Matt's 1.51 Tool Wiped My Internal Sd Card. Need Help Recovering Data.
#1
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:19 AM
Can I recover the data even though the internal SD card will have to be used over USB?
Anyone have any recommendations of where I should start?
#2
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:31 AM
You can try Recuva (by Piriform, makers of CCleaner), but don't get your hopes too high.
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#3
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:42 AM
No offense... but why would you store information like that on a volatile device that you were intentionally tampering with? If the data was 'deleted' you MIGHT be able to recover it as a standard delete only kills the header on a file. However, once the header is removed nothing prevents another file from being written to the same space. If the wiping method is a full format however, it would have 0'd every point making recovery require some insanely expensive hardware, very specialized skills, and luck.
You can try Recuva (by Piriform, makers of CCleaner), but don't get your hopes too high.
My phone was the only recording device I had in my pocket at the time. I'd used earlier versions of the tool before and have been flashing phones for the past two years without anything ever formatting an SD card. I feel bad enough already ...
Thanks for the recommendation. Sounds like I'm screwed though.
#4
Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:53 AM
Moved on to the LG G2 on VZW and lovin it!
#5
Posted 11 April 2012 - 07:17 AM
#6
Posted 11 April 2012 - 07:45 AM
#7
Posted 11 April 2012 - 08:16 AM
#8
Posted 11 April 2012 - 09:46 AM
#9
Posted 11 April 2012 - 09:48 AM
According to mattlgroff, the tool just flashes an .IMG file to the sd card. That's not the same as formatting it, is it?
No need for sarcasm, a simple answer is sufficient.
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#10
Posted 11 April 2012 - 09:53 AM
According to mattlgroff, the tool just flashes an .IMG file to the sd card. That's not the same as formatting it, is it?
I believe this was a question..not a remark.No need for sarcasm, a simple answer is sufficient.
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Moved on to the LG G2 on VZW and lovin it!
#11
Posted 11 April 2012 - 09:56 AM
../../../public/style_images/light/snapback.pngguyplus, on 11 April 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:
According to mattlgroff, the tool just flashes an .IMG file to the sd card. That's not the same as formatting it, is it?
I believe this was a question..not a remark.
lol my bad... Don't mind me.
#12
Posted 11 April 2012 - 03:47 PM
To be more specific, when flashing an IMG file in fastboot, does the flash go through all the empty spaces in the partition and write zeros where there used to be data or does it just remove the headers? Since the process of flashing an 8GB partition over USB only takes seconds and not minutes through this method, it would lead me to believe that only the headers are overwritten and the data is still recoverable. However, I have zero experience in data recovery and I am not familiar enough with the flash command to know how thorough of a data wipe it does.
Can anyone confirm to me whether or not flashing an IMG in fastboot would be a full format or quick format?
#13
Posted 11 April 2012 - 08:22 PM
My question was poorly worded.
To be more specific, when flashing an IMG file in fastboot, does the flash go through all the empty spaces in the partition and write zeros where there used to be data or does it just remove the headers? Since the process of flashing an 8GB partition over USB only takes seconds and not minutes through this method, it would lead me to believe that only the headers are overwritten and the data is still recoverable. However, I have zero experience in data recovery and I am not familiar enough with the flash command to know how thorough of a data wipe it does.
Can anyone confirm to me whether or not flashing an IMG in fastboot would be a full format or quick format?
I agree that the fact that it takes seconds to flash is likely representative of a quick format, not a zero-out or otherwise more secure format.
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#14
Posted 11 April 2012 - 08:31 PM
As far as recovering data. You might be out of luck
#15
Posted 12 April 2012 - 06:13 AM
The OP for matt's 1.51 utility does say that the program will wipe the internal SD card when you flash .173.
As far as recovering data. You might be out of luck
This thread is the reason the OP has that warning now. You're welcome.
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