Wiping all data without losing root?

[hockeymn25]

Can I wipe all data from my charge without losing root so I may sell it?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts

 

[hockeymn25]

b u m p

 

[carguy37757]

I'm pretty sure that just doing a factory reset won't remove root. As long as you're not using Odin to return to stock and you're only using the reset feature on the handset you'll be fine.

Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2

 

[hockeymn25]

Can anyone else confirm this? want to be 100% sure. Moving to GS3 and want to sell charge rooted so its more valuable

THX

 

[lpt2569]

Can anyone else confirm this? want to be 100% sure. Moving to GS3 and want to sell charge rooted so its more valuable

THX

Confirmed. I just did this on my Charge to wipe all data before I sold it. But it remains rooted and it maintains the custom ROM as well if you are running one.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[dwitherell]

Confirmed. I just did this on my Charge to wipe all data before I sold it. But it remains rooted and it maintains the custom ROM as well if you are running one.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Yep. A factory reset/data wipe won't touch /system, and that's where root/rom live.

 

[kenumale]

Is there an actual app that erases and wipes free space? That would work on the galaxy s3. I want to basically delete deleted files so they won't get recovered.