How to Recover Deleted Photos

It is quite often to see people accidentally deleted photos. So a lot of people ask, is it possible to retrieve deleted photos? If yes, how to recover lost photos?

Most of the time, recovering of lost photos is possible. You can even do it yourself without paying data recovery center expensive fees.

First of all, stop using the Memory Card.

When the photos are deleted, or memory card is formatted, the photos actually data are still stored on the memory card, just that they are not inaccessible, because system has lost the entry point, and the space is marked free to use.

So when you use memory card, it is likely that data will be saved to the space where lost photos located. This will make the photos not recoverable. That's why it is very important not to use the memory card after photos are lost. Even if the memory card is used, stop using it now.

Secondly, get help from a good photo recovery software.

The easiest way to recover lost photos is to use a photo recovery software.

The software should be easy to use so that users can just pick it up and use it. The recovery software should be able to support memory card type. Memory Card type means CompactFlash, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo, miniSD, MultiMediaCard MMC, SD Card, xD Picture Card, compact flash, memory stick, etc. It should support the file type of lost photos. The photo file type means JPG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG.

One tip is to download free trial of photo recovery software and do a scan of memory card for free. This will tells whether photos are recoverable before users spent money to purchase the software.

Lastly, operate the software to recover lost photos.