I was flashing back to stock on my GS4 by Odin today and when it was finished, I found out my entire enteral storage was wiped. The folders are still there, but all contents are gone. Is there anyway to recover my photos and such? Thanks any help!
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I don't know why it worked, but I got a restore point I had previously tried to work, sorted!
The only thing I can think of was lack of space on internal memory, as I was short on free space so I gave it a go at deleting backups and freeing up space.
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This is why I try to backup onto external sd... Also, if you flash stock firmware then there's a chance it will wipe the data partition, goodbye backups....
SO I went to CM and then back to touchwiz and have the /0 foulder. I have my stuff backed up and was about to format internal storage, But have a question. Do i need to factory reset or reflash my ROM after doing the reset? And will this get rid of apps as well?
bsannes said:
SO I went to CM and then back to touchwiz and have the /0 foulder. I have my stuff backed up and was about to format internal storage, But have a question. Do i need to factory reset or reflash my ROM after doing the reset? And will this get rid of apps as well?
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Formating the internal SD will do nothing to the rom itself.
It will erase all of your app data though, like any save files you have for games and such, you'll basically be starting over clean. I would personally backup everything I wanted from the SD card, then clean install the rom with an internal storage format, then move everything I wanted back into the new folder location.
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I know I did an internal storage backup with TWRP. I have extracted the system and data TWRP files and see all the apps, system, etc.. but am not seeing the Internal Storage. Can someone please point me to where in the directory structure the internal is? (there is no storage folder or mnt)
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I know I did an internal storage backup with TWRP. I have extracted the system and data TWRP files and see all the apps, system, etc.. but am not seeing the Internal Storage. Can someone please point me to where in the directory structure the internal is? (there is no storage folder or mnt)
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@SyCoREAPER I'm not sure you can backup internal storage with TWRP. If memory serves me right you can back up System, Cache, Data, Boot and EFS. However, having just woke up maybe I'm not reading your provided information right or possibly I'm completely wrong. When I back up internal storage I use my laptop or PC OS file manager.
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@SyCoREAPER I'm not sure you can backup internal storage with TWRP. If memory serves me right you can back up System, Cache, Data, Boot and EFS. However, having just woke up maybe I'm not reading your provided information right or possibly I'm completely wrong. When I back up internal storage I use my laptop or PC OS file manager.
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You know you are right. I remembered seeing it in Wipe, not in Backup. Well that sucks turds. Google Photos backup turned on from now on. At least I have a partial outdated backup but all my TSO (Trans Syberian Orchestra) shots are gone. Had great seats too
My problem as it stands:
TWRP 2.8.6.0 is installed
The Pure XL will boot, load all the way into android, and load all the built in apps.
I cannot install apps, and the google play store sits in a downloading loop.
The internal storage is empty save for a twrp folder. I can still read and write to the internal storage via twrp
I believe what I have done is erase all the contents of the internal storage.
Factory resets with the 3-15-2016 OTA update does not restore these folders/files.
Biggest issue: THIS IS MY WIFE'S PHONE AND SHE WILL KILL ME IF I CAN'T FIX IT.
Was wondering if one you fine fellow/ladies would upload a copy on the internal storage folders and files from a clean install of the 3-15-2016 OTA update so that I can attempt to copy them manually into my internal storage.
I would also take any help in restoring these files myself if a straight copy of the files isn't an option.
Any help will be appreciated!
Hi i recently made a backup with wondershare mobile trans and it created a .BAK file of 30gb and it is corrupted i don't know why, I can't read videos and photos (if you know any way to access the data in it even if it is corrupted please tell me), i tried extracting it with winrar but it only extracts 6gb of some photos , the rest is corrupted it can't finish extraction.
I flashed a new rom and orange fox recovery , i have root access , i installed disk digger with full root access but it can't find any photo (not a single one) in my internal storage , is there any way to recover my photos from internal storage ?
I flashed my phone before knowing The backup file .BAK was corrupted
If you flash a ROM then Android's internal storage memory - who is surprised ? - gets completely overwritten, means previously stored data have been lost.
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If you flash a ROM then Android's internal storage memory - who is surprised ? - gets completely overwritten, means previously stored data have been lost.
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I formatted internal storage before flashing the new rom
Steps to recover your deleted data from your rooted Android device-
1. Connect Your Android device.
2. Launch Android Data Recovery software on computer and choose 'Data Recovery'
3. Choose file types to Scan
4. Preview and restore lost data from Android phone.
Stop using your phone to prevent new files from overwriting lost data. Then try to use data recovery software to detect the photos from internal storage. If it can be detected, recovery is simple.
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If you flash a ROM then Android's internal storage memory - who is surprised ? - gets completely overwritten, means previously stored data have been lost.
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I tend to think it's a lost cause especially if the drive is zeroed out when you flashed.
Don't know but...
This wouldn't surprise me as it's a wise precaution to ensure a clean flash/load.
Even if not overwritten the file structure is lost as that was certainly overwritten when you flashed it. All you will find at best is completely random disjointed files.
The images will have no metadata ie time stamp etc. If you have hundreds, thousands of random images just forgetting about them becomes the less frustrating option many times. There's no way to index them except by memory, one at a time.
Been there, done that