How to Recover Deleted Photos on Android

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: September 15, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to use a free app called DiskDigger to recover deleted Android photos.

Steps

1
Search for DiskDigger in the Play Store. This is a free app that will help you recover your files. To find it, type DiskDigger into the search bar at the top of the screen, then press the magnifying glass key on the keyboard.
- If your device is not rooted, DiskDigger can only find photos that have been cached or saved to other locations. Despite the limitation, you'll likely find hundreds of "deleted" photos.
2
Tap DiskDigger photo recovery. This opens DiskDigger's official page on the Play Store.

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3
Tap INSTALL. DiskDigger will now install to your Android. When the installation is complete, the DiskDigger icon will appear in the app drawer.
4
Open DiskDigger. If you're still in the Play Store, you can tap the green button that says Open. Otherwise, tap the icon that looks like a hard drive with a magnifying glass in the app drawer.
5
Tap START BASIC PHOTO SCAN. It's the button near the top of the screen. The app will begin displaying deleted photos.
6
Tap
. It's at the top-right corner of the screen.
7
Select a date range. If you aren't looking for specific photos you can skip this step. Otherwise:
- Tap Minimum file date (photos only), then select the earliest date you want the app to start its search.
- Tap Maximum file date (photos only), then search the last date in the range.
8
Tap OK.
9
Select photos to recover. Tap each photo you want to restore to select it. Or, if you want to select all of the photos at once, tap ⁝, then tap Select All.
10
Tap the downward-pointing arrow. It's at the top of the screen. A list of recovery options will appear.
11
Select a location to store your restored photos. Once you select an option, follow the on-screen instructions to restore the photos to that location.
- Tap the cloud icon with an arrow to select an app on your device, such as your email app, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
- Tap the folder icon to save the photos to a folder on your phone or tablet.
- Tap the upward-pointing arrow to save to an FTP server, if you have access to one.

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Community Q&A

Question

The recovered image is not clear. How do I get clear images?

Oklomsy !

Community Answer

There could be some apps, search in the app store or Google, however, to do that using an app your device needs to be rooted.

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Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

wikiHow Technology Writer

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 26,363 times.

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Categories: Android | Data Recovery

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