[Q] Dumb Question: Where should I place the ROM + Gapps before flashing?

[sixaxis94]

In my previous phone (which had an SD card) I placed both, the ROM and Gapps in the SD before wiping data. But in the nexus, if I wipe data, won't I lose the ROM and Gapps zip no matter where I place it in the internal memory?
Well, it obviously won't but just to make sure, where do I put it? Anywhere? I don't wanna wipe data only to realise it wiped everything and I can't go back to stock or something

 

[Connor Baker]

In my previous phone (which had an SD card) I placed both, the ROM and Gapps in the SD before wiping data. But in the nexus, if I wipe data, won't I lose the ROM and Gapps zip no matter where I place it in the internal memory?
Well, it obviously won't but just to make sure, where do I put it? Anywhere? I don't wanna wipe data only to realise it wiped everything and I can't go back to stock or something

Firstly, what recovery are you using? Wipe Data in CWM and Wipe Data in TWRP do different things :/

Connor Baker

 

[sixaxis94]

I'm used to CWM but the MSkip's toolkit recommended TWRP so I installed that.
They do different things??

 

[scream4cheese]

I'm used to CWM but the MSkip's toolkit recommended TWRP so I installed that.
They do different things??

It doesn't matter what recover you have. They have the same functionality. TWRP is widely used by many users.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

 

[sixaxis94]

It doesn't matter what recover you have. They have the same functionality. TWRP is widely used by many users.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Okay.. But where do I put the two files?

 

[Connor Baker]

It doesn't matter what recover you have. They have the same functionality. TWRP is widely used by many users.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Okay.. But where do I put the two files?

Same funtionality, but wiping data do completely different things. On CWM, wiping data means factory reset without touching the sdcard. In TWRP, wiping data means... well, see the screenshot. It's a complete factory reset, and also wipes the sdcard (so files, ROM zips and the such are all gone).

You can put the two files on your sdcard. Just put them someplace you can find them. I usually leave my zips on the root of my sdcard.

Connor Baker

 

[sixaxis94]

Same funtionality, but wiping data do completely different things. On CWM, wiping data means factory reset without touching the sdcard. In TWRP, wiping data means... well, see the screenshot. It's a complete factory reset, and also wipes the sdcard (so files, ROM zips and the such are all gone).

You can put the two files on your sdcard. Just put them someplace you can find them. I usually leave my zips on the root of my sdcard.

Connor Baker

Just for the sake of clarity, when you say SD card you mean internal memory obviously right?
So how do I wipe data in twrp?

 

[Connor Baker]

Just for the sake of clarity, when you say SD card you mean internal memory obviously right?
So how do I wipe data in twrp?

Get ready for more pictures

So to wipe, go to wipe (1st photo), then do factory reset (2nd photo), and I usually do the advanced wipe after the factory reset (2nd-3rd photo). An example of what I do for my phone's roms is the 4th photo. I have the folder with the things I want to flash, and I have a backup ROM. The backup rom is incase I do a full wipe (factory reset, and wipe /system), and the zip file is bad and cannot install. So be careful, and make sure you have a good zip file before you wipe system. Once system is wiped, the Android OS is basically gone, so you can't boot into it and copy over a working ROM.

Best of luck,
Connor Baker

 

[sixaxis94]

Get ready for more pictures

So to wipe, go to wipe (1st photo), then do factory reset (2nd photo), and I usually do the advanced wipe after the factory reset (2nd-3rd photo). An example of what I do for my phone's roms is the 4th photo. I have the folder with the things I want to flash, and I have a backup ROM. The backup rom is incase I do a full wipe (factory reset, and wipe /system), and the zip file is bad and cannot install. So be careful, and make sure you have a good zip file before you wipe system. Once system is wiped, the Android OS is basically gone, so you can't boot into it and copy over a working ROM.

Best of luck,
Connor Baker

Sweet! Thanks for clearing that out.. Appreciate it