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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
...my phone has suddenly stopped working completely. It's an android phone (Samsung Note) and it went to update my whatsapp. Said that my memory was full and then it crashed!
So, tried turning it on and off. Now it turns on but gets stuck when it says 'Samsung Note' when you turn it on.
Now, knowing my fucking luck i bet i've lost all my contacts. All my pictures and everything else. I need all those. Got so many pictures in that phone that i haven't uploaded yet - so many memories. And so many bloody numbers!! oh gawd!!
Help help help!!
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
I've a phone that cost £8.50 and was hammered together in the People's Democratic Republic of Wallachia, so I'm probably not much help.
So please accept my commiserations and a virtual hug and fruit salad  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Yeah, i tried all that to no avail. And no, my contacts are saved on my phone. I don't want to lose all the pictures of the little one. I have pictures and videos that no one else has!
...and i'm talking about memories that only i have.
Why did it suddenly do that though? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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And no, no cloud. I'm not too good with technology. And it was just the other day i was saying i need to back everything up..and i didnt get round to doing it.
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Just found this....
Tenorshare Android Data Recovery is Android file recovery software that can recover deleted, lost contacts, text messages, photos, videos and call history from Android Phone and Tablet.
Has to be a glimmer of positiveness that there is software that may be able to help?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It sounds like a critial error that might require a complete restart. I suggest taking it to your provider who might be able to access the hard disk in a safe mode to get your content out before rebooting it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Just found this....
Tenorshare Android Data Recovery is Android file recovery software that can recover deleted, lost contacts, text messages, photos, videos and call history from Android Phone and Tablet.
Has to be a glimmer of positiveness that there is software that may be able to help?
HTH "
I do hope so! Going to download it now...how does that work though? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It sounds like a critial error that might require a complete restart. I suggest taking it to your provider who might be able to access the hard disk in a safe mode to get your content out before rebooting it."
Will i be able to do that? I got a lot of cock, pussy, fucking and blowjob videos on there lol.
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"It sounds like a critial error that might require a complete restart. I suggest taking it to your provider who might be able to access the hard disk in a safe mode to get your content out before rebooting it.
Will i be able to do that? I got a lot of cock, pussy, fucking and blowjob videos on there lol.
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I wouldn't do that just yet!
And don't do any kind of reset or factory reset - yes you may get the device working again - but you will defo lies the precious data.
If there is a chance of recovering via software/ hdd access first - try it. At the moment the data (should) still be on the device.
Can you use another phone in the meantime? Give you a chance to read about, or look at options to try and recover the data ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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yeah, that software you suggested is for something else. So close yet so far!
...i thought samsung synchronise everything to my gmail account. Where do i find all that?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And no, no cloud. I'm not too good with technology. And it was just the other day i was saying i need to back everything up..and i didnt get round to doing it.
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If its important back it up!!! I would refuse to own a phone I couldn't back up, way to much information to risk on a fragile loseAnle thing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Are you sure the battery isn't just completely drained to nothing? When I first got ny Nexus Tablet I let the battery go too far down and when I went to charge it did absolutely nothing until it had been charging for half an hour. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"You're stuck on a boot loop, happened me with an iphone during an update. I'll email you a link now with instructions on fixing it"
Can't see the link. Fab has censored it. And yeah, i've been meaning to back everything up but with work and everything else i just didn't get round to it. Didn't expect this to happen. Have a feeling i've lost a lot of vital contacts and pictures.
The phone has more than enough charge at the moment. Shall i charge it completely and then see what happened?
I began to update whatsapp because that message keeps coming up. But, once it said no memory. The phone just froze.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Oh long have you had the phone, is it under guarantee, is there a customer care package with it?
Have you tried Googling to see if anyone esle has had this problem? Or looked to see there is an online forum for your type of phone? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Oh long have you had the phone, is it under guarantee, is there a customer care package with it?
Have you tried Googling to see if anyone esle has had this problem? Or looked to see there is an online forum for your type of phone?"
Yeah, been trying out all their suggestions. But nothing seems to work. And im getting a headache and i think im going to end up falling ill with all this stress!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think now is the time to put it aside until tomorrow. It's not going to get worse overnight and you might make a mistake through stress or tiredness.
Have a look at it again tomorrow. If you can't fix it a person that does it for a living probably can. I know you have those videos on there but i think thats pretty common these days. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I think now is the time to put it aside until tomorrow. It's not going to get worse overnight and you might make a mistake through stress or tiredness.
Have a look at it again tomorrow. If you can't fix it a person that does it for a living probably can. I know you have those videos on there but i think thats pretty common these days."
Yeah, it's amazing how quickly things change eh? |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
Careful what you do Mr, If you send it back to the manufacturer for repair the first thing they do is wipe the phone of all data then re install the operating software,
Hope you get it resolved I m in a similar boat I have a phone in need of repair that has precious photos on there |
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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago
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"Definitely DO NOT do a factory reset
That will for sure wipe everything....
It will work again though! And if it won't work its a paperweight.  "
Maybe, but right at this moment it's the stuff that's stored on it that's of most cocern to him!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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turn the phone off for at least a full 60 seconds then start it in safe mode. to do that turn the phone on whole simultaneously holding the volume down key but keep pressing the volume down key. if it'll start up then it's the whatsapp app that's causing the phone a problem. go into dettings app manage and delete whatsapp completely. if you have pics or vids in whatsapp you don't want to lose then you can try connecting the phone to your computer while it's in safe mode and look at moving the files over. don't worry if you can't view the pics in safe mode theyre still there on the phone is just that safe mode only allowed minimal things to work on the phone in order to diagnose. once you've backed up and deleted whatsapp then start the phone again as you normally would to come out of safe mode. with a 60 second break again. then try downloading whatsapp again. |
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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago
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The 1st thing I'd do would be to connect it to a pc or laptop, see if you can access it like a hard drive.
I'm not familiar with the Note, does it have an SD card? If so, have the pics and videos been saved/stored on it?
Check your Gmail account for your conracts and calendar/diary. |
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My Sony Ericsson did this while I was on holiday one time. Turns out it needed an update. I had to send it off but it was back in three days all fixed and everything still on it.
Contact your network pops. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Restore to factory settings.
And lose all the stuff he's concerned about? Not a good idea! "
However he may need to face facts that he could lose everything no matter what he does, a very hard lesson learnt unfortunately, been there done that too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Thank you. Been trying to do this safe mode thing but it just doesn't seem to happen. Haven't got a wink of sleep yet. May just get some shut eye, do some researchand try this safe mode again.
it's just unnecessary stress which I don't need right now.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Okay, i must have done something. My phone has gone in to 'Odin Mode' with this green looking thing on my screen saying 'downloading...do not turn off target'.
..searched it online. But, none of their posts make sense to me. I need plain English not technical jargon lol.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'd put the kettle on if I were you. Life always seems a bit more chippy when you're having a cup of tea "
I could do with a cuppa Tina Turner. Or some damn good Kenco coffee.
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"okay, im taking my filters off. Im fucking pissed!!
...anyway that i can back everything up?"
if you have an micro sd card you could take it out - get an adapter and put it onto your pc. All depends if you have saved them to phone memory or if you have an sd card in it? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I think the pictures are safe. They've been saved on my memory card. But, the whatsapp ones are on the phone I think. My mosst crucial thing at the moment is my contacts. These are numbers i've had since I firrst ever had a phone. And of course potential meets off here who no longer are on the site etc.
...just a hassle.
and the phone is not going on to safe mode. Been trying for ages.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Happened to me with my galaxy, I just turned it off, put it on charge and left it for a few hours. When I turned it back on it worked, don't know how or why but worth a shot tho |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Glad to hear about your pics/vids... your contacts should be on the sim card, they usually are? get a new sim and they transfer all contacts to it in the shop, retaining the old number too"
my contacts were saved on my phonee. The ssim card didn't have any space. Last time I backed up my contacts was in december. So recovered some numbers somehow. But, not new ones. And they are the ones I need.
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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Hope you sort it Popeye.
Then? Go get an iPhone. Everything on mine backs up every time I plug it in to the laptop - which is often as I use the tethering facility for internet access when working away.
Hope you manage to rescue your stuff!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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ah peace and quiet *evil laughs* 
that's just cruel! I sang for you and everything and showed you my cake and custard!!
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tee hee.. shared many a great coment and we will again.. i was just joking my lover! xx
proper job with the custard though that was borderline pornographic haha |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So, am now sat in the Samsung store. Tried everything I could to sort the phone. Followed all the online guides..but nothing has worked. The phone does not even go in to safe mode.
According to the expert. The phone is stuck on boot loop. And the only way to sort this is by rebooting the whole system.
guess that's all my new contacts gone out the window.
..will need cheering up today.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Funnily enough..everyones number who I was worried about losing have messaged me today. Eveen those I havent spoke to for yeaaars!
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There you go, everything is fine and the world didn't end.
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"Funnily enough..everyones number who I was worried about losing have messaged me today. Eveen those I havent spoke to for yeaaars!
There you go, everything is fine and the world didn't end.
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Indeed I imagined they would.. stop fretting !
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Im having to wait three days to get the phone back...i pray that they don't see the videos lol
Are they embarrassing?
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let's just say. The videos will brighten up their day lol
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Well, got my phone back from repair and they weren't able to access my contacts to save them for me. So, practically got a brand new phone now.
Gutted doesn't describe it.
...so, just thought i'd say thanks to everyone for the help and assistance through a very rough patch for me lol I do appreciate it.
Thanks.
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"Well, got my phone back from repair and they weren't able to access my contacts to save them for me. So, practically got a brand new phone now.
Gutted doesn't describe it.
...so, just thought i'd say thanks to everyone for the help and assistance through a very rough patch for me lol I do appreciate it.
Thanks.
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Only sorry you were not able to get the contacts back
Have you thought about signing up for a gmail account - you are able to sync your contacts between the phone and the gmail account. Then if the same happens, or the phone is lost, you always have the contacts in your gmail account
Im no techno whizz, but most phones (especially android I think) you can set it up really easily/quickly
HTH
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well, got my phone back from repair and they weren't able to access my contacts to save them for me. So, practically got a brand new phone now.
Gutted doesn't describe it.
...so, just thought i'd say thanks to everyone for the help and assistance through a very rough patch for me lol I do appreciate it.
Thanks.
Only sorry you were not able to get the contacts back
Have you thought about signing up for a gmail account - you are able to sync your contacts between the phone and the gmail account. Then if the same happens, or the phone is lost, you always have the contacts in your gmail account
Im no techno whizz, but most phones (especially android I think) you can set it up really easily/quickly
HTH
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Yep Google+ backs up the lot if you set it up with a gmail address. All for free |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Well, got my phone back from repair and they weren't able to access my contacts to save them for me. So, practically got a brand new phone now.
Gutted doesn't describe it.
...so, just thought i'd say thanks to everyone for the help and assistance through a very rough patch for me lol I do appreciate it.
Thanks.
Only sorry you were not able to get the contacts back
Have you thought about signing up for a gmail account - you are able to sync your contacts between the phone and the gmail account. Then if the same happens, or the phone is lost, you always have the contacts in your gmail account
Im no techno whizz, but most phones (especially android I think) you can set it up really easily/quickly
HTH
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Yep Google+ backs up the lot if you set it up with a gmail address. All for free "
Yeah, the thing is. Gmail only had a few of my contacts on there. And i got quite a few. And some of the more recent ones seemed to not be on it. I think if i use another phone that has android and sign in to my gmail some contacts come up.
...but, can i see those contacts when i sign in to my gmail account on my laptop? I don't know much all about these things. Too complicated for me lol
Why can't things just be simple like the old days?
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