SD Card Format - Full of...

[stanny2k]

Alright guys.

My SD Card seems to be full of folders that I have no clue what they're for or why they've been created. Im just about to install a fresh ROM to my phone & was wondering can I just go ahead of format my SD card (after I've backed up my photos etc.) and everything will be as good as new?

Cheers

 

[wmoore]

Alright guys.

My SD Card seems to be full of folders that I have no clue what they're for or why they've been created. Im just about to install a fresh ROM to my phone & was wondering can I just go ahead of format my SD card (after I've backed up my photos etc.) and everything will be as good as new?

Cheers

.android_secure
.data
.dmp
.fdhttpd
Those kind of folders?

Lots of programs save their settings and data on the card, so when you load a new ROM, are you planning to restore settings and data from somewhere or start completely from scratch?

 

[stanny2k]

.android_secure
.data
.dmp
.fdhttpd
Those kind of folders?

Lots of programs save their settings and data on the card, so when you load a new ROM, are you planning to restore settings and data from somewhere or start completely from scratch?

Nah, I know those folders are standard, Im talking about things like:

MXBROWSER
PDV_LOG
QUICK START GUIDE
SAFETY GUIDE
SPEEDSOFTWARE
TUNNYBROWSER
TAPATALKXDAPRE_DOWNLOAD

I appreciate all these things are folders created by App's I've installed at some point throughout the life of my phone, but I would be nice if I could just clean off everything & start from scratch...

I know what I'm doing with my phone in respect to what apps I want etc now. So I wont be installing any old crap if you see what I mean...

Thank you

 

[whynot66]

As long as your not restoring apps with titanium or similar just go ahead a format won't make much difference mind, they'll all be back in a week or 2 lol


I don't tend to bother unless there is a real reason to format your sd

Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

 

[stanny2k]

Ok cheers!

Ill rethink about this then!

 

[wmoore]

MXBROWSER
PDV_LOG
QUICK START GUIDE
SAFETY GUIDE
SPEEDSOFTWARE
TUNNYBROWSER
TAPATALKXDAPRE_DOWNLOAD

Gotcha. MXBROWSER is Maxthon Browser, SPEEDSOFTWARE could be a number of things - Root Explorer created the folder on mine. TAPATALKXDA is the XDA app (based on the Tapatalk app).

 

[brilldoctor]

Quick start and safety guide are manuals HTC puts there