Recover Samsung Data: How to recover data from water damaged Samsung S8

5.17.2017

How to recover data from water damaged Samsung S8

The weather is really bad today. On the way home, there was a gust of wind and then rain began to pour. I was caught in the rain without an umbrella. I was wet all over like a drowned rat. Here was matter for dismay, when I got home I found that my Samsung S8 had been damaged by water. I can't successfully access my Samsung S8. In order to minimize my losses, I want to restore my phone data to my computer, but what should I do?

Dr.fone toolkit - Android Data Extraction (Damaged Device) is a good assistant for damaged device. The software has many highlights. For example, it has the highest retrieval rate in the industry. It can quickly retrieve data from damaged phones, and you can find the data you need to recover. It can restore photos, videos, contacts, text messages, call history, WhatsApp, and other files. Almost all file types on the phone are recoverable. In addition, it is compatible with a variety of Samsung Galaxy devices. More importantly, it can handle various types of damaged phones calmly, such as cracked screen, water-damaged, black screen. In these cases, you can use it to recover data.

Video guide:

Step 1. Connect your Samsung S8 to your computer

Connect your Samsung S8 to computer using a USB cable. Download and launch dr.fone toolkit for Android on your computer. Select Data Extraction (Damaged Device) among all the toolkits.

Step 2. Choose the data types you want to recover from the Samsung S8

Next, check the file type according to your needs. By default, all the file types are checked. When you choose the items you need, you can click on Next to move to the next step.

Step 3. Select the fault type which matches your situation

Then, you can see that the program will provide two fault types, and please match the fault type according to your actual situation. Please directly click on one of the fault types and the program will automatically enter the next interface.

Then on the new window, choose the correct "Device Name" and "Device Model" for your phone. Currently this function only works for some Samsung devices in Galaxy S, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab series. Then click on "Next".

Here, you need to pay attention to your choice is correct, wrong information may lead to bricking your phone or any other errors. If the information is correct, enter "Confirm" and click on Confirm button to continue.

Step 4. Enter Download Mode on the Samsung S8

Please move your Samsung S8 into the download mode as shown below.
1.Power off the phone.
2.Press and hold Volume "-", "Home" and "Power" button on the phone.
3.Press "Volume +" button to enter download mode.

Step.5 Analyze, preview, and restore data

When your Samsung S8 successfully enters the download mode, the program will start analyzing and scanning your phone. At the end of this process, you can preview the scanned data. Then, please tick these data according to your needs. Finally, click "Recover" to save all the data you need.