If you accidentally erased a file from your Android, do not worry - it can be restored.
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Imagine a situation where you accidentally formatted a memory card, erased photos or others needed files from the memory of Android. Now you, of course, would be happy to return them, but this is not the task, you do not know how. Our instructions will tell you how to recover data on Android if you accidentally lost it.
Recovery through Wondershare Dr.Fone
This is the first wondershare Dr.Fone app , which quite successfully recovers information for some models of devices. Unfortunately, you will have to pay for it, but before you do this, you can test the free version to make sure that you get the necessary data after the purchase.
The program works according to the following principle:
- Install it on a PC
- Connect device
- Enable USB debugging
- The program will try to find your device, and immediately configure root rights for it
- If the operation is successful, the documents will begin to recover, and upon completion, the root will be disconnected
By the way, this will not work for all gadget models.
GT Recovery
The next program is GT RecoveryGreat for any version of Android. It is placed on the phone and scans the memory completely.
It can quite successfully recover photos, videos and other information.
The main condition for use is the availability of Root rights, which can be obtained using instructions from the Internet or through a free android app Kingo Root.
EASEUS Mobisaver
Android - data recovery
It's free eASEUS Mobisaver app, created to restore information on any gadget with the Android system. It is similar to the first option considered, but it allows not only to see what can be restored, but also to start the process itself.
But unlike Dr.Fone, this program requires preliminary configuration of Root rights. Only then the application will scan the phone's memory for deleted files.
What to do if data recovery fails?
It is worth saying that the probability of successful data recovery on the Androids from the internal storage is much lower than the same procedure for a flash drive or other drive.
Therefore, it is possible that these methods will not help you. In this case, it is recommended to do the following:
Go to photos.google.com and log in with your account google record. It may turn out that the photos you need to restore are synchronized with account, and you will find them completely safe.
If you only need contact recovery, go to contacts.google.com in the same way. Perhaps there you will find all the numbers you need. Although there will also be indicated those with whom you talked by e-mail.
There is another program for recovering information.
7-Data Android Recovery
Installation 7-Data Android Recovery very simple, just click “Next” all the time and take the actions of the installer. Nothing extra will not be installed on your computer, so here you can be completely calm. The program has support for the Russian language.
After opening the application, you will see the main menu, where all the necessary actions for performing the operation are schematically displayed. The process is carried out in several steps.
Step 1. Enable USB debugging
- Go to the settings and find the section about the phone
- Click on the line with the build number until you get a message that you are now a developer
- Go back to the main menu and activate USB debugging.
Step 2. Data Recovery
- Next, connect the device to a PC where the program is already enabled Android Recovery
- Now in the main menu, go to the next page, and you will see the existing list of drives
- Select the desired one - internal memory or its own, but also with a USB flash drive
- After that, go ahead and recovery will start.
Video: How to recover deleted files on Android?
If you have a computer running the Windows operating system at your disposal, then you know about such a useful and convenient thing as a basket. Deleted files get there, after which you almost always have the opportunity to recover accidentally deleted data. How to restore deleted files from an Android phone? Indeed, there is no full-time basket here, so the files are deleted immediately.
How to recover accidentally deleted files? We can do the following:
- Install a file manager with a basket in advance;
- Use special software to restore files.
Let's look at these methods in more detail, and at the same time talk about the necessary software.
Surely you heard such a statement that the disease is easier to prevent than to cure - this expression is repeated by many doctors, especially therapists. There is some truth in this, moreover, at the disposal of mankind is everything that is needed to prevent the occurrence of certain diseases. The same applies to smartphones and tablets running on the Android operating system - there are tools to prevent the loss of important data in advance, from working documents to photos.
A recycle bin is a kind of airbag designed to temporarily store deleted data. First, all deleted files fall into it. And only then they are permanently deleted, moreover, manually, using the appropriate command in the context menu. If you suddenly realized that you accidentally deleted a bunch of important data, go to the trash, select the files you need and restore them with one click.
But this applies to the operating room. windows system - On mobile platforms this is not observed. How to recover deleted files on Android and prevent accidental data loss? To do this, look into Play market and search for an app to organize your cart. The leader here is the Dumpster app - Cart from the developer Baloota. It allows you to organize a complete basket for storing deleted files.
Dumpster works as follows:
- We go into any file manager and select unnecessary files;
- We send them for removal;
- We start Dumpster and see the files that we just deleted.
The created recycle bin needs to be cleaned periodically, since deleted files still occupy extra space in the Android smartphone’s memory. But it becomes possible to instantly recover accidentally deleted data and valuable files.
The Dumpster application is free, but there is still paid functionality. For example, this is a cloud copy of accidentally deleted files - they do not remain in the memory of the Android smartphone, but are sent for storage to cloud storage . Thanks to this, we get a convenient tool for recovering files and saving memory space. A paid function is also available to protect deleted files from unauthorized access.
A convenient feature, and free of charge, is the automatic cleaning of the basket. It can be done once a week, once a month or once a quarter.
In order to completely and unconditionally delete unnecessary files, go to Dumpster, select them and click on the trash can shortcut. Now the files will be deleted permanently and irrevocably. There are no other functions worthy of mention in this application. Therefore, we will move on to the next method of recovering deleted data.
In addition to the Dumpster application, you can use any other similar software. For example, a basket is available in such a popular Android file manager as ES Explorer.
How to recover deleted files from a tablet to Android, from a smartphone and from any other device running Android? To do this, we can use the software from the Play Market. We will not spray on dozens of applications similar in functionality, but consider one of the leaders in the category - this is the GT Recovery - Recovery application - from Hangzhou KuaiYi Technology Co., Ltd. It is free and functional, as we need.
Opening the application, we will find the following functions in it:
- Photo recovery;
- SMS recovery;
- Recovery of text files;
- Recovery of instant messengers;
- Call recovery and many others.
By running this or that function, we will quickly recover deleted data. Also here there is an option to restore files that we can sort by extension. This is very convenient for reducing recovery time - only the necessary files are searched, and not all at once.
The downside of the application is that it requires superuser privileges. Therefore, for the software to work, you need to get root rights, otherwise recovery will be impossible. Similarly, many other file recovery applications work.
In order to find deleted data without root rights, you should use the desktop application GT Recovery. Install the application on the computer, select the free version, run it. The smartphone / tablet will ask you to enable debugging via USB - we agree. Next, we start the recovery, confirm it on the device and wait for the procedure to complete.
Please note that the operation of the application without root rights is possible only if the operating system Android 4.0 and higher is installed on the scanned device. In order to be guaranteed to find all deleted files, try to get root-rights.
How to recover remote video on Android or return randomly deleted photos? Invaluable help in solving this problem will be provided by the 7-data Android Recovery program. It has a Russian-language interface and simple functionality. The program successfully copes with recovering files from memory cards and can scan the built-in memory. For it to work, you must enable USB debugging.
Next, run the program, select the scan area, start the scan and wait for the results. The results themselves are written to the folder selected on the computer. By its principle of action, the 7-data Android Recovery program is similar to popular app Recuva. Even an unprepared user can cope with it - it is so simple and understandable.
Loss of drive content is a problem familiar to many owners of Android smartphones and tablets. This kind of trouble happens for several reasons.
Most often the banal carelessness is to blame, when in an effort to free up a little space, a careless user, along with garbage, also removes important information.
It also happens that there is a failure in the firmware (after an unsuccessful update or installation of infected software). Compounded by the fact that by default in Android there is nothing like the usual Windows recycle bin, so many have no idea how to return the lost information. Although in reality it is not so difficult.
How to recover deleted files from an Android phone
The official Google store has many resuscitation tools. They fall into two categories - direct recovery of deleted files and backup followed by recovery. And since most of the users begin to search for a solution to the problem, when the trouble happened, it is better to start the review from the first group.
Direct Recovery Programs
Successfully restores everything even after full formatting. The utility is available in Google play and comes in two versions: limited free and advanced. 
The first restores only photos, and the second is able to work also with audio / video files and everything else.
Benefits of DiskDigger
- reading files of all types;
- scanning internal disk and SD cards;
- saving both locally and in the cloud;
- saving system resources;
Important Note: Before working, you must be root.
The second most reanimated software download. Using GT Recovery, you can restore photos, videos, music, apk-files, as well as the contents of the book with contacts and SMS. 
Unlike DiskDigger, this application is completely free.
Benefits of GT Recovery:
- support a large number formats;
- free of charge;
- convenient content search implementation.
Backup Utilities
This option is for thrifty users. After all, it is much easier to create a copy and, if necessary, recover lost data in a few minutes, than then puzzle over how to recover deleted files from an android phone.
Easy Backup & Restore
If you believe the rating and positive reviews, this utility is now the best. Using it, you can copy the entire contents of the disk, and the data is saved as on internal storage, or an SD card, or in the Cloud.
Benefits of Easy Backup & Restore:
- a separate menu for working with contacts, the contents of instant messengers and bookmarks in the browser;
- support for working with cloud storage;
- the presence of automatic mode.
Even complex, resource-intensive software, using Easy Backup & Restore, can be restored cleanly and smoothly, not to mention everything else, and previously popular options like Dumpster and App Backup & Restore today are noticeably inferior to this program. 
By the way, the problem of losing user information is so common that Google has long been requiring owners of Android gadgets to regularly make copies of the system using the built-in firmware functionality.
Android Backup Service is part of the operating system and creates quite decent "backups" that can be immediately sent to Google online storage.
So for those who do not want to clog the device’s memory and “feed” system resources to third-party utilities, it’s better not to neglect this method and protect yourself from possible troubles in advance.
Surely many phone users have encountered a problem when a deleted file is needed. In such cases, everyone enters the world wide web and asks the question “How to recover deleted information?”. So, let's figure out how to restore video on the phone, and what is required for this?
Tools Recovery
If you do not wish to use additional programs, you can try to return the video using the internal tools of your phone. There are not many, as usual. So, some phones have a trash, and the files you deleted are moved to it. Check if your video is in the trash, if it is there, restore it through the menu.
Many gadgets have a feature for auto recovery deleted files. Read the instructions for your Android, it must necessarily indicate how to perform such an action. But, you need to remember that absolutely all the files that you deleted are restored.
Recuva
On the Internet, you will find a huge number of special programs with which to recover lost (deleted) files. One of the most common programs is Recuva. Its advantage is that it is free and it is more likely that the video you deleted will be returned. We can assume that this the best way to solve the problem. First of all, you need to download the utility and install it on your computer.
It is installed quite simply and has an interface in Russian, which is convenient when using it. As soon as the program is downloaded to the PC, it will start automatically and immediately prompt the user to select the type of file that needs to be restored (you need to select “All files” or “Video”).
It is important to know that through Recuva you can not only restore video, but also other file formats (photo, audio, any telephone contact and even a text document).
So, in order to return the remote video to Android, you need to connect the memory card to the computer via USB or a card reader (in laptops it is usually built-in). Next, in already running program You need to select the drive on which recovery will take place. We select the connected memory card as a disk.
Further, the utility offers its user to conduct an in-depth analysis of the disk (it is recommended to tick). After which, click "Start." The analysis will take some time, depending on how many files your Android stored on the memory card and how many were deleted.
As soon as the analysis is completed, the found, accidentally deleted files by you will be displayed in the program window. Mark the checkbox for those you want to return, and then click "Restore". Next, you will need to select the folder where you want to upload the files (in our case, the video). You can select both the folder on the computer and the memory card of your Android.
This utility only works with android system. So, to recover data from your phone using this program, you need to download it and install it on your PC. Next, you need to connect your smartphone to the computer when uSB help and debug (in the “For Developers” section of the phone).
The next step is to launch the program and click “Next” in the right corner. You will see the drives available on your Android. This can be an internal memory or a memory card. Select the drive from which the video was deleted, after which the system will automatically scan to find the deleted file.
As soon as the scan comes to an end, all found deleted files will be displayed in the program window. You need to select the desired video (tick) and click “Save”.
At the end a window will appear where the utility will offer you to choose the place where the downloaded file will be saved. Choose any convenient for you (Android or PC does not matter) and click "OK".
Another program with a good reputation, but, unfortunately, paid. The developer offers a trial version of the utility in which you can see if the program finds the deleted file you need, which you can restore only if you pay for it.
To use the utility, you need to download it, connect the mobile phone to the PC and perform debugging (as described above). Next, following the application’s prompts, the search settings are configured. After the work done, the program independently tries to determine (find) your phone and set root access to it.
Next, you just need to check the boxes for the video you need (or another type of file that you want to return) and click "Restore", while indicating the save location (folder or disk). Everything, we can assume that your video has already been restored.
It is important to know that not every phone can install a root-access program, so, nevertheless, it is advisable, initially, to download a trial version.
GT Recovery for Android
This application is downloaded to the phone itself and the video is restored only through your gadget, without using a PC, which is quite convenient. It is absolutely free, which cannot but please its users.
Download and install the program does not give anyone much trouble. It can be found in the usual Play Market or on the expanses of the World Wide Web. Unless there may be problems with getting root access (on some devices this cannot be achieved). But judging by the reviews, many dealt with it, and they were able to recover lost documents and files.
It’s important to know that you can always download special programswith which to get root access is much easier.
Of course, there are still a huge number of programs for video recovery, such as CardRecovery, and DiskDigger, and even Active File Recovery. They all work on the same principle as above. With their help, you can restore information not only to the phone, but also to the tablet, PC and other gadgets.
When can’t you restore the video?
Certainly, there are such cases when it is practically, if not absolutely impossible, to recover a deleted video. For example, if you shot a video on a phone with automatic saving to a memory card, but it disappeared from you (stolen). Of course, the video is not saved anywhere else and backups from it are not automatically made. That is why it is recommended that you copy the information yourself, or save the file you need to a flash drive or disk.
Also, you cannot return lost videos if you deleted them for a long time from Android, after which you also saved new files. It should be noted that the longer the time elapses from the moment the file is deleted, the harder and less likely it is to restore it. Yes and the more new information, the faster it overlaps the old (especially the remote).
It is necessary to highlight those cases when the video is saved on the internal memory of the device. It is very difficult to restore any data from it, and for this you need to have many permissions and access rights to the gadget's operating system, which is allowed exclusively to employees of maintenance services.
What extreme measures can I take?
If you tried a huge number of ways to restore the video and none of them suited you, it is recommended to contact a professional who restored lost files repeatedly. This may be the service where you purchased your smartphone, or the service where you repair and restore the system of mobile devices.
Most likely, for such actions, you will require any documents confirming that your device and your phone number, so you should immediately take a passport for the purchased Android.
It is important to know that usually it turns out to return it yourself lost information, so do not rush to the experts for help. Do not forget that the services of each of them are paid, and you can restore the video yourself without paying a dime.
It is necessary to summarize that it is quite possible to restore video from the phone yourself, you just need to correctly follow all the recommendations, as well as follow the instructions for using the programs. So good luck in your search and fruitful results!
The problem of accidentally deleting important user data on a phone or tablet with installed operating system Android is no less important than a similar theme on a desktop computer. Have you encountered at least once in your life a situation when, as a result of a careless pressing of a couple of keys, you had to wring your hands in desperation and frantically think how to restore valuable photos that were taken on a smartphone and were not dumped onto a computer, or the necessary documents on a tablet , with whom you worked more than one day, and tomorrow they need to be shown to the authorities? Even if such a nuisance has passed you so far, knowing what to do in such cases will still be useful.
The Android system exists for a long time, and during this time many methods and applications have appeared in it that help to return accidentally deleted user files. In this article we will tell you about how to recover deleted files from different media and in various ways, including without root access to your device.
Before reading the article further, remember. As with the recovery of deleted files on the hard drive of a desktop computer, the key to a successful operation is the exclusion of any further recording to the device until the recovery actions are completed. This is done so that new files are not written to the same memory locations where we need deleted information. Therefore, do not write anything to your Android phone or tablet at this time, but it is better to disconnect the GSM module altogether so that even a random SMS or MMS message does not spoil your recovery process.
And one more note: in order not to encounter the need for urgent recovery of very necessary and valuable information in the future, it is always easier to make sure that you have a backup copy of what is worthy of additional protection. How to do backup Your data can be found in this article on our website:.
Now, after all the precautionary remarks, you can finally go directly to the topic of our article and talk about how to recover accidentally deleted files on an Android device.
How to recover deleted files on Android using the recycle bin
On desktop computers there is a very convenient thing when the files that we deleted are not erased from the media right away, but are placed in a special "Trash" folder, which can be stored for some time and can be easily restored when such a need arises. In the Android operating system, such a basket is absent as part of the system, and when deleting files, it will not be easy to restore them. But for those prudent users who are used to taking care of everything in advance, there are a number of applications that add the functionality of the basket to the Android OS.
So how to return lost files the above way? To do this, we need immediately after buying a smartphone or tablet on Android go to the Google Play Market and download the Dumpster - Recycle Bin application there. This application is completely free, has an intuitive interface, and is able to work with many types of files. The program should work without root, but it needs to be checked in each case.
After you installed this program On your device, you need to choose what types of files the application should store for future possible recovery. It can be images, video files, audio files or documents. Check the boxes for the desired file types and set the duration of their storage in the Recycle Bin before they are erased without a trace.
After you have done this, the files you deleted will not disappear irrevocably, instead they will be stored in the Dumpster - Recycle Bin application for the period specified by you. To restore, simply open the application and select the necessary files, then click the "Restore" button.
How to recover deleted files on Android using a desktop PC
Typically, careless users are not very concerned about the safety of data on their mobile devices, and do not remember the precautions when deleting files until they delete something that is needed. Therefore, applications like Dumpster - Recycle Bin are not on everyone's phones and tablets. What to wish to those for whom thunder has already struck, and the necessary information fell under the random "Delete"?
Falling into despair is not worth it even in this case. There are several free applications that allow you to quickly recover deleted from the memory card of your device to Android using a desktop computer. In this section we will tell you how to return your data in this way.
One of the most popular desktop solutions for recovering deleted data on disks, including removable ones, is Recuva. The program exists in paid and free versions, but even the free one has enough functionality for our tasks. If you need to recover data from an SD card, this is what you need.
So, download the Recuva program from the developer's site at the link above and install it on your PC. Next, you need to connect your Android smartphone to the computer in USB storage mode. After the smartphone displays the message "USB connection is established", you can start the program.
In the window that appears, select the types of files that we want to search for, and, if necessary, check the box "Enable in-depth analysis." The search will take longer, but its results will be more accurate.
If your Android smartphone or tablet is detected when connected to a PC only as a multimedia device or camera, and how external storage do not want to connect, try to play around with the checkbox "USB Debugging", which is located on the path "Settings" -\u003e "For Developers" -\u003e "USB Debugging". Depending on the current state of the checkbox, uncheck or check the box, this may solve the problem. In addition, you can always remove the SD card from mobile device and connect it to the computer using a conventional card reader.
So, recuva program launched, then everything is very simple. Select the removable drive that belongs to your Android device and start the scanning process. Depending on the volume of the drive, this process can be quite long, be patient. After its completion, you will receive a window with a list of all the files that the program could find on this drive. The color of the circle next to the file indicates the possibilities for its restoration: green - recovery is possible, yellow - a dubious result, red - unfortunately, you will have to say goodbye to this file forever.
Select the files you need and restore to a folder on your PC, then transfer them back to the memory of your mobile device.
Another popular application, also developed specifically for Android devices, is the 7-Data Android Recovery program. The program also exists in the free version (Free Trial), and in its functionality is similar to Recuva. Its difference is that the program can work both with an external SD flash card and with the phone’s internal memory. We give brief instruction on how to recover deleted files using this program.
After installing the application on your computer, you need to enable USB debugging on your smartphone or tablet (see the section on Recuva above for how to do this) and connect the device in USB storage mode.
Further 7-Data Android Recovery will offer you to choose where we want to restore our information from: with internal memory phone or from an external SD card. We select the desired drive, here you can also configure the types of files that we want to search in the "Advanced Settings".
After the scan operation is completed, you will see a list of files along with the directory tree in which they are located. This is very convenient for searching specific folders if you know where the files you need were located. You can view deleted photos in preview mode.
Select the necessary files and save them to personal Computer. After the recovery of all information is complete, it can be transferred back to the memory of your phone or tablet.
How to recover deleted files on Android without a computer
If you don’t have a computer or laptop at hand, and you need to recover deleted data urgently, there are other solutions. One of the most convenient and functional file recovery applications on Android is the Undeleter program. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to work with this application without root access, therefore this function must be activated on your Android device in advance.
The application can recover deleted files both from the device’s internal memory and from an external flash card. Unfortunately, free version allows you to recover only deleted images.
Download the application from the Google Play market and install it on your Android device. How to do it - read.
The Undeleter interface is extremely simple and understandable even for inexperienced users. We are asked to select the memory section or folder that we want to scan for deleted files, after which the application will display a list sorted by file type (images, video, application files or all file types), in which we can select and restore what we need.
As you can see, accidentally deleting files on your smartphone or tablet with the Android operating system is not at all a tragedy. There are various options for applications that allow you to protect and recover deleted files on Android both using a desktop computer and without it.
We hope that after reading this article the question "How to return accidentally erased data" has ceased to seem intimidating to you. Protect your valuable files, and success in their recovery.
