to recover deleted photos on Samsung
Wondering how to recover deleted photos on Samsung? If so, you have come to the right place as we are looking at several ways to recover deleted photos that most Samsung Galaxy users do not know.
The methods described in this article can be used to
recover deleted photos from virtually any Samsung phone
, including Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, S10, Note 10 Plus, Note 10, S10e, Note 9, S9 Plus, Fold, A80, S9, Note 8, A7, S8, S7, S6, S5 and others.
For best results, we recommend that you don't delay recovering your lost photos. If you start right away and follow our instructions carefully, you should be able to recover all your photos in no time.
How to Recover Photos on Samsung Galaxy from Cloud
We want to start this article by describing how to recover deleted photos that Samsung users cannot recover from the Trash section of the Gallery app, using several popular cloud storage services.
Photos stored in the cloud
can be retrieved from any device
, so the methods below can be used even if you have lost or damaged your Samsung Galaxy device. For convenience, we recommend performing the recovery on a computer with a fast internet connection.
Option 1. From Samsung Cloud Backup
Owners of Samsung Galaxy devices can take advantage of Samsung's official photo backup solution, called Samsung Cloud, and use it to recover deleted photos that Samsung phones and tablets see as empty space.
To note
: For this Samsung Galaxy photo recovery method to work, the automatic gallery sync feature must be enabled. If the feature is not enabled, it means that your photos are not stored in the Samsung Cloud.
Follow these steps to recover photos on Samsung Galaxy from cloud:
Open the
web version
from Samsung Cloud in your favorite web browser.
Log in to your Samsung account.
Select Gallery.
Check all the photos you want to recover or select All.
Select the Download icon in the upper right corner of the screen when you're done.
Option 2. From Google Photos
Google Photos is a popular cloud backup solution that works on all Samsung phones and tablets. Its users get unlimited storage space if they want to limit photo resolution to 16MP. All images backed up by Google Photos can be restored without a computer, directly from the Android application.
To note
: The Android app allows you to upload a single image at a time. To upload multiple images with one click, use the web version of Google Photos.
Follow these steps to recover photos from GooglePhotos:
Open
Google Photos
in your web browser.
Log in with your Google account.
Hover your mouse over each photo you want to recover and click the little checkmark in the top right corner.
Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen.
Select Download.
Variant 3. From Microsoft OneDrive
Since Microsoft introduced the ability to automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive on Android smartphones and tablets, many Samsung Galaxy users use it daily. If you are a Windows user and have OneDrive enabled on your computer, the photos you want to recover may already be present on your hard drive, so you can simply copy them to your device. Alternatively, the OneDrive app makes it easy to recover them directly from the cloud.
Follow these steps to recover photos from Microsoft OneDrive:
Open the
OneDrive app
.
Click Photos at the bottom.
Select the photos you want to recover.
Click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
Select the Save option.
Variant 4. From Dropbox
Even though Dropbox offers a relatively small amount of free storage compared to other cloud storage services, it is still very popular among Samsung Galaxy users who dislike Samsung's own cloud storage service.
Follow these steps to recover photos from Dropbox:
Open the
Dropbox app
.
Navigate to the Photos folder.
Select the images you want to recover.
Click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
Select the Save to device option.
Option 5. From Google Drive
In July 2019, Google disabled the photo backup feature that allowed Google Drive users to automatically back up photos from their devices to the cloud and moved them to Google Photos. Previously backed up photos remain on Google Drive and you can retrieve them like any other file.
To note
: Unlike Google Photos, you can actually grab multiple images from the Google Drive app at once, but we still prefer the web version because it's accessible from any device.
Follow these steps to recover photos from Google Drive:
Open
Google Drive
in your web browser.
Navigate to the folder containing the photos you want to restore.
Holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard, click on each photo you want to restore.
Click on the three dots located on the right side of the top menu bar.
Select Download.
Recover Deleted Photos from Samsung Galaxy from Internal Phone Memory
Before explaining how to recover deleted photos from Samsung phone, we need to clarify something: there is a huge difference between photos that disappear from Gallery and photos that get deleted. Often Samsung Galaxy users panic because they can't find their photos in the Gallery app, and they quickly assume that the photos are gone. Actually, the photos may still be present in the phone's internal memory and recovering them from there is easy.
To recover deleted photos from internal phone memory:
Download and install
SideSync
.
Connect your computer and your Samsung Galaxy device to the same wireless network. Alternatively, you can use a USB cable.
Launch SideSync on your computer.
Select My Files from the toolbar.
Go to the Pictures folder and look for the deleted photos. If you can't find them, go to Device Storage instead and check all the folders where the photos may be stored individually.
Drag the photos you want to restore to your desktop.
How to Recover Deleted Photos from SD Card Inside Your Samsung Galaxy Phones
In this section, we explain how to recover deleted photos from gallery Samsung users can no longer recover from Recycle Bin because they have been permanently deleted. The solution?
photo recovery software for mac
and
the Windows
.
There are many photo recovery software applications, but not all of them can recover photos from Samsung Galaxy devices, and only a few are easy to use and reliable. To help you avoid photo recovery applications which do more harm than good, we have selected two best options for Windows and Mac users.
Variant 1. For Mac Users with Photo Recovery Software
Since version 3,
disk-drill
provides the ability to recover data from the internal storage memory of Samsung Galaxy devices. You can use this option to recover all deleted photos with just a few clicks and with confidence in Disk Drill's ability to find all image file formats , including JPG, PNG, GIF, and TIFF, to name a few examples.
To recover deleted photos with Disk Drill for Mac:
To download
Disk Drill for Mac
and drag the installer file into the Applications folder.
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Connect your Samsung Galaxy device to your Mac via USB and allow Disk Drill to access it.
Grant Disk Drill full access to your device. If your device is not rooted, you need to
fix it
to allow Disk Drill to recover your deleted photos.
Launch Disk Drill for Mac and click Recover to search for permanently deleted photos.
Preview and select the photos you want to recover.
Click Recover again to perform the recovery.
Variant 2. For Windows users with photo recovery software
While the
Windows version of Disk Drill
can't
recover photos directly from android devices
, you can still use it to recover photos from the SD card inside your Samsung Galaxy phone.
To recover deleted photos with Disk Drill for Windows:
Download and install
Disk Drill for Windows
.
Remove the SD card from your phone and insert it into a memory card reader connected to your PC.
Launch Disk Drill for Windows and click the Recover button next to the SD card. Wait for the scan to complete.
Use the Preview feature to help you select photos to recover.
Click Recover again and select where you want to recover deleted photos.
Click OK to begin recovery.
If you do not have access to a memory card reader, you can recover deleted photos from your Samsung Galaxy device using
Wondershare dr.fone
, a desktop application for Windows PC which can recover data from over 6000 Android devices including all Samsung phones and tablets, such as Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, S10, Note 10 Plus, Note 10, S10e, Note 9 , S9 Plus, Fold, A80, S9, Note 8, A7, S8, S7, S6 and S5.
How to Recover Deleted Photos from Samsung with Android App
DiskDigger
is a small but powerful photo recovery application for Android. The free version can recover photos and videos from all Samsung Galaxy devices that use Android 2.2 (Froyo) or higher. There is also a Pro version of DiskDigger, which can recover a whole bunch of other file formats and offer better results by scanning all internal memory for lost and deleted files.
To recover deleted photos with DiskDigger:
Download DiskDigger from
Google Play Store
by searching for “DiskDigger”.
Click the Start Basic Photo Scan button.
Select the photos you want to recover and click the Recover button at the bottom.
Select one of the three recovery options available.
How to Avoid Losing Your Photos from Samsung Galaxy Next Time
Just because there are multiple ways to recover deleted photos from Samsung devices, doesn't mean you shouldn't do everything in your power to avoid losing your photos again in the future.
Data loss can happen at any time
, and he likes to arrive unexpectedly.
Let's take a look at some of the most important tips to avoid photo loss on Samsung. Implementing just one of them will go a long way in preventing future data loss and save you from experience this overwhelming feeling of losing precious images.
1. Sync your Samsung device with your computer.
Samsung has made it super easy for its smartphone and tablet users to take photos on a computer. All you have to do is install the
SideSync
app, then connect your device to your computer via a USB data cable or Wi-Fi. Using SideSync, you can drag and drop files from Android apps, including photos from the app Gallery.
2. Save photos to a memory card.
Most Samsung Galaxy devices come with a memory card slot which you can consider as a convenient backup solution that works even without an internet connection or a computer. If your device stops working, you can simply remove the memory card and access the photos stored there from your computer.
3. Enable automatic phone backups.
Located in the Settings app, under Backup & reset, is the Android backup feature, which allows you to automatically back up your data and account to Google Drive. We strongly recommend that you turn it on unless you have a very good reason not to as it allows you to recover data from a situation where you can no longer access your Samsung Galaxy device.
4. Back up photos to the cloud.
As long as you don't live in a remote area without a reliable and fast internet connection, you can automatically back up photos to the cloud using a cloud storage service such as Samsung Cloud, Google Photos, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Mega .Each cloud storage service has its pros and cons, but they all let you
recover your photos from any device
.
Summary
As a Samsung Galaxy user, you have several options to recover deleted photos from your device. Some of these options only work if you have backed up your photos, while others, such as
disk-drill
, can be used to recover even permanently deleted files. As long as you act fast enough, you should be able to recover anything important without any problems.
FAQs
To recover permanently deleted photos, you need a capable photo recovery application like
Disk Drill for Mac
.
Download and install Disk Drill.
Connect your Samsung Galaxy device to your Mac via USB and allow Disk Drill full access to it. Keep in mind that your device must be
rooted
for Disk Drill to recover your data.
Launch Disk Drill and click Recover to search for permanently deleted photos.
Preview your photos and select the ones you want to recover.
Click Recover again.
Photos that have been deleted within the last 15 days can be found in the Trash section of the Gallery app. To access them, tap the three-dot button in the Pictures tab of the Gallery app. If you missed the 15 day window, your only option is a photo recovery app like
disk-drill
The Trash on Samsung Galaxy devices is actually called Trash and you can access it by tapping the three-dot button in the Pictures tab of the Gallery app. Items in the Trash are permanently deleted after 15 days.
Samsung Cloud Backup Service provides a convenient way to recover deleted photos without a computer. Here's what you need to do:
Open Samsung Cloud in your favorite web browser and sign in.
Select Gallery.
Select all the photos you want to recover or select All.
Click the Download icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
When you delete photos on Samsung device, you can find them in the Trash section of the Gallery app. However, the photos only stay there for 15 days, so don't treat the Trash section as an archive. the recycle bin is not a substitute for a proper backup solution.