Hi there,
My friend has a I9100 international model which is never been modified. This week it starts to loop in S2 logo and never go forward. As i saw from his gmail account that his contacts are never been synced and stored locally. He also has some recordings in internal storage. I can access to recovery mode but not tried wipe options aince it is possible to lost all data forever. Since usb debugging is not selected i can not access to phone with adb.
I made many googling but could not find a proper answer.
Is it possible to retreive contacts and recordings?
Does wipe will remove all user data including contacts and recordings?
Will wiping make the phone to boot normally.
Thanks.
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frtlr said:
Hi there,
My friend has a I9100 international model which is never been modified. This week it starts to loop in S2 logo and never go forward. As i saw from his gmail account that his contacts are never been synced and stored locally. He also has some recordings in internal storage. I can access to recovery mode but not tried wipe options aince it is possible to lost all data forever. Since usb debugging is not selected i can not access to phone with adb.
I made many googling but could not find a proper answer.
Is it possible to retreive contacts and recordings?
Does wipe will remove all user data including contacts and recordings?
Will wiping make the phone to boot normally.
Thanks.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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try to flash a no-wipe rom
frtlr said:
Does wipe will remove all user data including contacts and recordings?
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If you wipe user data then yes, but there are the following wiping/clearing options available:
wipe data/factory reset - this deletes all user data
wipe cache partition - generally - what you have isnstalled from Google Play
wipe dalvik cache - which is a virtual machine cache
You can try fixing permissions - if something went wrong with that.
frtlr said:
Is it possible to retreive contacts and recordings?
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Yes. Here's how:
1. Root it and flash CWM recovery
2. Enter CWM recovery and make a nandroid backup.
3. Mount as USB Storage in CWM.
4. Connect to a PC.
5. Copy nandroid backup and the recordings in the internal memory.
6. Extract contacts from nandroid backup (should be /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db)
7. Do a full wipe or flash a stock rom to exit the bootloop.
8. Root phone again if needed.
9. Using a root explorer, replace contacts2.db and set permissions.
10. Reboot.
frtlr said:
Does wipe will remove all user data including contacts and recordings?
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Yes, it will remove your contacts. But it will not delete your recordings, or any other media files.
frtlr said:
Will wiping make the phone to boot normally.
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It should boot normally after a full wipe. if it doesn't, you would have to flash a stock ROM. :good:
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Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Try the SuperWipe from "Android Revolution HD" here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334
Be careful, this will erase everything that is not on your external SD-card. Read the instruction first.
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Are the apps system apps perchance? A wipe of data WILL wipe all user installed apps, the full wipe script alluded to doesn't do anything that you can't do manually from recovery.
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So you did a full whipe but did you do also a factory reset?
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Sure the apps aren't part of the ROM. Depends on what the dev has cooked into it.
Sure you're doing a full wipe vs wiping caches only.
Could also be syncing to your Google account meaning when you launch play store it automatically detects your market links and reinstalls previously installed apps
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CWM Recovery mounts and storage FORMAT system cache data and preload .
That fails wipe internal sd card .
jje
explanation
I think I didn't explained my self right, these apps are "user" apps downloaded from Play store.
things I did before installing the rom:
1. factory reset from setting.
from cwm:
2. wipe data/factory reset
3. wipe cache partition
4. wipe dalvik-cache
5. wipe battery stats
5. format /cache
/system
/data
/preload
/sdcard
* also I removed the external sd.
but still I have these app "ghosts"
Then i suggest as per previous replies to the same question you are auto downloading from Google play after installing a rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
Then i suggest as per previous replies to the same question you are auto downloading from Google play after installing a rom .
jje
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I disabled wifi/data and sync when it ask for a wifi connection (at the openning screen of the new rom) so there is no way it somehow sync with play store.
you can see below what I mean by saying "ghosts"
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AriHell said:
I disabled wifi/data and sync when it ask for a wifi connection (at the openning screen of the new rom) so there is no way it somehow sync with play store.
you can see below what I mean by saying "ghosts"
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I wonder what kind of apps behaving so stubborn and weird. Mind sharing the apps name?
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Well.. I don't think it happening because of the app, any way here are some names (from the picture above)
google chrome
betterbatterystats
aide
sdtools
and many other
What rom are you using?
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I tried Omega, HyperGalaxy and WanamLite
Could possibly be a problem with your CWM installation or any dependencies such as ?busybox
Ok so I installed Samsung 4.1.1 stock rom and reinstalled CWM and afterwards install Omega rom and it worked!!!
Clean Rom Install
Many people don't exactly know what a Data Wipe / Factory reset is. NO it does not delete "all" your data on Internal SD-Card. It Deletes all you user data and settings and stuff, like it says it formats "system". For Example if you Full wipe you loose Whatsapp, but the Whatsapp folder on your internal SD-Card remains untouched, that means you can restore your Conversations with ease. This means you can cause a huge mess on your internal SD-Card over time. This is my way how to do a CLEAN install. Doing this prevents many unwanted issues like Bootloops, FC's and all those other nasty laggy ****.
1. Put new rom on EXTERNAL SD Card (if slot available)
2. Data Wipe / Factory Reset
3. Wipe Cache
4. Wipe Dalvik Cache
5. Format Internal SD card
6. Install Rom and enjoy
Keeping your personal Data on your external SD-Card is a good idea (pics, music, vids , docs ...)
[You can do this even if you don't have an ext. SD-Slot. After "cleaning" your device mount USB-Storage in CWM Recoery and you can connect to pc and pull over your rom. ]
And this is probably one of the best ways to do a clean install without aditional Scripts like superwipe or other "flashy" stuff. (DO NOT USE THOSE SCRIPTS UNLESS THEY ARE IN AN INSTALLATION GUIDE)
One addition to above format/preload as well .
jje
I am really confused with this. What actually android wipedata/reset means ?. Is there any problem if i select wipe data factory reset...? if i select this option, is there any chance of losing my internal memory datas like messages, contacts, etc ?
sareeshmnair said:
I am really confused with this. What actually android wipedata/reset means ?. Is there any problem if i select wipe data factory reset...? if i select this option, is there any chance of losing my internal memory datas like messages, contacts, etc ?
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The wipe data and factory reset option will wipe the /data partition which includes application data, any apps you've downloaded, pictures, music, messages, and contacts that are not stored on your sd-card. In addition to wiping the /data partition it also wipes the /cache partition which mostly contains your apps temporary files, and other system related temporary files. Your contacts can be backed up to your Google account, messages can be backed up with SMS Backup +, and for your other data I would recommend taking a look at My Backup it doesn't require root, if you are rooted Titanium Backup is a very handy tool for backing up your device.
help me as you can please
My phone it doesn't work already and and i don't want to lose any of my data because its really important to me and i didn't do the back up before …..what can i do ? …… pleas help me
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meshalSM said:
My phone it doesn't work already and and i don't want to lose any of my data because its really important to me and i didn't do the back up before …..what can i do ? …… pleas help me
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problem???
gohel.vishal said:
problem???
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i have the cyanogen room and it was working well…and then,they create a new update for the room…when I'm install it .. the playstore it doesn't work anymore .. so i tried to return to the old version by the sitting > about the phone … when i did it .. the phone restart it self and sticking in the welcome screen for the cyanogenMod…and i don't have any back up before…and i have a lot important emails and numbers that i don't want to lose it what ever it happens…..please help me with this brother
meshalSM said:
i have the cyanogen room and it was working well…and then,they create a new update for the room…when I'm install it .. the playstore it doesn't work anymore .. so i tried to return to the old version by the sitting > about the phone … when i did it .. the phone restart it self and sticking in the welcome screen for the cyanogenMod…and i don't have any back up before…and i have a lot important emails and numbers that i don't want to lose it what ever it happens…..please help me with this brother
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Just to clarify do you mean it's gets stuck on the Cyanogenmod Bootanimation or the Setup Wizard welcome screen when you first setup the phone after wiping it or installing a new ROM? Do you have adb debugging enabled (Under Developer Options in System Settings)? Because if you do then you can use that to pull files from your device. Otherwise what you try doing is booting into recovery and trying ADB through recovery to see if you can access it that way, another suggestion would be in recovery mode to do a NANDROID backup of your current setup and then transfer the backup to your computer, extract the userdata.img from the NANDROID backup, and then use Linux to view the content of the userdata.img file (This would be a decent place to start). Otherwise I'm afraid you may be out of luck.
Hey,
My friend has a samsung galaxy S2 and his phone doesn't start anymore. He has never flashed any custom recovery or rom or anything.
He is stuck at the samsung screen
He can get into download mode and a mode where these arew the options:
reboot system
apply update from ADB
apply updat from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition(heb ik al geprobeerd)
apply update from cache
He does not have his contacts synced with google. Is there a way to recover them?
No, Maybe he shared with samsung account ?
remmie80 said:
Hey,
My friend has a samsung galaxy S2 and his phone doesn't start anymore. He has never flashed any custom recovery or rom or anything.
He is stuck at the samsung screen
He can get into download mode and a mode where these arew the options:
reboot system
apply update from ADB
apply updat from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition(heb ik al geprobeerd)
apply update from cache
He does not have his contacts synced with google. Is there a way to recover them?
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He can try and access the com.android.providers.contacts folder somewhere in /data/user or data/data folder by using recovery based aroma file manager(you might need to flash a cwm recovery), com.android.providers.contacts folder contains the database for your contacts, most probably backing this up and after reseting you can replace this to get your contact's back, if you want you can try to read the contacts.db using a database application like Sqlite.
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Basically I have very vague idea of what to do. So far, I have backed up my Apps data using Titanium backup and put that backup folder on my PC. I googled around a bit, but the instruction that I found required me to have a SD card reader to backup my things (apps and ROM). So is there any way around that? Also, when wiping my phone to prepare for flashing Cyanogenmod, what type of data do I wipe? (cache, Dalvik, etc.)
Oh, I already downloaded the snapshot version for Nexus 5 and the gapp already. So far all I know is: Backup -> Wipe (which data?) -> flash ROM -> flash gapp -> done. Am I missing something else?
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Obviously you must be rooted to use Titanium Backup, but do you also have the bootloader unlocked and custom recovery? If so, you can just put the rom zip and gapps zip on the internal storage, boot to recovery, perform a backup (called a nandroid) and then factory data reset and install rom zip and gapps. Reboot and enjoy. Your internal storage will not need to be wiped unless you have not unlocked your bootloader. At that point, just make sure you drag everything off the internal storage to the PC, then unlock the bootloader, install the custom recovery, and wipe and install.
es0tericcha0s said:
Obviously you must be rooted to use Titanium Backup, but do you also have the bootloader unlocked and custom recovery? If so, you can just put the rom zip and gapps zip on the internal storage, boot to recovery, perform a backup (called a nandroid) and then factory data reset and install rom zip and gapps. Reboot and enjoy. Your internal storage will not need to be wiped unless you have not unlocked your bootloader. At that point, just make sure you drag everything off the internal storage to the PC, then unlock the bootloader, install the custom recovery, and wipe and install.
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So all I have to do now is flash the .zip files and not worry about my data? I am rooted and the bootloader is unlock, I just thought that flashing a new ROM would wipe the phone out (Nexus 5 only have one internal storage)
Depends on which data we're referring to. You will need to perform a factory reset which will wipe your phone as far as the accounts, passwords, settings, call log, texts, apps, contacts, etc. But the recoveries are made to skip wipe /data/media which is the internal storage or what the system considers your /sdcard/. Thus not needing to worry about your pics, music, backups, etc. However, it's always good practice to do a back up of anything super important before attempting any major modification to the system to a safe place. In case of emergency, I recommend having the stock img files to restore the phone to stock. This will save time in getting the phone working again should something go wrong. Never fear though, it's very hard to hard brick the Nexus.
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es0tericcha0s said:
Depends on which data we're referring to. You will need to perform a factory reset which will wipe your phone as far as the accounts, passwords, settings, call log, texts, apps, contacts, etc. But the recoveries are made to skip wipe /data/media which is the internal storage or what the system considers your /sdcard/. Thus not needing to worry about your pics, music, backups, etc. However, it's always good practice to do a back up of anything super important before attempting any major modification to the system to a safe place. In case of emergency, I recommend having the stock img files to restore the phone to stock. This will save time in getting the phone working again should something go wrong. Never fear though, it's very hard to hard brick the Nexus.
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Ok, I'm backing the phone up right now (barely made it within the available SD space). So next is wiping the phone, correct? Then I assume after that I can flashing the files. Next is... I have no idea...
K, so next is rebooting to recovery and going to Backup and backing up the rom you're on. Then it might be good to back that up too. After that, go to recovery and perform the factory data reset and then install rom, then gapps, and reboot. It'll take a while longer to reboot than usual. After that you'll be presented with the setup wizard that'll walk you through getting the phone ready again.
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Wait, you do or don't have a custom recovery? Because that is needed. I recommend TWRP, but Philz is good as well. But really any of the newest ones will do what you need, just slightly different features and UIs.
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es0tericcha0s said:
K, so next is rebooting to recovery and going to Backup and backing up the rom you're on. Then it might be good to back that up too. After that, go to recovery and perform the factory data reset and then install rom, then gapps, and reboot. It'll take a while longer to reboot than usual. After that you'll be presented with the setup wizard that'll walk you through getting the phone ready again.
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Ok, few more dumb questions. After I back the phone up, where does the backup go? If it is the backup of the current ROM, should I transfer it to somewhere safe (like a PC) before I do a factory reset? Sorry, I'm just having a bad anxiety about all of this flashing and wiping and ROMing...
The backup is stored on your /sdcard/ but yes, I was recommending to also copy that to the computer for safe keeping.
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Hi guys!
I've been fiddling around with different ROMs. With every new rom I install, I always wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache + Dalvik cache.
However, it seems there still are files lingering from earlier versions (eg. wallpaper settings).
Is it possible, and if so how, to do an ultimate reset, to make the phone as bare as possible before installing a new rom?
I've tried using CM recovery, TWRP, CWM, and others based on earlier mentioned recoveries. Right now I'm running the latest Candy 5 (infected) + CWM
It's not quick but if you encrypt before wiping it that is one way. I've always reccomended doing this when selling your device.
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usually I do a full wipe with TWRP (go advanced wipe and check everything including internal sdcard), this will wipe everything you have on the phone like pics and other stuff, so make sure TO COPY THEM FIRST, the are not included in a nandroid backup, had to learn that the hard way
There's no better wipe then what you do (except formatting sd card).
I think the settings that stay between flashing are the one restored by your Google account.
Uncheck backup / restore from Google settings next time you install a rom and it should be all new !
pec0ra said:
There's no better wipe then what you do (except formatting sd card).
I think the settings that stay between flashing are the one restored by your Google account.
Uncheck backup / restore from Google settings next time you install a rom and it should be all new !
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I'm quite sure it's more than just the google back-up files lounging around, but I'll make sure to try and set it up as a new phone next time around. Thank you for your help
munte89 said:
I'm quite sure it's more than just the google back-up files lounging around, but I'll make sure to try and set it up as a new phone next time around. Thank you for your help
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If you mean files that are on your sd (internal or external) they are not Google's backup but have no big effect on your settings (except for some apps). If you want to get rid of this, just format your sd.
Now if you mean some settings like the wallpapers, they are restored by Google automatically but the setting is stored on the data partition (which you wiped).
Do you have other examples of things that stay between wipes?
pec0ra said:
If you mean files that are on your sd (internal or external) they are not Google's backup but have no big effect on your settings (except for some apps). If you want to get rid of this, just format your sd.
Now if you mean some settings like the wallpapers, they are restored by Google automatically but the setting is stored on the data partition (which you wiped).
Do you have other examples of things that stay between wipes?
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Nothing that comes to mind, only the reoccuring feeling of "Huh? That shouldn't be there anymore". However, I'm quite sure I solved it using PhilZ to advance wipe and wiped everything but the boot.