No /cache partition found.

[frashed]

Hi all,

I'm attempting to get into the recovery to wipe cache partition but there's no option.

At the bottom of the recovery it says 'No /cache partition found'.

Has anyone had this issue? Can't seem to find anything online.

 

[frashed]

I also get the following error when flashing the factory images.

writing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 2.454s]
erasing 'cache'...
(bootloader) Erasing active slot "_a"
FAILED (remote: Partition table doesn't exist
)

 

[emilioaponte]

Hi all,

I'm attempting to get into the recovery to wipe cache partition but there's no option.

At the bottom of the recovery it says 'No /cache partition found'.

Has anyone had this issue? Can't seem to find anything online.

Please show me the way to get into the recovery. I power off my Pixel XL and then press the power key and the volume up key at the same time and nothing happens.

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[scsa20]

Please show me the way to get into the recovery. I power off my Pixel XL and then press the power key and the volume up key at the same time and nothing happens.

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You press volume down and power to get into the bootloader then volume up or down until it says recovery then power to boot into the recovery.

 

[flar2]

There is no cache partition on the Pixel.

I think it's now located at /data/cache

 

[emilioaponte]

You press volume down and power to get into the bootloader then volume up or down until it says recovery then power to boot into the recovery.

Thank you thank you thank you.

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There is no cache partition on the Pixel.

I think it's now located at /data/cache

Thanks for your assistance. I went to settings, data and try to find data/cache unsuccessfully. Is there a way of doing this or is just impossible to clean cache partition at my Pixel XL? I always thought that clearing the cache partition was good and necessary at Android phones. It this is no more needed at the Pixel phone ?

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[MasterDBA]

Thank you thank you thank you.

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Thanks for your assistance. I went to settings, data and try to find data/cache unsuccessfully. Is there a way of doing this or is just impossible to clean cache partition at my Pixel XL? I always thought that clearing the cache partition was good and necessary at Android phones. It this is no more needed at the Pixel phone ?

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I hear you - I've basically had to do this with every Android phone I've had, mainly to keep the battery in check and to keep Google Services from running amok. I'm sure someone will find a way.


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[emilioaponte]

I hear you - I've basically had to do this with every Android phone I've had, mainly to keep the battery in check and to keep Google Services from running amok. I'm sure someone will find a way.


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Yes my friend, I hope so too.

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[frashed]

There is no cache partition on the Pixel.

I think it's now located at /data/cache

Thanks mate.

Wonder why they've removed the option to clear via recovery... strange.

 

[vNocturnus]

Thanks mate.

Wonder why they've removed the option to clear via recovery... strange.

Especially odd is that Google support is telling me to wipe the cache via recovery...

 

[xocomaox]

Yes my friend, I hope so too.

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Thanks mate.

Wonder why they've removed the option to clear via recovery... strange.

Especially odd is that Google support is telling me to wipe the cache via recovery...

FYI, here is how you do a cache clear in 7.1+...

1. To clear the app cache for all apps, go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select Cached Data to clear all app caches simultaneously.

 

[emilioaponte]

FYI, here is how you do a cache clear in 7.1+...

1. To clear the app cache for all apps, go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select Cached Data to clear all app caches simultaneously.

Thank you.

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[vNocturnus]

FYI, here is how you do a cache clear in 7.1+...

1. To clear the app cache for all apps, go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select Cached Data to clear all app caches simultaneously.

Yes that's not the problem. The issue is that if you get stuck in a boot loop you need to be able to do that via recovery. But, they removed that option.

 

[emilioaponte]

Yes that's not the problem. The issue is that if you get stuck in a boot loop you need to be able to do that via recovery. But, they removed that option.

Yes, yes. I think we, owners of Pixel devices, are in trouble if this issue is not taken seriously by Google.

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[xocomaox]

Yes that's not the problem. The issue is that if you get stuck in a boot loop you need to be able to do that via recovery. But, they removed that option.

Yes, yes. I think we, owners of Pixel devices, are in trouble if this issue is not taken seriously by Google.

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They best method here would be to flash-all.bat without wipe to cure bootloop. Unless your bootloader is locked of course. But clearing cache is likely not going to save you from a bootloop...

 

[vNocturnus]

FYI, here is how you do a cache clear in 7.1+...

1. To clear the app cache for all apps, go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select Cached Data to clear all app caches simultaneously.

They best method here would be to flash-all.bat without wipe to cure bootloop. Unless your bootloader is locked of course. But clearing cache is likely not going to save you from a bootloop...

Yes, that is the best option. My original point was that Google support instructs you to wipe your cash from recovery but the stuck recovery has no such option.

 

[TonikJDK]

They best method here would be to flash-all.bat without wipe to cure bootloop. Unless your bootloader is locked of course. But clearing cache is likely not going to save you from a bootloop...

It's interesting, I flashall'd yesterday, with no -w. And my active partition is fine, but the other one bootloops. Have not started digging into it yet, but it is interesting. I did the flashall since it seems like the best way to keep both partitions healthy.

Now I did root the active one, no TWRP, but I can't imagine that would do it.

Still lots we don't know yet. Keeps it interesting.

 

[emilioaponte]

Well, I can understand that Google change things with the Pixel. After ten years in Android, five Flagship phones, a Google Nexus 5 and since October 2016 a Pixel XL. With this NEW Pixel way of things I'm kind of lost here. Maybe I'm too old, but if you got something good like cleaning the cache partition, I don't want to lose it for another “good thing“. I think that we must keep the good things and add new good things without losing the ones that we already have.

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[_jis_]

You cannot clear cache partition anymore when there is no cache partition at all on Pixel devices.

"On devices that support seamless updates [Google Pixels], Android basically slipstreams OTAs as it writes the updated partitions, meaning that it can merge in changes without first creating copies. An advantage of this system is that it does away with the need for a dedicated /cache partition. It does not exist on the new Pixel phones and isn't likely to appear on future devices supporting seamless updates.
Likewise, the /recovery partition has become largely redundant. Historically, the stock recovery image was used to install OTA packages, perform factory resets, and wipe the /cache partition. Installing OTAs is now handled by the OS, and there's no need to wipe the /cache partition anymore, so the /recovery partition has been removed, as well. Since the ability to perform factory resets is still important and the Android team still wants to allow for sideloading OTAs, a functionally similar recovery feature has been integrated into the /boot image."

The cache is now stored in /data/cache thus no option to clear the cache from the recovery.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...-partition-changes-and-new-fastboot-commands/
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/android-8.0.html#cache

 

[borxnx]

Thanks mate.

Wonder why they've removed the option to clear via recovery... strange.

I hear you - I've basically had to do this with every Android phone I've had, mainly to keep the battery in check and to keep Google Services from running amok. I'm sure someone will find a way.


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There is no cache partition on the Pixel XL. There was a cache partition on older devices, but with the Seamless (A/B Slot) partition mechanics the cache partition was moved into a directory on the data partition.