Restore lost files on your Pixel 7 Pro after a system reset
Restore lost files on your Pixel 7 Pro after a system reset
Someone has managed to retrieve data from an Android device. I recorded a video recently, but after ignoring the warning about the phone vibrating, I reformatted it because I thought it wouldn’t help. I’m not very inclined to fix things myself, especially when it comes to figuring out what’s real and what’s fake these days.
Reforming a NAND storage makes recovery extremely difficult. On a traditional hard disk, data remains on the physical medium, but with NAND this isn't true. You need to observe certain signs, though usually once data is lost on an SSD it's effectively gone. Many recovery tools fail if you've already reformatted the drive instead of simply deleting it. Deletion leaves the space allocated, so restoration might be possible, but a reformat typically erases and rewrites everything.
Generally, most Android versions from 6 onward include encryption by default, and file-based encryption is required starting with Android 10. @ChristGuard Even if you manage to recover data, a factory reset would destroy any encryption keys, making decryption impossible. My advice: avoid losing those videos and consider safer backup methods like cloud services or automated local backups.