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Help how to recover all files from sd after partion!

hello, i was about to flash a new rom on my hd 2 and i forgot that i put a wrong sd, and i partioned my sd and now i lost everything, is there a way to recover all my files? i havent done anything to the sd since i partioned it!
edit: i did this in CWM recovery

Try google this testdisk-6.12-WIP. It can restore partition along with files in it. Or try some data recovery software,mostly they works
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do you know any program that can recover all kind of files, because i need all my files

anyone? please?

Not gunna happen what do u think happens when you delete things from your trashcan
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i did the partion on the phone, i heared thats it possible to recover them if i havent written any new files

Try a program like Recurva I'm not sure if it works on flash memory though.

Malbadawi said:
i did the partion on the phone, i heared thats it possible to recover them if i havent written any new files
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That is only applicable for magnetic disks. And also not if you deleted the whole damned partition, created it, and reformatted it again.
That alone is worse than writing a lot of files.
Consider your files lost. Next time back them up to somewhere.

i partioned it by cwm, and thought i had the wrong sd in.

Hi Malbadawi,
I would like to suggest you that go for Stellar Data Recovery Services & Software.

For my personal experience, when I had to recover files from hard disks or flash memory (usb key/SD), my best choice is GetDataBack (you will need FAT edition, not NTFS).
Just insert your sd in a card reader and follow the step by step tutorial. Do not attempt to reformat your card if your PC doesn't see that, the app will look into it at a lower level...
btw, a 100% recovery isn't always guaranteed, as you know, [email protected]!# happens

Yes, GetDataBack is a great program, try it instead of Stellar Data Recovery. But reformat card as said. Works fine for me.

Thanks all for replies i will try them when i get back home

[Q] Can't find zip in recovery mode when trying to install rom

Hi All.
I'm new to this and trying to install my first rom (aiming for cynagenmod 7- it has the language support i need, or so they say)
I rooted my phone and followed a yourtube video titled "How To Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly on T-Mobile G2x after Nandroid Backup"
When i get to the part where i need to install zip from sd card, i can't find the file. I went back and copied the zip file into a few different folders, and although i can locate the folders, it tells me that the file cannot be found.
How do i get around this? Your help is much appreciated.

Maholly said:
Hi All.
I'm new to this and trying to install my first rom (aiming for cynagenmod 7- it has the language support i need, or so they say)
I rooted my phone and followed a yourtube video titled "How To Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly on T-Mobile G2x after Nandroid Backup"
When i get to the part where i need to install zip from sd card, i can't find the file. I went back and copied the zip file into a few different folders, and although i can locate the folders, it tells me that the file cannot be found.
How do i get around this? Your help is much appreciated.
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How did you download it? Through rom manager or from the phones xda app, browser? Look in folders with xda or rom manager?? Next time just copy and paste it to the root of the sdcard, not in a folder.
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Downloaded it on a computer and then copied it to sd card

and you can't find where you put it? did you place it in a certain folder already created... you can plug your phone in to pc then enter recovery mode, go to storage and mounts at the bottom select mount usb then copy the zip to your sdcard in no folders.

When i try to do that t tells me unable to write to ums lunfile (no such file or directory).
From recovery mode there are some folders i can't see when i browse the folders on the computer when the phone is booted up normally - and vice versa. Is this an indicaiton of a problem?

Silly question: do you actually have an SD card inserted in your phone? If so, what did you use to format it?

i do have an sd, and i actually didn't format it. should i format? if so, what is the best way?
Your help is much appreciated

Maholly said:
i do have an sd, and i actually didn't format it. should i format? if so, what is the best way?
Your help is much appreciated
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Did you try, while in recovery, taking the back off your phone, pop out the sd card, wait 1 second, then pop it back in?

Stupid question, but it's a mistake some beginners make, but did you unzip it by any chance? That could be a reason CWM isn't seeing it. Once you DL the ROM you need to leave it untouched. Then place on SD.
After that in CWM go to choose zip from sd.
And you attained CWM via NVFlash correct?

buru898 said:
Did you try, while in recovery, taking the back off your phone, pop out the sd card, wait 1 second, then pop it back in?
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Yes, tried that and still no luck

mackster248 said:
Stupid question, but it's a mistake some beginners make, but did you unzip it by any chance? That could be a reason CWM isn't seeing it. Once you DL the ROM you need to leave it untouched. Then place on SD.
After that in CWM go to choose zip from sd.
And you attained CWM via NVFlash correct?
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no, didn't unzip, left it as cm_p999_full-201.zip
and yes, did get the CWM via NVFlash

Maybe you accidentally copied it to internal memory instead of the sdcard. You can check in cwm under internal sdcard I believe is what it is called.
When you connect the phone through USB it mounts both internal and the sdcard.
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My file explorer sees it in both the root and the folder I created in the root - both can't be seen in recovery mode.
Should i list the directories i see in both views?

In cwm are you selecting install zip from sdcard or install update from sdcard
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I ask it to install zip from sd and not update

Maholly said:
My file explorer sees it in both the root and the folder I created in the root - both can't be seen in recovery mode.
Should i list the directories i see in both views?
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you may have put it on the "internal sd card" instead of external sd card, however this is not an issue if you flash CWM 5.0.2.0 or later, it has an option to install zip from internal sd and external. i renamed my external sd card to avoid future confusion (otherwise i see two "removable disks" when i plug my phone into my computer)

Check your file names on your SD card. Check what you see listed in Recovery. If you see differing file names, then you're accessing the wrong memory.
I'm going to assume you tried booting with the physical buttons. Try booting with CWM which should give you a blue menu.

i did try to boot both ways and both times i did not find it... for the millionth time i took the sd card out and put it back in and rebooted using cwm, and funny enough, it found the direcotry... and yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, cynagenmod7 is my new rom
thanks for all your help, support and commiseration... really, much appreciated. i do ve a few more issues that i have to research now... again, external sd not found though... will probably solicit more help
again, thanks

Facing the same problemm
Hello,
new to this rooting and stuff.. I rooted the rom , installed clockworkmod... Now the rom is just not getting detected... Did it a million times.. What to do.. facing exactly the same problems.. I did all that was mentioned... The file is unzipped only card is inserted, using the cmw reboot and stuff itself so no tension.. plzz let me no what to do... stuck here since hours.. !!

hippoalways said:
Hello,
new to this rooting and stuff.. I rooted the rom , installed clockworkmod... Now the rom is just not getting detected... Did it a million times.. What to do.. facing exactly the same problems.. I did all that was mentioned... The file is unzipped only card is inserted, using the cmw reboot and stuff itself so no tension.. plzz let me no what to do... stuck here since hours.. !!
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Don't unzip the file. When you flash anything via clockwork, it flashes using .zip files.

[Q] Reformatting SDcard

Hey guys I wanted to reformat my memory card to have a completely new install of a new rom what would be the best way too do it? Thanks

backup your complete sdcard contents
then format it to fat32 file system (using pc or you can do it in recovery too )
then copy back the contents ...
and use it ..

ganeshp said:
backup your complete sdcard contents
then format it to fat32 file system (using pc or you can do it in recovery too )
then copy back the contents ...
and use it ..
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This is the correct answer.
But, I'd also point out that you don't have to format the SD card to switch ROM's. You can keep all your data on the SD card, flash a new ROM, and all your data will be there waiting for you. There's usually no advantage to formatting the SD card unless you are having problems with it.

ganeshp said:
backup your complete sdcard contents
then format it to fat32 file system (using pc or you can do it in recovery too )
then copy back the contents ...
and use it ..
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Is there anything i need to back up? I'm only backing up pictures and music is that okay?

lilpaul340 said:
Is there anything i need to back up? I'm only backing up pictures and music is that okay?
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Its always good to back up, but when flashing a ROM the sdcard doesn't get formatted by deafault and doesn't need to be.
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lilpaul340 said:
Is there anything i need to back up? I'm only backing up pictures and music is that okay?
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Better do a Complete backup.. And copy back only essential stuff.. Who knows if something important is still there like a Nandroid backup as it will be in sdcard only
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[Q] Can I Format my SD Card after updating Rom?

I love my Sensation with ARHD 6.8.0 but there are lots of thrash in my sd card and i want to remove them.
If I format my sd card, would my 4EXT Touch Recovery be gone too or just the app of 4EXT Touch Recovery?
Would other important stuff be gone as well?
Please help me guys. TIA.

rainversion13 said:
I love my Sensation with ARHD 6.8.0 but there are lots of thrash in my sd card and i want to remove them.
If I format my sd card, would my 4EXT Touch Recovery be gone too or just the app of 4EXT Touch Recovery?
Would other important stuff be gone as well?
Please help me guys. TIA.
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yes u are good to go and format the sd card it has nothing to do with the recovery only needed when u flash roms or mod on the phone from recovery

Harbir said:
yes u are good to go and format the sd card it has nothing to do with the recovery only needed when u flash roms or mod on the phone from recovery
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Ah so the recoveries still stay in the phone even though i've format my sd card? That means the 1gb+ backup file would still be there?

the sd card contains all your nandroid backups and all your music and so on. So you should probably back your sd card up to your computer just in case you need something back after you format it.

lostassassin said:
the sd card contains all your nandroid backups and all your music and so on. So you should probably back your sd card up to your computer just in case you need something back after you format it.
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This.
And keep in mind you can selectively put the files you want back on the SD Card after format.
I'm sure there is other stuff you'd rather not lose as well, photos, saved game data, music, list of phone numbers of Victoria's Secret models, whatever the case may be.
So you can back up the SD Card, format it, then with the ease of using a full sized file manager on your computer put back only the files and folders you want.

rainversion13 said:
Ah so the recoveries still stay in the phone even though i've format my sd card? That means the 1gb+ backup file would still be there?
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the recovery stayes inside the phone after it is flashed and yes the backup will be deleted and to avoide that u can copy the backup to the pc and past it later when the sd card is formated.

Thanks to all of you guys who took time answering my questions.

rainversion13 said:
I love my Sensation with ARHD 6.8.0 but there are lots of thrash in my sd card and i want to remove them.
If I format my sd card, would my 4EXT Touch Recovery be gone too or just the app of 4EXT Touch Recovery?
Would other important stuff be gone as well?
Please help me guys. TIA.
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You need backup before format anything
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[Q]swap internal and external sdcards.

Hi
How can i swap sdcard and extsdcard for i9105p.
I alrady tried tuterials for other phones on i9105p but it breaks the phone and it needs to flash stock 4.2.2 rom again (and root again).
Thanks in advance.
(Actually one friend of mine is working on issue and i'm just asking for him. But if someone put tuterial here i'll root and give it a try later )

vahid8910 said:
Hi
How can i swap sdcard and extsdcard for i9105p.
I alrady tried tuterials for other phones on i9105p but it breaks the phone and it needs to flash stock 4.2.2 rom again (and root again).
Thanks in advance.
(Actually one friend of mine is working on issue and i'm just asking for him. But if someone put tuterial here i'll root and give it a try later )
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of course you break your phone with other phone's instructions
go to setting. storage. format sd card. then this format your external sd card.
go to setting. backup and reset. choose factory data reset and then your phone will be fresh with internal wiped. but also every setting on your phone wiped off
hit thanks if i helped u

Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
of course you break your phone with other phone's instructions
go to setting. storage. format sd card. then this format your external sd card.
go to setting. backup and reset. choose factory data reset and then your phone will be fresh with internal wiped. but also every setting on your phone wiped off
hit thanks if i helped u
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Of course you didn't help because he didn't ask how to wipe. He asked how to swap internal memory and sdcard. I'm also looking for script or any-thing else that can do this.

I don't think you understood what I tried to say my freind.
By swap I meant replace extsdcard by sdcard so you can have more storage to install APS for example use a 32 gig micro SD as phone's SDcard partition.
It has to do something with vold.fstab file.
Like this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991583
And when I change it the phone won't boot and wiping partitions doesn't work cuz change was made by root access.
Does anyone have an idea how to restore original vold.fstab file without flashing ROM?cuz phone needs to be booted to restore it, but unfortunately it doesn't.

vahid8910 said:
Does anyone have an idea how to restore original vold.fstab file without flashing ROM?cuz phone needs to be booted to restore it, but unfortunately it doesn't.
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I you have backup of original file, download aroma filemanager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108 go to cwm and install it. It will open file manager in recovery where you can restore original vold.fstab.

maelfilk said:
I you have backup of original file, download aroma filemanager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108 go to cwm and install it. It will open file manager in recovery where you can restore original vold.fstab.
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Thank you
does it need root access?
For example Can I paste moded vold.fstab through this file manager on a nonrooted device then if it doesn't work try another one or just restore original vold.fstab and forget about it?
Cuz I do like mod my phone but I believe root is not an answer cuz I read somewhere it have some procceses before android boots which is not cool.

vahid8910 said:
Thank you
does it need root access?
For example Can I paste moded vold.fstab through this file manager on a nonrooted device then if it doesn't work try another one or just restore original vold.fstab and forget about it?
Cuz I do like mod my phone but I believe root is not an answer cuz I read somewhere it have some procceses before android boots which is not cool.
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I think it should work without root, all you need is cwm recovery.

I would say it needs root access and it doesn't, how?
although you can make changes on a non-rooted device but ROM itself undoes your changes so it have no use for modifying system files like vold.fstab.

maelfilk said:
I think it should work without root, all you need is cwm recovery.
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that file manager doesn't show etc folder containing as well as lots of other files.
Is it same on your phone?

vahid8910 said:
that file manager doesn't show etc folder containing as well as lots of other files.
Is it same on your phone?
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Currently i don't have cwm recovery, but on my previous phone i succesfully used it (it was rooted).

maelfilk said:
Of course you didn't help because he didn't ask how to wipe. He asked how to swap internal memory and sdcard. I'm also looking for script or any-thing else that can do this.
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dude i was just trying to help you don't really needa be so mean
i actually call that partition from extsdcard and make the system to detect that partition as one part of the internal storage
i once found a script like that but i lost the link