Nomi
My phone wouldn't allow me to do anything else other than a reset, so no.
I'm actually looking to restore it back to a certain date if possible, like I would with a pc.
Sadly, unless you have backed up your data at some point in the past, creating a 'restore point', your phone will not be able to retrieve your lost files. I think this kind of thing happens to everybody once, and it is miserable when it does 
For the future, I recommend backing up your files with an app like Helium. You can read about it here:
https://www.nextpit.com/how-to-backup-everything-on-the-galaxy-s4
You can use the same process for the backing up the Galaxy Note 2 as for the S4.