Recovering data through USB - General Questions and Answers

Today my phone felt down totally flat. The screen hits the floor directly.
It carries a protector above the screen, and apparently it is the only part that broke down
The screen seems to be in perfect status.
But the problem is screen is not working. None light is shown, and no reaction is performed.
If I touch the power button during 20s, the phone vibrates and it seems to be restarted.
When I connect the charger, the led works fine. Although no sound is played.
I would like to repair the phone, but at least (and this is important) I need to download all the data to the PC.
Question: is there any way to access to the data in the phone without having the screen available?
PHONE: MI9
OS: MIUI12.5

Yolco said:
Today my phone felt down totally flat. The screen hits the floor directly.
It carries a protector above the screen, and apparently it is the only part that broke down
The screen seems to be in perfect status.
But the problem is screen is not working. None light is shown, and no reaction is performed.
If I touch the power button during 20s, the phone vibrates and it seems to be restarted.
When I connect the charger, the led works fine. Although no sound is played.
I would like to repair the phone, but at least (and this is important) I need to download all the data to the PC.
Question: is there any way to access to the data in the phone without having the screen available?
PHONE: MI9
OS: MIUI12.5
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If you did not USB debugging enabled in system settings before the screen broke, you will not be able retrieve your data. Now that your screen is broken, there is no way for you to enable USB debugging in order to retrieve your data.
Your options are:
1) repair the screen so you can retrieve your data.
2) forget about your data and get a new device.
Live and learn. I keep USB debugging enabled on all my devices for this very reason.

I found that I can retrieved my data thanks to custom recovery. I had a bit of lucky because with adb, data can be retrieved trhough custom recovery.
Usually, I have USB debugging activated but this time it was not activated as from last ROM update it is deactivated by default.
Now, I will deassembly the phone just to understand which is the root cause as touch sensor is working fine. So I need to understand if the problem comes from the screen or in the worst-case from connectors or PCB. In this last case I would need to get a new device, and I would like to keep this one for a few more time, even when there is no more OS update.

Yolco said:
I found that I can retrieved my data thanks to custom recovery. I had a bit of lucky because with adb, data can be retrieved trhough custom recovery.
Usually, I have USB debugging activated but this time it was not activated as from last ROM update it is deactivated by default.
Now, I will deassembly the phone just to understand which is the root cause as touch sensor is working fine. So I need to understand if the problem comes from the screen or in the worst-case from connectors or PCB. In this last case I would need to get a new device, and I would like to keep this one for a few more time, even when there is no more OS update.
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I was going to suggest that but wasn't sure you would actually be able to install it or even if a custom recovery existed for your device since you didn't post what model you have. Also, if you had needed to unlock your bootloader to flash a custom recovery, unlocking the bootloader would have wiped your data.
Yes, you were lucky, most users in this condition are screwed out of recovering their data.

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[Q] Cracked screen, can't get past lock. How can I retrieve data from the phone?

Accidentally dropped my phone the other day, screen is cracked and now I can't unlock the phone because of the pattern lock. Now, when I plug my phone to the PC nothing happens because the phone must be set to allow the PC to read the contents.. but since I can't unlock the phone to change that setting, I can't do anything atm. All data is in the internal memory of the phone, so no sdcard. (I regret I had it this way)
Is there maybe a software that can do this?
Phone is ZTE Max aka Boost Max.
Malibuz0r said:
Accidentally dropped my phone the other day, screen is cracked and now I can't unlock the phone because of the pattern lock. Now, when I plug my phone to the PC nothing happens because the phone must be set to allow the PC to read the contents.. but since I can't unlock the phone to change that setting, I can't do anything atm. All data is in the internal memory of the phone, so no sdcard. (I regret I had it this way)
Is there maybe a software that can do this?
Phone is ZTE Max aka Boost Max.
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you can connect a otg cable and mouse to your phone and use the mose to draw your unlock pattern.
I'll try here because this came up in a search.
I dropped my LG G2 and cracked the screen so that I only have a very small area where I can get some reaction. Not enough to swipe over the screen to unlock it. I keep getting the LG notification that my screen is damaged and offering to allow me to control it through the hardware keys, but it won't accept those commands either. And now, when I plug it in to try to get my data off the phone, it's stuck on charge only, so I can't transfer anything.
Any ideas? All I really want are a few pictures from this past weekend. Everything else is backed up in DropBox.
I don't know what an OTG cable is and I don't think that I even have a mouse anymore.
Thanks.

Need to recover files for police (D6603)

Hi there.
I have a Sony D6603 where the screen has been broken. The phone starts up and you can feel it responding to commands, the screen backlight comes on but no text etc
My problem is this. The phone was stolen last month but a tip off allowed me to get it back. We know the culprit but he keeps demanding the phone back as he has important data on it. We said no we would give it to police. However the police say they cannot go thru the phone and that I need to get the data off to show them. This culprit is so desperate for the phone that he attempted to break in the house to steal the phone back!
Problems -
When connected to computer, it shows the phone as a drive but is blank
No way to turn USB debugging on (Is there a way of using some sort of recovery to get files off even though I cannot access the debugging screen to turn it on?
This is very important so any help will be appriciated :good:
This is hilarious
Have you tried enabling File transfer after plugging your phone in? The phone is shown bank when file transfer is not enabled.
1974darrenh said:
Hi there.
I have a Sony D6603 where the screen has been broken. The phone starts up and you can feel it responding to commands, the screen backlight comes on but no text etc
My problem is this. The phone was stolen last month but a tip off allowed me to get it back. We know the culprit but he keeps demanding the phone back as he has important data on it. We said no we would give it to police. However the police say they cannot go thru the phone and that I need to get the data off to show them. This culprit is so desperate for the phone that he attempted to break in the house to steal the phone back!
Problems -
When connected to computer, it shows the phone as a drive but is blank
No way to turn USB debugging on (Is there a way of using some sort of recovery to get files off even though I cannot access the debugging screen to turn it on?
This is very important so any help will be appriciated :good:
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Can't you film yourself doing a factory reset then suggest they sue you for losing data on your phone whilst it was stolen.
I have actually had to do this with a Z3 with a dead screen. If it is encrypted however you will have no luck so don't even try as it will force a factory reset and you lose everything.
Use this to install TWRP recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/recovery-root-mm-575-291-lb-t3435214
Follow the OP exactly and you will have recovery.
Boot to recovery (when rebooting press the down volume key at the first green light) and then use adb (TWRP now has this) to command TWRP to commence a data backup: http://www.pocketables.com/2014/10/using-twrps-new-adb-interface.html
(or if you can just extract the data with adb directly this will also work, but I don't see it as a command.)
As far as I know if you use flashtool and TWRP you won't need to use the screen and with TWRP's adb interface you should have more luck getting the data.
Good luck - careful when you get the data that you don't break any weird laws for looking at it. Might be a breach of his privacy blah blah. Anyway he's very stupid for using a stolen phone for sensitive data....

G920V with broken screen - Is it possible to bypass lock screen to recover data?

Hello,
my phone fell to the ground, the screen went blue, then black. I can't see anything. It had stock ROM on it, I never updated the firmware nor tried to root it. Thing is, I would like to access the phone to recover pics, contacts, and so on. I had enabled the USB debug mode a while ago to transfer data to the computer. However, when I plug it in to my computer now, I can't access the phone because I had the fingerprint lock on, and when you reboot you can't use the fingerprint as you need to first use the backup password. But I can't type the password because the screen is completely black. So I'm stuck there!
I can get to download mode, and Odin does recognize the phone. If I were to use Samsung's newest firmware, would that solve the issue? I'm thinking here that updating to the newest firmware would mean I wouldn't have to type the password to get in, but I really have no idea.
There are few programs out there that claim that you can actually bypass the lock screen, but they do not support the G920V as of now.
Any tips would be much appreciated!
Perhaps attempt using an USB OTG adapter with a keyboard. It may take a couple attempts, but should work to get the password in.

Backup with no screen, no usb debug, no internet

Hi guys,
So... my Oneplus 6T got wet. The screen and loud speaker did not enjoy it, they are full off.
(TL;DR) How to know if the phone was reseted in RMA, while I have no screen, no speaker, and no adb?(/TL;DR)
The story:
I use my phone as a USB stick at work, and I backup often... Some files are very important to me and not yet backed up (I did not have much time between the storing of the files and the accident...)
I sent my phone to RMA last month right after that accident. It came back from RMA not repaired but it has probably been opened (small pieces of glue around the screen).
Here is the point after it came back:
I know the phone turns on normally, I can even use screen off gestures, and turn it off (1-sec press on the power button, then touch the power off square on the screen because I know where it stands)
My screen is 100% off
adb won't connect (anyway I have never activated the USB debug)
Wifi does not seem to connect to my box
I can make a call, so the network is here when SIM is in
Google "Find my phone" says it's offline even after I've let the SIM in for 3 hours
My paired BT headphones don't connect
So, I assume they factory reseted the phone...
However, the alarm clock still rings in the morning! Is that possible after a reset in RMA? Or is it a sign that I might have not lost everything?
Well, but... how could I check if my phone is indeed reseted or not, please? For sure.
And then, any idea on how to access the internal memory? I tried many things already, even controlling the phone screen off. With no success yet
Thank you!

The screen suddenly starts turning off and on, and the touchscreen stops working.

Hello, my phone today did something very strange, the screen began to turn off and on, and the touch stopped working, try to restart it, and curiously while initial screen works normally, is when it starts MIUI itself that begins to present the failure, the screen goes black, although it sounds the boot sound, and if I press the power button, the screen what it does is flashing without responding the touchscreen (as indicated above), my phone has the latest official version (global), and do not have any changes in the operating system, or anything special. I tried to delete the configuration using the phone menu (volume up + power) sweeping the system, and as I indicated, at that time the phone seems to work properly (until I give start the operating system, and begins to fail), I do not know what else to do, since I had never activated the developer features, or USB debugging and not even think about unlocking the bootloader.
I guess I will have to take it to repair, but I want to avoid ending up being scammed by some nonsense or bug in the system, and that I return the phone as a scrap (most technicians, always end up missing and surplus parts, damn it).
Any guidance or advice would be most welcome,
Blessings.
luismmusic said:
Hello, my phone today did something very strange, the screen began to turn off and on, and the touch stopped working, try to restart it, and curiously while initial screen works normally, is when it starts MIUI itself that begins to present the failure, the screen goes black, although it sounds the boot sound, and if I press the power button, the screen what it does is flashing without responding the touchscreen (as indicated above), my phone has the latest official version (global), and do not have any changes in the operating system, or anything special. I tried to delete the configuration using the phone menu (volume up + power) sweeping the system, and as I indicated, at that time the phone seems to work properly (until I give start the operating system, and begins to fail), I do not know what else to do, since I had never activated the developer features, or USB debugging and not even think about unlocking the bootloader.
I guess I will have to take it to repair, but I want to avoid ending up being scammed by some nonsense or bug in the system, and that I return the phone as a scrap (most technicians, always end up missing and surplus parts, damn it).
Any guidance or advice would be most welcome,
Blessings.
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did you try to installing the firmware with miflash?
tutibreaker said:
did you try to installing the firmware with miflash?
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Can you tell me where to get that tool? The fact is that I have tried several, and they tell me that I need to have USB debugging activated, and/or have the bootloader unlocked.
In other words, isn't there a tool that allows me to reinstall the software (which the phone already has installed), without having to activate anything in particular on the phone? I am not changing the rom from one region to another, nor am I installing a custom rom, I just need to try to see if what the phone has is a software failure or not.
luismmusic said:
Can you tell me where to get that tool? The fact is that I have tried several, and they tell me that I need to have USB debugging activated, and/or have the bootloader unlocked.
In other words, isn't there a tool that allows me to reinstall the software (which the phone already has installed), without having to activate anything in particular on the phone? I am not changing the rom from one region to another, nor am I installing a custom rom, I just need to try to see if what the phone has is a software failure or not.
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using edl mode you can flash your phone but most tool than use that mode are paid
tutibreaker said:
using edl mode you can flash your phone but most tool than use that mode are paid
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Yes, I see, or Xiaomi is very confident that the equipment they sell will be few, that they will present faults, that can be solved by the user himself simply by reinstalling the system, or as always the Peter principle, they are arriving little by little to its level of ineptitude, releasing dozens of models per year, without really caring about giving really reliable user support, although I think that is already a general policy, almost no manufacturer offers the option of completely reinstalling the phone software from a management app, as happened a couple of years ago, in fact I think that Xiaomi's own application has become obsolete and out of circulation, right?
Because my point remains the same, if my phone is completely vanilla, and for x, y or z situation I need to reinstall the software, then what the hell is the need for the user to have the developer options enabled, and the USB debug ? That makes no sense to me, because I have to pay a third party, for something that is completely free on the internet and freely accessible, but that the company itself now hinders the user from being able to restore his phone without so much complication.
I don't know if I'll be crying and complaining too much about it.
Well I have no choice but to breathe deeply, and that the technician can really find the problem and that it is repairable, and does not give me back a pot.

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