Ways to recover deleted photos on any Android device

Let's say you accidentally deleted an important photo, lost it when you reset it, or your Android phone crashed. If you want to recover deleted photos on Android , here are some helpful ways.

Ways to recover deleted photos on Android

• 1. How to Recover Deleted Android Photos from Cloud
  • Recover deleted photos on Google Photos
  • Recover deleted photos from Microsoft OneDrive
  • Recover deleted photos from Dropbox
  • How to recover deleted photos from Google Drive
• 2. How to Recover Deleted Android Photos from SD Card
  • Recover deleted photos with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
• 3. How to recover deleted Android photos on rooted phone
  • How to recover images with DiskDigger on a rooted phone
• 4. Recover deleted photos on Android without root
  • Backup and restore
  • Direct recovery from SD card
• Another way to recover deleted photos on Android
  • By email and text message
  • Check out social networks
  • Check the backup on the device

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1. How to Recover Deleted Android Photos from Cloud

Most cloud and photo apps (not including Instagram) require a photo backup in the background. If this feature is enabled, chances are your photos won't actually be deleted.

Deleting photos from the gallery app will not cause them to be deleted from the cloud backup service. To get the picture back, just log in to your cloud app and download the photo. If you've deleted photos from your cloud backup, you can also restore from the recycle bin (allowing to restore any deleted files within a certain timeframe).

Recover deleted photos on Google Photos

Open Google Photos , select Trash or Bin from the sidebar. Tap and hold on each image you want to restore, then tap Restore . Deleted files remain in the recycle bin for 60 days.

Open Google Photos, select Trash / Bin then press Restore

Recover deleted photos from Microsoft OneDrive

Open OneDrive > Me > Recycle Bin . Select your file and tap the Restore icon . OneDrive will keep deleted files for up to 30 days.

Recover deleted photos from Dropbox

In Dropbox , you need to login on desktop to recover deleted photos. Go to Files > Deleted Files , then select the file you want to recover.

Other cloud apps work in a similar way.

You need to login Dropbox on desktop to recover deleted photos

How to recover deleted photos from Google Drive

As of July 2019, photos saved in Google Drive are not automatically displayed in Google Photos. That means, you have one more way to recover permanently deleted photos on Android. However, note that the photo backup feature automatically uploads photos to Google Photos whether you enable it on Google Drive, Google Photos or not.

How to recover deleted photos in Android gallery from Google Drive as follows:

Open the Google Drive app on your Android device.

Select the photos you want to restore.

Tap More (3 dots) and tap Download .

2. How to Recover Deleted Android Photos from SD Card

What if you don't back up your photos to the cloud? Let's hope you saved them to your phone's SD card. Deleted files remain on the memory card until they are overwritten by new data. Therefore, as soon as you realize you've mistakenly deleted photos, you should remove the memory card from your phone to reduce the risk of them being overwritten.

Note: This method will not work on your phone's internal memory..

Recover deleted photos with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

Install and run EasyUS Data Recovery Wizard

One of the best free image recovery software is EasyUS Data Recovery Wizard. Here's how to restore:

• First, connect the memory card to the computer (via the card reader or the laptop's SD card slot).
• Install and run the EasyUS Data Recovery Wizard . When it launches, it will show you all the drives that can recover data, including hard drives and memory cards.
• Select the memory card and press Scan . The application will start scanning for any files it can recover. You can recover up to 2GB of data at once for the free version. The scan may take up to 20 minutes or more.
• Select Type in the left panel. Click the drop-down arrow next to Graphics and select jpg (or other file format). All images will display in the main window. Select the photos you want.
• Click Recover Now and choose a location on your hard drive to save it. They will be exported and saved in a separate folder. Now you can copy them back to the phone.

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3. How to recover deleted Android photos on rooted phone

If you don't use a cloud backup service or a memory card, it becomes much more difficult to recover deleted photos. Despite complaints from some online apps, there is no way to scan the phone's internal memory to recover lost files, unless the phone is rooted.

If you really want to recover your photos, you can try rooting your phone. But this may require you to erase the data in your device and increases the chance that deleted photos will be overwritten and lost forever.

How to recover images with DiskDigger on a rooted phone

• Install DiskDigger on Android.
• Launch the app and grant root permissions when prompted. You will now see Basic Scan and Full Scan options . Select Full Scan .
• Find internal memory. Then select the file type you want to find (probably JPG / PNG ). Click OK to get started.
• DiskDigger will scan instantly and show you a grid of thumbnails of everything the app finds, not just deleted photos, but all photos in the internal memory.
• To filter out the photos you want, tap the Settings icon . You should set Minimum File Size larger. For example, when you select 1,000,000, you will limit the results to images larger than one MG. You can also limit the date to make it easier to find.
• Once selected, press Recover .
• Select where you want to save the file.
• Click OK to save the image.

You can try rooting your phone and install DiskDigger 

Note: DiskDigger cannot find all deleted photos, and some photos may be corrupted.

4. Recover deleted photos on Android without root

For best results when recovering deleted photos from Android phone, you need to root the whole system. However, without root, you still have a way of doing it. Use the methods below if you don't want to root your device.

Backup and restore

If you have spent time backing up your Android device before, the good news is that recovering permanently deleted photos on Android is now simple thanks to the built-in backup and restore feature.

However, remember, you cannot get back each lost image if it is not in the stored backup. In addition, this method depends on the Android smartphone model, so it may not be possible on some devices.

Detailed step by step backup and restore deleted photos on Android

• Go to your phone's Settings , tap Account .
• Sign in with your account and password if prompted.
• Find the Backup and Restore option .
• Click Restore .

Direct recovery from SD card

Many Android smartphones have a slot for a micro SD card to expand the internal storage space. The good news here is that if you saved the image to SD, then deleted it from Android, it can still be restored using the Disk Drill app.

Another way to recover deleted photos on Android

By email and text message

Many email services offer unlimited storage, allowing users to keep as many emails and attachments as they want. Check them out if you've emailed someone the deleted photo. If so, they can still be in your inbox and you can simply download them to your computer or Android device.

Check out social networks

Maybe you or a loved one has shared an accidentally deleted photo on social media. Therefore, do not ignore this solution if you are in that case.

Check the backup on the device

If you back up your Android device regularly, you won't have to worry about how to restore your data, even your photos, because just go to the backup file and you can instantly recover what you've lost.