Recover Deleted Photos
When photos are deleted they are actually recoverable in most cases. If the photos are important, stop! As soon as possible. Most damage occurs after the files have been deleted.
Your way forward depends on where the pictures were stored.
If the photos were on a camera memory card like an SD card or Compact Flash Card then have a look at our Flash Media Recovery Service.
If the photos were on a hard disk drive from a laptop or desktop computer then our Hard Disk Data Recovery Services will apply.
Deleted Photo Recovery Checklist
You can print and keep this checklist to help with the recovery.
- Stop using the drive straight away. If it’s a hard drive switch it off, if it’s a USB drive then eject it. Put it somewhere safe.
- If you think you have the files somewhere else then check. Don’t touch the deleted drive until you know you have the data safely stored elsewhere.
- Don’t write any data to the drive. If the files are on a hard drive then even booting it up and browsing the internet can cause the deleted photos to be overwritten.
- If you try DIY recovery then don’t install any software to the drive, and never recover the data back to the drive. Save it to another place until you’ve checked it.
We can recover deleted photos, but nobody can recover overwritten photos.
How this works
- Check our services page for different service options
- Contact us for a job number & shipping form
- Send / deliver the drive using your job number & shipping form