Any chances of recovering files after a reset? - Moto X Q&A

I did a reset on my Moto x and I am still not used to my photos not being on a micro SD card so I forgot to back them up. Is anyone familiar with a way to try and recovery any of these after a reset? Or if you know a way to force the phone into a USB mass storage mode versus MTP, since MTP isn't assigned a drive letter when connected to a computer. Thanks for any ideas or help!
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Why you formated internal sd? Flashing roms don't neccesarily need to erase sd card.
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Check the last few Tekzilla podcast episodes. I remember one recently about recovering files from Android. Unfortunately, I seem to recall that a factory reset was pretty thorough, but its worth a look.

dogyears said:
I did a reset on my Moto x and I am still not used to my photos not being on a micro SD card so I forgot to back them up. Is anyone familiar with a way to try and recovery any of these after a reset? Or if you know a way to force the phone into a USB mass storage mode versus MTP, since MTP isn't assigned a drive letter when connected to a computer. Thanks for any ideas or help!
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I think no need to format it. You can search a good recovery option for your device..

Sorry that half of the replies have no idea what they're talking about. I'm really not aware of anyway to recover the data due to MTP as you mentioned. You may want to sync your photos with Dropbox or Google+ next time.
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eksasol said:
Sorry that half of the replies have no idea what they're talking about. I'm really not aware of anyway to recover the data due to MTP as you mentioned. You may want to sync your photos with Dropbox or Google+ next time.
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Thanks....I was beginning to think i was missing something....I am gathering that they are lost as well...I do now have it set to back up to my Google Drive.....
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dogyears said:
Thanks....I was beginning to think i was missing something....I am gathering that they are lost as well...I do now have it set to back up to my Google Drive.....
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I think you nay be get a good idea here... well

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[Q] "Device not recognized" "Drivers were not installed successfully"

[Q] "Device not recognized" "Drivers were not installed successfully"
Well, crap. I don't know what else to try here.
I plug in my phone to update to 2.2 and in all 4 of my USB ports I get a "usb device not recognized" error. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the root hubs, nothing. I want to try to uninstall the drivers specifically for the phone, but can't find them (running windows 7 32 bit)
What the heck man?
So far ive done:
Uninstalled the samsung captivate drivers.
Uninstalled the USB root hubs.
Uninstalled Kies Mini.
Reinstalled captivate drivers.
Reinstalled USB Root Hubs.
Reinstalled Kies Mini.
Turned on debugging before plugging it in.
Turned off debugging before plugging it in.
Changed to mass storage mode.
Changed to Media Played mode.
Changed to Kies mode.
FACTORY RESET THE PHONE.
I think that about covers it. The next step I will try is to get a new usb to micro usb cord. Then, if not that, i am going to a friends house.
I shouldn't have to go through all of this crap. Especially when it was recognized about a week ago. nothing has been changed, deleted or updated since then either.
Quite frustrating.
Anyone have any ideas? I am close to just re-installing windows and then trying...ugh i just want my update! Been waiting months and months and now I can't even get it -___-
I received an error message about an idle screen, could NOT figure it out. Finally it worked after uninstalling launcher pro! Are you using a custom launcher? Try uninstalling!
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I received an error message about an idle screen, could NOT figure it out. Finally it worked after uninstalling launcher pro! Are you using a custom launcher? Try uninstalling!
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No. I apologize I should have mentioned that.
It is not rooted and there is no custom software. Everything I've got, I've downloaded from the android marketplace.
just had the same problem...tried every possible solution..including installing fresh copy of windows..got my phone replaced..afraid to say..hardware issue
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mariuszdziedzic said:
just had the same problem...tried every possible solution..including installing fresh copy of windows..got my phone replaced..afraid to say..hardware issue
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So you're saying a new phone fixed it? Well I hope that's not my only option because I don't want to go through all of that.
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tried getting it to work for two days and i gave up. my carrier didnt give me any trouble and sent me a replacement..hope its not ur case. tell me what you tried so far?
This sucks man. Stil nothing....I am not going to replace my handset because I bought mine online! It's worked before....so what changed???
I'm giving this one last shot.
Anyone have any ideas other than replacing my entire handset??
Make sure your using the factory cable that came with your phone and unmount your external sd card.
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shust82 said:
Make sure your using the factory cable that came with your phone and unmount your external sd card.
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Yep, I am definitely using the factory cable, and I don't even have an external SD card in there right now (I tried it with and without one in and still nothing)
UPDATE:
I went to a friends house and tried to plug it in on his netbook...same exact issues, then his desktop computer...same exact issues.
So does this mean i am royally screwed and the only way I can ever connect my phone to a computer again is to get a new one? I can't even transfer files to and from the phone, so all of the music that I put on there before is completely useless now
EDIT!!!
I just totally realized something...I used to be able to use it via usb to transfer music, files, etc until I plugged it into my USB port on my kenwood car stereo's usb deck. It had given me error 19, which apparently is a connectivity error. Could these be related? Could it be possible that somehow plugging it into my stereo boned the usb functionality?
So I am not sure what the heck I did right, but it suddenly started working, and I am about 90% done with the 2.2 update.
I DID however unmount the internal SD card, then I re-mounted it and I guess that worked? Somehow there must have been a random glitch with the internal.
Anyways, if anyone else has this issue, try that!
Its a glitch in the media scanner program. Unmount your external (you can't unmount the internal), pull the card out, re install. We found this when doing the rodgers update, lot of people had this problem.
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I had some issues with the drivers originally. I downloaded the wrong ones from the Samsung site. Take a look for the drivers in myriad XDA threads and see if those work, after uninstalling the ones you have loaded.
Raichu206 said:
So I am not sure what the heck I did right, but it suddenly started working, and I am about 90% done with the 2.2 update.
I DID however unmount the internal SD card, then I re-mounted it and I guess that worked? Somehow there must have been a random glitch with the internal.
Anyways, if anyone else has this issue, try that!
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how did you unmount the internal

[Q] Does leaked update fix apps dissapearing from "Media"?

So after moving apps to the media area, the internal storage on my phone, most of the apps dissapeared. Other websites have talked about this, but I see nothing on XDA. Is this fixed by the leaked OTA?
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Its the way the OS works...you dismount a drive and anything on that drive will no longer be available (disappear). This occurs when you plug into the PC and the phone unmounts storage so the PC can mount it. Force close your launcher or if possible, restart it (launcher pro gives this option) once the storage is unmounted from the PC and remounted to the phone.
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tcrews said:
Its the way the OS works...you dismount a drive and anything on that drive will no longer be available (disappear). This occurs when you plug into the PC and the phone unmounts storage so the PC can mount it. Force close your launcher or if possible, restart it (launcher pro gives this option) once the storage is unmounted from the PC and remounted to the phone.
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Actually...I'm having the same problem. Even when the media area isn't mounted on the PC (I make sure it's mounted in Android). Doesn't bother me too much, because my apps don't take up much space. The strange part is that not all of the apps in the media area are disappearing, only some.
Javier78 said:
Actually...I'm having the same problem. Even when the media area isn't mounted on the PC (I make sure it's mounted in Android). Doesn't bother me too much, because my apps don't take up much space. The strange part is that not all of the apps in the media area are disappearing, only some.
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Same. Things will dissapear even though I never plug it into the computer. Other forums have said this is a common problem, I'll post a link when I'm experienced enough to
Has anyone installed the update, and can give a status report on this issue?
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Haven't experienced this as an issue on any droid phone, but it's probably common because alot of ppl are plugging in their phones to their computers and thus losing access to apps on SD.
As with what tcrews advised, it's the way the Os works - If this persists simply restart your phone/launcher, could be a faulty SD card swapping out the card would help.
We have so much space to use on the apps partition as it is tho so i'd recommend moving any apps that install to sd/media back to the phone to reduce issues.
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I appreciate the advice, but I'm afraid no one is getting at the real issue. Since the OP, I moved a dozen apps over to test and half have dissappeared. No computer, no mounting or remounting, just one restart.
Please, this post is about the update. From other forums I believe this is droid 3 specific, and I would like to know if this was fixed. I have a lot of apps.
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After some research, I see the issue everyone else is getting at. My problem is not the launcher shortcuts or the app drawer. In settings > applications > manage applications, the app disappears, and all that is left is the namespace, which I assume is just a link to the data on the internal storage. But I need to redownload the app before it works.
Has anyone who flashed the update experienced this, not experienced?
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[Q] "you can not switch usb mode while in test mode"

I bricked my phone last nite, and was able to fix it with the help of some really great people, Anyway it was stuck on lg logo and I flashed rom and dll in lgnpst and now phone boots up fine. I cannot put my phone in usb mass storage or internet connection, there is no usb option at all that pulls up in tray. Everytime I plug the cable in, it says" you can not switch usb mode while in test mode" What is test mode? does this have to do with the rom? I have tried downloading a usb app from market but it doesnt fix it. please help. How can I load anything on my sd card if I cannot access it
alasdair529 said:
I bricked my phone last nite, and was able to fix it with the help of some really great people, Anyway it was stuck on lg logo and I flashed rom and dll in lgnpst and now phone boots up fine. I cannot put my phone in usb mass storage or internet connection, there is no usb option at all that pulls up in tray. Everytime I plug the cable in, it says" you can not switch usb mode while in test mode" What is test mode? does this have to do with the rom? I have tried downloading a usb app from market but it doesnt fix it. please help. How can I load anything on my sd card if I cannot access it
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Welcome to test mode! Sucks, and I have yet to find a way out of it. You can Google how to use adb to push files to your sdcard or you can use an adapter and a card reader.
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not cool
mtmichaelson said:
Welcome to test mode! Sucks, and I have yet to find a way out of it. You can Google how to use adb to push files to your sdcard or you can use an adapter and a card reader.
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all that sounds nice and dandy but this phones comes with 16gb internal memory and I can't access any of it thru my computer, I can't load music photos or anything onto it. So it is all pretty much useless
mtmichaelson said:
Welcome to test mode! Sucks, and I have yet to find a way out of it. You can Google how to use adb to push files to your sdcard or you can use an adapter and a card reader.
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If he can't set the phone to "internet connection" then he has no USB Debugging, therefore ADB commands won't work. Right?
spc_hicks09 said:
If he can't set the phone to "internet connection" then he has no USB Debugging, therefore ADB commands won't work. Right?
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Adb is the only thing that works. Since it is test mode debugging is already on.
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You can pull the external 16 GB SD card (next to SIM card) & transfer files from your PC with the correct "Micro SD to SD card adapter" & put it in a USB reader. There might even be a micro SD card reader on the market, now. I know it doesn't cure your USB problem, but then you can transfer files back & forth...
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Does anyone know if there is any type of fix to this? Only thing I can think of is: before my phone bricked everything worked then when I used lgpnst to fix it I got the issue with test mode. So maybe can I use lgpnst with an original rom, would it fix it?
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Mt our developer said a little while ago that he hasn't found a way to get it out of test mode.
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well that is a complete waste of 16gb, i can't put my phone in usb mode, internet mode or usb storage mode. so all I can virtually use is the sd card if I swap things out of the phone which includes taking battery out all the time, so annoying. I think I will sell this phone on Craigslist and buy another Revolution or another phone. I have only had it for about 3 days and its already in test mode.
http://forums.techarena.in/portable-devices/1446852.htm
at this link a guy claims to have fixed the solution, I am trying to decifer what the solution is, only thing i can think of would be to flash a tot rom and do a factory reset. can anyone else read that.
alasdair529 said:
http://forums.techarena.in/portable-devices/1446852.htm
at this link a guy claims to have fixed the solution, I am trying to decifer what the solution is, only thing i can think of would be to flash a tot rom and do a factory reset. can anyone else read that.
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Seems like that's what he's saying. He said it was successful so hopefully that helps you. Very nice find! If it works for you, please make a new thread in the development section and title it "[FIX] Get out of "test mode."
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I tried removing the CDGHiddenMenu.apk, then wiped cache and dalvik, and I'm still in test mode . Thanks for the link though! I was hoping it was that easy, and I would have just made a flashable zip, but no such luck !
mtmichaelson said:
I tried removing the CDGHiddenMenu.apk, then wiped cache and dalvik, and I'm still in test mode . Thanks for the link though! I was hoping it was that easy, and I would have just made a flashable zip, but no such luck !
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I think what the guy was saying worked for him was just using one of the .TOT files. That won't work in this case?
I have officially fixed test mode for the lg revolution!!!!!!!!!
What I did was, I went into LGPNST and I took the VS910 dll and the original VS910ZV4_04.S4_04.P58008.R5.user.tot
found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120062
and put my phone in download mode (emergency mode) holding power buttone and volume up
and I flashed it using LGPNST
and Voila my phone is back to normal, no more test mode. My phone is perfect working condition with all usb modes and internet connection working, no more test mode.
Also my phone is back to charging normal. I am so happy I fixed this, I was about to sell it and get something else
alasdair529 said:
What I did was, I went into LGPNST and I took the VS910 dll and the original VS910ZV4_04.S4_04.P58008.R5.user.tot
found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120062
and put my phone in download mode (emergency mode)
and I flashed it using LGPNST
and Voila my phone is back to normal, no more test mode. My phone is perfect working condition with all usb modes and internet connection working, no more test mode.
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Awesome man! So glad you got it working, I have actually been looking on Google allllllllll night trying to find stuff about it haha.
Suck on THAT one mtmichaelson! LOL j/k
But in all seriousness, alasdair529 is there any way you could make a new thread for fixing this in the development section and make sure you put step by step how you did it please?
Thanks
spc_hicks09 said:
Awesome man! So glad you got it working, I have actually been looking on Google allllllllll night trying to find stuff about it haha.
Suck on THAT one mtmichaelson! LOL j/k
But in all seriousness, alasdair529 is there any way you could make a new thread for fixing this in the development section and make sure you put step by step how you did it please?
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I know its funny that a noob like me figured this out so fast. Sorry MT that I figured it out first. I am unable to make a new thread due to being under 10 posts. I will let MT steal the credit and let him or someone else post this. This is a very common issue that alot of people get by accident, but anyone is happy to post this as I am just relieved and happy that is has been fixed, I could not find a solution anywhere on google as most people just sent their phones to verizon, but i couldn't due to being on CRICKET service
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I know its funny that a noob like me figured this out so fast. Sorry MT that I figured it out first. I am unable to make a new thread due to being under 10 posts. I will let MT steal the credit and let him or someone else post this. This is a very common issue that alot of people get by accident, but anyone is happy to post this as I am just relieved and happy that is has been fixed, I could not find a solution anywhere on google as most people just sent their phones to verizon, but i couldn't due to being on CRICKET service
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Only 2 more posts to go then you can post the thread lol! Or you can send me what you did step by step and I'll make it. I'll make sure to give you full credit for it though!
thanks
spc_hicks09 said:
Only 2 more posts to go then you can post the thread lol! Or you can send me what you did step by step and I'll make it. I'll make sure to give you full credit for it though!
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I was actually roaming around trying to burn the rest of my posts up, I have been on here for 2 years and still had under 10 posts thats amazing
alasdair529 said:
I was actually roaming around trying to burn the rest of my posts up, I have been on here for 2 years and still had under 10 posts thats amazing
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LMAO! Well there ya go, now you have enough haha!
no help
Actually the exact steps that I took were above, minus posting links to LPGNST and the dll but those are floating around on XDA, all step are exactly like:
What I did was, I went into LGPNST and I took the VS910 dll and the original VS910ZV4_04.S4_04.P58008.R5.user.tot
found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1120062
and put my phone in download mode (emergency mode) holding power buttone and volume up
and I flashed it using LGPNST
and Voila my phone is back to normal, no more test mode. My phone is perfect working condition with all usb modes and internet connection working, no more test mode.
Also my phone is back to charging normal. I am so happy I fixed this, I was about to sell it and get something else
honestly there is nothing more to it then that took about 1 minute to set it all up then LGNPST did all the work, very simple, I just don't know why no one else on Google could figure this out or at least post a guide to it if they did, feel free to make a post in the development section, can't wait for mtmichaelson to see this and fix his phone to,

Recovery

Hi, all. Ok, so since my november I have been waiting for Z3 compact root and great news of recent.
Since november, I have only used my phone just to make calls, after a major balls up when I flashed a firmware via flashtool without backing up. And even though technically, it should not have not wiped my data, it did.
I had some very precious and sentimental wedding images and 3 4k videos on the internal memory. (didn't have a sd card at that time) So, did not want to overwrite any new data.
Today, after rooting, I could use undelete type software with root access to recover my images. After all the waiting non of the *Top* apps worked!! wth. So, disappointed, some of u may laugh.
Anybody got any suggestions please. Any quality pro style apps, like used for PC recovery. Recovery on a low level perhaps (if possible)
I tried diskdigger, undeleter, recuva, hexamob, wondershare.
Please, anybody
Thanks for reading
davestuarts said:
after a major balls up when I flashed a firmware via flashtool without backing up. And even though technically, it should not have not wiped my data, it did.
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Sorry, but you won't get them back...
That's why I try to get pictures saved to my laptop as soon as I'm home, regardless of all this automatic cloud saving.
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And: saving to ext sd or finding an option in an app to do so first place.
Howlbeck said:
Sorry, but you won't get them back...
That's why I try to get pictures saved to my laptop as soon as I'm home, regardless of all this automatic cloud saving.
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And: saving to ext sd or finding an option in an app to do so first place.
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I have used them apps before to recover a few photos in the past. Can't see why it doesn't work know tbh . Thanks for the, save to the sd card advice.
Btw. You said you back asap. How do you keep track?
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Btw. You said you back asap. How do you keep track?
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Habit ?
Was in a similar situation when I had to put one of our dogs to final sleep. Very nice and emotional pictures, I lost them due to flashing the next or other days. The wife saved them with her own, real camera. That's what always reminds me to save important pictures.
Anybody else. I waited a long while to not use my phone after my mess up. There has got to be a way to retrieve data off my phone even if I have flashed it.
I'm sure forensic experts could find such images etc.
PC data can be recovered even after so many wipes, there must me someone here with some expertise?
Please can someone help?
i lost my data 2 days ago after using flashtool to flash a ROM,so now i put my data into sdcard
if you have no backup before,it is hardly find back your data
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moetoby said:
i lost my data 2 days ago after using flashtool to flash a ROM,so now i put my data into sdcard
if you have no backup before,it is hardly find back your data
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Thats too bad . But I see on TV shows all the time, using sophisticated software to recover data all the time. I'm sure this is possible somehow. My photo's are very very important to get back.
I always hear that PC HDD and phones people sell are very easy to find the data from.
People do not know that they are not always fully wiped.
Hook your phone up to your PC and try the several programs for the PC available for android internal storage restoration, just google a bit you will find tutorials and what not.
If you have not overwritten the files they might still be there. If you overwrote them i fear they are lost.
davestuarts said:
Thats too bad . But I see on TV shows all the time, using sophisticated software to recover data all the time. I'm sure this is possible somehow. My photo's are very very important to get back.
I always hear that PC HDD and phones people sell are very easy to find the data from.
People do not know that they are not always fully wiped.
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well,yes,PC data can find back easily,but if the data was covered by new data,it is hard to find back either on PC or phones
if your phone haven't cover new data,then i could say good luck to you and wish you find someway
I don't know if you can recover those files at home, but maybe guys like http://www.krollontrack.co.uk can do it.
It probably won't be cheap though.

Encryption, how to?

Does this $9xx phone have the ability to be encrypted? I've searched the phone, web, and even called Verizon technical support, I can't find a way to encrypt it.
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remmy5r said:
Does this $9xx phone have the ability to be encrypted? I've searched the phone, web, and even called Verizon technical support, I can't find a way to encrypt it.
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As soon you add PIN or other security it will be encrypted. And you can use Knox to keep further control over specific information.
You can encrypt the SD card according to the manual. Tried putting a screen shot of it in here but I can't get it working
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MACHEK said:
You can encrypt the SD card according to the manual. Tried putting a screen shot of it in here but I can't get it working
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I see you can do that, but wanted to do the entire phone
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remmy5r said:
Does this $9xx phone have the ability to be encrypted? I've searched the phone, web, and even called Verizon technical support, I can't find a way to encrypt it.
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Encrypt SD Card Security Update Service Protect your SD card by encrypting its data. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps. 2. Tap Settings > Lock screen and security > Encrypt SD*card. 3. Tap Encrypt SD card and follow the prompts to encrypt all data on your memory card.
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remmy5r said:
I see you can do that, but wanted to do the entire phone
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Its encrypted by default sammys phones have been since the s7.
The only thing youd need to encrypt manually is the External SD
So can we have a boot up password while encrypting the phone?
Ok, thank you. Glad to hear it's already encrypted
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myechophone said:
So can we have a boot up password while encrypting the phone?
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Yes, This is called "Secure Startup"
You will find it in;
Settings > Lock Screen & Security
MrAshMan said:
Yes, This is called "Secure Startup"
You will find it in;
Settings > Lock Screen & Security
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Thanks. For some reason OnePlus 5 removed that option (atleast when the phone was launched).
MACHEK said:
You can encrypt the SD card according to the manual. Tried putting a screen shot of it in here but I can't get it working
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Thanks for the post. A question if I may?
How does encryption of the SD card work? I am very apprehensive to encrypt my SD card in my mobile as I don't know if that would then mean having to open said SD with either the iris scanner or a PIN etc? Further when removed from that specific mobile, in my case the SGS8+, would another mobile (new Note 8 for e.g) be able to read the card and what happens when the SD card is removed from the mobile and needed for use in a lap top?
Any advise would be very welcome and thank you.
Ryland
Ryland Johnson said:
Thanks for the post. A question if I may?
How does encryption of the SD card work? I am very apprehensive to encrypt my SD card in my mobile as I don't know if that would then mean having to open said SD with either the iris scanner or a PIN etc? Further when removed from that specific mobile, in my case the SGS8+, would another mobile (new Note 8 for e.g) be able to read the card and what happens when the SD card is removed from the mobile and needed for use in a lap top?
Any advise would be very welcome and thank you.
Ryland
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Hey ryland
When removing an encrypted SD card from your phone you won't be able to access the data at all. Same goes if you plug your phone into a computer, the computer will not be able to read the Data on your SD card without permission. So if you ever lost your phone or SD there's no way of someone else accessing that data.
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Hey ryland
When removing an encrypted SD card from your phone you won't be able to access the data at all. Same goes if you plug your phone into a computer, the computer will not be able to read the Data on your SD card without permission. So if you ever lost your phone or SD there's no way of someone else accessing that data.
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Many thanks for the reply. :good: So, once the SD card is encrypted in the mobile I would not be able to access it in my lap top even when using Samsung SideSync, correct? That would concern me as on times I like to remove the SD card and add lots of new music files directly from my lap top.
Thanks again.
Ryland
Ryland Johnson said:
Many thanks for the reply. :good: So, once the SD card is encrypted in the mobile I would not be able to access it in my lap top even when using Samsung SideSync, correct? That would concern me as on times I like to remove the SD card and add lots of new music files directly from my lap top.
Thanks again.
Ryland
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As far as I know yeah you'd need to have the SD still in the phone and the phone to be unlocked to access the data on the SD.
I'm not familiar with sidesync so I'm not sure about that part.
But basically once encrypted the ONLY way of reading the data is if it is inside your phone and your phone is unlocked (via your pin or iris or whatever)
You should still be able to connect your phone to your laptop and add files to the SD providing you can unlock the device
Also you can't put it in your new phone without formatting it
it will only work on the phone it was encrypted on. Keep in mind if you encrypted the SD and then flashed a custom Rom you would also loose everything on your SD because you won't be able to access it anymore.
MrAshMan said:
As far as I know yeah you'd need to have the SD still in the phone and the phone to be unlocked to access the data on the SD.
I'm not familiar with sidesync so I'm not sure about that part.
But basically once encrypted the ONLY way of reading the data is if it is inside your phone and your phone is unlocked (via your pin or iris or whatever)
You should still be able to connect your phone to your laptop and add files to the SD providing you can unlock the device
Also you can't put it in your new phone without formatting it
it will only work on the phone it was encrypted on. Keep in mind if you encrypted the SD and then flashed a custom Rom you would also loose everything on your SD because you won't be able to access it anymore.
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Thank you for taking the time to write a lengthy reply. I understand all you write and have found such information invaluable. Again, thank you. :highfive:
Ryland
So as far as the Sd card is concerned can you still transfer files from a a phone to computer as long as the phone is unlocked? after encryption of the sd card?
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remmy5r said:
So as far as the Sd card is concerned can you still transfer files from a a phone to computer as long as the phone is unlocked? after encryption of the sd card?
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It wouldn't make much sense otherwise...
pedmond said:
It wouldn't make much sense otherwise...
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Toche. I'm not real tech savvy
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Confirmed.
remmy5r said:
Does this $9xx phone have the ability to be encrypted? I've searched the phone, web, and even called Verizon technical support, I can't find a way to encrypt it.
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Is already encrypted by default + you need to enable Secure StartUp PIN.

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