Questions tagged [delete]
For all the different things one wants to get rid of: files, folders, icons, apps...
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recover/restore deleted photos Android [duplicate]
ten days ago I deleted some photos (also from the trash). Is there even the slightest chance that they can be recovered, even forensically?
Or Trim/garbage collection have already done their job?
I'm ...
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undeletable "permanent File" Android 11 phone
I have this file:
/storage/emulated/0/Tones/test1/test2/test3/test4/brooke-shields,-a�os-80.jpg
Cannot delete. I get a <java.lang.illegalargument> response when I try to delete using several ...
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How does WhatsApp's Delete For Everyone work for photos?
In WhatsApp, when the sender deletes a photo for everyone from their side, does it permanently deleted from my phone, or are they still there on my phone? If it was there, are they recoverable by the ...
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Trying to delete a folder with Termux
I'm trying to delete a file Android will not let me delete it. Trying to use Termux, I can't seem to find the file. I used termux-setup-storage, and per the instructions entered:
cd /storage/sdcard0/...
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Can I bulk delete shared media on Android texts?
When I go into the texting app and click on the settings, then shared media, it allows me to delete gifs/images individually by clicking on the three dots, but I want to get rid of 90% of these and ...
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Delete Files from Directory that are Older Than a Given Time
I've been searching for this for several hours but couldn't find any solution. I have a folder (Call_Rec) which contain thousands of files and I want to delete only those files that are older than a ...
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How do you delete media messages from viber chat?
If media files are deleted from within chat, they are still in the gallery. If they are deleted from the gallery, they are still in the chat as thumbnails, but says "file not found" if ...
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Why are files with wrong character encoding name write-protected?
I'm unable to delete the files with wrong character encoding in names on my phone. I plug it into my Windows PC and try to delete it in File Explorer. It says the files are write-protected:
This ...
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My Samsung Galaxy Note10+ is automatically deleting my Music!
In Some days, I listen to music on my Samsung music app. today, I found out that some of my music is gone! Even deleted on the My Files app! is there anything I can do to stop this?
Most of my music ...
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Get text automatically deleted if number is blocked
I know how to block a number. However there is a block box where you can go see the blocked messages and restore or delete them. Is there an app or option to have those permanently deleted so I will ...
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How can one delete all text message threads except for a few ones on Pixel 6?
I have plenty of text messages for OTP or similar automated services on my Google Pixel 6. I'm doing some cleaning. How can one delete all text message threads except for a few ones on Pixel 6?
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Is it safe to delete a .bin file on an Android 11 phone?
I keep getting .bin files that show zero data in them and others that pop up regularly. Is it safe to delete them? Do they contain any vital information. Are they remnants of sites I've visited using ...
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How do I add an icon for an installed application to one of the MIUI app icon screens?
My friend is using a device running MIUI 12.5.1.
They have installed some app, and then some kind of magic happened, in which they were told by the device that it would be cleaning up / removing icons ...
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How to permanently obliterate android phone's entire data? [duplicate]
I want to completely delete all data on my android phone with 0% of it being recoverable.
I don't want to physically destroy the phone.
I don't want to make the phone unusable.
What I want to do is, ...
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Why does my Samsung A42 delete photos off my phone at the end of the day?
I recently purchased a Samsung A42 and when I take photos and videos, they are on the Gallery that day, but the next morning they have been removed. They are auto-backed up to Google Photos, but I'm ...
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