Wiping clears /sdcard directory?

[mach330]

since this phone doesn't have an SD card, but there is a folder called /sdcard. I store all my roms there. But if you wipe to install a new rom, does that directory also get wiped? Or does it treat /sdcard as if it was an external sd card. I just want to know before i wipe.

 

[tgyberg]

I'm curious as well. I have my TiBu backup folder to worry about!

 

[smokiedabong]

If you wipe from the system, settings>security>wipe it'll wipe everything. If you wipe from ClokworkMod bootloader it'll keep the sdcard folder intact .

 

[prime]

I imagine that folder is actually a mounted partition, wiping *shouldn't* wipe the sdcard partition unless designed to do so.

 

[9wire]

I can see a folder labeled "SD" when looking at them on the PC but can't see it on the phone with astro. Want to make sure I have my pics and music protected.

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[mach330]

If you wipe from the system, settings>security>wipe it'll wipe everything. If you wipe from ClokworkMod bootloader it'll keep the sdcard folder intact .

that's good. i always wipe from clockwork mod. I saw the partition portion on rom manager so I wasn't sure if it was already done or if I had to do it from there.

 

[smokiedabong]

Also unlocking the device will wipe all your data, so if you have pictures and things on your phone and plan to unlock the device make a backup cause you'll lose everything.

 

[BayouFlyFisher]

Smoke got it right. If you do a Factory Date Reset from the settings menu on the phone, it will wipe everything - including your sdcard!! If you do the same from Clockwork Recovery your sdcard will be safe.

 

[pool_shark]

That'so stupid.

 

[BayouFlyFisher]

That'so stupid.

That's not stupid - Smoke did get it right!!



Just kidding, yes to have the Factory Data Reset wipe everything seems stupid. I wonder if future incarnations of the OS will change this?

 

[chemist109]

I imagine that folder is actually a mounted partition, wiping *shouldn't* wipe the sdcard partition unless designed to do so.

The GNex storage is all one big partition. That's why you can't mount /sdcard as removable storage anymore. They did this to prevent the situation of X gigabytes of free space available for applications while you're completely out of space for data. This also means that they don't have to unmount a partition and possibly prevent some apps from working while you're transferring files. It's explained very well in this Reddit thread by Google engineer Dan Morril:

Whoa, whoa. ICS doesn't support USB mass storage? : Android

 

[prime]

The GNex storage is all one big partition. That's why you can't mount /sdcard as removable storage anymore. They did this to prevent the situation of X gigabytes of free space available for applications while you're completely out of space for data. This also means that they don't have to unmount a partition and possibly prevent some apps from working while you're transferring files. It's explained very well in this Reddit thread by Google engineer Dan Morril:

Whoa, whoa. ICS doesn't support USB mass storage? : Android

Seems separate partitions work fine in my opinion.

You don't have to unmount storage to enable mass storage, check the application dual mount SD widget for an example.

 

[melfunn]

Wow. To me the possibility of wiping data through previous accepted android actions is crazy.

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