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[Q]Help: unlocking deleted pictures

Like an idiot I did not remember that with the stupid internal SD card, the unlocking would delete pictures/videos/etc. is there a way to get it back? I am unlocked but not rooted. This is a friends phone and I'd appreciate any help getting his pictures back.
Why can't this freaking thing have an external SD card?

You can't, once it's wiped its wiped
If he had google+ his pictures may be backed up to his account
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loveubuntu said:
Like an idiot I did not remember that with the stupid internal SD card, the unlocking would delete pictures/videos/etc. is there a way to get it back? I am unlocked but not rooted. This is a friends phone and I'd appreciate any help getting his pictures back.
Why can't this freaking thing have an external SD card?
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No idea if something like this would work, but just throwing it out there: http://extundelete.sourceforge.net/

loveubuntu said:
Like an idiot I did not remember that with the stupid internal SD card, the unlocking would delete pictures/videos/etc. is there a way to get it back? I am unlocked but not rooted. This is a friends phone and I'd appreciate any help getting his pictures back.
Why can't this freaking thing have an external SD card?
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Hehe dude go to www.torrentz.com once there Look for magic photo recovery download the torrent with utorrent or bittorrent once downloaded install to your pc and plug the phone... Start the photo recovery and Select the drive you need to run the recovery and choose the phone drive next or at the same time Select a folder where the software will put the recovered files and thats it magic
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msedek said:
Hehe dude go to www.torrentz.com once there Look for magic photo recovery download the torrent with utorrent or bittorrent once downloaded install to your pc and plug the phone... Start the photo recovery and Select the drive you need to run the recovery and choose the phone drive next or at the same time Select a folder where the software will put the recovered files and thats it magic
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The problem is that the GN does not support USB mass storage mode, so it will not see a drive...

efrant said:
The problem is that the GN does not support USB mass storage mode, so it will not see a drive...
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Oh i see... Well worth the try i guess?
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Thanks people. After a few hours of digging around, it appears that it can't be done. Oh well, dropbox sync from now on. I will never ever buy a phone that has a virtual sd card, Nexus device or not. Starting to like the new HTC devices.

loveubuntu said:
Thanks people. After a few hours of digging around, it appears that it can't be done. Oh well, dropbox sync from now on. I will never ever buy a phone that has a virtual sd card, Nexus device or not. Starting to like the new HTC devices.
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I hope that decision isn't based on this one experience with the pics being deleted.. Because you know it would have been extremely easy to just transfer them to your computer via USB before unlocking and then transfer them back after.

It is possible I have recovered wiped files off of an sd card before although not the nexus's internal storage. the software recuva is free and should work. The key is that you do not want to write any files over the data that is gone, the more data overwritten the less chance of recovering. You might be able to recover some files off the storage with this program. Although I am not entirely sure how the nexus erases files through the unlocking process

everywhere warns you to backup because it will do a full wipe.
your fault, not the nexus.

Just had a thought...if you have a USB OTG adapter, you can try hooking up a USB drive and then use dd to dump all of /data to the drive. There are many file recovery tools that are able to analyze such dumps.

WiredPirate said:
I hope that decision isn't based on this one experience with the pics being deleted.. Because you know it would have been extremely easy to just transfer them to your computer via USB before unlocking and then transfer them back after.
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not just this experience but in general I hate the fact that this phone does not have an SD card. I understand that we are going to cloud computing and the iPhone lovers have had it this way for a while and blah blah blah... I just feel more secure knowing that if I accidently drop my phone in the toilet (done that) or go in the pool while my phone is in the pocket of my swimsuit (done that too, why the hell do they make swimsuit with pockets is beyond me), I could get the SD card out and be able to recover some of my data. I guess we all have our quirks. I just love the little micro SD card.

kvizz said:
everywhere warns you to backup because it will do a full wipe.
your fault, not the nexus.
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really? you bothered posting this response? Don't you think I know that? Thanks anyways. Someone actually thanked you for these comments. That is too funny. He must be a bigger troll.

theSpam said:
Just had a thought...if you have a USB OTG adapter, you can try hooking up a USB drive and then use dd to dump all of /data to the drive. There are many file recovery tools that are able to analyze such dumps.
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Great suggestions, hopefully I won't need it in the future. The owner of the phone convinced me that it wasn't worth it. It was just an embarrasing thing. I should have known better.

theSpam said:
Just had a thought...if you have a USB OTG adapter, you can try hooking up a USB drive and then use dd to dump all of /data to the drive. There are many file recovery tools that are able to analyze such dumps.
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That won't work. You cannot use dd to dump /data because you need somewhere to write the dump. /sdcard is located on /data, and a USB OTG mounts in /sdcard, so it becomes circular.
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loveubuntu said:
not just this experience but in general I hate the fact that this phone does not have an SD card. I understand that we are going to cloud computing and the iPhone lovers have had it this way for a while and blah blah blah... I just feel more secure knowing that if I accidently drop my phone in the toilet (done that) or go in the pool while my phone is in the pocket of my swimsuit (done that too, why the hell do they make swimsuit with pockets is beyond me), I could get the SD card out and be able to recover some of my data. I guess we all have our quirks. I just love the little micro SD card.
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I too was turned off at first by lack of ext storage, but now I dont even miss it. The phone seems to run smoother without having the ext card imo, dont have to worry about read/write speeds and compatibility. As far as recovering data from ext.. All my pics/vids are instantly uploaded to Photobucket as soon as I snap them, contacts/calendars/email are saved to Google. You can usually always just re-download ROMs/mods, not that you would instantly need them anyways if your phone is gone - plus anything like that you felt was too important to loose should be backed up to Box/Dropbox anyways. Did I miss anything that might be on the card you think you need? Because I almost guarantee I can find/already have a solution to that too.

WiredPirate said:
I too was turned off at first by lack of ext storage, but now I dont even miss it. The phone seems to run smoother without having the ext card imo, dont have to worry about read/write speeds and compatibility. As far as recovering data from ext.. All my pics/vids are instantly uploaded to Photobucket as soon as I snap them, contacts/calendars/email are saved to Google. You can usually always just re-download ROMs/mods, not that you would instantly need them anyways if your phone is gone - plus anything like that you felt was too important to loose should be backed up to Box/Dropbox anyways. Did I miss anything that might be on the card you think you need? Because I almost guarantee I can find/already have a solution to that too.
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You're right. It's probably that you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Another downfall of an sd card you forgot is the corruption issue. I've had a few go bad on me over the years, which probably can happen to the internal one also but hopefully the quality is better with an oem.
I don't like the mtp either. I've setup gmtp for my Linux box but this thing can't be easily used on just anything as a mass storage device on the road. Hate it although that may have benefits too.
I do have a Nook Color that can be brought back to life from all kinds of trouble with a bootable sd card.
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loveubuntu said:
You're right. It's probably that you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Another downfall of an sd card you forgot is the corruption issue. I've had a few go bad on me over the years, which probably can happen to the internal one also but hopefully the quality is better with an oem.
I don't like the mtp either. I've setup gmtp for my Linux box but this thing can't be easily used on just anything as a mass storage device on the road. Hate it although that may have benefits too.
I do have a Nook Color that can be brought back to life from all kinds of trouble with a bootable sd card.
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Very true. There are great advantages and there are disadvantages to removable storage. For the most part it always good to have the option. I, for one, am a data hoarder and would have loved to have the option. But I am very happy with the Nexus and glad I decided to take the chance on it. That was all I meant in my first post, just that I hope your not turned off by a device you like just because of the lack of removable storage. And your right about trying to teach a old dog new tricks. I still love and prefer all my oldschool apps even though there are new ones that may look/function better lol.

Man your friend must be pissed at you..

I suggest that you take a look at this android photo recovery solution which seems very helpful.
hope this helps.

Micro SD Card mount problem

Hey folks, I have a bit of a problem here. I just recently started having this problem of my micro sd card not being able to be mounted to my GS3 for anything. I don't know what the problem is nor how it can be rectified? So it's known, I'm rooted with the latest CW recovery mod for JB fw version 4.2.1. I tried recovering to factory settings but that doesn't work because I have wiped all my caches. Any ideas as to what I can do to fix this issue? I have no problem losing full, permanent root access by the way but also keep in mind that I currently do not have a computer of any kind. I was able to gain permanent root access when I borrowed my buddy's laptop last week but gave his laptop back.
The message I always see on my phone when I go to manually mount my SD Card in Settings is ..."Your SD Card is ready to be removed."
- Bummed Out
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spicy_puerto_rican said:
Hey folks, I have a bit of a problem here. I just recently started having this problem of my micro sd card not being able to be mounted to my GS3 for anything. I don't know what the problem is nor how it can be rectified? So it's known, I'm rooted with the latest CW recovery mod for JB fw version 4.2.1. I tried recovering to factory settings but that doesn't work because I have wiped all my caches. Any ideas as to what I can do to fix this issue? I have no problem losing full, permanent root access by the way but also keep in mind that I currently do not have a computer of any kind. I was able to gain permanent root access when I borrowed my buddy's laptop last week but gave his laptop back.
The message I always see on my phone when I go to manually mount my SD Card in Settings is ..."Your SD Card is ready to be removed."
- Bummed Out
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Honestly, this sounds like your SD Card is in its last days, so to speak. This happens quite frequently and they just do not last forever.
What brand is it?
What is its class and size?
How old is it?
Where did you buy it?
If you boot into CWM, can you mount it there?
Your best bet is to try your best to get any important info off of it, then format it. If you have the space, copy everything important to your Internal SD, then format it through the settings menu. If that doesnt help, you will need to try again from a computer. Use the SD formatter tool from http://www.sdcard.org
I am assuming the card was working fine on your phone and this just started happening recently.
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The SD Card is a legit 64GB, Class 10, micro SD Card that I bought not even a year ago from Amazon for $55. It's the card that looks half red and hald grey. I had a ton of stuff on it too... movies, about 2k songs, tv show series, hundreds of pics, paid-for apps, emulated games and more. I think once I flashed a new different rom from the original regular CW 4.2.1, that's when my card was wiped clean. Now I can sometimes go to my sc card in the EZ Explorer Android app and it shows that my card has no files on it whatsoever.
Oh, I also get an error message of something like "cannot mount sd card... error." .... when I mount my card in the CW Recovery screen. I've also tried adding new files to the sd card and when I go back later that day or the next day, those files were wiped clean like they were never written to the card.
So now, the only place I can save files to is my internal phone memory.
So sad and blue...
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spicy_puerto_rican said:
The SD Card is a legit 64GB, Class 10, micro SD Card that I bought not even a year ago from Amazon for $55. It's the card that looks half red and hald grey. I had a ton of stuff on it too... movies, about 2k songs, tv show series, hundreds of pics, paid-for apps, emulated games and more. I think once I flashed a new different rom from the original regular CW 4.2.1, that's when my card was wiped clean. Now I can sometimes go to my sc card in the EZ Explorer Android app and it shows that my card has no files on it whatsoever.
Oh, I also get an error message of something like "cannot mount sd card... error." .... when I mount my card in the CW Recovery screen. I've also tried adding new files to the sd card and when I go back later that day or the next day, those files were wiped clean like they were never written to the card.
So now, the only place I can save files to is my internal phone memory.
So sad and blue...
= (
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Yup, sounds like its on its way out. Unless you specifically tell cwm to do so, it doesn't touch your external sd. Some people have made the mistake and wiped out their data by not paying attention to what they're doing.
Anyway, there are data recovery tools you can try to use. Many people have had some success recovering info off of flash memory like that.
Sounds like it was a sandisk, but it should be clearly labelled as such. If its not its probably a knock off. Youd be surprised how many fakes are out there. Even highly reputable sellers have been known to sell cheap knock off sdcards. They don't do it on purpose of course, but I've even seen where they came from stores like Best Buy. The last time I looked I think Samsung, Kingston and Sandisk were the most popular targets for fake sdcard dealers.
This is why I only buy Samsung brand cards, and only from sellers who are Samsung Authorized Dealers. They buy direct from Samsung so you can be confident that you are getting a real one.
Even so, the best ones are still known to fail. I'd google for flash memory data recovery to see if you can rescue some stuff. And I would replace the card.
Its always a good idea to keep a backup even of your sd data. Sorry for your troubles.
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Thanks man, you've been a tremendous help with this issue! I will try recovering my stuff on my card later using recovery software. Thanks a bunch!
= D
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And yes, it was clearly labeled as SanDisk too. But I, like you, have a feeling it's on its last leg.
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I wish you luck with it!
When you get a new card, there are ways to tell if its a fake or not. You will have to search them out as I really don't remember, but just so you know, the info is out there.
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[Q] SD card dying. Any recovery tools out there?

My wife's external sd card is going, possibly already bad. She has an HTC vivid and use the picture folder for her lockscreen. Its been showing an error but sometimes, less and less, works. I put it in the computer and it says it needs formatted. Not good. I have kids pics I would really like to save. Is there any tools for something like this. She is kinda distraught so any advice would greatly appriciated.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is free, and works well.
Also, see if your SD card can be replaced on warranty. It won't get your data back, but at least you'll get a new card.

post-mortem said:
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is free, and works well.
Also, see if your SD card can be replaced on warranty. It won't get your data back, but at least you'll get a new card.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try and let you know if it works. I have never had one go bad before so this is new learning. Thankfully I have semi recent backup so it may not be a total loss if I cant access it. Really, in fairness to phone brands, if I had been using HTC Syc or Kies for me, I wouldnt have to worry about it. Damn pain in the ass, useful software!

post-mortem said:
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is free, and works well.
Also, see if your SD card can be replaced on warranty. It won't get your data back, but at least you'll get a new card.
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That tool was perfect. Thank you very much. Everything was saved! If any one else happens to need this kind of help on any bad drive, this has a good likelyhood of helping. Be sure to thank Post-Mortem for his knowledge as well.

Glad it worked out for you.
For the future, you can also look into cloud services which will automatically upload pictures you take on your phone, to the cloud. Pogoplug and Ubuntuone do it, and I think Dropbox does as well (I don't use Dropbox).

[Q] Got Robbed of Note 2

Hi,
Last week my friend was robbed..and that bugger had the guts to snatch his Note 2 from his hand and run away in a moving bus... he had ADM & Kaspersky Security installed. this is how it happened, the incident took place at 9:27 AM he called me immediately and while i logged in on the site and fire the lock and remote wipe commands it was 9:46 AM.. very obviously the bugger had removed the sim immediately so non of the commands were executed and it is highly possible that he will sell it to some local shop who will first flash the mobile before using it..apart from filing a complaint at police station and putting the IMEI number under surveillance which I know is not happening any time soon.
My question is : Is their a way where we can restrict Flashing the mobile with a password..and to unlock the flashing security the mobile needs to be switched on and connected to a network.. this will at least give us some time for remote wipe and location tracking of that thief/ or otherwise at least he will not be able to use the hardware at all.
Thanks in advance

There's no way to locate your phone if its not connected to network and there's no sim card installed. If theif is smart enough, he will first switch it off and take out the sim card. If he's dumb, he will start calling( from your sim with internet connected) his friends that he stole a new phone..lol
And you know, its android. You can reset very easily and flash custom rom in recovery.
This is how I lost my GNote1 while travelling. It bumped out of pocket and fell somewhere. Then I called it from my friends phone and it was switched off. Tried locating but it couldn't locate...
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Exactly Manny thats what i am saying...but can we have a way to stop that phone getting flashed ? I mean can we have a recovery mode password or something that way he won't be able to flash any rom on it...if i am not able to use it...that losser has no right to use it as well rght?
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adityaomverma said:
Exactly Manny thats what i am saying...but can we have a way to stop that phone getting flashed ? I mean can we have a recovery mode password or something that way he won't be able to flash any rom on it...if i am not able to use it...that losser has no right to use it as well rght?
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No way..recovery can't be password protected. If password protection was possible, you should already had it password protected. Since you don't have, its very easy to flash any rom.
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mannyvinny said:
There's no way to locate your phone if its not connected to network and there's no sim card installed. If theif is smart enough, he will first switch it off and take out the sim card. If he's dumb, he will start calling( from your sim with internet connected) his friends that he stole a new phone..lol
And you know, its android. You can reset very easily and flash custom rom in recovery.
This is how I lost my GNote1 while travelling. It bumped out of pocket and fell somewhere. Then I called it from my friends phone and it was switched off. Tried locating but it couldn't locate...
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exactly how i lost my Note 1 too.. in a metro

Sadly not I'm afraid- can't protect a recovery in any way as far as I'm aware.

marty141 said:
Sadly not I'm afraid- can't protect a recovery in any way as far as I'm aware.
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And even if you could, anybody could just flash a new recovery through Odin.

How to configure sd card as internal - new phone

Dont recall how i did it on mine but my wife got an g4 as well and i got her an sd card, just cant remember how to configure it as internal memory. I added the card and sent her an image and it said it can't locate the image so obviously i didnt configure it correctly. Any help appreciated

rocketman122 said:
Dont recall how i did it on mine but my wife got an g4 as well and i got her an sd card, just cant remember how to configure it as internal memory. I added the card and sent her an image and it said it can't locate the image so obviously i didnt configure it correctly. Any help appreciated
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There are many guides for this:
http://bfy.tw/8pVQ

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There are many guides for this:
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I read configuring an SD card for internal storage use is very risky business if you care about the data on that card. Once configured, you cannot read the data in any manner on any other device. And you cannot retrieve data off the card if the phone goes bad. And write and read speeds are slower too.
So because the G4 is known for bootloop issues, this makes it that much more risky. If anything, would suggest backing up data often.

poog said:
I read configuring an SD card for internal storage use is very risky business if you care about the data on that card. Once configured, you cannot read the data in any manner on any other device. And you cannot retrieve data off the card if the phone goes bad. And write and read speeds are slower too.
So because the G4 is known for bootloop issues, this makes it that much more risky. If anything, would suggest backing up data often.
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I dont have any issues with mine. Been using it for 6 months now. I can take the card out, use a card ready and see the contents of the card no issue. Just dont remember how and if i configured the card when i slid it in.
But i tried sending her a picture through whatsapp and it says cant find it on the sd card. As soon as we took it out it saves to internal phone memory and all ia good.
I do want to configure it for her. I do notice my card is 70% filling up and it does have a short delay with the message "saving" when i take a picture that wasnt there when it was empty but no complaints . I will just get a new card and hold the old one as archive. Better option then losing all of my media when my pos htc m7 fell in the sink. Ill take slow speed over no recovery any day. And i dont care for cloud.