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Don’t skip backups though. Even if you think nothing is accessible, sometimes recovery programs pull out cached photos or thumbnails. Better to have something than risk losing everything if Odin fails
Yes, flashing stock firmware through Odin usually just overwrites the system partition. Data often survives unless you explicitly choose the wipe option. But always back up what you can first..if recovery software can’t detect it now, flashing could be your shot.
I can actually get into Download Mode. Didn’t know reflashing might keep data though. If that’s the case, maybe I could try stock firmware before giving up?
Agree with Nina. Reset should be the very last option. I’d also check if you can get into Download Mode. Sometimes flashing the stock firmware through Odin restores the OS without wiping the data partition. But there’s always a risk.
If it won’t boot normally, you might need recovery software. Some Android recovery tools can scan the phone even if it’s stuck in a bad state, as long as the device is still detectable by the PC. Might be worth checking before going nuclear with a reset
Yeah, I tried plugging it into my laptop but it doesn’t show up at all, just stays stuck on that warning screen. That’s why I’m panicking a bit
That’s the Knox security tripping. Samsung phones sometimes show that warning even if you didn’t manually flash. Could be a corrupted update. If you only care about photos, don’t factory reset yet. Try connecting to a PC first and see if MTP kicks in long enough to pull DCIM.
My Galaxy S22 suddenly froze on me last week, then the screen went black. When I tried rebooting, it showed some weird message saying the phone’s been flashed with unauthorized software. The thing is, I never flashed or rooted this phone, so I have no idea why it’s throwing that error.
I honestly don’t care much about the phone itself at this point, I just want to get my photos back — a bunch of recent family pictures and trips that weren’t backed up anywhere. I thought Samsung’s backup was running but turns out it wasn’t.
Is there any way to pull those photos out before doing a reset or sending it in? I’m worried if I try anything wrong, I’ll lose them for good. Any advice or suggestions would mean a lot right now.
Thanks,I’ll try reading with smaller block sizes using dd and skipping past the bad sections with mt. If that doesn’t work, I might have to go with a professional service like Stellar or Ontrack.
Do you know if using LTFS tools directly would help skip the bad blocks, or would it run into the same errors?
If you need to recover videos from your Mi Camera’s 32GB microSD card, don’t use the card anymore to avoid overwriting. Connect it to a computer using a card reader and try recovery software to scan for lost files.
Some good free options are Disk Drill, PhotoRec, Recuva, and EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. They can help recover deleted videos and often let you preview files before restoring them.
If the files are important and the software doesn’t work, professional data recovery services in Singapore like Data Recovery Singapore, Ever Higher, Greenergy, or Accplus Technologies can recover the data safely. Always save recovered files to a different drive to avoid overwriting.
If your Windows 11 update is failing with error 0x800f081f for KB5064081 or KB5065426, the first thing to do is run the Windows Update Troubleshooter. Go to Settings → System → Troubleshoot → Other troubleshooters, then click Run next to Windows Update. You should also check for corrupted system files by opening Command Prompt as admin and running these commands one by one:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
Restart your PC and try the update again. If it still doesn’t work, you can manually download the update from the Microsoft Update Catalog
or reset the Windows Update components by stopping update services, renaming the SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folders, and restarting the services.
Another common cause is missing .NET Framework 3.5, which you can enable by running optionalfeatures.exe and checking the box for it. If all else fails, use the Windows 11 Installation Assistant from Microsoft’s website to repair any missing files and apply the updates. Following these steps usually fixes the 0x800f081f error without having to reinstall Windows.
Your 4TB WD My Passport looks like it’s got a hardware or firmware problem since it powers on but won’t show up on any computer or in Disk Management. That usually means something like a bad controller board, firmware issue, or mechanical failure. Keep powering it on, and you could make it worse. Software recovery won’t help since the drive isn’t being recognized, so you’ll need professional data recovery. Here in Dallas, places like DriveSavers, SalvageData, and Gillware can get your data back and transfer it to another drive. If it’s still under warranty, WD might replace it, but they usually won’t recover your files.
Jace, you’re right. With RAID 5, two failed drives usually mean the array can’t rebuild on its own, but recovery can sometimes work if the failed drives are still readable or can be imaged. Software like R-Studio, UFS Explorer, ReclaiMe, or Stellar RAID Data Recovery can try a virtual rebuild without overwriting what’s left. Forcing a rebuild from the RAID controller is risky and can destroy the remaining data.
Have you checked whether the failed drives are still readable or if you can make full disk images of them before trying recovery?
I don’t remember exactly what @Ezra used but yeah I can confirm repair tools are kinda the way to go if vlc fails. I recovered my hiking videos the same way. Took like 5–10 mins.
Good point @Ezra. I’ll try a recovery tool first, see if it detects the phone in its current state. If nothing shows, then maybe I’ll risk Odin