How to clear your Cache (stock)

[carracerz14]

Yes. If changing roms you can't restore system data cause it will screw something up, but if you are just factory reset and staying on the same rom then I think restoring system data will actually be okay.

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[carracerz14]

Don't ever use these ones and you'll be fine

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[mekano]

I'm not rooted. So I'm just gonna back up contacts and re dl'd all apps after the wipe. Apps I have paid for like swift key and juice Defender will I be able to re download for free?

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[carracerz14]

Yeah. They should automatically start to download after you set your phone up

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[mekano]

Wow just did it! Cant believe how fast my phone is now. Should have done this right after the ics update

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[B. Diddy]

Hey bradenfontaine--you may want to modify your instructions. When I get to the Android System Recovery menu, I find that the Vol Up and Vol Down buttons will move up and down on the menu, and the Power button makes the selection (as opposed to the first menu, where Vol Up makes the selection).

 

[bradenfontaine]

Edited, thank you for being observant

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[carracerz14]

Yeah those are the instructions for the boot menu

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[bradenfontaine]

Yeah those are the instructions for the boot menu

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And you didn't catch it!

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[carracerz14]

It's been a long week... I'll admit I just skimmed over the op and didn't read it word for word

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[njgsregal]

Thanks for the post. nice and clear.appreciate your hard work.

 

[ryanidcomm]

What happens when cache is cleared? What data is lost?

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[gollum18]

It clears various browsing data, such as stored pictures, movies etc. It also clears cached app data that is stored in /cache. It doesn't clear /dalvik-cache.

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[pel1kan]

It clears various browsing data, such as stored pictures, movies etc. It also clears cached app data that is stored in /cache. It doesn't clear /dalvik-cache.

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What's dalvik cache, how is that different from just plain old cache. And... if not switching ROM's is there a good reason to periodically clear your cache? Does it improve performance?

 

[bradenfontaine]

What's dalvik cache, how is that different from just plain old cache. And... if not switching ROM's is there a good reason to periodically clear your cache? Does it improve performance?

dalvik cache is a program cache area for the program dalvik. Dalvik is a java based virtual machine that is the bases for running your programs (the ones that have the .apk extension). In order to make access times faster (because there's not JIT (just in time) compiler installed by default), the dalvik-cache is the result of dalvik doing a optimization of the running program. Sounds confusing. It's similar to the prefetch files in Windows.

clearing your cache has been reported to improve stability and performance.

 

[pizza_pablo]

THANKS!
Hoping this will improve battery life after JB update!
It sure did on my Droid X after GB!

ETA: This is for my current Razr M.
The wipe is completed. Going to fully drain battery and re-charge to comple the task (fingers crossed).

 

[pblakk]

So you select wipe cache partition??:thumbdown:

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[bradenfontaine]

You could... If that's what you want...

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[pblakk]

You could... If that's what you want...

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Obviously. Is this the one to select to Clear Cache?

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[bradenfontaine]

Yes

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