My Fairphone 4 got totally crashed (never leave your phone on your Ikea bed when you open it up, it might launch your phone…).
Is there still a way to access the internal storage of my FP4 so I can retrieve files there? Or can I like, remove the internal storage part from my FP4 and place it in a ‘reader’ or another device of some sorts?
I already tried to connect to the USB-C port with a hub or usb-cable but no reaction, no projecting the phonescreen on my external screen via the hub or my laptop does not see it as an external drive. (It does work on my new Fairphone 5, I was able to check.)
Well if you don’t happen to have set up your phone such that any USB connection will grant you access to your phone’s data (which seems to be the case with your FP5), then it’s gonna be a very difficult, if not impossible, task.
That is, provided your phone’s still working at all.
I also understand that you don’t use an external SD card on which have stored all your data.
The internal storage is also directly soldered onto the main board and cannot be accessed (realistically) any other way other than via (a working phone with) USB.
But you could just get yourself another display… a very cheap second-hand one (even with scratches) would already do, if you only want to restore your data or just change the USB setting, right?
Another way would be to have someone who would borrow you a FP4 in which you would put your (still working?) main board temporarily to transfer your data to your PC.
I did use an external micro SD card. Problem is not all my data was put on there, it’s also partly on the internal storage.
I should add that the FP4 is also bend a bit, so I don’t think putting a new display in it is workable?
