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Old 08-16-2010, 05:05 AM
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Define wipe...

Sorry really noobish I know, Going to flash another ROM on the wife's hero, everyone says wipe before flash, what exactly am I suppose to wipe? (of the 5? choices)

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Old 08-16-2010, 12:43 PM
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Re: Define wipe...

wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache and if you run apps2sd then wipe the ext partition
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Old 08-16-2010, 03:28 PM
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Re: Define wipe...

Wouldn't flashing the phone effectively wipe the phone? What's the risk if you don't wipe before flashing?
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:21 AM
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Re: Define wipe...

Android is different than WinMob. If you don't wipe there will be problems.
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