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[ibolski]

Okay. I am assuming with the hds, the internal memory and the internal SD card are one and the same. So, does this mean in twrp recovery when I wipe data, I'm wiping my internal SD card as well? The reason I ask is because when I do wipe data when flashing to a new rom, I lose externally downloaded files, such as my map files, for the CoPilot gps app, games, etc. Under my og RAZR maxx, that never happened.

When I wipe data, I was assuming it would have been the stuff in /data/data, not the SD card.

How do I prevent this from happening?

Thanks.

Sent from my Droid RAZR HD under an Eclipse.

[johnthehillbilly]

When you wipe data (in twrp) it only wipes /data (minus /data/media).....

Your app data and such does not get stored on the "sdcard" it is stored on the /data partition..... so yes, when you wipe data you will lose that stuff (unless you manually back it up prior).....

Wipe data is the same as Factory Data Reset....

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[ibolski]

That's what I thought, but it's strange. When I flash a new ROM, I lose that external data. If I don't wipe data, then it stays, but I usually cannot boot the ROM up as it hangs. Then, when I wipe data, it's gone.

 

For example, I have externally downloaded data at /sdcard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa.

 

If I flash from a 4.1 to 4.3 (or 4.3 to 4.1), I seem to lose the data. I have to always redownload my maps. I never had this issue under my OG RAZR MAXX, only under the RAZR HD.

 

Thanks for any ideas as to what might be causing this.

[johnthehillbilly]

Typically when you switch from one ROM to another, you can't use any app data from the previous ROM ..... especially if the new ROM is a different base.... (such as the difference between 4.1 to 4.3.....

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