Where are the CWM Recovery backups stored? I think I've looked everywhere but can't find them. They restore ok from the recovery view but can't find them in any file explorer. Most of them I have on internal sdcard but the clockworkmod folder is empty
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janko:) said:
Where are the CWM Recovery backups stored? I think I've looked everywhere but can't find them. They restore ok from the recovery view but can't find them in any file explorer. Most of them I have on internal sdcard but the clockworkmod folder is empty
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ckeck in / mnt / shell / emulated / ClockworkMod / backup
The path you're looking for is /data/media/ClockworkMod/backup I believe, haven't seen the other but of course it could also be right.
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The path you're looking for is /data/media/ClockworkMod/backup I believe, haven't seen the other but of course it could also be right.
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Tat is the old format which is in 4.1.2
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Tat is the old format which is in 4.1.2
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I'm almost positive that's where I found mine a couple weeks ago, and I'm running 4.4...[EDIT: both paths take you to the same thing, just checked] It shouldn't matter what version, as per below.
An explanation as to why it's not where you think it is.
After 4.1 (correct version?) introduced multi user, internal storage is separated into numbered folders for each user, starting with 0 - the first user (ie usually only user on phones). Since CWM uses the root of the SD card instead of following this new format, most apps cannot find the backup since they access the 0 folder of int storage.
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4.1 didnt introduce multi user. It is 4.3. Also. I tried the directory u said. Nth. Its wat the first directory was given is correct.
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It depends on if you backed it up to sdcard or sdcard1
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It depends on if you backed it up to sdcard or sdcard1
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There is only sdcard and extsdcard.
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Depends on your settings - bit you'll find them in the "Clockword" folder - extsd or internal depends on what you chose St time of backup
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Both mnt/shell and data folders are empty. This is wierd because I've checked so many paths and still can't find it... Am I doing something wrong?
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I'm dumb didn't turn on root explorer. The first directory is correct. Thank you all for help.
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Hi everyone I made a backup of my rom using clockworkmod however it's not under the ClockworkMod folder where backups are usually stored but I definitely know the backup is there because my phone storage is decreasing does anyone know where else they might be stored?
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What rom are you on and did you use Rom Manager. If you are on a 4.2.x, I believe that Rom Manager saves the backup to a protected secure location which is only accessable through the app itself.
If you're on 4.2 and use cwm natively (boot into recovery) I don't think it takes account of the 0 folder.
Use a file manager and browse to /data/media and see if theres a clockworkmod folder there. More detail about that in my signature.
I prefer Philz recovery. I can toggle 0 on or off
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Thanks but there was nothing in my media folder and yes I booted into recovery mode and yes im running 4.2.2
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/data/media not media
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Hi. I have a really odd problem, and hope you guys can help me out. recently i rooted my phone (sgs4) and used TWRP (and later CWM) to make a backup of my system via recovery. However, at one point the backup failed due to insufficient space on my internal card, and now the phone keeps warning me that the phone is full. However - and here's my stupid problem - I don't remember which of the two backup programs I used when this happened, and however I search the card (using Root explorer) I'm unable to find ANY folder named backup, twrp, clockworkmod or anything comparable. Now, the files MUST be on the card somewhere, considering used storage jumped with about 4,5gb. before and after this incident. Anyone know where such files might be hidden?
did you search if the file is hidden ?
you can try to arrange all files by size and check directory with large size
or else
try searching keywords like *.md5,*.zip
part , sd-ext etc
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I've looked at filesizes, yes... But not for hidden folders. Will try that.
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Hmmm... Thx for the tip, but no luck. No hidden folders. I do suspect some kind of temp folder or location (I have a bunch of files in a 'emulated/0' folder, but no idea whether this is it.....
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maybe they go in .Trash1000 ? is there any such directory ?
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Hi. Thank you for the tip. I searched through thr phone without luck. Again, this is very strange...
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Hi. Thank you for the tip. I searched through thr phone without luck. Again, this is very strange...
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maybe too late for an answer to this but...
I believe the "temp" folder while the backup is being created with cwm recovery is:
/data/clockworkmod/backup
at least so is on my S4 mini with cwm 6.0.3.3 cwm recovery
Same problem on a S4 Mini, please help me!
So in my flashing craziness I forgot to use the sd downgrade when I went from an AOSP rom back to a 4.1.2 rom. Definitely a noob mistake that I will never make again.
Now my internal SD seems extremely cluttered with a 0 folder similar to the main one.
Is there a simple way to clean this up?
FWIW I did flash the new Beans 18 build then flash the downgrade earlier today, however I am currently on a restored backup of Beans 17.
I have considered flashing back to stock and then rooting again to make it all clean, but that won't take care of the unused and duplicate folders in my internal storage...right?!
Yes I am new here so please be kind! I spend a ton of time teaching myself and learning about rooting and customizing, but this is one thing I wanted a definite answer to before I end up deleting a crucial file or folder.
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mayorblurps said:
So in my flashing craziness I forgot to use the sd downgrade when I went from an AOSP rom back to a 4.1.2 rom. Definitely a noob mistake that I will never make again.
Now my internal SD seems extremely cluttered with a 0 folder similar to the main one.
Is there a simple way to clean this up?
FWIW I did flash the new Beans 18 build then flash the downgrade earlier today, however I am currently on a restored backup of Beans 17.
I have considered flashing back to stock and then rooting again to make it all clean, but that won't take care of the unused and duplicate folders in my internal storage...right?!
Yes I am new here so please be kind! I spend a ton of time teaching myself and learning about rooting and customizing, but this is one thing I wanted a definite answer to before I end up deleting a crucial file or folder.
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Easiest way would be to use a file explorer and copy/paste anything from /0 you want to keep over to the correct sdcard location. Then you can just delete the /0 folder.
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I was able to delete all but 2 sub folders under 0...the download and jelly beans folder refuse to delete. Not sure what that's about but at least I now have my internal in better shape!
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mayorblurps said:
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I was able to delete all but 2 sub folders under 0...the download and jelly beans folder refuse to delete. Not sure what that's about but at least I now have my internal in better shape!
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Were you using an explorer like Root Explorer that you could get R/W privileges with? If not do that.
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I am using ES file explorer...I thought it would be able to 'see' all the files.
If I need to use another program or app, let me know.
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mayorblurps said:
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I was able to delete all but 2 sub folders under 0...the download and jelly beans folder refuse to delete. Not sure what that's about but at least I now have my internal in better shape!
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Reboot to TWRP, go to advanced to fix the permissions on those two folders and then delete it from there, worked for me.
I also found trouble deleting beans, but got it done from a pc. Different beans for different fiends.
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I am using ES file explorer...I thought it would be able to 'see' all the files.
If I need to use another program or app, let me know.
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I haven't used ES in a long long long time. If it will allow you full R/W privileges like Root Explorer you should be able to do it but I honestly don't know about ES because I use Root Explorer. Maybe the post about boring into recovery would work.
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mayorblurps said:
So in my flashing craziness I forgot to use the sd downgrade when I went from an AOSP rom back to a 4.1.2 rom. Definitely a noob mistake that I will never make again.
Now my internal SD seems extremely cluttered with a 0 folder similar to the main one.
Is there a simple way to clean this up?
FWIW I did flash the new Beans 18 build then flash the downgrade earlier today, however I am currently on a restored backup of Beans 17.
I have considered flashing back to stock and then rooting again to make it all clean, but that won't take care of the unused and duplicate folders in my internal storage...right?!
Yes I am new here so please be kind! I spend a ton of time teaching myself and learning about rooting and customizing, but this is one thing I wanted a definite answer to before I end up deleting a crucial file or folder.
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I was in the same boat as you buddy. I put everything I wanted from my internal memory to my sd card and went into TWRP and wiped the internal data(the one you have to type yes to continue) then wiped cache system and data and reflashed beans room and then used my backup from my sd card
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I was in the same boat as you buddy. I put everything I wanted from my internal memory to my sd card and went into TWRP and wiped the internal data(the one you have to type yes to continue) then wiped cache system and data and reflashed beans room and then used my backup from my sd card
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^ This is the way to go. Just get rid of everything and start over. Although make sure to have the rom on your external sd so after you wipe internal you have the rom to flash. I do it when I get bored and want to clear out old app folders
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If I needed to clear the internal, I would remove important files and then do an internal storage wipe on a clean Rom from twrp.
Current device:
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Retired devices:
Huawei Ascend, Droid Charge, Droid Bionic
I used this wipe application called Zoot's wipe script, it has the Aroma wipe installer in it. This has several wiping variations but the big wipe is the Mega Wipe. Make sure you transfer all your important files to your external sd card because this Mega Wipe will wipe your internal memory clean to where you have 10gb free again. (For me on Verizon we only can get the 16gb gnote2, so after Touch Wiz sucks up the memory it needs you only have about 10gb free) Download this zip file and when you flash into recovery, I use TWRP, this can be used on Clock work too. flash this zip file and select Mega to clean out your internal sd. Super Wipe can be used to flash different roms too.
http://db.tt/iEO3S8uv
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all you have to do is hit format data in twrp, same thing as "megawipes".
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all you have to do is hit format data in twrp, same thing as "megawipes".
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That's what I've been saying.
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That's what I've been saying.
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Yeah those mega wipe threads were really confusing me I was like umm isn't that a basic option in twrp.
I use internal system wipe in twrp... Works great
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Yeah those mega wipe threads were really confusing me I was like umm isn't that a basic option in twrp.
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They started making those years ago and they just haven't stopped because people think they do more than just wiping in TWRP, which they don't.
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joshm.1219 said:
all you have to do is hit format data in twrp, same thing as "megawipes".
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Cool, never knew. Some one on XDA sent me the Aroma Mega wipe link and I just rolled with it. Yeah still unfamiliar with all the functions of TWRP.
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Cool, never knew. Some one on XDA sent me the Aroma Mega wipe link and I just rolled with it. Yeah still unfamiliar with all the functions of TWRP.
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CWM and was wiping everything via cwm and still all of the folders reappear! do i need to use TWRP???
The file manager for TWRP isn't reading my files. I moved all my roms to a different folder and deleted the old one they were in. However TWRP isn't recognizing any changes that have been made to any files or folders and it still shows the old folder but it is empty. How do I make it refresh or recognize any of the new files and folders in my phone? I have used the file manager i got when rooting my phone and es file explorer and the both are reading everything correctly. So how do I make TWRP start working correctly as well?
Where did you move the files from and to?
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Still on my sd card. Where they were before. I just cant figure out why ny recovery looks just like it did before I moved anything. I can't find any of the roms I have downloaded
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Still on my sd card. Where they were before. I just cant figure out why ny recovery looks just like it did before I moved anything. I can't find any of the roms I have downloaded
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Roms are In the downloads, move them to the 0 folder and they will show up.. Use root explorer to move them when booted and flash them from the twrp
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Well yea I had moved them from downloads to a folder where I had been putting all my roms and stuff. But even if I put them back in downloads twrp won't pick them up.
Alright so it isn't like updating anything. By that I mean it is showing stuff I deleted from my phone and isn't showing anything new I install
Edit: just read the 0 folder thing you said. Problem solved! Thanks a lot
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Hi,
After downgrading from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2, can't see sdcard in recovery, only seeing folder 0 that's in sdcard folder (which I can see in es explorer).
Any solution to that?
Using twrp 2.6.0.0
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inside your /0 folder you should see the sd content.
that's because of the multi-user support at 4.2
eytan123 said:
inside your /0 folder you should see the sd content.
that's because of the multi-user support at 4.2
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After downgrading, it seems that the 0 folder is obsolete, and not the same as sdcard folder.
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Which recovery?
Edit, sorry you said.
Is there not a toggle option in recovery to toggle sdcard location like philz has?
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Have you tried at the computer alone or from file explorer/recovery explorer ?
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Which recovery?
Edit, sorry you said.
Is there not a toggle option in recovery to toggle sdcard location like philz has?
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Not that I've seen one, looked for it.
I'll give a try to philz.
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Have you tried at the computer alone or from file explorer/recovery explorer ?
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It's the same in both. also, can't delete the 0 folder because of the Android folder inside it (tried to move it).
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hmmm
Well I recall I once had this problem in the early days of 4.2 when I just checked an unstable version and reverted to 4.1.
Again, as far as I remember the solution was to update the recovery, but then again, I'm using CWM and you said you're using TWRP.
Since you said your TWRP v is the last one(2.6.0.0) I'd wait for someone else who encountered this issue.
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hmmm
Well I recall I once had this problem in the early days of 4.2 when I just checked an unstable version and reverted to 4.1.
Again, as far as I remember the solution was to update the recovery, but then again, I'm using CWM and you said you're using TWRP.
Since you said your TWRP v is the last one(2.6.0.0) I'd wait for someone else who encountered this issue.
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Well, philz did the trick.
Will try to delete the 0 folder somehow... Maybe a superwipe.
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Well, philz did the trick.
Will try to delete the 0 folder somehow... Maybe a superwipe.
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Yeah so Philz toggles /sdcard mounting to /data/media/0 and /data/media with the former now the default but the option to toggle to the latter.
CWM is still only using /data/media
My assumption now is TWRP is only using /data/media/0
That is why i fallback-ed to PhilZ Touch version 500.5 (CWM 6.0.3.1 based) for I9300 4.1.2, lest unable to read the old internal SDCard content even after toggling data/media/(0) in the higher version of the recovery.