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How to Restore Permanently Deleted Photos on a Cellphone

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Inggit Virgiawan

5 Ways to Restore Permanently Deleted Photos on Your Cellphone

Maybe you have accidentally deleted an important photo on your cellphone. However, you are confused about how to restore photos that have been permanently deleted on your cellphone. 

If you've done this recently, don't worry. There is a solution to restore those deleted photos.  You can use the following methods to return important photos to the gallery. 

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How to Restore Permanently Deleted Photo Files on a Cellphone

There are various methods to restore permanently deleted photos on your cellphone. Ways you can do include the following: 

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos Through Recycle Bin

Restore Permanently Deleted Photos Via Recycle Bin. Source: Pinterest

Don't think that Recycle Bin is only available on Windows PCs. You can also find it on your phone just like on your computer. 

All deleted photo files will collect in the trash folder for several 30-60 days. So, if the photos on your cellphone were deleted yesterday, immediately go to the Recycle Bin to restore the photos. 

Look for the Recycle Bin in the gallery application or Google Photos, usually the folder has a trash can logo. You can find deleted photos there. 

Restore Permanently Deleted Photos Via Google Photos

Photo Illustration. Source: viva

The next way you can do to restore deleted photos is via Google Photos, here is a complete explanation: 

  • Log in to Google Photos on your Android phone;
  • Tap the “Collection” tab;
  • Tap the “Trash” folder;
  • Search for the photos you want to restore;
  • Tap the photo then click “Restore/Restore”.

Restore Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone

Restore Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone. Source: VCGamers

The concept of recovering photos that have been permanently deleted from the gallery on an iPhone is the same as on an Android phone. If it's only been a few days, the deleted photos are still in the “Recently Deleted” folder. 

To find it and restore it, you can follow the method listed below: 

  • Go to the gallery on the device iPhones You;
  • Select the Album menu
  • Locate the “Recently Deleted” trash icon folder;
  • Search for deleted images then recover images.

Recover Deleted Photos with DigDeep Image Recovery

Source: topsetting.com

DigDeep Recovery is an application that you can use to recover deleted photos on your Android cellphone, here's how to use it: 

  • Download and install the DigDeep app on Android phone;
  • Once finished installing open the application;
  • DigDeep will move the HP's internal and external memory in a few minutes;
  • After displaying the scan results, select the photos you want to recover;
  • Recover photos by pressing the “Recovery” button in the application.

The size of this application varies depending on the version and download source. However, in general the size of this application ranges from 3.5 to 15.5 MB. 

Recover Deleted Photos with My Folder and SD Card

You can also restore deleted photos using My Folder. However, this can be done when the phone is set to automatically save to SD Card. 

How to restore using My Folders and SD Card is as follows: 

  • Enter the application, then find My Folders;
  • Select the SD Card option;
  • Find deleted photos in the folder;
  • If you select the “Share” and “Download” icons to put the deleted photos into the gallery;
  • If your phone doesn't have an SD card, select the images folder;
  • When the deleted photo is found, click the "Share" and "Download" options to put it back in the gallery.

Can Permanently Deleted Old Photos Be Recovered?

HP Counter. Source: Freepik

After knowing 5 ways to recover deleted photos in the gallery, you might wonder. Can old photos that have been permanently deleted be restored?

In short, recovering long-deleted photos is very difficult and most likely impossible.

When an image file is permanently deleted, the operating system typically overwrites the previous storage space with new data.

This makes the original file inaccessible. The more time passes since deleting the image, the more the file will be overwritten.

Although there are some special software to recover deleted data, their ability to reach old files is still limited.

The last way to restore old deleted photos is to visit a repairman.

Cell phone repairmen usually provide this kind of professional service. You can use these professional services to recover photos that have been deleted for a long time.

So, those are some ways that you can do to restore permanently deleted photos on Android and iPhone phones. 

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