Help Will a Factory Reset erase "/sdcard"?

[KlaymenDK]

Hi,
I know this is probably a dumb question, but I need to know for sure.

If I do a "Factory Reset" on my Samsung Galaxy, will it (not only zap all apps and settings, which is what I'm after, but also) erase what's stored in "/sdcard" and/or "/sdcard/sd"?

I know that "/sdcard" is the built-in storage, and "/sdcard/sd" is the removable storage, but I'm not clear on whether "/sdcard" is part of the firmware area and whether or not it's the same as where the apps&settings are stored? I mean, there's lots of stuff outside "/sdcard", in the root of the file system ... is that stored in another chip? If not, I guess the whole shebang is going to go poof ...

The reason this is important is, well, I don't have a micro-sd card to plug in, and I would very much like to have a backup of all the apps (eg. using the Astro file manager) while I do a reset. I'm trying to determine if my hardware really is broken, or if it's the firmware.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

ive done a factory reset via the settings menu and it kept all files intact just cleared out contacts, settings, installed apps etc
files i backed up or manually put onto the device via pc stayed intact

there is a wipe command that will killl the lot but i think thats a dial code

 

[KlaymenDK]

Four minutes? I love having a personal stalker () when the info always seems to be to the point and enlightening.

However, I think I'll put it off 'till tomorrow anyway. Maybe I am a bit too tired now (it's close to midnight), and I have once lost all my data because I killed the wrong partition.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

haha, ive become addicted to these forums

 

[KlaymenDK]

For your info:
I just reset my phone, and everything in "/sdcard" was still there afterwards. So it's pretty safe to reset, provided you have backed up your apps with Astro or somesuch.

It also means that, if you really want to zap your phone (say, before selling it or sending it in for service), you must take care to empty your "/sdcard" folder manually.

Sadly, and unrelated to this thread, it didn't improve the issue of the APN list not wanting to save my settings.