How to RETURN deleted pictures from phone (3 ways)

You can't recover deleted pictures from your phone so easily because your phone doesn't have a trash can (but you can install it). When you delete something you can't take a step back or take it out of the bin, Android just isn't made to do that.

However, there is hope if you have just deleted the images, ie. if you haven't used the phone much after deleting pictures.

Recover deleted images

1. way - cloud

If you use the default Google Photos app and have backup enabled, then you can access all your images and download them to your phone.

Just highlight the images you want, tap "options" and select "Save to device".

If you also deleted images from Google Cloud, you can restore them by going to "Trash" (or "Bean"). Here are the pictures you deleted from your Google Account in the previous 30 days.

Since you probably didn't have Backup turned on, try the following method.

2. mode - SD card

If you have deleted the images on the SD card, you can easily restore them using your computer.

A few years ago, I wrote about a tool for recovering deleted files from your computer - read on. This tool can recover files (free version up to 2GB) from any partition.

1. Remove the SD card from the phone and insert it into the computer/laptop.
2. Install and run the program I mentioned in the previous paragraph
3. For the partition, select the SD card that your computer recognized as a separate partition
4. Follow the steps to recover data from the same article

3. way - DiskDigger

But "how to recover deleted pictures from the phone if they were in the internal memory," you ask?

Well, this is a little harder! You cannot use the program in any other way because Google has prohibited phones from being used as USB mass storage devices.

You now have essentially two options:

1. pay for the application/program that will return the images
2. Root your phone and use the free app.

If you opt for the first option, I can recommend, for example, DR.Fone or EaseUs MobiSaver (not a promo).

If you opt for the second option, you must have a rooted phone. I immediately note that by rooting the phone, you lose the warranty because you can essentially damage the phone! So, I am not responsible for any damage to your phone if you continue to follow this guide! You do everything at your own risk.

I have routed most of my phones and never had a problem. If you don't do anything you shouldn't, everything will be fine. If you do not know how to route the phone then it would be best to seek personal help from someone who knows.

1. First root the phone using one of the methods for your specific model. I do not have instructions for each model but you can find something among my articles - the link.
2. Install the DiskDigger application from the Play Store - link.
3. Launch it and allow Root access by clicking on "Allow" or "Grant".
4. Tap Start Basic photo scan and wait for the process to complete.
   
   
5. When the application finishes scanning, tick the images you want to restore.
6. Now just tap up on "Recover" and choose where you want the images to return.
   
   

Conclusion

As you can see, recovering deleted images is not easy because you do not have many options. Companies that make specialized tools use the fact that you want to return images at any cost, so they force you (with various restrictions) to buy Pro versions of their tools.

That's how it is, and in essence, if you can't manage, you have to pay for the tools or the person who deals with it.

Keep in mind that you may not be able to restore all the images. If you deleted the images a long time ago, there is very little chance that you will restore them. Therefore, it would be best to try to restore them immediately after deleting them.