Surely everyone has had cases when you accidentally deleted important information from your mobile gadget with one wrong movement of your hand. And if such problems are solved relatively easily on a personal computer, then things are noticeably more complicated with smartphones and tablets.
If you have deleted a file on your phone, you can restore it, in principle, and this is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. But there are some nuances here that relate not only to the software part, but also to the hardware. Nevertheless, there is always hope not to resuscitate lost data.
From our article you will learn whether it is possible to recover deleted files from your phone and how to do it with the least loss for both your mobile device and your nerves. We will look at the main tools needed for this event and give a brief briefing on each.
Features of mobile platforms
It’s worth mentioning right away that devices on iOS and Windows Phone platforms are no good in this regard and lostinformation is reanimated extremely reluctantly and only with rare exceptions. So if you deleted a file on your phone, it's impossible to restore it on these operating systems. The only thing that somehow lends itself to specific software aimed at data resuscitation is memory cards. And, alas, everything is permanently deleted from internal drives.
The Android platform, unlike iOS and Windows Phone, is much more flexible in terms of data recovery. Despite the abundance of various branded firmware, they all provide more or less free access to the internal drive, not to mention memory cards. In the case of Android, recovering deleted files on your phone is much easier. We will just consider this platform.
How to revive files?
In order to recover deleted files on your phone, you will have to turn to third-party software for help. There are a lot of the latter on the Internet, but not every utility adequately copes with the tasks.
Some programs try not to recover deleted files from the phone at all, but to introduce a virus there. So with the choice of such software you need to be extremely careful. We will look at the most popular and well-established applications with a lot of positive feedback from users.
Dr. Fone for Android
Many advanced users recommend this product. The utility allows you to recover deleted files both from the phone's memory card and from the internaldrive. And it does the job very effectively. At least noticeably better (higher resuscitation percentage) than other similar software.
This is a desktop application, so for its operation we need a personal computer running the Windows operating system. The program showed itself equally well both with the new tenth version of the OS, and with the older ones - "eight" and "seven".
In order to recover deleted files from the phone's memory, you need to install the program on your computer, run it and connect your mobile gadget via a USB interface. It is also worth noting that on a smartphone or tablet, you need to enable the "USB Debugging" mode.
After the program detects your device model, it will start installing drivers for it (internet connection required). After that, a working window will appear with a list of data for resuscitation. To recover deleted files from your phone, you need to set the appropriate beacons - audio, photo, video, or all together.
Also, the program allows you to revive the call history, contacts, SMS, as well as messages from the popular WhatsApp messenger. The utility scans all drives, including external ones. So Dr. Fone for Android can also recover deleted files from your phone's flash drive.
It is worth noting that the received administrator rights (root) significantly increase the chances of a successfuldata resuscitation.
Distribution terms
Such an effective and multifunctional software, alas, simply cannot be free. The developer distributes it only under a paid license without any exceptions like promotions, bonuses, and so on. Therefore, if you want to recover deleted files from your phone and do it as efficiently as possible, you will have to fork out for a key.
As a seed, the developer offers a trial version, where the utility, after scanning, determines what and how it can revive. If the preliminary data suits you, then you can already think about purchasing a license.
DiskDigger
Another program that allows you to recover files deleted from your phone. The work of the utility is mainly aimed at resuscitation of photo images - JPG, PNG, BMP and GIF. You can find it on Google Play.
To get started, you need to download and install the application. After launch, a wizard-assistant window will open, where you need to click on the “Start image search” button. Then the utility will analyze all available drives and give a preliminary result. From the list presented, you need to select the files that you are going to reanimate, and then click on the "Restore" button.
If the settings did not specify the place where the files will be after the procedure, a window with the file manager will appear. Here you need to select the folder where all images will be sent after recovery.
The utility can revivefiles without obtaining administrator rights, but judging by user reviews, root access significantly increases the chances of success. Also in the settings you can set more detailed data for searching for deleted images: size, volume and date of creation.
Distribution terms
The program is distributed under a free license and, unlike other similar products, is completely devoid of annoying ads. Nevertheless, the latter still occurs, but it cannot be called aggressive. Because the developer, through this utility, advertises his related and noticeably more functional product - DiskDigger Pro. It is paid and allows you to recover not only images, but also other types of files.
GT Recovery for Android
Just like in the previous case, this is a mobile application and a personal computer is not needed to resuscitate files. The utility showed itself very well in working with, so to speak, problematic gadgets and allows you to recover deleted files on Samsung, Motorola, LG phones and other devices with proprietary firmware that reluctantly or do not give access to the system data of the Android platform at all. "".
The application has a wide range of capabilities and allows you to revive not only photo, audio and video content, but also SMS, contacts, text documents, calls, as well as messages from social messengers WhatsApp and Viber.
The utility can be found on Google Play. After downloading with subsequent installation, the main window with the wizard will open.assistant. Here everything is divided into sections, upon opening which the program offers to start scanning the device.
After the scan is completed, a list of found files that can be reanimated is displayed. Having placed the beacons on the ones you need or selecting all, you must click on the "Restore" button. After that, the program will prompt you to select a location on the drive to save the data.
If you have administrator rights, the chances of success increase noticeably and there are more partitions to restore in the wizard assistant. But even without root access, the program showed itself very well.
Distribution terms
The utility is distributed completely free of charge, but the developer, alas, decided how to monetize it through advertising. Annoying banners, offers from "Aliexpress" and installation packages with games are pouring in quite often. Nevertheless, the product is very intelligent and effective, so if you do not want to spend money on serious decisions and infrequently indulge in the "Delete" button, then you can be patient.
EaseUS Mobisaver for Android
This is also a mobile file recovery utility, so there is no need to involve a personal computer. Reviews about the program are mostly positive and you can find it on Google Play. It is worth noting right away that for the application to work correctly, you must obtain administrator rights. Otherwise, the utility simply won't work.
The program, alas, is devoid of Russian-language localization, but there are no problems with installation orsubsequent use should not be. The application interface is simple, intuitive and even a novice user will understand it.
In order to recover files, you need to run the utility and in the window that appears, select the necessary section for resuscitation: video, photo, audio, documents, contacts or SMS. After that, the program will start scanning the drives for deleted data.
From the list below, select the files or information you want to recover. Then click on the Recovery button, set the save location and wait for the process to finish.
Judging by user reviews, the utility copes with resuscitation on such fastidious gadgets as Samsung, LG, Motorola, NTS and Nexus from Google. The application also supports older versions of the Android platform - 2.3 and 4.0.
Distribution terms
The utility is distributed free of charge and surprisingly practically devoid of advertising. It is present in very small quantities and cannot be called aggressive in any way. Those who want advanced features without any restrictions on the number of files to resuscitate will have to fork out for the Pro version. It functions exactly like the free one, but is devoid of ads and works with a wider range of mobile gadgets.
In conclusion
All of the above utilities do not give a 100% guarantee of recovering lost files. It is also worth considering that the chance to reanimate deleted data increases significantly ifcarry out this procedure immediately after an accidental erasure. New files overwrite sectors and tracks on the drive, and old information disappears forever.
In order not to suffer with the recovery procedure, it is better to make it a rule to backup data. Moreover, today it is not at all necessary to do all this manually. There is a special software that, without your participation, will periodically make copies of all your files. You just have to indicate which ones.
In addition, the abundance of cloud services allows you to completely forget about the problem of data recovery. Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex. Disk and many other similar solutions are at your service. If you are an ordinary user and all your data takes up no more than 5 GB, then the services of these services will be free for you.
