photos not opening after recovery

I was trying to clear some of my folder. But I accidentally I deleted some important folder from my D drive. I was able to recover the photos from Recuva, mostly my family photos. But now many of them are not opening.
Does anyone knows what is the reason? I want those photos very urgent.

Tagged: photo error

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Mira Lennox Lennox

Participant

September 23, 2025 at 8:18 am

If you still have the SD card or original device they were on, try recovering from that directly — it might have better copies than what was on your D drive.

Kai Vortex

Participant

July 23, 2025 at 11:04 am

Recuva is not a bad tool.
When you recover deleted photos using Recuva, sometimes the files don’t open because parts of the data were already overwritten or the recovery was incomplete. This can leave the photos corrupted, which is why they won’t open now.
You can try a photo repair tool. Some recommendations are: Stellar Repair for Photo, Picture Doctor, and Repairit.