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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DARTHVAPOR:
Thank you.

sEnT fROM rOoT hEaVen
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] france__it:
Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdbonzo:
Thanks!

hm, as I am not posting a lot (but read a lot) I'm not allowed to post a cat :crying:

Thanks anyway!

Thank you very much for your efforts!

I found out, that I'm not a totally nooby, but anyway it made things much clearer to me.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.eXntriK:
Post a cat? Seriously??Cats are a**holes!

Amazing explanation and thanks for sharing the knowledge. Its because of ppl like you, tat this community stays alive:cowboy:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juv3nal:
Hi,

Yesterday I put my nexus 5 back to stock using this great guide.

But I had problems doing it, it took my a long time but I managed to do it.

I started doing it on my Mac but I because of the problems, I had to do it with my PC in the end.

I was unable to use method 1 as I was getting errors when executing the flash-all.she command.

My first question: what is the step by step way of doing it? I'd like to know for future reference please.

Then I did it on my PC using method 1 but I couldn't do the last steps where you have to go to the stock recovery menu to erase/format data. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong or why it didn't work?

My phone seems to be working fine at the moment.

Many thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
I can't answer your questions about the Mac because I've never used one, but what errors where you getting?

When you went into the stock recovery all you need to do is a factory reset. Did you get any errors? Could you get into recovery?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] In Desolation:
Just an outstanding post, abaaaabbbb63. I've been looking for a comprehensive guide to show my friends who come to me to root their phones. They don't really grasp the gravity of how intrusive and all encompassing this is.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juv3nal:
Hi, thanks for your reply.

No, I'm still unable to get into recovery. I'm just going to try again...

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I'm still unable to get into stock recovery!

I'm following the steps in this guide:

- Volume down + power for boot loader

- select recovery mode to get small green android

- from there I press volume up+ power and all I get is the Google logo and nothing happens after that.

Can you tell why?

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
When you get the android you just need vol up. Don't press power too
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juv3nal:
That worked! :thumbup:

Thank you very much!

I checked the guide again and it says to press power button+volume up.

Cheers!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevehkim:
["Pissed off"]https://www.google.com/search?q=kittens+meowing&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=67XrU9nhGNSeyATq1oDwAw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=360&bih=519#facrc=_&imgrc=jFOFsGNnBe1uaM%253A%3B_n4pwp6pK5JjhM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg.ehowcdn.com%252Farticle-new-thumbnail%252Fehow%252Fimages%252Fa08%252Fao%252Ff9%252Fkitten-meowing-time-800x800.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ehow.com%252Finfo_8741353_kitten-meowing-time.html%3B159%3B200
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Lolwut
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apples723:
You said post a cat picture [IMG="Cat Picture as Requested"]http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/files/2012/12/Beautifull-cat-cats-14749885-1600-1200.jpg[/IMG]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rolling_stone:
Thank you for this FAQ. greetings from Portugal
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Greetings from Romania! :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Nice source of info thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h4rdXc0r3:
Very useful information. Thanks heaps! Greetings from Auckland. :cool:

Sent from my Stormtrooper Nexus 5 Hammerhead
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrronimo:
Thanks very much for these posts! I just got an N5 (which I might be handing down to my girlfriend soon if the N6 is great. :D ) and this was very, very informative. :D

Here's a picture of my cats cuddling because I read the whole thing. :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toleraen:
Thanks for writing this up! I've been on Samsung devices way too long, and getting back to basics helps! <kitty>

[IMG="Kitty"]http://toleraen.com/kitty.jpg[/IMG]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evan7899:
Please help, Fastboot wont even start

I flashed the LRX210 ROM and it worked fine.

Then I needed to root it so I flashed The hammerhead root kernel

It all worked fine up until where it pushed the files to my device then rebooted.

I am stuck at the very first boot screen with the google words and the unlocked lock.

I try to enter fastboot but that doesnt work

I also try plugging it in but ADB doesnt recognise it with "adb devices"

I need some help please.

I do not know this stuff very well and yes I did use the Nexus root tollkit, I shouldnt have but, well I dont know
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chazglenn3:
Great Post!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclectified:
Thank you (and all sources) for this.

I'm about to get my first Nexus device and I've always been curious about rooting. I'm glad to know a little more about it and I'm thankful that someone took the time to write this up in English. Keep up the awesome!

Crazy that I've loved Android for so long and never once became curious enough to research the rooting process and benefits.

Previous phones:

Sprint:

HTC Touch (Windows phone but ran Android through some info and app I got here)

Samsung Moment (Closest I've ever been to pure Google)

HTC Evo 4g

Samsung Galaxy S3 (Was getting annoyed with Touchwiz toward the end of my 2 years.)

T-Mobile

Sony Xperia Z1s (For 12 days. I liked the phone until it failed. The experience left a sour taste.)

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Didn't learn my lesson. Now thoroughly annoyed with Touchwiz.)

Anyways, that was all pointless. Thanks again! :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucas107ok:
thanks for the tutorial :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DFWallace:
I'm less 'dazed and confused' after reading this... I hope...

Faux cat image.................

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I'm just about to receive my N6 within a few days.... and I have read much of the previous info. What % of it is directly applicable to the N6? thx.... -old guy/rookie/phone-noob
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Almost all of it is applicable. In fact I don't see anything that isn't. Android is Android and a nexus is a nexus. The n6 and n9 are a little different on how to unlock the bootloader than the n5 but you'll see that if you're reading the n6 forums too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DFWallace:
Thanks, JD...

My God, it's scary how much I have to learn... but, it will be fun!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cswintown:
Such an amazing post! Can't imagine the time and effort the original poster put in to make this happened.

I owned the first gen Note and I did all root/flash roms without knowing the reasons behind. Now I decided to pick up a nexus 6, this post definitely helps!

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXDanielHDXx:
Im Jarvan, Im Helping, DEMACIA

reflash bootloader.img and recovery.img from M for example

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I love this post so much. its much mlg to me.

Why i cant get sticky. I mean sticky bombs lel :D

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im a funny retard.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chirag7:
can anyone tell me what's wrong with these logs? Kernel not booting bast the google boot screen.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobTheAvenger:
Great write up! Good info, thanks!

[IMG="teamwork"]http://fat.gfycat.com/DigitalAridBustard.gif[/IMG]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
It seems they are kernel related. Does the kernel match the ROM you're using?

Sorry for the late reply. Have been extremely busy lately. I hope you solved it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Happy to still see cats posted in this thread :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcfied:
[IMG="cat"]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/KgPNkq6awlhlIzQ3SoUNRgo-fzQ02dvoEbp5O148TPs3_6hlT1ZZIJURKsyy0ShCWbDYHo_VUkbNoLt_6t2nn3VLGsTbqIsu00Yd4ayVIQ1ik1LOdkI=w334-h441-nc[/IMG]

wow. after more than 2 years. this is still the most helpful/informative thread out there. not only for nexus 5. but for android. thanks man!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeanZBoy:
Awesome read.

According to this thread, I'm not a noob. I thought I was. Lol. Very well put together. (Picture of cat) I couldn't post an outside link due to being new to the site.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyknvb:
Can anyone tell me how to root ,unlock bootloader and install custom recovery easily on my nexus 5(Android 5.1.1)???
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeanZBoy:
Type in Nexus 5 in the device box of the xda website. Click on "root info". Rooting is easiest with Linux. After you root the device, go to the Play Store and download TWRP manager. It will flash the new recovery for you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angstyu:
thx for the info. :good:

Better late to see this than never...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rektifying:
I'm new to Android. I have been an iPhone / IOS User since the 3GS. I'm so bored with iPhones and IOS, I had to switch it up! I always wondered about Android but never made the switch. I finally did and I have no regrets so far!

I currently own a Motorola Nexus 6 and a Nexus Player. I am still pretty noob status. I have Unlocked the Bootloaders and Flashed Android 6.0 to both my Nexus Devices. I followed a knowledgeable guide to the T and everything went / is working great! Obviously I have the Android sdk tools. It is an awesome learning experience and I have been doing a ton of research.

This thread is a great start / read for a noob like me so thank you! (Even though I don't have a Nexus 5)

Will post a cat pic later.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Still waiting :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Here's one. ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primokorn:
Not a basic cat! The father of the cats :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberacid34:
Thank you!

Better equipped now for reading this.. Solid information for my quest of not bricking my phone!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UseYerName:
Not the most useful post ever...

But I follow directions when I'm able and, having had a few "near-brick" experiences,

I try my damnedest to read

everything.

:cool:

Including passing requests for the one thing the internets are most infamous for...

HARDCORE PORN. Lol wat? No, not that but:

Vaguely amusing cat pictures!

:silly:

Well, I'd intended to post a cat picture as instructed, but as a newb I am unable.

Thanks for your extremely informative post(s)!

:highfive:

YYN
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sachin:
Very nice thread - [MENTION=4346614]abaaaabbbb63[/MENTION]

Welp... Here's Mah cat!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facebooook:
I am on full stock rom but suddenly my phone shutdown .Now when I on it it's stuck on boot animation and doesn't start.

Then I tried to factory reset with recovery but it's doesn't go in recovery say no command.

But it's go on fastboot mode....

Then I tried to flash stock rom via ADB but when I unlock bootloader it's automatically locked and when I flash something it's say remote write failure.

Then I tried to use lgflash tool but driver doesn't install.something like hold vol up and connect cable to PC....It's doesn't install any driver. Only show MTP in device manager.[/QUOTE]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elbuenzurdo:
Well, it looks like I don't have enough posts to be able to attach a cat image, but...

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\

Very informative post, thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Char_G:
Just adding my cat pic ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimilives:
This might be a dumb question but I'm stumped.

I am trying to flash TWRP 3.1.1.0. My bootloader is unlocked (came that way). USB Debugging is ON in the Developer options... I have the Android SDK running and am able to run the command adb reboot bootloader. After which I run fastboot devices and I see my phone listed.

I then run fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and the progress says it's sending 'recovery' OKAY and writing 'recovery' OKAY. Then says finished. I type fastboot reboot to commit the thing but it doesn't seem to do anything. I have no recovery???

As a side note; I get some messages before the sending and writing that say "slot-count: not found", "slot-suffixes: not found". Not sure if this is relevant but wanted to include it.

What am I missing?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medoli900:
This is a cat :3
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidjadhav:
My Nexus 5 is stuck on boot logo after flashing a twrp update...

When I was running twrp 3.2.0 I felt that something was wrong in the recovery as it was not letting me boot in any of Oreo ROM so I decided to update my recovery to 3.2.1 when I flashed the img file and I booted in the recovery.

I tried to wipe my data , system , cache , dalvik but it gave me error that Error While Mounting Storage....

So I again flash the same img recovery and my nexus 5 isn't booting now and it also doesn't go in recovery anymore........

Please help..........
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
You always have the option of flashing the stock images and relocking the bootloader before sending it back to Google. As long as you've done that Google usually still honors your warranty.

Sent using xda-developers app
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] effooh:
This thread says you should use TWRP, not Clockwork: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507905

"**Warning: clockworkmod recovery is NOT working (booting). USE TWRP**"
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I will add a twrp version tomorrow.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] columbo67:
Cheers. Hopefully have it tomorrow.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envision:
Great post for people new to android
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bergy37:
Thank you so much for this!! As a ( fairly ) new user to the Android world, this made me understand everything so easy!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyfan61:
Great post. What does a davlik wipe do, and is it also a necessary step?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Because Dalvik cache is different from ROM to ROM. If you don't wipe it, you will most probably end up in a bootloop.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Added TWRP version to "Flashing a custom ROM". And some few questions to the Questions section.

If you guys see anything that shouldn't be there, or anything that should, then please tell :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCguy:
I think the biggest question people have about rooting stock is receiving updates. You touched on it but I think it deserves a lot more coverage including flashing back a stock recovery vs. flashing the update, losing root, etc. Basically all the major issues associated with updating after rooting a stock rom.

Also more coverage on exactly how to return to stock would be useful.

You also may want to say something about toolkits and pros/cons of kits vs. manual.

You could also mention some of the issues in buying a carrier phone vs. a google experience phone vs. a nexus.

Basically this is the best attempt I've seen at documenting the process. I think its a great start. Try to keep it simple with more drill downs for extra details on specific subjects.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I will do these as soon as I get home.

About the carrier phone vs. a google experience phone vs. a nexus --> I won't do that, because this REF is intended to someone who wants to buy/ already bought a Nexus 5, so there's no reason for it. I'm sure there has to be a thread about this somewhere on XDA.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Added

Restoring your phone to STOCK

and

Tips and Tricks

If you guys have any tips and tricks to suggest, then post away!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuMMoD:
Amazing thread! This is definitely a must read for anyone who just got their device.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benenjii:
Success!

I managed to unlock bootloader & root mine yesterday using the guide, and it took about 20 minutes including downloads. It was so much easier to do than my Sensation.

Also, TWRP 2.6.3.0 worked fine for me; no loss of signal that the other posts mentioned.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Good job! Enjoy your new rooted Nexus 5 :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
how can i revert my phone to stock? i cant enter recovery or boot it up - when i try recovery it goes to red exclamatoin, when i try to boot it it stays i the splash animation forever.. please someone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Power off your phone. Then hold the power button and volume button at the same time. You will enter the bootloader. Then download the factory images, and run the flash-all script, eith the phone connected to your PC. Make sure you have fastboot drivers installed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
The usb naked drivers 0.72 also work well on the N5 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514942. Will install all drivers at once.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Major restyling. You guys like it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCguy:
looks great, far more readable. BTW, why are you limiting this to the N5? With just a few exceptions this info is generic enough to cover all nexus phones.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Yup, easier to read and too find what is where :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I have a similar thread in the N4 section. The older Nexus devices don't need these kind of threads. Most users know what they're doing, or similar threads already exist.

But I will try to do these threads for future Nexus devices.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCguy:
ever thought about writing a book on the subject? you've certainly got s great start and I know of no others on this subject? Id love to have one as a quick reference guide.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
And this is where the lazy person in my comes out and says : NAAAH, too much work.

But I'll try. Maybe I'll finish it until winter.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmuls:
Thank you for your continued efforts, hard work and support!!

I tried to post a picture of a cat here, but it wouldn't let me. Know that the thought is there though!!

As a first time Android owner, I'm sure I'll be back with questions :)

Thanks again!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
It's good to see that some actually read the whole thing.

Ask your questions anytime! Don't by shy :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umesswitme:
I'm going to go ahead and be that guy.

I actually learned a lot more from this thread than i thought I would thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidstech11:
Pretend I posted a picture of a CAT. Read it all.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subsonicbug:
Thanks!

Great Read.

I had learned some of the basics on my galaxy nexus, and ended up using and enjoying a mmuzzy AOSP 4.2.2 rom for a long time.

My Nexus 5 is on the way, and I was feeling a little rusty with the unlock, recovery, root process and the various adb and fastboot commands.

This was a great way to refresh things and learn a lot more while I wait!

Also, this one's for you

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one thing that i did leave the write up with a few more questions about was the revert to stock process, and what exactly that "flash all" batch file is doing..

after running the 'flash all', are you still rooted? is the bootloader still unlocked? is there still a custom recovery?

If there are any additional steps necessary to truly revert your phone back to the 'out of the box' state (in the case of a warranty return for example, or to try out the newest OTA update direct from google in a completely stock way) could you provide that info?

thanks again for this reference article
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
The flashall bat simply contains the commands for flashing each image, and it basically just saves you the hassle of having to type in each command separately. (Read the return to stock guide in Andu's sig for more clarification). After running the flash all bat your phone will no longer be rooted or have a custom recovery, however the bootloader will still be unlocked. So after running the flash all, the only extra step needed to get the phone completely back to how it was in the first place is to lock the bootloader using "fastboot oem lock". Once that's done the phone is in perfect shape to be returned for warranty or to receive an ota.

Sent using xda-developers app
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subsonicbug:
thanks for your response chromium. With my VZW GNex, I never ended up going back to stock since they were always months behind on updates and I just kept updating to the newest mmuzzy aosp rom, so I never really got familiar with the revert to stock process. With the N5, I'd like to try ROMs here and there and always have the option to "clean slate" when a new OTA comes out direct from google. Now I know how. thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I'm out of thanks :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] =8=:
thanks

i'm very new to the android (smartphone in general) world, so the guide is very helpful.

tried putting a cat, but i'm a new user so couldn't...but see the attachment

thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scotchligo:
Very nice write up
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrap:
Nice informative guide.

I was beginging to be disappointed at the lack of cats in this thread till the last page

taken with N5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCguy:
I've got my N5 rooted but chose not to perm install a custom recovery at this point. I would like to however make some nandroid backups at this time.

Is there a special version of the recoveries needed for temp flashing vs. perm flash?

Is CWM ready for the N5 yet?

Can you point me to the commands for temp flashing a recovery?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
You can flash cwm(only unofficial version right now) or twrp, make your nandroid and then flash the stock recovery back on. Not sure why you'd want to do that though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
This:

Or you could just boot the recovery, not flash it:

fastboot boot recovery recovery.img
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NCguy:
Sorry, my terminology wasn't good. I did want to in fact "boot" it and that's what I meant by temp flash.

But just to confirm the version you use to boot it isn't any different than the version to flash it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
No you use the same recovery.img.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Natherul:
Will the download come up in the settings menu as normal, where will the downloaded file be placed and will the update undo root?

thanks in advance and sorry if someone else has already asked these questions but I did not see it but I might be blind .P
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Yes, it will come in settings, and you will be able to download it.

And yes, the update may erase the supersu app and binaries, but it can be fixed very easily.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Natherul:
Nice, that just leaves the question where the update file is placed then when its downloaded.... :P
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
On the storage.. Somewhere... I think the downloads folder.