r/datarecovery • u/SabatiSabraham • 1d ago

Request for Service Android data recovery help needed

Im soo fed up rn my ohone storage got sooo filled and i was lazy to fix it and zuckslop app WhatsApp deleted the data on its own didnt even ask me and when i restored barely few data got restored...ik how database files are lost kinda ones overwritten but i remember copying the database file randomly jus a day BEFORE outside whatsapp media folder but then i deleted it after sometime

My questions are

  1. How hard is it to recover data from database file

  2. Since i made a copy of database file outside of the media and THEN deleted it... wouldn't i be able to recover that copy

    1. How to do all this...im soo not educated about recovering data.. therefore kindly help me with what software and techniques to use
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u/disturbed_android Trusted Contributor 1d ago

Files deleted from modern Android devices are not recoverable.

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u/SabatiSabraham 1d ago

Realme 8 pro from 2019 though... what about sleuth kits, autopsy or anything 😭

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u/disturbed_android Trusted Contributor 1d ago

2021 according to GSMArena, Android 11/12. So, "too modern".