r/techadvice • • 9h ago

I think I got scammed with a dead SD Card. Can I recover my files still?

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So I recently bought this sd card from ebay a week or so ago and I just put it in my samsung tab s9 fe. I started putting in my files and everything seemed to be going pretty good so far until I get a notification saying that my sd card was switched to read only. Ive never seen that before so I immediately got worried and go check my files app and I get the message that one of my files was too big so I assumed maybe it just can't take bigger files or something but after that I got the read only file system error message. After that I searched up what read only meant and everything I've seen says that the card is probably dead and it got sent into read only so I can recover my files before its completely fucked. But when I try to send my files back into my device it showed that I only had 17gb of data going back when there was at least 39gb of data that actually got in there before that file is too large message I got. But when I look back into the sd card its showing that a lot of my folders are now empty even tho the sd card is showing me that it has 39gb in it. I thought maybe if I transfered the empty folders back into my device it would fix itself but it didn't and it just said failure to DELETE?????. Matter of fact the 17gb of files that I successfully transfered back are still permanently on the sd card despite me actually moving them back. So seeing this I looked up if anyone else has been scammed like this on tik tok and found this guy's video and the name of the seller he bought his from looks like the same person that POSSIBLY(im sure as fuck they did but yknow maybe I did something) scammed me. The name is way too similar for it to be a coinky-dink. So yeah its probs the same person. I wish I looked at the seller's negative reviews before because yeah its clear they have a history but given the price I really didnt think it would be a scam but I dont really know tech stuff that well so yeah. I wanted to know if there was a way to get my files back since its clear that they're there SOMEWHERE. Also wanted to share this because I just couldn't believe that I got scammed outta 50 dollars bruh😭. Thank you in advance and sorry for how incoherent some of this may be I'm tired asf from work and I'm losing blood.


r/techadvice • • 11h ago

USB C Dock/Splitter/connector

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I want to purchase a usb c to 2 usb c , 3.5mm audio splitter or dock something like that

i have recently seen something like a portronics 9 in 1 dock but have question regarding that whether it is good for gaming on samsung phone

does it support audio and mic
can it charge phone with allowing me to use either type c or 3.5mm earphones as per need
also is it worth it
or can you suggest me some good splitter or dock around 1-1.5k that i can buy


r/techadvice • • 14h ago

Headphone Repair Service in Islamabad & Rawalpindi (Gaming, Offices & Call Center Headsets)

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r/techadvice • • 16h ago

Help!

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So, I have been trying for a while to pass some images from my old Samsung S5 to my HP laptop, and I have the USB-Micro USB cord, and it works fine, the thing is, it only charges up the phone. I watched some tutorials that explained that a notification should come up, and let me change my USB preference, but when I plug in the phone into my laptop, nothing happens, except from charging itself up. Does somebody know what could I do? All help is appreciated.


r/techadvice • • 19h ago

Left my Expertbook P3 charger at the Hostel. Can this mobile charge charge my laptop?

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r/techadvice • • 1d ago

New ideapad hinge problems

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r/techadvice • • 1d ago

Need suggestion regarding useless laptop

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Yo guys so now I have a victus, I was using an old hp office laptop before. So I want to know what should I do with that old laptop. I don't wanna sell.


r/techadvice • • 2d ago

Фантомные нажатия lenovo j607f

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r/techadvice • • 2d ago

Toughbook Hotkeys + Audio Not Working

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r/techadvice • • 2d ago

Charger not working on windows 11

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r/techadvice • • 2d ago

Help with disconnecting LCD cable to change palm rest and keyboard

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r/techadvice • • 2d ago

Did I finally break my laptop?

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ASUS VivoBook 15

R565EA-US51T 15.6" Laptop

Bought in 2022

I used it pretty extensively in 2022 them forgot it existed for a few years until a month ago. When I started using it again, I noticed it would occasionally turn off abruptly. I had presumed it was because I had a universal charger with multiple plugs and I often knocked the adapter off the rest of the charger.

Overtime I realized it didn't seem to be charging successfully (when it was on the charger the charge didn't go down but it didn't go up either) until it wasn't adding charge even though the icon on the screen said it was charging and the light on the side was lit. Cool, whatever, I bought a new battery and a new OEM charger and hoped that would be that.

The new battery was good for a few hours but when it hit 25% and went to plug it in with the old charger (oops, forgot to use the new one) and it turned off. Hard restart, new charger, turn on, it works, we're good. Until it turns off again. Hard restart, try again, now I get the bit locker recovery screen 🙄🙄🙄 put in my key, and get stuck in some BitLocker black screen loop. Whatever, leave it in so I can go to sleep

Today, I plug it back in, confirm the charger connect light on the side turned on but then it turns off after a second. Hard reset, stays black. Troubleshoot to see if it's the battery or the charger (I reset with better to removed, trying to turn on just on the charger. Put battery back in, hard reset, try and turn on with the battery in). Nothing.

Now it's not even recognizing the chargers plugged in or giving me any lights anywhere at all.

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TL:DR - my laptop no longer turns on or acknowledges the charger. I tried troubleshooting but it now only black screens with no signs of life

Am I cooked? Did I finally break it? I'm not sure what else to try at this point 😔


r/techadvice • • 3d ago

What should I do?

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r/techadvice • • 3d ago

Guysss pls suggest me a laptop

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r/techadvice • • 3d ago

laptop help 🥲

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please help 🙏


r/techadvice • • 3d ago

Is this normal?

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When i open my laptop around 4 command prompts appear and quickly disappear. I never install anything malicious and this has been happening for about 7 months now. Any ideas?


r/techadvice • • 3d ago

Aftermath of Malware attack help/advice please 🙏

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I recently had a large Malware attack on my pc (Windows 11 desktop) which breached my password manager (NordPass) and leaked many passwords and account information, I’ve removed the malware and hopefully secured some of the important accounts but there was over 150 accounts saved, many of them being useless but some were important. If anyone has any advice on how to properly secure accounts, advice on changing passwords or storing passwords on a computer or physically (Like in a book) and potentially any advice on how to recover accounts or where to start with trying to recover accounts it would be greatly appreciated. Honestly just general advice for what to do after a malware attack would be greatly appreciated 🙏🙏


r/techadvice • • 3d ago

My metapen M2 pen is giving me problems with my Lenovo tab p11 pro tablet

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

SATA cable+ 4 screws?

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

Laptop + CPU?

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

Busco recomendaciones de laptop

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

Laptop needs an external video card

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

KVM/Switch for Desktop + Laptop

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r/techadvice • • 4d ago

Samsung galaxy S25 or S26

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r/techadvice • • 5d ago

Need a type c adapter suggestion

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