4 Easy Ways to Recover Lost Photos from the Holidays

Holiday-Camera-Photo-Upper-DeckDuring this holiday season, so many pictures are taken of family members getting together. It can be very disheartening when those photographs are lost from your computer. In this post, I will tell you several easy ways to recover your lost photos this holiday season.

Use Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac)

The most common mistake that humans make is they accidentally delete files or folders that are important. The same goes for images. Sometimes you can accidentally delete these holiday images. Check your recycling bin or trash to see if you pictures ended up there. If this is the case, select the files that you want to recover, then right-click and choose restore or Put Back from the menu. This will restore files to their original location prior to deletion.

Restore Previous Versions (Windows only)

Open the Computer folder that is located on the start menu. Locate the folder that the deleted images were saved prior to deletion. Make sure you are positive that it is the correct folder before you go any further. Right-click on the folder and choose “Restore previous versions.” You will then be able to review a list of older versions of the folder or files within this folder. You must then determine the best version of the picture files or folders and double-click on it. Move the deleted picture files or folders to a new location on your computer. It is a smart idea to create a new folder for these images.

Recover Deleted Photos on Camera or Memory Card

Find and access the USB port to connect your camera to access your memory card on that camera. Some computers also have memory card readers that allow you to directly insert the card into the computer. Next step is to download a free photo recovery software for memory cards. Be careful about which program you use. Do your research before downloading. Once you have downloaded the software, follow the directions on how to begin the program. Depending on how many items need to be recovered, it may take a while to restore them.

Use an expert

If you have not had success with these methods or recovery or you do not want to risk losing even more data by trying to recover them yourself, then call a data recovery specialist. If you contact a specialist, it gets rid of the risk of deleting more images or other important files.

Call Datatech Labs at 888-288-DATA today for all of your data recovery needs. Leave it to the specialists and you will have great success!