[Robtao]

Originally Posted by tiermann

Always hard-reset after a flash.

It's not a new step, it's a replacement for the RUU message which tells you to soft-reset. Not everyone's device ends up clearing the storage after a flash so you have a chance of old storage files remaining. You can end up with dead shortcuts, missing SMS sender, or a bunch of other side effects.

So a hard reset, of course, restores from serious system problems, but also can remove issues that could be left after a ROM flash.

What about, say its been a long time since a hard reset, making a full Spb backup, then hard reset, then full Spb backup restore? Advantages? Waste of time? If you correct any issues with a hard reset, does a backup restore also restore the issues?

I am looking for a better understanding of what a full or system backup does and how that relates to benefits gained by a hard reset. My assumption has been that the hard reset could serve a maintenance or "oil change" function, but don't want to turn around and pour the old oil right back in.