A photo isn’t just a still image. It is a picture that contains memories. If you accidentally delete your photo from your gadget, it can make you feel horrible.
Fortunately, there are several ways you can solve this problem. You can bring your deleted photo back like before.
The restoration methods for a computer and a mobile gadget are slightly different. Below, we will explain how to do it on both gadgets. Firstly, let’s look at how to restore the deleted photos from the computer.
Restoring Deleted Photos from a Computer
It depends on the deletion process. The normal deleted photo will go directly to the Recycle Bin. The permanently deleted photo won’t appear in the Recycle Bin.
This situation needs a special method for restoration. Here is how to restore your photo.
1. Recycle Bin Restoration
When you delete your photo, the operating system won’t delete it from the system just like that. The deleted photo will be stored in the Recycle Bin.
If you want to restore the photo from the Recycle Bin, here is what you need to do:
- Open the Recycle Bin,
- Choose the photo file that you want to restore,
- Right-click your selection,
- Choose Restore,
After you do all the steps above, the deleted photo will be moved back to its original folder. If you also accidentally delete the folder where you kept the photo before, no need to worry. The deleted photo recovery process above will also restore the folder that you’ve deleted.
2. The Permanent Deleted Photo
This is the scenario where your deleted photo has been erased completely from the system. Usually, it happens when you do the “Empty Recycle Bin” process.
You won’t be able to restore it with the first method we explained above. You will also not find the file in the Recycle Bin folder.
However, even though we say it’s permanently deleted, there is still a trace of your photo in the system. What you need to do is grab the trace to restore the photo that you want. It would be difficult to do that manually. But, with the help from file recovery software, you can get your photo back.
There is software you can use. Most of them have a similar way they use to restore the photos that people want. Here is how you do it.
- Open the program,
- Choose scan menu. Usually, there are two options you can choose from this scan menu, which are normal and deep search. The deep search will scan all deleted photos, even the unrecovered ones.
- Once the scan is completed, choose the photo that you want to restore.
- Choose the restore button and folder where you want to put the restored photo.
- Wait for a few minutes, and then you can find your old deleted photo in the chosen folder.
The file recovery software seems to be a powerful tool for restoring your photos. However, the time range from when you deleted your photo also affects the chances of restoration.
The file remains also is another factor to consider. Usually, the latest photo and good condition file remains will have a better chance of being 100% restored.
Restoring the Deleted Photo from a Mobile Gadget
When you accidentally delete a photo from your mobile gadget, you won’t find it in the Recycle Bin where you can restore it. But, you don’t need to worry.
There are other ways to solve this problem.
1. The Cloud
Fortunately, most applications in a mobile gadget have the “Backup to Cloud” feature. And, initially, this feature is turned on.
So, there is a chance that you can find your photo in your cloud storage. Just access it with your account, and you can get back your photo.
You may need to use a different method to access the cloud server. But, mostly it’s the same.
For example, if you use DropBox, you can choose the “Export” option and then “Save to Device”. It will copy the backup photo to your device. You can also do the same on the Google Photos cloud or Microsoft OneDrive.
2. Restoring the Photo from SD Card
Usually, your mobile gadget will have a backup feature that copies the deleted file to your SD card. Of course, you must have inserted the SD card into your gadget beforehand. Once you realize that you accidentally deleted your photo, remove your SD card immediately. Then, you can access it on your computer to find your photo.
If you can’t find your photo in the SD card, you don’t need to worry. The SD card is like a saving device. You can treat it like your hard drive. That means you can use the file recovery software to restore the deleted file in your SD card.
3. Restore the Photo from Rooted Phone
Say you have not set up cloud storage and you don’t use an SD card as well. That would be a disaster.
With a rooted phone, you can easily access the internal storage of the device and find the file that you want. Copy it to your device and you can get back your photo.
Prevent the Problem
As we explained before, recovering photos is difficult and complicated. There is a big chance that the restoration process will fail. It’s important to prevent this problem from happening. It’s actually simple.
- Always activate your cloud backup,
- Think twice before deleting photos or other files,
- Install file recovery software so you can restore the photo whenever you face the problem above.
That’s how data recovery can be possible from a computer or mobile gadget. Make sure you follow the tips and guidelines that we explained above.
Do those 3 important things to prevent this problem from happening again in the future. You don’t want your precious memory to disappear just like that because of your carelessness.
