Problems with root

[Karl Brunton]

I have just rooted an old note 10+ 5g with Magisk to recover some old lost photos.
Problem I have is although successfully rooted now, any recovery app I use is not finding a single file.
Anybody have an idea what to do?

 

[V0latyle]

I have just rooted an old note 10+ 5g with Magisk to recover some old lost photos.
Problem I have is although successfully rooted now, any recovery app I use is not finding a single file.
Anybody have an idea what to do?

Was the bootloader locked before you did this? Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.

 

[Karl Brunton]

Was the bootloader locked before you did this? Unlocking the bootloader wipes data.

Yes it was locked and I know it wipes data but thought I might be able to recover data

 

[V0latyle]

Yes it was locked and I know it wipes data but thought I might be able to recover data

Nope, sorry. As you know, unlocking the bootloader wipes data, and the only thing that -might- be able to recover your files would be forensic data recovery.

Good luck.

 

[Karl Brunton]

I have my old note 9 that I want to do the same thing with. If bootloader needs unlocking how can I get around this so that I can get root but without losing data? Not done rooting for a long long time and this whole bootloader lock seems to be a right pain

 

[PattayaGlock]

I found out the hard way on a 6T a few years back...you can't. Unlocking the bootloader wipes data. Only way around it is back and restore.