How To Recover Deleted Files On Android to Keep Your Job
Have you accidentally deleted a picture, a video or any other important file on your Android device? Do you want to recover some deleted files on your Android smartphone? Did you delete a message with an important address by mistake? Don’t worry, you can now recover your deleted files on your Android smartphone in a couple of minutes.
You might find yourself facing the following situations:
You might have deleted some files on your Android device by mistake
You might have formatted your phone and lost everything
Your phone’s SD card might be corrupt
A virus might have deleted some files on your phone.
Using this guide, you can learn how to recover deleted files on Android smartphones. For most of these methods, you will need a PC in order to run the recovery software.
Method 1: Recovery-Android
Recovery-Android is a popular company that offers various data recovery, backup, rooting and video converting apps for Android devices. The company’s Data Recovery software is probably one of the most reliable apps for recovering deleted files on Android smartphones and tablets. It lets you recover videos, photos, messages, contacts and other files on your Android device.
Step 1
Download and install the Android Data Recovery software on your PC. Once the installer is downloaded, you can simply install it like any other PC application.
Step 2
Go to the Settings app on your Android device, go to Applications and tap on Development. Make sure that USB Debugging is checked.
USB Debugging
Step 3
Open the Data Recovery app on your PC and connect your Android device to your PC via a micro USB cable.
Step 4
Wait for the app to detect your phone and click on the Start button in order to start scanning your Android device. If your Android device shows a popup asking for permission, click on Allow.
Recovery-Android Start
Step 5
The scanning process will take a couple of minutes depending on the storage size and once the app has completed scanning, you will get several files that were deleted on your Android device. You will see tabs for different files, such as audio, messages, contacts, documents, videos and gallery. Select the files that you wish to restore by ticking the checkbox next to the files and click on the Recover button. That’s it! The recovery process might take a while if you want to restore a lot of files. You have successfully restored your deleted files!
Recovery-Android Recover
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Method 2: Potatoshare
Potatoshare is another software company that has been providing professional software for Windows, iOS and Android. The company has been providing data recovery and system speed up utilities since 2006. Potatoshare’s Data Recovery app lets you recover deleted videos, photos, messages and documents on your Android device.
Step 1
Download the Potatoshare Data Recovery app and install it on your PC.
Step 2
Connect your Android device to your PC via a micro USB cable.
Step 3
Follow Step 2 from Method 1 in order to enable USB Debugging on your Android device and click on the Next button once USB debugging is enabled.
Step 4
For recovering contacts, calls and messages, check on the Scan contacts, call history and messages option. For recovering other files, check the Scan photos, videos or other files option. Click on the Start button.
Potatoshare Start
Step 5
After scanning, you will see all the deleted files on your Android smartphone with previews under different tabs. Select the files that you want to restore and click on the Recover button. After the recovery process is complete, you will get back the deleted files on your Android device.
Potatoshare Recover
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Method 3: Yodot Android Data Recovery
Yodot is a software company that specializes in repair and recovery software for PCs and Android devices. The app has a user friendly interface and it lets you recover files of various types on your Android smartphone, including apk app files. The app also shows previews of video, music and image files. Aside from that, you can also save recovery sessions to recover additional files without rescanning your device.
Step 1
Download and install the Yodot Android Data Recovery app on your PC.
Step 2
Connect your Android device to your PC using a micro USB cable.
Step 3
Open the app and select your recovery option. If you want to recover deleted files, then click on the Deleted File Recovery button and if you want to recover files that have been lost, then click on the Lost File Recovery button.
Yodot Recovery Options
Step 4
After your device is detected, select your Android storage drive and click on the Next button. The software will now start scanning for your device for deleted or lost files.
Yodot Storage Drive
Step 5
Once the scanning is done, you will get different folders with your deleted files. Select the files that you want to recover and click on the Next button. The app should now start recovering your files and you will get back the deleted files on your Android device.
Yodot Recover Files
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Method 4: Dumpster – Recycle Bin
This method uses an app from the Google Play store and you don’t need to use your PC. There aren’t many good apps available for recovering deleted files on the Google Play store, however, Dumpster does a pretty good job at recovering and restoring deleted files directly on your Android device. Currently the app only supports recovering deleted audio files, photos, documents and videos. Recovering messages and contacts is currently not supported. Used by millions of Android users, this app should work fine on most Android devices.
Step 1
Download and install Dumpster – Recycle Bin on your Android device. You can download the app through the Google Play button below.
Download-on-Google-Play
Step 2
Open the app and click on the Refresh button to start scanning your device for deleted files. After refreshing, all your deleted files should appear in the app.
Dumpster Refresh
Step 3
Press on the file that you want to restore and click on the Restore button in the File Details popup. You can also preview the file first by tapping on the Preview button. That’s it! The file is now restored on your Android device.
Dumpster Restore
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Conclusion
A lot of Android users can delete files accidentally on their Android devices. You might accidentally press the delete button instead of the share or copy button in your file manager app. You might also get a virus on your Android device, deleting several files or your SD card might stop functioning properly. You don’t need to worry as you can easily learn how to recover deleted files on Android using one of the methods above. If an app isn’t restoring your deleted files, then feel free to switch to another method. Whichever method you choose, make sure that you follow all the instructions correctly and feel free to shoot any questions below. You might also want to backup your files before having any problems in the first place.
