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[Q] Please Help! Accidentally deleted the entire My Pictures Folder - trips to India

Please Help! Accidentally deleted the entire My Pictures Folder - trips to India, etc!
& while I can find ways to recover data from the card I can not find how to recover files & folders from the machines memory
It is an HTC HD2
Any Ideas Please ??
All & any help Most gratefully received
Thanks in Advance
M

Once it's gone, it is gone. Unless it exists somewhere else, it is gone.

ouch, that really hurts... there should be a way to undelete from the phone's memory. if there is one, i hope you find it.

There is still hope...
Hi, don't just assume that once you've deleted it, it's gone. There is still hope for your data. You see, when you delete something it doesn't actually get removed, the OS just "hypnotizes" itself into forgetting the data is there. Over time the data will become overwritten (depending on how much you used the sdcard your pictures were on).
There are special programs designed to recover deleted files, I recommend Recuva by Piriform (same guys who make CCleaner).
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Just point it to your sdcard and scan. Again, depending on how much you've used your device they may either be completely gone or easily recoverable.
Good luck

JoonatanO said:
Hi, don't just assume that once you've deleted it, it's gone. There is still hope for your data. You see, when you delete something it doesn't actually get removed, the OS just "hypnotizes" itself into forgetting the data is there. Over time the data will become overwritten (depending on how much you used the sdcard your pictures were on).
There are special programs designed to recover deleted files, I recommend Recuva by Piriform (same guys who make CCleaner).
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
Just point it to your sdcard and scan. Again, depending on how much you've used your device they may either be completely gone or easily recoverable.
Good luck
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He is talking about the phone memory
...while I can find ways to recover data from the card I can not find how to recover files & folders from the machines memory
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you could try one of the mem card recovery programs and connect in active sync mode, might see internal memory as a drive ? ...
worth a try !

knobbyhtccruise said:
you could try one of the mem card recovery programs and connect in active sync mode, might see internal memory as a drive ? ...
worth a try !
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I second knobbyhtccruise's suggestion. Dont use any apps that may write to your phone memory. Just try ActiveSync method and use this software i have attached below.
Unzip the file to desktop. Connect ur HD2 via AS.
Run Restoration.exe and in Drive see if you can access phone memory. Goodluck

No data recovery software can access the phone memory of HTC or else other smart phone etc

Can't be saved dude. No go dude. No go.

ayyu3m said:
I second knobbyhtccruise's suggestion. Dont use any apps that may write to your phone memory. Just try ActiveSync method and use this software i have attached below.
Unzip the file to desktop. Connect ur HD2 via AS.
Run Restoration.exe and in Drive see if you can access phone memory. Goodluck
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Try http://www.datarecovery.com/. It helped me. It's not free, but you can try if it finds your files for free. Does it find it, you have to buy it to be able to save the files. Worth a try! Good luck, man!

Firs of all, many thanks to all the respondents,
perhaps someone would be kind enough to help me enhance my understanding?
As far as I know a file system allocates space for files & directories, when it is told to delete something it does not do that but instead merely marks the space as available by setting a bit / flag on that entry. This being why it is imperative NOT to write to the file system in the case of an accidental deletion & a recovery program merely reverses the process to mark the space from available to unavailable & displays the entry again
in some expert hands even a hex editor can be used to undelete / recover data
to my limited knowledge both the internal memory & the sd card use a fat32 file system
given the above, I do not understand what is the difference & why data can be recovered from the sd card but not from the main memory. Perhaps someone more qualified can set me straight please?
A random thought - would there be any use setting up a dual boot to android & would that help / harm my case - thought being that there may be more tools available?
once again TIA
M

once a file is deleted, the space is marked as resuable. Therefore, stop using the device because every of your activity may be destorying (overwriting) your deleted data beyond recovery.
SD is recoverable because you can mount it to a PC using a card reader, or even using the HD2 directly. Then most software can read the storage and try to recover. Phone member is presented to the PC as a connected device and it may not be possible for other PC software to access it like a storage device. If you can find a tool that copies the whole 476MB (or whatever) memory to somewhere else (PC hard disk, SD card, any passive storage that is not a phone), then those software will probably to able to handle it.

here is a program that can undelete files from external and internal storage. good luck.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hexamob.hexamobrecoverypro

AthenaLod said:
here is a program that can undelete files from external and internal storage. good luck.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hexamob.hexamobrecoverypro
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I assume it might help if he has NAND android, otherwise it won't.

did some searching and found two programs that may or may not help on WinMo
Wizcode Unformat Mobile
Wizcode Undelete Mobile
not sure if they can access phone storage. but you can try. hopefully, you haven't fiddled much with your phone since then. it's been about two months.

I believe Wizcode undelete mobile works on storage card only.

alex fung said:
I believe Wizcode undelete mobile works on storage card only.
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so I think the only hope is by sending it to a service center hoping they have tools to mount device memory as removable device, and tools to recover deleted files.
and next time, save your photos on your SD.
if you know anyone with a copy of your photos, now is the time to start calling friends.

[HELP] Accidental Data Format

Hy Everybody,
I made a big mistake... I formated my data partition in TWRP ( I think I need to learn not tryng to flash and wipe things with some hours of sleep after a party... hating me right now)
The system is still there (and bootable) but all my data is lost (music and photos as well as backups).
Now my question to you, I desperatly need your help... How can I get my stuff back (those mentionned above).
I tried some known windows applications like recuva, but they don't recognize the phone (an MTP ting maybe ?)
TWRP won't mount the sd card while in recovery : getting error "unable to mount 'usb-otg' "
Does somebody have an idea ? Please help me, being unable to use my phone because of not wanting to make the things irrecoverable is a pain
Thanks for your much appreciated help

For all intents and purposes you have lost your data. Without specialist tools your data isn't coming back.

Never had a reason to try but ... [GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can!

Andy said:
For all intents and purposes you have lost your data. Without specialist tools your data isn't coming back.
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I recovered many hard drives in my life, the problem here is that with MTP I can't use the normal tools.
Is there a way to mount the phone as Mass storage ?

I'mnot getting any further with this...
Isn't there a way to mount the phone as a mass storage ? This would be the solution...

ChriKn said:
I'mnot getting any further with this...
Isn't there a way to mount the phone as a mass storage ? This would be the solution...
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Not sure if this is any help to you, but in AOKP you can go into settings / storage and click the 3 dot menu, then USB computer connection, and change the way the device is mounted (MTP or mass storage) not sure about xylon though.

ScumDroid said:
Not sure if this is any help to you, but in AOKP you can go into settings / storage and click the 3 dot menu, then USB computer connection, and change the way the device is mounted (MTP or mass storage) not sure about xylon though.
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I'm on Liquidsmoooth, will try to install AOKP, have nothing to loose anymore I think...

ChriKn said:
I'm on Liquidsmoooth, will try to install AOKP, have nothing to loose anymore I think...
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Its not going to matter. You can't change our storage to mass storage.
Its probably in aokp settings because they build for many devices.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Photos recovery without Root, possible?

Hello. I have just deleted my photos and videos from Note 3. I just let delete the whole DCIM directory (thinking it's just one photo that I saw)...
My phone is unrooted. Is there any option to undelete these photos? 6 mounts of living of my 2years son is there.. If there is a way to do it without rooting that's perfect, if not I have to learn how to do it..

frytek said:
Hello. I have just deleted my photos and videos from Note 3. I just let delete the whole DCIM directory (thinking it's just one photo that I saw)...
My phone is unrooted. Is there any option to undelete these photos? 6 mounts of living of my 2years son is there.. If there is a way to do it without rooting that's perfect, if not I have to learn how to do it..
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was it on ext sd? stop taking further pics till u sort it out..
if on ext sd, u can use it with an adapter to read on a computer then use a file recovery software like puran recovery..

No.. internal..
OK I have my phone rooted (via towelroot). I have installed SG USB mass storage enabler and.. I can see another cd-rom device in my comupter (empty). What should I do more?

frytek said:
No.. internal..
OK I have my phone rooted (via towelroot). I have installed SG USB mass storage enabler and.. I can see another cd-rom device in my comupter (empty). What should I do more?
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try installing the recovery software i mentioned and select the device to scan.. good luck

No, that is no working. How can I get my photos back? ;/
I found that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123999
It's for S3. Should it work with Note3?
Maybe there is any easier way?

frytek said:
No, that is no working. How can I get my photos back? ;/
I found that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123999
It's for S3. Should it work with Note3?
Maybe there is any easier way?
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It should work.
If it somehow successfully allows you to view your phone in disk mode instead of MTP, then you can recover.
I use Piriform's Recuva as well but for other uses.

Recovering when I can see my internal memory as a mass memory in PC is a pice of cake With jpg every program should be fine. The question is how to do the first thing.
nicholaschum said:
It should work.
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Guessing? Or you know or anybody knows?

frytek said:
Recovering when I can see my internal memory as a mass memory in PC is a pice of cake With jpg every program should be fine. The question is how to do the first thing.
Guessing? Or you know or anybody knows?
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MTP =/= Disk mode. You will have to mount your internal storage AS IF you were plugging the chip directly into the computer. Basically a way in which it allows you to format the drive, is the true disk mode. This is entirely different from just plugging in your phone to the computer as this is MTP mode.
If you can get to this stage, then you should be able to. That is what the S3 guide is all about. This is theoretical and an educated guess, if the only thread is the S3 guide then your best bet is from those experiences.
EDIT: Since you have SG Usb Enabler, then try Piriform's Recuva on it.

I know this. I know all of this, I just dont know how to force to have internal storage as a mass storage visible.. I will try later with this solution for S3..
SG Usb Enabler helps only with extrenal SD card.

hmmm any ideas how to do it?

I need answer if i can RESTORE just deleted video file by mistake from Gallery?

Is there a way too restore one file i just deleted by mistake. Its important video from my daughter. I looked for reclycle bin, but samsung dosent have any so it seems. any program that works? Did this file really went away, or is it stored still somewhere?

Yes, you can recover it, since you haven't overwritten it with other data yet. There's a app called DiskDigger, where you can recover lost photos, videos, documents, etc. It works even better with root access.
Keep in mind: Don't recover the video on the same internal storage again, as it can overwrite itself when recovering, making it unrecoverable. Use an USB OTG or an MicroSD and recover it to it.

Fusseldieb said:
Yes, you can recover it, since you haven't overwritten it with other data yet. There's a app called DiskDigger, where you can recover lost photos, videos, documents, etc. It works even better with root access.
Keep in mind: Don't recover the video on the same internal storage again, as it can overwrite itself when recovering, making it unrecoverable. Use an USB OTG or an MicroSD and recover it to it.
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the file was on my Sd card

Check if it was automatically backed up in Google Photos.

thenessus said:
Check if it was automatically backed up in Google Photos.
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Disk digger scanned only photos, and it skippped videos. Any idea what can i do?
I dont use any backup google foto or gallery backup or any other Cloud" service.

Dreadish said:
Disk digger scanned only photos, and it skippped videos. Any idea what can i do?
I dont use any backup google foto or gallery backup or any other Cloud" service.
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Put the SD on a disk reader and use your computer with a dedicated recovery program. if you use Linux, all the better.

thenessus said:
Put the SD on a disk reader and use your computer with a dedicated recovery program. if you use Linux, all the better.
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I just purcased sd card reader for this purpose tonight. Wich dedicated program should i use?

Dreadish said:
I just purcased sd card reader for this purpose tonight. Wich dedicated program should i use?
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If you're on Windows, you can use a program, such as Recuva to restore your video. Link: https://www.piriform.com/recuva

OMG u guys, this actually worked. Recuva worked as charm. I cant believe it. I got that video back. Its about my 13 months old daughter killing two flies" - Yeah u heard it right.
I used Card reader + Recuva and it recover that file I did as you told me, recover into different folder also just in case.
Thank you guys for all the help.
If i could , i would pay all of you beer

Dreadish said:
Disk digger scanned only photos, and it skippped videos. Any idea what can i do?
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You can configure which files do you want to scan and which files you want to skip. By default, it scans only JPG.
Dreadish said:
the file was on my Sd card
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In this case, you should save it on your internal storage of your phone.
Mike15678 said:
If you're on Windows, you can use a program, such as Recuva to restore your video. Link: https://www.piriform.com/recuva
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+1 I use this software too, I recommend it highly.
But it only works if the file is ony the SD Card (Which is your case). It doesn't support MTP (Plugging the phone via USB).

Unrooted S8: Deleted videos on internal storage, how to undelete?

Hi guys, I had some video files on the internal storage that I deleted after I thought I had backed them up. Is there any way to recover them?
I wasn't on wifi so the videos were not backed up.
I already tried a few undelete programs and they either require root (which I don't have) or they ONLY recover pictures (not helpful).
Thanks!

Disregard any app and trying this in phone, it seldom works well.
Make sure you do not download stuff, store, take any photos, etc. Anything you do might overwrite the files.. basically anything that writes to the internal media partition is likely to mess up the files so you won't be able to recover them.
Hook the phone up to a computer so you can access files and try something like recuva software to recover everything. Pc software should be able to read the phone storage, but I haven't tried it myself from the s8
From say an SD card it's easy, but since the pc reads the phone "as s a drive" it should work too.

Eddiemc said:
Hook the phone up to a computer so you can access files and try something like recuva software to recover everything. Pc software should be able to read the phone storage, but I haven't tried it myself from the s8
From say an SD card it's easy, but since the pc reads the phone "as s a drive" it should work too.
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The phone isn't mounted as a drive unfortunately, USB MASS STORAGE isn't available on this phone, I don't know when they stopped it
Recuva does not work either since it cannot see the phone.

Make sure the phone is unlocked and open or Windows will not see it as an external drive.

Raistlin1158 said:
Make sure the phone is unlocked and open or Windows will not see it as an external drive.
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It shows in explorer:
https://imgur.com/COJpkRm
But not in Recuva:
https://imgur.com/YpHOVdZ

I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.

sjbayer3 said:
I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.
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for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.

sjbayer3 said:
The phone isn't mounted as a drive unfortunately, USB MASS STORAGE isn't available on this phone, I don't know when they stopped it
Recuva does not work either since it cannot see the phone.
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If you have the Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer - Enable USB Debugging and then you shouldn't have any issues with being able to see the internal & sd card Storage.
Sent from my Galaxy S8+ using XDA Labs

shaggyskunk said:
If you have the Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer - Enable USB Debugging and then you shouldn't have any issues with being able to see the internal & sd card Storage.
Sent from my Galaxy S8+ using XDA Labs
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Already enabled it, didn't help. I can see my phone but again its mounted as MTP which isn't helpful. You need MASS USB STORAGE but google removed that about 3 or 4 generations ago

sjbayer3 said:
I might just root my phone and try to do it then. Any way to backup things without root? I used to use Titanium Backup... but naturally without root... cant.
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You can use Samsung Smart Switch to backup your phone to your pc - I've done it without Root.
Sent from my SM-G955W ??

MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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Yeah I understand that. I suspect the videos are gone, but it's worth it even if its partly corrupt. This is why root is so important and why its stupid they removed mass storage.

MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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In the original SamPwn thread it describes Two Steps. Could I maybe do step one, THEN try to recover videos before doing step 2?

MrSteelX said:
for the purpose of this problem. The answer is no way to do it without root. Also, to root phone means going through factory reset. The full steps to root will technically factory rest phone two times when all is said and done.
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I have root now, any recommendation on a method?

sjbayer3 said:
I have root now, any recommendation on a method?
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How did you root, and was there success with the data recovery?

groovestix said:
How did you root, and was there success with the data recovery?
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With the given root methods your deleted data will be over written. More than likely you will never recover it if you root