{"id":29510,"date":"2020-01-24T16:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/?p=29510"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:32:54","slug":"how-to-recover-deleted-photos-on-different-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/recover-deleted-photos.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted Photos on Different Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital photos form a big part of many people&#8217;s lives. Unfortunately, they can be lost for many reasons. For example, you might mistakenly format an SD card full of wedding photos or accidentally press that delete all button on your digital camera when intending to delete a single vacation image. The good news is that it&#8217;s often possible to recover deleted photos.<\/p>\r\n<p><img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53600 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos.jpg\" alt=\"how to recover lost &amp; deleted images\" width=\"2404\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos.jpg 2404w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos-500x249.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos-1536x765.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deleted-photos-2048x1021.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2404px) 100vw, 2404px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>We are going to show you how to recover deleted photos using a variety of methods:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#android\">Recover Deleted Photos from Android Devices<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#iphone\">Restore Lost Photos from an iPhone<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#windows\">Recover Deleted Pictures on Windows<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"#mac\">Recover Lost Images on Mac<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lz6Tk54l0wQ?si=ZpwssCvAfxLOv34P\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"startBanner\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 id=\"windows\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_photos_on_windows\"><\/span>How to Recover Deleted Photos on Windows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>We now present four ways to restore deleted photos for Windows users. They may not all be appropriate for your particular situation, but one of them should do the trick. In some cases, you can get your images back through the tools built into the operating system. If that fails, there are more reliable <a href=\"\/recover-deleted-files.html\">ways to restore your files<\/a>, even if they have been deleted some time ago. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at your options.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_1_from_the_recycle_bin\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 1:<\/span> <span id=\"recycle\">From the Recycle Bin<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>The Recycle Bin is the first place to look for deleted images on a Windows computer. It&#8217;s a special folder that the operating system uses to <b>temporarily store<\/b> photos that have been recently deleted using the regular delete function (<kbd>Delete<\/kbd> key or right-click &gt; <b>Delete<\/b>). In such cases, files remain in the Recycle Bin for a predetermined length of time or until the bin is emptied.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#x26a0;&#xfe0f; There are also two major situations where your deleted photos will bypass the Recycle Bin and be permanently deleted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>You use the <kbd>Shift<\/kbd> + <kbd>Delete<\/kbd> key combination to skip the Recycle Bin.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>You delete the photos from an external SD card or flash drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">If your photos were permanently deleted through any of these methods, you&#8217;ll need to use one of the other recovery methods described below to retrieve your deleted photos. If not, then the following method can help you.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<h4>Try these simple steps to recover deleted photos from the Recycle Bin:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking on its icon.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Locate and select the images you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Take note of the <b>Original Location<\/b> of the files as that is where they will be restored.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Right-click on your selection and choose <b>Restore<\/b>. You can also drag and drop files from the Recycle Bin to a folder of your choice.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Wait for the process to complete and verify your files are back.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49305 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows.jpg\" alt=\"how to recover deleted photos\" width=\"2005\" height=\"1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows.jpg 2005w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-from-recycle-bin-windows-1536x1014.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2005px) 100vw, 2005px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_2_from_backup_files\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 2:<\/span> <span id=\"backup\">From Backup Files<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>You should be backing up your computer regularly to protect your important data. It&#8217;s in data loss scenarios such as lost photos that the value of these backups is demonstrated.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Windows OS comes with a <b>backup and recovery tool<\/b>, called <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/backup-and-restore-with-file-history-7bf065bf-f1ea-0a78-c1cf-7dcf51cc8bfc\">File History<\/a>, that can help you get deleted photos back, but there are some important prerequisites:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Backups must have been enabled before your photos were lost.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The photos must have been present on your internal drive during at least one backup.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The backup drive must be accessible and not corrupted.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>To recover deleted photos from a backup you need to:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Connect the storage media containing the backup to your computer.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Right-click the Windows <b>Start<\/b> button and then <b>Control Panel &gt; System and Maintenance &gt; Backup and Restore<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose either to <b>Restore my files<\/b> or <b>Restore all users&#8217; files<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49288 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files.jpg\" alt=\"retrieve deleted photos\" width=\"2107\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files.jpg 2107w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-restore-my-files-2048x1293.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2107px) 100vw, 2107px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Search for your lost photos by using the <b>Browse for files<\/b> or <b>Browse for folders<\/b> option. You cannot see individual files when browsing for folders.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49315 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next.jpg\" alt=\"retrieve deleted photos via backup\" width=\"2107\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next.jpg 2107w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-files-from-backup-and-click-next-2048x1293.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2107px) 100vw, 2107px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select your files and click <b>Restore<\/b> to recover them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-secondary\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f517; While backups are always the most reliable way to <a href=\"\/howto\/recover-deleted-photos-windows-10.html\">retrieve deleted photos with it on a Windows 10<\/a> or <a href=\"\/howto\/recover-deleted-files-windows-11.html\">Windows 11<\/a> machine, your options certainly don&#8217;t end with them.<\/div>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_3_using_photo_recovery_software\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 3:<\/span> <span id=\"software\">Using Photo Recovery Software<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>When you need to recover deleted photos without backup or after they&#8217;re permanently deleted from the Recycle Bin, photo recovery software is often your best solution.<\/p>\r\n<p>We recommend <a href=\"\/photo-recovery-software.html\">Disk Drill photo recovery software<\/a> for its comprehensive features and proven ability to retrieve lost images. The software excels at recovering a wide range of image formats, from common JPEG and PNG files to RAW formats like CR2, NEF, ARW, and DNG. It also supports camera-specific formats, Adobe PSD files, and high-dynamic-range images.<\/p>\r\n<p>Whether your photos were lost from your computer&#8217;s internal drive, an external hard drive, or removable media like SD cards and USB flash drives, Disk Drill can help you get your image files back.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Important<\/b>: For the best results when trying to recover permanently deleted photos, avoid installing Disk Drill (or any recovery tool) on the same storage device you&#8217;re scanning. This minimizes the risk of overwriting the photos you want to recover.<\/div>\r\n<h4>Follow these easy steps to recover permanently deleted photos on Windows 10\/11 using Disk Drill:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a>, install and launch Disk Drill for Windows.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n                    <b>download-block-title<\/b><br>\r\n                    download-block-text\r\n                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<\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect an external device if that was where the data was lost.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the disk from the app&#8217;s disk list.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click the <b>Search for lost data button<\/b> button to start scanning the disk.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49312 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos.jpg\" alt=\"restore deleted photos\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-drive-with-lost-photos-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the photos that you want to get back from the Pictures folder.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49292 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"retrieve deleted photos\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-and-select-files-disk-drill-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Make your selection and click <b>Recover<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose a new location where the photos will be saved.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49320 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos.jpg\" alt=\"recover deleted pictures\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-recovery-location-for-photos-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>The free version of Disk Drill for Windows can recover up to 100 MB of photos, which might be enough to cover an entire data loss incident.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_4_via_a_data_recovery_service\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 4:<\/span> <span id=\"service\">Via a Data Recovery Service<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-33962 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/data-recovery-service.jpg\" alt=\"data recovery service\" width=\"1320\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/data-recovery-service.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/data-recovery-service-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/data-recovery-service-500x268.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/data-recovery-service-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>You may run into situations that demand you use a <a href=\"\/howto\/best-data-recovery-services.html\">professional data recovery service<\/a>. These services may be able to recover data when all other available methods have failed. The key is finding the right service and getting the storage media delivered to them.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Here are some general guidelines to follow when searching for a local data recovery service:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Type &#8220;data recovery services near me&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Google search<\/a> to review your options.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Google Maps<\/a> and customer reviews to make your selection.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Follow the steps outlined by the recovery service you select.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">One recommendation is <b>ACE Data Recovery<\/b> which can be contacted through their website at <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datarecovery.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.datarecovery.net\/<\/a><\/b>. After contacting the company and shipping your device, you will receive a quote on the recovery service that you can approve or reject. If approved, the company will recover your data and return your disk in a few days.<\/div>\r\n<h2 id=\"mac\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_retrieve_deleted_photos_on_mac\"><\/span>How to Retrieve Deleted Photos on Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>You can retrieve deleted photos on Mac using a variety of methods. If the files were recently deleted, you might be able to recover them instantly by looking in the Trash Bin. Apple also offers multiple ways to back up your pictures so they are protected and can be recovered if the need arises.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_1_from_the_trash\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 1:<\/span> <span id=\"trash\">From the Trash<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Your Mac&#8217;s Trash Bin is the <b>first place you should look<\/b> for deleted photos or files. When a deletion occurs, macOS moves the deleted file to the Trash Bin temporarily to make it available for a quick recovery. Items roll off the bin after a set amount of time, when it gets full or when you empty it.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Good to know<\/b>: Unlike Windows, macOS moves files deleted from any storage device connected to your Mac to Trash, including SD cards, external drives, and flash drives. However, the files will appear in Trash only if the device is connected to your Mac because each storage device has its own hidden &#8220;Trash&#8221; folder.<\/div>\r\n<h4>Here&#8217;s how to restore a deleted image from the Trash:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Open the Trash Bin by clicking on its icon.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Locate the photo you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Right-click on the item and select <b>Put Back<\/b>. The photo will be restored to its original location.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53577 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash.jpg\" alt=\"get deleted pictures back\" width=\"2148\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash.jpg 2148w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash-500x278.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/put-back-files-from-trash-2048x1138.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2148px) 100vw, 2148px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_2_from_a_time_machine_backup\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 2:<\/span> <span id=\"timemachine\">From a Time Machine Backup<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Time Machine is the built-in backup and recovery tool that comes with Mac&#8217;s operating system. If you are using it to <a href=\"\/hard-drive-backup.html\">make backup copies of your data<\/a> and at least one backup was created prior to the loss of your photos, you can attempt to retrieve photos that were lost from your computer.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Good to know<\/b>: Time Machine can help you even if your Time Machine backup drive wasn&#8217;t connected to your Mac at the time of the data loss incident thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/mac-help\/about-time-machine-local-snapshots-mh35933\/mac\">local APFS snapshots<\/a>, which are automatically created by macOS and stored on your internal drive for approximately 24 hours.<\/div>\r\n<h4>To use Time Machine for photo recovery, use the following steps:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Connect the backup disk to your Mac.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Open a Finder window in the folder where the photos were located.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Open Time Machine by clicking on the clock icon on the Mac&#8217;s menu bar and select <b>Browse Time Machine Backups<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53578 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/browse-time-machine-backups-1.jpg\" alt=\"browse time machine backups\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/browse-time-machine-backups-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/browse-time-machine-backups-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/browse-time-machine-backups-1-500x225.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/browse-time-machine-backups-1-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Locate the items you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Restore<\/b> to recover the selected photos.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53579 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine.jpg\" alt=\"how to get back deleted pictures using Time Machine backup\" width=\"2258\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine.jpg 2258w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recover-photos-from-time-machine-2048x1282.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2258px) 100vw, 2258px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_3_from_an_itunes_backup\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 3:<\/span> <span id=\"itunes\">From an iTunes Backup<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>While iTunes backups aren&#8217;t a primary method for photo storage on modern systems, they can help if your Mac is running an older version of macOS (before macOS Catalina 10.15).<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">It&#8217;s important to note that iTunes itself doesn&#8217;t store photos as part of its media library\u2014instead, it maintains backups of iOS device content, which can include photos from your iPhone or iPad.<\/div>\r\n<h4>Use this procedure to restore your photos from the backup:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Close iTunes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click on the external drive and select the iTunes folder.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Right-click and choose <b>Copy<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Paste the iTunes library to your chosen location.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Open iTunes while holding down the <b>Option<\/b> key.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Choose Library<\/b> when prompted.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49287 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-choose-library-for-iTunes.jpg\" alt=\"bring back deleted pictures\" width=\"1412\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-choose-library-for-iTunes.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-choose-library-for-iTunes-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-choose-library-for-iTunes-500x207.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/click-choose-library-for-iTunes-768x318.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the location where you copied the iTunes folder.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Open<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the iTunes Library.itl file.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49318 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files.jpg\" alt=\"bring back deleted pictures\" width=\"1952\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files.jpg 1952w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files-500x294.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-iTunes-library-files-1536x902.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1952px) 100vw, 1952px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">If you&#8217;re using a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, you&#8217;ll need to use Finder for device backups since iTunes has been replaced.<\/div>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_4_restore_images_with_a_photo_recovery_software\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 4:<\/span> <span id=\"macsoftware\">Restore Images with a Photo Recovery Software<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/photo-music-recovery.html\">Photo recovery software for Mac<\/a> can help you retrieve deleted photos when they&#8217;re no longer in the Trash or if you don&#8217;t have a backup copy.<\/p>\r\n<p>Our top recommendation for Mac photo recovery software is the same as for Windows photo recovery software: Disk Drill. With it, you can recover all photo files created by popular cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Pentax, GoPro, and Samsung. The software handles not just standard photos but also recovers image files created by professional software like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Capture One, and GIMP.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Important<\/b>: The effectiveness of recovery software depends heavily on what you do with your Mac after the deletion. To maximize your chances of getting photos back, minimize your Mac usage and avoid writing new data to the storage device containing the deleted pictures.<\/div>\r\n<h4>Follow these simple steps to use the Disk Drill image recovery tool to quickly get your pictures back.<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and install Disk Drill for Mac.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n                    <b>download-block-title<\/b><br>\r\n                    download-block-text\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__action\">\r\n                    <a href=\"\/\/download.html\" data-href-mac=\/\/disk-drill-mac.html data-href-win=\/\/disk-drill-win.html class=\"button button-green btn-md osreplace\">\r\n<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M11.9546 7.293C11.8736 7.114 11.6956 7 11.4996 7H9.49957V0.5C9.49957 0.224 9.27557 0 8.99957 0H6.99957C6.72357 0 6.49957 0.224 6.49957 0.5V7H4.49957C4.30357 7 4.12557 7.115 4.04457 7.293C3.96257 7.472 3.99457 7.681 4.12357 7.829L7.62357 11.829C7.71857 11.938 7.85557 12 7.99957 12C8.14357 12 8.28057 11.937 8.37557 11.829L11.8756 7.829C12.0056 7.682 12.0356 7.472 11.9546 7.293Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M13.5 11V14H2.5V11H0.5V15C0.5 15.553 0.948 16 1.5 16H14.5C15.053 16 15.5 15.553 15.5 15V11H13.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Launch the program and select your disk from the displayed list. It&#8217;s important to note that if your photos were stored on your Mac&#8217;s internal SSD, the TRIM command might make recovery impossible as TRIM automatically wipes deleted data blocks on SSDs.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Search for lost data<\/b> button to scan for lost data.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53580 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos.jpg\" alt=\"how to recover deleted photos\" width=\"2566\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos.jpg 2566w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cf-card-scan-macos-2048x1283.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2566px) 100vw, 2566px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use the Pictures filter to narrow down the scan results to just image files, or search by file name to find specific photos more quickly. Preview the files that can be recovered and make your selections.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53581 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview.jpg\" alt=\"retrieve deleted photos using a photo recovery app\" width=\"2558\" height=\"1610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview.jpg 2558w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-preview-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2558px) 100vw, 2558px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Recover<\/b> and select a suitable recovery destination (a different storage device than the one on which your deleted photos are located).<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53582 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination.jpg\" alt=\"restore deleted photos\" width=\"2578\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination.jpg 2578w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination-1536x958.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-photo-recovery-destination-2048x1277.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2578px) 100vw, 2578px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2 id=\"android\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_photos_on_android\"><\/span>How to Recover Deleted Photos on Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>You can use several different methods to <a href=\"\/howto\/recover-deleted-photos-android.html\">get deleted pictures back on an Android device<\/a>. The one you choose will be based on whether you use cloud storage or need to recover from the device itself. Here are instructions on how to recover your photos on Android using various techniques.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_1_from_the_cloud_google_photos_microsoft_one_drive_dropbox\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 1:<\/span> <span id=\"cloud\">From the Cloud: Google Photos; Microsoft One Drive; Dropbox<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Storing your photos in the cloud provides enhanced security in the event of a data loss. Here are the steps to use with some different cloud services.<\/p>\r\n<h4>&#x1f4f7; Google Photos<\/h4>\r\n<p>You can recover photos directly from the Google Photo app with these steps. This procedure will only work if it has been <b>less than 60 days<\/b> since you sent the image to the Trash. It cannot be used if you have emptied the Trash or permanently deleted the image before backing it up.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Here is how to recover deleted photos from the gallery:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Open the Google Photos app on your Android device.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>At the top left, tap <b>Menu &gt; Trash<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Touch and hold the photo you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Tap <b>Restore<\/b> at the bottom of the screen to get back the deleted picture.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49300\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/recover-photos-google-photos.jpg\" alt=\"retrieve deleted photos\" width=\"306\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/recover-photos-google-photos.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/recover-photos-google-photos-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/recover-photos-google-photos-382x500.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/recover-photos-google-photos-768x1005.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>&#x2601;&#xfe0f; Microsoft OneDrive<\/h4>\r\n<p>The OneDrive Recycle Bin may enable you to recover your lost photos. To do so, use the following steps:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Launch the OneDrive app on your Android device.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the <b>Me<\/b> in the bottom navigation pane.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the <b>Recycle Bin<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the photos you want to recover and click <b>Restore<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49306\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-onedrive-android.jpg\" alt=\"recover deleted pictures from OneDrive\" width=\"306\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-onedrive-android.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-onedrive-android-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-onedrive-android-398x500.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-photos-onedrive-android-768x965.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>&#x1f5c3;&#xfe0f; Dropbox<\/h4>\r\n<p>Dropbox users should follow these steps to recover deleted pictures.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Open your web browser on your Android device. We are using Chrome for this demonstration.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com<\/a>. This opens the Dropbox website.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use the options in the top right to request a desktop site.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Sign into your Dropbox account.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Tap <b>Files<\/b> in the left sidebar.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Deleted files<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Tap on the file you wish to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Tap <b>Restore<\/b> to return the file to its original Dropbox location.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49289\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dropbox-restore-files-on-android.jpg\" alt=\"undelete photos with Dropbox backup\" width=\"306\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dropbox-restore-files-on-android.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dropbox-restore-files-on-android-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dropbox-restore-files-on-android-355x500.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dropbox-restore-files-on-android-768x1082.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_2_from_an_sd_card\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 2:<\/span> <span id=\"sdcard\">From an SD Card<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>If you need to recover deleted photos from an Android SD card, the most effective approach is to remove the card from your phone and connect it to a computer. Then, you can scan the card using photo recovery software for macOS or Windows, such as Disk Drill.<\/p>\r\n<p>Just know that Android SD cards can be used in two different ways and one of them makes data recovery impossible:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><b>As removable storage (default)<\/b>: In this mode, the SD card works like any other external drive, storing photos in an unencrypted format. This allows you to recover deleted photos using standard data recovery software.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>As adopted storage (internal storage extension)<\/b>: When formatted this way, Android encrypts everything on the SD card, which makes it impossible to recover deleted photos with recovery software.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Good to know<\/b>: If you don&#8217;t have a computer, you can use an Android app like <a href=\"https:\/\/download.cnet.com\/FoneDog-Toolkit-for-Android\/3000-2248_4-77645078.html\">FoneDog<\/a> for recovery, though this may be less comprehensive.<\/div>\r\n<h4>If your SD card was used as removable storage, follow these steps to recover deleted photos using Disk Drill:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and install Disk Drill to your computer.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                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7H9.49957V0.5C9.49957 0.224 9.27557 0 8.99957 0H6.99957C6.72357 0 6.49957 0.224 6.49957 0.5V7H4.49957C4.30357 7 4.12557 7.115 4.04457 7.293C3.96257 7.472 3.99457 7.681 4.12357 7.829L7.62357 11.829C7.71857 11.938 7.85557 12 7.99957 12C8.14357 12 8.28057 11.937 8.37557 11.829L11.8756 7.829C12.0056 7.682 12.0356 7.472 11.9546 7.293Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M13.5 11V14H2.5V11H0.5V15C0.5 15.553 0.948 16 1.5 16H14.5C15.053 16 15.5 15.553 15.5 15V11H13.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect the SD card to either a Mac or Windows PC using a card reader.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the card from the displayed disk list.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Search for lost data<\/b> on your Mac to begin scanning the card.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53583 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"how to get back deleted pictures from an SD card\" width=\"2544\" height=\"1598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill.jpg 2544w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/android-sd-scan-disk-drill-2048x1286.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2544px) 100vw, 2544px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the photos found by the tool and select the files you want to recover.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53584 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture.jpg\" alt=\"get deleted pictures back\" width=\"2558\" height=\"1610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture.jpg 2558w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-scan-picture-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2558px) 100vw, 2558px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Recover<\/b> to restore your lost images.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53585 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination.jpg\" alt=\"bring back deleted pictures\" width=\"2578\" height=\"1606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination.jpg 2578w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-android-sd-card-recovery-destination-2048x1276.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2578px) 100vw, 2578px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_3_via_photo_recovery_software_pc_version_for_mac_and_windows\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 3:<\/span> <span id=\"androidsoftware\">Via Photo Recovery Software (PC version for Mac and Windows)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>The recovery of deleted photos from the internal storage of an Android device can be challenging because modern Android smartphones and tablets are encrypted and occasionally run TRIM-like commands that delete data from the device without a trace.<\/p>\r\n<p>As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, photo recovery software for Mac and Windows works only with rooted Android devices, but you can&#8217;t <a href=\"\/help\/unlockroot.html\">root your device<\/a> after losing your photos because the rooting process itself would almost certainly overwrite your lost photos and make them impossible to recover.<\/p>\r\n<h4>&#x1f34f; Disk Drill for Mac<\/h4>\r\n<p>But if your Android device isn&#8217;t encrypted and you&#8217;ve already rooted it in the past, then you can follow these simple steps to get your pictures back from an Android device:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and install Disk Drill for Mac.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n                    <b>download-block-title<\/b><br>\r\n                    download-block-text\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__action\">\r\n                    <a href=\"\/\/download.html\" data-href-mac=\/\/disk-drill-mac.html data-href-win=\/\/disk-drill-win.html class=\"button button-green btn-md osreplace\">\r\n<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M11.9546 7.293C11.8736 7.114 11.6956 7 11.4996 7H9.49957V0.5C9.49957 0.224 9.27557 0 8.99957 0H6.99957C6.72357 0 6.49957 0.224 6.49957 0.5V7H4.49957C4.30357 7 4.12557 7.115 4.04457 7.293C3.96257 7.472 3.99457 7.681 4.12357 7.829L7.62357 11.829C7.71857 11.938 7.85557 12 7.99957 12C8.14357 12 8.28057 11.937 8.37557 11.829L11.8756 7.829C12.0056 7.682 12.0356 7.472 11.9546 7.293Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M13.5 11V14H2.5V11H0.5V15C0.5 15.553 0.948 16 1.5 16H14.5C15.053 16 15.5 15.553 15.5 15V11H13.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect your Android device that contained lost photos to your Mac via USB and <b>allow Disk Drill to access your device<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49324\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging.jpg\" alt=\"how to recover deleted photos\" width=\"250\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging-281x500.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allow-debugging-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>You will need to <a href=\"\/help\/root-android-data-recovery\/\">root your device<\/a> at this point to enable Disk Drill to recover your files. The app can recover files from internal and external memory.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Launch the program and select your disk from the displayed list.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Search for lost data<\/b> to scan for lost data.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53606 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"choose android device from list in disk drill\" width=\"2648\" height=\"1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill.jpg 2648w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill-500x301.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-scan-anddroid-in-disk-drill-2048x1231.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2648px) 100vw, 2648px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the pictures that can be recovered and make your selections.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53605 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device.jpg\" alt=\"preview found data\" width=\"2648\" height=\"1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device.jpg 2648w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device-500x301.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/review-found-data-on-android-device-2048x1231.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2648px) 100vw, 2648px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Recover<\/b> to perform the recovery.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53604 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"choose recovery location for files\" width=\"2648\" height=\"1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill.jpg 2648w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill-500x301.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recovery-location-in-disk-drill-2048x1231.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2648px) 100vw, 2648px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>&#x1fa9f; FoneDog for Windows<\/h4>\r\n<p>There are many recovery tools that work with Android devices and your Windows computer. We recommend the FoneDog Android Data Recovery tool and demonstrate its use in the following steps.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/download.cnet.com\/FoneDog-Toolkit-for-Android\/3000-2248_4-77645078.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download and install FoneDog<\/a> on your Windows computer.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect the Android device to your machine and launch the app.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49286 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog.jpg\" alt=\"recover deleted photos\" width=\"2134\" height=\"1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog.jpg 2134w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/android-data-recovery-with-fonedog-2048x1417.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2134px) 100vw, 2134px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Allow USB debugging on the Android device.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the photo file to scan. For example, you can choose <b>Gallery<\/b> or <b>Photo Library<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Next<\/b> to let the app scan your device.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the photos you want to restore and click the <b>Recover<\/b> button.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_4_with_an_app_that_restores_deleted_photos\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 4:<\/span> <span id=\"androidapp\">With an App that Restores Deleted Photos<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>There are several apps available that can help you recover deleted photos on an Android device. One that you can get at the Google Play Store is <b>DiskDigger<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\" role=\"alert\">While DiskDigger can work without the device being rooted, it will be able to recover only smaller preview versions of deleted photos or images that have become lost due to some other reason besides deletion.<\/div>\r\n<h4>Here&#8217;s how to use this recovery app:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.defianttech.diskdigger&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download DiskDigger<\/a>. The Free version is suitable for restoring photos and videos.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the memory partition to scan if the device is rooted and grant the app root access. If not, tap the <b>Start basic photo<\/b> scan button to continue.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the type of files that you are looking to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Scan for files that match your search criteria.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Save the found picture to an app, to the device, or as an FTP upload.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53601\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery.jpg\" alt=\"bring back deleted pictures on Android phone\" width=\"614\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery-472x500.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diskdigger-android-photos-recovery-1451x1536.jpg 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2 id=\"iphone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_photos_from_iphone\"><\/span>How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>When you need to perform data recovery after deleting photos from your iPhone, then your options are similar to when recovering from an Android device, but with some Apple-specific features that can help.<\/p>\r\n<p>In fact, the available native methods to <a href=\"\/howto\/recover-deleted-photos-iphone.html\">recover recently deleted photos from an iPhone<\/a> give you the best chance of success, so we recommend you start with them.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_1_without_software\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 1:<\/span> <span id=\"iphonerecover\">Without Software<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Photos deleted on iOS are moved to the <b>Recently Deleted<\/b> folder for a limited amount of time, usually 30 days. If you&#8217;ve noticed the deletion within this timeframe, then you can follow these steps to retrieve them from the folder:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Open the Photos app on your iPhone.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Scroll to the bottom of the display and choose the <b>Recently Deleted<\/b><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Locate the photos you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the file and tap on <b>Recover<\/b> to restore the photo.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53602 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone.jpg\" alt=\"recover photos from recently deleted album\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone-472x500.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/recently-deleted-iphone-1451x1536.jpg 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_2_with_an_image_recovery_tool\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 2:<\/span> <span id=\"iphonesoftware\">With an Image Recovery Tool<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>While direct photo recovery from iPhones is limited by iOS security features, you can still use iOS <a href=\"\/iphone-data-recovery.html\">photo recovery software<\/a> like Disk Drill to retrieve deleted photos from iPhone backups.<\/p>\r\n<p>The biggest advantage of recovering from your iPhone backups over using the same backups to perform a complete iPhone restore is the ability to recover only the missing photos\u2014you can leave your other data, apps, and settings intact.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">&#x26a0;&#xfe0f; <b>Important<\/b>: iPhone backups store your photos only when iCloud Photos synchronization is turned off. If you have it enabled, then this method won&#8217;t help you.<\/div>\r\n<h4>&#x1f34f; For Mac<\/h4>\r\n<p>Follow these simple steps to recover photos from your iPhone with Disk Drill.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and install Disk Drill for Mac.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n                    <b>download-block-title<\/b><br>\r\n                    download-block-text\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__action\">\r\n                    <a href=\"\/\/download.html\" data-href-mac=\/\/disk-drill-mac.html data-href-win=\/\/disk-drill-win.html class=\"button button-green btn-md osreplace\">\r\n<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M11.9546 7.293C11.8736 7.114 11.6956 7 11.4996 7H9.49957V0.5C9.49957 0.224 9.27557 0 8.99957 0H6.99957C6.72357 0 6.49957 0.224 6.49957 0.5V7H4.49957C4.30357 7 4.12557 7.115 4.04457 7.293C3.96257 7.472 3.99457 7.681 4.12357 7.829L7.62357 11.829C7.71857 11.938 7.85557 12 7.99957 12C8.14357 12 8.28057 11.937 8.37557 11.829L11.8756 7.829C12.0056 7.682 12.0356 7.472 11.9546 7.293Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M13.5 11V14H2.5V11H0.5V15C0.5 15.553 0.948 16 1.5 16H14.5C15.053 16 15.5 15.553 15.5 15V11H13.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect your iPhone to your Mac. Tap Trust on your iPhone when the trust dialog appears.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Launch the program and choose the iPhone from the disk list. You&#8217;ll need approximately twice your iPhone&#8217;s storage capacity in free space on your Mac to recover your photos, as Disk Drill creates a backup of your iPhone for safe data retrieval.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Search for lost data<\/b> to scan the device for lost data and enter your iPhone&#8217;s password when prompted.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53586 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery.jpg\" alt=\"how to get back deleted pictures on iPhone using recovery software \" width=\"2562\" height=\"1612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery.jpg 2562w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2562px) 100vw, 2562px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the photos that the app can recover and choose those you want to restore.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53587 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures.jpg\" alt=\"get deleted pictures back from iPhone\" width=\"2576\" height=\"1618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures.jpg 2576w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-select-pictures-2048x1286.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2576px) 100vw, 2576px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Recover<\/b> to finish the recovery.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53588 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination.jpg\" alt=\"undelete photos\" width=\"2564\" height=\"1616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination.jpg 2564w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/disk-drill-iphone-recovery-photos-destination-2048x1291.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2564px) 100vw, 2564px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">&#x1f4a1; <b>Tip:<\/b> You can also create an encrypted backup in Finder first (click your iPhone, select <b>Encrypt local backup<\/b>, and set a password), then scan this backup with Disk Drill. In some cases, this alternative approach can yield better recovery results.<\/div>\r\n<h4>&#x1fa9f; For Windows<\/h4>\r\n<p>Here are the steps to use with <b>Enigma Recovery<\/b> software to get back lost photos from an iPhone.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Enigma-Recovery\/3000-18545_4-75852574.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download and install the Enigma Recovery<\/a> tool.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The utility gives you the option to recover from the device, iTunes or iCloud.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select recover from your device and trust the commuter when prompted by your device.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the type of data to search for and click the <b>Start Scan<\/b> button.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49290 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows.jpg\" alt=\"how to recover deleted photos\" width=\"2601\" height=\"1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows.jpg 2601w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/enigma-recovery-for-iOS-windows-2048x1295.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2601px) 100vw, 2601px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the found files you want to recover and click <b>Recover<\/b> to finish the restore.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_3_from_an_iphone_backup\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 3:<\/span> <span id=\"iphonebackup\">From an iPhone Backup<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Don&#8217;t want to use photo recovery software and are willing to restore your entire iPhone to a previous state? Then you can recover deleted photos through a complete backup restore.<\/p>\r\n<p>Before you spend time on this method, check if iCloud Photos was enabled on your iPhone when the backup was created. If it was, your photos won&#8217;t be included in the backup at all. This is because when iCloud Photos is turned on, photos are stored in your iCloud Photos library instead of device backups.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">&#x26a0;&#xfe0f; <b>Important<\/b>: This method will erase all current data on your iPhone and replace it with the content from your backup. Make sure to back up any new data you want to keep before proceeding.<\/div>\r\n<h4>To recover photos from an iPhone backup:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Go to <b>Settings &gt; [your name] &gt; iCloud &gt; Manage Storage &gt; Backups<\/b> on your iPhone.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Verify you have a valid backup to use for the recovery.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Navigate to <b>Settings &gt; General &gt; Reset<\/b> and then tap <b>Erase All Content and Settings<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>On the Apps &amp; Data screen, tap <b>Restore from iCloud Backup<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49303\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-from-icloud-backup.jpg\" alt=\"backup deleted photos\" width=\"250\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-from-icloud-backup.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-from-icloud-backup-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/restore-from-icloud-backup-291x500.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Sign in with your Apple ID.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Choose backup<\/b> and choose the iCloud backup you want to use for the recovery.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Follow the prompts to complete the procedure.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"title_sc_bg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"method_4_from_an_itunesfinder_backup\"><\/span><span class=\"title_shortcode_bg\">Method 4:<\/span> <span id=\"itunesbackup\">From an iTunes\/Finder Backup<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Like the iCloud backup method, restoring from an iTunes\/Finder backup can help you recover deleted photos, but the same considerations apply:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This method will erase all current data on your iPhone and replace it with the backup content.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>iTunes\/Finder backups only contain photos if iCloud Photos was turned off when the backup was created.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you&#8217;re sure your photos should be in the backup and you&#8217;re okay with restoring your entire iPhone to a previous state, here&#8217;s how to recover lost photos to your iPhone from an iTunes backup:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Connect the iPhone to your computer and open iTunes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click the device icon when it appears.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select <b>Restore Backup<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53589 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos.jpg\" alt=\"bring back deleted pictures\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos-500x283.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-photos-1536x869.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Choose the backup that contains the deleted photos.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Restore<\/b>.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-53590 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password.jpg\" alt=\"select iphone backup and click restore\" width=\"2026\" height=\"1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password.jpg 2026w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password-500x278.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/restore-backup-iphone-password-1536x854.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2026px) 100vw, 2026px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_photos_from_a_digital_camera\"><\/span>How to Recover Deleted Photos from a Digital Camera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Modern <a href=\"\/xd-card-recovery.html\">digital cameras<\/a>, whether from <a href=\"\/howto\/canon-photo-recovery.html\">Canon<\/a>, <a href=\"\/howto\/nef-recovery.html\">Nikon<\/a>, <a href=\"\/howto\/recover-fujifilm-camera.html\">Fujifilm<\/a>, or other manufacturers, typically store photos on removable memory cards (SD or CF cards) rather than internal memory.<\/p>\r\n<p>To recover deleted photos stored on your camera&#8217;s memory card, the most effective approach is to remove the memory card and scan it directly using your computer. If the photos are stored on the internal storage space, then the recovery process is similar, but the camera must be connected to your computer in USB Mass Storage mode.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Follow these simple steps to recover deleted photos from your digital camera&#8217;s memory card or internal storage:<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and install Disk Drill to your computer.<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n       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fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect the camera to your machine (or SD card via card reader) and launch the program.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the camera (or memory card) from the list of available storage devices.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Search for lost data<\/b> to start the scanning process.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49311 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list.jpg\" alt=\"undelete photos\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-camera-sd-card-from-list-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the photos found by the tool and select the files you want to recover.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49297 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill.jpg\" alt=\"how to get back deleted pictures\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/preview-raw-photos-in-disk-drill-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <b>Recover<\/b> to retrieve the lost photos.<img class=\"border-gray border-radius-10 aligncenter wp-image-49308 size-full\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover.jpg\" alt=\"get deleted pictures back\" width=\"2771\" height=\"1608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover.jpg 2771w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/seelect-cr2-photos-for-recover-2048x1188.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2771px) 100vw, 2771px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tips_to_avoid_photoimagepicture_loss\"><\/span>Tips to Avoid Photo\/Image\/Picture Loss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>While it&#8217;s great that there are many ways to recover deleted photos, preventing data loss is always better than recovery. By putting into practice a handful of tips, you can avoid the loss of precious pictures:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f4bd; <b>Back up.<\/b> Professional photographers often keep at least three copies of their photos, on two different types of storage media, with one copy stored off-site (this approach is called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartdeploy.com\/blog\/3-2-1-backup-rule\/\">3-2-1 backup strategy<\/a>). For example, they have their main (working) data archive on a computer, which is then backed up to an external hard drive using a tool like Time Machine or File History and to cloud storage using a solution like OneDrive or Google Photos. Some even have a RAID storage system or a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device for safer and more efficient local backups.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f4f1; <b>Regularly Offload and Organize Photos.<\/b> Large, cluttered photo libraries increase the chance of accidental deletion. Periodically transfer pictures from your phone or camera to a computer or external drive, then organize them with tags and folders, so that you always know where everything is and don&#8217;t delete something important by mistake.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f5bc;&#xfe0f; <b>Never Write New Photos to the Place Containing Lost Images.<\/b> When faced with a photo loss scenario, it is vitally important that you stop using the device that contained the lost files. This is because when files are deleted or a disk is formatted, the data is still physically on the device until it is overwritten. If you write to the device you risk overwriting or corrupting the lost files before you have a chance to use <a href=\"\/data-recovery-software.html\">data recovery software<\/a> to get deleted pictures back.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x2601;&#xfe0f; <b>Auto-uploading photos to the cloud.<\/b> When taking images on Android or iOS devices, it&#8217;s best to automatically upload them to the cloud using a cloud backup solution like <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/photos\/answer\/6193313?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\">Google Photos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/108782\">iCloud<\/a>. If you have unlimited mobile data, then you can back up your photos almost as soon as you take them, so you should theoretically never lose more than a few pictures\u2014not even if someone snatches your device right out of your hands.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>&#x1f610; <b>Think Twice Before Deleting Files.<\/b> Human error is one of the most common reasons for losing photos. It&#8217;s very easy to press the wrong button or format an important partition. One simple way to protect against accidental deletion is to use the physical write-protection features available on your storage media. For example, most camera SD cards have a tiny lock switch on the side. Sliding it to the &#8220;locked&#8221; position can protect your images from accidental deletion or formatting until you&#8217;re ready to back them up.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div id=\"endBanner\"><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>As we have demonstrated, there are many ways to undelete photos no matter what type of computer or device was used to store them. You should consider taking steps to prevent photos loss in the first place, but if you are affected, Disk Drill will get your pictures back when other methods fail. It also provides free photo protection tools to help keep your precious photos safe.<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faq\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div><section itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq1\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq1\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_permanently_deleted_images_on_windows_10\"><\/span>How to recover permanently deleted images on Windows 10?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>Even thought permanently deleted images can&#8217;t be easily recovered from the Recycle Bin, they can still be undeleted with the help of a photo recovery software application. Windows File Recovery is a good example of basic recovery software, while Disk Drill provides a whole host of extra features and an easy-to-use user interface.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq2\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq2\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_permanently_deleted_photos_on_macos\"><\/span>How to recover permanently deleted photos on macOS?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>Mac users can recover permanently deleted photos from Time Machine or iTunes backups, and they can also use photo recovery software like Disk Drill. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not possible to recover permanently deleted photos from Trash.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq3\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq3\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can_i_restore_deleted_pictures_from_my_android_phone\"><\/span>Can I restore deleted pictures from my Android phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>Yes, in many cases, it&#8217;s possible to restore deleted pictures from an Android phone. Here&#8217;s what you can do:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Restore them from a cloud backup.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Remove the SD card and scan it with photo recovery software on Windows or macOS.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Use a photo recovery app for Android.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq4\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq4\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_permanently_deleted_photos_on_windows_11\"><\/span>How to recover permanently deleted photos on Windows 11?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>If you&#8217;re a Windows 11 user, you can recover permanently deleted files with Disk Drill. Just follow these simple steps:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"\/download.html\">Download<\/a> and Install Disk Drill on your Windows or macOS.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Once you&#8217;ve launched the program, select a drive and click <b>Search for Lost Data<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the files you want to recover.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Click <kbd>Recover<\/kbd> and your files shall be restored.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>You can also go to a data recovery service to retrieve your files professionally.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq5\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq5\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_permanently_deleted_photos_from_an_ipod\"><\/span>How to recover permanently deleted photos from an iPod?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>Similar to file recovery from an iPhone, you can use the following methods to recover permanently deleted photos from your iPod:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Recover from iTunes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Recover from iCloud.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Data Recovery software (e.g., Disk Drill).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>You can follow these steps to recover your deleted photos from an iPod:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Download and Install Disk Drill for macOS.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Connect your iPod to your Mac.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Select the iPod from the list of connected devices and click <b>Recover<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Preview the photos on the app and choose the ones you wish to restore.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Now, click <kbd>Recover<\/kbd> to get your files back.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq6\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq6\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_photos_on_chromebook\"><\/span>How to recover deleted photos on chromebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq6\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>If you own a Chromebook, you must keep in mind that the Chrome OS doesn&#8217;t have a native recycle bin or a trash folder. It&#8217;s only recently that a temporary trash folder has been added to files on Chromebook. However, you must ensure that the Trash folder is enabled. Otherwise if you delete a file, it goes away permanently. To prevent such a situation, you can back up your photos to Google Drive or external flash drives. Since Chromebooks also have limited storage, it is important to create these backups. Moreover, if your photos are backed up, you can recover them from another computer using the following methods:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Recover from cloud backups or external drives.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Recover with software such as Disk Drill.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 01px solid rgb(213, 217, 217);\" class=\"panel panel-default faq-block\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"headingfaq7\">\r\n                <div class=\"panel-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <a class=\"toggle-link transition-all collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-item-faq7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-item-faq7\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_restore_permanently_deleted_photos\"><\/span>How to restore permanently deleted photos?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>                   \r\n                    \t<svg class=\"transition-all panel-toggle\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                            <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M7,7 L7,0 L9,0 L9,7 L16,7 L16,9 L9,9 L9,16 L7,16 L7,9 L0,9 L0,7 L7,7 Z\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/path>\r\n                            <\/g>\r\n                        <\/svg>\r\n                   <\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"collapse-item-faq7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"headingfaq7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" style=\"\">\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\r\n                <p>When it comes to recovering permanently deleted data, you can try employing the following methods:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Recovery from the Recycle Bin \/ Trash<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Backup Files (Cloud or OS backup data)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Data Recovery Software<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Data Recovery Services<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Digital photos form a big part of many people&#8217;s lives. Unfortunately, they can be lost for many reasons. 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