Hi!
I'm new here and I'm I need help with getting files off of a generic Android Tablet, the tablet is a Insignia Flex NS-15AT08.
I need to recover files off of the device, as it belonged to a friend of mine who broke it, and I told him I would get his photos, downloads and music off of it for him. The tablets screen is dead, the screen is cracked badly and the screen just shows white and that's it, and I assume the device is broken, so there is no way I can set the device as MTP in order for the computer to recognize it as a storage device.
Is there any way I can access the file system of the device and recover the files off of the device, or get the computer to recognize it as a storage device or a Media Transfer Device at all? Whenever I hook it up to my computer I can see in the device manager I can see "Android" under USB Devices, I just can't access the files in any way.
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Hello there.
It seems this problem is quite common, from the fist time I plug the device in MTP mode, no alteration I do on the phone using android will reflect on the PC, for example, if I plug the phone for the first time after a boot and delete a file using android, it will still show on PC, it doesn't matter if I refresh the folder or even change the USB port. I have to reboot the phone to get it working again. It seems that when you plug the phone on the PC it creates a 'cache' that never gets refreshed.
I would like to know if there's a way to refresh such 'cache' or other solution to this, perhaps by allowing the phone to be seen as a fully featured mass storage device. My phone is rooted. Perhaps there's even a patch or something. My device is a Moto G Dual, Android 4.3.
I don't want to use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. I recharge my phone on the PC and I would like to also use the connection to transfer files without having to reboot my phone.
If I rename a file for example (using android), so it shows the old name on the PC, it's impossible to access it, even by accessing the exact path (both the old or new) manually.
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance.
I have 5 devices here, Asus MeMo Pad ME170c, Lenovo 3500-fl, Archos Gamepad, HTC Desire HD and a cheapo generic chinese AllWinner a13. I cannot seem to get any of them to work on this pc. I cannot access them via adb nor browse the files on them via windows. Both the Asus and Lenovo are running KitKat 4.4.2 and connect up and under adb show as unauthorized, but I never get the authorization prompt on the devices. They show up under My PC where upon trying to access internal storage the window locks up/stops responding and the progress bar at the top fills up and gradually gets slower and slower until it's almost finished but then just carries on forever. I can never access the files. On my other pc I can access the files and get the authorization promp. Both pcs are running the exact same copy of windows 8.1 (installed from the same disk), are up to date and are both running the same usb drivers. So why can't I access the devices from this (my main) pc. The other devices are running older versions of android so I don't need to authorize the computer on these. They periodically show up as 'device' under adb but i cannot access their files as they show up as a removable device and when trying to access them windows says 'no media in the drive'.
I've done everything the same on both machines, the only difference is their hardware so I am wondering if there is anything hardware related that could be causing this problem. Could it be something to do with the motherboard?
The pc I can't access the devices with has an Asrock Z77 Pro4-M motherboard.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be going wrong here?
Cheers
Fraz.
I've been trying to sort this out on and off for months now and had no success. It's such a hassle having to upload and email myself the apk every time I need to test something. Any suggestions?
Hello,
I installed yesterday a custom rom with 2.3.4 for an Xperia Play device and I've noticed that the phone is properly recognized, all drivers are fine, I can go into fastboot mode, bootloader unlocked, etc... and I can see the microSD card from the phone when this is plugged to the computer via USB.
The problem is that I copy files from the computer to the phone, windows takes its time and at the end says that it's all good, you can see the files in the phone, however when you then unplug the phone and go to that location, none of the new files are there?! :S
More weird is that then you plug the phone back to windows and the files appear there again?
Any idea what could be going on? and how I could copy files from windows to this android in this case?
Cheers!!
Maybe just links
Maybe you just linked to the files on your Computer. Move/Rename them on your Computer and see if you can still open them on your phone. If no you just created a link to the data stored on your computers hard drive. If yes I also can't tell you what's going on
Thanks, no the files were the complete files, no links.
I've been looking into this further, and reflash the mobile with a total different rom and still happening there (although with this new rom doesn't happen 100% of the times like with the other). What I've just now noticed is that the mobile doesn't recognize those files, but... if I REBOOT it, then they appear once it starts up?! so weird.... :S
I have a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 with TWRP and CM11 on it that I need to recover some data off of. The tablet turns on, but the LCD screen is broken, so I can't enter my password or anything like that. How would I access it through my PC without having to input anything through the screen?
I do have TWRP, but again, can't do much on the tablet end. (Possibly go through terminal on PC?)
Any ideas?
I had most of my stuff on the micro SD, so I have all of that. However, I did also have some stuff on the internal memory.
RocketPenguin1 said:
I have a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 with TWRP and CM11 on it that I need to recover some data off of. The tablet turns on, but the LCD screen is broken, so I can't enter my password or anything like that. How would I access it through my PC without having to input anything through the screen?
I do have TWRP, but again, can't do much on the tablet end. (Possibly go through terminal on PC?)
Any ideas?
I had most of my stuff on the micro SD, so I have all of that. However, I did also have some stuff on the internal memory.
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If you can get it booted to TWRP, your PC should detect it and you should be able to access your storage.
Okidoke, I'll try that. Thanks!
How to Recover Deleted Files from Android Tablet on Mac
Tablets are really powerful devices for enhancing your productivity and online experience whether for business use or life in general. Smaller than a laptop and bigger than a smart phone, a tablet is perfect to take with you on the go. However the fact you cannot ignore or deny is that, data loss on Android tablet always happens due to various reasons, like accidental deletion, rooting, software update, factory reset, and so on.
Step 1: Download Android Tablet Recovery Mac. Once the download is complete, double-click the .exe file to install it on your Mac. Run the software and choose the file types that you want to recover.
Step 2: Connect Android Tablet to Mac. Use the USB cable to connect your Android tablet to your Mac. Once connected successfully, click “Next” to start scanning the deleted or lost data on the tablet.
Step 3: Preview and Recover Data from Android Tablet. When scan is over, you can preview all recoverable photos, videos, contacts, messages, etc. in details and selectively recover them to your Mac.
Step 1: Download Android Tablet Recovery Mac. Once the download is complete, double-click the .exe file to install it on your Mac. Run the software and choose the file types that you want to recover.
Step 2: Connect Android Tablet to Mac. Use the USB cable to connect your Android tablet to your Mac. Once connected successfully, click “Next” to start scanning the deleted or lost data on the tablet.
Step 3: Preview and Recover Data from Android Tablet. When scan is over, you can preview all recoverable photos, videos, contacts, messages, etc. in details and selectively recover them to your Mac.
My deepest apologies if this is the wrong forum but I am trying to find out if anyone has been able to modify these pdms as its little more than a cell phone made by a company called Nuu and its their A1+ phone.
It appears to be stripped of all apps and not sure if its possible to root it to add the other android apps back but it would be nice if I could add them back and do things like re enable the audio plug.
I just got one of these and started to investigate such an idea, which is how I found this thread.
So far I have gotten it to be accessible in Windows 10 Pro by installing the Drivers from:
https://www.helpjet.net/Fs-34429584-64578678-97773923-devices.html
It shows up under Devices and drivers as Android. Which is the Internal Storage on it.
To view the files on it , you have to copy them to another drive on your computer.
Within Device Manager Android Phone shows and within it it shows Android Composite ADB Interface so it appears the serial port to access the phone is accessible.
I installed a 32GB MicroSD and in Device Manager it shows up under Portable Devices as does Android .
In Device Manager Drives, neither the Android or 32Gb MicroSD Show up as drives.
, but Android is viewable in Explorer as a 5.24 GB Drive.
So it appears it is susceptible to hacking, just have to figure out how to do it....
It will be cool if someone can extract applications and make them work in any Android smartphone to avoid using 2 phones.