The loss of precious images on the Samsung phone may be a disturbing position, whether due to a malfunction in the memory card, system defects, or unintended deletion, and good news is that most images can be retrieved in many cases, and this guide shows the places of storing images on Samsung phones, different retrieval methods, and tips to avoid loss of images in the future.
Where are the Samsung pictures stored?
On Samsung devices, images are usually stored in the DCIM/Camera folder inside the internal storage, if you use a SD card, the images may store there instead of internal storage, and the retrieval methods vary based on the place of storage because the retrieval tools deal with internal storage and SD cards differently, and it is useful to ensure the location of the images storage through the camera application settings or exhibition before starting the retrieval process.
Recover photos from the SD card
If the deleted images are on the SD card can be used as strong tools such as Wondershare Recoverit Photo Recovery that support the recovery of images after the system breakdowns or the device’s preparation, this tool provides a successful scan with a success of up to 96%, and supports more than 120 files for files, including RAW, PNG and JPG with the ability to preview images before retrieval.
After connecting the SD card to the computer, you can run the survey process and choose the images to be retrieved and then save them in a safe site away from any new data to avoid losing it again.
Recover images from internal storage
For internal storage images, cloud services can be tried first, and if the exhibition synchronization is activated, the images may be reserved in OneDrive via Samsung Cloud, and you can log in and check the albums to retrieve lost images, and Google Photos, which maintains images deleted in the trash, can be used for up to 60 days where any image can be retrieved from there easily.
Is it possible to recover the pictures?
Yes, when deleting the image does not disappear immediately, but remains until it is written on it with new data, so whenever they act quickly, the more chances of recovering images, especially using specialized tools such as Recoverit that facilitate the process and improve the success rate for the recovery of the deleted images permanently.
Tips to avoid loss of images
Avoid using the device immediately after deletion to reduce the opportunity to write above the data, and take the images first from the cloud services such as Samsung Cloud or Google Photos before resorting to retrieval tools, and it is preferable to restore files to a different location from the original storage site to avoid any additional loss, the greater the intervention speed the chances of recovering the images is higher.
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