Lost Complete Data and Need help in getting it back

[prarjun1990]

Hello Guyzz,

I need big help !

I accidentally made my Nexus 4 to factory restore and lost complete data.
Now I need to get back my complete data, mainly Apps data (which had personal notes), gallery (ahh memories), text messages and wats app.
I have synced google account for contacts and apps, but not for pics (google+).
After a day of researching blogs what I found was,
If we route mobile and install some apps like DiskDigger and run scan, there a possibility of getting back data.. Is this true ?? -- If so after routing will I get official google android updates as before ?? if not can I go back to stock after routing and recovering data through app and get regular official google android updates as before ??

If not.. Is there any way to get back lost data ??--- if so pls guide me !
:'(

 

[acejavelin]

Unfortunately, it is most likely just gone... Data recovery tools often work if you accidentally delete something, but a full factory reset is a little bit different. If you are not backing up these files to some type of online storage like Google Drive I'm pretty sure you're just out of luck. Sorry.

 

[Rukbat]

If the phone is already rooted, you can use apk to run dd on the data partition, make an image, move it to your PC, then run PhotoRec on the image and recover all the files on it (some of them may have been overwritten by the reset and can't be recovered). If it's not rooted, rooting is going to overwrite some of the files.

 

[prarjun1990]

Thanks for your reply acejavelin !! Bad luck on my part !!

 

[prarjun1990]

Great Rukbat !!
But once I root my mobile, in future will I get official google android updates ??
Can I go back to stock after root ?