If you have turned on Back up and Sync, photos and videos you delete will stay in your trash for 60 days before they are deleted forever. Learn how to turn on Back up and Sync. Tip: To move all your photos to a different account,
share your photo library with that account. Important: If you back up photos and videos to Google Photos on a mobile device, when you delete them from the Google Photos app, they’re also deleted from your device.
Learn how to remove backed up photos and videos from Google Photos but not your device. If you see a request to "Delete permanently" when you try to move an item to trash, your trash is full. Your trash can hold 1.5GB. Important: If you empty your trash, you permanently delete any items in your trash. To empty it:
Remove an item from your devicePermanently delete photos & videos
Learn how to free up space on your device. Give permissions to delete photos from your SD card Remove backed up photos & videos from Google Photos but not your device
Restore photos & videosIf you deleted an item and want it back, check your trash to see if it’s there.
If the item is not in your trash, it may be permanently deleted. Don't see the photo or video?If a deleted photo or video isn't in trash, you can’t restore it. You won't be able to restore a photo if:
To find and recover photos easily, turn on back up & sync. Important: If your Google Photos account is inactive for 2 years or you're over your storage limit, your content may be impacted. Learn more about this. Was this helpful? How can we improve it? How can I recover permanently deleted photos?Restore photos & videos. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .. At the bottom, tap Library Trash .. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore.. At the bottom, tap Restore. The photo or video will be back: In your phone's gallery app. In your Google Photos library. In any albums it was in.. Are permanently deleted photos gone forever?Where Do Deleted Files Go After You Delete Them? Pictures are eliminated from your device and cloud storage once permanently deleted. Deleted files are usually sequestered in the Trash (Android) or Recently Deleted (iOS) once you delete them.
Can I recover permanently deleted photos from my iPhone?If you have your iPhone, go to Photos > Albums, scroll down, tap Recently Deleted, tap Select, then select all the photos and tap Recover. Your photos are back where they used to be. Easy! After that, select the photo you want to retrieve and tap Recover.
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