Encuentra tus fotos, vídeos o archivos eliminados

Before you tap anything

The first minutes after a deletion are the quietest.
Nothing new has been saved yet, and your phone still holds a lot of clues.
Slow down, connect to Wi-Fi and read the three steps below.

How the guides work

1. 1Pick what you lost

   Swipe through the cards above and pick photos, videos or files on the last one.
   Each guide is written for one kind of item, so the steps match what you are looking for.

2. 2Check the usual places

   Every guide walks you through the trash, your cloud and your chats.
   The order follows where copies are most likely to be.

3. 3Follow it one stop at a time

   There is no need to rush.
   If nothing turns up, the last section explains what a recovery app can and cannot do.

Which guide fits you?

Why a deleted item may still be around

• Phones move before they erase. Deleting usually sends an item to a holding folder first, and it is removed later.
• Backups run on their own clock. A cloud copy can exist even when the phone no longer shows the item.
• Messages keep what was sent. The other person, or your own sent mail, may still hold the original.
• Shared albums are separate. Family albums and group folders keep their own copies.

Five quick checks before you start

• Think about the date, because searching by date saves a lot of time.
• Make sure you are signed in to the same account you used when you saved it.
• Stay on Wi-Fi so cloud lists load completely.
• Avoid installing big apps or recording long videos while you search.
• Write down every place you have already checked.

What changes between photos, videos and files

Photos are small, so they travel easily.
They end up in your gallery, your cloud albums, your chats and sometimes in a shared album with family.

Videos are heavier, so phones often wait for Wi-Fi before they back them up.
That delay is why a recent video may exist only on the phone, or only half uploaded.

Files behave differently again.
They land in a Downloads folder, open inside other apps and get edited many times.
Each step can leave an older version somewhere you have not looked yet.

Habits that keep your files safe

• Turn on automatic backup for your photos and videos.
• Empty the trash only when you are sure you do not need what is inside.
• Keep important files in a cloud drive, not only on the phone.
• Give files clear names with the date, so they are easy to search.
• Copy what matters most to a computer once a month.

Mistakes that make a search harder

Resetting the phone to factory settings is the biggest one, because it can remove traces that were still there.
Installing many apps at once is the second, since new data can take the space of the old.

Trusting a website that sounds too good to be true is the third.
If a page makes big claims, close it and go back to the official stores.

What to expect, honestly

Quick answers

Results vary by phone, by app and by how much time has passed. Nexyup is an independent guide and is not affiliated with the apps mentioned.