[Q] EFs.rfs Questions - Galaxy Ace S5830 General

Need to clarify.
1. Where is the efs.rfs stored?
2. If stored on SD Card, If i deleted the file and made a nandroid backup of my phone, after i get my phone out of repair and flash back the backup that i did without the efs.rfs file, will it affect my new efs.rfs file?
3. WHY THE HECK IS IT STORED ON SD CARD AND NOT IN THE SYSTEM?????
PLEASE DO NOT SCOLD ME AS I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY!!! THANKS~~

It's supposed to be inside the flash partition
Herpderp Defy.

EmoBoiix3 said:
It's supposed to be inside the flash partition
Herpderp Defy.
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What is the flash partition????

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forgot to do nandroid backup

i went to do a nandroid restore and it says it couldnt be opened
i need a zip file or something to flash an original ROM ot start over...
im afraid i may have screwed up my phone for good. i have it booted up into recovery mode but i formatted the sd card before i backed it up.
HELP! please!
silver2kgti said:
i went to do a nandroid restore and it says it couldnt be opened
i need a zip file or something to flash an original ROM ot start over...
im afraid i may have screwed up my phone for good. i have it booted up into recovery mode but i formatted the sd card before i backed it up.
HELP! please!
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You haven't screwed up your phone but you have lost your data if you haven't done a nandroid... Why do you format your SD BTW? It is not necessary unless you have Apps2SD... Also a nandroid doesen't save your SD card data it saves your custom ROM with all your mods to your SD... Your text is actually quite confusing... Have you lost your modified ROM or your SD card data? If it's your SD card data you might be able to find software on the internet for recovery of lost files...
just download a new rom;
go into recovery;
check 'usb toggle mode';
copy *.zip to your phone;
wipe all the things you need to wipe;
flash your *.zip
*after you've created a new BART or Nandroid backup of your working system,
copy the BART or Nandroid folder from your SD-card to your local pc so you always have a good backup by hand
**you have NOT bricked your phone so don't stress out

[Q] Can I get my data back?

I was trying out a new ROM, so I did a nandroid and flashed. Unfortunately the flash wiped the internal SD. Can I get my Nandroid and my data back or is it a goner?
Its probably gone, but you can try and recover it. I've used a program called Recurva to recover pictures accidently deleted off my camera. You might be able to recover your nandroid, but don't get your hopes up.
I'm not sure any CW flashable ROM will delete either of your sd cards. Which one did you flash and how? If you have a nandroid image saved outside of the sd cards that just got deleted then you should have a folder labeled /sdcard which is your internal sd.
All~G1 said:
I'm not sure any CW flashable ROM will delete either of your sd cards. Which one did you flash and how? If you have a nandroid image saved outside of the sd cards that just got deleted then you should have a folder labeled /sdcard which is your internal sd.
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His language was ambiguous, but I think he meant he made a nandroid (backup) and flashed (with Odin).
Yeah, you can try a number of programs designed to restore data. Be very careful & make sure that clockwork is NOT set to ignore the hash check (I forget exactly what the option is). You don't want to flash it on top if it fails a hash check (unless you are only trying to restore data, which should be ok to try).

[Q] if i format my sdcard?

Am i going to lost my recovery and anything related ?
yes, nandroid images are saved on the SD card.. guess thats all
is there anyway i can reset my sdcard to 0 without losing my recovery and all the thing related to that ?
copy the xrec folder to ur desktop/laptop and then once formatted reinstall xrec and copy the folder into ur sd again
Plz thank if i helped u ...

[Q] EFS Backup

Hi all,
need to ask a couple of questions regarding the EFS backup.
1) If i use the kTool for EFS backup and do a total wipe before flashing custom ROM, (mounts and storage>format system) will the EFS backup also get wiped out? My common sense tells me yes since the internal SD will be wiped out and kTool saves the EFS files on the internal SD but just want to be sure so that i can search an alternative method for backing up as i want to flash custom ROM with total wipe.
2) Does the EFS Pro app save the EFS backup on the internal SD only or does it have an option to save on ext SD card?
3) Do i just have to be rooted to backup my EFS files? Im just asking as im terribly obsessed my EFS files will get corrupt while rooting the phone! Is there a simple way to backup my EFS files on my ext SD card without root?
4) Can my EFS files really get corrupt just by rooting my phone?
Thanks in advance for any feedback
KJD
luger77 said:
Hi all,
need to ask a couple of questions regarding the EFS backup.
1) If i use the kTool for EFS backup and do a total wipe before flashing custom ROM, (mounts and storage>format system) will the EFS backup also get wiped out? My common sense tells me yes since the internal SD will be wiped out and kTool saves the EFS files on the internal SD but just want to be sure so that i can search an alternative method for backing up as i want to flash custom ROM with total wipe.
2) Does the EFS Pro app save the EFS backup on the internal SD only or does it have an option to save on ext SD card?
3) Do i just have to be rooted to backup my EFS files? Im just asking as im terribly obsessed my EFS files will get corrupt while rooting the phone! Is there a simple way to backup my EFS files on my ext SD card without root?
4) Can my EFS files really get corrupt just by rooting my phone?
Thanks in advance for any feedback
KJD
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I know nothing about EFS backup but how about this. I assume you have access to a PC and the usb cable that came with the fone. Or else you do have a microsd card in the fone. Why don't you do the backup and copy the files to either the microsd card or a PC. That way you know you have a backup you can use.
In most cases, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, the format system will not touch your backups.
HTH
guhvanoh said:
I know nothing about EFS backup but how about this. I assume you have access to a PC and the usb cable that came with the fone. Or else you do have a microsd card in the fone. Why don't you do the backup and copy the files to either the microsd card or a PC. That way you know you have a backup you can use.
In most cases, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, the format system will not touch your backups.
HTH
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Yes very true, i can also do that and it also crossed my mind but im afraid that by doing so, copying the EFS files and folders onto a PC or directly to the ext SD card will alter the files and folders in a way that they cannot be restored and i dont want to take that risk unless im totally sure of what im doing or if this can actually be done.
Thanks just the same for ur feedback
Ok so I just found out that with EFS Pro I can backup on my pc safely. Do I need to be rooted to use this app and safely backup the efs files?
Thanks

HELP ! important files are deleted internal storage img

Hi guys i just deleted very important files from my internal storage, my honor 5x l22 is rooted and on cm 13 i read that i can make an img of my internal storage and restore it using photorec on linux, any idea how to make the internal storage image ??
Thanks in advance
i dont think you can restore the deleted files
Make a cwm backup and then try reflash cm13?
jkccl9 said:
Make a cwm backup and then try reflash cm13?
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hes talking about recovering some files that hes alredy deleted, whats with cm13??
thilak devraj said:
hes talking about recovering some files that hes alredy deleted, whats with cm13??
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The internal storage is the phone operating system so reflash to restore them. Unless he's talking about the sd card
jkccl9 said:
The internal storage is the phone operating system so reflash to restore them. Unless he's talking about the sd card
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you are mistaken, operating system itself isnt the internal storage, backup only contains system and data partitions, not internal storage.. and oce a file is deleted, its eleted , thats all, you can never get back even if you restore anything

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