The data partition on my Samsung S3 has been corrupted

[AC Question]

Each time I switch it on I get a "Reset your device" message. My phone book was stored onto the phone, not the sim card.
Is there any way of rescueing my list of phone contacts before I press the 'reset device' icon????

 

[H3aTeRzz]

Only if you had google account set to back up your data. If not, then there's no way to recover them.

Try this first:

Enter recovery (if possible) and see if you have the option to wipe Cache Partition, then reboot, see if that might clear it. Worth a shot.

Chris

 

[Degener84u]

sometimes contacts automatically save to sim. you can check there to see..might work.

 

[evsnm]

This happened to me today. Instead of resetting, I turned off the phone and let it sit for an hour while I ran some errands. Then I turned it on and it booted up fine.