[Q] Videos automatically gets deleted from Samsung galaxy S - Galaxy S I9000 General

I am using Galaxy S i9000 for over a month now and have noticed that videos getting automatically deleted from the phone. This has been happening for quite sometime now, earlier thought it might be overwritten while transferring but there on always made sure that the data is copied by browsing phone as a mass storage.
Problem persists with the original firmware (factory default - I9000DDJF3) and the upgraded one through kies (I9000DDJG4).
Anyone facing similar issues or know solution to the problem?
Please Help!!

Mr.Hunk said:
I am using Galaxy S i9000 for over a month now and have noticed that videos getting automatically deleted from the phone. This has been happening for quite sometime now, earlier thought it might be overwritten while transferring but there on always made sure that the data is copied by browsing phone as a mass storage.
Problem persists with the original firmware (factory default - I9000DDJF3) and the upgraded one through kies (I9000DDJG4).
Anyone facing similar issues or know solution to the problem?
Please Help!!
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You sure Mrs. Hunk didn't delete for you while you are sleeping?
joke aside, no, I didn't experience it, but my longest stay with the same Firmware doesn't go more than 3 weeks.
I believe you might have accidentally move it out from the internal SD IMHO.

Roy Ngan said:
You sure Mrs. Hunk didn't delete for you while you are sleeping?
joke aside, no, I didn't experience it, but my longest stay with the same Firmware doesn't go more than 3 weeks.
I believe you might have accidentally move it out from the internal SD IMHO.
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I am sure no one have deleted any videos and I havn't moved any data too. This has happened multiple times irrespective of where the data is stored (root folder, sub folder, etc).

nope, data is intact on mine.

I guess it is about videos you copied to the phone?
I've found some AVIs in \DCIM\Camera\ that I think having put to \Videos\.

those would be in \sdcard\sd\<name of the folder you put them in>

I am not using any external sd card. While transferring data through kies it is saved in /sdcard/DCIM/camera and if transferred using the mass storage option in the desired folder (new created or existing) data is still lost.
Also while transferring through kies it always wants to convert the videos from mp4 format to wmv format. At times I agree or just goes ahead with copy without converting but anyways the data is still lost. Moreover its not just a file or two getting deleted, whenever it deletes it deletes all the videos at once irrespective of the folders, format etc. which leaves me clueless

I lost a video once. Didnt think much of it at the time.

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Hermes screws up memory card

I've been having an issue with my device. Once every week or so, something happens to my 16 GB SanDisk memory card. Exactly what happens I can't tell you, but it can be stuff from Media Player not beeing able to add files to the library (but plays them fine if you open them manually), to the phone freezing after entering PIN upon start-up. Sometimes it freezes randomly, and I have to remove the SD-card. Whenever this happen, using my card reader and running Vistas error-checking sorta helps it, or if I can isolate a file that causes a problem (not a program, any kind of file) and delete it, it usually works.
But, why does this happen? I never take the card out of the phone, except when trying to fix the errors. I sync over Bluetooth and USB, I've used different ROMs (I think, I've flashed quite a few recently so can't tell for sure), I've used diffrent line-up of programs, but it stills keep acting weird. Any clues? It's quite annoying. I didn't search the forums, since I honestly don't know what to search for. Any clues or search strings are most welcome! Thanks!
Forgot to mention, I'm currently running CRC's latest stable, but, as I said, I don't think that's the problem.
same thiong happened to me
My mem card started showing up files with some weird names, other files were unaccesible, programs stopped responding and the phone would freeze until I took out the mem card. What I id to fix the issue was, took out all the vital info (keep it minimal cuz there might be a corrupted file and we dont want to transfer that one to the phone again. format your memory card using a "low level" format application http://lmgtfy.com/?q=low+level+format+freeware+download+sd&l=1 then pop it back in again and the phome will format it, and transfer your old data back. This happened to me a while back and havnt had a single issue sience the low level thingie. Hopes this helps
I'm afraid this is a common enough problem and has been written about many times. Causes vary from software errors, switching off before all data is written or even physical contacts between phone and card (some evn say different brands of card work better).
If it happens that you see corrupt file names do not continue using the device or open programs or trying to delete data. Imediately perform a soft reset, this can recover (sometimes) the corrupt FAT file and save data.
The inability to save Media Player files to the library is an un-related issue and is a known software issue. You can overcome the issue by deleting the msmetadata file (search this forum for more info). Unfortunately it's something you may have to do fairly regularly.
Mike

Memory card erased

That was too bad experience for me. I noticed today that the apps I moved to sd card, wouldn't respond and they also disappeared from the programs list but they were listed in remove programs list. So, I went a step further and looked at the contents of my sd card just to discover that everything was lost and returned to factory default folder configuration. All my photos, music, etc. are gone. The card isn't dead but only erased. It still has some folders but I assume they are the default data folder that were created when the programs are accessed.
Now, I removed the battery today without shutting down first. Could that have caused the problem?
Any way to recover my data back?
You could try to recover them the the program "Recuva " its very good freeware. I'm pretty sure its windows only, best of luck.
andyharney said:
You could try to recover them the the program "Recuva " its very good freeware. I'm pretty sure its windows only, best of luck.
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I am currently running active file recovery and had no luck with quick scan. I am now running thorough scan but I don't think it will help.
nope, only folder structure discovered but empty. Too bad but it shouldn't be like that. Some corrupt files would be acceptable, but thw whole card????
As andy suggests I would try recuva anyway you've nothing too lose and it may work even where the other didn't.
Hmm, happened to me once on a crap sd card.. Had to reformat and suddenly the read/write speed drop drastically, around 150Kb/sec on class 4 card.. Luckily, i happened to keep my old class 2 sd, works like charm.. I think it had to do with the conditions of the sd card..
what did u do to yr card that made it happen that way?
like what the others said, try running it thru recuve to recover the files then run a scandisk on the card
As said, I removed the battery without shutdown or dismount. I believe that's what has caused the problem.
andreasy said:
As said, I removed the battery without shutdown or dismount. I believe that's what has caused the problem.
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try running a checkdisk on the card then
andreasy said:
As said, I removed the battery without shutdown or dismount. I believe that's what has caused the problem.
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I don't think that's what caused the problem as i removed the battery a few times without shutting down and never faced this issue.
One time i got an error message and i could not access the files on the microsd. The solution was to run a checkdisk and fix any bad sectors.
I always backup my microsd at least once a week for a rainy day, i strongly suggest you do the same from now on.
panart said:
I don't think that's what caused the problem as i removed the battery a few times without shutting down and never faced this issue.
One time i got an error message and i could not access the files on the microsd. The solution was to run a checkdisk and fix any bad sectors.
I always backup my microsd at least once a week for a rainy day, i strongly suggest you do the same from now on.
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+1, I have Titanium Backup, run a full backup (User apps + Data) every night and backup the card (using Simple backup on Ubunutu) as often as I remember then if i lose or damage my phone I can feasibly recover everything.
I was getting message from PC when I plugged my phone on USB from day 1. The message was that the card need to be scanned for errors and so I did that all the time. Last time I plugged my PC to cradle I got the same and the scan fixed some errors. If the battery removal didn't cause the problem then it should be that last scan. Maybe my card was faulty but not completely. It's the stock card.
Many users reported that their card died while they were using their DHD (most of them if not all got a Samsung microsd in bundle).
I use a SanDisk class 2 that i have for two years as it's more reliable and transfer speeds are higher than Samsung.
panart said:
Many users reported that their card died while they were using their DHD (most of them if not all got a Samsung microsd in bundle).
I use a SanDisk class 2 that i have for two years as it's more reliable and transfer speeds are higher than Samsung.
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I know this but mine hasn't died. It has been doing this from the first day. It's working though. Can't tell for sure what has caused it to be erased but it was done in seconds.
Fortunately my photos were synced on the PC and so I recovered them from there.
andreasy said:
I knthis but mine hasn't died. It has been doing this from the first day. It's working though. Can't tell for sure what has caused it to be erased but it was done in seconds.
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so it has happened b4 on the same card?
Nichie said:
so it has happened b4 on the same card?
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No, I m it has been asking to check for errors during connection. Data loss, never before.
andreasy said:
No, I m it has been asking to check for errors during connection. Data loss, never before.
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oh this.
its likely caused due to when u mount yr sd card to yr pc and fail unmount it properly from the pc b4 disconnecting it.
Try photorec - if the data is physically still on the card, it will find it. No fancy interface but imo the best file recovery program out there
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[Q] Phone Burn :)

Morning ladies and gents, apologies if this is a duplicate post but this one has me stumped.
Since yesterday when copying some video files to my galaxy note 3, the phone has started over heating and draining the battery.
This happens whether the phone is in use or in my pocket hence the title of the thread.
I deleted the video files i copied, ran a full scan removed any heavy use apps and 3 times it has had a full charge in the last 24 hours and it overheats within seconds. I did a soft reset, left the battery out for a while and again overheating.
Is there something obvious I am missing, the phone doesnt appear to lag at all, just get really hot.
It has been suggested I do a backup then full factory reset, but this seems a tad drastic. Can anyone suggest anything to help?
Thanks Everyone
Could it be something to do with that indexing thing that Android does?
Google it
Hmmmmm
jh787 said:
Could it be something to do with that indexing thing that Android does?
Google it
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Thanks fella, found a whole thread, looks like combined issues of SD card, pdf files and indexing.
Found a 1gb of PDF's on the sd card deleting now to see what happens
Update 2
Also i noticed yesterday when copying the video files it converted first before copying, so i have deleted all files and I am testing at the moment
Update 3
ok so i have resorted to formatting the SD card, removing it from the phone and seeing what happens
not sure if it is a faulty SD card
if all else fails I will full factory reset and then pray
Make sure to drop a .nomedia file in every folder that you don't need to see in the gallery/music player. That excludes all files in that folder (and folders inside that folder) from the mediascanner and indexing service.
ShadowLea said:
Make sure to drop a .nomedia file in every folder that you don't need to see in the gallery/music player. That excludes all files in that folder (and folders inside that folder) from the mediascanner and indexing service.
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I am interested in this my Note 3 Sm-n9005 started over heating the other day. It got really hot I had my usb stick attached otg never had problems before...originally thought it was the rom (Dirty Unicorns latest 4.4.4 Kit kat) when the phone got hot really slow to respond. I disconnected the usb.....factory wiped, then dalvick and cache. rebooted and still heating up really rapidly. Noticed OTG not working, then flashed samung based rom Omega 24 all is well no heating up, however OTG still not working.
Then restored Xnote 21 rom all good no heating up issues.....still no OTG...... phone working fine. But wonder if heating up has caused hardware issue....any help appreciated

Is it Possible to Recover a 5min Video From Your DCIM You Deleted?

Hi. I recently tried to transfer a video from my Galaxy S5 to my PC but for some reason, the piece of scrap decided to lag and fail the transfer. From there it gets glitchy. I unplug and replug the phone to see if that fixes it, and I still have trouble accessing it to transfer the video. Eventually after 3 or so replugs I am able to get in the DCIM file and try to transfer and it asks me if I want to replace the file (200MB with 490MB) so I assume it failed to transfer 100% so I hit yes. Thinking it was successful without testing if it worked or not, like an idiot, I deleted it from my folder using the PC. Most people delete their files by mistake on their phones, but I deleted it through the USB. The next day I tried to open the video, only to find that it is only 4KB... somehow the transfer mucked up even more that it isn't even a partial file. I'm pretty furious as I recorded some once in a lifetime events so I've wasted a lot of time and money on some programs to try to recover that single video but so far have proven fruitless. I just recover garbage files that I have never seen before, either from ads or facebook... none of them from my phone's camera.
So long story short, a transfer failed, I deleted the file on my phone using the PC, Dr Fone, EaseUS, Recuva, Diskdigger have all failed to recover even older videos from my phone, is it even possible to recover it at this point or am I wasting my time? :crying:

Photos and videos just disappearing. (Recurring issue. Going to update as it happens)

This issue is not exclusive to the Note 4 and looking around the internet this is an existing yet unsolved issue on certain Samsung devices.
My mom's Note 4 has a recurring issue where pictures just flat out disappears (Pictures, videos, screenshots). No traces of it in any folders even with a different file browser. Issue happens again and again with no pattern or known cause.
2 months ago-ish (can't remember exact date) I told her to buy an SD card for it this time so if it did happen again, I have full access to the storage medium. I then set the camera to save to the SD card and let her use it as usual. Guess what, the problem happened again today. Only 8 pictures left in DCIM folder.
This time I took the SD card and popped it into my PC and ran Recuva recovery. I was able to recover a few intact pictures and videos that disappeared, some taken just hours ago.
Now I know that media can be recovered from the SD card easily I can now follow this phenomenon scientifically. I gave back the phone to my mom and told her to copy her pictures and videos to her laptop frequently.
I don't think this is a storage media issue since the same problem occurs even when using the phone's internal storage. She hasn't complained about loosing any game progress from any of her games.
I will keep posting on this thread for any updates.
Feel free to post below if you encounter the same issue, plus some other technical info.
Note 4 SM-N910C (Exynos 5 Octa)
Android 6.0.1, Unrooted
Kernel 3.10.9
Factory ROM, of course.
Sync issues?
Could the pictures be sync-ing to some cloud like Google Photos (or something else), and maybe there's a setting that deletes photos/videos after they have been sync-ed. I would start by checking settings-->accounts. Look for what is sync-ing where.
In any case, keep us posted.
Happened again. Older pictures and videos disappeared while the slightly newer ones were untouched. Still unknown cause.
So screw it. I gave the Note a factory reset.
UPDATE:
Happened AGAIN! Still unknown cause. Already did a factory reset previously.
No Google sync for photos, no Dropbox, nothing.

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