I'm a complete noob on this stuff. I rooted my android years ago so not familiar with new stuff. I'm trying to recover deleted texts I used fonepaw and it says I have to root the phone. Won't that erase everything? So how do I do this and retrieve texts? I'll probably need step by step or something that does it for me. I thought fonepaw would but not the case. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
If the bootloader was never unlocked (locked it the default/stock condition) then unlocking the bootloader will wipe the phone. You need an unlocked bootloader to root the phone.
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Hi all....
2 quick questions....
My Nexus LTE is rooted
when I try to boot into recovery......either with ROM Manager or fastboot...I get the Android with the red triangle.....is it because I have my bootloader locked???
Even though I unlocked it to root...I locked it just in case I have to bring it back to Verizon...
also......If I do have to unlock it to get to recovery.........after I unlock it...would I lose all my data and apps?
1. If you've not unlocked it yet then unlocking it will delete everything
2. You need to unlock it and then flash ClockworkMod to be able to flash a new ROM
I'm about to do this also.
Unlock, root.
I think what the OP is asking is once you unlock and root... can you relock the bootloader without messing up root?
Also when you unlock and it wipes your phone, does it erase everything I've copied over to the internal SD card? I have like 10gb's of music, files, pics, etc.
I think the answer to the above is YES. But just want to make sure. That would really suck as I normally wipe my phone often when crackflashing. Sometimes I'll flash a rom but find out mid-day that it sucks and it'll require a wipe and reload an older version.
Anyway, rooting seems easy enough. Push some files. I'm just curious about how the internal SD card plays its role in all this... as I've always had an SD Card.
hogowner said:
Hi all....
2 quick questions....
My Nexus LTE is rooted
when I try to boot into recovery......either with ROM Manager or fastboot...I get the Android with the red triangle.....is it because I have my bootloader locked???
Even though I unlocked it to root...I locked it just in case I have to bring it back to Verizon...
also......If I do have to unlock it to get to recovery.........after I unlock it...would I lose all my data and apps?
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I am no expert - but I am pretty sure you are correct.
1. You re-locked your bootloader. So - no custom recovery.
2. Unlocking your bootloader is going to wipe everything. Including your "sd card partition" (whatever you want to call it). So if you have pictures or other important files you need - transfer them before you unlock your bootloader.
3. I would just leave it unlocked. If you need to lock it for warranty issues it is very easy to re-lock. Right? Isn't it something like...
Code:
reboot into bootloader
enter the fastboot command
fastboot oem lock
done
hope that helps. maybe someone will chime in.
So unlocking the bootloader will Kill your sd card files. What about normal wipes from CWM?
I rooted...(no custom rom...leaving it stock)...then relocked my bootloader.....
I then installed all the apps I wanted........
I also was able to get into CWR and make a backup...
now if I try to go into CWR I get the android with the red triangle
why? Is it because I locked the bootloaded? Is that why I get the red trianlge? because bootloader is locked? I can't even get into stock recovery and if it is...if I unlock the bootloader...It will wipe data..and I dont feel like doing that right now.....unless there is another way to get the red triangle fixed
EDIT::::::::::::::::::::: I went to my Rom Manger app...and I reinstalled CWR...and lo and behold.....I was able to boot into Recovery with no problem.....even with my bootloader locked.......
Hi all,
Have things changed recently or is generally rooting expected to wipe the data on the phone in the process?
I need to backup appdata from the phone that is not currently rooted (from what I can gather I need to unlock bootloader too) so it sounds like the impossible task as I would wipe the data I am after in the process.
Or have I got my wires crossed somewhere?
Thanks
It's usually unlocking the bootloader, not rooting, that wipes the phone.
Telyx said:
It's usually unlocking the bootloader, not rooting, that wipes the phone.
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Thanks Telyx, any idea if Z3+ could be rooted without unlocking bootloader? I had a mixed bag on this.
Hi! I have Samsung A50.
I have accidently deleted my photos. I have found application that can help to recover deleted data (dr.fone). But it requires root. To root device it needs unlocking bootloader. After unlocking bootloader it wipes all data. I'm afraid that after unlocking bootloader it will be impossible to recover deleted data. How can I unlock bootloader without wiping data? I found that Xiaomi phone can do that (link to instruction). Maybe we also have such opportunity? Please help me, I lost about 20GB of important for me photos, memories.
PS. DiskDigger couldn't help me.
I think you have just lost it, as you are correct that unlocking the botloader will clear data.
I guess just admit they are gone and buy a decent sized sdcard or external hdd to back them up to.
I need to recover the files from my late daughter's phone, but we don't have her passcode. Is there any way to use ADB through recovery to dump the user partitions, remove the passcode, or something. Using Samsung's remote unlock is apparently off, so we can't get in that way, and it doesn't look like it's been backing up to her google accounts or anything.
The phone is bone stock, so no custom recovery, and bootloader is locked so no installing a new recovery (As that requires unlocked bootloader, which we can't get to anyway, and even if we could would wipe the device).
Any advice? Suggestions? We're at our wits end here.
I have just rooted an old note 10+ 5g with Magisk to recover some old lost photos.
Problem I have is although successfully rooted now, any recovery app I use is not finding a single file.
Anybody have an idea what to do?
Karl Brunton said:
I have just rooted an old note 10+ 5g with Magisk to recover some old lost photos.
Problem I have is although successfully rooted now, any recovery app I use is not finding a single file.
Anybody have an idea what to do?
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Was the bootloader locked before you did this? Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.
V0latyle said:
Was the bootloader locked before you did this? Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.
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Yes it was locked and I know it wipes data but thought I might be able to recover data
Karl Brunton said:
Yes it was locked and I know it wipes data but thought I might be able to recover data
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Nope, sorry. As you know, unlocking the bootloader wipes data, and the only thing that -might- be able to recover your files would be forensic data recovery.
Good luck.
I have my old note 9 that I want to do the same thing with. If bootloader needs unlocking how can I get around this so that I can get root but without losing data? Not done rooting for a long long time and this whole bootloader lock seems to be a right pain
I found out the hard way on a 6T a few years back...you can't. Unlocking the bootloader wipes data. Only way around it is back and restore.