Hi friends,
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with data recovery, specifically photos, after a factory reset?
Thanks heaps!
Unlikely to be successful due to encryption
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Hello
I did a factory reset on my Nexus in order to downgrade because of the latest update bug.
unfortunately, I didn't backup the data.
i stumbeld across this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...de-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705
and i need your help in "translating" it to use on nexus 5 or to find a similar solution.
thanks!
I got a new iPhone 7 and wanna sell my old Android galaxy 5, so, my concern is whether the simple deleted data can be easily recovered by some data recovery tools, because there are many sensitive data on my old galaxy 5. So, i wanna know if it's necessary to completely erase data on Andorid before selling? and how?
PS: does factory reset can completely erase the data without recovery?
factory reset should be totally enough.
DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
factory reset should be totally enough.
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the data can be accessed by data recovery software with only a single factory reset. There is a CNET post about this. A more secure way is writing random data to the phone to overwrite the current device. You can see more details from this guide: how to safely erase android phone
A few steps.
1. Factory Reset.
2. After Factory Reset, go through with setup to be able to accept Files from your PC.
3. Copy and Paste Junk Files, Pictures, Audio, or whatever isn't important if accessed at all, but Move onto Phone MORE DATA than what was there before which Overwrites All of Your Previous stuff.
4. Do Another Factory Reset.
Now, your Phone is Safe to Sell.
S1ikIfy said:
the data can be accessed by data recovery software with only a single factory reset. There is a CNET post about this.
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so, if the factory reset can't wipe Android completely, do you have a great way to erase data from Android phone without recovery possibility?
Hello,
I have done factory reset to my Nexus 5 and i have forgot to take backup of my photos.
Can anyone help me, how do i recover photos??
Please!!
jignesh2594 said:
Hello,
I have done factory reset to my Nexus 5 and i have forgot to take backup of my photos.
Can anyone help me, how do i recover photos??
Please!!
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If you hadn't made a backup, it's really gone, forget it my bro.
If you had google photos app, theres a chance that they got automatucally backedup to google's cloud. After factory reset (if the device was encrypted) the decrypt key is gone.
Hey,
I want to completely wipe my Samsung S6 before I sell it/giver it away, so that when the new user won't find anything when they scan the device for deleted files.
What's the best way to achieve this?
I figured Encrypting my device and doing a factory reset or wipe within TWRP would suffice, but does it? Has anybody achieved a completely clean device and how?
freekystar said:
Hey,
I want to completely wipe my Samsung S6 before I sell it/giver it away, so that when the new user won't find anything when they scan the device for deleted files.
What's the best way to achieve this?
I figured Encrypting my device and doing a factory reset or wipe within TWRP would suffice, but does it? Has anybody achieved a completely clean device and how?
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IShredder works for me.. Or just do it oldschool.. Delete and factory reset. Stuff your phone with crap files to overwrite old files and do that as many times as you feel safe and done.. And if you want to experiment with it try to use some recovery software after to see if you got rid of everything
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IShredder works for me.. Or just do it oldschool.. Delete and factory reset. Stuff your phone with crap files to overwrite old files and do that as many times as you feel safe and done.. And if you want to experiment with it try to use some recovery software after to see if you got rid of everything
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I think that only works for traditional hard drives rather than on flash memory (SSD/NAND) -- It would seem to me encrypting and factory reset/full wipe in TWRP would work better.
Installing stock firmware encrypts the phone, factory reset/full wipe to completely wipe the data including the key that unlocks the data and doing that another time would probably make data inaccessible especially after a time of use.
AFAIK custom roms are usually not encrypted to allow root to be installed.
I could be wrong however... Has anybody got experience using this method?
The phone needs to be encrypted first before performing a factory reset. Factory reset will make it look like all data has been deleted but actually personal info like photos, texts, emails etc will still be stored in memory and just marked as deleted. This means they can be quite easily restored if someone decides to use a data recovery tool on your phone once it's out of your hands. Both data encryption and factory reset can be done easily from the phone's settings. Data encryption is in the Lock Screen and Security section. Reset can also be done remotely from the findmymobile.samsung website
Hi All,
I recently updated from MM to Nougat.
I read on the Forum that a Factory Reset is recommended after any upgrade.
I do not have HiSuite and want to back up my Contacts,sms etc before doing a Factory Reset.
How may I do this? what should I be careful to backup before Reset? Do I select Reset from Settings Menu or from 'hard reset' (some of what I've read in Forum). If I do Factory Reset, will it still be on Nougat? (noob Question)
Thanks in Advance for the replies.