yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Okay will do by tomorrow..

Edit: Have updated the MegaWipe zip to delete Preload as well.
[Galaxy S III General] loomis:
thanks for your fast and prompt reply zoot1, will try it soon... :)
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Hi just triple checking...Megawipe is not going to wipe/format ext sdcard is it?:confused:Better be safe than sorry
[Galaxy S III General] loomis:
no, it won't, it will only format internal sd. :)
[Galaxy S III General] wesik:
which wipe should i use

Hi

So which wipe I'm supposed to use if:

- I'm on ICS right now and want to switch to JB

- I don't have extSD

?
[Galaxy S III General] Fienman:
Does ClockworkMod Touch Recovery 6.0.1.2 support installation of zip from SD card..??
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Yes..

Use super wipe..
[Galaxy S III General] PIRATA!:
I am going from 4.1.2 to 4.3...

So you say that it's better to flash a stock rom first using Odin, then use TA, and then flash my personal preferred custom rom that is a CWM flash....right?

In my case, do a MegaWipe, flash a stock 4.3 rom using Odin, use then TA, then flash over my preferred 4.3 rom (in my case with the use of CWM)...

Eh? :)
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Eh read the forum 4.3 pulled by Samsung due to problems .
[Galaxy S III General] PIRATA!:
What do you mean please..
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
You do not need to flash Stock ROM. Put whaever your preferred ROM is on the ext SDcard. Flash MegaWipe..Flash your ROM...Boot into the ROM..then flash TA ..then

Enjoy!!
[Galaxy S III General] DaveLTE:
Hi Zoot, here is the sendlog file from my i9305 lte if you have a chance could you please make a megawipe for this model.

Thanks Dave
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
The 4.3 I9300 upgrade has been removed by Samsung . So they can investigate a number of problems reported on this update .
[Galaxy S III General] romabr:
Very Usefull

Cool Tool.... wiping is now easier then ever... good work
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Thanks for the log..but would not be able to work on it immediately..my PC decided to completely die on me yesterday..I am looking out for a new used PC...Once I get that settled I will work in this..

However, do remind me in a couple of days if this is not done.
[Galaxy S III General] DaveLTE:
Hey Zoot1,

Any luck getting your pc fixed, im looking to clean flash a new version of my rom.
[Galaxy S III General] PIRATA!:
Wonderful! MegaWipe worked good!!! ;)
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Hi Mate,

I took a look a the logs you attached. They are not from the recvoery. Hence, there is no mount point information.

Please use the recovery.log or last_install.log which will will be there in the /cache/recovery/ folder of you phone.

Alternatively, if you have adb experience, you can manually find the mount points using "mount" command in adb.
[Galaxy S III General] DaveLTE:
try this one
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Hi Mate,

try this one out. http://d-h.st/Pf0

Make all the backup and take all the precautions ..just in case.

Let me know how it goes.
[Galaxy S III General] PIRATA!:
Differences from the other CWM .zip???
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Ha ha ha.. It is not for S3..it has the same functionality but made it for another person who didn't have S3.
[Galaxy S III General] DaveLTE:
Works a treat, used it twice with no problems.

:good:

Edit: here is the log file, looks like it didnt find some stuff.
[Galaxy S III General] leboreiro:
does these flash wipes work on 9500?
[Galaxy S III General] amosljl1995:
Hi Sir. thanks for this thread. just wanna ask two things:)

1)When i use mega wipe, will it wipe my SD card (which is obviously my external memory)??

2)I want to wipe out ALL my internal memory space and give my phone a fresh live again (as I have too many directories and less amount of space) so isit a green light to use Megawipe?

Thanks in advance and thumbs up to ZOOT1
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
1) external SD card will not be touched, even with mega

2) yes, mega wipe will delete anything besides the external SD

Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)
[Galaxy S III General] leboreiro:
works on s4 ?
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
I guess you have to ask [MENTION=4177349]zoot1[/MENTION] if there is a S4 version
[Galaxy S III General] leboreiro:
Please [MENTION=4177349]zoot1[/MENTION] a megawipe for s4 9500 :D
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
You dont need it if your forum has recovery .
[Galaxy S III General] deveshprabhu:
Thanks...always wanted a tool like this

Thanks for making this tool. I've always wanted a tool like this to just and delete the required things without going through all the cumbersome menus and options in CWM.
[Galaxy S III General] PhrostB:
hey zoot1, thanks for all the hard work. Here's my story: I have a t-mobile t999. I've changed ROMs probably a hundred times already! Since the official CM11 builds will start being released soon, I want to megawipe my phone and start from scratch. I think now is a good time to do it. So, I'll back everything up.. put cm/gapps on my ext and megawipe. Does the script in your original post work on American GS3 models?
[Galaxy S III General] arunastan:
I hv used this many times, latest is on CM 11, Kitkat 4.4.2...

Work just fine, no issues. Im on TWRP
[Galaxy S III General] Spikey24:
Hey Zoot1.

I used this for my I9300 and now I have more than 10 gb internal storage. Great!

Is it also working for my Tab 2 GT-P5110?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] Jumaqidi:
I doubt it will. Btr to be safe then sry.

Sent from my GT-I9300.

Give a thank if i helped you. :)
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Hi,

It will not work for your Tab.

Don't use it.
[Galaxy S III General] chongc1996:
Will it work on i9305?
[Galaxy S III General] Jumaqidi:
Think it only works with i9300

Sent from my GT-I9300.

Give a thank if i helped you. :)
[Galaxy S III General] abuhurayra:
Does it works with PhilZ Touch ?

thanks
[Galaxy S III General] ekie84:
It will work with all custom recovery...i've tested it with philz & cwm

Send from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 (Temasek CM11 v26 / 3.0.101 Boeffla-OmniROM v2.1-beta8)
[Galaxy S III General] abuhurayra:
You're right. I wiped everything with megawipe and installed a new rom.

It seems everything is good.

Thank you very much for the script
[Galaxy S III General] ekie84:
:D :good:
[Galaxy S III General] svetloslav:
If the recovery has been updated for KK (as is the case with Philz Touch recovery), all 4 of the scripts here will fail. The executable update-binary needs to be revised for KK. Anyone can fix the problem by replacing the executable with a new version from any updated .zip archive. The one in Philz latest recovery is a good starting point. Maybe the autor here wants to make the update himself and spare the effort to the users. Those zip files have not seen an update for almost 2 years anyways. Nevertheless, they are extremely useful contribution, so thank you for this.
[Galaxy S III General] Havoc-X:
Is there any work around for this? or anything similar that can perform the same function. Its kind of a life saver for people flash ROMS alot (like me;))
[Galaxy S III General] queer~dude:
this is very interesting

it's cool....can't wait to try.....just tried on my galaxy internation version i9305....if failed...would it possible to have a i9305 version wipe scripts of all

attached a picture

thanks man
[Galaxy S III General] orbourne53:
failing

I have the i9300 version and it started failing after a recovery update
[Galaxy S III General] reS28raM:
[MENTION=4177349]zoot1[/MENTION]

As agreed by PM here is the link to the zips updated to work with latest kitkat-aware recoveries:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dpmrowq4tw0o4es/6XlpHRo88z

I updated the update-binary executable with one compiled on KitKat and made some light modifications but still I can't get'em working on latest TWRP without some harmeless but nasty error messages at end. I consider this to be a bug in the recovery so I PM'ed [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] about this and I am considering to file a regular bugreport to the site too. Latest Philz Touch is giving the same errors but more correctly it hides them to the user, just writing them to the log. They are harmeless as I said but scaring to the user!

Anyway, the zips works as intended on both Philz Touch (so they should work the same on CWM I guess but I didn't try) and TWRP.

I suggest you to write at big and red letters in the OP to not use TWRP to flash these until the problem with that recovery is cleared, I guess users don't want to see messages like these after a simple Factory Reset:

E:error opening '/data/media'

E:error: no such file or directory
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Great Man, thanks ...I will update the OP
[Galaxy S III General] goodgoodeat:
Nice ~ It's a good tool for me :D

thx~
[Galaxy S III General] brambles1234:
Will this format philz touch recovery as well? - If so after I run this how do I reinstall the recovery.?
[Galaxy S III General] Dees_Troy:
You're getting these errors because you're wiping the internal storage folder from the device. More info can be found here:

http://teamw.in/DataMedia

I'm not going to waste my time suppressing important error messages to "support" a superwipe zip, especially one that wipes internal storage probably without warning the user that they're going to lose all their pictures, backups, zips, etc. The script you PM'ed me also just uses an rm -rf type of wipe which you can achieve using settings in TWRP if that's your thing. TWRP does a really good job of properly wiping your device. There's no reason to use a superwipe zip. Ever.
[Galaxy S III General] Cosmin123:
Quick question.

The new "updated" scrips will work on a S2 with 4.4.2 Kit Kat Resurrection Remix Custom ROM installed?

I am asking because I have a lot of files and folders onto the internal memory of the phone, left behind by all sorts of apps, and I want to completely wipe them for a fresh and clean install.

Also, what are steps to take after running the scrips?

Will I still have recovery to install a new ROM?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
These scripts here are specifically for Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300. Scripts for your phone can be found in your device sub forum. The scripts do not depend upon the type of ROM you are on rather these are device specific.

Or if you use TWRP recovery ..you can do it from the recovery itself.
[Galaxy S III General] Cosmin123:
Thank you for your reply. I will check under S2 subforum for this app.
[Galaxy S III General] Geo_Tech:
Nice Work mate... Very usefull!!!

:good:
[Galaxy S III General] Behemoth1702:
I love these files man! Used them about 15 times when tinkering with CM11 last night!

Thanks man!
[Galaxy S III General] BioVolt:
I have been using mega wipe every single time I flash, must have used it over 100 times! :)
[Galaxy S III General] ammad368:
can I flash this tool on S2 GT-I9100 ?
[Galaxy S III General] keneth_c:
I don't see why not...

But I wouldn't recommend it either...

Since this is the S3 thread...

--

Sent from my Samsung S3 (GT-i9300) on OmniROM 4.4.3 (official nightly) powered by Boeffla kernel via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] reS28raM:
All scripts does check for S3 i9300 and abort if not found, you can check the S2 forum.

ifelse(getprop(ro.product.model)=="GT-I9300",ui_print("Your device is GT-I9300, wiping will continue"),(ui_print("It is not International Version of Samsung Galaxy S3");abort()));
[Galaxy S III General] laura almeida:
I want to wipe the Internal Storage (/storage/emulated/legacy)

Which one should i pick ?
[Galaxy S III General] keneth_c:
If you want to install a new ROM... Make sure u have the ROM zip on the external before you do a Mega Wipe. Then install ROM zip. Reboot.

If you want to go back to factory settings... Then use Super Wipe or Factory Reset.

Hope this helps.

--

Sent from my Samsung S3 (GT-i9300) on OmniROM 4.4.3 (official nightly) powered by Boeffla kernel via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] laura almeida:
Can i just do the Mega wipe and then mount usb on recovery then copy rom to internal storage ?
[Galaxy S III General] keneth_c:
I've never actually tried that so I can't say.

Try to mount USB in recovery before u do the wipe and see if USB is recognized and u can access it. If all goes well... I guess u can use the USB instead of the external SD card.

I'm guessing u don't have an external SD card eh?

--

Sent from my Samsung S3 (GT-i9300) on OmniROM 4.4.4 (official nightly) powered by Boeffla kernel via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] laura almeida:
Yup !

My external SD card is broken.

Now i have to buy a new one.

USB is not recognized in Recovery.

But adb works

so, no problem
[Galaxy S III General] keneth_c:
Good stuff...

--

Sent from my Samsung S3 (GT-i9300) on OmniROM 4.4.4 (official nightly) powered by Boeffla kernel via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] poggle:
I'm trying to install a new ROM but when I choose to install zip from /sdcard I see old folders from previous ROM's so it looks like these 2 CWM options aren't working properly:

- Wipe Data/Factory Reset

- Wipe Cache Partition.

So then I thought I could use these wipes but I can't install any of them on my i9305 international LTE version.

After copying them to my external SD card, I go to install but get this error message for all of them.

I'm running Philz Touch 6 recovery

CWM Base version: v6.0.4.8

Touch GUI revision: 1.16

Build version: 6.26.6 - Galaxy S3 (cm_i9305)

What does this error message mean: "Please upgrade to latest binary".

Does anyone what the problem is?

[IMG="error message received when using any of these 4 wipes"]http://i.imgur.com/wITrNbW.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
That is an assert error to prevent you from bricking your phone while using this script..this script only runs on GT-I9300. For other phones, either modify the script to include correct mount points or send me the mount points.
[Galaxy S III General] poggle:
Thanks for your reply but I have NFI what you're saying about mount points.

Can you please advise how to find out my mount points? Is this something I can find in Recovery or from a file on my phone?

This is an awesome program you've made Zoot and it would be great if you could edit the script for the GT-I9305.

I'm only interested in using the Megawipe :)
[Galaxy S III General] Nailek:
I get the SAME problem than Poggle.

I would like to megawipe my i9305 but it can not wipe it.

If I change (in "updater-script" )

"

ifelse(getprop(ro.product.model)=="GT-I9300",ui_print("Your device is GT-I9300, wiping will continue")

"

to

"

ifelse(getprop(ro.product.model)=="GT-I9305",ui_print("Your device is GT-I9305, wiping will continue")

"

Does it works ?

Or it's more dificult than that ? :p
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
You will have to give me the mount points for your device:

1. find the recovery.log in /cache/recovery

or the result of

adb shell

mount

don't even try to do that..though I am not exactly sure if this one uses busybox (i have made multiple version for many devices) to mount partitions or there are recovery commands but if done wrong it can delete another partition which was not intended..which soft brick your phone at best and hard brick it at worst.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Yep..that is perfect..Do give me some time.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Here you go ..enjoy!!

http://d-h.st/Pf0

Cautionary Warning: Everything you do is at your own risk!!!
[Galaxy S III General] Nailek:
Thaaanks :)

I'll test that right now :)
[Galaxy S III General] poggle:
Thanks Zoot, awesome work :good:

I've just tested it on a I9305 and it works most excellent.

This one is even better because all 4 scripts are bundled into the one program :victory::D
[Galaxy S III General] Justin Thought:
Zoot1, you sure opened a can of worms when you posted this, didn't you? "Will this work on my Galaxy Note/S2/Chifone 541T?" answered umpty-seven times. "Will it format my external card?" "Do I have to remove my SD card?"--lost count of the number of times you answered that one. "Used it, now my phone won't boot." Duhhh.

You're a very patient man.

Peeps, read the thread! (after saying that, I admit--I only read the first 30 pages--but I'll get the other 15 or so before I use it.) This is a powerful tool, not to be used when you don't know what it does.

But I'm glad you posted it! I'm kinda anal about my phone's memory and folder structure, and since KitKat introduced multiple users, I'm not sure what I can delete and what's best left alone. So that list of folders is getting longer...and longer.

So next time I flash--which'll be in a couple of days, now that L-Droid has it's final version until the developer gets back from his honeymoon (--when he's hoping to attack Android-L), I'm going to use this first.

Many many thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] paincrusader:
Updated recoveries link

Hi there.

That Dropbox link seems to be dead, or is it just me?
[Galaxy S III General] reS28raM:
Yep, files were accidentally deleted from disk here is the new link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iysaa8i2bkzzqc6/AACQtxl3cjZMbb_PTfM-MRMza

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[MENTION=4177349]zoot1[/MENTION]

Can you please update the OP with the new link... tnx bro
[Galaxy S III General] paincrusader:
Updated recoveries link

Thank you very much.

I needed to flash a rom before leaving for work and ended up using the TWRP built-in tool to wipe dalvik/cache/system/data/internal storage.

I think that does pretty much the same thing, or am I missing something ?

Have a nice day.
[Galaxy S III General] reS28raM:
Yes, both methods does exactly the same thing.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S III General] jion323:
Hey,

how about the S3 LTE I9305?

I know there is e special version for the I9305. Is there a version even for the updated installer especial for I9305?!

So.. Does someone know which is the right version for me?

Im using Philz and got a I9305.
[Galaxy S III General] immyrock:
Nice one bro
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
That scripts doesn't work anymore, since 4.3.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Op Updated..

Thanks [MENTION=5131448]reS28raM[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S III General] anno1972:
Hi all,

I wanna do a Mega Wipe - could someone please tell me which version to be used with my S3?

Which version should I download?

The one which is given in OP

or the version given in the thread for people with updated recoveries

What are the differences between both versions?

Samsung Galaxy SIII - DU 7.9 Android 4.4.4 - TWRP 2.8.0.1

Thanks in advance

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] surya_mca:
use the one mentioned in OP
[Galaxy S III General] KeTuRr74:
Thanks :D
[Galaxy S III General] joe sidhu:
hey

i used mega wipe via cwm but my internal sd is not getting cleaned, still i can see files in internal sd, please guide me, my phone is soft bricked and i want to install omega rom v 61 on it, earlier i was using omega rom v 50, waiting for your kind reply sir :good:
[Galaxy S III General] srd34:
Hello Zoot,

will this work for Xperia Device too
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
No..the zip are device specific. I don't have a sony phone and have never worked with one. So no idea how it can be modified to work with a sony phone.
[Galaxy S III General] ruadus:
S4

Hello Zoot1,

Any chance you adapt this for S4 i9506?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] medo_mm1990:
super wipe

Hi zoot1.

I used your super wipe before you delete the link and my internal sd card.

All my folders and files were deleted. Only stock folders is present.

I want ask you in this case of mine , does the super wipe delete the hidden folders?

And to be more specific does it delete the files in the hidden folder named .thumbnail in the folder DCIM?? Bcz my phone is stolen and i am afraid that someone sees my photos which i deleted from gallery and might still be in .thumbnail.

Note:(.thumpnail folder contain photos even if you delete it from gallery)

Plz answer me.

---------- Post added at 06:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------

Hi zoot1.

I used your super wipe before you delete the link and my internal sd card.

All my folders and files were deleted. Only stock folders is present.

I want ask you in this case of mine , does the super wipe delete the hidden folders?

And to be more specific does it delete the files in the hidden folder named .thumbnail in the folder DCIM?? Bcz my phone is stolen and i am afraid that someone sees my photos which i deleted from gallery and might still be in .thumbnail.

Note:(.thumpnail folder contain photos even if you delete it from gallery)

Plz answer me.
[Galaxy S III General] coolmmp:
mega wipe

can i use mega wipe via TWRP 2.8.7.0 touch ?:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] Hawaiihemd:
I haven't tried but I'm pretty shure you could. BUT... TWRP andvanced wipe options with internal memory checked will result in pretty much the same. So IMHO no reason to load an "extra" zip.
[Galaxy S III General] atheistzeus:
Dev-host is only giving me malware. Do you have any alternate sources?
[Galaxy S III General] atheistzeus:
The dev host server is full of malware and popups and no matter which download button I use, it doesn't download.

Can you upload to different site please?
[Galaxy S III General] Hawaiihemd:
I for one would not use these wipe files anymore. IMHO not needed with today's recoveries.

If you absolutely want to, follow the first link in the OP. There's Dropbox as host.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Correct ....you don't need scripts anymore ...use the recovery to do the wiping
[Galaxy S III General] problemathic:
update the link please. theyre not working anymore. i need this since i cant use twrp belcause half of my screen is not working. almost half. i am wiing and installing rom through adb or an app. aito flasher. i need this. thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
I am going to set up my galaxy from scratch as I did a dirty flash from ics to jb.

As I am not yet 100% into the partition layout etc. As I have been with my desire I got one question:

When I resetup my desire I always formatted and wiped anything to have a clean slate. Which error version would I use for this case? Mega wipe? If so will it also impact the essential parts of the phone, e.g. efs folder?

Thanks for your help in advance!
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
EFS partition is not touched in any of the wipes..it is a seperate mount point..if you use MegaWipe it will format your /system partition and anything mounted on that mount point....as your SDcard0(internal Sdcard) also uses the same mount point ...it will be formatted as well..so MegaWipe will give you a clean slate but at some cost...

For general use superwipe is fine...
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
Thanks, will go with super then. Just for information purpose, what are the costs with megawipe?
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Everything is wiped except extsd..

:D
[Galaxy S III General] Kage01:
Please help me understand if this feature formats the internal SD card or not because it did so. Maybe I was caught off-guard.

2> SuperWipe: This is a simple factory reset and you can use it to move from one ROM to another without bothering about framework conflicts.

It deletes the Data and Cache partitions of your internal memory.
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
No it should not..only megawipe formats the data on Internal Sdcard
[Galaxy S III General] jesus_c:
Your super wipe script formatted my internal sd!

Отправлено с моего GT-I9300 через Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
Please don't use it for time being..let me check it again..

I have removed that zip..
[Galaxy S III General] MattBooth:
Zoot1, I have a working implementation of this for all of them without wiping the internal SD. Do you want me to PM it to you? I can also combine all three into one aroma installer?

The problem is wiping /data also wipes /data/media/ which is the internal SD card.
[Galaxy S III General] manuelerosso:
hi zoot1 , if i use your MEGAWIPE, wich rom i had to use to reinstall the stystem?

i can reinstall it with:

1 an only PDA ROM

2 a rom with the three files

3 a rom from CWM flash?

thanks
[Galaxy S III General] zoot1:
After flashing megawipe..have a Rom to flash in cwm recovery ..

sent from here, there, somewhere!!
[Galaxy S III General] manuelerosso:
And if I want to flash a Rom by odin i can?