Is it safe to wipe the "Internal Storage" partition as well when flashing a custom ROM?
even when I have the files to be flashed on an external SD card? does wiping internal storage also wipe all files on the external SD card???
please I need your assistance!!!!!!!
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Hi I was wondering if someone could help me, I was trying to do a full wipe of my phone and returning everything to stock i.e wipe everything then flash stock rom.
Firstly I wipe data/factory resest
wipe cache partition
Then I went into mounts and format system, data, cache, sd card but when I try to format emmc it says error mounting /emmc!
When I try mounting emmc it says again Error mounting /emmc!
I'm an idiot but can someone tell me what the emmc is and why the hell it's not mounting?
Is it not the internal memory, if so shouldn't it be mounted?
Thanks
It does not need formatting whatever it is . System data and sd card is plenty .
jje
Well this is confusing, sd card in my mind was an ACTUAL sd card, and emmc is apparentley internal memory.
I inserted a micro sd card, and formatting emmc formats the micro sd card.
Why does sd card in the options refer to the internal memory?!
JGS2 said:
Well this is confusing, sd card in my mind was an ACTUAL sd card, and emmc is apparentley internal memory.
I inserted a micro sd card, and formatting emmc formats the micro sd card.
Why does sd card in the options refer to the internal memory?!
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You will have to ask the developer .
Einstein i believe had something to say about emmc .
jje
In CW recovery, when I do wipes i goto Mount and Storage then format / data, cache, system.
What happens if i select format / sdcard? will that erase my internal sd card?
Formatting an SD card will wipe it totally clean, so yes.
I've never used it but I suspect it's the same as formatting sd card from settings / storage. You would lose all your photos, media files and everything else on your internal SD card.
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Plus phone will no longer boot .
Useful for a fresh install on a clean phone via download mode and Odin and stock rom .
jje
I'm selling my Amaze, keeping external memory.
Where is the location for custom recovery - is it on internal or external card, or somewhere else - in the phone?
I want to wipe the internal memory, keeping temp external card, reboot into recover and install custom rom from external memory, then reboot and remove internal memory.
Will the above procedure work ?
your internal memory is basically an internal sd card, so formatting that will not affect your recovery or system etc. there's a partition set for system files. Your procedure will work, just flash a rom and format the internal sd before or after, it won't matter.
andy55 said:
your internal memory is basically an internal sd card, so formatting that will not affect your recovery or system etc. there's a partition set for system files. Your procedure will work, just flash a rom and format the internal sd before or after, it won't matter.
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Thanks, wasn't entirely sure, as I'm about to do all of this in front of the buyer. I guess formatting internal SD card from recovery is the safest way, as I read doing it via PC renders the card useless.
Thanks mate!
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I'm running out of space in my data partition, looking to partition another sd-ext on the internal sd card on my galaxy s2.
Can it be done? If so, how?!
I do know how to do it through recovery on an external SD card... but no idea how or if it's possible to do it to my internal, which would be preferable!
If I flash a rom suppose ultima rom( or any other rom) does my internal sd card get formatted?
No. Unless you use a script or format SD cards. Data is not your SD data.
Means???
To install a rom you format
Data
System
Cache
And dalvik cache
Then flash rom/gapps
This won't delete your SD cards.
If you format SD card it will format it. Formats are found in mounts and storage in custom recovery.