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How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

In daily life, there is not only vegetables, rice, oil and salt, but also laughter. As a photography enthusiast, I am used to capturing the bits and pieces of life, sealing them in a photo, looking at these photos, you will see the bland beauty. When using the...

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In daily life, there is not only vegetables, rice, oil and salt, but also laughter. As a photography enthusiast, I am used to capturing the bits and pieces of life, sealing them in a photo, looking at these photos, you will see the bland beauty. When using the camera, the camera memory card is an indispensable and very important part of the camera, and Xiaobian also pays attention to protecting it from harm, but the problem still happens, Xiaobian's camera memory card is accidentally formatted, and there is not a single photo left, all of which are emptied. So how to get back photos after camera memory card formatting? Here's how to recover.

1. Use data recovery software

Data recovery software is a type of software that can scan a specified disk or device and try to recover deleted or formatted data. Commonly used data recovery software includes Panda Data Recovery, etc. Here are the steps to recover formatted photos using panda data recovery software:

Steps to recover from formatted by mistake:
Step 1: Select the recovery mode

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

When we accidentally format the data of the disk by mistake using formatting, don't worry, open the Converter Data Recovery software and select "Misformatted Recovery" to recover.

Step 2: Select the formatted disk

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

If it is a mobile device such as a USB flash drive, you need to connect the computer in advance and click to start scanning.

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

After clicking Scan, a pop-up window will pop up to select the file system before partition formatting, and the remarks here are mandatory, so how do you know what the former file system is?

To view the previous file system:

Right-click the properties → disk to view them. If it is a USB flash drive, then you can see the attributes of the USB flash drive by right-clicking.

Step 3: Format the scan

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

Format scanning is a process of scanning the entire disk file, usually takes a few minutes, of course, the time also varies according to the number of files, the more files, the longer it will take to scan.

Step 4: Find the file

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

There is a very convenient way to find files, that is, filtering, click on the filter pointed by the arrow, there will be several ways to find it, namely: status, type, modification time and size.

Step 5: Preview the file

How do I get my photos back after formatting? Here are 3 ways to get back your precious memories!

Some friends may not be sure whether their data can be recovered because the formatting time is too long, then you can view it through preview, what can be previewed can be recovered, can not be previewed, then it may be that the file is damaged, and the recovery can not be viewed, but like compressed files, it is not possible to preview, so it is also a type that cannot be previewed.

Step 6: Recover the files

Select the files you want to recover, and click Recover in the checkbox~

2. Use the Recycle Bin to recover photos

If the photo files still exist in the Recycle Bin after the photos are deleted or formatted, you can use the Recycle Bin to recover the photos.

Here are the steps to recover formatted photos using Recycle Bin:

1. Open the "Recycle Bin" window, find and check the photo files you want to recover, and click the "Restore" button.
2. Wait for the photo file restoration to complete, then you can find and open the recovered photos in the original location.

It should be noted that the premise of recycle bin recovery photos is that the photo files are not overwritten by new files after they are deleted, otherwise the photos may not be recoverable. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of data security and integrity when carrying out any data recovery operation to avoid secondary damage to data.

3. Restore photos using backup files

If you have backed up your photo files before, you can use the backup files to restore your photos.

Here are the steps to recover formatted photos using a backup file:

1. Find and open the folder or device where the backup file is located.
2. Find and select the photo files you want to recover, copy them to another location and save them.
3. Wait for the photo file to be copied, then you can find and open the recovered photo in the original location.

It should be noted that the backup file must be the backup file before formatting, otherwise the photos cannot be recovered. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of data security and integrity when carrying out any data recovery operation to avoid secondary damage to data.

To sum up, there are many ways to get back photos after formatting, and you can choose the right method for data recovery according to the actual situation. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of data security and integrity when carrying out any data recovery operation to avoid secondary damage to data.

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