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Help Trying to Root my phone with KingRoot, stuck at 99%

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Mallan123

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I had to do a factory reset due to a bad rebooting loop. Nothing was backed, so I am now trying to recover my data with a program. I have to root my phone first though.
Now, the program is stuck on 99% in windows and my phone is showing that green little alien with "Downloading... Do Not Turn Off Target!!!" written bellow it. That's the only thing on the screen. I dunno how I should progress now, it has been like this for over an hour at least. How long should it take normally? If I have to restart, does it mean that it's rooted now, or do I need to try again?

I am on a Windows 10 comp
My phone is Samsung galaxy s3 mini (GT-i8190 I think)
 
If it's stuck in download mode do a battery pull then reboot.
I guess it could be possible that the device is now rooted but i would doubt it.

It would be guaranteed to be rooted if you used a proper method such as using a TWRP or CWM recovery and a SuperSU zip.
OK, I looked into TWRP and CWM, and I can't really say that I know how to use them or even install them properly. You call them recovery (programs?), can I use them to get back my data?
 
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OK, I looked into TWRP and CWM, and I can't really say that I know how to use them or even install them properly. You call them recovery (programs?), can I use them to get back my data?
They aren't recovery programs. Once data is lost, it's usually gone for good. Unless you used other apps to back up data.
 
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