[Q] Photoalbum wiped and missing - restore? - Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
As the topic says, somehow all my camera photos are missing from the internal memory of my Xperia Z (10.3.1.A.0.244). I don't know how this happened, either it happened spontaneously after video recording or I did it accidentally when I tried to remove a different folder when connected to a Mac (im not used to Macs).
I am trying to find a way to restore the deleted files, but it only appears in Win as a MTP device, which can not be detected by recovery softwares.
It seems like the only way out is rooting the phone before I can restore any file according to this guide. However to root my Xperia Z I first have to flash it according to this thread. If I flash it, will I still be able to recover any information from it, such as my lost photos?
Would be very grateful for any advice!!

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Problem While Taking BackUp !!! Help Needed !!

Hello Friends -
I have Got a Problem with my Sony Xperia Z while i want to get a back up Via PC it takes a long time and at the end of the process its says Failed to back up and then it stucks i don't know what is the Reason did someone else faced this kinda problem !!!
PERSIAN-AFG said:
Hello Friends -
I have Got a Problem with my Sony Xperia Z while i want to get a back up Via PC it takes a long time and at the end of the process its says Failed to back up and then it stucks i don't know what is the Reason did someone else faced this kinda problem !!!
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Are you using Sony PC Companion?
If you want to backup your apps and their data as well, then you'll need to make a backup with the 'Backup and restore' app on your phone too, because PC Companion can only backup /storage/sdcard0 and /storage/sdcard1, not /data.
Note: this app cannot restore paid apps, so you need to reinstall those first from Google Play and then restore your backup to restore their /data.

[Q] Stuck in bootloop after modifying build.prop

Hey everyone,
I've been eyeing this forum ever since I got my XZ, two months ago. I decided to root a few days ago (that Kingo one click program) and tried to improve my phone a bit everyday.
Today, I tried to hide the navbar by adding that line at the bottom of build.prop. I edited the file with QuikOffice but when I wanted to save, I couldn't simply replace the one there so I saved it somewhere else and copy/pasted it in place of the old one. I shut down the phone and when I tried to turn it on again : bootloop. I don't know how an extra line could mess the phone this much but I'm wondering if I haven't modified some other line without knowing it.
I read that using flashtool was an option so I downloaded an installed SEUS and then Flashtool (EMMA). I connected the phone following the instructions (volume down button) but I got a "Locked phone error". I haven't done much after rooting, especially not setting up a recovery or unlocking the bootloader.
Can anyone guide me through this ? I read things about using an update.zip file but have no idea how that works. I also don't have access to the original build.prop. I've also read people who espaced a bootloop without losing data. But the "locked phone" part doesn't seem to be common. As for the Sony Update Service, it just tells me that the phone already has the last "software version" and that's it.
Thanks.
hm, can you download sony pc companion and try? I used it yesterday and there is a service tab where you can fix and download updates etc. Maybe there is a reinstall firmware or some such
pixellegolas said:
hm, can you download sony pc companion and try? I used it yesterday and there is a service tab where you can fix and download updates etc. Maybe there is a reinstall firmware or some such
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Thank but PC Companion offered to repair the device but at the cost of all data.
I was able to solve the issue and keep my data by flashing a stock ROM using the actual Flashtool and not Emma. I'm not running CM10.2 and everything is looking great .

[Q] Recover photos from internal storage

Hello guys,
I have one big problem with my xperia. Today it stucked on SONY logo in boot, and i had to flash rom (stock) via flashtool. But when i did that i lost everything from my internal storage. Biggest problem is that i have lost very important pictures. So i'm wondering is it possible to recover those photos in any way?
Please help me, it is very urgent!!
thank you
Need ROOTED xperia Z
Need this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...igger&pcampaignid=APPU_ewLoU875HoHmyQP2jIKQDg
App
Select the storage and recover the pics
Not all the photos will recovered
Not all with be as the original resolution
But its ok
Xperia™ Z (C6602) with Tapatalk.
Thanks for your suggestion but i already tried this and it didn't work
It only recovered photos that i had on my phone before the important ones
ajambresic994 said:
Thanks for your suggestion but i already tried this and it didn't work
It only recovered photos that i had on my phone before the important ones
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You can try this.
You will need root access for it and usb debugging enabled
Tried it. But with trial version of software you can only preview lost data and the full version is too expensive :/

[Q] Bricked Xperia Z

Hello,
I think I did something really wrong with my Xperia Z. I rooted it a month ago, I have the latest stock rom. Yesterday, I downloaded an app called Flashify on the play store who claimed to be able to flash recoveries and zips directly from phone, as long as it was rooted. I tried to flash the purexaudio mod to my phone, and since then it has become unusable. It first started to be very hot, then laggy, which forced me to shut it down. Now everytime I turn it on, it is usable for barely two minutes, before it becomes really laggy and nothing works or it freezes. Some actions directly crash my phone, such as opening the developers settings. I looked at the RAM usage on the phone's settings and the RAM is filling up progressively until the total 1.8GB of RAM is used and my phone freezes. I really don't know what is causing this.
It gets even worse, as I've managed to factory reset my phone with the sony PC companion, but the problem is still there. I can't access reccovery but I can access fastboot mode. However, neither Flashtool or fastboot command shell will flash a recovery for me (I get an "access denied" error). I can't flash the stock kerne with Flashtooll, I have the message : "Processing of loader.sin finished with errors." (I had this problem when I rooted it but I really can't remember how I fixed it).
I'm really anxious about what I've done with my phone, I hope someone could help me recover my phone as I honestly don't know what to do at this point...
Thank you so much in advance.
williaam said:
Hello,
I think I did something really wrong with my Xperia Z. I rooted it a month ago, I have the latest stock rom. Yesterday, I downloaded an app called Flashify on the play store who claimed to be able to flash recoveries and zips directly from phone, as long as it was rooted. I tried to flash the purexaudio mod to my phone, and since then it has become unusable. It first started to be very hot, then laggy, which forced me to shut it down. Now everytime I turn it on, it is usable for barely two minutes, before it becomes really laggy and nothing works or it freezes. Some actions directly crash my phone, such as opening the developers settings. I looked at the RAM usage on the phone's settings and the RAM is filling up progressively until the total 1.8GB of RAM is used and my phone freezes. I really don't know what is causing this.
It gets even worse, as I've managed to factory reset my phone with the sony PC companion, but the problem is still there. I can't access reccovery but I can access fastboot mode. However, neither Flashtool or fastboot command shell will flash a recovery for me (I get an "access denied" error). I can't flash the stock kerne with Flashtooll, I have the message : "Processing of loader.sin finished with errors." (I had this problem when I rooted it but I really can't remember how I fixed it).
I'm really anxious about what I've done with my phone, I hope someone could help me recover my phone as I honestly don't know what to do at this point...
Thank you so much in advance.
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Well, that's not weird at all that you're getting "access denied" via fastboot. You said you've rooted your device, but did you unlock your phone's bootloader?
LaurynasVP said:
Well, that's not weird at all that you're getting "access denied" via fastboot. You said you've rooted your device, but did you unlock your phone's bootloader?
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No, I guess I didn't... My bootloader status in Flashtool is : ROOTABLE I'm going to try doing that first. Thank you so much for your fast answer
I have a big problem actually now, as repairing my firmware with the sony software removed the USB debugging option. And opening the "developers settigns" to turn it back on still makes the settings crash. So I have no way of unlocking the bootloader now have I?
EDIT : Okay, nevermind. I managed to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery (Cyanogen recovery). But now I'm on a boot loop (Sony message then Xperia then phone restarts)
What should I do now?
EDIT 2 : Solved the problem by simply wiping all caches/data from my recovery (ended up setting up the more traditional CW recovery) + sideloading a custom ROM (Ultimate PureZ). Now everything's working perfectly.
Thank you again for suggesting to unlock the bootloader, I couldn't have flashed the recovery otherwise. Have a nice day!
williaam said:
I have a big problem actually now, as repairing my firmware with the sony software removed the USB debugging option. And opening the "developers settigns" to turn it back on still makes the settings crash. So I have no way of unlocking the bootloader now have I?
EDIT : Okay, nevermind. I managed to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery (Cyanogen recovery). But now I'm on a boot loop (Sony message then Xperia then phone restarts)
What should I do now?
EDIT 2 : Solved the problem by simply wiping all caches/data from my recovery (ended up setting up the more traditional CW recovery) + sideloading a custom ROM (Ultimate PureZ). Now everything's working perfectly.
Thank you again for suggesting to unlock the bootloader, I couldn't have flashed the recovery otherwise. Have a nice day!
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You're welcome, but in this case you've made a major mistake - you didn't take TA Partition backup in which all DRM keys are being kept. Now you've erased them permanently, this will cause some stock applications to won't work (camera stabilization and etc.,).
Have a nice day you too
LaurynasVP said:
You're welcome, but in this case you've made a major mistake - you didn't take TA Partition backup in which all DRM keys are being kept. Now you've erased them permanently, this will cause some stock applications to won't work (camera stabilization and etc.,).
Have a nice day you too
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Really? :/ What won't work exactly.?. I bootloaded my phone the official way though...
And BTW that's strange but when I put my SDCard back into my phone it crashed just like before? I guess I should format it?
williaam said:
Really? :/ What won't work exactly.?. I bootloaded my phone the official way though...
And BTW that's strange but when I put my SDCard back into my phone it crashed just like before? I guess I should format it?
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Guess so. If even will update to earlier version (4.4.x) or later BE2 won't work, as well as camera stabilization (focus, well, it works, but photos are a bit like blured) and some other functions that I don't remember at the moment. It doesn't matter how did you unlock your bootloader, the fact that you've unlocked your bootloader is the most important. I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do about it (DRM keys recover) at the moment. Maybe in a future there will be found a solution for this, but then our phone, I suppose will be like a nokia 3310 in nowadays.
Btw, you can still get some functions working, just surf this forum for unlocked bootloader functions "Get back" or sth., don't remember thread name either.. :|

[Q] Xperia V internal storage

So i have the Sony Xperia V (LT25i) and tried to find my way to CM and rooting and all this cool stuff apple users can't get..
I'm also new in this forum but i searched my problem and didn't find anything, if anyone knows more just send the link to the thread and thats it.
I rooted, got bootloader unlocked and tried to flash cm, bricked my phone, somehow got access to the flashtool again and flashed a stock rom, made a factory reset and i think thats all i messed around..
But the problem is now that some apps can't access the internal storage properly for example:
-can't download or upload media in whatsapp
-can't put homescreen via album app (external sd card not found)
i think that's it for now
I hope someone can help

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