Recovering deleted files from Android phone with PhotoRec

PhotoRec is a recovery tool that facilitates you to recover photos and other multimedia files on your smartphone, computer or hard drive. Photorec is a free app that can be installed on your device and can recover deleted files from it. You can also use the recovery tool to retrieve the lost data from a memory card. Before you start the process, remember from which drive you have lost the file. When prompted, choose the correct drive and click the Recover button. The required files will be recovered within a few hours. To know on how to recover deleted files from Android phone with PhotoRec, follow the steps given below.

HOW CAN I RECOVER DELETED FILES FROM ANDROID PHONE MEMORY WITH PHOTOREC

To recover the lost files from the Android phone memory, follow the step by step instructions given below.
Power on your computer and install the Photorec recovery tool on it.
Take a USB cord and connect it to the computer’s port.
Connect the other terminal of the USB cord into the Android phone’s port.
Now, run the Photorec recovery tool on your computer.
A list of available devices such as hard drives, memory cards, removable media devices will be displayed on the home screen.
From the list named Please Select a Media to Recover From, select your Android device from which you want to recover the lost files.
Specify the File System Type from the list given.
After a successful recovery, Recovery Completed message appears on the screen.

If you select Free, it will scan for the file from unallocated space only.
If you select Whole, it will extract the files from the whole partition.
Now, select the folder in which you wish to store the recovered files.
Choose the Free option to recover deleted files from the phone.
Ensure that you choose the drive that has enough free space to save the recovered files.
Under the File Formats section, select the file types that you want to recover.
To start the scan process, click the Search button.
The recovery tool starts the scanning process and displays a list of recovered files.
Select the files that you want to recover and it will be saved automatically on the chosen folder.

HOW CAN I RECOVER MY DELETED DATA FROM SD CARD IN ANDROID USING PHOTOREC

To recover the deleted files from SD Card in Android phone using PhotoRec, you will require an SD Card reader.
Remove the SD card from your Android phone.
Insert the SD card into the card reader and connect it to your computer via USB cable.
Install and run the Photorec recovery tool on your computer.
A list of available storage devices such as hard drives, SD Cards, and Android platforms will be displayed on the home screen.
From the list displayed, select the memory card from which you want to retrieve the lost files.
Choose the file system used on the SD card during the time of data deletion.
Now, select the folder where you want to store the recovered files.
Before you select the destination folder, ensure that there is enough free space in the selected folder.
Select the Whole option for scanning the files from the memory card.
Specify the file types that you want to recover under the File Formats menu.
Click OK and select the Restore button.
Full scanning might take up to 10 to 15 minutes or even a few hours.
Now, the PhotoRec recovery tool saves the recovered files in the selected folder.
A Recovery Completed prompts on the screen after completion.

HOW CAN I RECOVER PERMANENTLY DELETED FILES FROM ANDROID PHONE WITH PHOTOREC

Switch on the computer and proceed to install the PhotoRec recovery tool on it.
Now, connect a USB cable into the Android phone’s port.
Connect the other terminal into the computer’s port and wait for the computer to recognize it.
In the home screen of PhotoRec, you will notice a list of available storage devices.
Select your Android phone’s drive from which you want to recover the deleted files.
Choose the File System Type and select either Free or Whole.
If you choose the Whole option, it will search for the files on your SD card.

If you choose the Free option, it will scan the files lost from your smartphone.
Select the File Formats that you want to recover and click the OK button.
Choose the destination folder in which you wish to store the recovered files.
Ensure that there is enough free space on the selected drive.
Click the Search button and it will start the scan process.
The scan process might take up to a few hours.
A Recovery Completed message appears on the screen after the process.
The recovered files will be stored on the selected folder automatically.