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"Help, please. I need to recover photos o Android. The mistake was done and I cannot help blame
myself losing my photos plus 3 videos."
Have you ever met the problem about losing your les on your phone suddenly? I have once lost my
contacts and messages on my Samsung Galaxy S3, and I get all them back with the help of an Android
Data Recovery tool.
The Android Data Recovery program will assist you to recover not only photos and videos, but also SMS
text messages and contacts from Android phone or tablet. Which help safeguard your phone, set it up for
easy recovery when it gets lost, and prevent your data from falling into the wrong hands.
Gratefully? Just choose the right version to download for a free try.

Follow this guide, learn tips on how to recover your Android phone.

Easy steps to recover deleted les from Android phone

Step 1 Stop Updating Your Android Once Lost Precious Data
If your Android data is lost, stop adding or deleting any data of your Android. If not, your Android data
will be overwritten. That is, all your lost data cannot come back to you any more. So, make sure not to
update your Android as long as your data get lost.

Step 2 Run the Android Data Recovery

Install the program on your computer and run it, you will be asked to connect your Android device to PC
via USB.

Step 3 Set up Android to enable USB debugging

After connectting your Android to the computer, go to the step 2 - Enable USB debugging. Here you have
three ways to do it according to dierent Android OS version:
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1. For Android 4.2 or the newer: Enter "Settings > About Phone > Build number" for several times and
when you get the note: "You are under developer mode", you can go back to "Settings > Developer
options > USB debugging".
2. Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings > Developer option > USB debugging".
3. Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging".

In the latest version of Android Data Recovery, you are empowered to seletively choose which type of
les to be scanned. If you want to recover all type of les, you can just skip it and move on.

Step 4 Start scanning your Android for deleted les

Once you enabling USB debugging for your Android, it will be detected by the program. Then click on the
green button "Start" to anaylize your Android data.
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When you see the window below, it is time for you moving to your Android device again, tap on the
"Allow" icon, then turn back to the computer and click on the "Start" button to continute.

Step 5 Preview and recover contacts, messages, photos and video from Android
As you can see, this Android Data Recovery can recover data including text messages, contacts, photos
and videos from your Android device. But you can only preview messages, contacts and photos now.
At the last step, check and mark those you want and click "Recover" to save them to your computer.

Step 6 Back up Your Android Device to Protect the Files

Do back up with your Android device from time to time. Therefore, you don't need to worry about losing
data and then have no way to recover them. Later that day, if your Android data get lost, you can restore
your deleted Android data back from the previous backup with Android Data Recovery. You can try
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Android Transfer, which allows you to back up your Android phone easily.
Perfectly done. Android Data Recovery help you restore all lost text messages, contacts, photos and
videos back on your computer in above four steps. In the near future, you should learn to back up all
Android data to computer so that you can nd them back once you lose them again.

Further Reading
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as iPhone 6 is released. Contacts, videos, photos, SMS and audios are all transferable data between two
iPhone.
Transfer File from Android to iPhone 6: Want to transfer your important les from Android to iPhone 6?
Try the excellent way by using an excellent data transfer tool on your computer and transfer all you want.
Transfer Contacts between Samsung and iPhone: Wanna transfer contacts between Samsung Galaxy
Note 3 and iPhone 6? You can read this article and help yourself read transfer contacts between Android
and iOS.
Recover Data from iPhone/iPad/iPod: iPhone 6 data lost because of failing upgraded iOS 7 to iOS 8? You
can recover the data back with the help of some third-party iPhone data recovering program.

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HelloIvyBruce,
IrecentlyaddedhangoutstomyGalaxyNexusphone.IeasedanMMSmessageanditalso
erasedtheoneyearhistoryofsmstextandMMSmessages.Iamtryingtodownloadthefree
recoveryandroiddatarecoveryonmypc.IhaveWindows7andunabletocontactcustomer
supporteitherthroughtheirwebsite.Pleasehelp?
AGr8YtShark.3yearsago

Thankyou
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AGr8YtShark.>AGr8YtShark.3yearsago

Mynetworkisworkingfine.Ialsodidasystemrestore,poweredoffthecomputer.Iam
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abletousethedebuggingpart.HoweverIamunabletodownloadthefreeandroiddata
recoveryportion.
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Mod >AGr8YtShark. 3yearsago

Foryourcase,maywesuggestyougofollowingtodownloadtheinstallfileofthe
programtohaveatry?
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HiIfhavealotoftelephonesex.samsungXcover2canIclonethesewhitappsandallwe
havesomspecielhotspotadressaswellthateverybodyhastohaveontheirphoneaswellas
cloneofalldataOSandputitontheallthephones
thanks
Maren3yearsago

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ericjesse>Maren3yearsago

Yes,itcanavailableforalldifferentAndroidphonesandtablets,buttheymustconnectto
thesamecomputer.Onecodeisavailableinonecomputer.

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Hicanyoupleasesuggesthowtousethesamewithmac?thesoftwaredoesntrecognizemy
note2
pleasehelp
shilpi3yearsago

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IvyBruce

Mod >shilpi 3yearsago

Couldyoupleaseprovidefollowinginformationtoimproveit:
1.What'syourphonenameandmodel?
2.WhatAndroidOSversionofyourphone?
3.Whatkindofdatadoyouwanttorecover?
4.Haveyourootedyourphone?
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rahul>IvyBruceayearago

micromax
androidkitkat
photos
no

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IvyBruce

Mod >rahul ayearago

Hello,couldyoupleasetellmoreabouttheissue?

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Anand>IvyBruceayearago
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Anand IvyBruce

I'mAnand
1.Microsoftcanvasgolda300
2.androidkitkait4.4.4
3.photos.pdffile.XLfile.videosand
4.yesIhavereboot

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IvyBruce

Mod >Anand ayearago

Couldyoupleaseshowmethescreenshotoftheissue?

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shilpi>IvyBruce3yearsago

HiIvy,
Thanksforthehelp.Pleasefindthedetailsbelow.
1.SamsunggalaxyNote2
2.Androidv4.3
3.Videos
4.No
Regards,
Shilpi

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IvyBruce

Mod >shilpi 3yearsago

CouldyoupleasetryanotherprogramcallAndroidPhotoRecoveryto
haveatry,whichisdesignedforrecoveringdeletedphotosandvideos
fromAndroiddevice.
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bhny>IvyBruce3yearsago

ThatisWindowsonly.ThequestionwasaboutMac!
1

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IvyBruce

Mod >bhny 3yearsago

Theyarethesame.
1

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Arnav>IvyBruce2yearsago

IvyBruce,EvenitisaskingforSUpermission,anyotherappwhichworks
on4.3OSandphonewhichisnotrooted

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IvyBruce

Mod >Arnav 2yearsago

I'mawfullysorryforanyinconveniencecaused.
Maywesuggestyourefertofollowingtodownloadtheauthorized
applicationtohaveatry?
supersu
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harishnikku>Arnavamonthago

mam,
iformatmysamsunggalaxysduoss7562andwanttorecovermyaudio
recordingsthatwassavedinmydevicememorynowilostallthe
importantthingsfrommydevicepleasetellmehowirecovermydatafrom
device

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IvyBruce

Mod >harishnikku amonthago

WearesorrythatpresentversionofAndroidDataRecoverycannot
supporttorecoverthedatafromtheformattedphonebutwewilltryour
besttoimprovetheprograminthefuture.
Hopeforyourunderstanding.

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RobertShrewsbury10monthsago

Sohereiswhatmyscreenshows

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helloirecentlyresetmyxperiaz2ndbackupmyphotosbutafterrestoringthemigotonlyfew
zehrarehmanayearago

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helloirecentlyresetmyxperiaz2ndbackupmyphotosbutafterrestoringthemigotonlyfew
photos
Imusinglollipopoperatingsystem
pleasehelpmeout
Ineedtorestoremyphotosagain
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Mod >zehrarehman ayearago

Sorrytheprogramdoesn'tsupporttorecoverdatafromafactoryresettingAndroidphone
now.
IvyBruce

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pissoff>IvyBruceayearago

doesitrecoversnotefiles

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IvyBruce

Mod >pissoff ayearago

Notsupportstorecovernotesnow.

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gdegayearago

willnotworkonmygalaxys4androidversion4.4.2
1

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IvyBruce

Mod >gdeg ayearago

Couldyoupleasetellmorehowcan'titworkforyourS4?

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gdeg>gdegayearago

Somebodypleasehelp

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Hi,IhvXoloQ1000Opusphone.havingmoredatabymistakeihadwipemydatathroughAVG
wipedeviseoption.canirecoverdata
AnujViswari2yearsago

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IvyBruce

Mod >AnujViswari 2yearsago

Yes,theprogramsupportsrecoverdatafromAndroiddevice.
Ifthetrialversioncanpreviewyourlostfiles,theregisteredprogramwill
helpyourecoverthem.

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AnujViswari>IvyBruce2yearsago

Lvy,howmuchpayforregisteredversion??

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IvyBruce

Mod >AnujViswari 2yearsago

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$49.85.

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NiharikaDenumkonda3daysago

Hi,
PhotosandVideosweredeletedbymistakefrommyoneplusonemobile.
Pleasehelptorecover.

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IvyBruce

Mod >NiharikaDenumkonda 3daysago

Hello!Thanksforcontactingus.
Astothecase,heresuggestyoutousethetrialversionofAndroidDataRecoveryto
scanoutthelostfiles.Whenthedataispresentedtoyou,pleaseusetheregistered
versiontorecoverthosedatatoPC.

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helloirecentlyfactoryresetmymobileandiwanttorecovermyphotoandvideobutyour
softwaredon'tshowmymobilemodelSamsungNote2ModelNoSHVE250Spleaseresolved
myproblem
shoaib4daysago

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Mod >shoaib 4daysago

Thanksforcontactingus.Asforyourproblem,heresuggestyoutousethetrialversion
ofAndroidDataRecoverytoscanoutthelostfiles.Whenthedataispresented,youcan
usetheregisteredversiontorecoverdatatoyourAndroid.
Hopeeverythinggoeswell.
IvyBruce

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Hallo,
Soihaverecoveredallmymessagesexcepttheonethatiwaslookingfor.Isthereanotherway?
oristheresomethingwrongwiththissystem
SuzetteNzola10daysago

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Mod >SuzetteNzola 9daysago

DearCustomer,
Asforyourcase,maybethelostfileswereoverwritten,andinthiscase,itisveryhardfor
anyprogramstorecoverthelostfiles.Asthephonelogisverylimited,anydatastoredon
itcanbeeasilyoverwrittenwhenusingthedeviceevenforsimplefunctions,suchasa
call,addsomenewdata,clicksomeapplication,etc.Allthesebehaviormaycause
recordsinPhonelogandwilloverwriteyourformerinfo.
Thanksforyourkindunderstanding.
IvyBruce

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helloBruceihaveZENFONEMAXmobileANDROIDversionis6.0marsellow.unexpectedlyim
deletemydatafrommobile.howtorecovermydata.pleaseprovideInformation
SantoshSujnan11daysago

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IvyBruce

Mod >SantoshSujnan 11daysago

DearCustomer,
Asforyourcase,heresuggestyoutousethetrialversionofAndroidDataRecoveryto
scanoutthelostfiles.Whenthedataispresented,youcanusetheregisteredversionto
recoverdatatoyourAndroid.
Hopeeverythinggoeswell

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PatrikasShf11daysago

Hi,Iaccidentallydeletedandroidos,canthishelp?

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IvyBruce

Mod >PatrikasShf 11daysago

Dearfriend,
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Wanny15daysago

HelloIvyBruce,
IwastryingtorecoverthepicturesdeletedininternalstorageofmySonyXperiaZ5(Modelno.:
E6683,Androidversion:6.0.1),after100%completionofthe"matchingthemodel",thesoftware
didntdisplayanypicturesorscannedresultetcbutjumpbacktotheinitialstepofaskingmeto
connectmyphone.Pleaseadvise.Thankyou.

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Wanny>Wanny15daysago

Itshowsthismsgafter100%completionofthe"matchingthemodel".

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IvyBruce

Mod >Wanny 15daysago

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Mod >Wanny 15daysago

WearesosorrythatbecausetherearesomanyAndroidbrandandOSversion,
weareimpossibletofindaroottoolthatcanrootinahighsuccessfulrate,
expecialdevicethatoperateaboveAndroid4.4.Butwearekeepingonmaking
greateffortstolookingforprograminhighquality.
Firstly,heresuggestyoucouldtry:http://blog.recoveryandroid.c...
Asyourcase,pleasefindmorerootingsolutiononthesitehttp://forum.xda
developers.co...
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Wanny>IvyBruce15daysago

IsthatIshouldbeabletoseethescannedresultifmyphoneisrooted?
ButitseemslikeKingrootdoesntworkwellonandriod6.0.1forSonyZ5.

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IvyBruce

Mod >Wanny 15daysago

Hello,ifyourdeviceisrooted,theprogramcanscanouttheresults.
WearesosorrythatbecausetherearesomanyAndroidbrandandOS
version,weareimpossibletofindaroottoolthatcanrootinahigh
successfulrate,expecialdevicethatoperateaboveAndroid4.4.Butwe
arekeepingonmakinggreateffortstolookingforprograminhighquality.
Asyourcase,pleasefindmorerootingsolutiononthesite
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tryingtorecovermydatafroms4andIfollowtheinstructionsbutasthescreenisbrokeitkeeps
tellingmytoturnitoffthenpress3buttonsandthenvolumeup.???Ihavedonethisanditwont
letmegopastitjustsaysretryandideas
HollieBarnett2monthsago

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IvyBruce

Mod >HollieBarnett 2monthsago

PleaserefertotheguideheretotrytorecoverdatafrombrokenSamsung.

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Accidentlydeletedaaudiofilefromlenovok4internalstorage.Wanttoretrievethe.wavaudio
file.Needassistance.Thankyou.Phoneisnotrooted.Therecordedaudiofileistransferredvia
BluetoothfromMotoE1stGenphonetoLenovoK4.Fileisveryimportany.Bothphonesarenot
rooted.
Self2monthsago

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Mod >Self 2monthsago

YoucanusethetrialversionofAndroidDataRecoverytoscanyourLenovoforthelost
audio.Iftheyhaven'tyetbeenoverwrittenandshowninthescanningresult,youcan
purchasethesoftwaretorestorethem.
IvyBruce

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