I have flashed stock with odin but forgot to backup my data from my internal storage and I was wondering if i can recover the data.
I have installed a few data recovery programs but my phone is not listed as a device to restore.
I have tried on windows and mac with no success.
Thanks
patrickbartalesi22 said:
I have flashed stock with odin but forgot to backup my data from my internal storage and I was wondering if i can recover the data.
I have installed a few data recovery programs but my phone is not listed as a device to restore.
I have tried on windows and mac with no success.
Thanks
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If you flashed a stock ROM on your phone, I'm pretty sure that wipes your internal storage, so I don't believe you will be able to recover the lost data. I may be wrong and perhaps you can use a data recovery tool to recover the data, but I don't think data is stored the same way on these phones as on a computer. Moral of the story: backup!
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If you flashed a stock ROM on your phone, I'm pretty sure that wipes your internal storage, so I don't believe you will be able to recover the lost data. I may be wrong and perhaps you can use a data recovery tool to recover the data, but I don't think data is stored the same way on these phones as on a computer. Moral of the story: backup!
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Thanks but my problem is that the recovery tools dont recognize my phone. On my previous phone the nexus s I was able to restore the data.
Maybe it doesnt recognise my phone because it doesnt mount the sd card it uses mtp.
patrickbartalesi22 said:
Thanks but my problem is that the recovery tools dont recognize my phone. On my previous phone the nexus s I was able to restore the data.
Maybe it doesnt recognise my phone because it doesnt mount the sd card it uses mtp.
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Possibly, or perhaps the app hasn't been updated to support the gs4 yet. Under the description of the apps where update changelogs are displayed, is there any mention of gs4 support?
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i think that the problem is how to mount the internal storage for a pc to see it. if this is possible then any recovery software may then try to find and recover deleted files. i really want to see a solution to this coz i mistakenly wiped the internal sd of my s4 which has pictures taken from a recent vacation with family. hope someone comes up with something soon...
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Hello,
my screen broke and I am pissed...
I want to try to have it replaced under warranty and yes I see myself the futility of this, but hey, trying won't hurt.
I already flashed JM1 to make it stock again and would like to format the internal SD card as it still contains personal data.
Can anyone tell me how I can achieve this without actually seeing what I do?
All other aspects of the phone actually work meaning I can still boot into recovery or download mode (in order to flash with odin), but I won't be able to see what I do.
connect via odin and tick repartion, should wipe everything, but beware of the pit files ak to choose the right one
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Sysiphus1981 said:
connect via odin and tick repartion, should wipe everything, but beware of the pit files ak to choose the right one
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Thank You for the info, but AFAIK this only clears data within the 1.XGB System Partition, not the 5.XGB Partition with Music and other data in it.
jep, and u can format the rest in recovery cant u?
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jm1 uses 2e recovery or 3e?
connect ur phone to computer and u ll c ur internal sd memory. format it from there. bcoz u flashed to stock rom, ur phone might connect directly into kies on connecting it with pc. there u ll c the memories.
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jep, and u can format the rest in recovery cant u?
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I can't see anything...
But the Kies approach could work, I will try it now
Replace screen by yourself, see guide on xda.
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On a freshly flashed stock ROM, the default USB setting is set to Kies (through the MTP application), so soon as you connect it to a PC with Kies on it, you should be able to access your internal drive from there. Let us know how it goes.
Hi, how will I be able to know which variant (8gb or 16 gb) my nexus 4 is?
Before rooting, I think my total storage capacity is 12gb+ (I actually can't remember definitely).
Then I unlocked the bootloader and tried to flash, I was stuck in the X logo, I restarted, then I was stuck in the google logo (unlocked bootloader at this point.) I had backed up my apps and sdcard via adb.
I was stuck, so I downloaded a factory image and reflashed my device. Then I rooted it. I was done. SU installed, and it was rooted. I then reinstalled my app settings via adb again, but not the sdcard.
after sometime, putting music, movies and apps, I noticed that my device only had a total of 5.66GB.
I bought it 2nd hand, BTW.
So what happened? Now, I just want to confirm really how much storage I have so I can get back my money if this was indeed an 8gb version instead of 16gb. Any ideas?
Thanks!
All of the media you put onto your Nexus 4 takes up room. How many movies did you put? How many songs? If you feel that there is something wrong with the amount if storage available, then you can try formatting your SD.
I also remember that there's a bug on 16GB models to only show 8GB.
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there is a similar issue that occurs with the nexus 7. i remember it was talked about before in some threads. after flashing the images, did you do a factory reset or clear data in recovery? this seems to have the issue fixed. some units show up as 8gb after a reflash however a reset thru settings or clear data fixes this.
Do what thephantom said. Recovery must be stock though, not custom. If you need more help. I made a little how-to guide a couple months ago for this very problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35119185#post35119185
thank you guys... I'm relieved that it is a bug, I hope it is a bug in my case... One question though, do you suggest back up with adb + sdcard or titanium? my previous settings were not backed up using adb cmd (I'm not sure though, since I didn't push back the sd backup)
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thank you guys... I'm relieved that it is a bug, I hope it is a bug in my case... One question though, do you suggest back up with adb + sdcard or titanium? my previous settings were not backed up using adb cmd (I'm not sure though, since I didn't push back the sd backup)
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ADB and SD card.
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but won't it give me problems again if I did that?
wakoko79 said:
but won't it give me problems again if I did that?
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You can even make a nandroid backup and apply it after the storage fix. Its in the OP of the thread I linked.
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Any help would be appreciated at this point :/
Phone had been rooted, installed TWRP, downloaded the ROM I wanted and put it on external SD card... good so far?
Rebooted into recovery, made sure ROM and gapps were in the correct folder, wiped everything accordingly...The *contents* in the folder in which the ROM and gapps were placed were deleted. The folder its self was not, nor were any other folders or their contents in the mother folder.
Any clues? Now I'm sitting here stuck in either recovery or download mode whichever I so choose and the computer cannot identify the phone for me to transfer files over.
Uh......
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Any help would be appreciated at this point :/
Phone had been rooted, installed TWRP, downloaded the ROM I wanted and put it on external SD card... good so far?
Rebooted into recovery, made sure ROM and gapps were in the correct folder, wiped everything accordingly...The *contents* in the folder in which the ROM and gapps were placed were deleted. The folder its self was not, nor were any other folders or their contents in the mother folder.
Any clues? Now I'm sitting here stuck in either recovery or download mode whichever I so choose and the computer cannot identify the phone for me to transfer files over.
Uh......
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Odin back to stock ROM.
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You could uninstall and reinstall the USB drivers and use a USB port that directly connects to the motherboard (back of the PC) and try flashing stock again via Odin. Or, head down to Walmart and grab a micro sd card to place your rom, gapps, backups, etc on. I highly...HIGHLY recommend using a micro sd card if you plan on living the rooted life
How about taking out the external sd card, plug into computer and transfer rom and gapps onto card, put card back into phone and then reboot back into recovery.
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Odin back to stock ROM.
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This is your best bet. Otherwise you could adb push the ROM and gapps to your sd. But if you're not set up for adb, that's a lot of work.
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Thanks guys for all the information. I have been having issues with installing the drivers correctly (Win8) but Kies seems to work well for the most part. I decided to open Kies and do the emergency restoration and it's back to normal now.
Question: If one were to restore it via Kies, could another model number be searched for and installed? ie the i9500 or i9505 firmware? Just a thought.
Anyway, thanks again... oh and I do have a micro sd card. I came from the Skyrocket and flashed probably half a million times lol. This is what threw me for a loop, deleting the ROM from inside the folder but not the folder, nor anything else on the sd card.
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I don't think it would work and it wouldn't be a good thing to do. Bricks are made from less
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I don't think it would work and it wouldn't be a good thing to do. Bricks are made from less
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Hehe, I figures just as much. Wasn't going to try it anyway, unless it was maybe the Google version without all the crapware, which is supposed to be released shortly from my understanding
getbuzzin said:
How about taking out the external sd card, plug into computer and transfer rom and gapps onto card, put card back into phone and then reboot back into recovery.
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I always do this. It will save you time to make sure you keep a hard copy of your main roms on your PC. And have a way to transfer them to your mini sd (old phone, usb device, or mini to full size adapter. As most PC's have a full size slot. This method has saved me countless hrs.. Flashed about 15 roms on my new S4 and haven't even downloaded Oden.. But I've had to use this method twice. Works great.
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Hi guys,
i´m on the german 4.3 and wiped the **** out of my phone, but , i forgott to save everything. yeah i know i´m the most stupid person ever but...
HOW can i recover my data ? I downloaded Recuva but i cannot use my phone as a storage and the program isnt able to scan for lost data ....
Please guys, i ll do everything for a great idea :´(
You can scan for data if your in your computer's hdd but on a phone's chip storage its gonna be hard and might not work
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i'm sorry for your loss bro if there was no backup, then there's nothing to recover
Yep. No chance.
If you didn't even make a Nandroid backup.. yup.. everything turned into dust
Hi all,
I have a really strange issue. I'm on galaxy i9505 4.4.2 rooted with CWM 6.0.4.4.
I tried to create a backup zip file with CWM. As I didn't have enough space, it failed.
No probs... I rebooted my phone and it says I've not enough space on internal SD.
Under memory (screenshot attached) I see the bar having more or less 1,5GB free.
Instead the free space is just 387MB....
My first thought is, there's still a temp file of the zip I wanted to backup, but I searched everywhere and I can't find it...
Help!
Sandro
there an app called 360 Security that cleans Junk Files & Cache & unusable Apk
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there an app called 360 Security that cleans Junk Files & Cache & unusable Apk
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I tried it. Nice app... but I still have this issue.
I thought also to format the internal sd and then copy some data back, but honestly with kies it's a pain in the ass... perhaps android file transfer doesnt work on my computer....
Any suggestion? Someone had my same problem?
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foongaz said:
I tried it. Nice app... but I still have this issue.
I thought also to format the internal sd and then copy some data back, but honestly with kies it's a pain in the ass... perhaps android file transfer doesnt work on my computer....
Any suggestion? Someone had my same problem?
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Flash through ODIN: TWRP or Philz (CWM is oldest)
Joku1981 said:
Use TWRP or Philz, CWM is oldest.
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I'd love to. I didn't because I upgraded to 4.4.2 before rooting etc.
Runs Philz also om 4.2.2 now?
Should I simply flash it on top of CWM with odin or do I need to remove something manually first?
Thanx
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foongaz said:
I'd love to. I didn't because I upgraded to 4.4.2 before rooting etc.
Runs Philz also om 4.2.2 now?
Should I simply flash it on top of CWM with odin or do I need to remove something manually first?
Thanx
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I mean 4.4.2 of course....
foongaz said:
I'd love to. I didn't because I upgraded to 4.4.2 before rooting etc.
Runs Philz also om 4.2.2 now?
Should I simply flash it on top of CWM with odin or do I need to remove something manually first?
Thanx
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Yes you can flash it directly over your previous recovery no problem
just look for clockworkmod folder
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Yes you can flash it directly over your previous recovery no problem
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Perfect.
So now I've flashed PhilZ. All best.
Rebooted: still missing those 1 GB.... grrr...
Now I'm thinking to format my internal SD.
What's the better way to do it?
Since it's impossible from stock rom anymore, i guess the only option would be from PhilZ.
BTW I'd also like to install MIUI later, so should I do simply a factory reset and full wipe?
Thanx BTW. :good:
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just look for clockworkmod folder
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foongaz said:
Perfect.
So now I've flashed PhilZ. All best.
Rebooted: still missing those 1 GB.... grrr...
Now I'm thinking to format my internal SD.
What's the better way to do it?
Since it's impossible from stock rom anymore, i guess the only option would be from PhilZ.
BTW I'd also like to install MIUI later, so should I do simply a factory reset and full wipe?
Thanx BTW. :good:
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Sandro,
Have you looked up what @smep said about looking at clockworkmod folder & see if it's still holding some space from your unsuccessful backup ?
Also yes you can format using Philz recovery. Always wipe if moving roms unless Dev states not to
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Sandro,
Have you looked up what @smep said about looking at clockworkmod folder & see if it's still holding some space from your unsuccessful backup ?
Also yes you can format using Philz recovery. Always wipe if moving roms unless Dev states not to
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Yep. I have 3 files inside (seen with Root Browser):
.nomedia (0 Byte)
.recovery_version (37,00 B)
.settings (285 B)
I don't think those 3 are occupying space... its just strange that .nomedia has 0 Bytes...
Is this folder also used by PhilZ?
About formatting with PhilZ:
-boot
-system
-cache
-preload
-data
-storage/sdcard1
-data and data/media
I'd go for sdcard1 only, but it seems the external one, right?.
Or should I also format one of these?
Thanx
Sandro
Ok for the second question I've found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544369
I've formatted the last voice (data and data media (sd card)).
I have to recover all the stuff from backup, but now I have correct values of space.
Anyway, time to install a custom rom
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Ok for the second question I've found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544369
I've formatted the last voice (data and data media (sd card)).
I have to recover all the stuff from backup, but now I have correct values of space.
Anyway, time to install a custom rom
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Glad you got it sorted & didn't format the external SD
Happy flashing