Mobile has become the perfect photo and video camera for the vast majority of users. Dozens or even hundreds of photos are taken every week.

The problem is that the content is deleted many times. gain space or accidentally. Then some time passes and one suddenly wants to get back that precious material that has been destroyed for a while. What to do in these situations?

1. Search the trash

As a first precaution, it should be known that the majority of phones Android As iPhone there is a trash can in the photo gallery where the deleted content goes. Content stays there for up to 30 days.

In the case of Android You have to go to Gallery, press the three horizontal bars located at the bottom right edge, select the option that says Trash and recover the relevant photos or videos.

In the case of iOS, you have to go into Albums, go to the bottom where it says “Deleted” in the menu and choose to restore content there.

2. Go to the cloud

On both iOS and Android it is possible that the system is configured to perform a backup. All multimedia content in the cloud is usually done in iCloud on iOS, but can also be done in Google Photos. In the case of Android, the most common is to use this option, but it is also possible to use other cloud service providers.

iCloud

Sign in to iCloud Drive and click “Recently Deleted” in the lower-right corner of the window. Then you can select the option that says “Recover all” or select each file you want to restore.

Files deleted in iCloud Drive and other apps on iCloud.com can be recovered within 30 days, regardless of whether they were deleted from the device or not. However, you cannot recover or restore permanently deleted files.

Google Photos

Enter the Google Photos app and search for the photos or videos you want to recover. The content may be by date, type, name (if it’s a picture of someone who has been tagged before), etc. can be filtered accordingly. You can also examine the garbage in this area.

At the bottom of Photos, tap Library, then Trash. You have to press and hold the photo or video you want to restore. Doing so will reappear the content in the Google Photos library as well as the phone’s gallery.

The content may not be there if any of the following happened:

a. It was deleted more than 30 days ago.

b. The trash can has been emptied beforehand.

c. The system is not configured to back up all the audio-visual content of the mobile phone in this cloud.

3. Refer to other dedicated apps to recover photos and videos

In case the content cannot be recovered in the trash of the mobile gallery or in the cloud, you have to resort to third-party applications. There are several options, some work better than others.

Disc Digger

It is one of the easiest to use, free and best working apps for Android. The service is downloaded, the necessary permissions are granted to scan the entire mobile phone, and after a while the recovered material is seen. Then click on the content you want to recover and hit restore option.

video recovery

Also available for Android, this app allows you to recover deleted videos. You have to be patient because it can take time to work. Sometimes more than one try is required. The recovered content will appear in a folder automatically created by the platform called All Recovery It Video.

UltFone iOS Data Recovery

This app allows you to recover different files deleted from iPhone including photos and videos. The trial version allows you to scan the form data and preview the first 4 elements for free. If you want to preview all data and recover files, you need to purchase the license.