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Hi,
I'm new and though I've watched the noob video I hope I'm in the right place, if not please dont get angry ><.
2 days ago I've flashed into stock rom for my SG3 (GT-i9300) back from my RGUI v5 Build number: MIUI-2.8.3 IMM76D / Kernal version: 3.0.38-Siyah-s3-v1.3.9c
Ask me why? because I've had some issues trying to install official MIUI v4 from the international website and always I get error: "Status 7" with a dead android inside. (Again, Why ? because I as hoping it would make my SG3 even smoother... more responsive)
So I though perhaps flashing it from a stock rom might work, so I used Odin and everything went fine, again ofcourse I got the error and went back to CWM to restore the backup i've made before flashing anything, I dont really mind about the error right now, I've seen similar posts about it and I shall continue investigating it, What's more important is on the next phrase.
Today I found out that all my photos were deleted, after restoring my RGUI v5 rom 2 days ago ofcourse....
I'm not sure how could the situation get any better though I remember previously flashing rom's that the SD card never being touched and I guess I was wrong.
What I wanted to ask is, I just got more CWM backup files on my external SD, does anyone knows if CWM backup restores user data aswell or should I just give up ?
Helpfull tips of how to restore it could be usefull (Oh lord, please spare me I beg you, I'll pray more).
Thanks in advance.
I've flashed hundreds of times on S1, S2 and now S3 and never lost any data or photos that are on either the internal or external sd cards.
Not sure but could it be that you somehow hit format sd card in cwm by accident?
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Have you searched your internal and external storage? Maybe they were only stored on a different location so that the stock Gallery cannot find them?
Storages are either completely wiped or not wiped - but you don't only loose one particular folder
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sxi200 said:
I've flashed hundreds of times on S1, S2 and now S3 and never lost any data or photos that are on either the internal or external sd cards.
Not sure but could it be that you somehow hit format sd card in cwm by accident?
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Yeah, me too up untill now, i even verified via usb cable if I can browser into DCIM folder to see perhaps if its there but it not.
The General storage says 10 out of 11 free space...
d4fseeker said:
Have you searched your internal and external storage? Maybe they were only stored on a different location so that the stock Gallery cannot find them?
Storages are either completely wiped or not wiped - but you don't only loose one particular folder
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I tried to install 3rd party Gallery program which scans my SD's for photos and it could nothing.... Its probably not there.
I think all is lost unless one of my backups contains them.
anbushinobi said:
I tried to install 3rd party Gallery program which scans my SD's for photos and it could nothing.... Its probably not there.
I think all is lost unless one of my backups contains them.
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Unfortunately cwm backups do not backup stuff on the sd card like photos. Looks like you've lost them man.
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sxi200 said:
Unfortunately cwm backups do not backup stuff on the sd card like photos. Looks like you've lost them man.
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In a more optimistic view there are worse things, and although its quite hard to swollow all I've got left to do is say thanks to every one for trying...
Thanks.
Sorry, but this is a "Well Duh..." moment.... Flashing any stock rom through ODIN will always wipe the data partition on the internal sd card. You need to backup the internal stuff onto your PC. Only a stock firmware that has been modded will allow a non-wipe flash and you usually need to be rooted as it is no longer a stock rom.
You should be able to restore a nandroid backup of a stock rom too without wiping the internal sd card as this is only putting the system data back onto your phone...
ultramag69 said:
Sorry, but this is a "Well Duh..." moment.... Flashing any stock rom through ODIN will always wipe the data partition on the internal sd card. You need to backup the internal stuff onto your PC. Only a stock firmware that has been modded will allow a non-wipe flash and you usually need to be rooted as it is no longer a stock rom.
You should be able to restore a nandroid backup of a stock rom too without wiping the internal sd card as this is only putting the system data back onto your phone...
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What is that nandroid backup your talkibg about? I'm not familiar with it, though i understand that there's still no way out.
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What is that nandroid backup your talkibg about? I'm not familiar with it, though i understand that there's still no way out.
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Backup made with CWM recovery = Nandroid .
jje
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
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Daelyn said:
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
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It almost looked like a life saver case but it seems to target the external SD card only.
I can't seem to find a setting to switch into internal SD...
Hello everyone. I bought my sgs2 pre-rooted and have always had the problem of what looks to be an internal SD card partition. I read thought the thread below as well as a few others that say unmounting/remounting the SD card should fix the problem, however, I am under the impression that is for the External SD card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640983
When I go to “Setting–>Storage” I have the following:
Internal Storage
Total Space 1.97 gb
Available 1.21 gb
Internal Storage
Total Space 11.36 gb
SD[Card
Total Space 14.83 gb
Anyone have any thoughts? I have plenty of space on my phone, however, it seems that everything I install is being put into that first Internal storage space. I need to get this internal "partition" removed to have the full amount of space (16gb) of internal storage.
ps: This was a fresh AOKP flash after clearing all data and factory setting twice before flashing.
I see nothing wrong here. You are supposed to have a 2gb partition for apps to install to. If you try and change that you are asking for problems.
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Pirateghost said:
I see nothing wrong here. You are supposed to have a 2gb partition for apps to install to. If you try and change that you are asking for problems.
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So everything is Okay?? Whenever I go to camera (on AOKP's 8/30 JB) it says "SD card is running out of space". Also, I do not have that many apps installed, some apps won't be able to save data.
Flash back to stock rooted and see if you have the same issue
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Flash back to stock rooted and see if you have the same issue
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Stock ICS? as in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181
I had this before and had same issues. I flashed to CM9/AOKP ICS and had same problem, but was able to save location where Camera saved images.
But you don't need more internal storage. That has nothing to do with your problem.
I would flash it back to stock gingerbread and see if you still have the same problem.
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Pirateghost said:
But you don't need more internal storage. That has nothing to do with your problem.
I would flash it back to stock gingerbread and see if you still have the same problem.
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The problem with phone memory as in apps saving/camera or to see if the storage page looks any different than what it does?
Also, Are there any extra steps needed to go from JB to GB? I have never flashed down from a newer version before.
Thanks for the help Pirateghost
Pirateghost said:
But you don't need more internal storage. That has nothing to do with your problem.
I would flash it back to stock gingerbread and see if you still have the same problem.
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DUDE WTF do we meet again?????
iksnoved25 said:
Hello everyone. I bought my sgs2 pre-rooted and have always had the problem of what looks to be an internal SD card partition. I read thought the thread below as well as a few others that say unmounting/remounting the SD card should fix the problem, however, I am under the impression that is for the External SD card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640983
When I go to “Setting–>Storage” I have the following:
Internal Storage
Total Space 1.97 gb
Available 1.21 gb
Internal Storage
Total Space 11.36 gb
SD[Card
Total Space 14.83 gb
Anyone have any thoughts? I have plenty of space on my phone, however, it seems that everything I install is being put into that first Internal storage space. I need to get this internal "partition" removed to have the full amount of space (16gb) of internal storage.
ps: This was a fresh AOKP flash after clearing all data and factory setting twice before flashing.
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My dude your phone is fine that's how it's set up DON'T go to GB the problem is in the AOKP JB ROM camera storage if anything flash AOKP ICS 7.3
snipe2nite said:
DUDE WTF do we meet again?????
My dude your phone is fine that's how it's set up DON'T go to GB the problem is in the AOKP JB ROM camera storage if anything flash AOKP ICS 7.3
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Thanks Snipe. When I had ICS 7.3 aokp i was able to change that, but could not find a way to fix it in JB. One thing after the next I started getting paranoid that I fluxed something up... Thanks for the re-assurance. I may just wait until a newer build is out for AOKP.
Thanks for the help everyone, I apologize for spamming the forums. I have been avid reading these since I started flashing back in May, I guess everyone has to create a username eventually.
iksnoved25 said:
Thanks Snipe. When I had ICS 7.3 aokp i was able to change that, but could not find a way to fix it in JB. One thing after the next I started getting paranoid that I fluxed something up... Thanks for the re-assurance. I may just wait until a newer build is out for AOKP.
Thanks for the help everyone, I apologize for spamming the forums. I have been avid reading these since I started flashing back in May, I guess everyone has to create a username eventually.
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Just make sure you READ all you can you will get LOTS of wrong info on here ALWAYZ cross reference everything, you're the only one that can keep your phone safe..... The JB port still needs some work to be ready 4 prime time Task is a bad @ss and will get everything working it will just take time.
snipe2nite said:
Just make sure you READ all you can you will get LOTS of wrong info on here ALWAYZ cross reference everything, you're the only one that can keep your phone safe..... The JB port still needs some work to be ready 4 prime time Task is a bad @ss and will get everything working it will just take time.
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I have been trying that. Googling what I find here, checking elsewhere and with some buddies that root/fash also. I just wanted to see if I could get a definite answer with everything.
iksnoved25 said:
I have been trying that. Googling what I find here, checking elsewhere and with some buddies that root/fash also. I just wanted to see if I could get a definite answer with everything.
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All good you're on the right track keep uP the good work!!!!!
Hello. I was wondering if anyone has restored a backup of their phone which was using the sd swap. If so, could you share whether you're using CWM or TWRP and post screenshot of files in your backup?
Thnx!
grimloktt said:
Hello. I was wondering if anyone has restored a backup of their phone which was using the sd swap. If so, could you share whether you're using CWM or TWRP and post screenshot of files in your backup?
Thnx!
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I have with Jedi 14. Restored while trying to get JBSmooth to do some things with loading Sammy Apps. Eventually because I could not get some functions to work because of the swap, went back and turned it off. ( also pictures that i was taking while on swap for some reason would be corrupted) My opinion i'd just leave the cards the way they are. Which sucks since i have a 32gb class 10 card and figured it would run way faster then stock memory.
dragonstalker said:
I have with Jedi 14. Restored while trying to get JBSmooth to do some things with loading Sammy Apps. Eventually because I could not get some functions to work because of the swap, went back and turned it off. ( also pictures that i was taking while on swap for some reason would be corrupted) My opinion i'd just leave the cards the way they are. Which sucks since i have a 32gb class 10 card and figured it would run way faster then stock memory.
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So, it sounds like you restored from sd swap back to non sd swap? Forgive my wording but I'm trying to see if anyone restored a sd swap backup? So from sd swap or from regular to sd swap? I'm wondering if it's possible.
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grimloktt said:
So, it sounds like you restored from sd swap back to non sd swap? Forgive my wording but I'm trying to see if anyone restored a sd swap backup? So from sd swap or from regular to sd swap? I'm wondering if it's possible.
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Yes you can go from a swapped installation to a normal installation. When you re-flash another rom, the data is untouched. meaning all of your pictures stay, all of your downloads stay, everything stays. The only difference is how the rom treats each storage system.
eboodnero said:
Yes you can go from a swapped installation to a normal installation. When you re-flash another rom, the data is untouched. meaning all of your pictures stay, all of your downloads stay, everything stays. The only difference is how the rom treats each storage system.
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Thank you for your response but I was asking about going from either a sd swap or regular operating system and had success restoring a previous back-up of an sd swap? So, in the end after the restore is complete, you're running a sd swap configuration.
Bottom line: I'm running sd swap and am wondering if I ever had to restore a backup that I made (an sd swap running backup) could I successfully restore to a still sd swapped running system? Is it possible?
Is this clear as mud? :cyclops:
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Thank you for your response but I was asking about going from either a sd swap or regular operating system and had success restoring a previous back-up of an sd swap? So, in the end after the restore is complete, you're running a sd swap configuration.
Bottom line: I'm running sd swap and am wondering if I ever had to restore a backup that I made (an sd swap running backup) could I successfully restore to a still sd swapped running system? Is it possible?
Is this clear as mud? :cyclops:
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Haha a bit cumbersome to read but that's ok. What I was explaining is that the sd card swap changes nothing other than the way the Rom views it's storage devices. If the Rom is changed, so will it's sd swap configuration.
Meaning that if you have an sd card swap configuration for your current rom, and you restore a nand backup that you made, from a different rom with an sd swap configuration, nothing will change.
If you go from an sd swapped rom to a backup of a regular rom, you will no longer have that swapped configuration, because, again, that configuration is exclusive to the rom it came with.
The answer to your bottom line question is yes. You will still have your sd card swap after you backup.
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eboodnero said:
The answer to your bottom line question is yes. You will still have your sd card swap after you backup.
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Thnx. With the nandroid backup utilities designed prior to sd swap functionality, I just wasn't sure whether everything would work the same as regular configuration, i.e. sd swapped configuration would correctly back-up and correctly restore--if needed.
Thnx!
grimloktt said:
Thnx. With the nandroid backup utilities designed prior to sd swap functionality, I just wasn't sure whether everything would work the same as regular configuration, i.e. sd swapped configuration would correctly back-up and correctly restore--if needed.
Thnx!
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Anytime! Just understand that a nandroid backup is like taking a snapshot of your rom and all of the configurations and settings and apps etc...the sd swap is just like any other configuration, in that it is part of the snapshot taken by the recovery manager in the form of a nandroid backup.
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I am on 4.3 mj7 and love stock just need more storage for apps. Is there a solution for this?
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Move data to extsd card for starters
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
Move data to extsd card for starters
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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All apps dont move to sd lile 2gb monster app gta sa also when you bootstrap and add a rom you only get 1 gig of system storage.
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bulvine420 said:
All apps dont move to sd lile 2gb monster app gta sa also when you bootstrap and add a rom you only get 1 gig of system storage.
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I'm not talking about apps, I'm talking about data like music, pictures, movies.....I have 16gb S4 with a 32GB extsd card and running safestrap with a stock rom and 2 rom slots for custom roms with no memory issues whatsoever
decaturbob said:
I'm not talking about apps, I'm talking about data like music, pictures, movies.....I have 16gb S4 with a 32GB extsd card and running safestrap with a stock rom and 2 rom slots for custom roms with no memory issues whatsoever
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I don't know what I'm doing different if anything. I've tried leaving the stock rom in the Safe Side with safestrap and end up with about 9GB free. Then I installed Hyperdrive in the past to a slot and by the time I add in my apps to it, ect.. I end up with a measily 1 to 2 GB and not near enough room for a 2nd slot, thus my installs of Hyperdrive have been going into the stock slot because of this but now that seems to have caused me a setback in using slots for anything likely because I upgraded clear to MK2 bootloader and HD is MJ7 based so even with the module to make it work, the slot installs aren't working anymore.
Ok, I went a bit off topic but thought I would throw that in there because OUR whole ideas here are saving space on our little 16GB phones. lolz :highfive:
lazer9 said:
I don't know what I'm doing different if anything. I've tried leaving the stock rom in the Safe Side with safestrap and end up with about 9GB free. Then I installed Hyperdrive in the past to a slot and by the time I add in my apps to it, ect.. I end up with a measily 1 to 2 GB and not near enough room for a 2nd slot, thus my installs of Hyperdrive have been going into the stock slot because of this but now that seems to have caused me a setback in using slots for anything likely because I upgraded clear to MK2 bootloader and HD is MJ7 based so even with the module to make it work, the slot installs aren't working anymore.
Ok, I went a bit off topic but thought I would throw that in there because OUR whole ideas here are saving space on our little 16GB phones. lolz :highfive:
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so you do have an extsd card and you have redirected all your data there?
decaturbob said:
so you do have an extsd card and you have redirected all your data there?
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As in the files (types) you mentioned, Yes, media, camera, videos, any other extra files outside of the apps themselves, yes!
I even tried moving some apps which will permit to SDcard storage to no avail. Still can't free up anything like the space you mention.
lazer9 said:
As in the files (types) you mentioned, Yes, media, camera, videos, any other extra files outside of the apps themselves, yes!
I even tried moving some apps which will permit to SDcard storage to no avail. Still can't free up anything like the space you mention.
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Im in same boat this is why I want sd swap. If I flash hyper drive I end up with 1 gb rom works fine just cant download apps there is not enough storage.
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bulvine420 said:
Im in same boat this is why I want sd swap. If I flash hyper drive I end up with 1 gb rom works fine just cant download apps there is not enough storage.
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I found this a few weeks ago.....
have not tried it, but I am very curious to know if it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454518
I recently installed hyperdrive on my 16GB GS4 with Safestrap, on my stock slot, it says i have 6 gbs available and 6 Misc. files, but on my Hyperdrive slot i have 13 GB of misc files and 1.6 gb left.. I dont use the stock slot so should I wipe it to get some free space?
Thanks
High_Rez said:
I recently installed hyperdrive on my 16GB GS4 with Safestrap, on my stock slot, it says i have 6 gbs available and 6 Misc. files, but on my Hyperdrive slot i have 13 GB of misc files and 1.6 gb left.. I dont use the stock slot so should I wipe it to get some free space?
Thanks
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You shouldn't need to wipe your stock slot, not to mention I'm pretty sure things would get screwy if you wiped that then tried to only run on a ROM slot.
There are plenty of people who run 2-3 ROMs + their stock slot.
You just need to make sure everything is being sent to your external SD Card ( you do have one right? )
Go to the play store and grab Disk Usage , it can show you what is taking up all your storage space.
My guess is youre going to just have to erase some things, and move some things. You have to remember, mostly everything defaults to saving to your "SD Card" which is actually just the internal memory.
Also, these phones say they have 16gb internal memory... But its actually more like 9.59gb of usable memory.
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Mistertac said:
You shouldn't need to wipe your stock slot, not to mention I'm pretty sure things would get screwy if you wiped that then tried to only run on a ROM slot.
There are plenty of people who run 2-3 ROMs + their stock slot.
You just need to make sure everything is being sent to your external SD Card ( you do have one right? )
Go to the play store and grab Disk Usage , it can show you what is taking up all your storage space.
My guess is youre going to just have to erase some things, and move some things. You have to remember, mostly everything defaults to saving to your "SD Card" which is actually just the internal memory.
Also, these phones say they have 16gb internal memory... But its actually more like 9.59gb of usable memory.
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Yes I have an SD card but i only have 2 Gbs of storage now. I dont use stock and I have only essential things and apps I use on the only slot I use, I think im going to remove alot of bloatware with titanium backup in the stock slot.
High_Rez said:
Yes I have an SD card but i only have 2 Gbs of storage now. I dont use stock and I have only essential things and apps I use on the only slot I use, I think im going to remove alot of bloatware with titanium backup in the stock slot.
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Well that's one way to help the situation. People certainly do use just the stock slot for ROMs but it just depends on how comfortable you are.
Keep playing around with trying to free up memory and you'll get real good at it
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