When inserted in my phone I can read and use those files just fine. Weirdly enough, the file header is partially identical between different files and contains the words “whatever” and “CONSOLE”. But if I try to read a file, it fails because instead of the actual file contents, all I get is some gibberish. I can see the file tree and browse it just fine. I want to backup my Android SD card so I inserted it to my computer (tried multiple ones by now). The card is broken beyond repair and all files are lost. I might be able to salvage some of the files by using Android’s share functionality but there was nothing important on the card so I won’t bother trying. Trying to rsync or ddrescue the card’s contents using a separate devices led to stalls and read errors. The internet says it is typical for SD cards to go read-only as a symptom of fail. I can’t read file contents from my Android SD card on Linux and it’s weirdĬonclusion: The files are encrypted with Android’s file-based encryption. This entry was posted in linux, small things on by Hannes. If you want to restore your server because of a breakage, just boot it into rescue mode and do the same as above otherwise. ![]() cat .gz | ssh "gunzip -c | dd of=/dev/sda1 bs=1M status=progress conv=fsync". ![]()
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