
Launch PhotoRescue, select the driveĪnd start a recovery (in this case, a quick recovery). In order to do so, go to settings, tap Wireless and network, tap USB utilities, tap Connect Storage to PC, connect your USB cable (eventually waiting for the drivers to auto install themselves, and finally tap the Connect USB Storage button.Īt that point, the phone will appear as a normal drive on your desktop. The first step is to activate the USB Mass Storage behaviour on the phone. While by default the phone may seem only accessible through the Samsung Kies software, it can, like many others smartphone, behave as a USB Mass Storage device. In this example, we will recover data erased from a Samsung Galaxy S II smart phone. Any device that can present itself as a "Mass Storage Device" can be a target for data recovery. PhotoRescue isn't limited to recovering data from Compact Flash or SD Cards.

Using PhotoRescue to recover data from your Android Phone.
