Retrieving a deleted video in Android shouldn’t be a problem for any Android user. What is interesting about this is that you can easily recover your lost file.
It hurts to find out that you have mistakenly deleted a video that appears to be very important to you.
Because of the importance of the video, you will do everything possible to retrieve the mistakenly deleted video.
For all Android users, in this post, I will be showing you how you can retrieve a mistakenly deleted video.
But before that, let me share with you a short story of how I came to know that one can retrieve a mistakenly deleted video.
How it happened
Some time ago I was editing a short video with my mobile phone for one of my clients. Because I didn’t have enough space on my phone I started deleting video files that had large sizes.
Unfortunately, I deleted one of the very important clips that were necessary for my video editing.
I became frustrated because there was no way I could improvise.
There was nothing that didn’t go through my mind.
That video was for a client and it will be stupid of me if I went back to him to inform him about my carelessness.
I took it upon myself to clean up my mess. Finally, I saw myself on the internet querying Google on how to retrieve a mistakenly deleted video on Android.
Google brought up lots of responses from different bloggers but the one written by Google itself was more helpful.
So here is how I retrieved my deleted video
Step 1. Google Photos
I headed over to my Google photos application on my Android phone and launched the application.
Step 2. Tap on Library
On the left-hand side, I tapped on “Library” and a new page popped up.
Step 3. Find Trash
I clicked on the “Trash” button and it led me to a list of where all my deleted videos were. Surprisingly, I saw a lot of videos I thought I had deleted a long time ago.
Step 4. Find the video and click on “Restore”
I scrolled through all the deleted videos and located that very important video I mistakenly deleted.
I highlight the video by pressing down on the video to mark it.
Finally, I clicked on “Restore” to have it restored to my phone gallery.
And that is it. That was how I successfully retrieved a mistakenly deleted video on my Android phone.
Bonus: If you want more free space in your Android phone you will need to empty your Trash in Google Photos.
This is because all your deleted video or image files don’t completely leave your phone until you delete them permanently.
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So to delete a video permanently from your Android device you will need to go to the trash in Google Photos, mark the videos, images, and any other file and click the delete icon.
My Advice on Deleting videos
Because of my experience with retrieving the video I needed for my video editing, I would recommend using Google photos always.
Only delete video and image files with Google photos so that when you feel like retrieving the video you can easily go to its trash and retrieve it.
First of all the videos are moved to the trash for possible retrieval or permanent deletion.
Google Photos saved me the embarrassment of losing a client. I got the video back and made sure it was delivered even before the agreed time was reached.
Wrapping things up on how to retrieve a mistakenly deleted video in Android
Nothing gives greater joy than when you see a problem solved easily.
Being able to retrieve a mistakenly deleted video gives more exceptional joy than anyone can imagine.
Feel free to visit your Google photos now and retrieve the already deleted videos, images or files or even, clear your trash bin to save enough space for your Android phone.
