[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeroxg4:
I don't want to clutter the thread but I'd like to clear some things up while remaining civilized and informative. So here goes:

1. I wouldn't go so far to say that I made an assumption about your intelligence (certainly not that you're "dumb", as I never said that or intended it). I simply thought that maybe it was something that you had not realized or overlooked and that it could help you in some way. I'm sure you're great at what you do in real life and I have nothing against you.. I apologize if that's how I came off. This started simply as your somewhat heated response to my disagreement with people who stated that the recovery was difficult to use now and that they had accidentally wiped things that they did not mean to wipe. Although they were mostly differences in opinion, you have brought up an issue which speaks to the functionality of the recovery. Curious, I tried what you said: I moved files to my internal /sdcard (to which the top grey line would say "Data"), specifically the "Download" folder. I booted into recovery and they all showed up. I tried downloading a zip (by default it downloads to internal) and the file showed up in recovery. I checked both internal and external through recovery and every single .zip that I placed in their respective folders was there. The only files that would not show up were non .zip files, which I believe is logical behavior (as you can't install other types of files, such as .apk's through the recovery). If we're on the same recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0), then I'm thinking that perhaps you got a bad download? I don't seem to be having the same issue as you.

2. I did not say that since you've been on TWRP from that start that it should all make sense. I said that TWRP's layout is different from that of CWM (which most people were on first since it came before), and that the initial switch from CWM to TWRP probably took some getting used to as well. I tried (and failed) to get you to see that layout changes aren't exactly the end of the world. I understand if you don't like them, but functionally they are intact. To be technical, if you want to wipe just Cache and Dalvik, then yes you would have ONE extra button to push but you'd also be able to wipe them both at the same time now. It's not all that crazy.. just a minor change. For people who clean flash often, these changes are quite nice.

3. Yes, I understand that it's not what people are used to. Sometimes change is not always bad. It might take some getting used to, but it may actually be easier to do things now once you get used to it (I know it's made my recovery sessions much quicker). Yes, I've flashed every update of TWRP since it's been out. I've "bricked and fixed" NUMEROUS phones as I've had an embarrassing number of android phones. I've also rooted, ROM'd, and fixed many people's android phones across every carrier as a side job. So I'm familiar (and you don't know me, either..why would you assume?). But I won't try to insult you as the aforementioned information has nothing to do with this recovery or even this conversation.

To your p.s.: The only reason I didn't respond sooner to your earlier reply is due to the fact that I've been remarkably busy in the past few weeks. I hope my rebuttal meets your expectations. :fingers-crossed:

Apologies if this fills the thread too much. I haven't experienced any issues thus far on the latest TWRP.