Photos are not like other computer files which can be arranged or created again. Photos are those captured moments that are gone! These moments cannot come back. Only memories in the shapes of photos remain with us. However, losing memorable or important photos can be a personal irrecoverable loss for someone.
Hence, it's important to know how to recover old photos that are deleted or lost. Here in this post, we've gathered tried-and-true ways to recover old photos from any device, including Windows/Mac computer, iPhone, and Android.
Without further delay, let's check how to recover old photos.
AnyRecover is the ultimate reliable Windows/Mac data recovery software that can recover almost anything without backup, including old photos. AnyRecover is better among all as it can recover permanently deleted or lost from any devices (including the formatted or corrupted hard drive) with over 98% recovery rate. Furthermore, it can recover more than 1000 types of files with complete safety in a risk-free private protected interface.
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It can recover your old photos and data without backup in almost any scenarios like permanently deleted files, operating system crashes, recycle bin is emptied, formatted devices/drivers, etc.
More than 1000 file types are supported including photos, documents, videos, emails, photos, audio, and others.
Fully and deeply scans your drive to trace old photos that might be hidden or deleted.
It allows you to preview the scanned photos before recovery hence to recover them selectively.
It supports Windows 11/10/8/7/XP and MacOS.
It is very easy to recover old photos with the help of AnyRecover. Following are three easy steps to recover any type of data from any device.
Step 1. Launch AnyRecover and select “Deleted Files Recovery” mode.Select the location where you have lost data from the shown locations and click "Next".
Step 2. Select the file type like photo, audio, or video and click “Scan”.Let the scanning of the location be done.
Step 3. Now preview the files and after selecting the required files click “Recover”. Furthermore, if you do not find the required files then click “All-Round Recovery”.
If the data in your device was confidential or you simply want to get back all the data in one go without extracting some photos then it is better to simply restore the backup from your iPhone using iTunes Backup. Always remember! Restoring a backup will overwrite the existing data on your device so copy the important data first.
Following are simple steps to recover old photos from iPhone using iTunes Backup:
Step 1: Connect iPhone to the computer by using a USB cable.
Step 2: If iTunes doesn’t open automatically, launch it.
Step 3: Look for your device icon and click it when it appears on iTunes.
Step 4: Click “Restore Backup”.
Step 5: Choose the required backup and click “Restore”.
Step 6: Keep your device connected, it will restart and then sync again.
It is easy to recover old photos from Android Phones using Cloud Backup as most cloud and photos apps offer a cloud back feature. Even if someone deletes the photos then there are high chances that it can be recovered from the cloud backup of that app.
Method 1. Recovering Photos from Google Photos
To recover photos from Google Photos, simply open the app, select trash or bin from the sidebar.
Now long-press on the images you want to recover and hit “Restore".
Method 2. Recovering Photos from Microsoft OneDrive
Open the app of Microsoft OneDrive and go to Me > Recycle Bin.
Select the required files and click the “Restore” icon.
The first thing to remember is to ensure that don’t store the files on the storage device on which your lost data was as the new data will be overwritten and permanently deleted.
Another step, which one should take to prevent further photo losses is to backup significant data.
Lastly, one should always think twice before deleting photos and nothing should be deleted in hurry.
In conclusion, photos are one of the most important personal assets for someone and one should try every possible way like thinking twice, taking backups, and preventive measures to prevent the loss of photos. However, if the photos are deleted, corrupted, or damaged, then there is no need to panic as there is software like AnyRecover that can recover your photos from any device without going into exhaustive and painfully difficult procedures.
Give Anyrecover a try and see if it is right for you!
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