this "reset tablet" option does not work as expected.
#1
Posted 02 December 2013 - 09:15 PM
Under: Settings>Backup & reset>Reset tablet>Erase everything
I expect it "erase everything" but after a reboot I use explorer to look in internal memory and find there lots of folders and files from previous apps I had loaded! all the apps are gone except the originals that came preloaded with the tablet though.
so now I want to learn exactly what folders and files in the internal memoryROM must NOT be deleted. Ive been searching but have not found any info about this yet.
I know that I can delete folders from previous apps safely but if the reset did not delete these then what else did it not delete?
this bugs me because I want to make a back up of this unit exactly as it came out of the box when new so that I can use it in the future when I learn more about making a custom ROM
if I had known this ahead of time I would have went directly to learning how to backup instead of experimenting with apps!
is there another way to get back to a factory original state without manually deleting each thing? I suppose I will try to look at the internal memory from PC via USB connection now to see if I can use timestamps to help with this.
anyone have any good suggestions that may help me with this? thanks
#2
Posted 04 December 2013 - 07:34 PM
As I know, the android os comes with different partitions. And the "reset options" only formats one partition, the /cache I think, not the /system one or /sdcard one. Maybe /userdata too.
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#3
Posted 05 December 2013 - 02:13 AM
next is ADB and a program named RootThat http://www.slatedroi...root-and-gapps/
Ive went though this already but now I have a clean backup so when I learn how to customize the ROM I will have something clean to work with.
#4
Posted 05 December 2013 - 05:09 AM
As I know, the android os comes with different partitions. And the "reset options" only formats one partition, the /cache I think, not the /system one or /sdcard one. Maybe /userdata too.
I am new in Android, recently y bought a chinese tablet with Android 4.2.2 on it:
CPU: A20 (dual core)
Ram: 1 GB
Internal storage (SD): 4 GB (unused)
Display: 7" capacitive touch screan
Please explain me how are the partitions in an Android tablet?, I have installed Android 4.3 for x86 in Virtual Box using Ext3 format, but this doesn't helped me to understand the real world on a tablet.
#5
Posted 06 December 2013 - 03:48 AM
that is a great question and one worthy of its own topic so feel free to start one if you want.
I wish I could answer it so I will second the question;-) I am still trying to understand backups and ROMs, etc. I see that when I make a complete back up from CWM recovery that it has several .img files in it so maybe each .img is mounted as its own partition?
I dont know.. I will let you know if/when I do and ask that you please do the same OK?
#6
Posted 06 December 2013 - 07:39 AM
I just open a new topic: http://reboot.pro/to...android-device/
I hope some one can enlight us.
Best regards
#7
Posted 26 February 2014 - 09:10 AM
http://techblogon.co...layout-details/
and CWM does indeed backup every partition as a seperate img file.
Dami
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