This wikiHow teaches you how to recover deleted photos on a Samsung Galaxy using a Samsung Cloud or Google Photos backup, or using the third-party recovery program MobiSaver on a computer. Deleted photos can only be recovered from Samsung Cloud or Google Photos if they have been backed up.
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Method 1 of 3: Using Samsung Cloud Backup
Step 1. Open Android Settings
The app is light purple in color with a white cog in it and is in the App Drawer. If you recently backed up your saved data to Samsung Cloud, you can restore it on your phone.
Step 2. Scroll down and tap Accounts and backup
It's near the bottom of the page.
Step 3. Tap on Samsung Cloud
This option is near the top of the page.
Step 4. Tap Restore data
It is located under the heading " BACK UP AND RESTORE ".
Step 5. Scroll down and tap on Gallery
Step 6. Tap Sync
It's at the bottom of the screen. Your photos from the most recent cloud backup (cloud) will start restoring to Samsung Galaxy.
This process takes a few minutes
Method 2 of 3: Using Google Photos Backup
Step 1. Open Google Photos
This white app has fan blade icons in different colors. If you backed up your device's camera roll for Google Photos before deleting the photos, the data should still be here.
Step 2. Tap the photo you want to save
If so, the photo will open.
Step 3. Tap
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Step 4. Tap Save to device
You'll see it in the drop-down menu here. Thus, the related photos will be saved in the Samsung Galaxy.
If the photo is already in the device, you will not see the posts Save to device (save in device) here.
Method 3 of 3: Using EaseUS MobiSaver
Step 1. Go to the EaseUS MobiSaver download page
The location is https://www.easeus.com/android-data-recovery-software/free-android-data-recovery.html. If your photos were recently deleted, this program can help restore them.
Step 2. Click the FREE DOWNLOAD button
Here's the blue button in the middle of the page. Once done, you'll be prompted for the file to be downloaded to your computer.
Step 3. Install MobiSaver
This process will change depending on the type of computer:
- Windows - Double-click the downloaded setup file, follow the on-screen instructions, and click Finish (completed) when MobiSaver finishes installing.
- Mac - Open the setup file, then drag MobiSaver to the Applications folder.
Step 4. Open MobiSaver if it doesn't open automatically
This icon is a blue box with a sign + sticking out of it.
Step 5. Install Android to the computer
You will use an Android charging cable to do this.
The large rectangular end of the charger is inserted into one of the computer's USB ports
Step 6. Click Start
It's near the top of the page. MobiSaver will start scanning Android for recently deleted data, including your photos.
Step 7. Wait for the scan to complete
You can monitor the progress of the scan by looking at the bar at the top of the MobiSaver window.
Step 8. Click the Gallery label
It's on the left side of the window.
Step 9. Select all the photos you want to recover
To do this, you need to click on the box near the checkbox next to the related photo.
You can also click the checkbox at the top left of the area above the recovered photos to select them all at once
Step 10. Click Recover
It's in the lower-right corner of the window. This will open a window where you can choose where to save the photo.
Step 11. Select Android as storage place
You'll see your Android phone as the phone listed as a save location in this window although you may need to scroll down to see it.
You can also choose a folder on your computer to restore your photos to. If so, the photos can be inserted into Android later
Step 12. Click OK
Your photos will start restoring to the specified location.
