Questions tagged [data-recovery]
Questions asking how to recover lost or inaccessible data.
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How to recover WhatsApp chat history?
My phone has been running low on space lately. WhatsApp gave me the low storage error and then crashed. After freeing a couple of gigabyte on my phone, I went back to WhatsApp, only to discover that ...
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Does d2d transfer all system data?
I want to recover my deleted notes (which is located in data folder that need root to access) and i'm going to try d2d transfer today. But i want to know does phone transfer systems transfer all data ...
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Access to folders that require root [duplicate]
I'm trying to find my deleted notes in xiaomi phone(i'm still hope :( ) since May. But i coulndt done it yet with adb. Therefore i'm going to do last decision:''Rooting my phone to access folders'' ...
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How to recover deleted videos under this file .do0mo7bi1le1 [duplicate]
How can i recover videos in this file.
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How can I unlock the lock screen of my RealMe 9 Pro Plus without formatting device, or retrieve just the storage?
I haven't been able to unlock my Realme 9 Pro Plus phone with the passwords that I remember. And I'm not sure what to do next.
I have always found it a bugging issue when my Realme phone asks me to ...
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Data Recovery from old Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
Hi to all Android Enthusiasts!
I have recently found one of my very first android phones, with many fond memories saved onto it.
Now I can not access the phones data any more since I entered my ...
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Any way to recover data from a device that had its partition table corrupted?
So, I have this custom ROM that occasionally had a bootloop here and there. Usually, I wiped and reinstalled. Recently, the ROM became very stable, and if I just don't touch anything on bootup, all is ...
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How to recover files from Android device on bootloop?
I have an old Android device that is stuck on bootloop. I found on another website that you can use adb for this purpose.
I installed adb and found the device through adb devices command but when I ...
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Galaxy A51 stuck in ODIN mode after OTA update
Samsung Galaxy A51 received an OTA update last night - installed it, auto-restarted, loaded the Samsung welcome page, then loaded a bright blue screen with:
ODIN MODE (AVB fail)
SUPER: Build-id does ...
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Create an exact image of the internal storage
My relative lost all her photos by clicking on "format data" on her Realme 7 reboot menu (the one popping up at startup when holding together the volume down and power button - found out ...
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Recover data from pixel 4a with black screen
I have a Pixel 4a with completely damaged screen (it's 99% black) after falling. I can see it's on and ready to use as I recognize the background color and glimpses of things moving through the spots ...
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Transfer storage from stock recovery to PC
I made my backups and everything before attempting to upgrade to the latest security patch on my rooted phone (SM-G781B), but because of laziness ("it's gonna work 100%"), I didn't transfer ...
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Memories in Peril: Strategies for Data Redemption on Android 12+
I attempted to cut/paste the Camera folder, which was over 70GB in size, from my Samsung Note 10 to my PC. Copy/paste was taking forever, with a message saying "Preparing to copy files" for ...
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Backup.ab - Java NumberFormatException Error
I got an ab file with adb from my phone's notes folder. Which I can not access without root. I am trying to convert it to the tar file but cmd gives me this error in the picture.
My command was ;
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TWRP fails to mount data partition with error, says Invalid argument
I have a Fairphone 4 with /e/OS that I accidentally left a long download running overnight until the storage filled up. The phone also ran out of battery during this, and now it won't boot. The ...
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Recover data from Asus Zenfone 4 in special case
My Asus Zenfone 4 (ZE554KL) started to be slow and sometimes it crashed and restarted, and then it went back to normal. It stayed that way for months. Last week, the bar containing the buttons to ...
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How can I access my phone with a broken screen when TWRP decryption is unavailable?
Recently I broke the screen and digitizer of my phone and now want to be able to get my data off or even control it. While researching I stumbled upon scrcpy which gives you full access to your device ...
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When crypt14 file of WhatsApp database is deleted automatically after 7 days, is it possible to recover it in Android 12? Are they permanently deleted
I downloaded some data recovery apps from Play Store. They failed to recover my deleted data, but they show some hidden WhatsApp files like .status.
Can they recover and steal my database file from ...
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Retrieve Data from Broken Screen P30 Lite? Keyboard Steps to Enable ADB?
My father's phone, a Huawei P30 Lite, has had the screen completely ruined by his insistence of putting it in his back pocket and then sitting on the thing.
I'm sure I enabled developer mode at some ...
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Oneplus One - unlock pattern and/or retrieve data
I have a OnePlus One that went dead 7 years ago with valuable photos (for me) on it. Had it repaired recently, but can't remember the pattern I used back then... Here is what I found out about the ...
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"Corrupt" SD card after power off?
I have a BQ-7082G ARMOR Android 7 device, with a SD card formatted as internal storage. One day it run out of battery, shut down, and afterwards it reported the SD card is corrupt and refuses to mount ...
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Data backup in recovery mode?
My Samsung a51 is broken and for some reason I can't turn it on, download mode is not available, only recovery mode. It has quite a lot of important data, mostly pictures. Is there a way to make a ...
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S9 died black screen cell gone but I need to decrypt my SD card- Help!
My S9 black screen death, now GONE. TMobile replaced now I have a Moto G5 android. It does see the files but does not open. I have encrypted my SD card not aware I had to decrypt from my S9 but now I ...
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Recover Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 soft bricked with bootloader locked
This night I went to sleep, left my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 charging, and when woke up the phone was off, with the white light on. When tried to turn on, it stays in the Mi.com logo. So I think its a soft ...
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Is it in any way possible anymore to save my data?
I have an old Allview P5 Energy which I've forgotten the password of, running Android 5.1. I was wondering if there is any possible way to recover its data. adb devices says the device is unauthorized ...
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Asus Zenfone 4 Max does not start anymore
I have quite an old mobile phone Asus Zenfone 4 Max (ZC520KL, X00HD_4) with Android 8.1.0.
When starting, it asks for the schema to unlock then it restarts indefinitely, showing some recovering ...
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Is it possible to rescue data from a Google Nexus 5 which is stuck in bootloop with locked bootloader and no working recovery mode?
I have found my Google Nexus 5 which I had problems with in 2016 concerning the infamous stuck power button. At some point, the phone was stuck in a restarting loop. Then, I managed to leave this loop ...
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Remove internal storage from locked phone to read data?
family of a close friend who died recently asked me (technically IT guy, but not even remotely my field of expertise) whether it is possible to retrieve data from the locked phone of him.
I d'ont know ...
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How to open backup.ab
i got a backup.ab file with password. I'am looking for how to open it for 1 month but i still couldnt open it. I really need help can anyone tell me how can i open it please explain it with step-step
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Will some of my photos and files still remain in the memory if I do a factory reset? [duplicate]
Just wondering... If I sell my Android phone, is it possible for the new owner to use some data recovery software and recover some of the files?
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How can I find deleted notes (even in recycle bin) in Xiaomi?
I deleted my Xiaomi notes in the cloud, but I saw my notes are deleted in the app too.
How can I find my notes? Maybe there are some folders. Should I root my phone to find them?
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How do I port my music database from Rocket player into Musicolet?
I've been using Rocket player (which is a local file music player) for quite a long time now, but I have recently bought a new phone. The music database (i.e #times a song has been played etc) ported ...
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how can i recovery my files from internal storage [duplicate]
I have samsung s20 fe g780g/ds, android 13. all my files in image gallery are lost or deleted. I would like to recovery but i cant access internal storage for recovery software. my phone is also not ...
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"Your data may be corrupt": /e/os booting into recovery and crashing on startup after running out of disk space
I am on a Fairphone 3 and run /e/os 1.9.
Background
I recently started to run out of disk space each time one of my apps (Signal messenger) started to create a new backup, as my free space was not ...
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Samsung A50 Stuck on Samsung logo
This is Samsung A50 A505F, bought 4 years ago. Yesterday, it was showing full-storage warning because around 700MB was left from total internal space. There was no SD card. The same day, it restarted, ...
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I need to access information in my smartphone's memory. The screen is completely dead and does not respond to touches or show any image
I need to access information in my smartphone's memory. The screen is completely dead and does not respond to touches or show any image. The computer does not detect the smartphone, it only charges.
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Recover accidentally deleted texts on Samsung Galaxy S21 [duplicate]
I accidentally deleted all my text messages on my Samsung Galaxy S21 FE.
I tried to find them in the cloud. The trash, but to no avail.
Is it possible to retrieve them?
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APK backup with data Anybooks app
Non-techie here. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and installed the Anybooks app which is now discontinued. Since I had downloaded 1 GB of books, I need to migrate the app and data to a new phone.
The ...
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How to un-delete SMSes
A bunch of messages got deleted from my phone. I can see them when using various recovery software (FonePaw etc) but the major flaw of them all is that recovery is only available outside of the phone -...
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How do Android data recovery tools work without root?
Sometimes I come across tools like DroidKit which promise to recover your data from Android phone without root. I do not understand, how they obtain raw binary access to internal storage over USB only....
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Copy Apps and Data From Phone With Dead Screen
My unrooted phone's LCD screen is dead but touchscreen still works. By using a series of stencils for where on-screen buttons and prompts would be, I am able to unlock the device and authorize ADB, ...
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How to recover files from a healthy microSD card in Android?
I accidentally deleted important documents (about 100 PDFs) that weren't backed up yet from a 64 GB microSD card, which is used as the primary storage in my unrooted Android 9.0 smartphone. The ...
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How to regain lost access to encrypted data, known lock pattern
My S10e is running LineageOS 19.1, rooted with Lygisk.
After one specific reboot after changing the SIM card, it entered a boot loop where it showed the Lineage boot animation for a few minutes, then ...
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SystemUI.apk Deleted Accidentally
I accidentally deleted SystemUI.apk from the following path:
root/System_ext/priv_app/SystemUI
I'm on a custom ROM — Pixel Experience 12.1
The device was working fine even after the delete until I ...
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How to access the block device that represents the SD card on an android device thru ADB?
My android's SD card got corrupted while trying to access the data with a card reader. I'm trying to create a dd image of the block device that represents the SD card. Can this be achieved thru ADB (...
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Can I restore lost videos after OEM unblock erasing? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung Galaxy A72. I lost some videos when it was connected to Linux machine. I read an instruction that states that root access is needed to restore using testdisk. Using another ...
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How do I recover deleted WhatsApp database (msgstore.db.crypt12 files) without backup?
I accidentally deleted my WhatsApp database folder and have lost all my chat history. How can I restore it?
Deleted from phone's internal storage, Android 7, no root access and no other copy of the ...
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Why did I lose stored content when I got a new phone
I got a new phone and went to T-Mobile (my carrier) to switch my Motorola to my new Samsung. However, my memory card in my Motorola was set as internal NOT portable so I couldn't remove it and put it ...
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What is the easiest way for me to recover all my Whatsapp messages?
I recently got a new phone and changed my whatsapp number. However, while I was added to all previous chat groups in my new phone, I couldn't see the chat history. Since I changed my whatsapp number ...
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Motorola stuck in Android Recovery - trying to recover photos/documents - tagged posts don't seem to be a match
My daughter's Motorola One Vision is stuck in Android Recovery mode. I have read the recovery TAG posts but can't find one that exactly matches my scenario.
The phone came with Android version 9, but ...
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