How to recover deleted photos from WhatsApp
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:55 am
If you've been trying to recover deleted photos from WhatsApp for a while and can't find it, you've come to the article. Recovering deleted WhatsApp photos or videos depends on several factors, many of which you may not know, but which will allow you to recover the lost content if it has not been for a long time.
But first of all, we need to know what is the operating system of our device, because depending on whether it is an iPhone or a smartphone managed by Android, the procedure is different , because even if it is the same program, the processing of files by them is completely different.
Recover deleted photos from WhatsApp on Android
Search in the photo gallery
WhatsApp photo gallery on Android
Actually, WhatsApp is configured to automatically save every photo canada telegram mobile phone number list and video that we receive through the application in the folder WhatsApp Images and WhatsApp Videos, different folders where all the photos and videos that we take on our device are stored.
If you haven't changed this setting, it's likely that the image is in this folder , a folder that you can access directly from the gallery app on your device or through a file manager, with Google Files being one of the best options.
Search Google Photos or other cloud storage
Google Photos
If you're using Google Photos, hopefully if we know the date we took that image, it's likely that if we don't have two-way sync enabled , that image is still available in the Google cloud.
If you don't use Google Photos, but you do use OneDrive, Dropbox, or Amazon Photos , you can take a look at these services to see if the deleted image is available.
Use image recovery software
If it is not possible to recover the images that you have deleted in a day, it is probably time to use their programs that allow us to recover deleted files through specific programs that scan the device for all deleted content before that it is subject to recovery.
Restore the backup
WhatsApp Android date backup - -
As I discussed above, as long as it hasn't been long since we lost sight of the image, we probably have a chance to get it back. Unfortunately, Android doesn't have a recycle bin where all the files we delete from our device go, so that's not an option.
One option to recover a deleted image is to restore a backup from WhatsApp. There are two problems that we find when doing this process:
We lose all conversations that we saved since the last backup.
If the last backup is recent , it is likely that when restoring the copy, we still cannot find the desired image.
If we are clear that we do not mind losing the last conversations, we should first consult the date of the last WhatsApp backup in our Google Drive account, because if it is very recent, it will be useless to restore it.
WhatsApp backups on Google Drive are invisible to the user , that is, even though we are stored in our Google account, we cannot access it at any time, so we cannot check the content stored in it.
Recover deleted photos from WhatsApp on iPhone
Search in the gallery
WhatsApp folder on iphone
As in Android, the first place we must check if the image is found is in the iOS Gallery , called Photos in the WhatsApp album, where all the images that we download manually or automatically from WhatsApp are stored.
WhatsApp for iOS, like Android, automatically saves all images received on the device , so if you have not deactivated this option to save space, it is most likely available in this application.
Search in deleted items
trash ios
Unlike Android, iOS has a recycle bin where every deleted file goes, photos and videos are stored for a maximum of 30 days . After that, the images completely disappear from our device.
For photos and videos, the Recycle Bin can be found in the Photos app under Deleted .
Search iCloud, Google Photos, or storage services
iCloud
If you have iCloud photo and video syncing turned on If the image isn't in your roll, it won't be in your iCloud backup either. However, if you also use Google Photos or any other cloud storage app like Dropbox or OneDrive, chances are you'll find the image you deleted.
But first of all, we need to know what is the operating system of our device, because depending on whether it is an iPhone or a smartphone managed by Android, the procedure is different , because even if it is the same program, the processing of files by them is completely different.
Recover deleted photos from WhatsApp on Android
Search in the photo gallery
WhatsApp photo gallery on Android
Actually, WhatsApp is configured to automatically save every photo canada telegram mobile phone number list and video that we receive through the application in the folder WhatsApp Images and WhatsApp Videos, different folders where all the photos and videos that we take on our device are stored.
If you haven't changed this setting, it's likely that the image is in this folder , a folder that you can access directly from the gallery app on your device or through a file manager, with Google Files being one of the best options.
Search Google Photos or other cloud storage
Google Photos
If you're using Google Photos, hopefully if we know the date we took that image, it's likely that if we don't have two-way sync enabled , that image is still available in the Google cloud.
If you don't use Google Photos, but you do use OneDrive, Dropbox, or Amazon Photos , you can take a look at these services to see if the deleted image is available.
Use image recovery software
If it is not possible to recover the images that you have deleted in a day, it is probably time to use their programs that allow us to recover deleted files through specific programs that scan the device for all deleted content before that it is subject to recovery.
Restore the backup
WhatsApp Android date backup - -
As I discussed above, as long as it hasn't been long since we lost sight of the image, we probably have a chance to get it back. Unfortunately, Android doesn't have a recycle bin where all the files we delete from our device go, so that's not an option.
One option to recover a deleted image is to restore a backup from WhatsApp. There are two problems that we find when doing this process:
We lose all conversations that we saved since the last backup.
If the last backup is recent , it is likely that when restoring the copy, we still cannot find the desired image.
If we are clear that we do not mind losing the last conversations, we should first consult the date of the last WhatsApp backup in our Google Drive account, because if it is very recent, it will be useless to restore it.
WhatsApp backups on Google Drive are invisible to the user , that is, even though we are stored in our Google account, we cannot access it at any time, so we cannot check the content stored in it.
Recover deleted photos from WhatsApp on iPhone
Search in the gallery
WhatsApp folder on iphone
As in Android, the first place we must check if the image is found is in the iOS Gallery , called Photos in the WhatsApp album, where all the images that we download manually or automatically from WhatsApp are stored.
WhatsApp for iOS, like Android, automatically saves all images received on the device , so if you have not deactivated this option to save space, it is most likely available in this application.
Search in deleted items
trash ios
Unlike Android, iOS has a recycle bin where every deleted file goes, photos and videos are stored for a maximum of 30 days . After that, the images completely disappear from our device.
For photos and videos, the Recycle Bin can be found in the Photos app under Deleted .
Search iCloud, Google Photos, or storage services
iCloud
If you have iCloud photo and video syncing turned on If the image isn't in your roll, it won't be in your iCloud backup either. However, if you also use Google Photos or any other cloud storage app like Dropbox or OneDrive, chances are you'll find the image you deleted.