There are so many photos in the phone that sometimes they get deleted by mistake. Imagine if your most important photo gets deleted. It is a matter of relief that if a 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 up photos remain in the Trash 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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Additionally, according to Google Support, if you have not been active in Google Photos for 2 years or more, you will not be able to recover deleted photos. In such cases, your content may be removed. Similarly, if you have exceeded your storage limit for 2 years or more, then all your content including photos will also be deleted.
Let us know how to get deleted photos back?
Check Trash Folder-
To restore a deleted photo from the Trash folder, find the photo you want to recover. To do this click on ‘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 that they have deleted them. It may be helpful to check the archive folder for missing photos. If you find your lost photos in the archive folder, just select ‘Unarchive’ option. The photo will be restored to the gallery.
Google Support-
If you stored your deleted photos in Google Drive, you can request Google to restore them.
– Go to Google Drive and click on the help page. Click on ‘Missing or deleted files’ from the help page.
– 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 suits you.
– Explain why you need Google to restore the photo/file. If this is possible then Google can recover deleted photos or files.
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 30, 2024, 08:24 IST