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Re: [LUG] Mobile phone data recovery

 

On 20/03/12 23:48, Julian Hall wrote:
>  On 20/03/2012 16:51, Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone on the list suggest any way to recover all this please? The
>>> data are not encrypted, and not corrupted in any way as far as we know.
>>> Possibly the fall did some damage, but we have no way of knowing.
>>
>> It would be easy to say something like "that'll teach her for not
>> having a backup", however having been in a similar situation with a
>> family member, it's hard...
>>
>> So... I'd see if the phone powers up - and plug in a USB cable
>> (assuming USB) and see if the host detects it. That'll likely get you
>> the photos, but not the phone numbers - you might need Nokia data
>> suite for that (on a Win PC)
>>
>> Failing that, is the internal memory card (micro-sd?) removable? Some
>> are - take the battery out and see what you can see.
>>
>> Although 6 years old... They'll be 1.3MP images of dubious quality...
>>
>> But start googling for results - you can probably get  new screen for
>> it and DIY the replacement...
>>
>> Gordon
> This also may be useful :)
> 
> http://tuxmobil.org/phones_linux_nokia_other.html
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
Thanks for all the help from lug members. My daughter had decided to try
to replace the screen on her phone. It sounds as if it is working otherwise.

I will report back.

Neil

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