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Both SanDisk and Lexar are solid brands for SD and microSD cards.
– SanDisk is known for its reliability and comprehensive warranty support, making it the best choice for cameras, drones, and everyday use.
– Lexar offers fast cards at good prices, with great options for gaming (Steam Deck) and high-speed photography.
If you want peace of mind and consistent support, go with SanDisk. But if you want excellent performance for the price, Lexar is also a great pick.
Hey! In my experience, upgrading to a UHS-II card can make a significant difference, especially if you’re shooting a large number of high-resolution photos or 4K video. UHS-II cards have extra pins that enable faster data transfer, thereby speeding up processes such as buffering and file transfers. However, to truly see the benefit, your device must support UHS-II speeds. If it only supports UHS-I, then the faster card won’t give you much improvement. So, check your device specs first! If you’re mostly taking casual photos or videos, a good UHS-I card might be enough.
No SD card, sadly. But I’m going to try that software scan today. Just crossing fingers something’s left
I’ve seen this exact thing happen with a friend. If your phone has a microsd card (some Samsung models do), check if some of the photos ended up there. They’re way easier to recover from than internal storage.
But yeah, if not, go with a PC based recovery scan. Worst case, you at least know what’s possible.
If your phone’s still working and hasn’t been factory reset since the deletion, you can try software available for Windows PC. I used one recently when I wiped my whatsapp chats by mistake..it let me preview what could be recovered before doing anything. Didn’t need root either.
It’s worth trying a deep scan just to see what’s left. You don’t lose anything by scanning.
Thanks guys. I haven’t tried anything serious yet, mostly because I didn’t want to mess things up more. Any specific tool you’d recommend? I don’t mind paying if I know it might actually work.
What @KaelRowan said is true. Once data is marked as deleted, it’s kind of a race against time. Also, 7 months is a long time… still, a faint hope is there.
Have you tried using a pc based android data recovery software? Some don’t need the phone to be rooted and can at least scan the device to show you what’s recoverable before you pay anything.
Unfortunately, that tech guy wasn’t wrong..Android does reuse storage space when files are deleted. It marks that space as available, and new data can overwrite it. So yeah, the more you’ve used the phone since then, the less likely those old photos still physically exist on the storage.
But it’s not guaranteed everything is gone. Sometimes bits survive, and that’s where recovery tools can help. Chances obviously slim..but yeah..atleast a try!
Around 7 months ago, someone got access to my phone and deleted my entire photo gallery. I didn’t have any backups active at the time, and when I checked Google Photos, only a few random pictures were recoverable. The rest seem completely gone.
I spoke to a phone repair tech recently and he said that over time, the phone saves new files over old deleted ones, so it becomes harder as time passes.
I’m just wondering if that’s really true? Or is there any tool, app, anything I can try to bring at least some of them back? They’re very personal photos, and I’d be really grateful for any help or insight
I’ll give that a shot. Any idea if those tools can access files before full boot?
Try using iphone data recovery software with a “crash recovery” or “iOS repair” mode. If the phone stays on long enough post passcode, it may pull data before the reboot kicks in.
I Need to find Sandisk or Lexar?
Oh yeah, totally no difference—UHS-II just exists so tech nerds have something extra to argue about. Who needs faster speeds for high-res photos or 4K videos anyway? It’s not like performance matters when you’re just trying to capture your cat doing backflips.
That’s the tricky part because once passcode is entered, ios mounts the data partition. If the system crashes there, it could be a corrupted file or directory.
How about Samsung Evo?
I got this card and it has not disappointed me yet. I know SanDisk is better, but Samsung has also shown better performance.