How to recover deleted photos from WhatsApp

Recover deleted WhatsApp photos

If you've been trying for a while recover deleted photos from WhatsApp and there is no way to find it, you have reached the indicated article. Recovering a deleted photo or video from WhatsApp depends on several factors, many of which you may not be aware of but which will allow you to recover the content you have lost, as long as it has not been long.

But first of all, we must know what the operating system of our device is, since depending on whether it is an iPhone or a smartphone managed by Android, the procedure is different, since even if it is the same application, the treatment they make of the files is completely different.

Recover Deleted Photos from WhatsApp on Android

Search in the photo gallery

WhatsApp photo gallery on Android

Natively, WhatsApp is configured so that automatically stores each and every photo and video that we receive through the application in the WhatsApp Images and WhatsApp Videos folder, different folders from where all the photos and videos that we make with our device are stored.

If you have not changed that option, most likely the image is in that folder, a folder that you can access directly from the gallery application on your device, or with a file manager, with Files from Google being one of the best options.

Search Google Photos or other cloud storage services

Google Photos

If you use Google Photos, hopefully, if we know the date we received that image, it is likely that if we do not have the synchronization activated in both directions, that image is still available in the Google cloud.

If you don't use Google Photos but you do OneDrive, Dropbox, or Amazon Photos, you can take a look at these services to check if the deleted image is available.

Use image recovery software

If there is no way to recover the images that you deleted in your day, it is probably time to use applications that allow us to recover deleted files through specific applications that scan the device for all deleted content previously that it is recoverable.

Restore a backup

date backup whatsapp android

As I discussed above, as long as it hasn't been long since we lost sight of the image, we probably have a chance to get it back. Unfortunately, Android doesn't include a recycle bin where all the files that we delete from our device go, so this is not an option.

One option to recover the deleted image is restore a backup by WhatsApp. The problem that we find when carrying out this process are two:

  • We lose all conversations that we have kept since the last backup.
  • If the last backup it is recent, it is likely that restoring the copy, we still cannot find the image we are looking for.

If we are clear that we do not mind losing the most recent conversations, we must first consult the date the last backup was made of WhatsApp in our Google Drive account, since if it is very recent, it will be useless to restore it.

WhatsApp backups on Google Drive, they are invisible to the user, that is, despite being stored in our Google account, we cannot access it at any time, so we cannot check the content stored in it.

Recover Deleted Photos from WhatsApp on iPhone

Search in gallery

WhatsApp folder on iphone

As in Android, the first where we must check if the image is found is in the iOS gallery, called Photos within the WhatsApp album, where all the images that we download manually or automatically from WhatsApp are stored.

WhatsApp for iOS, just like Android, automatically stores all images received on the device, so if you have not deactivated that option to save space, it is most likely that it is available in this application.

Search in Deleted Items

trash ios

Unlike Android, iOS does have a trash can where each and every one of the deleted files, photos and videos goes, where are kept for a maximum period of 30 days. After that time, the images disappear completely from our device.

In the case of photos and videos, the trash can is found within the Photos application, in the section Eliminated.

Search iCloud, Google Photos, or storage services

iCloud

It tienes iCloud sync of photos and videos turned onIf the image is not on the roll, it will not be in the iCloud backup either. However, if you also use Google Photos or any other cloud storage application such as Dropbox or OneDrive, it is likely that you will find the image that you have deleted.

Search your computer

Mobile backup

If you don't use iCloud but regularly copy the images and videos to your computer for free up space on the iPhone, you should take a look at this copy, because the image you are looking for is probably there.

Restore WhatsApp backup

date backup whatsapp ios

As in Android, the backup of WhatsApp that is done in iCloud it is invisible to users, so we cannot access it and consult all the stored images.

The only solution is, just like on Android, check the date of the last backup  and restore it, although this means losing the most recent conversations that we have had through this messaging application.

To check the date of the last backup we must access the configuration options of the application, click on Cat and in Backup.

Request a copy

Sometimes he makes a mountain out of a molehill. The simplest solution to recover a photo or video that we have deleted from WhatsApp, is to go back to ask the person or group where it was shared.

On WhatsApp Web, you won't find it either

Web WhatsApp

WhatsApp Web is nothing more than a reflection of the mobile app in a browser, so all the content that is currently displayed in the application, will be shown in turn if we access through WhatsApp Web, so if you had the intention of recovering the deleted image through this service, already you can go forgetting.


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