Hi Guys,
I wanted to root my phone temporarily so I can run this DiskDigger software (which I had used in the past with another phone with good results) that requires root in order to recover deleted photos.
Now if there was some sort of temporary root solution then that would be great as I don't actually want to root the phone properly mainly because I like to use some banking software that doesn't allow it...
If temp root is not possible then is a root without a data wipe possible? I am not entirely sure if my data will be lost by wiping the data partition as some of the files I want to recover also belonged in the secure folder app, which I think has its data stored in /mnt/secure but I am not 100% and I am also worried about the partition being re-encrypted again after a wipe, which could mean new encryption keys and I can't restore old files?
Any advice here is appreciated.
Thanks
I know the thread is old, but I want to backup some apps with data and no one solution (ad backup/restore is not working) like Titanium (but requires root) is working.
I'm looking to have a root shell with an exploit (like payloads on the consoles, or thethered jailbreak on iphone) so I can backup the data manually.
Any updates on this matter the last 2 years?
iq-dot said:
Hi Guys,
I wanted to root my phone temporarily so I can run this DiskDigger software (which I had used in the past with another phone with good results) that requires root in order to recover deleted photos.
Now if there was some sort of temporary root solution then that would be great as I don't actually want to root the phone properly mainly because I like to use some banking software that doesn't allow it...
If temp root is not possible then is a root without a data wipe possible? I am not entirely sure if my data will be lost by wiping the data partition as some of the files I want to recover also belonged in the secure folder app, which I think has its data stored in /mnt/secure but I am not 100% and I am also worried about the partition being re-encrypted again after a wipe, which could mean new encryption keys and I can't restore old files?
Any advice here is appreciated.
Thanks
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Also looking to this as I'm not looking to make changes on /system du to Dm-verity.
changes to /data are enough
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I'm looking to root my NS to overclock and dab into the voodoo stuff (heard it can really improve sound and screen quality) but all the root methods I've seen will totally wipe the phone. I have a lot of valuable data on my phone along with data in games that I don't want to lose. Is there any method that doesn't wipe the phone clean? I'm on a Mac btw.
to my knowledge, no. when you unlock the boot loader, it wipes you clean.
tekkitan said:
to my knowledge, no. when you unlock the boot loader, it wipes you clean.
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+1 its a security measure
Arcadia310 said:
I'm looking to root my NS to overclock and dab into the voodoo stuff (heard it can really improve sound and screen quality) but all the root methods I've seen will totally wipe the phone. I have a lot of valuable data on my phone along with data in games that I don't want to lose. Is there any method that doesn't wipe the phone clean? I'm on a Mac btw.
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There is no known way to root without wiping. If you have any data you want to preserve, you can use cat or sd in terminal emulator (or perhaps adb shell) to copy the data files to the sdcard. Then backup the sdcard, as it too will be wiped. I can help you out with the commands to backup any apps that I have installed. Perhaps some one else who's rooted can give you the paths & filenames for your other paid apps.
Which apps are you looking to backup?
Maximilian Mary said:
There is no known way to root without wiping. If you have any data you want to preserve, you can use cat or sd in terminal emulator (or perhaps adb shell) to copy the data files to the sdcard. Then backup the sdcard, as it too will be wiped. I can help you out with the commands to backup any apps that I have installed. Perhaps some one else who's rooted can give you the paths & filenames for your other paid apps.
Which apps are you looking to backup?
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i would love your help with this, i got a replacement phone and i need to transfer data from one app. i have a mac and pc available
Gingerbreak, I did it.
2.3.2 or lower only
There is no way to NOT wipe but you can backup your data in several ways. Often when I have to change ROMs you need to wipe data as well, so I find apps to backup my apps (titanium backup) and other important data like texts and things.
jatoprieto said:
i would love your help with this, i got a replacement phone and i need to transfer data from one app. i have a mac and pc available
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Which app?
jwee5467 said:
There is no way to NOT wipe but you can backup your data in several ways. Often when I have to change ROMs you need to wipe data as well, so I find apps to backup my apps (titanium backup) and other important data like texts and things.
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Titanium backup requires root.
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Hi,
I upgraded to this device from a Samsung device and used MyBackup Root to backup my data. However, I do not yet have root on this device to be able to restore my apps with App Data. I do see however that Huawei Backup has the ability to backup and restore app data to the /data partition by exporting it into/from a MySQL DB and splitting it into "blobs" as required. MyBackup Root obviously does it differently and is unusable here.
I was wondering, would it be feasible/possible for me to take the Huawei Backup apk and install it on my Samsung device to backup my apps in order to restore them to my Huawei device including, without root?
Thanks.
Anyone?
Bumping this, hopefully someone has some insight
i have same issue
please we need help
Crap. Son deleted LG G5 data off internal memory by factory resetting my phone, deleting my .amr's and some voice recorder files - evidence for an upcoming court case.
They were my only copy recordings necessary to prove essential points in a lawsuit.
Is there a guide or method to recovering the data off the internal memory of my LG G5 from the filesystem/flash? I figure I would need to mount the device to Windows or Linux and use some type of tool to read directly from the internal memory and dump that to my PC and then perform recovery methods. Even if I can only recover some of the files I would he happy.
Just happened tonight and phone is turned off until I figure out what to do.
Luckily phone internal memory was not password protected or encrypted - reading raw should work no?
Cheap freeware method or open-source preferred. Windows solution also preferred. None root of the phone option also preferred but not required.
if the phone was stock/unrooted then unless you somehow went out of your way.. the data was encrypted. all android devices that start with android 6 or higher have force encrypt enabled by default.. whether a password was set or not.
as for actually trying to recover the data... not sure. I thought the stock recovery securely erases the entire data partition and doesn't just format the space which is how people usually luck out and recover flash storage data.
if you had TWRP installed then perhaps it did not get erased securely and you have a better chance at recovery.
posts like these give hope that something could be restored.. but it might take more effort than using a simple tool: http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/12503/can-wiped-ssd-data-be-recovered
good luck!
The only thing I know of that may come close to recovering your data is: Kroll OnTrack Easy Recovery Enterprise. However... Make sure you aren't eating anything before you look at the price... You may choke on your food.
Autoprime sounds right. Unless you did twrp and removed encryption intentionally, you'll likely need to surrender your phone to a data recovery service to have any hope of those files being recovered. Unfortunately, I cannot further advise you on recovering data from your phone, especially as I'm not even sure it's possible at this point.
I know you didn't come here for a lesson, so I'll just say that if you want some tips on device security or cloud backups, feel free to contact me for advice.
Hi Everyone!
I am trying to root my Nexus 10 to try to recover a bunch of video files that were deleted. When I run DiskDigger it finds all of the thumbnails, but it won't search for video files, and says that it needs root access to do so. To gain root access of the machine, after doing some digging I found that there is a program specifically for my device, Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.9, which is what I was/am going to use to accomplish things, but it says that I need to unlock the bootloader before rooting. While unlocking the bootloader I found that it says that I need to backup because the device will be wiped... Is there a backup that backups all the storage, and not just the allocated parts? Otherwise, if I am understanding right, I think that it would make it exponentially more difficult to find the deleted files, if the entire machine was wiped.
If rooting only deletes a limited amount of personal data, then it is probably fine, I guess, I just have no idea what it actually does. If it does wipe the whole thing, is there a backup app somewhere that will back up all the storage, even currently unallocated (the deleted) parts?
Thanks for any advice, I am currently dead in the water...
parkerbender said:
Hi Everyone!
I am trying to root my Nexus 10 to try to recover a bunch of video files that were deleted. When I run DiskDigger it finds all of the thumbnails, but it won't search for video files, and says that it needs root access to do so. To gain root access of the machine, after doing some digging I found that there is a program specifically for my device, Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.9, which is what I was/am going to use to accomplish things, but it says that I need to unlock the bootloader before rooting. While unlocking the bootloader I found that it says that I need to backup because the device will be wiped... Is there a backup that backups all the storage, and not just the allocated parts? Otherwise, if I am understanding right, I think that it would make it exponentially more difficult to find the deleted files, if the entire machine was wiped.
If rooting only deletes a limited amount of personal data, then it is probably fine, I guess, I just have no idea what it actually does. If it does wipe the whole thing, is there a backup app somewhere that will back up all the storage, even currently unallocated (the deleted) parts?
Thanks for any advice, I am currently dead in the water...
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U can root by flashing a custom recovery like twrp and then using twrp to flash su.zip
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parkerbender said:
Hi Everyone!
I am trying to root my Nexus 10 to try to recover a bunch of video files that were deleted. When I run DiskDigger it finds all of the thumbnails, but it won't search for video files, and says that it needs root access to do so. To gain root access of the machine, after doing some digging I found that there is a program specifically for my device, Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.9, which is what I was/am going to use to accomplish things, but it says that I need to unlock the bootloader before rooting. While unlocking the bootloader I found that it says that I need to backup because the device will be wiped... Is there a backup that backups all the storage, and not just the allocated parts? Otherwise, if I am understanding right, I think that it would make it exponentially more difficult to find the deleted files, if the entire machine was wiped.
If rooting only deletes a limited amount of personal data, then it is probably fine, I guess, I just have no idea what it actually does. If it does wipe the whole thing, is there a backup app somewhere that will back up all the storage, even currently unallocated (the deleted) parts?
Thanks for any advice, I am currently dead in the water...
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Rooting never wipes data
Hi!
I'm going to wipe data and cache and I need to make a app + data backup without root.
Two only method I know are hellium and adb backup.
In the last device I owned Hellium doesn't work properly (I lost most apps and data). And using adb backup I'm not sure if it works perfectly or if it will improve device smoothness.
Do you recommend me a good way to backup apps with their data?
Thanks in advance.
Hello
Since you posted this in the Samsung S8 section, non whithstanding your signature, i am going to assume you have an S8.
I was wondering the same thing.
Would SmartSwitch not fullfil your backup needs?
Jay
magarto said:
Hi!
I'm going to wipe data and cache and I need to make a app + data backup without root.
Two only method I know are hellium and adb backup.
In the last device I owned Hellium doesn't work properly (I lost most apps and data). And using adb backup I'm not sure if it works perfectly or if it will improve device smoothness.
Do you recommend me a good way to backup apps with their data?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, I have a S8. I thought I posted it in the questions and answers forum.
I didn't know that with Smart Switch we can full backup apps and data and not only transferring them to a new Samsung device.
I hope that backups are encrypted.
Smart Switch does not restore everything.... Just like Helium (non-root) . Some apps prohibit backing up app data ???