[How to] Access your encrypted data from the recovery

[fredldotme]

Hello all!

I've created a little script to aid in the recovery of data, should one choose to enable encryption on their device.

It's available here: https://gist.github.com/fredldotme/7bc4e5aee515d8b74a7b091599e67382
Save the script as chroot-into-system on your PC.

The guide assumes you have adb installed on your PC. The steps are as followed:

1. Boot your device into recovery mode
2. Mount your system partition by going to "Advanced" -> "Mount/unmount system"
3. Open a terminal on your PC and switch to the directory you saved the script in
4. Push the script to your device: adb push chroot-into-system /tmp/
5. Run an adb shell
6. Execute the script: sh /tmp/chroot-into-system
7. Now it's time to unlock the home directory: fscrypt unlock /home/phablet
8. Enter your PIN or password and hit enter
9. The home directory contents should now be decrypted and visible

Please try it on your device and let me know of any issues.