Need help getting data off dead phone!

collegekid13 · 10/11/2010, 02:21 AM

As a quasi continuation of my new phone deal I have a dead pre. However this pre died unexpectedly and has data on it I want back (memos, photos, videos.) Does anyone know how I can get this back. It won't boot, won't go in the recovery/usb mode, it won't do anything. It's an expensive paper weight with data on it.

Thanks!

**bevcraw** · 10/11/2010, 06:50 AM

Keyboard access to usb by pressing orange (gray) + sym + u at the same time.

NachoB · 10/11/2010, 06:55 AM

Without being able to power it on I don't believe there's anything you can do.

**bevcraw** · 10/11/2010, 07:03 AM

Sorry -- it helps when you read the whole post.

NachoB · 10/11/2010, 07:14 AM

Happens to the best of us.

zParticle · 10/11/2010, 09:08 AM

Thanks for the reminder of the importance of not only running backups but transferring them to the desktop periodically. This was certainly one advantage of having removable storage like on the Treo.

Sorry for your loss.

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collegekid13 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 32 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Need help getting data off dead phone! As a quasi continuation of my new phone deal I have a dead pre. However this pre died unexpectedly and has data on it I want back (memos, photos, videos.) Does anyone know how I can get this back. It won't boot, won't go in the recovery/usb mode, it won't do anything. It's an expensive paper weight with data on it. Thanks!
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bevcraw Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,965 Likes Received: 576 Thanks: 1,701 Thanked 2,413 Times in 1,746 Posts	Keyboard access to usb by pressing orange (gray) + sym + u at the same time. __________________ Beverly Palm IIIxe > m505 > Zire 71 > Tungsten E2 > TX > Centro > Pre > Pre 2 > Pre 3 > and TouchPad
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NachoB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 4,945 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 339 Thanked 988 Times in 715 Posts	Without being able to power it on I don't believe there's anything you can do. __________________ If you found my post useful then please sign up for a Dropbox Account, I could use the extra 250mb of storage. HOW TO: Zip/Unzip via Pre/Pixi using Terminal HOW TO: Modify DTMF audio (webOS 1.4.5 or earlier) Palm Pre wallpapers
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10/11/2010, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
bevcraw Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,965 Likes Received: 576 Thanks: 1,701 Thanked 2,413 Times in 1,746 Posts	Sorry -- it helps when you read the whole post. __________________ Beverly Palm IIIxe > m505 > Zire 71 > Tungsten E2 > TX > Centro > Pre > Pre 2 > Pre 3 > and TouchPad
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10/11/2010, 07:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
NachoB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 4,945 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 339 Thanked 988 Times in 715 Posts	Happens to the best of us. __________________ If you found my post useful then please sign up for a Dropbox Account, I could use the extra 250mb of storage. HOW TO: Zip/Unzip via Pre/Pixi using Terminal HOW TO: Modify DTMF audio (webOS 1.4.5 or earlier) Palm Pre wallpapers
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10/11/2010, 09:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
zParticle Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 316 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 82 Thanked 132 Times in 49 Posts	Thanks for the reminder of the importance of not only running backups but transferring them to the desktop periodically. This was certainly one advantage of having removable storage like on the Treo. Sorry for your loss.
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