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[Q] Desperate newbie with deleted files problem….help please!!

I have a real cry for help!
Somehow all my pictures disappeared from my Galaxy Nexus. My only possible explanation (since it could not have decided to delete them itself!) is that I must have been a complete idiot and last night when I thought I was deleting a video I had just taken I must deleted the camera directory itself. This is supported by the fact that there was no ‘camera’ directory when I looked this morning. I then took a new photo and the directory reappeared. I have plenty of experience with PC’s but I’m a newbie with smartphones. I figured if I don’t write any more files to the phone then most of the actual data should still be there so I hoped to do some kind of undelete.
I’ve done some research and it looks like the ‘feature’ of only connecting as an MTP device (rather than USB mass storage) is potentially a killer blow. Without an assigned drive letter it seems that none of the usual recovery programmes will recognise the phone.
In theory an alternative might be to take a complete image of the phone contents and somehow recover the data from here?
I am pretty desperate as I have five months of pictures/videos of my kids etc, and most of that data must still be on the phone – but how to get to it?
Finally – yes I am a complete plonker, I shouldn’t have made such a stupid mistake and I should have backed up the phone or the pictures. I have learned my lesson. But given that, is there anything I can do?
BTW - the phone came from 3 network (via a reseller) and I have not touched it with respect to unlocking/rooting etc. It is in the state I received it.
HELP please!
Thanks very much...........

I believe the MTP vs. USB Mass storage would be a driver thing. There are many different versions of drivers so its possible there are ones that will mount the phone with a drive letter. I can think of some other things to try (Boot into fastboot mode by turning phone off then powering on by holding power, volume up and volume down at the same time and holding till it vibrates). You could also try Disk Management under windows to see if you can assign a letter
In the future I highly recommend setting up a google account and using Google Photo/Instant Upload to keep a backup of your photos. You dont even have to sync anything else

Thanks for your suggestions, much appreciated.
I’ve now tried going into fastboot mode and connecting to PC but no joy – Windows recognises there is a device connected (usually ID’d as an OMAP4440) but can’t find a driver.
Disk Management also doesn’t show the Nexus as a drive and therefore won’t allow a Drive letter to be assigned.

Try these (obviously no guarantees and I havent used any personally)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
http://android-photo-recovery.com/tutorials/deleted-file-recovery-for-google-nexus-phones.html
EDIT: Found another:
http://www.wondershare.com/disk-utility/recover-deleted-photos-from-nexus-s-and-galaxy-nexus.html

Thanks again, I appreciate all suggestions. Yes I have come across these and unfortunately they don’t solve my issue. The last two are amongst those I’d seen reported as not working as they need a drive letter. I had installed both anyway but found that to be true (
The first requires root access which I don’t have. If I understand correctly, to root I’ll need to unlock the bootloader first, and unlocking will erase all the data anyway??

Unfortunately, you are out of luck. You cannot mount the storage on a GNex in USB Mass Storage mode, and I am pretty sure that none of the "undelete" programs that run in Android support ext4 (which is what our GNex internal storage is formatted).
If you are running 4.0.1 or 4.0.2, you can still get root access without losing your data (but not on 4.0.4), but I can't see how it will help you given what I mentioned above.

I am on 4.04 so sounds like I can't get root access without overwriting, can I roll back to 4.01/2 without overwriting the data? (sounds unlikely but I have to ask - I upgraded from 4.02 without losing data....).
If not, is there a way to get a data image without rooting? That way at least I have the data preserved if at some future point it becomes possible to do an undelete on Ext4 data??

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can I roll back to 4.02/3 without overwriting the data?
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Unfortunately no.
Gavdroid said:
If not, is there a way to get a data image without rooting? That way at least I have the data preserved if at some future point it becomes possible to do an undelete on Ext4 data??
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I believe there are utilities to "do an undelete" on ext4. The problem is how to get access to the data image. I don't really know of any way to pull off the data partition of a GNex to your computer, but it may be possible.
Have a look at this thread. I think shaaXo managed to find a way for your computer to see the memory on the GNex and likely dump it (although it is not very user-friendly).

That sucks. If it's deleted, it's gone for good. Sorry, buddy.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Thanks very much I will go through that post and see where I get to!
Edit! - uh-oh, taking a quick look it seems you need to use CWM, which I take to be ClockworkMod, which I thought required the phone to be rooted to install it? And if I understand correctly, rooting requires an unlocked bootloader, which wipes your data??
I will take a deeper look in case I've misunderstood (very likely), but am I thinking clearly here?

[Q]How to recover deleted video. Not rooted S3.

Hey guys,
A friend of mine got a video on his phone deleted by another friend and was just wondering what options are there to recover it. I did a bit of research and found out that the new OS 4.0+ changed the USB mass storage system and is not letting windows manage it anymore. I've looked at multiple data recovery softwares already but I don't think its the software that I need help with, more like I need help with certain configurations or work arounds to be able to mount the phone's internal memory. Thanks ahead of time.

It's gone yo. You cant recover it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete
Try using this, no guarantee it will recover your file but worth a try. :good:
No way to recover unless you are rooted.
I recovered some pictures but never tried videos

dang.. i'll do some more research and give that app a try. thanks for your input guys and if i find a solution.

Have you ever heard about sgh i747 unlock? My friend can not use at&t i747 unless removing network lock from AT&T?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

Sorry I have no idea what that is. I've tried my other option with trying to run the software on a mac instead but no luck. If anyone finds anything please feel free to drop a message here. Thanks!!

I am afraid i don't remember where i saw the thread but i have seen where some dev's have managed to create methods to mount the internal flash memory through the external flash bus and also mount them as mass storage devices in windows, i'm pretty sure they were in the development sub-forum. As far as the actual recovery if you can get the internal memory mounted in such a way that data recovery software is able to see it (MTP or Mass Storage) from windows you are still looking at a crap shoot. Given the fact that people have been able to recover deleted software tells us pretty conclusively that when a file is deleted in android it is simply allocated as free, the same as a conventional hard drive. As long as all the sectors the file(s) in question occupy have not been over written then a recovery is possible (still not guaranteed).
EDIT - Here is the thread i was talking about regarding mass storage.

You can recover deleted videos from non rooted S3 with android data recovery software, see this solution: non rooted android phone data recovery
It helped me before. hope this helps you too.

[Q] [Please Help!] Recovery of Data from Factory Reset on SGH-I747

My company's IT department set an enterprise-level Exchange 2010 ActiveSync mailbox policy that enables a local device wipe after multiple failed password attempts. My child was playing with my phone and apparently enacted this, creating a factory reset and complete wipe of my phone. I am now looking for any way to recovery the hundreds of pictures (and videos and other data) that were stored locally on the phone's internal memory. Note: I do NOT have an SD card and unfortunately I did not back up the files in the cloud or anywhere else. (shame on me)
I have scoured this board and others and been unable to find a solution or work around. Or, the things I've tried have been thwarted by issues. (example: apparent inability to enable USB Mass Storage (UMS) on an un-rooted device?) I'm fairly savvy with computers (mainly Windows) and am very logical and methodical in troubleshooting but I don't have dev experience, Linux familiarity, file recovery experience or any advanced knowledge in this area. I would be very grateful for any insight. My basic question is this:
Question: How can I recover deleted files from a stock 4.1.2 SGH-I747 after a factory reset?
I will actively monitor this thread and answer any additional questions. Thanks in advance for any help or guidance!
admitch4

Just wanted to bump this thread as I am still desperately trying to find a solution.
Also, here is an update/recap:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747) running Android 4.1.2. My phone is rooted. A factory reset was inadvertently performed on the phone that wiped the entire internal memory (I do not have an external SD card). I had many very important pictures of my children, family, etc. that I would really like to get back if it’s at all possible. I installed DiskDigger and performed a scan for all .jpgs. The tool sees “/data” of 12.24 GiB (and other devices) but the scan does NOT result in any files. Does this mean none of the files are recoverable? Or, would it help to try another tool? I’m happy to purchase DiskDigger Pro or try anything else if it will help at all. Or, I'm also up for trying much more drastic measures if there is a reasonable likelihood of some recovery. Thanks in advance for any information or feedback.

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Hi, you should try "UnDelete"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.undelete&hl=en
This may or may not work on the phone as long as you didn't overwrite many files. ( I have not tested hard resets.)
Thanks
EDIT : Sorry! I was wrong! I just tried a different app, and it recovered half of a deleted image on a phone I was repairing. Its called DiskDigger.
Search in /data (that is the internal SDcard)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.defianttech.diskdigger&hl=en

[Q] How to recover internal files deleted?

I had been searching and googling spending all night awake but couldnt find a "modest" way to restore the deleted files from internal memory of my ZL. I found threads asking the same thing and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705 but its for galaxy phones, despite being for other phone I guess that process could work but its pretty difficult to me to understand all.
Is there a easiest way?
I had tried hexamob recovery, DiskDigger and others apps but it was a failure. I need to recover photo files, .txs, specific .xmls, ect. I need to recover smsbackup&restore files and notes files from colornote dating from 2011
Its 2014 and cant believe yet there is no easy way (those software like android file recovery, android data recovery, etc etc are useless since they cant detect phone´s internal memory.)

Enomine said:
I had been searching and googling spending all night awake but couldnt find a "modest" way to restore the deleted files from internal memory of my ZL. I found threads asking the same thing and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705 but its for galaxy phones, despite being for other phone I guess that process could work but its pretty difficult to me to understand all.
Is there a easiest way?
I had tried hexamob recovery, DiskDigger and others apps but it was a failure. I need to recover photo files, .txs, specific .xmls, ect. I need to recover smsbackup&restore files and notes files from colornote dating from 2011
Its 2014 and cant believe yet there is no easy way (those software like android file recovery, android data recovery, etc etc are useless since they cant detect phone´s internal memory.)
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try undelete on playstore

Enomine said:
I had been searching and googling spending all night awake but couldnt find a "modest" way to restore the deleted files from internal memory of my ZL. I found threads asking the same thing and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705 but its for galaxy phones, despite being for other phone I guess that process could work but its pretty difficult to me to understand all.
Is there a easiest way?
I had tried hexamob recovery, DiskDigger and others apps but it was a failure. I need to recover photo files, .txs, specific .xmls, ect. I need to recover smsbackup&restore files and notes files from colornote dating from 2011
Its 2014 and cant believe yet there is no easy way (those software like android file recovery, android data recovery, etc etc are useless since they cant detect phone´s internal memory.)
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flash clockwork recovery , if you dont knows how to flash cwm recovery, rply me your cell information, but if you knows how to flash clockwork recovery then, then in clockwork recovery, mount your internal storage to the pc, mounting will create your internal storage drive in pc not a syncronous device, then use data recovery softwares, download from here http://kickass.to/power-data-recovery-v4-6-0-crack-rezman1984-7z-t2155009.html , then install data recovery software and install the crack, then open recovery softare, then choose your internal storage drive, choose deep scan process, it will deeply scan your internal storage, and try to recover all the files from the day of manufacture, hope you will get your data back ! rply me if you dont knows how to flash clockwork data recovery i will guide you, and rply yours cell os's information also, hit thanks button if i had helped you, i am new in xda developers and want to become senior member !
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Enomine said:
I had been searching and googling spending all night awake but couldnt find a "modest" way to restore the deleted files from internal memory of my ZL. I found threads asking the same thing and this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705 but its for galaxy phones, despite being for other phone I guess that process could work but its pretty difficult to me to understand all.
Is there a easiest way?
I had tried hexamob recovery, DiskDigger and others apps but it was a failure. I need to recover photo files, .txs, specific .xmls, ect. I need to recover smsbackup&restore files and notes files from colornote dating from 2011
Its 2014 and cant believe yet there is no easy way (those software like android file recovery, android data recovery, etc etc are useless since they cant detect phone´s internal memory.)
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using my above method, you can recover your media files and i guess .xmls also,but no sms and no contact !

I could recover some of the files that I wanted thanks to a very old backup I found in my pc. It wasnt all the updated info I wanted but at least I recovered something. So I get what I got and already give up with that xP. Its a shame about the pictures because those are pics of a Filippa Giordano concert xP. My problem right know its I dont have time because Im taking school tests :/ but the info you gave me sounds good, in theory it may work. I know how to flash clockmood recovery in HTC but I guess is pretty much similar the process with Xperia, If I got time I´ll give it a try, thanks for this info and I hope ppl who are in the same problem could read this and give it a try.

bhavstech said:
try undelete on playstore
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I guess that works only for external memory, not internal (I havent try it). Anyway thanks.

Enomine said:
I guess that works only for external memory, not internal (I havent try it). Anyway thanks.
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no it works for both

I don’t know why you people are making it so complicated when we easily all the deleted data from the internal memory using Remo Recover Android. Give a try…

Richard Luis said:
I don’t know why you people are making it so complicated when we easily all the deleted data from the internal memory using Remo Recover Android. Give a try…
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Remo doesn't work with 4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android Data Recovery can solve your problem of Samsung internal memory data loss easily and effectively. It allows you scan and preview your lost data from internal memory, as well as deleted files from SD card. Contacts, messages, pictures, and videos can be got back without any difficulties, just following the simple steps below. Now, read on and follow us, know how to recover lost data form Samsung internal memory with this magic program.

cytheriamiller said:
Android Data Recovery can solve your problem of Samsung internal memory data loss easily and effectively. It allows you scan and preview your lost data from internal memory, as well as deleted files from SD card. Contacts, messages, pictures, and videos can be got back without any difficulties, just following the simple steps below. Now, read on and follow us, know how to recover lost data form Samsung internal memory with this magic program.
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So.. Can i restore my deleted photos and videos ? Because it gone by wipe data...

Yes, it is possible to recover deleted internal files, see this solution: recover files from internal memory
good luck.

LG G4 Verizon (VS986) - Recovering deleted photos/videos from internal memory on 6.0

Trying to delete a two-second mistake video through the "Gallery" app, I highlighted and hit "Delete" after selecting the video's folder, rather than the video itself.
This wiped out all photos and videos (kids, beach trip, more family pics, vegetable garden, etc.). &%@#%@!!
I know this basically only deleted a pointer to the location (on "disk") of the folder. I haven't touched the phone since and I know the vast majority of my precious memories are all sitting there waiting to be recovered.
I have an LG G4 Verizon / VS986 running marshmallow 6.0 and VS9862BA
The photos and videos folder was on the phone's internal memory and not on an SD card.
From reading many threads on xda-developers, I have gleaned the following:
- For recovery software to access the /sdcard partition directly (to look for deleted files), the phone needs to be rooted.
- A root for LG G4 Verizon / VS986 on marshmallow 6.0 has not been developed.
- VS986 running lollipop 5.x is rootable
As I understand it, any way available of downgrading to lollipop will reimage the entire phone, blowing away all my hidden deleted data anyway. Is this correct?
With the phone as it is now, is there a way for me to flash a 5.x system image to just the /system partition and not overwrite the entire phone?
If not, is there a way for me, without root access, to take an image of the entire phone (perhaps through boot menu's USB debug mode) and then mount it and scan with recovery tools?
I would follow this procedure ([GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can! by Wartickler) but it requires root access.
Any other possible ways to recover this data? Am I missing a "How to root Verizon LG G4 under Android 6.0" thread somewhere in this giant site?
I'm pretty desperate.
I will give thanks and praise and a paypal donation to anyone who can help me recover these.

As i know, you need to be rooted to recover images. But try DiskDigger, i have not tried it yet, so i cant say anything about it.

There is a way even when not rooted.
Try the backup guide within download mode here :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/fix-lg-g4-bootloop-issue-t3647538
I recommend to use FWUL for this because it has all all required on board
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Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs

Undeleteme said:
Trying to delete a two-second mistake video through the "Gallery" app, I highlighted and hit "Delete" after selecting the video's folder, rather than the video itself.
This wiped out all photos and videos (kids, beach trip, more family pics, vegetable garden, etc.). &%@#%@!!
I know this basically only deleted a pointer to the location (on "disk") of the folder. I haven't touched the phone since and I know the vast majority of my precious memories are all sitting there waiting to be recovered.
I have an LG G4 Verizon / VS986 running marshmallow 6.0 and VS9862BA
The photos and videos folder was on the phone's internal memory and not on an SD card.
From reading many threads on xda-developers, I have gleaned the following:
- For recovery software to access the /sdcard partition directly (to look for deleted files), the phone needs to be rooted.
- A root for LG G4 Verizon / VS986 on marshmallow 6.0 has not been developed.
- VS986 running lollipop 5.x is rootable
As I understand it, any way available of downgrading to lollipop will reimage the entire phone, blowing away all my hidden deleted data anyway. Is this correct?
With the phone as it is now, is there a way for me to flash a 5.x system image to just the /system partition and not overwrite the entire phone?
If not, is there a way for me, without root access, to take an image of the entire phone (perhaps through boot menu's USB debug mode) and then mount it and scan with recovery tools?
I would follow this procedure ([GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can! by Wartickler) but it requires root access.
Any other possible ways to recover this data? Am I missing a "How to root Verizon LG G4 under Android 6.0" thread somewhere in this giant site?
I'm pretty desperate.
I will give thanks and praise and a paypal donation to anyone who can help me recover these.
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disk digger is good even without root but most of the pics arent orig quality