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With only a few taps, Android users may retrieve deleted photos by downloading the EaseUS SD card recovery program straight from Google Play. More Items...

No matter how you lose your photos, stop using the SD card instantly once you realize data loss. That is to say, don't take any more pictures on the card and remove them from the camera or Android phone immediately. Professional Android picture recovery tools can then be applied to recover deleted photos from SD cards on Android phones.

How to Recover Deleted Photos from SD Card

In this part, we will show you how toĀ restore deleted photos from Android SD cards using a computer.

When you need to recover deleted photos from SD cards, you can use the top-notch data recovery software -Ā EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to get deleted pictures back on Android phones.

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This photo recovery software is not only for deleted and formatted recovery but also useful for more data loss issues like virus attacks, human errors, power failures, system crashes, OS re-installation/upgrades, and more. Whenever you lose photos or deleteĀ vital data from the SD card on your camera or Android phone, calm down and let this software help you. This SD card recovery softwareĀ has the following main features:

  • āœ…Recover deleted photos, videos,Ā documents, emails, and other data effectively.
  • āœ…Recover files from SD cards, memory cards, HDDs, SSDs, CF cards, USB flash drives, and digital cameras.
  • āœ…Deal with flexible SD card data loss situationsĀ and recover formatted SD cards or memory cards.

This software has a free version that allows you toĀ recover deleted pictures from an SD card on an Android phone for free and also has a Mac version to perform SD card recovery on Mac.

3 steps to recover deleted photos from an SD card in an Android Phone:

Step 1. Firstly, remove the SD card from the Android phone and connect it to the computer. Choose "SD Card Recovery" in the EaseUS recovery tool, select your Android SD card, and click "Scan for lost files".

scan for lost files on SD card

Step 2. To find all the lost pictures and recover deleted photos on the SD card, you can click "Type" > "Pictures". Then, you can see many folders named with file format. This filter function can help you quickly located deleted photos on an SD card.

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Step 3. Click "Recover" to save the recoverable photos from the SD card. Remember to choose a new location to save these photos that can help you avoid further data loss.

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We give you detailed text guidance on how to recover deleted photos from an SD card with a computer. Don't forget to share this Android SD card recovery software on social media to help more readers! By the way, if the Android SD card is unremovable or you don't have a PC, you canĀ recover deleted photos from SD cards without computers.

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How to Restore Deleted Photos from an SD Card on Android Phones

Now, most modern Android phones have internal memory cards. You can't take out the SD card to recover files when you encounter data loss.Ā Whether your Android phone runs on internal memory or an SD card, you can use a great program - EaseUS MobiSaver for Android to help youĀ restore deleted pictures.

Step 1.Ā Install and run EaseUS MobiSaver for Android and connect your Android phone to the computer with a USB cable. Then click the "Start" button to let the software recognize and connect your device.Ā 

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Step 2.Ā After connected your Android phone, the software will quickly scan the device to find all the existing and lost data. You can easily find the photos you want by choosing the correct file types.

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Step 3.Ā Preview all found photos and select out what you want to restore.Ā Finally, click the "Recover" button to restore the selected data to the computer.Ā After this, you can keep a copy of those recovered photos as a backup on the computer and then transfer them into your Android phone, so to continue using them again.

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šŸ’”Note:Ā As the software can only access the rooted Android device, you must ensure your phone has been rooted before recovery. Learn how to root your phoneĀ with details. If you don't want to root your phone, go back to the above method to remove your SD card and restore images with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

How to Recover Deleted Photos from SD Card Without PC/Computer

Undoubtedly, the smartphone plays an important role in our daily life. We usually use it for communication, gaming, social networking, and taking photos. So, it stores a lot of private and valuable data on the phone or SD card, like contacts, pictures, music, notes, etc. We'll provide three methods to help you recover deleted photos from SD cards on Android phones without computers.

āœ…1. Recover Deleted Photos from an SDĀ Card on an Android Phone Without a Computer | via Android Recovery App

If you lose pictures from an Android phone andĀ don't want to use the PC, you canĀ restore deleted photos from the SD card without a computer by installing and using theĀ EaseUS Android data recovery app.Ā This application canĀ restore deleted photos, videos, contacts, call logs, SMS, and WhatsApp messages on Android devices. Click the Google Play button to download this software in Google Play.

ī˜ Notice:
There is no need to root your phone to scan and recover deleted pictures on an Android SD card with the EaseUS Android data recovery app.Ā But if you want to use this app to recover contacts, messages, etc., you must root the Android phone first.

Step 1.Ā Launch the app on your Android phone and select "SD card". Start scanning lost photos and videos by tapping the "START SCAN" button. Deleted photos will appear on the screen.

Step 2. Tap on settings. You can set preferences to let the software scan and display specific file sizes, formats, etc.

Step 3. After the scan, select the displayed photos and tap "Recover". Tap on the eye icon. All the photos recovered are kept there.

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Moreover, with its free version for photo recovery, you can use the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover deleted photos from the SD card for free. Use it anyway; it's worth trying.

āœ…2. Recover Deleted Photos from Android Without PC | via Recently Delete Album

Most Android phones have recently deleted albums that allow users to recover deleted photos from Android phones. It is pretty easy to restore deleted photos from this album. Check the following guide and retrieve deleted images from an Android phone.

Step 1. Unlock your Android phone and tap on the Photos app. By the way, the operation may be different on different Android phones, but the steps are similar.

Step 2. Click "Album" and find a Recently Deleted album or something similar.

Step 3. Find deleted photos and restore them. The photos may be permanently deleted after 30 days; if you want to recover permanently deleted photos on Android, it's better to move on and check the next method.

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āœ…3. Restore Deleted Photos from Android Phones Without Computers | via Google Photos

When you lose essential photos on an Android phone, you can restore deleted photos from cloud storage, and Google Photos is the most popular cloud platform.

The steps are similar to the last method. Check the tutorial hereļ¼š

Step 1. Open Google Photos on an Android phone.

tap on Google Photos app

Step 2. At the button on the screen, choose "Library" and tap on "Trash"

Step 3.Ā Touch and hold the photo you want to recover to select them, then choose "Restore".

find Trash in Google Photos

With this method, you can recover permanently deleted photos from Google Photos.

Android Phone Photo Loss Common Reasons

SD cards bringĀ convenience but also easily come with data loss problems by the smallest operation you are performing. Losing photos from the SD card is one of the top issues for most Android phones and camera users. Usually, you lose pictures in the following cases.

  • ā˜¹ļøDelete photos by mistake
  • āŒSD card gets corrupted or damaged
  • šŸ—‘ļøFormat the SD card
  • āš”Virus infection, power failure, and others

To avoid sudden data loss on Android phone, you should back up photos and important files frequently. It's recommend to copy essential data to a PC or upload them to the Cloud. You can share these tips on social media and help more Android users!

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To Sum UpĀ 

This page covers a few useful ways to recover Android pictures. You can use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and EaseUS MobiSaver for Android to recover deleted pictures from an SD card for a camera or Android mobile phone.

If you want to restore images from an SD card without a computer, use the mobile version of EaseUS MobiSaver For Android.Ā If you still have problems, contact us for additional help.

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Retrieve Deleted Photos from the SDĀ Card on Phone FAQs

The following questions and answers about our topic can help you learn more about Android photo recovery:

1. Why can deleted photos be restored?

Whenever you delete filesĀ from the SD card, you don't remove them permanently. Although the space freed is available, the deleted files are still there as long as there is no new data saved.

After deletion, you'd better stop using the memoryĀ card andĀ then apply SDĀ card photo recoveryĀ softwareĀ to scan and recover the lost photos. Unlike internal storage, SD cards can beĀ taken out andĀ connected to the computer, which makes recovery easier.

2. How to recover deleted photos from an SD card without the software?

After reading the previous introductions, you may have another question about how to recover deleted photos from an SD card without software. Unfortunately, you can't do it unless you have made a backup before. So, if you have no copy and need the lost photos to come back, follow the tutorials on this page to troubleshoot. The sooner you make the data recovery, the better the chances of recovery will be.Ā 

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Dany is an editor of EaseUS who lives and works in Chengdu, China. She focuses on writing articles about data recovery on Mac devices and PCs. She is devoted to improving her writing skills and enriching her professional knowledge. Dany also enjoys reading detective novels in her spare time.

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