[HTC 10 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Developm] dlads:
Evening [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] Thanks for chiming in.

I've used several programs now, some of which i've pulled GB's of data from, I had about 6 months of info on it, Xmas etc, sure i've got some of it somewhere (whatsapped to other ppl etc, my daughters 18th, mums 65th, both my sisters and my nieces bdays lol, i went (((( I went ham in Jan, spent grands))))) most the pics were on there, fml, as i said my own fault)

But i can't recover from the SD itself, the software i'm using just isn't collecting any tangible files, I scanned a deep scan of the root of the drive and the SD hasn't been used once as it was seen as corrupt by the phone, I only formatted it to get it back in commision as it wasn't seen as a proper volume (split in two)

I think i may have most of these pics on a family members phone, probably not all but most.

I'm not pointing fingers here or blaming, probably myself for not listening to the nerd in my head (saying "Why are you doing this?? you've never clicked that button before?? don't do it" should have listened)

Either way, i have the SD sat with me, i have attached a screen grab of the results of the cards scan using a pro version of EASE US Partition recovery.

I also tried a few versions in work (I work in IT) nothing but 3 folders which appear to be system, at home i found 7 but none are anything tangible you could call data, they had thousands, surely none of the wipes were that in depth, they weren't data destruction wipes they were quick formats, could they be so well done that they're unrecoverable??

I'm beginning to accept that there is no hope with it, i may ask our forensic dept to take a look but even they may say no and i won't go to data recovery for something that they only have to put into a machine.

Any tips on recovery would be great, I know it's not yours or anyone elses fault but my own for ticking the FSync box, but i'd appreciate it if anyone has any good advice :(

More importantly, to anyone else who does the same as me..... DON'T!!! please, and if you do, leave the card as is, the phone / rom can't see the card, nothing wrong with it.

Thanks :good:

PS: Don't mean to go on, just browned off when i realised what i lost, and that i didn't have an active back up method on my phone (google photos etc)

---------- Post added at 11:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 PM ----------

So the SD needs to be formatted anyway? After the rom installation? As mine is now technically empty, i could simply restore the rom (I don't do dirty, too many issues you can't report)

Then boot and insert the card?

I Imagine that'll work, nothing i've tried so far has worked.

You live and you learn, i just wish i hadn't been so quick to get it back on it's feet without looking at why it happened, thought the card was knackered as i'd had problems with a brand new 128GB SDXC (Sandisk) which just went wrong all the time, sent it back but i'm reluctant to put it in my phone, so it's in my RE.

Works fine in there, so seeing this i thought it was that problem.

Never had so much crap from a phone to do with the SD card before, even the old ones didn't play up with SD's like this, perhaps it's just me?

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---------- Post added at 11:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 PM ----------

So the SD needs to be formatted anyway? After the rom installation? As mine is now technically empty, i could simply restore the rom (I don't do dirty, too many issues you can't report)

Then boot and insert the card?

I Imagine that'll work, nothing i've tried so far has worked.

You live and you learn, i just wish i hadn't been so quick to get it back on it's feet without looking at why it happened, thought the card was knackered as i'd had problems with a brand new 128GB SDXC (Sandisk) which just went wrong all the time, sent it back but i'm reluctant to put it in my phone, so it's in my RE.

Works fine in there, so seeing this i thought it was that problem.

Never had so much crap from a phone to do with the SD card before, even the old ones didn't play up with SD's like this, perhaps it's just me?

---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 PM ----------

Just going through some recovery software, trying TestDisk, Recuva, EaseUS (premium) I have some bespoke software which has no name?

Not sure what else to do.