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SD cards have been used over many decades and still remain relevant for several use scenarios. For instance, you may be using them on Android devices to expand your storage capacity or on cameras to make your shooting experience memorable.
While all these are great benefits of using SD cards, using them on Android or other devices can sometimes come at a disadvantage. For instance, if you lose the data, then it can sometimes be very difficult to recover them depending on the circumstances of the loss.
The good news is that you can still recover SD card data with Disk Drill data recovery. We will show you how to use the software together with other simple methods to recover videos from SD cards. This must, however, be done quickly to ensure you are working before the data is overwritten.
How to Find Photos on Android Phone
Android phones come with gallery apps for storing photos and images. Many people, however find it a problem to find their photos since the app does not have a search feature. This makes it difficult to search for and locate specific photos. Moreover, some gallery apps display the content of some folders and ignore others.
You can, however, make your photo search experience better with Androids by using the file browser app, also known as the “File.” It has better file type filters and search features that make it easier to find lost photos.
Below is the procedure you can follow to find photos using the File on Android devices.
- Open the app
- Click on the search icon
- Type in the desired keyword
- Enable the image filter
- Look for the images
How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos from My Android SD Card
Recovering deleted photos and videos from Android is made easier with data recovery software. For instance, Disk Drill will seamlessly help you get back your deleted photos from an SD card quickly and safely.
However, depending on the circumstances around the deletion, you can still try other simple methods. Below are some of the top fixes to recover data from SD cards.
Option 1: Recover with Windows Computer
It is now easier to recover deleted photos from an SD card directly from a Windows computer. You will only require a connection between the PC and your SD card. You can do this by attaching the device on which the SD card is mounted or connecting the SD card to PC with a card reader.
Disk Drill, as we mentioned already, is the most preferred way to recover deleted videos and photos from SD cards or other devices. It supports both Windows and Mac and you will be able to effectively use it on Windows computers to recover deleted SD cards.
To proceed with data recovery using Disk Drill, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the tool directly from the official Cleverfile’s website.
Step 2: Install the software in your PC.
Step 3: Connect the SD card to the PC by connecting the Android phone to the PC or using a card reader.
Step 4: Launch Disk Drill and select the SD card from the available storage devices.
Step 5: Hit the “Search for lost data” button so that the software can scan the disk.
Disk Drill has a quick search tool that speeds up the scanning process to get back lost data very fast. The SD card scanning will, therefore, take only a few minutes. Wait for it to finish.
Step 6: Once the scanning process ends, preview the list of files categorized as recoverable. These are the files that you will be able to get back with the help of the software.
Step 7: Choose the photos and videos you wish to recover then choose a new location where they will be stored after recovery.
Remember not to use the same location as before. Placing the recovered photos and videos in their original location can be a recipe for data overwriting, and you will likely lose your videos and photos again. This can also lead to the corruption of images and videos.
Step 8: Hit the “Recover” button to recover the files.
The same method can be used to recover deleted videos and photos from Mac computers. You will, however, need to install the Mac version of the software.
Option 2: Recover SD Card with Google Photos
Backing up your files pays off at times like this. When you have lost all your images and videos and do not have a place to turn to, cloud backup will always come to your rescue.
Google Photos is a cloud service that offers you real time backup for all your photos and videos. If this is turned on in your Android, then backup and sync will always save the photos and videos you take to the cloud storage.
You, therefore, need to have set up this backup prior to the deletion of your photos and videos. Otherwise, you will not be able to get them from this backup. If you are sure the feature was on before the photos and videos were lost, proceed with the steps below to recover them.
Step 1: Open Google Photos and navigate to the Library.
Step 2: Choose Trash.
Step 3: Hit the “Select” option available at the top right corner of the open window.
Step 4: Choose the photos and videos you intend to recover by selecting them.
Step 5: Click the “Restore” button so as to recover the selected items and allow some time for the recovery process to end.
Option 3: Recover with SD Card Recycle Bin
When did you lose your photos and videos? Was it in the process of downloading them from SD card to the computer? If you answer yes, then it is possible to recover them from the SD card Recycle Bin. In macOS, this folder is called Trash.
Let’s show you how to do this on Windows and Mac.
Windows Computer
Step 1: Connect the SD card to a Windows computer.
Step 2: Open the Recycle Bin from the desktop.
Step 3: If you can see your photos and videos, select them and click “Restore.”
MacOS
Step 1: Connect the SD card to Mac.
Step 2: Open Trash from the dock menu on Mac.
Step 3: Choose the photos or videos to be recovered.
Step 4: Right-click on the selection, then hit on the “Put Back” tab.
Conclusion
SD cards are still a good way to store and move data. However, you need to be very careful in handling SD card data to avoid accidental deletion and loss or even corruption with viruses and malware.
