How to make a Wipe Data Factory Reset - step-by-step description and recommendations. Wipe Cache Partition what is it on Android? (plus translation into Russian)

Hello everyone, guys. Let's talk about such a thing as Wipe Cache Partition, you can find it on your Android smartphone, or on your tablet, but what is it? Today we'll figure it out. The word Wipe itself means to erase, the word Cache, I think you understand, is a cache, but the word Partition is a part of something, usually on a computer or smartphone the word Partition means part of the ROM (read-only memory). Well, that is, part of the memory or all of the device’s memory. In a computer, it acts as memory hard drive(or RAM) and in it Partition is local disk physical disk. In short, I’ll put it simply, Partition is a memory disk/section. And cleaning Partition means clearing the memory disk, and in the case of Wipe Cache Partition, I think this means clearing the CACHE of the disk/partition.

So, I think I understand, Wipe Cache partition is an item in the menu Recovery Mode, and the item, as I already said, is responsible for clearing the cache. If you reset your phone to factory settings, the cache is cleared automatically, well, this is just a note for you.

But what the Recovery menu Mode is what is it for? I answer, this menu can be called service or service boot menu, that is, it does NOT work IN ANDROID. By loading into this menu you can reset settings, install new firmware, and do something else, but all this requires special knowledge

This is what Recovery Mode looks like on a Samsung phone:

Don't you notice anything here? Yes, I agree, it’s hard to see here! But I think it looks better this way:

This mysterious Wipe Cache Partition item in the menu!!! But now you already know that this item is responsible for clearing the cache and apparently this applies to the system partition, well, I think so

Well, well, just a minute, can you tell me more about what exactly the item does? Wipe cache partition? I can write it now! This means that this is clearing the cache, but what cache exactly, what is in this cache? These are temporary files and data that remain after programs are running or after updates. They usually clear the cache if the smartphone slows down, or there are some freezes; clearing the cache does not always help, but sometimes it does help. Don't worry, clearing the cache will not affect your programs, they will remain in place as they were

Cache cleaning is available in almost any phone, well, like in any one. I can’t say for sure, maybe I’m wrong, but it seems service menu Recovery Mode does not apply to Android at all, it seems to be a menu of the phone itself, completely separate. Well, or the Android service menu, but it works ONLY BEFORE LOADING itself operating system. Each phone's menu is a little or a lot different, here's an example, I've never seen such a menu before:

Another note for you: I found out that if you update the firmware, you need to clear the cache, and you need to use the Wipe Cache Partition and Wipe Dalvik Cache items. But the second thing is, what is it? It’s not all that simple, I can’t really understand what it is, but here are the pictures, maybe you’ll understand something (otherwise I won’t boom boom).

FULL WIPE is a complex operation on mobile devices, which includes completely clearing user data and formatting all sections of the built-in memory. Includes a series of sequentially executed commands ( wipe dalvik-cache + format system + format cache + format/data + wipe cache partition+ wipe data/factory reset + wipe battery stats). On devices running Android OS, this operation can be launched from the Recovery menu; it helps to avoid conflicts that often arise between different firmware. Strictly speaking, Full Wipe removes all tails left over from the previous firmware.
As a result of this action, all programs, application and user data, and settings are deleted from the device. In fact, even the operating system itself is erased, so without having a file with the image of the new firmware, it is strictly not recommended to launch this operation. It is better to perform a full backup before Full Wipe working system in case new firmware will not want to function normally. When erasing the operating system, only the external flash drive remains unaffected, with the exception of the system folder.android_secure, in which Android stores applications moved to the memory card.

Full Wipe for android

So, to perform Full Wipe, you need to select the following items in the Recovery menu one by one and then answer in the affirmative to the confirmation request. Navigation through the Recovery menu items is carried out using the volume down or up buttons, and selection - Power button. Let's take a closer look at each operation that is sequentially performed with Full Wipe.

1. wipe data/factory reset- deleting all settings and user data. This cleans the /cash and /data partitions located in the gadget’s built-in memory, and the .android_secure folder (storage of applications transferred to the flash drive). This operation is in many ways similar to the similar function Hard Reset, which runs on WinMo, although there are some differences. On Android Factory Reset leads only to clearing the specified partitions, and the firmware itself remains untouched. At the same time, if the user, due to inexperience or intentionally, violated any functions of the system (for example, deleted some system files), a factory reset will not help restore lost capabilities - this can only be done by flashing the firmware.
On WinMo, Hard Reset not only clears all memory, but also downloads new firmware, replacing the old one, that is, it completely updates the device system to the “off-the-shelf” state.

2. wipe cache partition- clearing the cache memory (/cache section), which serves to speed up access to frequently used files. This is a kind of buffer that allows you to increase the speed of the device.

3. format/data- clearing all user data and settings. This also includes all settings of any installed or previously remote programs, if for some reason their data was not cleared immediately.

4. format/cache- clearing the cache partition.

5. format/system - complete cleaning system partition, which leads to the deletion of operating system files (erases it). Please note that once this operation is completed, the device will not be able to operate until the new firmware is installed. When cleaning the system partition, only the factory Recovery menu remains working.

6. wipe dalvik-cache- deleting .dex files. These files are created automatically by the system for everyone installed applications and are used in their work. It happens that these files are not compatible with new version applications - in this case, conflicts may arise. Deleting these files will lead to their new creation the next time the OS boots, which will eliminate possible problems.

7. wipe battery stats- deleting battery statistics stored in the batterystats.bin file. The operation helps recalibrate the battery. It is best to perform this operation when the battery charge is 100%. According to Google developers, this file only serves to display battery consumption statistics and does not affect the operating time of the device.

8. format/boot- cleaning the OS kernel.

Wipe (Wipe) for Android. How to properly reset settings on Android. In this article we will look at how to properly reset or wipe settings on Android. What types of reset are there and various nuances.

Why do you need to perform a factory reset?

Factory reset performs Android cleaning from your data and programs and may be needed for various reasons:

• If Android does not work correctly and critical errors often occur
• After obtaining Root Android rights
• After the firmware (transition from original firmware to custom firmware, OS update)
• In order not to disseminate personal data (when reselling the device and transferring it to other hands)

In the ecosystem Android reset settings are usually called wipe. The English word Wipe [wipe] - wipe, wipe. For many, a familiar word in in this case there will be formatting or formatting. So remember, Wipe in Android is a reset, formatting!

Types of wipe on Android

Wipe on Android can be divided into full and partial.

Full wipe - completely deletes all data on the partition.

Partial wipe - deletes a specific directory (folder) on a partition.

Which modes can you use to Wipe on Android?

How to do wipe on Android

Performing a factory reset from the settings menu

Go to the settings menu and find the menu Recovery and Reset and go to it

In the menu you can (if necessary) mark Clear SD card- this will erase the data on the memory card and internal memory too, as well as all programs and their data!

Performing a factory reset using the hardware reset button

To reset, take a thin paperclip and straighten it. Clamp with a paper clip reset button 15-30 seconds. After which Android settings reset.

Wipe on Android from the Recovery menu

Wipe can be performed from both standard Recovery and custom one. Executing Wipe from the Recovery menu is more flexible in its capabilities than from the settings menu.

Executing Wipe from standard Recovery

In standard Recovery, you can perform 2 types of factory reset.

wipe data/factory reset - will delete data from the DATA and CACHE partition and the folder on internal memory with program data. With this wipe all your programs and data will be deleted, personal settings, .

Wipe cache

Executing Wipe from custom Recovery

Custom Recovery also has similar items as the standard one.

wipe data/factory reset - will delete data from the DATA and CACHE partition and the folder in the internal memory with program data. This wipe will delete all your programs their data, personal settings, but all your pictures, videos and music remain.

Wipe cache- temporary program activity data is deleted, this reset needed if you sometimes have errors on Android!

If you have any problems with the operation of programs, then you should try to do it first WIPE DALVIK CACHE, you can do it from the advanced menu, all your programs and their data will remain

If the problems persist, then you should do a WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET

Also in custom recovery there is additional reset options, to do this, go to the MOUNTS AND STORAGE menu. Here you have the opportunity to wipe any partition of Android.

From the Bootloader menu via the Fastboot utility

It is also possible to perform wipe through the Bootloader menu, using fastboot utilities for firmware Android devices. It looks like this:

More information about wipe on Android

This information is for those who want to know more about wipe.

nonsense about WIPE

On the Internet, in particular sites on Android topics, you can find instructions on how to install firmware or obtain root rights. In these instructions they often write that you need to do a wipe and describe how to do it. It sounds something like this:

After flashing the firmware, do - wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format data!

THIS IS COMPLETE BULLSHIT AND Nonsense!

Why? All because people don’t read the logs that Recovery produces and don’t know file structure Android, plus lack of knowledge of Linux commands.

When you perform wipe data/factory reset, the data section is erased, and in the data section there is a dalvik cache directory, and the cache section is also erased. Now you understand why you don’t need to do all these unnecessary manipulations! But you probably noticed that I didn’t say a word about format?

FORMAT or WIPE

WIPE and format are one and the same! How so? some Android literati might say! But like this, doing wipe or format is the same thing and it’s easy to check. In the /system/xbin or /system/bin section you will not find binary file format is only wipe, and in other Linux systems too. There is a reformatting to another file system, but that’s another story that has nothing to do with wipe.

About the subtleties of performing Wipe on Android

Many people are faced with the question of when to perform wipe? Before the firmware or after? It’s better to do this before flashing the firmware, since many firmwares may have a built-in function automatic reboot after installing the firmware! If the firmware contains files that are uploaded to the data section, then it’s worth checking how the system behaves; if it boots, it’s good; if not, then run wipe data.

About the subtleties of performing Wipe on Android 2

Based on personal observations, I noticed the following feature in the popular custom firmware CyanogenMod has a script that is executed during installation from the recovery menu. This script first backups the system files (system section) before flashing the firmware and restores it after. Because of this script, errors can sometimes arise and wander, from firmware to the next firmware. Therefore, if you are a user of CyanogenMod firmware or you know that the updater-script contains a script that performs this backup, then before installing the firmware it is better to also make a format system.

Hello everyone, Android is good, no doubt, the most popular operating system on smartphones and it has a bunch of stuff that we don’t know yet... Today we’ll talk about what wipe data/factory reset is. But first, let's translate this into Russian. So, according to the words, wipe in English means to clean (well, or wipe). The word data is data, factory reset means resetting to factory settings.

The wipe data/factory reset thing itself is an item in the Recovery menu, which is a special boot mode for an Android smartphone. In this mode, you can reset your data, flash your smartphone, and get root rights. The wipe data/factory reset item is responsible for deleting data from the DATA and CACHE sections, all your programs and their data are also deleted, personal settings are also deleted. However, all your pictures, videos, music, all this remains.

On one good site (androidp1.ru) I found a lot of information about Android, and there something interested me, in general guys, this is what the person writes, read it carefully, it seems important:

Well, here is the menu item itself:

It turns out that the full name of the menu is Android system recovery, the name itself already suggests that this is a recovery menu

Even on the official Samsung website it is also written that the wipe data/factory reset item is responsible for resetting data. And it also says that this method is used if a smartphone or tablet does not want to turn on. By the way, guys, if you don’t know something, then don’t touch it, follow this rule and your smartphone will always work normally. Well, if anything happens, then it can be covered under warranty. But if you tinkered with it yourself, then there may be problems with a guarantee...

By the way, here’s another joke written on the Samsung website, in short guys, it might be that you did a reset, and then bam.. And the phone asks for a Google account, you think about it! It's just a theft protection system called Google FRP, attention, what I’m writing now is important: if you reset the data and do not delete your Google account first, the device will be blocked. When enabled, the ACCOUNT that was BEFORE THE RESET will be requested. That is, the phone will request a login and password from Google account, this is a serious turn guys!

Android is the most popular operating system today. This system very easy to use, accessible and convenient. Thanks to Android you can use various programs and applications on the Internet. This makes a person’s life more varied and interesting, and often also helps in work. Those owners of mobile devices who use them very actively, constantly downloading something, sooner or later may encounter the problem that the memory on the phone and on the flash drive has run out, because of this, malfunctions have appeared in the phone’s operation, it happens that the phone freezes and does not immediately perform the actions that the owner requires of him.

To overcome various difficulties in the operation of the telephone, the owner often turns to private owners, service centers and corresponding services that promise to sort out errors in operation mobile device. These services cost a lot of money, and the result will not necessarily be good. It is necessary to spend not only money on this procedure, but also time. If the repairmen fail, the next step is to contact another center, which may also not end well.

In order not to spend money on repairing your mobile device, you can try to figure out the errors that have arisen in its operation yourself. To do this you need internet access and free time. In the Android operating system there is the concept of “wipe”, translated it means “Wipe”. After performing a sequence of certain actions, you can reset the settings on your mobile device. You can do a partial “wipe”, or you can do a full one. A partial “wipe” deletes only a specific folder, while a full “wipe” completely formats all data in the partition. To carry out formatting, you can use 2 methods. 1. Regular download from the Recovery menu; 2. Load from the settings menu.

The second method is quite simple. You need to go to the "Settings" menu, and then find "Backup and reset" there. Next, a submenu should open, in which there will be a line “Return to factory settings”, then click “Reset settings”. The “Clear SD card” item will also be present here; the user, if desired, can use this item to delete the list installed programs. These programs are deleted both from the mobile device and from the flash drive.

The first method is more complex. It involves deleting various data from Recovery. You can use wipe data/factory resert to remove data from sections such as data and cache. If you use the first formatting method, then videos, pictures and music will be saved, but absolutely all programs, as well as their folders, will be deleted. The first method is very convenient to use if there are errors in the Android system that interfere with fruitful work. Wipe dalvik cache is used if there are problems with various programs. Wipe dalvik cache is used if you want programs with a lot of different data to remain in the system. To effectively remove everything unnecessary from the Android system, you can use wipe data/factory resert. Through the mounts and storage menu you can apply additional ways formatting. Using mounts and storage, you can reset any partition of the Android operating system.

If the owner of a mobile device could not figure out how to perform a wipe on his own, then it would be more advisable to turn to professionals. Making changes to any of the Android sections independently and incorrectly can further deteriorate the performance of the mobile device. Professionals will be able to correct the operation of a smartphone or telephone more efficiently, which will allow various downloads through Internet programs and applications correctly and without errors.