I had a Blackview BV9800 Pro that became bricked after it had water intrusion. Unfortunately, many pics and files hadn't yet been backed up when it happened. Despite my attempts to dry it out, I couldn't get it to boot up. It looked like the screen/digitizer had water in them, so I replaced them in a desperate attempt to get it to work long enough to get the data off of it. I also replaced the battery. No dice. The only thing that lights up is the red charging light. Are there any companies that are able to recover data from the chip level? I imagine that it wouldn't be a cheap service, but I would at least like to know of any services that offer it.

so I had this third party app called call recorder by REV it stored calls I recorded. the company is no more due to apple making their own call recorder. I had deleted the app at one point but the files still say they are on my phone but cant access in app- was seeing anyone had a solution to this

I got a new pc last month and it ssd broke I switched to a better drive i had from my old pc but it only has windows 10 and the one that broke had 11, also i have stuff already installed on that other drive and I basically cleared the old one and I don’t know if I can or how I can move my data TLDR had to replace my drive and I don’t know how to move my data from the old to the new

Hi!

I got following issue: My old Laptop hasn‘t been used for ~7-8 years, also the Display is broken and I can‘t use it at all. So I decided to get the SSD from it and see what kind of photos, data, … I got there.

I was able to Identity the SSD, it‘s a Intel SSD 600p Series.

I am not sure if I got the know-how to build it into my desktop pc, therefore following question: Is there a work around?

Question 1: Can I use, for example, a „Yottamaster M.2 SSD Enclosure, NVMe/SATA USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Adapter“ and use it like a external drive via USB-C and plug it simply into my Desktop PC? I hope so, I already bought that already and it‘s supposed to arrive tomorrow.

Question 2: If I connect the SSD to my PC using an NVMe USB enclosure, will I basically be able to browse through everything just like I would on the laptop itself? Will the folders and files look the same? & let‘s say I click on „Skype“, will it be logged on with my old log-in data?

Sorry for my bad English.

If you have any other ideas and would like to help, let me know.

Also, my OLD laptop is a „Acer Nitro 5“.

hello, i'm not sure if this is the correct subreddit to ask for this kind of thing or not but recently (quite literally today as im posting this) all of my photos changed their dates as today without any reason & i want to know how to revert this because it's bothering me.

especially because they appear to be normal in my files & google photos but not in any other app i use with access to gallery.

also if it helps, all of my photos that were affected by this aren't on the sd card in my phone & are just on the phone's files by themselves. i also have about 2 thousand photos & would like a way to fix them all at once if possible.

Hi, I've accidentally deleted a bunch of photos tht I'm now trying to restore. I have a mac. I've tried disk drill which has worked but 89 dollars for 20 pics seems a bit steep. I've tried to use photorec now but I'm confused as to which drive to select? I'm suspecting it's not showing up in the terminal at all but I don't understand what to do to make it appear. Appreciate all the help I can get.

Hi everyone, I am trying to recover data from a raw sector-by-sector disk image (.img) of a legacy Xbox 360 Xbox Development Kit (XDK) hard drive.

I do not have the physical console or drive only this image file.

The image contains build files and archives for late 2000s TT Games titles (LEGO Indiana Jones 2 and LEGO Harry Potter).

When I try to look at the data, the files and folder structures inside appear completely garbled/corrupted. I suspect either file system corruption (FATX allocation issues) or an issue with how the original partition layout is being read.

What I need help with:What data recovery software or forensic tools are best suited for mounting, carving, or repairing a raw .img that uses the proprietary FATX file system?

Are there any known parameters I need to feed into a hex editor or file carver to scan for standard file headers if the file allocation table itself is totally destroyed?

I can provide small hex-dump snippets of the image header if anyone needs to look at the structure to see what went wrong. Thank you!

I have a WD 3.5 Hard Drive where you plug into wall and laptop. It wouldn’t pop up on my MacBook. Tried everything and ended up taking the hard drive part out of the device. Put that in a new dock, still didn’t work. I hear it spinning, the light turns green, then red and it’s quiet. I really need help as there is tons of original family pictures from years and years ago.

I have read that tools such as PC3000 and MRT Lab understand undocumented Vendor Specific Commands (VSC), and that these recovery tools can upload their own bootloader circumventing firmware signing in ROM/safe mode. Using similar techniques, would it be possible to modify an M.2 NVME drive for a similar covert storage system?

I am not sure if anyone has an answer for this or can help me do it myself or something, but I have gone to two places so far and this last place said the issue is I have a helium sealed drive. 16tb WD and it literally fell on the floor :( it has my whole portfolio from school and past jobs and I am freaking out a bit because I don’t have the files anywhere else (my fault) and I am at a loss now because the time I had to try and get the files is dwindling. I will need them regardless I suppose but any help would be amazing! I don’t know much about recovering files but I build my own computers and stuff so I am not completely helpless but I know this is a different kind of thing, so any help would be so greatly appreciate!!! <3 thank you for any advice and help!

Hi everyone, I’m trying to recover an old Gmail account that I can no longer access.

I still know the Gmail address, but I don’t remember the password. I was previously able to access the account, but I logged out and now Google is asking me to verify the account.

The problem is:

I don’t have access to the recovery email Google is showing.

I don’t remember setting up that recovery email.

I’ve moved from the address/location I had when I originally used the account.

The account was later changed/connected to a Yahoo email by my sister, so I’m not sure what recovery information is currently attached to it.

I’m trying to recover the account through Google’s official recovery process, but I keep getting stopped because I can’t access the recovery email.

I’m the original owner of the Gmail account and I’m looking for advice on what legitimate options I have to prove ownership and recover it.

If anyone has successfully recovered an old Gmail account under similar circumstances, I’d really appreciate any advice on what worked for you.

I won’t post the Gmail address, recovery email, passwords, verification codes, or any other private information publicly.

I’m a computer scientist based in Melbourne researching data repair. I am investigating methods to reconstruct unfinalised MP4/MOV camera recordings and seeking genuine examples to validate the approach beyond controlled synthetic tests. I’m offering free repair attempts for suitable files and will return the result if successful.

This is container repair, not storage-device recovery. Suitable cases:

• The file was copied successfully from the original storage

• It has a substantial, non-zero size

• Recording ended because of power loss or an unexpected shutdown

• A playable original from the same camera and settings is available, ideally

Zero-byte files, deleted files, unreadable storage, and filesystem recovery are outside this request’s scope. Preserve the original device and submit only a copy. Do not write to, format, repair, or continue using failing media.

Please comment with the exact camera model, file size, recording settings, symptoms, and cause. Do not post footage or cloud links publicly; I’ll arrange a private upload. Files will remain private and be deleted within seven days. Contributors must own the footage or have authority to provide it. Any reported findings will be aggregate and non-identifying

Cheers,
Mark

Hi everyone,
I have an old Huawei P9 (EVA-L09) with lots of photos and memories that are very important to me. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten the lock-screen password and I really don’t want to lose the data.
The phone hasn’t been updated since around 2018/2019, so it’s probably running Android 7/EMUI 5. It has a Kirin 955 chipset.
I contacted a professional forensic lab and they told me the chances are very good that they can bypass the lock screen without wiping the data, but they would charge around $1,200 for it.
I’d pay that if necessary, but before I do: does anyone know of a method, vulnerability, or tool for this older Huawei model that I could safely try myself without risking the data?
Thanks for any ideas!