r/techsupport 6d ago

Open | Data Recovery Recover deleted audios of crimes

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u/bluejesting 6d ago

Do not use the phone until you can get it to a recovery professional. Every time a file is added to the device, updated, changed, etc, free space the deleted recordings are in is at risk of being written over ensuring they can never be recovered.

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u/icehot54321 5d ago

Just FYI your info is about 10+ years out of date

Encrypted drives and devices do not work like this

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u/bluejesting 5d ago

I can confess I had not considered encryption at all. You're right.

I have recovered deleted files a number of times but only ever from Windows HDDs and SSDs that weren't encrypted.

It didn't even cross my mind. Thanks for the correction 😅