I came across installing ROMs, but I can't install it because I need to wipe some things ...
It told me to wipe / do a factory reset ...
Then, when I go to the Wipe Section of the TWRP Recovery, clicked on Advanced Wipe, I noticed that there is Data, and there is Internal Storage.
Here's a picture of that: (from androidtipsandhacks)
TWRP told me that Data, Cache, and Dalvik
is the only wipe that I need.
Will wiping Data remove my apps, music, photos, videos, and app data?
Answer:
Data
Data
is your user apps (installed from Google Play Store, or with an *.apk) and its app data. It is stored on /data
.
- Your user apps is stored on
/data/app
. - Your apps' data is stored on
/data/data
.
NOTE: You must be rooted to see the contents on /data/ ...
Therefore, if you wipe your data, it might also delete your user apps, and its app data, but excluding your music, photos, videos, etc.
Internal Storage
On the other hand, Internal Storage
is actually the storage where your other data are saved, such as music, photos, videos, other app data, downloads, etc., and is usually stored on /storage
or /sdcard
.
NOTE: /sdcard
is different from your external SD Card.
- Music is saved on
/sdcard/Music
. - Photos are saved on
/sdcard/DCIM
. - Videos are saved on
/sdcard/Videos
. - Other app data are saved on
/sdcard/ (App Folder)
.
- Other apps choose to store their app data on
/sdcard/ ...
, such as Minecraft:/sdcard/games
.
- Other apps choose to store their app data on
- Downloads are saved on
/sdcard/Downloads
, and can be easily found if you have the Downloads app.