Forgot password of my old android. Is there a way to access it without data loss?

[barren robin]

if your device can somehow be unlocked without removing data, yes

[pearl forge]

that is no good answer bro, i was asking for a way to do it

[barren robin]

I didnt mean unlock the damn device

I mean unlocking the bootloader

so you can install custom recoveries for it, or something like that

[pearl forge]

so recovering the data with a bootloader or smth like that could help

[pearl forge]

is it possible to unlock bootloader without being able to access the OS?

[barren robin]

yes, usually its done in the bootloader/fastboot mode of the device

so no os needed

tho it usually means removing the internal data, you gotta check yourself on that

whether it can be done without removing data, as i mentioned before

[pearl forge]

well i saw some ways with ADB, but i cant enable usb debugging

[pearl forge]

well there are some programms that have the ability to remove the lock without data but its like 30 bucks

[barren robin]

I personally dont trust that kind of service

[pearl forge]

me too

and 30 bucks like r u serious

[barren robin]

any imei unlock, password remover, and stuff

[barren robin]

yeah

[pearl forge]

i tried enabling usb debugging n stuff but i wasnt successful. After 2 hours i gave up because it gave me a headache

[nimble gate]

What device

Didn't even give the most basic info smh

preferably the exact model # and if you know, the android version it's on

[pearl forge]

model is GT-19301 and android version is 4.4.2

[nimble gate]

mmmmm iirc the s3 didn't wipe data when flashing recovery with odin

just trips the knox counter

I could be remembering incorrectly about that

hard part is just going to be finding a working version of odin and good flashable image, lots of files don't exist on servers anymore due to that being almost 10 years old now god that makes me feel old to say and i ain't even that old

[pearl forge]

ive got clockworkmod recovery system, is it possible to backup all my data to an sd card so i can view my old images again?

[nimble gate]

take a full backup and move it to somewhere safe, then download latest twrp image and flash it: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys3neo.html

twrp has a file browser (and touch input) which will be very helpful for just yoinking shit out of internal storage as long as encryption is disabled

which older android versions had a tendency to not be encrypted w/ a password (allowing a custom recovery to also reset password good memories )

[pearl forge]

so ill just backup my whole android phone

whats up with that twrp?

[nimble gate]

Whachu mean?

[pearl forge]

onto an sd card

[nimble gate]

Also yeye, just data would suffice if time is an issue, full backup doesn't hurt tho

[pearl forge]

i mean what does that twrp do or what exaclty is that

[nimble gate]

I just suggest swapping to twrp (as long as CWM allows flashing images, i can't recall if it does) due to it being way more and way better featured

[pearl forge]

ah ok

is that a recovery system?

[nimble gate]

If cwm doesn't have an option for flashing images i'll try to find a zip flashable image for twrp in the depths

ye

twrp is just a different custom recovery, still active dev xd

[pearl forge]

can i flash it with odin?

[nimble gate]

If you can find an odin tar for it, ye

i can't recall how to make them so uh

[pearl forge]

yes there are some .tar files in the downloads of the website you sent

[nimble gate]

man i'm officially blind

20/10 can read

i promise

Theoretically should just work™️, you do already have odin/know how to flash recovery ye?

[pearl forge]

i already used odin to flash it with clockworkmod so yes

IM IN

its working

[nimble gate]

in twrp?

[pearl forge]

im in my phone i dont know how but i am

[nimble gate]

like password go poof?

[pearl forge]

yes i booted it and poof it just said swipe to unlock