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Samsung Galaxy A5 - Android 6.0.1 - internal memory as USB mass storage

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  • #1 17049746
    helmud7543
    Level 43  
    Question about the phone as in the subject - is the need to set the internal memory so that it is seen as a USB mass storage to recover lost data. It is about data in the phone's memory, so the less it is installed, the better - it is even a sensitive matter. I turned on debug mode, however for USB there is only MTP, PTP, charging mode and additionally Enthernet USB appeared. Mass storage Anyone know how to turn it on?
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  • #3 17051431
    helmud7543
    Level 43  
    Debug mode enabled. Additional options have appeared. For USB this is USB Enthernet. The USB itself works correctly, just no mass storage option, it is MTM (seen as a player then), PTM (as a camera), only charging (I have not tested) and Enthernet (not tested). I read that from Android 4 or 5 Google simply removed this option and must be activated with an additional soft. I continue to verify how it will work - I will describe it. If anyone knows something more then a request for info.
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  • #5 17917189
    helmud7543
    Level 43  
    Root done. USB Enabler only supports the SD card. Since the goal is to recover data, I am interested in everything that can be done at home (without soldering, without buying expensive equipment) a dump / sectoral copy of the internal memory in some human format (probably there is some ext).
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    #6 17917293
    blahfff
    Level 41  
    The easiest way is to put TWRP, start it and start "adb pull / dev / block / mmcblk0 mmcblk0.img" on your computer. Instead of mmcblk0 there may be a specific partition, e.g. userdata, but you need to look for the number in this model.

    With root you can also take a dump from a working phone using dd, but with more complications than from the level of twrp, where adbd acts as root and has direct read access to data from / dev / block /

    Then you can use anything that supports ext4. The chances of recovering photo or movie files are small due to the working mechanisms (TRIM), which are to take care of the performance of memory bones and clean cells from deleted data. You can realistically recover data such as contacts, SMSs, notes and other things sitting in the application's databases, as long as you have something to analyze.
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  • #7 17938839
    helmud7543
    Level 43  
    I will not fail to test at the earliest opportunity. I found similar descriptions, root and memory dump to the computer, so far I haven't checked the effectiveness. It's good to know that TRIM is also in smartphones.

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around the Samsung Galaxy A5 running Android 6.0.1, focusing on the challenge of accessing internal memory as USB mass storage to recover lost data. Users note that the mass storage option has been removed in Android versions 4 and above, with alternatives like MTP and PTP available. Suggestions include enabling root access and using the UMS Enabler application, which reportedly works for some models but only for SD cards. A more effective method discussed is using TWRP recovery to create a memory dump via ADB commands, allowing access to internal data, although recovery of deleted files may be limited due to TRIM functionality. Users express intent to test these methods for data recovery.
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