All the pictures which i captured from my S3 were stored in the internal memory of my phone. But unfortunately those pics got deleted.. and now when i tried to recover those pics i have a problem. I downloaded an app to enable Mass Storage Mode, it does not work on internal memory and it seems to be only for an external microsd… I really need to enable mass storage mode on the internal card so I can run a file recovery utility to restore deleted photos.. How can i recover this? pls help....
I'm stuck in a similar boat. Even on rooted CM10, I can't get USB mode. And there is currently a bug where it won't work in recovery either. I thought this would be a really simple thing, and it still boggles my mind why it is even removed as an option.
Connect phone to PC use Windows Explorer to open phone and sd card .
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darshanmc said:
All the pictures which i captured from my S3 were stored in the internal memory of my phone. But unfortunately those pics got deleted.. and now when i tried to recover those pics i have a problem. I downloaded an app to enable Mass Storage Mode, it does not work on internal memory and it seems to be only for an external microsd… I really need to enable mass storage mode on the internal card so I can run a file recovery utility to restore deleted photos.. How can i recover this? pls help....
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stephendt0 said:
I'm stuck in a similar boat. Even on rooted CM10, I can't get USB mode. And there is currently a bug where it won't work in recovery either. I thought this would be a really simple thing, and it still boggles my mind why it is even removed as an option.
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The answer is that you can't enable mass storage / UMC on the Galaxy S3, because the internal sdcard is not an independent partition, is just a subfolder of the data partition, unlike older devices like Galaxy S2.
You have to use phone side applications which are more limited of course.
Read this for further understanding:
[GUIDE] MTP and PTP (Media Transfer Protocol) vs UMC (Mass Storage Class)
Check here too:
[Q] How to view all sdcard files and folder from the computer, hidden & system too?
You may try some android photo recovery software, follow this step by step guide: android phone photo recovery
hope this helps you get back deleted photos from samsung galaxy S3 phone.
christinamoyu said:
thanks for the info. looks like no way to enable mass storage for latest android.
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No, but to recover files, see General > Sticky roll-up thread > S3 storage data recovery
christinamoyu said:
thanks for the info. looks like no way to enable mass storage for latest android.
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You can, if you use DriveDroid, however the mass storage mode is limited to the file you select as virtual drive.
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Is it correct that this mode is missing in S III?
Regards,
BTJ
xda890 said:
Is it correct that this mode is missing in S III?
Regards,
BTJ
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I think it was re-added to CM9 for the S2 so you just have to wait for CM9 to come out for the S3.
Why shouldn't it have it, it has an SD card slot.
eksasol said:
Why shouldn't it have it, it has an SD card slot.
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All I know with my S2 (ICS) is that it has MTP and when I plug it in it detects both internal and external sd with no issues.
My Note on the official ICS build actually has a mas storage mode, so this may be supported in the S3.
I just read it in one of the reviews...
BTJ
No mention on User manual..
User manual has several errors though, so may not be gospel. That said I follow a current user of the S3 on Twitter and he says the option for mass memory is not present on his, but it isn't a retail release version.
otester said:
All I know with my S2 (ICS) is that it has MTP and when I plug it in it detects both internal and external sd with no issues.
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Old fashioned UBS Mass Storage mode is still available on ICS.
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/how-to-enable-usb-mass-storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
It might take a little while to load for the first time - mine did.
Cheers.
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Old fashioned UBS Mass Storage mode is still available on ICS.
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Problem is: "Is this option present in GS3?".
otester said:
All I know with my S2 (ICS) is that it has MTP and when I plug it in it detects both internal and external sd with no issues.
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eksasol said:
Why shouldn't it have it, it has an SD card slot.
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go to wireless and networks and there is usb storage mode my friend that was at the event said it was he was doing a detailed review for cnet
There is no USB menu item in settings!
Transfering Data via SwiFTP now...
USB Mass Storage apk is not working without root
i fear the end of mass storage mode especially for internal sd. if the whole internal sd is formatted as ext4 partition, there is no way for it to get detected in windows
Dropbox?
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You have MTP, PTP Mode in Notificationbar when plugged to USB.
You have "\\Phone\" with Internal+ExternalSD available, but not as a Driveletter.
Problem: Losing Timestamp when transfering files... i tried as ZIP but when extracting with AndroZip or TotalCommander, the Timestamp is not set to original.
Think Root+USB Mass Storage apk will help.
this seriously sux. why the hell would I want to set my phone to be on mtp/ptp mode with inferior file transfer speeds...
Thank goodness I bought myself the HTC One X and my Dad's the one stuck with the S3 =)
Yes, it is correct that there is no built-in USB mass storage mode in the stock firmware.
I have been looking for a way to enable it too.
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I reformatted my SD card to exFAT and then it was visible via USB, from windows explorer I see phone and SD Card
I'm not sure if it was because i reformated card or because it was exFAT format but its there and it now works!
walda said:
Think Root+USB Mass Storage apk will help.
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Didnt get it to work with UMS1.0.apk or MultiMountSD.
Just plug into computer
If you're intention is just to copy/paste from computer, just plug in your S3 mate to your computer.
That's what i do.
Hello,
When I updated my S3 to 4.3 from 4.1.2, it was terrible. It was very laggy, my screen didn't show when pressing the Power Button or the Home Button, and I thought that resetting to factory might fix it. Well, I was so desperate to make my phone work better that I didn't realize that all my files were on the internal storage, I don't have an SD Card. So, I've lost everything.
Now, I'm trying to recover some photos, but I can't connect my phone as USB mass storage to use a recovery soft on Windows 8. I rooted my phone, installed USB Mass Storage Enabler app, but it shows two drives (H: and I, but I can't access those. It gives me "Please insert a disk into Removable Drive (LETTER"
Please help, I did everything I found on forums, but still nothing. Those files might be lost, but now I have another battle.. Making my phone available in Mass Storage.
And by the way, it still works terrible with 4.3. Hate it so much!
Have you installed USB drivers ???
Have you read the stickied storage/ recovery thread ??
bughy said:
Hello,
When I updated my S3 to 4.3 from 4.1.2, it was terrible. It was very laggy, my screen didn't show when pressing the Power Button or the Home Button, and I thought that resetting to factory might fix it. Well, I was so desperate to make my phone work better that I didn't realize that all my files were on the internal storage, I don't have an SD Card. So, I've lost everything.
Now, I'm trying to recover some photos, but I can't connect my phone as USB mass storage to use a recovery soft on Windows 8. I rooted my phone, installed USB Mass Storage Enabler app, but it shows two drives (H: and I, but I can't access those. It gives me "Please insert a disk into Removable Drive (LETTER"
Please help, I did everything I found on forums, but still nothing. Those files might be lost, but now I have another battle.. Making my phone available in Mass Storage.
And by the way, it still works terrible with 4.3. Hate it so much!
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Unfortunately I think USB Mass Storage in the way it is implemented in 4.x for the moment can only share the external SD, the internal one is never visible.
IMHO the only approach to recover "something" is to get an external microSD larger than the internal partition and create a block copy (with dd under adb in CWM/Philz recovery for instance) of the entire "internal SD" partition - that one will be an EXT4 (Linux) partition) and there is a very, very small chance that you might recover some stuff from it (I doubt but who knows).
Yes, i have the Samsung USB Driver for mobile phone (1.5.29.0)
No, didn't read the storage/recovery thread.
Oh well...
Such error happens if transfer breaks unexpectedly. Think what file did you send lastly and delete it, it should fix your issue.
If you can't remember or it did not, formatting your external sd card will fix it for sure.
JustArchi said:
If you can't remember or it did not, formatting your external sd card will fix it for sure.
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I don't have a sd card.
bughy said:
I don't have a sd card.
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Ah, you're talking about internal one.
Well, then your magic program doesn't work properly. Perhaps you could try boeffla kernel and it's UMS.
Hi Friends,
Since last 2 weeks I am facing below mentioned issues.
1. Gallery not opening (Showing as internal memory full though 2GB memory is free.)
2. Internal and External Memory has become write protected (Can't Delete anything from internal as well as external storage)
3. On Restart I can access gallery for some 10min but after after that again it becomes inaccessible.
4. Even after Restart during that 10min period I can't even delete data from phone.
5. When I try to connect the phone to PC to delete some stuff it displays notice as memory is write protected.
6. All things related to Gallery like media doesnt download also If I click pic from camera I can't see the image clicked.
I tried Factory Restore, clear cache, *#9900#, all possible things but it is not helping it.
Phone is Not Rooted and running on Jelly bean 4.1.2
Please help me out i am really frustated with this issue.
Thanks in advance.
When I faced that issue I had to mount it as USB mass storage to my PC and do a full format of internal/external storage. Before that backup your data.
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banjara said:
When I faced that issue I had to mount it as USB mass storage to my PC and do a full format of internal/external storage. Before that backup your data.
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Sorry for the trouble.
But please can you guide me step by step if possible.
I am noob in all such procedures.
zktel said:
Sorry for the trouble.
But please can you guide me step by step if possible.
I am noob in all such procedures.
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Solution worked
Thanks for the help.
After Formatting its working like charm.
Am facing the same issue. Can I have the stepb-step solution as well?
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Can I have the step-by-step guide as well?
qwertyab said:
Can I have the step-by-step guide as well?
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Mount your device as USB mass storage to PC and do a full format of internal/external storage. Before that backup your data.
USB mass storage can be activated by enabling USB debugging at developer options.
once you connect as USB mass storage, your phone will give you a notification to connect it to PC for allowing file transfers. When you do that, in the USB mass storage window, the android icon turns orange from green. In your PC, your internal and external sdcards will appear as 2 separate drives. Right click on one of them, and click format. Do a full format (not a quick format). keep the filesystem as FAT32. Do it for both internal and external. It takes a while for full format, so do not disconnect in between.
Now copy the data back to your internal/external sdcards from your backup. You will have access to write in both the memories now.
Thats it.
Please can anyone offer some simple answers and advice for me and my situation
Due to poor advice I optioned to get over a "Damaged Memory" screen by choosing the 'Reset' button, the advice said all files could then be recovered by various 'recovery software tools' available. Now I find that my version of Android has no option to float the 'internal' memory to a PC as 'removable storage' only the irritating MTP transfer thing!
So my question is...
Is there any simple way to enable UMS for the INTERNAL drive on the phone?
BTW I should say I have tried a UMS re-enabling apk but this only makes good UMS for EXTERNAL drives, NOT INTERNAL.
The only thing I can I think of is to take the firmware back to before the 'wizards' at Samsung removed the UMS option, though to be honest I don't know if the internal drive was ever mountable in Windows as a 'removable drive'.
FYI My device is not rooted.....yet!
Thanks
Steve
PS: I did try the DR.Fone for Android recovery software, which seems perfect but it couldn't connect via UMS so found nothing.
Internal is an emulated memory, cannot be mounted as UMS regardless of root.
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Internal is an emulated memory, cannot be mounted as UMS regardless of root.
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Sorry I need to be completely clear here......
Are you saying there is ABSOLUTELY no way of recovering ANY data from the factory reset INTERNAL memory?
It is possible to dump the entire partition to your pc, go search and read those who have tried.
Trying to find the files afterward is like trying to unscramble eggs, but software on your pc would be able to access the partition at least.
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Hello guys,
This is my first post and this place is still new to me so bare with me.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus. Rooted. Android 4.2.2
I am looking to recover some deleted files in the internal storage however whenever I plug in the USB to the PC, programs like "Paragon Backup and Recovery" and "Remo Recover for Android" cannot detect the device.
USB Debugging is checked.
I have been searching but no luck. Maybe someone here can help.
Thanks!
try kies and wandojia to update the lastest driver, it would help
LucciMane said:
Hello guys,
This is my first post and this place is still new to me so bare with me.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus. Rooted. Android 4.2.2
I am looking to recover some deleted files in the internal storage however whenever I plug in the USB to the PC, programs like "Paragon Backup and Recovery" and "Remo Recover for Android" cannot detect the device.
USB Debugging is checked.
I have been searching but no luck. Maybe someone here can help.
Thanks!
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sometimes change to another port would help
and also, you could switch mode (MTP, Camera, Mass Storage) and sometimes with debugging.
Eventually your PC would recognize and thus you could access to the internal data!
TRY harder man
GodShot said:
sometimes change to another port would help
and also, you could switch mode (MTP, Camera, Mass Storage) and sometimes with debugging.
Eventually your PC would recognize and thus you could access to the internal data!
TRY harder man
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I tried all that. There is no option for Mass Storage. Otherwise I wouldn't be here lol.
Are you sure you have installed every drivers?
LucciMane said:
I tried all that. There is no option for Mass Storage. Otherwise I wouldn't be here lol.
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Make sure every driver is properly installed?
You could use the Chinese synchronizing software "Wandojia". It could auto-detect and install the driver for you!
Or sometimes the option is hid under the category of more settings- wireless and networks- USB utilities
Or in storage, but you have to press menu to select the option
Just keep trying, good luck !