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I encountered a situation similar to the question: How can I recover a deleted file on Android?

I have a Sensation XE which is not rooted.

From the previously linked question, is there away that I can achieve step 2 in the highest rated answer using adb backup?

Step 2: Acquire an image of that block device with dd:

dd if=/dev/<blockdevice> of=/sdcard/image bs=4096
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  • @Izzy and if it is possible to recover files by the following steps? 1. temp root my Sensation XE by the method in the section "STEPS TO RUN THIS TOOL" in the link: link, under a windows os, without doing the s-off steps in this link; 2. connect it to a linux system to run the dd command as stated in the highest rated answer; 3. and then back to windows to run temp_root_remove.bat to my Sensation XE.
    – user36987
    Commented Jul 3, 2013 at 23:46
  • @Dan Hulme Thank you for editing my question which makes it more clear.
    – user36987
    Commented Jul 5, 2013 at 2:07

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No, you can't. dd operates on block-level (it makes a 1:1 copy of the data blocks), while adb backup works on file-level. The two are not compatible.

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    @user36987 Similarly, file recovery programs for a desktop computer require admin privileges, as they also work at the block level. The data exists (blocks), but the meta-data (file) is gone, so you need full access to bypass the upper layer and go deeper to the bare hard drive.
    – Stephen S
    Commented Jul 3, 2013 at 19:12
  • @user36987 Glad we could help! You're welcome to "accept" the answer (click the check-mark next to it :).
    – Izzy
    Commented Jul 5, 2013 at 6:41

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