Who among us hasn’t torn our hair out after rashly pressing the “Delete” button? Probably only those who have never dealt with a computer. Sometimes, months of work and tons of valuable files can go down the drain due to an incorrect finger movement. It’s good if you realized it right away - a program for recovering deleted files can help you..

How data recovery programs work

The fact is that, like nature, the computer file system does not tolerate emptiness. If you delete a file, then, as a rule, only the file header is deleted from the file system, that is, information about its location on the disk. The file appears to be there, but it is as if it is not there, since it is “without documents”. And, as long as nothing else is written over this file, it is possible to restore its rights. For this purpose, special programs have been created like Recuva, which we will consider further.

Installing Recuva

It is better to install this program before "lost loss" is discovered, since there is a possibility of installing the program on top of lost files. That is, it turns out that the doctor came and sat down on the patient’s sore. But, if the files are already lost (as usually happens), you can only pray that the program is not installed on them.

So, let's move on to the installation Recuva. Download the archive with the program from the official Piriform website

and extract the folder with the name Recuva. Go to the folder and run the Recuva.exe file. A window will appear asking you to select the program language. Russian is offered by default. If there are no objections, click “Ok”.

A window appears with a greeting from the program:

Click "I accept", confirming that we agree to the license agreement (otherwise the program will not be installed). The next window will ask you to create icons to quickly launch the program and enable automatic checking for new versions:

Having selected the necessary checkboxes, click "Install". Once the installation is complete, a final window opens asking you to run the program after installation. Click "Ready", and here we have the recovery wizard:

Working through the recovery wizard

If you wish, you can skip it and go straight to manual recovery, but for the first time, it’s still better to use its help. Click "Further" and the wizard asks what type of files are we looking for?

Let's say we're looking for lost photos. Choose "Images" and press "Further". A new window asking about the estimated location of the lost files:

As a rule, we remember exactly where they were (at least approximately). We indicate this place and click again "Further". Now the master is ready to begin the search, which he tells us:

Click "Begin", we observe the search process and as a result we obtain a list of found files. The output will be something like this (although, depending on the settings, it may also be in the form of a list, as in the photo below):

Here some of the pictures will be replaced by the inscription "Viewing unavailable". This means that some new information has already been written over them, and it will no longer be possible to restore them. To restore those that were saved, mark them with checkboxes and press the button "Restore" in the lower right corner of the window.

The Recovery Wizard will prompt you to specify the folder where you want to place the recovered files. We indicate the folder to it and click "OK". Now, if you open this folder in Explorer, you can find the recovered files there.

Advanced file recovery mode

Let's see what's hidden behind the button "Go to advanced mode":

Here we see a list of recovered files in the form of a table. In this window you can view the contents of each file (tab "View"), parameters (tab "Summary") and title.

From here you can start a new recovery session, specifying the same parameters that the wizard requested.

Recuva settings

Now let's press the button "Settings" and let's see what you can customize here. There is no point in describing them, the pictures speak for themselves.

The process of searching and restoring files is organized very simply, as is the program interface itself. The search result for deleted files can be sorted by type (graphics, music, documents, videos, archives) and immediately view the contents.

If you need to restore many files and at the same time preserve the folder structure, then you need to check this option in the settings.

To restore, select the files we need by checking the boxes and click on the button "Restore"

In addition to recovery, Recuva can also completely erase files so that they cannot be recovered by similar programs. To do this, you need to select a method for overwriting the magnetic surface of the disk on which the file(s) to be overwritten is located.

After selecting the method, you need to mark the files to be deleted and select the appropriate item in the context menu (right mouse button).

The program is actually quite simple and intuitive, you should not have any complications.

Sometimes people ask why the program was unable to recover some of the lost files? The fact is that on hard drives something is always erased and something is written, some temporary files, some background Internet downloads, etc. AND, Since files on the disk are usually stored not in order, but in small fragments, the less free space on the disk and the more time passes since deletion, the greater the likelihood that the necessary fragments will be overwritten by new ones. And the loss of any piece of a file is usually equivalent to the loss of the entire file. Therefore, small files are also much more likely to remain intact than large ones.

Do not install this program on the disk from which you want to recover deleted files; it may overwrite the deleted files.

Recuva is designed for recover deleted files, has a nice appearance, a simple and ascetic interface, immediately after installation it offered data recovery

On my hospital phone it’s 2 windows 7 one for experiments :), so after an unsuccessful experiment I deleted the system files (standard system file recovery did not help), and because of this the system did not function properly, I decided to try anyway, although to be honest I did not expect success, since the program is free, and it is intended for file recovery of a different plan, it’s unlikely that anything will work out, I thought, but still continued to follow the instructions of this program

About system files as you can see, nothing is said, but no, no, I continued anyway, I’m not losing anything, although it’s possible that there were some interesting photos, or the video might be restored. I chose drive C on which the system is located, as you can see in the screenshot below, it’s possible recover files from flash drive, but that’s not what we’re talking about...

As you can see, I didn’t bother too much and started with data recovery The program started searching for deleted files on the entire disk

The time I took was about 15 minutes, during which time the program had to scan the disk and find deleted files, upon completion of the scanning process, a flashing icon reminded me of the completed task and I opened the program

As you can see, there are a lot of files - there were lost, these files were marked in red, that’s exactly what I needed to restore, by highlighting them all, I clicked on “ recover data“I waited until it was completed and decided to switch to the “damaged” system to see if it would function normally or not... No, everything remained the same, only photos and unnecessary videos and some other documents were restored, apparently I erased the system specifically)))

Conclusion: You can try file recovery from a flash drive, but not system data.

Convenient free file recovery program(photos, videos, music), as well as documents and archives from flash drives for phones and cameras and other gadgets that use storage devices, quickly, simply, conveniently, although not everything can be restored, it is advisable to use the program without delay, if you have deleted it, formatted it a thousand times This program and others are unlikely to help. And know that It is better to restore files immediately and not after half a year :)

Another program to recover deleted files

R.saver Free data recovery software
This program is also free and easy to use, to learn more how to recover deleted files with help R.saver I suggest you watch a video dedicated to this.

There are several ways to recover lost information from your phone. Such as:

• backup copy;
• Google service help;
• resuscitation programs.

In this article, we will look at each of them in detail and help users in a seemingly hopeless situation.

By creating a backup copy, you can protect yourself from losing important information. This can be done using some utilities;

• 7-Data Android Recovery
• Titanium Backup
• Super Backup SMS & Contacts
• Helium
• Backup Your Mobile
• Organizer Mobile
• Suncit

Recovery mode

A standard environment for resuscitation of any lost data, the simplest way to create a copy of the system. Instructions for Recovery mode.

1. Turn off your smartphone
2. Press the power and volume buttons at the same time and hold them until the recovery starts.
3. After entering Recovery mode, open the backup and restore tab.
4. In the list that appears, click Reserver copying

Root rights and ways to obtain them

Most applications require root (root) access to the system (super user). This is because the software must perform low-level interaction with the machine when performing a backup operation. This may also involve interaction with the smartphone hardware (storage unit).

To protect the device from receiving any malicious attacks, the developers have established some rules. For example, most smartphones follow the MTP protocol. According to it, users cannot interact with the device at an advanced level. Super user rights give full access to the system. You can get them using the utilities:

• Framaroot
• VROOT
• Root master
• DingDoon

Fortunately, there are many utilities that can bring back deleted documents without gaining root access. The best are considered:

• Dumpster
• DoctorFone

Doctor Von

This utility will return any information missing from your personal device.
Instructions for using the Doctor Fon program.

• After launching the application, connect your phone to your PC.
  Enable USB Debugging (optional)
  1) for version 2.3: enter “settings”< «приложения» < далее «Разработка» < проверьте « отладка USB»
  2) for version 3.0 to 4.1: enter "settings"< «параметры разработчика» < проверить « отладка USB»
  3) for version 4.2 e: enter “settings”< «номер сборки» два раза, пока не получите заметку «вы находитесь в режиме разработчика» < обратно в «Настройки» < «параметры разработчика» < « отладка USB
  Note: If the program does not scan anything for a long time after clicking “allow”, check your device again. Sometimes you need to click “allow” several times until it appears again, then the program will start scanning on its own.
• Select files. To save time, after clicking “next”, select the necessary photos, videos, messages, contacts. Choose standard or advanced mode. The process will take a few minutes. Once the scan is complete, you can view the files that can be returned. After previewing, mark the ones you want to save and click "save".

Resuscitation if your phone is damaged

If you have important documents on your smartphone that you want to access urgently, and you cannot do this because the screen is broken and the smartphone does not turn on, ADB DATA Recovery tool successfully copes with this task. To do this you need:

• ADB and Fastboot must be installed on PC
• USB debugging and developer options.

Additionally, you must have at least 50% battery or more on your device.

Instructions for ADB Data Recovery Tool

1. Completely turn off the damaged device and reboot it in fastboot mode by pressing the Power+Volume Down button for 4-5 seconds.
2. After this, you will need to open the folder where you installed ADB and Fastboot as mentioned in the prerequisites section and open a command prompt window inside it.
3. Now make sure that the device is connected to the PC correctly. In order to check this, you must enter the following command: fastboot devises fastboot devices [If you see an alphanumeric code on the next line after this command, you can be sure that your phone is connected to the PC]
4. Now enter the recovery mode by turning off the device again and pressing the Power + Volume Up button for 4-5 seconds and you will see the recovery screen on the device.
5. After this, you will need to go to the ADB tool that you have downloaded on your PC and open the application.

You will see four system recovery options that we have listed.

• (OUT)….. OUTPUT LOCATION (default=C:\\RecoveredData)
• (ADB)….. SET LOCATION (def=C: \\platform-tools)
• (DEV)….. SET DEVICE TO USE (USB devise or Emulator)
• (RUN)…..RUN

Now, if you need to change the default output location, you need to enter 1 and continue. You also need to set the location by copying the installation folder path on your device and pasting it into the application. To do this, you need to enter 2, click enter and paste the link to the folder.

You will get the option to retrieve data from the SD card through input 1. Moreover, you can also choose between other options such as retrieving data from DCIM, Media, Music as well as other folders. Save all the data that is available on the SD card. After this step, all information will be pulled through ADB and will be available on the PC for further use.

Using Google

Google Drive is one of the best cloud storage solutions available on most platforms. You can use it to sync between Google Drive and your device, and any changes made on the server to the associated local folder are reflected in real time.

After installing Google Drive, the utility will automatically use your account. It will then ask you to grant special permissions to access the data on the drive and perform preliminary setup.

Select one of the folders in your phone memory that you want to link to Google cloud storage for synchronization. Create a new one, if you don’t already have one selected, link it to the Google Drive storage in the next step.

Reanimation programs

Returning data via iReparo

iReparo - software for returning deleted information, successfully resuscitates data from any gadget. The user only needs to connect his device to the computer using a cable, then he needs to launch the utility. iReparo will scan data on the internal memory and external SD card of the connected device. Once the scan is completed, users can view the lost files and selectively resuscitate them.

Instructions for using iReparo

1. Install iReparo on PC
2. Launch the program.
3. Select the files you want to return.
4. Connect android to PC
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to program and enable debugging.
6. When the phone is recognized, press the Start button to scan
7. Move your mouse and click on each category to view the scan result. Lost and orphaned files are marked in a different color.
8. Mark the information that needs to be restored, then click the “save” button.

Resuscitation via Recuva

Recuva is one of the best resuscitation programs. The software is easy to use and can return almost any important photos, music, pictures, just connect your gadget to your computer.

Step-by-step guide to using Recuva.

1. Run the utility, then select the required files. Next Next".
2. In the next window, select the disk with the missing data and click “Start”. If it is not visible, you need to click the “refresh” icon.
3. After scanning is completed, mark what you want to save from the results page, and then click on “ Reset", save them to a memory card or any other medium.

FoneLab

Solves many Android system problems such as stuck in startup mode, accidental formatting, black screen and others. With its help, you can see and view the data that you want to revive. The process is very fast, all results are saved to the computer. The utility itself will open the storage, where it will automatically save the information.

EaseUS Mobisaver

Allows you to easily find and view deleted or lost documents (music, games, pictures, etc. After connecting your tablet or other gadget to your personal PC, the application will start scanning and return all your lost photos, videos, images, contacts.

7-Data Android Recovery

A utility necessary to recover information from a smartphone on the Android operating system. If personal documents were accidentally lost, the application will easily help you solve this problem. If the program does not see the phone, it means that your device model is not supported.

Conclusion

• Trust only proven and licensed applications
• Always save your contacts in Google storage, use cloud synchronization
• Be sure to store your backup copy on a separate medium to avoid future loss of documents

Video

Very often, data is deleted not from the SD card, but from the internal memory of Android. In this situation, not a single file recovery program for Android helps. That is, users not only lose valuable data, but are also limited in recovery methods.

This method of recovering data from the internal memory of an Android phone cannot be called very simple. But it works and has been successfully tested by me. The described recovery method was proposed by the user Wartickler on the forum.xda-developers.com and supplemented by a very useful article on Habrahabr (most of the relevant information is given from there. Thanks to the author for the presentation).

Who will benefit from this guide on how to recover data from your phone? File deletion scripts

It turns out that it is possible to deep scan Android internal memory. Everything you need to recover data from your phone:

1. download free recovery utilities
2. carefully read the data recovery instructions
3. repeat the steps described in it on Android.

Difficulty in restoring from the phone's internal memory

Android internal memory is not connected as a disk, as is the case with an external SD card, which you can always connect to your computer. External memory allows you to use data recovery tools that scan deleted files and help return them to a working state.

Typically, the operating system simply removes the reference pointer in the index, which indicates that the file exists with such and such a name and is located at that location on the hard drive/memory. There are effective tools for data deletion; they overwrite the deleted file in several cycles, preventing recovery in this way.

The catch is that data recovery programs need the actual disk to deeply scan photos that were accidentally deleted. New phone models often do not support external SD cards, which are very easy to mount as disks using a card reader. This complicates Android recovery slightly: the internal memory is mounted as MTP/PTP, which is not considered a mounted drive and is therefore not recognized by data recovery applications. However, we can solve this problem.

Stages of restoring internal memory

I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Toro phone. I believe the recovery method is suitable for any android phone with internal memory. We will also need Windows 7 or higher to:

• Back up a partition of your phone's internal memory to your computer as a single massive file in RAW format,
• Convert RAW file to virtual hard disk,
• Mount the virtual hard disk as a disk in Disk Manager,
• Scan the mounted virtual hard disk,
• Find deleted files, recover data from an Android phone using the Recuva recovery program

Checklist of necessary tools for data recovery

• Android phone with root access
• Installed BusyBox (a set of Linux console utilities)
• Installed linux environment for Windows - Cygwin on pv and util-linux from the repository. You need to open the Cygwin application at least once to ensure that the /bin folder is created. In addition, I made a folder in to place the exported file in .raw format,
• Netcat Unix utility (download the zip file and extract nc.exe into ),
• ADB drivers (make sure adb.exe is in the Windows environment path),
• USB debugging must be enabled on the device.
• VHD tool from the mighty Microsoft. Place the VhdTool.exe file in .
• Piriform Recuva or your favorite data recovery tool (Recuva finds only the most well-known file types: images, videos, etc. To recover more exotic file types on Android, use more specialized programs)

Install BusyBox on your phone and provide root access

We will need a copy of the phone's internal memory partition; making it is not so easy. You will need a set of BusyBox unix utilities and root access to perform operations with these applications.

You can download BusyBox and KingoRoot from our website or directly to 4pda (registration is required to download files). We install the utilities in the following sequence: KingoRoot, then BusyBox.

The KingoRoot root manager is easy to install: turn on the Internet on your phone and run the installer. It "roots" the phone - that is, it enables full access to the Android system. Next we install BusyBox. We leave the default path as the installation directory.

Install KingoRoot on your phone

Recover from Android internal memory. We connect the phone to the PC in ADB mode

Connect the turned on phone to the computer in ADB mode. The easiest way to do this is to download adb drivers for your phone model and install them on your computer. It is advisable to restart your PC after this.

On the phone, enable debugging mode (Options - Developer Options - check the "USB Debugging" box). If there is no such section, go to the About the device section and click on the “Build number” line 7 times.

We connect the phone to the computer via a USB cable. If a request for debugging mode appears on the phone, we agree.

Making a raw copy of a partition from your phone

The recovery method from the phone's internal memory is based on complaints from people who have problems following the guide. I recommend recovering a full block of memory instead of a data partition. I call it mmcblk0. Check if your disk name is different from mine. Determine which block or section you want to return. I needed to restore the partition with user data: /dev/block/mmcblk0p12.

Open your Cygwin console (assuming BusyBox is installed at ) although it may be . Run the following commands in the console:

Adb forward tcp:5555 tcp:5555 adb shell /system/bin/busybox nc -l -p 5555 -e /system/bin/busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12

Open another Cygwin terminal and type:

Adb forward tcp:5555 tcp:5555 cd /nexus nc 127.0.0.1 5555 | pv -i 0.5 > mmcblk0p12.raw

Brew a mug of coffee. Copying internal memory of 32 GB takes about 3 hours.

Converting the internal memory image into readable RAW

We need to convert the raw file into a virtual hard drive partition. The VhdTool.exe utility simply places the VHD footer at the end of the raw file. Open Windows Command Prompt, go to and run the command:

VhdTool.exe /convert mmcblk0p12.raw

Mounting an internal memory image in Windows

Now you need to mount the VHD image in Windows OS. Go to Computer Management (Start - Computer - Management). Go to Disk Management.

Menu Action - Attach virtual hard disk.

Please indicate as source

Right-click the name to the left of the unallocated space and select Initialize Disk. Select GPT.

Right button on Unallocated File Space - Create Simple Volume.

A window will appear asking you to format the disk. DO NOT agree to format the drive at this point. Restoring files after formatting is not always possible!

Right-click on the RAW space and select Format... Specify the file system type as FAT32. Set the allocation block size to "Default". Make sure the Quick Format option is checked. You don't want to overwrite the entire new disk with zeros (0) and destroy the data. A quick format means that Windows will try to destroy the index for the disk by creating a new index. Without this option, the Windows operating system will wipe the disk with zeros (0), destroying your data. Click OK.

A window will appear informing you that formatting this partition will delete all data on it. This would be doubly true if you didn't actually check the Quick Format option. Double check that you actually checked the box and click OK.

Recovering files from an Android internal memory image using Recuva

Open the Piriform Recuva application. In the recovery wizard, click Next. Select "Other" and "Next". Click the "In a specific location" button and enter: K:\ (assuming K is the drive letter of the mounted drive...). Click "Next". Select the Deep Scan option. This is the magic option that finds files that have been deleted... but aren't actually deleted. Click the "Run" button to scan the disk.

The application can scan deleted files for about an hour in Deep Scan mode. Brew two more mugs of coffee!

After Rekuva displays the scan results, you can select files to recover using the checkboxes. Click the "Recover..." button and specify the location where you want to save the data from your phone.

Recovering data from your phone using Recuva

Question answer

I have a GALAXY 3 NOTE phone. Accidentally erased recorded voice recordings on Call recorder. I heard that there is a free recovery program. Help if you know how to find it.

Answer. If the audio files were stored on an SD card, almost any file recovery application on Android and PC will do. Among the popular ones is Tenorshare Data Recovery, among the universal ones we recommend downloading Recuva. If the files were stored in the internal memory of the phone, then things are more complicated. Try a program for Android called Undeleter Pro or follow these instructions to recover from internal memory.

Should I download the program to my computer or to my smartphone itself? I started downloading the program to my smartphone and it says “not enough space,” although there is enough internal memory. Will Renee Undeleter help you recover photos from your phone's internal memory? There was no memory card.

Answer. Firstly, do not copy files to where you are going to recover Android data from. Secondly, Renee Undeleter will not recover files in your situation. Try Recuva or choose another photo recovery program if unsuccessful.

I moved my important photos to the running game folder "Android/data/com.supercell.clashofclans". Then when I went to the folder on my phone, the photos disappeared. Will I be able to restore my photos to the internal memory of my SAMSUNG GALAXY J2 OC ANDROID 5.1.1 phone?

Answer. Yes, if you follow all the steps as described in the instructions. The main thing is to determine which disk the photos were on and make a raw copy of this particular partition. Recuva should recover photos from internal memory if the recovery status is yellow or green.

Tell me how to understand whether the block recovery process is in progress? Everything seemed to be going fine, but after typing all the commands in the terminal, a couple of lines with zeros appeared in the second window, a *.raw file was created in the nexus folder with a size of 0 bytes, and that was the end of it. However, after some time, on drive E: (in my case, Cygwin was installed from there), a file with a name of something like vhd with a size of 499 MB was discovered (it restored a 12 GB block), but the most interesting thing was that a virtual disk was created with the only empty recovery.txt file! Something went wrong?

Answer. Everything is correct, the vhd is mounted, and after a quick format there should be no files on it at all. Now you need to launch Rekuva and specify this disk to search for files on it. If the snapshot of Android's internal memory was taken correctly, the files should appear in the list of found files during a deep scan.

If the raw file is not suitable for recovery, try another way to create a snapshot of the internal memory - by creating an FTP server when the phone is used as a USB modem. The process is described in the above-mentioned article on Habrahabr (link at the top of this article).

I have a Samsung GT-P7510 tablet. Android 4.0.4. I did everything as in your post. I have a Samsung folder. A vhdtool file appeared in it - 184KB and a raw file, but it was 0KB. I can’t try the second method with FTP, because... There is no USB-Modem option.

Answer. Try downloading netcat 64-bit version. When entering commands in the console, use nc64 instead of nc.

If it doesn’t help, here are some more instructions for restoring from internal memory.

Files disappear from the flash drive and internal memory of Android. I don’t clean my phone of debris because I’m not sure that the information is in the folder correctly! Tell me the reason and programs for recovering lost files from the internal memory of Android! The information on your site is purely for the computer!

Answer. There are no high-quality programs for recovering from the phone’s internal memory. Gaining access to the system is not so easy. This article provides a working method for recovering files from Android internal memory.

The problem is this: the tablet froze, some photos were restored at the service center, but the huts were reflashed and it seemed like the internal memory was formatted. I tried to restore it with programs, but the tablet connects as an MTP, and not as a flash drive, and it is impossible to scan. Is it possible to recover data from internal memory on Android by copying an image of the memory and its partitions?

Answer. Yes, the process is described in detail above. Using an ftp server, you can make an exact image of a memory card in the form of a raw file and mount it on your computer, then use any program (in this case Recuva) to restore photos from the image of the phone’s internal memory.

Updates have arrived for xiaomi redmi 3 special. Updated, installed - everything works. But the videos and photos saved on the phone’s internal memory disappeared. The most interesting thing is that the total phone memory shows 25 Gb, but it should be 32. Perhaps the lost files are there. I searched all the folders, but found nothing. How to recover deleted files in the internal memory of the phone, where to look for them?

Answer. Photos and videos are stored in the DCIM/Camera folder. If you did not use an external SD card to save, it means that the multimedia files were located in the internal memory, therefore, that’s where you need to look for them.

The photo folder may have been overwritten during the mobile device update process. By the way, part of the phone's memory is occupied by system files, so this does not indicate that the files you need are stored hidden.

Try searching for files with DiskDigger for Android; if that doesn’t help, make an image of the phone’s internal memory, then scan the connected disk with Reucva on your computer.

I decided to delete the unsuccessful photo, but accidentally deleted some of the other necessary photos. The photos were on the memory of the phone itself. When connecting to a computer, the phone does not appear as a separate drive. Therefore, as I understand it, I won’t be able to restore the files with a simple program, since they were on the phone itself, in the internal memory. What program can I use to restore them? For me, some simple option is better, because I hardly understand this. If possible, with a description of actions and steps.

Answer. There are no simple methods for restoring the phone's internal memory. As a rule, recovery programs for Android work only with external memory or require root to access the phone's memory, while searching far in all areas of the internal memory. Accordingly, the only possible way is to make an image of the phone’s memory; at the next stage, you can use any program. It is important that you do not operate the phone until this point, otherwise the files may be overwritten.

I am tormented by the question: is it possible to recover photos from the phone’s memory itself, and not from a memory card. I really need photos from the Camera folder. When I myself try to recover deleted photos through the programs that you recommended, some unnecessary photos from Telegram, someone’s avatars, but not photos from the camera are recovered at all. Is it possible to restore them?

Answer. Indeed, although developers claim that their programs will recover files in all areas of memory, in fact most of the data is ignored during scanning - either there are not enough rights, or the program simply does not know how to do it. If you have enough experience, take a snapshot of the device’s internal memory according to our instructions. The process takes a lot of time, but there is a chance that among other garbage you will find exactly the photos you need. In addition, this is a completely free recovery method, so you can experiment in your free time.

1. I bought a new phone (ZTE Blade X3), I wanted to move the memory card from the old phone, but I forgot to turn off the new phone before that. All the photos from the phone’s internal memory disappeared somewhere, but those that were on the memory card remained. There is only one question: how to recover photos from the phone’s internal memory?

2. Accidentally deleted a folder with photos in the internal memory of the phone. As a result, the photos remained in the Android Gallery, but in black and gray, with the inscription “file deleted or damaged.” Is there any way I can restore the photo?

Answer. First, check whether the photos have been copied to the memory card (they may be hidden), check for errors using the chkdsk utility (Windows).

If there are no photos, you can quickly follow the DiskDigger program or take a snapshot of the phone’s internal memory and then, using PhotoRec or Recuva, return the photos.

Trying to return a lost album from the Gallery, I downloaded two Android photo recovery programs. Some of the photos were returned, but not the most valuable ones. How can I try again with minimal risk? I want to try to return the missing photos, is this realistic in the current situation? The photos were stored in the Android's internal memory.

Answer. By repeatedly scanning your phone's internal memory, you do not risk anything. But the longer you use your phone after deleting photos, the lower the chances of recovering them. Any program uses internal memory for its work and can write files to free space. In your case, it is better to take a snapshot of the phone’s internal memory and conduct experiments with it in reading mode.

I want to use your method of restoring Android internal memory, but I don’t have enough space on my C drive - only 17GB, and the partition of the phone takes up 53GB. Is it possible to somehow create a folder for a virtual disk on drive D? Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x phone.

1. The next problem happened. Images from the camera were saved in the Camera folder on the SD card. When trying to transfer other image folders from internal memory to external memory, the Camera folder was automatically duplicated. I deleted one of the Camera folders, as a result of which the second folder was also deleted. Can you tell me if it is possible to restore these images? The transfer was carried out using a computer, maybe the images remained in the PC’s memory? Information is very important.
2. There was little memory left on the phone, since all the photos were saved in the internal memory. I found a way - I reset everything from the phone to the PC, while deleting everything from the internal memory. And when I transferred the folder with files to the flash drive, the necessary photos were not there. I tried all recovery programs - nothing worked.

Answer. Check all storage locations for images - hard drive, internal memory and SD card. Most likely, nothing was saved on the hard drive because it did not act as an intermediary (i.e., no files were copied to it).
In the future, we advise you to copy files and delete them only after checking them on the recipient. Copying via ctrl + x is quite unsafe: there are many cases where files were simply lost along the way this way.

my son deleted the photo from his phone (from the internal memory of the device). However, there is no flash card on the phone. How can I restore photo and video materials? I tried it through some programs - some of the photos were restored, but I noticed that these were photos that were once sent to my friends. Is it possible to restore the rest - the ones that I photographed myself? They are very dear to me

Answer. It is possible that the recovery programs you use do not scan those areas of memory from which programs were deleted. If photos are truly important, take the time to recover photos from a copy of your internal memory. We described this method in detail above.

[How to recover a deleted photo from internal memory?]

The phone's internal storage was full, so I deleted the data from the cache. After that, I realized that all my photos and videos were deleted! No backup was performed. I've tried apps to recover deleted photos, but I can't get the photos back. I deleted the files on 5/23/2018 around 10:53 am. What can I do to get the photo back?

Answer. If there is no space left in the internal memory, the data may have been overwritten many times. Therefore, the chances of recovering the photo are minimal. Check if the required files are on the memory card: what if the Android camera recorded files there due to lack of free space in the internal memory.

If you are using a Samsung mobile device and backup has been enabled, check your cloud backup files. It's also a good idea to check your Google Photos albums to see if there are any photos there.

Surely every user has at least once encountered a situation where an unnecessary file was deleted permanently, and later turned out to be necessary, or was deleted accidentally - for example, during a system failure. What to do in such cases? One of the simplest and most accessible tools for recovering previously deleted files is the Recuva program, which is not at all difficult to use.

Recuva - what is the program and what is it for?

Recuva is a program for restoring permanently erased files from the British software developer Piriform, known to Russian users for the CCleaner and Defraggler utilities. It is produced in three versions:

• Standart - designed to work on PCs, laptops, netbooks and all-in-one computers;
• Portable - does not require installation on a computer, as it is used to work with removable storage media.
• Professional - version with automatic updates, designed for in-depth recovery of damaged or lost files on PCs and virtual disks.

Standard and Portable are available for download for free. The Professional version costs 800 rubles. It is also sold as a set of four professional versions of the company’s products: , Defragler, Speccy and Recuva for 1,190 rubles.

There are many resources on the RuNet from which this program can be easily downloaded, but the download files they offer may well contain viruses, so in the absence of a reliable antivirus program, it is better to download Recuva from the “native” site

Advantages and disadvantages

According to numerous ratings from ordinary users and professional magazines, this program has been the leader among utilities for recovering deleted files for several years now. However, like any program, it has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages of the product include:

• Russified, intuitive interface;
• availability of a fully functioning free version;
• interaction with any types of information storage devices - from hard drives to memory cards;
• the ability to manually select places to search for lost files;
• search for system and hidden files;
• the ability to restore the structure of previously erased folders and archives;
• work with most of the most common formats, types and types of information: text documents, tables, presentations, photographs, audio and video files, folders, archives, etc.;
• the ability to manually set the degree of depth for file recovery and the level of reliability of information deletion.

The disadvantages of the product include:

• duration of work - from several hours even with a simplified search;
• the ability to restore only those files whose condition was rated as excellent after data search - if their quality is average or worse, then they cannot be restored.

In practice, the vast majority of files do not lose their quality when deleted

The program can recover different types of files, but only if they are erased in the standard way, by moving and then emptying the recycle bin or formatting the disk. If you previously used any other utility to permanently delete files, then Recuva will not be able to restore them.

How to use the program - features and functions

Recuva is a utility that every technology user will need at least once, since no one is immune from accidental file deletion or system failures. How to work with this program?

Installation

Interface and Features Overview

After launch, the program will automatically prompt you to select the type of files that need to be recovered. To improve the quality of your search, it is recommended to check the in-depth analysis box.

The better the program analyzes the disk, the more deleted files it will find.

Upon completion of the search, the program will display a list of files that have been erased but can still be restored. The color of the circles next to the file name indicates the likelihood of success. Green ones have the maximum chances, red ones have the minimum ones.

Most files, as a rule, are completely recoverable

You need to check the boxes for the files that you want to return from “oblivion” and click the corresponding button in the lower right corner.

To make selection easier, there is a “Summary” tab on the right side of the screen, which contains detailed information about erased files.

In many cases, it makes sense to listen to program recommendations

Please note that regardless of the type of drive from which data will be recovered, the procedure for using the program is the same.

What media does it work with?

In addition to hard drives on computers, laptops, netbooks and all-in-one PCs, Recuva can be used to check the following types of drives:

• memory cards;
• flash drives;
• digital players;
• smartphones;
• tablets;
• mobile phones;
• cameras;
• video cameras, etc.

This program will not be installed on any platform - for Android, for example, its analogue, Undeleter, is suitable.

Possible problems

Recuva is not only easy to install, but also easy to manage. It does not require additional knowledge. However, Recuva does not guarantee the recovery of any previously erased file, even if it was highlighted in green - this is its main problem. You can try to solve this difficulty using the Professional version or other utilities for recovering permanently deleted files.

“Partially recovered” files cannot be opened in the future

The second common problem is that the program may not “see” the connected equipment: flash drive, phone, video camera, etc. First, it is recommended to disconnect the device from the computer and try to connect it again. If this does not help, you should update the device drivers. To do this, go to the “My Computer” tab, select the device, right-click on it and select “Properties”. Go to the equipment tab and click on the “Properties” button.

If the program “does not see” the equipment, instead of the message “the device is working normally” there will be a message about the problem, and reinstalling the drivers can solve it

The inability to recover after secondary deletion is the only problem that cannot be solved. If files were erased from the drive and after that new information was written to it or some other files were deleted a second time, then the utility will not be able to restore the originally erased ones - it simply will not find them.

The Recuva program is not overloaded with unnecessary functionality and unnecessary details. Having installed it, even a child will be able to figure out how to use the wizard of this utility. It helps to quickly recover permanently deleted files from any storage media.