Questions asking how to recover lost or inaccessible data.

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What if you accidentally deleted some important apps and can't install them back?

What if you accidentally deleted some important apps and can't install them back because Google Play doesn't have them? For example android system, com.android dun server and com.android.lgsetup ...
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How to recover lost contacts from samsung galaxy s3

I was closing all my unused running programs on my galaxy S3, and suddenly closed the contacts app. When I checked my contacts afterwards they were all gone. But when I checked my call logs, the ...
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Personal data (contacts, sms, phone logs, settings, etc) gone after moving apps to a new microSD

I've just bought a 16gb Sandisk microSD and I moved some apps to that by using the functionality available under Settings > Applications > Manage Applications. I went through the list and I ...
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My Android phone screen is un-usable, how do I transfer all my data to a new phone?

My current phone (Samsung Galaxy POP) running Andoid 2.2 has all its data including contacts and messages stored in the SD card + SIM card. However the touch screen of that phone has been damaged and ...
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Location & how to recover cache from Google Chrome from an Android 4.0.2 phone?

I'm wondering if it's possible to recover files from the Google Chrome cache from an Android 4.0.2 phone. Specifically, a HTC One S. I'm trying to recover the stylesheet from a site whose data has ...
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How can I recover corrupt files from my SD Card on my PC? [duplicate]

My LG Marquee started boot looping four days ago and because of this, I have not been able to get into my files (photos, videos, apps, etc.) and back them up. I have not backed up any of my files, ...
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Used Nexus Root Tool to root my phone - lost all my pictures of my baby daughter

I ran the NRT(Nexus Root Tool) earlier today - before doing it I took out my SD card to make sure it wouldn't delete my photos - and when I just checked, it didn't show in my gallery. I've tried ...
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Help to recover accidently deleted calendar data

OK so I have a lot of appointments in an outlook calendar (about 12 each day). It was synced to my Galaxy 3G. I wanted to delete all of them for one day, so deleted multiple appointments but I didn't ...
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Galaxy S3 Encryption ruined my photos… recoverable?

I put outlook on my GS3 for work and to do so I had to encrypt my phone. Since Encryption, Almost all of the photos I had on my phone are now blacked out. It shows me my different folders and the ...
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Resetting Nexus 4 with cracked and Locked Screen [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I backup data (sms/contacts) from a device with a broken screen? My Nexus 4 fell and cracked its screen: One of the caveats in its design is the glass on the ...
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Restore deleted photos

I accidentally deleted the entire "downloaded" album full of pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710) and am trying to use a recovery program I downloaded. My phone will not show up as a ...
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I Need Help Getting Contacts from Broken Android!

My Huawei Mercury M886 fell out of my lap when getting out of the car and it got run over... Its not rooted. The screen is completely shattered off and I cant use the touchscreen or buttons so I cant ...
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Getting my data off of a G2 with a broken screen

I have a T-mobile G2 (aka HTC desire Z) with a broken screen. I have not rooted it or ever enabled debugging. I would like to get the data off of this phone and onto my replacement. Is there any way ...
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How to retrieve Android contacts from Galaxy S3 to Windows 7 on a non rooted phone

I am hoping someone can help me with this. My brother passed away yesterday and we both have the same phone a Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Sprint network. I was wondering if there is a simple way with adb ...
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HTC Desire crashed, deleted all SMS. Can I recover? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: HTC Desire (Froyo 2.2) crashed, deleted all SMS/MMS. Can I recover? I have a HTC desire (2.2 with HTC sense, as per stock), never rooted and little used (basic apps ...
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Android failure to boot on LG

I need to recover data from my AT&T LG Thrill Android Phone Background: My AT&T LG Thrill phone's battery died a couple of days ago because I forgot to charge it. When I charged the phone ...
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Creating a .dd image of a Galaxy S3 without rooting the phone

I'm working for my university's CS Department, and we've got a Digital Forensics project which requires us to create a one-to-one .dd image of a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 (Jellybean 4.1), so that we can ...
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How to extract sqlite file

My Samsung Galaxy S was having an error on the notification bar saying sd card blank or has unsupported file system, so I was required to format my sd card. However, I couldn't format it using the ...
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Deleted files causing my phone to function incorrectly?

I accidentally deleted files from a folder located on my Android phone and now my phone isn't functioning properly. If I replace those files will my phone now function correctly? Should I replace the ...
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How to recover deleted contacts

I lost all my contacts while syncing email.Is there a way to recover these contacts. I checked on Google contacts in Gmail but its not there as I never synced my contacts. Not rooted and Android ...
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All files corrupted after Ext. SD encryption. external SD card gets encrypted due to Mail server

I have a Galaxy Note-2. Android version 4.1.2. After I sync into my Organisation's email on my phone it used to encrypt my SD card and External SD card. This never rendered my data inaccessible -- ...
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Undelete pictures stored in Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 [duplicate]

I deleted pictures stored in phone. Is there any way how to restore them?
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Data Recovery from a HTC One X phone that wont turn on

I have an HTC One X that has recently stopped working for no apparent reason. It was looked at by a repairer and I was told that there was no liquid in the phone and the motherboard required ...
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Video Recording stopped because battery was low, restore file?

I just recoreded a Video, and my Android powered down while recording because the battery was completly empty. Now i have a 1,5 GB mp4.tmp file that i cant open with VLC. I have a Nexus 4 with ...
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Recover deleted photo from Xperia P phone [duplicate]

I want to recover some photo deleted from my DCIM folder. But the problem is I cant get my phone to be detected as a drive letter in “My Computer”. How to make my phone detected? I already enable USB ...
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Cannot open message application on Samsung Galaxy S2 and Deleted all of my Contacts

I was originally getting an error message about the logserver not working, which I fixed through managing the application and forcing it to close, but now I get another error when I try to access text ...
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Recover deleted back up from cwm

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab P1010. I upgraded it from Froyo to Gingerbread. Before upgrading, I backed it up using CWM. After upgrading, my brother needs the file that he saved there. When I tried ...
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Is it possible to pull data using Android Debug Bridge on an N7 while soft bricked

I've tried countless fixes for my N7 being softbricked (No idea how it was done). I've resorted to using Android Debug Bridge, however I cannot get access to the device (device not recognized from CMD ...
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Nexus 7 soft bricked, Need to recover data

I don't know if I'm posting this on the right website or not, but I'll try anyway. I recently brought a Google Nexus 7 (non-SIM version). I've used it for around 3 months now and everything was ...
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How can I get the data from my HTC sense with a shattered screen? [duplicate]

The touch screen is not working on my phone since I dropped it and shattered the screen. When I plug it into my PC via USB is only charges. I have taken the memory card out and plugged that into a ...
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Names not shown from number anymore

All of a sudden, half-way using whatsapp, the names are not shown anymore. Instead I can only see the number. I went to my contact list and checked. Most of my contacts appeared to be shown in email ...
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Samsung Captivate not booting after root

I recently installed Clockwork Recovery, and used that to install CyanogenMod 10 on my Captivate using this guide. Every thing worked perfectly. I backed up the stock ROM. Then I realized that my ...
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How to recover pictures from frozen htc one x?

How can i find someone to help me get pictures downloaded from my htc one x which is frozen at white screen? I don't know anything about android programming, just want to hire an expert to try to ...
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USB-selected, why are mp3's invisible?

When I plug my phone into my PC, I need to go into USB mode to add and remove files. When I remove the phone, I cannot see any of the files unless I first switch back to DSM mode, even if I turn USB ...
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I accidentally formatted my Samsung Galaxy S2 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Data Recovery - How to Restore Deleted / Formatted Files on HD Micro SD Card I messed up. I had a USB and my Samsung plugged in, and in a rush I accidentally formatted ...
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SMS thread retrieval [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a way to recover a deleted sms? I hope I am able to get this resolved as this is very important. Eventually, I have a Samsung Galaxy S and I have been keeping ...
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Is there a way to recover deleted photos? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I recover a deleted file on Android? Data Recovery - How to Restore Deleted / Formatted Files on HD Micro SD Card Is there a way to recover deleted photos from ...
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Backup Samsung Fascinate running ICS, make ODIN-flashable image

I have Samsung Fascinate running ICS. It's very easy to break the OS, such as: by improperly booting into recovery. I want to make a backup, which I could flash using ODIN. Does anyone know what ...
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Can data be recovered from crashed sd card? [closed]

My 16GB micro sd card isn't showing any files these days. Earlier it was hanging up in my phone and I decided to transfer all the files to my laptop. As I was copying the files, it got terminated due ...
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Have I erased my songs? Samsung galaxy S2 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Data Recovery - How to Restore Deleted / Formatted Files on HD Micro SD Card I removed everything by entering code in phone field. I deleted my all apps. What about my ...

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