HOW TO RECOVER DELETED FILES ON YOUR PHONE – 5 effective utilities

Clearing the memory of a smartphone can be scheduled or random. Most incidents occur after updating the OS or as a result of antiviruses, users have to puzzle over how to recover deleted photos on Android, where important files have disappeared and why some of the contacts are not displayed in the phone book. Let’s analyze each of the cases separately. A few tips will be useful to every beginner.

How to recover deleted files on phone

There is no Recycle Bin shortcut for Android OS, the search for deleted data will not be easy and will take place in 1-2 clicks. The procedure involves connecting to a PC, often you can not do without the use of additional utilities. Let’s find out how to recover deleted files on Android without incidents and which programs will be effective for each type of files.

Deleted Photos on Android

If the problem is identified immediately, the solution will not take more than 1-2 minutes. Simply open the Google Photos app, click on the ellipsis icon (at the top left of the screen) and select Trash. The system will show a list of files that have been deleted recently (data is stored for 60 days). Select the desired photos or videos using the trigger and select “Restore” in the context menu.

If the images are in the trash and 60 days have passed, you will need to contact Google Support. Otherwise, the content cannot be returned. The user has 21 days to submit an application. File recovery is possible as long as they remain on the company’s servers. It is better not to delay with this.

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Deleted Google Drive Files

You can recover files from Google Drive using your phone on iPhone, Android, iPad or desktop PC. In each case, you need to be logged into a valid account. The algorithm is simple:

1. Go to Google Drive, click Trash.
2. Sort content by date.
3. Look for the three dots icon below the file you want to restore.
4. Revert the state before deletion.

Google developers offer 15 GB of cloud storage. Additional paid space can be purchased through Google One subscriptions. If a user accidentally deleted a document or photo from Google Drive, don’t worry. The data is stored for 30 days. Only after this time has elapsed, the basket will be automatically emptied.

Removed Google Play Apps

Most often, the need to restore files of already deleted applications arises among gamers. When they want to return to the game, people are disappointed to find out that past achievements are lost. This happens after uninstalling or cleaning “junk files”. Google Play developers have provided for such incidents. To return data to an Android device, follow the algorithm:

1. Open Google Play on your phone or tablet.
2. Find the ellipsis icon to activate the menu.
3. Through “My apps and games” reinstall Deleted Game.

If a backup has been made and the data is stored in the cloud, simply return to the starting point by selecting a specific date. This can be done through the Recovery tool.

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Remote contacts

The best way to recover lost phone numbers is to use a Google account. The method only works when the deletion happened less than a month ago. The algorithm in this case is as follows:

1. Open Google Contacts.
2. Log in to the account that is used on the smartphone.
3. Click on the “All” item located on the left, and then click on “Edit”.
4. Find the Recovery item in the menu.
5. Specify the period in which you must undo the changes.
6. Complete the procedure.

If the list of found contacts does not contain the desired number, you will have to look for a backup copy. You can simply upload from a previously compiled CSV file.

Data from other cloud services

If the content and contact details used in the messenger (Viber, Telegram, WhatsApp) are lost, it will not be difficult to return the deleted files. For those who do not know where deleted files are stored on Android, there are alternative ways to solve the problem. Just install and launch the desktop version of these applications, sign in with the phone number linked to your account on your mobile device and see all the contacts you previously added to your smartphone.

Recovering deleted Android files using programs

Data loss on a mobile device can occur according to good and bad scenarios. When information was stored on a memory card, the situation is not so critical. The media can be removed and inserted into a laptop or computer. There will be no obstacles to the further use of effective utilities.

In other cases, you will have to enable root access, which is not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty terms. If the OS is changed while trying to find a deleted file, this may cause the machine to become unstable. Therefore, it is worth weighing all the pros and cons before using external programs.

Recuva

This is a free utility. Copes well with the search for photos, videos and other files. The software is made by Piriform, the developers behind the famous Ccleaner.

With Recuva, you can even get back directories that are “permanently deleted” and marked by the OS as writable space. Recovery works on USB flash drives, removable cards, hard drives and other media. Benefits of a powerful utility:

1. Suitable for all types of files – pictures, documents, music.
2. It is possible to extract data from damaged hard drives or recently formatted volumes.
3. Interface in 40 languages.

Working with the utility will not be a difficult task. Any internal drive can be scanned in 10-20 minutes. The unique assistant asks simple questions to guide the user through the entire process. With Recuva, no file will be missed.

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Tenorshare UltData

The utility recovers photos, contacts, SMS and videos. An advanced set of tools helps keep your device performing by eliminating junk files that slow down your system. Parameter setting and bending mode selection. In 2-3 clicks, you can display information about the drive – name, capacity, type, serial number and version.

The application is able to recover files from local folders and iTunes and iCloud account. You can get a backup file for all categories – messages, contacts, Uplow logs, WhatsApp texts, voice notes. The developers claim that the tool helps to fix more than 50 problems with iOS and internal software.

7-Data Android Recovery

The utility effectively restores data in the internal memory and on an external SD card. The tool does a good job of searching for files in different formats – JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, PSD. The algorithm for working with the platform is as follows:

1. Connect your device to PC.
2. Set USB debugging mode.
3. Select the recovery source (device storage or external SD card).
4. Click “Next” to start the scan.
5. Through the “Advanced settings” specify the file types and recovery method.
6. Decide which directories you want to return to the device, click “Save”.
7. Select a target directory.

7-Data Android Recovery determines the original folder structure. The working window displays extended properties – name, size, type and modification time for each name. The free version has limited functionality – no more than 1 GB of files can be restored.

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GT Recovery

The app instantly finds lost content and has a thumbnail preview option. Recovering deleted Android files with GT Recovery has the following advantages:

• compatibility with different formats – MP3, MP4, EXT3, EXT4, FAT;
• works in the background and detects hidden files;
• directory for saving is selected manually.

“Resuscitation” of a mobile device using GT Recovery is a good idea. The utility will cope with the recovery of all types of data, from photos and texts to contacts and passwords. The process starts with scanning the drive and ends with choosing a directory to resave the content.

Undeleter

Works on mobile devices of all types. The application will scan the internal memory and SD card in 2-3 minutes for subsequent information recovery. The main advantages of the utility:

• finds deleted photos, archives, music and videos;
• preview before recovery;
• sending files to cloud storage;
• supported extensions: BMP, PNG, JPG, MKV, MP3, AVI, OGG, FLAC, WAV, MNG, GIF, JNG, MP4.

Undeleter is a free application. Developers do not limit functionality, but add ads to some blocks. Deep analysis of volumes requires administrator rights. Without root mode, functionality is greatly reduced.

How to prevent permanent deletion of files

Incidents with the loss of important content and system files can be foreseen and prevented. There is no universal solution for all models of mobile devices. Although users can follow simple rules to reduce the chance of system crashes:

Finding a file recovery utility is a last resort. Preventive measures are a good guarantee of data security. It is better for the user to periodically send content to the PC by archiving and creating shared directories. It’s a good idea to work with Google Drive and Dropbox cloud storage. In such cases, recovery utilities will not be useful.

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