How to Recover Deleted Videos from Recycle Bin |  Practical guide

How to Recover Deleted Videos from Recycle Bin | Practical guide


Find out how to recover deleted videos from the trash on your phone, tablet or computer if you accidentally deleted them or changed your mind

You can recover deleted videos from recycle bin on your phone, tablet or computer. With the file recovery option, the apps help you recover media content that has been accidentally deleted or if you have changed your mind.



How to Restore Videos from Android Recycle Bin

Android has a variety of applications to manage your photo and video gallery. In general, the system has access to Google Photo, which has its own basket. But there are also cases where the content is deleted from the Gallery SAMSUNGFor example.

From Google Photos

Google Photos has its own trash can for storing both photos and videos removed from the gallery:

  1. Open Google Photos (Android);
  2. Access the “Library” tab;
  3. Go to “Trash”;
  4. Select the video you want to recover;
  5. Tap “Restore”;
  6. Confirm with “Restore”.



  7. How to Restore Videos to Google Photos Trash (Image: Screenshot/Bruno De Blasi/Canaltech)

Via Samsung Gallery

Samsung Gallery, the brand’s native device app, also has its own trash can with deleted photos and videos. Since the tool features automatic removal, you have up to 30 days to recover deleted media:

  1. Open the Gallery app;
  2. Access the menu;
  3. Go to “Trash”;
  4. Select the video;
  5. Tap “Reset” or “Reset All.”


  6. How to Restore Videos to Samsung Gallery Trash (Image: Screenshot/Bruno De Blasi/Canaltech)

Are there other gallery apps for Android?

Yes. In addition to solutions from Google and Samsung, other manufacturers offer their own photo and video platforms. There are also cloud storage services, such as OneDrive and Dropbox. Therefore, if you use any of these apps, open it and check the trash can to restore deleted videos.

How to Recover Deleted Videos on iPhone

iPhone and iPad videos and photos are saved in the Photos app, which syncs the files with iCloud. Inside there is the “Deleted” folder which acts as the platform’s recycle bin to archive media for up to 30 days and offers the possibility of restoring data:

  1. Open the Photos app;
  2. Access the “Album” tab;
  3. Go to “Deleted”;
  4. Tap “Select”;
  5. Select the videos that will be recovered;
  6. Open the menu and tap “Reset”;
  7. Confirm with “Recover video”.


  8. How to Restore Videos from iPhone Trash (Image: Screenshot/Bruno De Blasi/Canaltech)

And what about other iPhone apps?

Just like on Android, you can install other photo and video apps on iOS, like Google Photos. In such cases, check the platforms’ recycle bin to recover deleted videos on your iPhone.

If you use Google Photos and deleted the video from there, here’s how to restore the file to your iPhone:

  1. Open Google Photos (iOS);
  2. Go to the “Library” tab;
  3. Access the “Trash”;
  4. Select the video;
  5. Tap “Restore”;
  6. Confirm with “Restore”.


  7. How to Restore Videos to Google Photos Trash on iPhone (Image: Screenshot/Bruno De Blasi/Canaltech)

How to restore videos from PC Recycle Bin

Generally, when you delete a video on your computer, the file is sent directly to the trash. Here’s how to restore it on Windows and macOS.

On Windows

When you access the Windows Recycle Bin, you can press one button to restore all deleted items at once:

  1. Open your computer’s trash can;
  2. Click “Restore All Items”;
  3. Confirm with “Yes”.


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If you don’t want to save everything, but only the videos you want, follow these steps:

  1. Access the Windows Recycle Bin;
  2. Select videos;
  3. Press the scissors icon;
  4. Paste it into another folder.


  5. How to restore individual files in the Windows Recycle Bin (Image: Screenshot/Bruno De Blasi/Canaltech)

On macOS

The macOS Recycle Bin has a button to restore files when right-clicked:

  1. Access the Trash on your Mac;
  2. Choose the files you want to restore;
  3. Right-click;
  4. Go to “Put Back”.


  5. How to restore files in macOS Recycle Bin (Image: Screenshot/Guilherme Haas/Canaltech)

The files will be sent to their original location when you press the “Return” button.

Find out also how to recover deleted photos.

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