The phone gets so full of photos that sometimes they get deleted by mistake. Imagine if you delete the most important photo. The good news is that if any photo gets deleted from your Google account, you can restore it again. When you delete a photo from Google Photos, it automatically goes to the trash folder.
Deleted photos that are backed up remain in the Trash for 60 days, while unbacked photos remain for 30 days. You can restore photos and videos only if they are in your Trash folder. Once you empty the Trash folder, its contents cannot be restored.
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In addition, according to Google Support, if you have not been active on Google Photos for 2 years or more, you will not be able to recover deleted photos. In such cases, your content may be deleted. Similarly, if you have exceeded your storage limit for 2 years or more, all your content including photos will also be deleted.
Let us know how to get back deleted photos?
Check the Trash Folder-
To restore deleted photos from the Trash folder, find the photo you want to get back. To do this, click on the ‘Restore’ option. The photo will be restored to your phone gallery or Google Photos library.
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With the help of Archive Folder-
Sometimes people accidentally archive their photos and think they have deleted them. Checking the archive folder for lost photos can be helpful. If you find your lost photos in the archive folder, just select the ‘Unarchive’ option. The photo will be restored to the gallery.
Google Help-
If you stored your deleted photos in Google Drive, you can request that Google restore them.
– Go to Google Drive and click on the Help page. From the Help page, click on ‘Missing or deleted files’.
– Now you will get two options in a pop-up box. The first option will be ‘request chat’ and the second will be ’email support’. You can choose the one that you feel is right.
– Explain why you need Google to restore the photos/files. If it is possible, Google can recover deleted photos or files.
first published : June 30, 2024, 08:24 IST