Accidentally deleted wedding videos from my Samsung… any hope?
Bit of a nightmare here, guys. I accidentally wiped a bunch of videos from my Samsung phone last weekend..long story short, I was clearing space for an update and tapped the wrong folder. Checked Google Photos trash, My Files recycle bin, even hooked the phone to my laptop to dig through the DCIM folder… nothing.
Tried a couple of those “free recovery” apps but either they want money upfront or they don’t find anything useful. These clips are from my brother’s wedding, so re-recording them is obviously not an option.
Has anyone here actually had success getting deleted videos back from Android? I’m not looking for gimmicks — just something that genuinely works before I give up hope.
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Unfortunately no SD card, just internal storage. But good tip — I’ll keep that in mind for future.
One thing people forget is..if your videos were on an SD card, you can pop that out and scan it separately with a card reader. Recovery rates are usually better that way since the phone OS isn’t writing new data on top of it while scanning.
Steve, I had the same panic with my kid’s birthday videos. What worked for me was running a scan from my Windows laptop using an Android recovery program — it let me preview the videos before deciding to pay.
Not gonna name-drop here, but look for one that mentions “supports Android 6 to 14” and can pull data from both internal storage and SD cards.
Yeah, I’ve been trying not to use the phone much since I realized they were gone. Any specific software you’ve used that worked without rooting? I’ve seen so many options, it’s a bit overwhelming.
Adding to what @Nina said..timing matters a lot. The longer you wait, the higher the risk that those memory blocks get overwritten.
I’ve recovered videos before using software that didn’t require rooting (rooting can be risky if you’ve never done it). Just make sure you pick one that supports your phone model and Android version.
If they’re not in Google Photos trash, they’re probably not just “soft deleted”..they might be overwritten if you keep using the phone. First thing, stop taking new photos or videos. Second, skip the random “free” apps… most are junk.
Look for a proper Android data recovery tool that scans the phone’s storage directly (not just the visible folders). You’ll need to connect it to a PC for a deep scan. That’s how I got mine back.
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If they were in 4K or large file size, make sure the recovery tool you try supports big video files. I once recovered only partial clips because the software I picked had a 2GB file limit for trial mode. Learned that the hard way.