I have problems restoring my /efs folder
I tried backup apps and like 1000 file managers with root, but i cant delete/overwrite anything in /efs folder
Even tried Dead repair + RE-partitioning but still no luck... and Clear EFS in ODIN
Any way to mount folder /efs only, because other system folder have no problems...
Please Help
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i have lost my IMEI like 3 times before and all from dropping my phone and the battery falling off but this time its different.
i use to be able to just restore to stock and it would pick up again but this time it doesn't want to work.
i actually copied my efs folder to my sd card and only to my computer for save keeping + used efs pro tool to back up my efs on my other xp computer
problem: don't know how to restore efs folder
what i tried:
-efs pro - doesn't detect my device so i cant restore it
-replace efs folder - i deleted the efs folder in internal and replaced it with the copy i have in my sd
-restore to stock using one click
update
when i open the efs file on internal it has a folder named lost+found. i try and delete it but it says it can't be deleted. i copy the efs from sd card to internal and it has all the same files as the one on the sd but it also has the lost+found and i still can't delete it
any thoughts would help
gonzalo8642 said:
when i open the efs file on internal it has a folder named lost+found. i try and delete it but it says it can't be deleted. i copy the efs from sd card to internal and it has all the same files as the one on the sd but it also has the lost+found and i still can't delete it
any thoughts would help
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Sounds like you've done all the steps that would normally work. If flashing stock didn't fix it you might be looking at a hardware issue. Before we jump to that conclusion though DL super manager from play. Once that's done go into setting in SM and enable the root function. Now backup two levels to root of phone. Go to efs folder and delete it(long press it for the option). Go to your sd card and copy the backup efs folder. Go back to the root and paste it. Reboot. That has worked every time for me. If it still comes up null try pulling that battery and holding power for 20 seconds. Then reboot. If you still have nothing enjoy your new MP3 player.
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Sounds like you've done all the steps that would normally work. If flashing stock didn't fix it you might be looking at a hardware issue. Before we jump to that conclusion though DL super manager from play. Once that's done go into setting in SM and enable the root function. Now backup two levels to root of phone. Go to efs folder and delete it(long press it for the option). Go to your sd card and copy the backup efs folder. Go back to the root and paste it. Reboot. That has worked every time for me. If it still comes up null try pulling that battery and holding power for 20 seconds. Then reboot. If you still have nothing enjoy your new MP3 player.
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i have tried that on es file explorer but ima try it on SM. i tried it on SM and it does the same thing as es file explorer except it doesn't overwrite the efs file on root.
when i long press to delete the efs file on root is still there and it has one file that says "lost+found". unlike SM, es file explorer pastes the efs from my sd to the root efs file but it also includes the "lost+found" file with nothing in it
There is nothing in lost+found. You need to give SM root permissions then switch to R/W for the folder. Left soft key will get you there. If it's R/O nothing will happen.
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There is nothing in lost+found. You need to give SM root permissions then switch to R/W for the folder. Left soft key will get you there. If it's R/O nothing will happen.
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when you delete the efs file in root is the efs file in root still suppose to be there? cuz mine still is with that lost+found.
i switched over to R/W but it still doesn't write to the efs root file.
my steps:
open SM app
- went to file maganger section
- open file maganger
-check R/W
- go up twice into root
- long press on efs file and click delete
- click on to delete ( efs file still there )
- scroll down and click on sdcard
- find efs on sd and long press copy
- scroll up and tap on up level
- click the paste icon
after that i check efs file on root and nothing is written on it, i even rebooted it after my steps just to make sure
As long as it says r/w next to the folder your in you should be good. It'll show it in the top left corner. Make sure it's r/w before deleting efs folder and again before pasting the copy from sd. If that doesn't work there's not much more I can do for you. Good luck.
thanks for your help! i got efs pro to work so i can restore my efs file but sadly it didn't work. you're probably right that it must be a hardware problem
I just lost one off my app's data (settings, etc, ...) and I'd like to try undeleting them. I know they were in the /data/data folder.
I found some file recovery apps on the store but it seems like they only scan the /sdcard/ folder.
I looked into mounting the sdcard on my PC and running a recovery software there, but mounting the root folder doesn't seem possible.
Any idea that might make this possible?
I have i8262 model. Root Explorer shows no files and folders under efs folder but dialing *#06# shows my imei. I cannot even mount my efs folder in recovery. (says failed to mount error) My phone shows an overlay of "Update Device Information"
I think my efs partition got corrupted but somehow imei is shown.
So, How can I backup my imei and restore efs partition?
Shall I just format it?
Hi!
I have a huge problem related to most likely /persist folder.
Restoring TWRP backup (which included /persist folder) broke down entire /persist folder so I cannot turn on WiFi. Of course I am stupid, and my backup file has dissapeared after full (with internal storage) wipe...
Can someone help me? Will backup from another phone help? Or maybe flashing stock ROM?
My device is XT1032.
EDIT: I managed to do it myself.
I lost the funcionality Phone in my N8000. I think i lost the imei e someone more else. How can i restore my efs? I have a backup of my efs in format zip and format tar made 5 years ago ( i dont remember what application i used) , but i can not install via Odin or via Twrp, said Invalid Zip format on checking Digest File. I think the problem is checking the md5 generation that is not compatible with Odin and Twrp.
Someone can help me to restore the /efs partition with old backup. Thanks
see your identical post .
I resolved this situation, using Solid Explorer and Qute Terminal with root.
Credits
http://androidadvices.com/restore-imei-efs-folder-galaxy-s3-details/
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It is not solved, when reboot the system, the imei of phone, N8000 is another, is from another file from i used to recover.
Manually from my backup what files and permissions i have to copy to the /efs in root of my N8000? First i copy nv_data.bin, nv_data.bin.md5 and the folder /imei and works. I do not known the original permissions of the files, perhaps now the problem is this.
Someone can help me?
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With this guide "[GUIDE] Recover your IMEI in 9 steps. " https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-recover-imei-9-steps-t1264021 , i resolved my problem with imei, no problems with reboot, but now i did not have access to Wifi, i can not connect to my Wifi Network.
Someone can help me, how can activate wifi? What files i need to copy from my backup? Before clean the /efs i made a backup the old efs.
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Flash stock rom .
I flash the stock rom and now i did not have any problems