|Tool | Utility| Wiping Tools | 5 Aug 2013 |

[upndwn4par]

What is this?
Recovery flashable cache, Dalvik, and data wiping tools.

Why?
The script that wipes data should help prevent the problems experienced when different recoveries wipe data differently and with different options to choose from.
(Those that have typed in "YES" when wiping data know what I mean)

Why are there two?
One wipes cache & Dalvik.
One wipes cache, Dalvik, and data.

What data is wiped?
The data that is wiped should be all that is required for flashing ROMs (see below).
Media (your pics, music, etc) will not be deleted.

Feedback
Feedback from users that flash a lot of different ROMs (especially both TW and source built) will be useful in case there are any additional files and folders that need to be wiped.

Usage:
As always, flash at your own risk!
Flash in recovery
(these are most useful when using a recovery like TWRP where multiple zips can be queued for flashing)

A typical queue might be something like this:
1) Cache, Dalvik, and Data wiping tool
2) ROM
3) loki-doki

In case any devs want to add this to their ROM updater-script (most likely for an Aroma package), this is the code for the data wipe:

delete_recursive("/data/app");
delete_recursive("/data/app-asec");
delete_recursive("/data/app-lib");
delete_recursive("/data/app-private");
delete_recursive("/data/backup");
delete_recursive("/data/clipboard");
delete_recursive("/data/data");
delete_recursive("/data/drm");
delete_recursive("/data/log");
delete_recursive("/data/misc");
delete_recursive("/data/property");
delete_recursive("/data/system");
delete_recursive("/data/time");
delete_recursive("/data/user");

Download
Wipe_Cache_Dalvik_SGS4_v1.0

Wipe_Cache_Dalvik_Data_SGS4_v1.0

Wipe_Cache_Dalvik_Data_System_SGS4_v1.0

 

[Planktron]

Thank you for this :good: what about formatting system though? Formatting system before a rom flash has solved many problems for me.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2

 

[upndwn4par]

Thank you for this :good: what about formatting system though? Formatting system before a rom flash has solved many problems for me.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2

It would be redundant since all devs should format system in their install script.

 

[jaythaovadose]

Finally. :thumbup:

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[mocsab]

I have been meaning to thank you for this - I have used it a number of times already and found it to be very helpful. I am on OUDHS recovery - and while it would be better in some ways if I had TWRP because you can setup multiple files for flashing - it is still a big time saving tool when flashing any rom, update, kernel or theme on OUDHS/CWM. ANd it works beautifully.

I assume that I still need to wipe system when I want to do a totally CLEAN Flash - is that correct? If so - any thought of creating a third file that Wipes Data/Wipes System/Clears Cache and Clears Delvic Cache?

Or do you feel that is not needed?

 

[jetlitheone]

Lol probably will implement this into my ROM once I put Aroma into it, if that's okay?

lol I love that part about "YES" i've seen too many users wipe their whole partiton and TWRP not be able to create one again (idk why) and then bootloops galore.

 

[upndwn4par]

I have been meaning to thank you for this - I have used it a number of times already and found it to be very helpful. I am on OUDHS recovery - and while it would be better in some ways if I had TWRP because you can setup multiple files for flashing - it is still a big time saving tool when flashing any rom, update, kernel or theme on OUDHS/CWM. ANd it works beautifully.

I assume that I still need to wipe system when I want to do a totally CLEAN Flash - is that correct? If so - any thought of creating a third file that Wipes Data/Wipes System/Clears Cache and Clears Delvic Cache?

Or do you feel that is not needed?

If devs are coding their install scripts properly, there is no need to wipe system (as I mentioned earlier with formatting system).

But...maybe I should make one just in case.

Lol probably will implement this into my ROM once I put Aroma into it, if that's okay?

lol I love that part about "YES" i've seen too many users wipe their whole partiton and TWRP not be able to create one again (idk why) and then bootloops galore.

Absolutely you may use it. That's why I included the code.

 

[upndwn4par]

Added zip to OP that will also format /system.

 

[mocsab]

I wanted to thank you again for this tool - it has really been very useful and has saved me a ton of time and steps when flashing new roms and updates. Thanks - BIG TIME!