Hello,
I am noob i would like to know i purchased galaxy s5 and now i sold it... I had family pics there but i wiped data and wiped cache from receory before sale.
Is there still any chance for someone to connect mobile use recovery software and recover media etc...
Just asking for safe side.
is it possible to recover data from internal? yes. but if they started using the phone at all once rec'd, then its likely corrupted. when selling a phone, its best to wipe, then transfer completely useless stuf fonto the internal to overwrite and corrupt data to make it far more difficult to recover. That being said, recovering data in this way is usually a long and arduous process that 99.999% of people likely wouldnt bother doing. I wouldnt worry about it unless you had some super sensitive stuff on the internal at the time of wiping, even then, the chances are very remote of it being an issue
efuzone said:
Hello,
I am noob i would like to know i purchased galaxy s5 and now i sold it... I had family pics there but i wiped data and wiped cache from receory before sale.
Is there still any chance for someone to connect mobile use recovery software and recover media etc...
Just asking for safe side.
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Though there are very less chances because you have wiped the data. But yes people are now technical enough to recover from the less expected place.
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All,
Hoping to call on your expertise...
My XDA IIi recently crashed and stayed that way probably about an hour before I spotted it, soft reset didn't work so I removed the battery. Bad idea.
From what I can gather numerous programs still running in background had actually worn down the battery. Not knowing this I removed the battery to reset the device. Un be known to me at the time, the backup battery was faulty and not holding a charge and the unit affectively did a hard reset.
so now I've lost all my data on the device. I note from reading other posts this generally means your screwed and the data is gone with the underlying message to backup device regularly.
However speaking to UK firms like ontrack data recovery for a fee they claim to be able to recovery data from your device and I don't mean the areas referred to as 'storage' and 'storage card'.
How come they can do it, yet no tools exist for the consumer? It sounded from other posts that it was technically impossible, yet for £300 they seem pretty confident.
Am I missing something?
Any help appreciated... lost some pictures and video of my baby boy, born just a few days ago...
Thanks,
PPCDude
as far as i know you cant recover the data any more then you can recover the stuff in your ram on your pc if you close it without saving
sdram will loose the data if it loose power
unlike flash and hd's where even if you delete data it's still there
untill the sectors the data was on is later overwritten with new data
Hello,
I had a problem with my phone, after removing some software I found that my phone wouldn't restart, (this think this might have been due to lack of space on the programs memory as I had a lot of stuf installed). it'd just stick on the windows mobile screen.
the only way that I could find to get it working again was a hard reset, (soft resets wouldn't work, it just hung on the windows mobile screen).
so, I turned it off, and turned it back on again held down the two buttons, waited till it asked me if I wanted to format and pressed send to ok this...
now the pone works, but i've lost all the data that was on it (expected).
is there any file recovery software that anyone knows of as I'd like to try to recover my old text and mms messages as well as some pictures and documents that were stored on the phone.
Many thanks,
Danny.
Well you are a bit late on this one. The time to install recovery software is before you need it. It can only recover what you have backed up. A hard reset is essentially a total erase and reset but I suspect you knew that. I use Sprite Backup and have several years of excellent results with it. SPB also makes a good backup program. Both are well worth the money and should actually be the first thing you install on your phone.
I've not heard of anyone recovering data from a hard reset. This is actually why most users keep the bulk of their data on the memory card. Good luck.
thezoltar said:
This is actually why most users keep the bulk of their data on the memory card.
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What he said...or she. I'm not bored enough to look you up, Zoltar, but that seems like a masculine name to me. I certainly wouldn't name my daughter Zoltar, for example...my son, on the other hand, would do well to respect me in the fact that I didn't give him a weird name.
Getting back to the issue. Forewarned is forearmed. Get yourself an SD card, and a backup tool. It's too late for this round (read: you're screwed), but there's bound to be a next time, if you're hanging around on this site. Also, keep your contacts synced to a computer, and copy the most critical ones to your SIM card, as well. It won't make them appear twice, and it's much easier to get contacts from SIM back onto a to phone than the other way around. At least this way, if you have to do a hard reset in the field, you don't lose those critical numbers.
K bye,
Myrddin
Jeez....talk about silly names....
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Jeez....talk about silly names....
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Glad someone caught that...
~M
well...
I usually say that backups are someting that you tell other people to make whilst believing disaster will never strike you.
anyway... my stuff was backed up to a memory card, but the memory card stopped being recognised by the phone last week,
I've read several stories online about cards doing this. seems that they loose their formatting as the card now can't be read in a card reader and shows up as not formatted. now I'll get may card reader out and see if I can recover some of the data using data recovery software.
Also, I did take backups of my messages using PIMbackup... only after it was too late did I read the developers site telling me that media messages are not backed up because the media part of the message is an attachment.
so I'm left with the end result that my backups are not worth the effort i put into making them.
OK, looking at it from a different angle.
if there is no recovery software that can be run on the phone, is there any way that the phone can be recognised as a fat partition to a computer? then I could just scan the partition with regular tools that would be used to recover data from a normal hard drive.
I am looking for solutions of this kind also...
my PC to see my xda as an accessible fat partition so that i can scan it with a recovery application.. or ..
a recovery application written fro Windows Mobile
dose any one have answers?
thanks
lost data on pda
can I make a disk image of my pda and scan that with a recovery application on my pc?
lost data on pda
can I make a disk image of my pda and scan that with a recovery application on my pc?
It is not too late!
I was able to recover most of my files, after performing a hard reset, using Raise Data Recovery (ufsexplorer.mobi)
Hello,
I just sold my 10.1 so I can hopefully get my hands on a 7.7 when the time comes . How should I wipe everything so the data isn't recoverable? Is going into settings and restoring to default enough?
Thanks
Go to Settings-} Privacy-} Personal Data.... Do a full factory data reset, takes your Tab back to how it was when you took it out of the box. That's all you need to do.
Sent from my Galaxy10.1 TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship.
Not sure where your from but if your in the US... Might want to hold on to your 10.1.
Sent from my Galaxy10.1 TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship.
@Southphilly thank you for your response. And I am from the US I'll figure it out
As far as i know, the full factory reset will not clean the storage, so you should take it into account
Sent from my GT-P7510 using xda premium
no... the full factory reset doesn't clear the sdcard (internal storage)
so.. do the full factory reset, and then go to the sdcard and erase everything... ( through kies or something) and that should do it...
and even then there are ways to recover the data in the sdcard.. but its kind of advanced stuff that i don't think anything there would be worth the time to do it...
EDIT: Flash memory writes data differently than regular hard drives, so what I posted may not even work.
Factory Reset is not enough
I am a computer forensics/information security pro.
I can tell you wholeheartedly that a factory reset is not enough. You still need to format all storage devices. That should be enough if you sell your device to the average user.
If you sell it to someone who has even basic forensics/data recovery skills or access to the proper tools, they will be still be able to recover nearly all of the data. The only real way to truly protect your data is to overwrite every single bit of all of the storage devices, as well as a Factory Reset.
My device's USB port is not responding. Can't charge the phone or connect to PC. And all backup/restore apps for app data backup requires the device to be rooted. So I'm trying to root the device, get a data backup of some of my apps and move the data to a new device and restore it there.
Here are some details of my device:
Model: GT-I9505
Android version: 4.4.2
Baseband: I9505ZHUFNL1
Kernel: 3.4.0-3501301
Can anyone give me some help on either:
How to root the device without a PC? or How to backup app data and restore it on another device?
I've tried these apps for rooting already: towelroot, KingRoot, Poot, and iRoot. All failed...
Thanks,
K
Other than Towelroot, which you already tried, all rooting methods require a USB connection. But, you're really making things more difficult than they need be. The replacement board for the bottom of the S4 with the MicroUSB connector should be relatively inexpensive. Buy one and repair the phone with it, rather than wasting battery power trying to root and backup data.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Other than Towelroot, which you already tried, all rooting methods require a USB connection. But, you're really making things more difficult than they need be. The replacement board for the bottom of the S4 with the MicroUSB connector should be relatively inexpensive. Buy one and repair the phone with it, rather than wasting battery power trying to root and backup data.
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The phone was dropped into saltwater, and couldn't even turn it on. Just got it "fixed" recently where I could turn it on and see all my data., but no USB and it also seems like the wifi connection is also weak. Cost me $300, and I told the specialist that "fixed" it and he told me it would cost another $50 to fix the USB. However, he says that he doesn't guarantee that the phone will turn on the next time he "operates" on it since most of the interior is damaged badly. And that the phone would die pretty soon...
Any suggestions on this? Would it also be feasible to move the internal memory of the damaged s4 into another s4?
Thanks,
K
kakenx said:
The phone was dropped into saltwater, and couldn't even turn it on. Just got it "fixed" recently where I could turn it on and see all my data., but no USB and it also seems like the wifi connection is also weak. Cost me $300, and I told the specialist that "fixed" it and he told me it would cost another $50 to fix the USB. However, he says that he doesn't guarantee that the phone will turn on the next time he "operates" on it since most of the interior is damaged badly. And that the phone would die pretty soon...
Any suggestions on this? Would it also be feasible to move the internal memory of the damaged s4 into another s4?
Thanks,
K
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I think for 300$ you could've bought a broken S4 and use it for parts (like the motherboard). Or you could've just bought a second-hand one. Heck, you could've bought even a new one. I saw an S4 on Amazon for 289.99$ (Unlocked Internationat version) + Free Shipping. 300$ seems too much for something that isn't even fixed right.
@OP: By now I'm sure you realize that you were ripped off. You asked for suggestions? Get another device, but forget about moving the flash memory.
GDReaper said:
I think for 300$ you could've bought a broken S4 and use it for parts (like the motherboard). Or you could've just bought a second-hand one. Heck, you could've bought even a new one. I saw an S4 on Amazon for 289.99$ (Unlocked Internationat version) + Free Shipping. 300$ seems too much for something that isn't even fixed right.
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Yep, guess I was just a bit desperate on getting the data. Now I can see the app data but not restore it on a new phone....
kakenx said:
Yep, guess I was just a bit desperate on getting the data. Now I can see the app data but not restore it on a new phone....
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You require the connection to a PC, no matter how you turn it. Helium is an app that allows you to backup data without root. But requires a PC. Most root methods require a PC.
Installing a custom recovery requires either a pc, or root.
I wonder if Mobile Odin would help you in any way.
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@OP: By now I'm sure you realize that you were ripped off. You asked for suggestions? Get another device, but forget about moving the flash memory.
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Is moving the flash memory a bad idea? I need to get some app data moved to a new device somehow and restore the app with the original data.
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You require the connection to a PC, no matter how you turn it. Helium is an app that allows you to backup data without root. But requires a PC. Most root methods require a PC.
Installing a custom recovery requires either a pc, or root. Rooting requires a PC.
I wonder if Mobile Odin would help you in any way.
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I think I read somewhere that Mobile Odin required the device to be rooted in order to be able to use it.
Moving the flash memory chip to a new board is about as expensive as buying a new motherboard. If you're looking to save the data however, purchase a USB board, which should be inexpensive, and replace the board yourself. That board is separate from the rest of the electronics, and until that board is replaced nothing can be done. As previously mentioned, a connection to the PC is required.
Backup first, then root
First, if you still failed in rooting your phone with those apps, please try to use iRoot for PC version since it has higher success rate.
Then, the backup issue. There is no "complete" backup of Android if you have not rooted it. However, you can find ways to get the utmost backup before rooting.
1. Copy and Transfer Data to PC
2. Use Google to Backup Your Android Device Data
3. Apply Google+ App to Backup Photos
4. Use SMS Backup
In sum, get the backup before rooting first. And then move to try iRoot for PC version for rooting.
@Fishinthesea: You didn't read the thread. The OP's entire problem stems from the fact he cannot connect the S4 to the PC because the MicroUSB port on the bottom is broken. While your advice is useful, the OP would need to replace the broken port first before being able to do anything. Also, it has been six months since the OP posted this thread, and it's likely he already purchased a new unit, after getting ripped off on a repair.
Hey Friends,
My S7 E had a problem with the charging port and I sent it in for an exchange device today.
Previsouly I had Nougat installed so the device was KNOX Void and Rooted.
I read that If you want to ensure that noone can restore the Data from the Device (Online Banking records, passwords, images) you have to encrypt the device and then do a factory reset.
Unfortunately encryption did not work on Nougat (it would show the encryption icon and then reboot)
SO I basically flashed the Stock Firmware of the Provider (4 Parts) with Odin and hoped that I can find the encryption option in the Security Settings Menu but it wasn't there. I could only encrypt the SD card.
My question: Was the device encrypted as soon as flashed the stock firmware or was encryption simply unavailible on the stock rom?
I did multiple factory resets and also Installed an app to "delete empty space" which should overwrite any data that might hide in the free space.
I am worried that whoever gets the device next might be able to restore my banking data, images and e-mails.
What's your take on this?
Best,
Thomas .N from Germany
Any ideas ?
Please help
Judging by the things you did, your personal data should be safe. I can't prove it, I can't tell more but I can tell you the technicians aren't hesitant to peek into your files. All I can say is this. Anyway.
Your files can still be restored but at this point that would cost more energy and time than it is probably worth it.
nitrous² said:
Judging by the things you did, your personal data should be safe. I can't prove it, I can't tell more but I can tell you the technicians aren't hesitant to peek into your files. All I can say is this. Anyway.
Your files can still be restored but at this point that would cost more energy and time than it is probably worth it.
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Thanks for the post. I am just worried about my online banking information that was stored on the phone.
Now that I have the new phone i reverse engineered the process.
I put Nougat on the phone, loaded some information, documents, pictures etc on the phone and restored it to the carriers Stock rom.
Then I rooted the phone and tried some file restoration tools to see if I can find any data. Turns out blank. Can't even find one file with diskdigger or others.
I guess that restoring the phone to stock rom encrypted it by default again which should mean that I am safe.
Don't worry, they won't attempt to recover any files. Your porn is safe.
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Don't worry, they won't attempt to recover any files. Your porn is safe.
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No, that part they can have. I am worried that whoever gets the phone next might try to recover my personal data but maybe this is far fetched.
I stand corrected on my last post, I was able to recover some data so apparently encrypting the device and wiping is not as safe as some might think.
exxi said:
Thanks for the post. I am just worried about my online banking information that was stored on the phone.
Now that I have the new phone i reverse engineered the process.
I put Nougat on the phone, loaded some information, documents, pictures etc on the phone and restored it to the carriers Stock rom.
Then I rooted the phone and tried some file restoration tools to see if I can find any data. Turns out blank. Can't even find one file with diskdigger or others.
I guess that restoring the phone to stock rom encrypted it by default again which should mean that I am safe.
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You know what I'm more interested in? You are from Germany, right? How did you get a repair under warranty with triggered KNOX? I'm also from Germany and from past experience Samsung's repair partners (W-Support, DAT Repair usw.) are the biggest douchebags imaginable. They never did care why I sent in a device. As soon as thy saw KNOX being triggered, they simply denied any repair under warranty even if completely unrelated to KNOX or software issues.
exxi said:
No, that part they can have. I am worried that whoever gets the phone next might try to recover my personal data but maybe this is far fetched.
I stand corrected on my last post, I was able to recover some data so apparently encrypting the device and wiping is not as safe as some might think.
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Yes, but unless you're someone very very very important and the guys at the repair shop know that, none of them will even care to go that far to recover data from your device.
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You know what I'm more interested in? You are from Germany, right? How did you get a repair under warranty with triggered KNOX? I'm also from Germany and from past experience Samsung's repair partners (W-Support, DAT Repair usw.) are the biggest douchebags imaginable. They never did care why I sent in a device. As soon as thy saw KNOX being triggered, they simply denied any repair under warranty even if completely unrelated to KNOX or software issues.
Yes, but unless you're someone very very very important and the guys at the repair shop know that, none of them will even care to go that far to recover data from your device.
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To answer you question in regards to warranty: It depends on your carrier as well as the nature of your subscription. In my case it's a company subscription which allows for quick swap at a location of your chosing. Basically they come to your company with a refurb and hand it over to you in exchange for your old (broken) device. At this point no questions are asked. I don't know what is going to happen as soon as they check the device at the service center. I've done similar swaps with KNOX tripped devices in the past with different carries. My feeling is that corporate customers get more "leniency" when it comes to device repairs.. go figure.