Can I retrieve pics from dead Nokia C3 ?

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fatboy · #1 Post by **fatboy** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:52 pm

Title says it all, screen dead so cant acess menu.
All icons on lower screen have moved over to the right,hence there is no BACK option,menu has opened some app (on its own) but I cant close it,
Screen is too far gone to re calibrate (tried in local mobile garage )
Throwing it across the room also didnt help

HowardQ · #2 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:09 pm

I've tried the last option a few time, it makes you feel better but rarely helps!
A silly question ...
Are the pictures stored in phone memory or on a removable micro SD card?
If on memory card you can obviously just remove the card and read on a PC or whatever.
Usually need an adaptor of multi card reader with a micro SD.

fatboy · #3 Post by **fatboy** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:23 pm

No, not a silly question, the memory card is so obvious its easy to overlook.
Not in this case though,all in the phone's memory

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:15 pm

Turn it off, pull the battery out. wait a little, pop the battery back in and see if it all comes back ok.
Might not sort it out but it's quick and easy to try.

flatlander · #5 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:26 pm

I think that there are various options and as DR says many phones respond to having the battery pulled whilst powered up... like restarting the PC.

You may have to leave it off for varying times to get any response but if you are able to get access then get your data off quick and take it to Nokia and then get it repaired if under warranty.

Once repaired sell it and get a proper phone ;)

Other things you could try are to see if there is bluetooth activated or any desktop software that you could back up to (same as itunes for the iphoner etc) Once backed up try hard reset on the phone and then restore the data and again

if you are able to get access then get your data off quick and take it to Nokia and then get it repaired if under warranty.

Once repaired sell it and get a proper phone ;)

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:32 pm

If the photos etc. are really important to you, you could look at getting the screen replaced.
My daughter had a similar problem just before she swapped her old contract I-Phone for her Galaxy S2 a while ago.
Apple have their shops and she got the screen replaced at Meadowhall for £80, which was a lot, but having forgotten all about it for a year she dug it out and sold it on eBay for £80 a week or so ago, so she got her money back.
Don't know of any Nokia stores but if the stuff is important it might be worth getting a quote.
Otherwise Andy's idea could just work, I've seen it done before.

Good luck!!

Falcopops · #7 Post by **Falcopops** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:32 pm

Can you plug it into your PC as a removable drive and grab the data?

Gio · #8 Post by **Gio** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:13 am

Falcopops wrote:Can you plug it into your PC as a removable drive and grab the data?

+1 here, we did that on my wifes old i-phone

fatboy · #9 Post by **fatboy** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:29 pm

Thanks for the replies, the bloody thing is out of warranty, took it to a repair shop, the guy could not re calibrate the touch screen settings,said it is too
gone,only option was pay £50 ish to replace screen and still end up with a crap phone !
Cant plug into laptop,cant acess half of its functions, I only want about 10 photos so may try my local Jessops

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:44 pm

This thread may help you - a lot of people with similar issues and a couple of things that might sort out your touchscreen.

The code that allows you to reformat .... not sure whether they mean recalibrate your screen or reset your phone (hopefully the former)

The removal of the sticky layer sounds hopeful too

http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Xseries ... d-p/904747

Obviously this is only what I've found by searching - I'm not saying these things will work for you.

flatlander · #11 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:40 pm

its probably not the screen but a digitizer or some such piece of crappy hardware thats failed. The screen itself is what it is a picec of plastic fancy plastic I grant yuou but not sure changing the screen will do much youd be better getting a ziplock bag fill it with rice stick the thing in the freezer for a couple of hours then take it out boot it up quickly and if you get in get what you want and go

D-Rider · #12 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:57 pm

Don't remember anyone suggesting you actually change the screen

flatlander · #13 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:30 pm

fatboy wrote:Thanks for the replies, the bloody thing is out of warranty, took it to a repair shop, the guy could not re calibrate the touch screen settings,said it is too
gone,only option was pay £50 ish to replace screen and still end up with a crap phone !
Cant plug into laptop,cant acess half of its functions, I only want about 10 photos so may try my local Jessops

HMnnnn I wonder if the search function .....

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:05 pm

flatlander wrote:
fatboy wrote:Thanks for the replies, the bloody thing is out of warranty, took it to a repair shop, the guy could not re calibrate the touch screen settings,said it is too
gone,only option was pay £50 ish to replace screen and still end up with a crap phone !
Cant plug into laptop,cant acess half of its functions, I only want about 10 photos so may try my local Jessops
HMnnnn I wonder if the search function .....

Ah - thought you were referring to the discussion in the link I posted - completely agree that swapping the screen itself is very unlikely to help

fatboy · #15 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:13 pm

Thanks for that link D-Rider,the only thing I have not tried is freezing the sodding thing.
I think the conclusion is How could you do anything with a computer when only half of the qwerty keyboard works ?
At the end of the day,you can't polish a turd !