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ritzlal

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#182480 17-Oct-2015 18:52
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Stuffed up and deleted a folder called "storage" from my phone today whilst "cleaning" up (storage folder was empty). However, when I deleted that, I lost everything on my phone. Need help recovering please :(. Thanks.

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DizzyD
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  #1408348 17-Oct-2015 18:54
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Was the folder on an SD card?
If so, remove the card, put it into a reader on your PC, and recover using one of the many free undelete programs available. 



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  #1408353 17-Oct-2015 18:57
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Thanks. Sorry forgot to mention that it wasn't on an external SD card. Phone is a Nexus. Not sure of any apps that will restore straight from phone.

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  #1408371 17-Oct-2015 20:11
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Try using a data recovery app from the play store. There are many there.



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  #1408373 17-Oct-2015 20:14
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Thanks. Yea trying diskdigger and undeleter but wondering if flashing my current ROM back would "display" my data back as the data is still theoretically there right? Just that I deleted the storage folder which is the virtual sd card (right?). Not too technical but am wondering whether I should try flashing the ROM again. Or would I be reducing my chances of a file recovery if I did this and didn't work...hmm.

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  #1411551 23-Oct-2015 10:20
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Im not sure if it works with a phone, because you can't access it as a Mass Storage Device, but the program PhotoRec has done wonderful services for me.
I always keep it in my toolbox of important programs.

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