How to recover deleted photos

HOW TO RECOVER DELETED PHOTOS

How to Recover Deleted Pictures
When you delete pictures on computer running Microsoft Windows or on a memory card, the link to the data disappears, but the data still remains until overwritten by new files. If you act quickly, you may be able to successfully recover deleted pictures on your computer or memory card. If you can't recover deleted pictures on your computer through the Recycle Bin, you can try restoring previously saved versions of the files. To restore deleted pictures on a memory card, however, you'll need to download a photo recovery program.

Use the Recycle Bin to Recover Deleted Pictures on Your Computer

Steps:

* 1*Open the Recycle Bin (found on your desktop or in the Start Menu) and check there for the deleted picture files*.
  * 2*Select the files or folders you want to recover*.
  * 3*Right-click and choose "Restore" from the menu*. These actions will restore the files to their original location prior to deletion.
Restore Previous Versions of Deleted Pictures on Your Computer
  * 1*Pull up the Start Menu and select "Computer" to locate the folder that contained the picture files you want to recover*. Be sure that it is the folder where the files were actually saved, rather than a library.
  * 2*Right-click on the designated folder and, in the pop-up menu, select "Restore previous versions*." If your files were in a folder located in a drive, such as C:\, then select "Restore previous versions" by right clicking on that particular drive.
  * 3*Review the list of previous versions of the folder or files within this folder/drive*. Determine the most recent previous version of the picture files, or the folder containing them, that you want to restore and double-click on it.
  * 4*Move the deleted picture files or folder containing them to a new location on your computer, by clicking and dragging them to that location in the access menu on the left side of the "Computer" window*. Ideal locations for the new save might be a new folder, the desktop or an external hard drive.
Recover Deleted Photos on Your Camera or Memory Card
  * 1*Access a USB port to connect your camera to your computer and recover deleted pictures on your memory card*. Some computers have card readers, allowing you to insert the memory card directly into the computer for this process.
  * 2*Download a photo recovery program for memory cards*. Look for a free program that is an executable file you don't have to install on your computer, such as ArtPlus Digital Photo Recovery, PC Inspector Smart Recovery or the Kingston Memory Card Data Recovery Tool.
  * 3*Run the program by double clicking on the downloaded executable file and clicking "Run*."
  * 4*Choose the drive containing the deleted picture files from the available card reader drives or camera drives in the pull-down menu*.
  * 5*Indicate the location on your computer where you want the recovered files to be stored*. Enter that information in the appropriate location on the program.
  * 6*Begin the restoration process by clicking on "Start*." Depending on the number of deleted picture files you're attempting to restore, the process can take just a few minutes or extend into several hours.