[AC Question]

I have a
verizon SCH-I545
version 4.4.2
kernel version.

I am wanting to root my phone because i woke up one the other day to 200 photos missing. they came straight from my main camera folder and no other folders were touched. I'm very tech savvy and not a noob when it comes to jail-breaking things. its just the fact this is my main phone and i don't want to risk bricking it. I use wonder-share mobile go and it has a one click root button that I'm tempted to press. I just would like to hear other options or if i don't even need to root my phone.....Also i have tired many photo recovery programs that worked without rooting and they didn't work and i also looked through all my files on my phone and even connected it to my computer and still no luck in my search for the photos.