retrieving deleted photos from smart phone?

pyrite · 5th September 2014, 22:23

Hi
A friend of my wife ( not currently speaking ) managed to delete all of the photos from my wifes Samsung galaxy mini

Is there any way of retrieving them?

Many thanks for any help

Jim Jamieson · 5th September 2014, 22:28

I would doubt it if they have been erased from the memory card.

I always like to back my photos up regularly on the PC

Dorset Bob · 5th September 2014, 22:40

There are ways of retrieving data from the SD card.
As the photos have been deleted though, it will recognise the area as free space and will overwrite them, by using the device.
If you want to recover the photos you need to remove the SD card ASAP.
That will give you a much better chance for data recovery.

Jumper75 · 6th September 2014, 20:36

Download this http://www.pcinspector.de/SmartRecov...htm?language=1

and it will scan every sector and recover every image it can find on the smart card, or from the phone memory if you connect it as a storage device via usb

galaxyclass · 6th September 2014, 22:37

If you had your back up settings on you may be able to retrieve your photos via your Google account.

pyrite · 7th September 2014, 06:53

Thanks I'll give the recovery option a go, my wife had only got back from visiting her family abroad a day before the photos got deleted, which is why they hadn't been stored in the PC and why she's do upset

Grumpy1 · 7th September 2014, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper75

Download this http://www.pcinspector.de/SmartRecov...htm?language=1

and it will scan every sector and recover every image it can find on the smart card, or from the phone memory if you connect it as a storage device via usb

It says on the website for this download that it's only compatible up to XP. Is that correct Tom?

Chad.

Dorset Bob · 7th September 2014, 17:58

Whatever data recovery software you chose to use, always recover to a separate drive. In other words do not retrieve the images back to the source (in this case the mobile's SD card).

Usually deleting a file removes just the index. Data recovery software can re-instate those indexes.
However, once the indexes are removed the OS sees the files as free space, and you can end up overwriting un-recovered images with recovered ones.

I hope that makes sense!

Jumper75 · 7th September 2014, 23:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

It says on the website for this download that it's only compatible up to XP. Is that correct Tom?

Chad.

Yes you're right, I can't believe they never updated it. It's a pity becuase it's really easy to use and free.

My best recommendation is http://www.restorer-ultimate.com/ sadly it's not free but is fairly cheap and probably the best in it's price range. Choose the pro version at $50 as it's only a little bit more than the basic one. This is equal to other systems that cost a lot more. It will scan drives with faulty sectors, save drive maps, and doesn't modify the drive you're scanning so it's a proper professional tool.

I have the previous version 'Restorer 2000', used it loads when I had a PC repair shop and it never let me down. You can make easy money with it.

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pyrite Avid contributor Rover 75 CDT Saloon and 1.8t Tourer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Peacehaven Posts: 200 Thanks: 45 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts	retrieving deleted photos from smart phone? Hi A friend of my wife ( not currently speaking ) managed to delete all of the photos from my wifes Samsung galaxy mini Is there any way of retrieving them? Many thanks for any help

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Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	I would doubt it if they have been erased from the memory card. I always like to back my photos up regularly on the PC

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Jumper75 Loves to post Rover 75 Connoisseur CDT Tourer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cardigan Posts: 358 Thanks: 6 Thanked 49 Times in 44 Posts	Download this http://www.pcinspector.de/SmartRecov...htm?language=1 and it will scan every sector and recover every image it can find on the smart card, or from the phone memory if you connect it as a storage device via usb

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pyrite Avid contributor Rover 75 CDT Saloon and 1.8t Tourer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Peacehaven Posts: 200 Thanks: 45 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts	Thanks I'll give the recovery option a go, my wife had only got back from visiting her family abroad a day before the photos got deleted, which is why they hadn't been stored in the PC and why she's do upset