Pictures disappearing (deleted maybe). Please help. - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hı guys and girls. I have been having a problem lately. A few days ago All my whatsapp images disappeared or maybe even deleted then today all my screenshots are gone. I'm a first time Android user and have no clue what's going on.
No one has used my phone and I am 100% sure I haven't accidently deleted anything.
Has this happened to anyone?

If you have no backup you can try to recover using a tool like RECUVA .
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This happened to me too on my LG Optimus 2x with CM7.
All gallery images were gone except a few when I opened my gallery from the camera.
Anyways, managed to restore the images on the computer using some image undeleter or whatever. Haven't found any solution yet.
I'm waiting for a stable CM9 or CM10 release to flash my phone. Time to clean up.
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Thanks for the replies. What are some good recovery apps? I searched for recuva in the play store but nothing came up. I also tried undelete app and that only does external sd cards.
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uf21 said:
Thanks for the replies. What are some good recovery apps? I searched for recuva in the play store but nothing came up. I also tried undelete app and that only does external sd cards.
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Its a recovery software not a Google app .
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JJEgan said:
Its a recovery software not a Google app .
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Ah ok though my problem is that its on internal storage and not sd card.

Bump (hope we're allowed to bump)
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Hmmm don't know about you but when I connect any of my devices to the computer with media device/usb storage option i get the internal storage mounted too. Maybe you should take a look at your settings.
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Arqu said:
Hmmm don't know about you but when I connect any of my devices to the computer with media device/usb storage option i get the internal storage mounted too. Maybe you should take a look at your settings.
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When I connect my phone to pc via usb it shows my internal end external storage though I don't get your point. Is it meant to show both internal and external?
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Move app to sd card

Hello guys just bought this phone but have idea how to move apps to sd card. I do have app called zdbox which can help you move app to sd card but I cannot find the option to do this please help
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Use the Site search and you'll find dozens of threads on it, and search for App called Directory Bind because that's what you need if your phone's Rooted.
U have already posted this there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29510300
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Michael_P said:
Use the Site search and you'll find dozens of threads on it, and search for App called Directory Bind because that's what you need if your phone's Rooted.
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Thanks foe your reply I am not rooted just got this phone today. And I am sorry about double posting
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If you're not rooted then you're out of luck.
Well... I would not call it out of luck because technically the Move-to-SD option is no longer necessary since the apps are already stored on the internal storage and no longer in their own small /data partition.
d4fseeker said:
If you're not rooted then you're out of luck.
Well... I would not call it out of luck because technically the Move-to-SD option is no longer necessary since the apps are already stored on the internal storage and no longer in their own small /data partition.
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But even so... 16.gb gets a little small for our app addiction...
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Use App2Sd application from play store.
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fast78 said:
Use App2Sd application from play store.
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Doesn't work on S3.
Use "Directory Bind"
use directory bind or use below link mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234

external memory card

hello peeps
fews days ago rooted and flashed to jelly bean, just noticed that any pictures i take go to the internal memory, when taking pictures or video there is no option to select which memory you can store them on any ideas, and plz no sarcastic comments:crying:
sorry i dont have an answer for you but i noticed the same thing, also pc does not see phone when connecting via usb so cant see anyway to drag and drop files onto my external sd card.
Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
hpsauce37 said:
sorry i dont have an answer for you but i noticed the same thing, also pc does not see phone when connecting via usb so cant see anyway to drag and drop files onto my external sd card.
Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
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yes mine wont work kies, but i can put things on the memory card when connected to my pc
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Kies does not seem to work with this rom either
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Kies may not work with a non Samsung release ???.
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no6272 said:
hello peeps
fews days ago rooted and flashed to jelly bean, just noticed that any pictures i take go to the internal memory, when taking pictures or video there is no option to select which memory you can store them on any ideas, and plz no sarcastic comments:crying:
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While in the camera app, click on the settings icon. It's the one shaped like a gear. Scroll to the second to last option, which is "Storage." Select "Phone" for internal storage or "Memory card" for MicroSD.
Let me know if that is what you were looking for.
As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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Did you install a leaked version or a custom ROM?
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Did you install a leaked version or a custom ROM?
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it was the one released last week paranoid andriod
no6272 said:
it was the one released last week paranoid andriod
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Always the best idea to ask questions in the actual ROM thread itself.
What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason.
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It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason
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As I stated in my original post in the camera app there is no option to choose your storage
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What did I say about sarcastic comments I want help not a lecture on how to use the forum
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Baldilocks said:
It wasn't a sarcastic comment.
How are we supposed to know what ROM you are using? Those threads are there for a reason
011100001110100011111101010101000101111010100001111111001010000100111001010011100000011100010111101010011010101111010100100010101010101000010111111111101010101111010101110101011010101010111101100010101010111010100010101010100010111110111101011110100001001010101010
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For a guy denying sarcasm, you sure are going out of your way to be sarcastic.
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no6272 said:
For a guy denying sarcasm, you sure are going out of your way to be sarcastic.
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Exactly. We are trying to help, he doesn't want the help. Oh well...
*although, he DOES need forum help too -- he can't even quote correctly...*
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I do though, I flashed latest release of jb, official leak, it's the only thing that's not working, but I do have option in camera to change to memory card, but gallery, video player, music, none are displaying memory card files?
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jayc1980 said:
I do though, I flashed latest release of jb, official leak, it's the only thing that's not working, but I do have option in camera to change to memory card, but gallery, video player, music, none are displaying memory card files?
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Does your memory card show up under Settings/Storage?
Yeah, shows up in storage, shows available space and unmount and format. Tried amounting and mounting but no change.
It also shows up in any file explorer and I can access all files, but no luck on the apps listed .its not really a massive problem as I will live with it till official release comes out with, but if it's a simple fix or me just being thick I will sort it.had issues with S2 and memory card on custom roms, but this has really thrown me due to it being there but not in some apps?
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Yeah, shows up in storage, shows available space and unmount and format. Tried amounting and mounting but no change.
It also shows up in any file explorer and I can access all files, but no luck on the apps listed .its not really a massive problem as I will live with it till official release comes out with, but if it's a simple fix or me just being thick I will sort it.had issues with S2 and memory card on custom roms, but this has really thrown me due to it being there but not in some apps?
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I'm sure you already have, but while in the Gallery, have you selected the menu/View by/Content in device?
Yeah tried that no change. At least the battery seems even better so counters all the time spent trying to figure it out
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And you've taken the card out and put it back in and tried again? Did a complete battery pull, etc??

USB mass drive for internal Memory

So i did something stupid by deleting a bunch of pictures that werent supposed to be deleted. now im trying to get them back. So i do what i always do when something like this happens, i google it. The best one i found was one on android-photo-recovery.com /tutorials/recover-deleted-photos-from-samsung-galaxy-s3.html#update. and it sounded great, EXCEPT that in the tutorial it shows both internal and external memory. i need the internal memory. so dispite rooting my s3, and now trying 3 different programs, i cannot get UMS on the internal memory. HELP!
I don't think you can get UMS for internal memory. The feature is not available yet for S3.
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Arsaw said:
I don't think you can get UMS for internal memory. The feature is not available yet for S3.
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is there not a rom i can flash that has it enabled or anything?
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is there not a rom i can flash that has it enabled or anything?
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Unfortunatelly I did the same thing and there is nothing you can do, I have even contacted Samsung and they advised nothing can do, if it was external drive then we could
Afaik nobody has found a hacked to enable ums on internal memory.
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You may follow this step by step android phone data recovery guide:
how to recover data from android phone
good luck!

Is it possible to save something to internal memory such as fules or apps in cm7?

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Is it possible to save lets say documents or music to internal stotage because there is like 10 gb there free and i want to use it
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Have you repartitioned manually?
What do you mean?
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shockwave457 said:
What do you mean?
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Have you either used the method posted regarding re-partitioning the nook to get most of the space back that B&N originally screwed us out of with their stupid 1GB user content partition or have you taken it to B&N to re-partition it?
If no, then while the answer is Yes to your original question, you haven't left yourself much room(1GB vs. I think the repartitioning from B&N frees up 8GB).
As for how to save to it, use a file explorer such as ES File Explorer, you need to navigate to favorties, press the phone icon, then choose mnt/media. My card has the Nook created folder structure so I save everything to the appropriate sub-folder found under My Files. Books, documents, magazines, etc etc
How do repartition..i tried using the guides and videos but i couldnt get it....i went into cmd and everything but when i put in adb devices i got a "00000000000 recovery"
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How do repartition..i tried using the guides and videos but i couldnt get it....i went into cmd and everything but when i put in adb devices i got a "00000000000 recovery"
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There are posts explaining what you need to. If they aren't working for you then your best bet is to back everything up, put it back to the stock OS and take it to B&N for them to do it.
I really just wanted to get cm10 with cwm 6 but i wanted more memory available
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shockwave457 said:
I really just wanted to get cm10 with cwm 6 but i wanted more memory available
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You arent getting more memory your getting more space. Memory and storage are 2 different components. After reviewing many of your posts, you need to read A LOT more before you start tackling these upgrades. Without the repartitioning you are leaving a ton of storage off the board so to speak. If I were in your shoes I would, if rooted or custom rom'ed put it to stock and take it to a local store to have them re-partition it. It takes about 10 mins. Then when that is completed and you have a fresh nook so to speak, load CM 10
Thats what i meant.....because there is like 11 gb of space therr just waiting to be used and i cant...
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Did u repartition? If so can you explain
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shockwave457 said:
Did u repartition? If so can you explain
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I already have. Follow the post explaining it, as they do an excellent job or take it to B&N if you are having issues with ADB. It isn't for everyone to use, especially beginners just getting the hang of playing around in Android.
But did you ever encounter like code 000000 recovery.....it didnnt even say device...did i do something wrong?
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shockwave457 said:
But did you ever encounter like code 000000 recovery.....it didnnt even say device...did i do something wrong?
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I let B&N repartition mine. The instructions for repartitioning came out about the same time the offer from B&N was available. I had to go past a store so I just made it easy.
This link should have everything you need, If not look up posts by Lavero.Burgos for other helpful posts regarding doing things.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531120
Aside from that note....once you repartition it basically lets you use the like 11 gb of memory thats just there?
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Aside from that note....once you repartition it basically lets you use the like 11 gb of memory thats just there?
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If you do it manually, then yes. You'll even be able to choose how much storage you want divided between that data partition and the internal SD card.
So if i manage to repartition sucessfully....if i update my cwm and rom...its still repartitioned and stays repartitioned right?
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So if i manage to repartition sucessfully....if i update my cwm and rom...its still repartitioned and stays repartitioned right?
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Yes, that's correct. You're modifying the actual disk where that information is stored.

SD card full on Sony Xperia U

Hello, I'm sorry this topic is ready posted, but I can't find what my friend is having problem with. She has an Xperia U and she can't take pictures because it says that the SD card is full, she doesn't have a lot of apps or pictures though. She restored it to the factory setting a month ago and now the same problem. This is an image if her setting menu, please help and thanks.
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In addition when she deleted audio, apps and pictures the storage didn't decrease.
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Ask your friend to backup all important stuff in the internal storage and format it. Format via the phone not the pc.
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How to format via the phone? She already restored it to the factory setting from the phone. And how can she backup all the pictures and videos? Transfered them to a PC?
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How to format via the phone? She already restored it to the factory setting from the phone. And how can she backup all the pictures and videos? Transfered them to a PC?
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Yes, transfer to a pc. Format the INTERNAL STORAGE not FACTORY RESET. See the clear internal storage button in the above screenshot? Click it after backing up.
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Yes, transfer to a pc. Format the INTERNAL STORAGE not FACTORY RESET. See the clear internal storage button in the above screenshot? Click it after backing up.
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Oh, thanks! I'll tell her. She can just backup the contacts and the app data from gmail, right?
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Yes, transfer to a pc. Format the INTERNAL STORAGE not FACTORY RESET. See the clear internal storage button in the above screenshot? Click it after backing up.
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If she cleared the internal storage will the OS be removed? Orbitll boot up like new?
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1. Clearing the internal storage does not clear stuff like messages and contacts
2. It will only boot like new if you do a factory reset too
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1. Clearing the internal storage does not clear stuff like messages and contacts
2. It will only boot like new if you do a factory reset too
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So she will lose apps and picture and videos, not something related to the OS? Sorry for being so specific but I don't want to tell her to do something that can cause her software problems, because we are not close and I am trying to be..
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So she will lose apps and picture and videos, not something related to the OS? Sorry for being so specific but I don't want to tell her to do something that can cause her software problems, because we are not close and I am trying to be..
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Chillax, its just the sd card
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So she will lose apps and picture and videos, not something related to the OS? Sorry for being so specific but I don't want to tell her to do something that can cause her software problems, because we are not close and I am trying to be..
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Do full backup with PC Companion.
Some apps save data in SD card like backup % restore (the one that come with the phone) so this will be lost.
You can see with PC what is on SD card and copy things that are inportant.
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Do full backup with PC Companion.
Some apps save data in SD card like backup % restore (the one that come with the phone) so this will be lost.
You can see with PC what is on SD card and copy things that are inportant.
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She did it and told me that it didn't work, why?
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It didn't work, any idea?
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What didn't work. Don't spare details when you are looking for help.
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What didn't work. Don't spare details when you are looking for help.
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My friend did clear the internal storage because sit was stuck, and she told me that it didn't work. She before that did restore it to the factory reset and did work but now it doesnt , what should she do?
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My friend did clear the internal storage because sit was stuck, and she told me that it didn't work. She before that did restore it to the factory reset and did work but now it doesnt , what should she do?
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Well she can fry and delete files, when connecting to PC or with the file manager she has on the phone.
What android version is it, Ginger Bread??
connect to pc and just delete all the unwanted file from the internal memory only. What big deal? If you still need the file, just backup it. I believe all the file must be from whatapps media folder, check that folder.
back up the pics videos or something else she needs, then format the SD card.
Backup all your files on the sd card and format it
copy all the internal storage to a folder on your pc. then right click that folder and properties and see if it actually is 3.8gb
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