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Possibly the best chance you have of recovering deleted files that were saved to internal memory is to connect your device to a PC and use an app like Recuva. This type of app has the ability to dive deeply into recent activity on your Android and can even work when the device is not rooted. As always, there are no guarantees as to how well it will work on each occasion, but in our tests it has proved more than capable of recovering files that have been deleted in the recent past. You should always take some time to check reviews and to make sure that the app you want to try is safe because there are solutions available that do not tick all of the boxes when it comes to securing the safety of your data. We will show you how to set up Recuva and also how to recover files; with a bit of luck, you will be as successful as we have been

Download Recuva For recover deleted files from internal memory

When files are deleted on any device, they are not always completely destroyed because some fragment of the original structure remains. This gives us all hope that an accidental screen tap will not be a disaster and that there is a possibility of recovering from a mistake. In Android, if data is deleted from the internal drive your best bet is to ensure that your device is rooted; this is so that you can get to otherwise impossible to access parts of the system. However, it is still possible to retrieve files even without full root access. Despite the fact that it is often possible to recover files, we will also cover taking the right precautions to ensure you don’t need to even look at the complicated options of recovery. The old adage that ‘prevention is better than cure’ has never been truer than in the world of computing, and it need not be a chore to back up your data or use an app that sits alongside the deletion process. These can work in the background and may not be noticeable at all in daily use. Let’s recover some files.

install Restore Image (Super easy)

Five tips on preventing deletion accidents

1. Stop right there It is important to remember that if you delete files accidentally, you should not open another app. Begin the process of recovery immediately.

2. Use an expansion card If possible, try to put as much data as possible on an expansion card. This makes sense anyway due to the natural lack of internal memory, but it is often much easier to recover data from an expansion card than from internal memory.

3. Think before you delete This may seem obvious, but taking a second or two to consider what you are doing when deleting files will save a huge amount of time.

4. Beware of apps that delete Avoid apps that claim to save lots of memory with one tap. It is better to know exactly what you are deleting by doing so manually and, if you are running out of memory, you may need to consider a new device for your typical usage.

5. Google backup Always select the Google backup option when setting up a new device.

Restore photos quickly

It is likely that you will accidentally delete photos more than any other file type. With a simple free app, you can get them back instantly and it will be as if the mistake never happened. This is a very handy solution to have installed!

Grab the app

Go to Google Play to download and install Restore Image (Super easy). It’s free and works as intended, in particular for images that you have deleted recently. However, none of these solutions are guaranteed to work 100 per cent of the time.