format Cache and Dalvik " none of your files stored in the SDCard will be destroyed.
Ghand0ur said:
Don't worry we all have the HOX+ so we know what we are saying.
I did have my concern in the beginning however, once you select "Format System" "Format Data" Format Cache and Dalvik " none of your files stored in the SDCard will be destroyed.
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Ummm soon I'll be rooting my phone but I need to be 100% sure that if I s-off, root and custom rom this phone that I won't lose any data on the internal card... Can anyone confirm?
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oziboy said:
Ummm soon I'll be rooting my phone but I need to be 100% sure that if I s-off, root and custom rom this phone that I won't lose any data on the internal card... Can anyone confirm?
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Let me tell ya something,
1- No S-Off for HOX+ , so when you flash a rom you have to connect the phone to the pc and fastboot flash boot boot.img , guides on how to do so can be found here
2-Sadly the process of unlocking the bootloader (which lets you install a custom recovery which comes before actually rooting) must sadly erase every single thing in your internal storage, however this is a one time process, after that changing roms wont erase any data. Sadly there is no way around it.
Just copy your music/pics to the pc and your contacts are auto synced to google contacts, thats the best you can do.