My daughters friend just got back from a week long school trip. She went to check her photos and they were all gone. Somehow they were deleted.
She has a Samsung Galaxy S7 sm-G930P phone. Everything I have tried, and read about says this phone cannot be rooted. Is there a way to do a data recovery without rooting? Or would Sprint be able to help recover deleted files or at least root it so we can run testdisk or some other application.
Her firmware is R16NW.G930PVPS7CRH2
If there is a way to root this phone, please let me know. I haven't found any options that work with it.
Thanks.
Mike
marvay said:
My daughters friend just got back from a week long school trip. She went to check her photos and they were all gone. Somehow they were deleted.
She has a Samsung Galaxy S7 sm-G930P phone. Everything I have tried, and read about says this phone cannot be rooted. Is there a way to do a data recovery without rooting? Or would Sprint be able to help recover deleted files or at least root it so we can run testdisk or some other application.
Her firmware is R16NW.G930PVPS7CRH2
If there is a way to root this phone, please let me know. I haven't found any options that work with it.
Thanks.
Mike
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There is no root due to the bootloader being locked down and no there is no way to unlock the bootloader.
Those pictures are most likely gone. Which should not be the case as every Samsung has the auto backup feature enabled by default.
zelendel said:
There is no root due to the bootloader being locked down and no there is no way to unlock the bootloader.
Those pictures are most likely gone. Which should not be the case as every Samsung has the auto backup feature enabled by default.
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Thanks, I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. She has the backup turned on, but for some reason the photos are not checked, so I'm guessing it's only backing up the system files.
Thank you.
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so this is my problem. Im having some issues with my phone and I want it to be changed. The issues really dont matter. In order for my provider to send me another phone they want me to do a master reset. This of course will delete all my apps and settings. As far as I know there is not a backup app that once you restore the phone and apps the restored phone will have all it's app data in place, the icons will be where you want them, etc, just like you would from when you clone or make an image from a Hard Drive from pc... Or is there and application that will do this? My only other option (i believe) is to root the phone to then use an app to do a real backup, then unroot the phone, root the new phone and do the restore. I also have to remove the root from the old phone but can that be done without increasing the counter? This is all a big hassle. I cant believe you can do a real backup/restore on a phone nowadays....
If there is any other way to do it I will appreciate the help. I will have to do this in the next days since my warranty expires in a bit over a month...
Thanks!
You are correct ....
Rooting of the device is needed, then the unroot.
It's the only method I'm aware of in getting a full nandroid backup ..g
Sarge has it right if you want to use backup apps.
If you don't want to root, you will need to flash TWRP or CWR to get the custom recovery and backup. Then make a backup to your external SD card. Use recovery to factory reset. Send the phone away after removing SD card and sim card. The backup is called a nandroid and it is basically an image of the phone.
On new phone flash same recovery then restore the backup. When you start the phone it will be as the broken one was.
You can remove the recovery from the broken phone, but I never heard of anyone getting problems from the warranty people for that.
Thanks both of you guys for the information. I am getting ready to do the root not only for the backup but there are quite a few apps that I want to use that require root that I am going to have to do it.
Now, I started reading tonight and the more I read the more I get confused. Is there an official guide to root the note (specifically AT&T running ICS 4.0.4 if there is a difference) in a way that I can unroot it in the future avoiding tripping any counters?
I have read so many different threads about rooting, they tend to be different so I am looking for the "current" accepted "method" to do this with decent steps if possible. Thanks much!
Whoa whoa, are we forgetting about ADB Backup?
What do you mean CPA?
BTW, I want to root the stock att ics, I am not interested into flashing another rom.
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What do you mean CPA?
BTW, I want to root the stock att ics, I am not interested into flashing another rom.
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Yeah I understand, you're wanting to do a full backup of your phone before you turn it in right? Or, at the very least, your apps and settings?
Welp, here you go: no root required.
A quick google search for "ADB backup" should get you the info you need as well.
Also looks like there's an XDA dev who came up with a much easier interface (as opposed to doing everything via command-line, which still isn't that difficult). Might be worth checking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36499906
Edit: Read your second post, and it looks like you're interested in rooting...I guess I was confused as to your intentions after reading you first post, which just sounded like you didn't want to lose your info after doing a factory reset. Regardless, it is HIGHLY advised before doing any sort of root-related activity to do an ADB backup. That way, if anything goes wrong in the rooting process itself, or if you later decide you want to go back to stock and/or all of your original apps and settings from before the root, you can literally be back with a clean slate within a matter of minutes.
Thanks very much for the link. I have swapped phones already but it will be helpful before I root. THANKS!
after looking at adb I see it would not work for my initial needs as it only can be restored to the same device. I wanted something I could do a backup in the old one and restore that backup in the new one. Anyway, since I am past that anyway I am going to give it a try in theold device.... thanks!
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after looking at adb I see it would not work for my initial needs as it only can be restored to the same device. I wanted something I could do a backup in the old one and restore that backup in the new one. Anyway, since I am past that anyway I am going to give it a try in theold device.... thanks!
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The full backup, yes (regarding being able to only restore to the same device) but you could literally extract whatever data you want from the ADB backup using WinRar, then manually push it to your new device.
Apparently ADB backup is broke, it does not respect the -noshared flag and the resulting file is corrupted requiring more processing on the file for it to work... dang it! Seems it has been fixed in JB...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28303
http://www.acertabletforum.com/foru...stem-backup-ics-only-root-not-required-2.html
and there is more if you search the net.... Now, why will they not fix it is beyond me. Ok, so the command does not respect -noshared, that is easy to fix, I can just pull my sd card out but making an otherwise broken and unusable file giving the user the false sense of security and not fixing the bug is plain wrong... The only option will be to upgrade to JB but the official upgrade is not out and knowing at&t I wont be for a bit... I am not much into flashing leaked rom although that might change in the near future...
Thanks.
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Apparently ADB backup is broke, it does not respect the -noshared flag and the resulting file is corrupted requiring more processing on the file for it to work... dang it! Seems it has been fixed in JB...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28303
http://www.acertabletforum.com/foru...stem-backup-ics-only-root-not-required-2.html
and there is more if you search the net.... Now, why will they not fix it is beyond me. Ok, so the command does not respect -noshared, that is easy to fix, I can just pull my sd card out but making an otherwise broken and unusable file giving the user the false sense of security and not fixing the bug is plain wrong... The only option will be to upgrade to JB but the official upgrade is not out and knowing at&t I wont be for a bit... I am not much into flashing leaked rom although that might change in the near future...
Thanks.
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Well crap man, that sucks - sorry! I'm not gonna lie, I didn't read the link you posted as I'm pulling all nighters about 3 times a week during for the busy season of my profession (see my user name lol)...but you're saying that something actually went WRONG with the SDK on ICS firmware - and Google isn't fixing it?? That can't be right...right?
I can personally couch for this method, as I used it to make a full unrooted backup - of stock 4.0.4 ICS - back in October when I rooted my Note for the first time. And the first thing I did (per the rooting tutorial I was following) was verify the backup by doing a restore via ADB before I rooted - and everything worked fine. Like I said, sorry it's not working for you! Have you considered rooting, installing a custom recovery, doing a nandroid backup (and saving it someplace safe of course), then doing a full unroot back to stock + reset your flash counter? There are some great tutorials to walk you through all of that on the Galaxy Note Everything Thread in the General forum, in case that's an option.
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Well crap man, that sucks - sorry! I'm not gonna lie, I didn't read the link you posted as I'm pulling all nighters about 3 times a week during for the busy season of my profession (see my user name lol)...but you're saying that something actually went WRONG with the SDK on ICS firmware - and Google isn't fixing it?? That can't be right...right?
I can personally couch for this method, as I used it to make a full unrooted backup - of stock 4.0.4 ICS - back in October when I rooted my Note for the first time. And the first thing I did (per the rooting tutorial I was following) was verify the backup by doing a restore via ADB before I rooted - and everything worked fine. Like I said, sorry it's not working for you! Have you considered rooting, installing a custom recovery, doing a nandroid backup (and saving it someplace safe of course), then doing a full unroot back to stock + reset your flash counter? There are some great tutorials to walk you through all of that on the Galaxy Note Everything Thread in the General forum, in case that's an option.
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As mentioned in my post....
Root, full backup, and unroot is the fastest method......g
gregsarg said:
As mentioned in my post....
Root, full backup, and unroot is the fastest method......g
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But what's the point in putting things simply like that when I can write an entire paragraph saying the same thing, but more confusing??
Hello everyone,
Can someone please tell me how to undelete pictures on this device. Im sure I only chose to delete one camera folder but they all deleted!
I have not rooted my phone and prefer not to unless it can be done without adding to knox counter. I have also turned off data so that the chances of file overwriting from now is limited.
I have activated developer mode with USB debugging but the MTP or PTP options will not mount either internal or external memory to Windows or Mac for me to do try recover tools.
Please please can someone help. The pictures are very important to me.
search for Dumpster Image & Video Restore
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search for Dumpster Image & Video Restore
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This only works if I had deleted the items after installation. Any other ideas?
Is there a way to root without knox or counter trip on 850F ?
Please help!:crying:
I Don't know about any such tools but if the pictures are really that important then do not worry about knox, this phone already has a low resale value so a tripped knox wont have an impact on anything but the warranty (if you still have it) whenever you plan to get rid of it just flash stock firmware and sell it. I have the at&t version which is (probably will always be) unrootable and i am looking to exchange it with a F model
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I Don't know about any such tools but if the pictures are really that important then do not worry about knox, this phone already has a low resale value so a tripped knox wont have an impact on anything but the warranty (if you still have it) whenever you plan to get rid of it just flash stock firmware and sell it. I have the at&t version which is (probably will always be) unrootable and i am looking to exchange it with a F model
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Thanks, I was thinking the same ..I only worry that the phone doesn't develop a hardware fault because this phone is hard to take apart!
Ok so once I have rooted is there any better ROM than the stock which still gives clear call quality. I also want all the hardware features to work including finger print and airtouch; and also I like the power saving software and screen-mirroring to work. Is there a reliable better rom than stock for this?
if you do decide to root
DiskDigger Pro from the playstore works extremely well!! :good:
Wondershare
Alpha1BA said:
DiskDigger Pro from the playstore works extremely well!! :good:
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Thanks for the tip. I just looked at Wondershare Recovery and it says their standard 1-click-root will not void the warranty since its a temporary superuser access. They claim this but would that not still trip the knox counter?
Hello I followed a tutorial on the forums to update my Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) the tuorial did say all data would remain intact, due to my stupidity I didn't make a backup of my phone. After the update had completed all my data had been wiped.
I've basically lost everything and I have only myself to blame. I have been searching google and the xda forums since yesterday but can't find an answer to my question.
I have downloaded a couple of recovery software programs which prompt me to root my phone which I'm reluctant to-do as I don't want to trip knox if it's not going to help in recovering any data.
I tried the diskdigger app and that recovered 105 photos which gave me a little bit of hope that maybe rooting the device will recovery almost everything I lost.
My question is what software would the experts here recommend to use as I'm reluctant in purchasing a license unless it's going to help with recovering my data and what are the realistic chances that rooting the device will allow more data recovery.
I have learned my lesson backup all phone data before following any xda tutorial. I would also like to apologise if something similar has been posted before as my search on XDA did not bring up any links to the type of situation I'm in.
Thanks in advance for helping out if possible.
You can try this software http://www.gihosoft.com/android-data-recovery-free.html you can try the free version first. And yes root is a must to have access to certain directories on your device. But be prepared there is a good chance your data is lost for good.
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Don't bother. The chances of getting the stuff back is slim to none. As it formated the partition. You may get a few things but won't be worth tripping Knox and losing your warranty. Unless you have an sdcard never trust device storage to keep things safe.
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I have downloaded a couple of recovery software programs which prompt me to root my phone which I'm reluctant to-do as I don't want to trip knox if it's not going to help in recovering any data.
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There's 50 percent chance you can get your data back after you root your phone and use some recovery tool, but you will lose your warranty and trip knox, depends on whether your data worth it.
Besides, make a backup with Google Drive/Google Photos next time.
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There's 50 percent chance you can get your data back after you root your phone and use some recovery tool, but you will lose your warranty and trip knox, depends on whether your data worth it.
Besides, make a backup with Google Drive/Google Photos next time.
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I do have some important data if recovered would make my life a lot easy. I am not really concerned about warranty I've never had to get a mobile phone repaired.
I'm just reluctant on tripping knox as their is no guarantee that the recovered data will not be corrupt that's why I'm waiting for a few more replies to see if anyone has had success recovering 100% functional data and what software they used.
Thanks for the help though.
Hello, did you find a way for recovering the files?
Im exactly like this now, the only difference is that i haven't root yet, but to use DiskJagger i need to do it, so im so confused...
Hi! This is my first post here, so if I say something even relatively taboo, I apologize.
I recently picked up a Samsung Galaxy S4 from a seller on Letgo. However, it was formatted in such a way that it tripped the reactivation lock. The seller says they got it from a Goodwill listing, so he has no way of contacting the original owner. Even Samsung won't help, as they require a printed receipt.
At this point, I've rooted the phone via KingRoot and installed TWRP. (If anyone wants to find out how, hit me up!) With full su access and a terminal, is there a way to manually disable the reactivation lock and flash Lineage OS? If so, I'd be happy to know.
Thank you so much!
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Hi! This is my first post here, so if I say something even relatively taboo, I apologize.
I recently picked up a Samsung Galaxy S4 from a seller on Letgo. However, it was formatted in such a way that it tripped the reactivation lock. The seller says they got it from a Goodwill listing, so he has no way of contacting the original owner. Even Samsung won't help, as they require a printed receipt.
At this point, I've rooted the phone via KingRoot and installed TWRP. (If anyone wants to find out how, hit me up!) With full su access and a terminal, is there a way to manually disable the reactivation lock and flash Lineage OS? If so, I'd be happy to know.
Thank you so much!
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What bootloader are you on? Given you have TWRP I am guessing it's MDK. Have you tried flashing the firmware you are on over what you have with odin? This will erase everything and bring you back to full 100% stock like it just came out of the box.
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What bootloader are you on? Given you have TWRP I am guessing it's MDK. Have you tried flashing the firmware you are on over what you have with odin? This will erase everything and bring you back to full 100% stock like it just came out of the box.
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Hey, thanks for the reply!
First off, how would I check this to make sure? I really don't want to permanently brick my phone.
Second, will this fix the bootloader flag?
Thanks!
heyitzrare said:
Hey, thanks for the reply!
First off, how would I check this to make sure? I really don't want to permanently brick my phone.
Second, will this fix the bootloader flag?
Thanks!
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Goto settings, about phone, software info to find out what bootloader you're on. It'll be under "baseband". Look at the last 3 letters. If it says MDK you're in luck, do NOT update your phone or else you will patch the bootloader and thus will not allow TWRP anymore. What bootloader flag are you getting? Is TWRP working or does it give an "unauthorized software" message?
Samsung Galaxy s4 locked with original Samsung account... I factory data reset it and can't get access to that information... So can I bypass it?
You will need to find the pit file for it. I think I got mine from a zip file on androidfilehost called Samsung pit files or something similar. You will need the pit file for the jfltevzw. You will also need to download the firmware for it. In Odin click on the repartition tab and load up your pit file and then the firmware file under the AP section and let it run the reflashing process. This is what removed the reactivation lock for me. Turn off auto reboot and then reboot into Odin right away and it will say if the lock is still on or off.
So, I want to root my Z Fold3 SM-F926B running Android 13, but as I saw everywhere, I need bootloader enable. I want to know if I can do a bootloader without losing all my files, or if I can back up my phone using samsung backup optios and after I enabled the bootloader I can redo everything that was backed up. And after that, is there anything more I have to do to use Magisk? Like something so complicated as bootloadeing?
By backing up, I mean everything that my phone has, like apps, photos, accounts and everything else. Samsung has an option to save your current phone state and you can download it back after a reset or on another phone.
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So, I want to root my Z Fold3 SM-F926B running Android 13, but as I saw everywhere, I need bootloader enable. I want to know if I can do a bootloader without losing all my files, or if I can back up my phone using samsung backup optios and after I enabled the bootloader I can redo everything that was backed up. And after that, is there anything more I have to do to use Magisk? Like something so complicated as bootloadeing?
By backing up, I mean everything that my phone has, like apps, photos, accounts and everything else. Samsung has an option to save your current phone state and you can download it back after a reset or on another phone.
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When you unlock the bootloader, your device will have to be wiped. So yes, you will have to back up your phone beforehand to safe everything. As for how to back it up and restore it, do a quick search online and see. The official installation instructions for Magisk can be found here.
If you have any questions, let me know.