Hello all. I have a quick question hoping to get an answer to. This being my first LG, if I do a Factory Reset will it wipe the internal hdd completely clean? I don't recall my Samsung GS3 wiping it completely. I just want to get rid of any non used files and/or folders from apps that were deleted.
Also, I'm running Xposed. Should I delete the mods and uninstall Xposed before the Factory Reset?
vudugan said:
Hello all. I have a quick question hoping to get an answer to. This being my first LG, if I do a Factory Reset will it wipe the internal hdd completely clean? I don't recall my Samsung GS3 wiping it completely. I just want to get rid of any non used files and/or folders from apps that were deleted.
Also, I'm running Xposed. Should I delete the mods and uninstall Xposed before the Factory Reset?
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A factory reset will wipe the device to a state that looks like out of the box.
So anything thing you have installed will go away.
It won't wipe the microSD unless you select that option but you will lose all apps and such.
tech_head said:
A factory reset will wipe the device to a state that looks like out of the box.
So anything thing you have installed will go away.
It won't wipe the microSD unless you select that option but you will lose all apps and such.
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Question, will the Factory Reset return the software to 10B or will it still have the 11C OTA software?
Thanks,
You'll keep the version you're on. Thx Tech
Decon1 said:
Question, will the Factory Reset return the software to 10B or will it still have the 11C OTA software?
Thanks,
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It only erases user data and resets all the settings.
System level doesn't change.
tech_head said:
It only erases user data and resets all the settings.
System level doesn't change.
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Yeah, I figured as much, first LG phone so I thought I'd ask.
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I justed rooted my droid x2 and am still stock with 2.3.4 and I do not have bootstrap installed yet. What happens now if I do a factory reset? Will my phone still be rooted?
prj71 said:
I justed rooted my droid x2 and am still stock with 2.3.4 and I do not have bootstrap installed yet. What happens now if I do a factory reset? Will my phone still be rooted?
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NO u wont.lose root. Factory reset will not get rid of root.
U need to SBF or use the root method u used to unroot.
That's what I figured. Thanks.
Next question...
I removed a bunch of the verizon bloatware by removing the APK files out of the system/app folder and onto a folder on my SD card. If I perform the factory reset, does the bloatware then return?
Also is it necessary to install bootstrap before I decide to do a factory reset?
prj71 said:
That's what I figured. Thanks.
Next question...
I removed a bunch of the verizon bloatware by removing the APK files out of the system/app folder and onto a folder on my SD card. If I perform the factory reset, does the bloatware then return?
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Hmmm. No I don't think they will but don't quote me 100% on that(unless I'm right lol)
But I know that if I ADD an apk (like bootstrap recovery) to /system/app it doesn't disappear when doing a factory reset/data wipe(from recovery. I don't usually do one from privacy menu settings) since it kinda "tricks" the system to thinking it was there all along
Factor Rest only wipes /data (including dalvic) and cache so anything youve done to /system will be like it was.
Hello, s2 galllery just become unusable. How ? Well I connected device to the pc, copyed some photos to pc and then deleted some photos of s2 gallery from my computer with shift+delete. after that I disconnect device and guess what? Yes gallery and photo itself either lags alot even though its even less photos in the mobile than before or does not even start or says gallery is not respoding. Restarted device - did not help. deleted gallery data(cache) from applications section also did not help. I hope to find an answer without doing a factory reset.
for now it doesnt even start - says loading for ever
DZG said:
Hello, s2 galllery just become unusable. How ? Well I connected device to the pc, copyed some photos to pc and then deleted some photos of s2 gallery from my computer with shift+delete. after that I disconnect device and guess what? Yes gallery and photo itself either lags alot even though its even less photos in the mobile than before or does not even start or says gallery is not respoding. Restarted device - did not help. deleted gallery data(cache) from applications section also did not help. I hope to find an answer without doing a factory reset.
for now it doesnt even start - says loading for ever
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What ROM are you on again?
DZG said:
Hello, s2 galllery just become unusable. How ? Well I connected device to the pc, copyed some photos to pc and then deleted some photos of s2 gallery from my computer with shift+delete. after that I disconnect device and guess what? Yes gallery and photo itself either lags alot even though its even less photos in the mobile than before or does not even start or says gallery is not respoding. Restarted device - did not help. deleted gallery data(cache) from applications section also did not help. I hope to find an answer without doing a factory reset.
for now it doesnt even start - says loading for ever
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Did you do a safe disconnect of device?
Also, why does doing factory reset bother you? All you need to do is backup apps/appdata via Titanium Backup Pro, and SMS via SMS Backup, factory reset and restore backups and contacts will sync via google account. Its no big deal your not going to lose anything.
Also, why on earth call this a "major bug" when its completely obvious that it isnt otherwise it would be very common and well known about already. Plus you dont even bother to mention what ROM you're using, did you even check the roms thread? Or if stock did you contact Samsung?
I don't like factory resets either, I actually avoid them.
gastonw said:
I don't like factory resets either, I actually avoid them.
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Why?
TheATHEiST said:
Why?
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Because I'm able to, and I don't have to. Everything always works fine. It's crazy.
gastonw said:
Because I'm able to, and I don't have to. Everything always works fine. It's crazy.
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Well if everything works fine, Its not that your "avoiding it" its simply that you "dont need" to use it. So your original comment makes no sense.
Only time you need to wipe data is when moving to a new rom base/type, If you face issues or if you just want to do a clean install.
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Well if everything works fine, Its not that your "avoiding it" its simply that you "dont need" to use it. So your original comment makes no sense.
Only time you need to wipe data is when moving to a new rom base/type, If you face issues or if you just want to do a clean install.
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Avoiding it by not messing up with it. I could choose to go and play with things that will require a factory reset. I think I made that pretty clear, you just have to read it, think about it and read it again.
I'm good with semantics & semiotics, didn't I tell you that?
BTW, I flash with MO, it does the wipping itself.
Be good now.
gastonw said:
Avoiding it by not messing up with it. I could choose to go and play with things that will require a factory reset. I think I made that pretty clear, you just have to read it, think about it and read it again.
I'm good with semantics & semiotics, didn't I tell you that?
BTW, I flash with MO, it does the wipping itself.
Be good now.
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And at what point did you make it "pretty clear" ?
Also what has Mobile Odin got to do with the price of fish? The wipe in question is in general if you have issues with a particular rom resulting in attempting to clear it by clearing non-default data/settings, Not about when wiping before/after first rom flash which is mostly for custom roms via CWM when its strongly advised unless moving up version of same rom. Since it ounds like you only use stock rom then you will very rarely come across teh need to use wipe.
Either way its not that your "avoiding" it, its simply that you have no "need" to use wipe in your circumstances because its not necessary.
Wiping data/factory reset is no big deal either way as the most important stuff can very easily be backed up and restored so if you have issues with system and cant resolve it then just backup everything and do wipe (and/or clean install of rom) and restore it back, simple.
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And at what point did you make it "pretty clear" ?
Also what has Mobile Odin got to do with the price of fish? The wipe in question is in general if you have issues with a particular rom resulting in attempting to clear it by clearing non-default data/settings, Not about when wiping before/after first rom flash which is mostly for custom roms via CWM when its strongly advised unless moving up version of same rom. Since it ounds like you only use stock rom then you will very rarely come across teh need to use wipe.
Either way its not that your "avoiding" it, its simply that you have no "need" to use wipe in your circumstances because its not necessary.
Wiping data/factory reset is no big deal either way as the most important stuff can very easily be backed up and restored so if you have issues with system and cant resolve it then just backup everything and do wipe (and/or clean install of rom) and restore it back, simple.
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Second quote TheATHEiST
Obviously you are talking to somebody who is very inexperienced with Android.
You can always download gallery apps from the play store. This would be along your lines of something you can do to fix it.
Also this is not a major bug!! Very very very minor at best!
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And at what point did you make it "pretty clear" ?
Also what has Mobile Odin got to do with the price of fish? The wipe in question is in general if you have issues with a particular rom resulting in attempting to clear it by clearing non-default data/settings, Not about when wiping before/after first rom flash which is mostly for custom roms via CWM when its strongly advised unless moving up version of same rom. Since it ounds like you only use stock rom then you will very rarely come across teh need to use wipe.
Either way its not that your "avoiding" it, its simply that you have no "need" to use wipe in your circumstances because its not necessary.
Wiping data/factory reset is no big deal either way as the most important stuff can very easily be backed up and restored so if you have issues with system and cant resolve it then just backup everything and do wipe (and/or clean install of rom) and restore it back, simple.
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Exactly. See? now you got it.
I just do not flash custom ROMs.
Wasn't so hard, was it? It' simple; you said it yourself.
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Dude, your talking utter crap. At no point did you "make it clear" (as you claimed) you was only flashing stock roms.
I'm ending this conversation now because you're starting to get annoying.
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So elocuent.
And don't worry, I always knew you couldn't see my point. Everyone else did.
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Hello, could you someone tell me what is gonna be deleted when apply Factory setting? I know the account,pictures, but do you know if this going to delete Notes as well? I sold my phone and I forgot to delete manually in Notes.
Thank you
erases everything
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erases everything
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Thank you I had some immportant data there.
Factory reset takes you to the Original ROM's state, no settings, no apps.
SD card won't be touched in any way.
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Hey guys,
So I got the g3 back in Aug. And rooted with one of the early methods.
I stopped keeping up to date with updates but now my phones running a little slow so I figured I'd see what updates I should apply or what the best route would be to go.
Currently I am on 4.4.2 build kvt49l.
I do not remember what I used to root but I believe I'm stock Rom without custom recovery and only root.
I'm okay without going custom recovery, unless it's super easy to obtain, I just enjoy having root for a number of reasons.
Thanks for the info guys.
derik123derik123 said:
Hey guys,
So I got the g3 back in Aug. And rooted with one of the early methods.
I stopped keeping up to date with updates but now my phones running a little slow so I figured I'd see what updates I should apply or what the best route would be to go.
Currently I am on 4.4.2 build kvt49l.
I do not remember what I used to root but I believe I'm stock Rom without custom recovery and only root.
I'm okay without going custom recovery, unless it's super easy to obtain, I just enjoy having root for a number of reasons.
Thanks for the info guys.
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If you are on the VS985 (Verizon model), only Stump root works.
But, first off, before doing anything, how many apps have you installed? What is the amount of free memory/storage on your phone? If you have way too many apps installed, that can cause the phone to become sluggish. I would suggest removing any apps you know longer use.
Also, you could boot into recovery and wipe the cache and dalvik. Not a factory data reset which wipes your phone, but just wipe the cache and dalvik cache.
I would do that first before taking the OTAs. If all you have done was root via Stump and have not "bumped" the phone with TWRP, you can go into SuperSU and tell it to maintain root across OTAs. Then, you can take the OTAs as they come in and you'll maintain root.
But, i doubt that will fix your sluggishness with the phone. As I stated, I would check to see how much free storage you have left (both on the internal memory as well as the main memory). Then, wipe dalvik and cache and try that as well.
iBolski said:
If you are on the VS985 (Verizon model), only Stump root works.
But, first off, before doing anything, how many apps have you installed? What is the amount of free memory/storage on your phone? If you have way too many apps installed, that can cause the phone to become sluggish. I would suggest removing any apps you know longer use.
Also, you could boot into recovery and wipe the cache and dalvik. Not a factory data reset which wipes your phone, but just wipe the cache and dalvik cache.
I would do that first before taking the OTAs. If all you have done was root via Stump and have not "bumped" the phone with TWRP, you can go into SuperSU and tell it to maintain root across OTAs. Then, you can take the OTAs as they come in and you'll maintain root.
But, i doubt that will fix your sluggishness with the phone. As I stated, I would check to see how much free storage you have left (both on the internal memory as well as the main memory). Then, wipe dalvik and cache and try that as well.
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I don't believe I have that much installed.
I am having an issue with installing apps all of a sudden. I keep getting an error saying I don't have enough space, but I have plenty...?
My issue is with lag. Especially with the keyboard. I'm using the stock LG keyboard but if I attempt to type quickly it'll lag and cause me to mistype.
I'll try wiping the cache and what not and report back. Thanks for your input.
Edit: so I wiped the cache and the device is still laggy. Would tasker be causing it at all? Thanks again.
derik123derik123 said:
I don't believe I have that much installed.
I am having an issue with installing apps all of a sudden. I keep getting an error saying I don't have enough space, but I have plenty...?
My issue is with lag. Especially with the keyboard. I'm using the stock LG keyboard but if I attempt to type quickly it'll lag and cause me to mistype.
I'll try wiping the cache and what not and report back. Thanks for your input.
Edit: so I wiped the cache and the device is still laggy. Would tasker be causing it at all? Thanks again.
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I have had tasker before and removed it due to it causing lag. I don't know if it still does. I haven't installed it as I have no use for it.
You could try freezing it and see if that fixes it as opposed to uninstalling if you have a lot of settings created. That way, if the lag still persists, you know it wasn't tasker and you could just unfreeze it and not have to worry about setting it all up again from a clean install. Unless, of course, you use something like TiBu to back it up, then you could uninstall it and see.
iBolski said:
I have had tasker before and removed it due to it causing lag. I don't know if it still does. I haven't installed it as I have no use for it.
You could try freezing it and see if that fixes it as opposed to uninstalling if you have a lot of settings created. That way, if the lag still persists, you know it wasn't tasker and you could just unfreeze it and not have to worry about setting it all up again from a clean install. Unless, of course, you use something like TiBu to back it up, then you could uninstall it and see.
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Hey thanks for the reply. I'll try that.
Any input on nit being able to install apps due to insufficient storage? Check out the picture in my other post. I feel like I have enough free space..?
derik123derik123 said:
Hey thanks for the reply. I'll try that.
Any input on nit being able to install apps due to insufficient storage? Check out the picture in my other post. I feel like I have enough free space..?
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The other possible issue could be your cache or dalvik cache partitions, but I see you've already cleared those out, so I'm not sure why else you would be getting this.
Here is a link that has a lot of possible causes and solutions. Try these out and report back because I'm at a loss:
http://www.phonetipsandtricks.com/t...e-error-when-running-low-on-phone-storage-49/
iBolski said:
The other possible issue could be your cache or dalvik cache partitions, but I see you've already cleared those out, so I'm not sure why else you would be getting this.
Here is a link that has a lot of possible causes and solutions. Try these out and report back because I'm at a loss:
http://www.phonetipsandtricks.com/t...e-error-when-running-low-on-phone-storage-49/
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Ended up just getting custom recovery and rom thanks for your help
I'm running stock just updated to Lollipop. Need to factory reset. I've learned that reset now completely erases ALL info, which I'm trying to avoid. It appears custom recoveries like CWM and TWRP will leave your personal info intact (sd partition). So my question is, just for the purpose of doing a custom recovery based factory reset... do I need root?
cgibsong002 said:
I'm running stock just updated to Lollipop. Need to factory reset. I've learned that reset now completely erases ALL info, which I'm trying to avoid. It appears custom recoveries like CWM and TWRP will leave your personal info intact (sd partition). So my question is, just for the purpose of doing a custom recovery based factory reset... do I need root?
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no... BUT.. if aren't already locked or S-off... the mere act of unlocking your bootloader to flash a custom recovery will in fact factory reset your phone anyhow.
dottat said:
no... BUT.. if aren't already locked or S-off... the mere act of unlocking your bootloader to flash a custom recovery will in fact factory reset your phone anyhow.
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So now that I'm on 5.0 there's no possible way to reset my phone without wiping out my media?
If so, what's the easiest way to backup/recover photos? I've gone through and backup up my whole phone, both to my computer and to google pictures, however it seems google backup just lumps all your pictures into one folder if I'm not mistaken, which is no good for me. Music isn't as important, I need to reorganize that anyway.
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So now that I'm on 5.0 there's no possible way to reset my phone without wiping out my media?
If so, what's the easiest way to backup/recover photos? I've gone through and backup up my whole phone, both to my computer and to google pictures, however it seems google backup just lumps all your pictures into one folder if I'm not mistaken, which is no good for me. Music isn't as important, I need to reorganize that anyway.
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If you are able to boot the phone to OS just connect it to your pc and start grabbing the internal storage stuff. You can also use htc-backup app to back up apps and texts and email accounts.
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If you are able to boot the phone to OS just connect it to your pc and start grabbing the internal storage stuff. You can also use htc-backup app to back up apps and texts and email accounts.
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Yeah like I said I've backed up my stuff to my computer, but that's a pretty clunky way to have to restore stuff then. Also, my phone is acting up big time now and I'm at work for the rest of the day. So I was hoping there was a way I could just reset and go. Like I said I know I am also backed up to Google +, but I can't figure out a way to have them sync'd to Google in the same way I have them on my phone. They just all go to 'photos' and sorted by date. There are no albums unless I manually move picture by picture.