So you just tapped the delete option on your Samsung Galaxy phone and sent some pictures or videos to the Recycle Bin? Now you tried to look up the Recycle Bin to restore the items, but where is the Recycle Bin on a Samsung Galaxy phone?
In this article, I’ll show you how to recover your deleted videos and photos from Samsung Galaxy Recycle Bin, and even if you’ve emptied Recycle Bin, it’s still possible to get back your deleted items.
Read on for more.
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Where is the Recycle Bin on a Samsung Galaxy?
Just like a computer, Samsung Galaxy has a Recycle Bin to recycle deleted items. More precisely, the current Android OS (your phone is running under) provides this feature.
Here’s how to find it:
- Tap on the Gallery app.
- On the top right corner, tap on the three-dot Settings icon.
- From the dropdown menu, tap Recycle Bin.
- Now you’ll see all your recently deleted photos and videos here.
Note: when I say “recently”, it means the Recycle Bin in Samsung Galaxy only keeps files here for up to 15 days. From day 16, items here will be erased automatically. This video has more:
How to Recover Deleted Videos/Photos from Samsung Galaxy?
Now that you know where is the Recycle Bin on your Galaxy phone or tablet, it’s easy to restore your videos or other files that are there. Just select these items and top on recover.
However, if you also emptied Recycle Bin or the files have been automatically deleted because it’s been there for more than 15 days, try the following methods to recover them.
What You’ll Need:
- Your Samsung Galaxy phone/tablet
- A computer
- Backup files (optional)
- Android data recovery software (optional)
- Access to the Internet
First Things First: Stop writing new data to your phone — DO NOT take more photos or videos. If your pictures were stored in a mass memory card, remove the card out of your phone and put it in a safe place.
Method 1: Restore from Backups
When to use: you’ve backed up the media files using Samsung Cloud or Samsung Smart Switch.
Samsung Cloud allows you to back up and restore your device content, so you don’t panic if you accidentally delete a file on your phone/tablet. You can even restore files and sync data on other devices when you are logged into your Samsung account.
Samsung Smart Switch is an app that makes it easy to sync data between your device and your computer. If you’ve used the app to back up your media files (pictures, videos, songs, etc.), it’s very easy to restore them. This video has more:
Method 2: Android Data Recovery Software
When to use: your pictures and videos were saved on your Galaxy internal memory (instead of a memory card).
We recommend EaseUS MobiSaver for Android as it is one of the best Android data recovery software to use for this situation. Besides photos and videos, the program is also able to recover SMS messages, Contacts, and other types of data from Galaxy Android.
It even allows you to preview the found media items, making it a lot easier to find the files you actually want to retrieve.
Here’s a quick tutorial:
- Connect your Samsung Galaxy device to a computer.
- Get EaseUS MobiSaver and install it on your computer.
- Follow the instruction until it scans your Samsung phone or tablet. Make sure to read the instruction texts carefully.
- Preview and recover the media files it finds.
Method 3: Photo Recovery Tools
When to use: the lost media files were stored on an SD card attached to your Samsung Galaxy.
We recommend Stellar Photo Recovery, a comprehensive image recovery software that offers both a Windows and macOS version.
You can use it to quickly restore lost images, videos, and audio files from almost any storage media including Samsung phones and tablets.
Here’s a quick step-by-step tutorial:
- Load the microSD card to a card reader/adapter first, then plug it into your computer.
- Get Stellar Photo Recovery and follow the instructions as shown on the app’s interface and install the program on your computer.
- Now click the big blue button located in the center to start, select the drive your Samsung SD card stands for, define file types you wish to retrieve.
- A scan will be conducted to search for your deleted photos.
- Once the scan is complete, see if your files are there and save them.
Final Words
Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets are great for capturing high-quality photos and videos.
But due to accidental deletion and other human errors, these precious files can disappear.
When that happens, it can be really frustrating. Fortunately, it’s still possible to retrieve the items as long as you act quickly and take the right steps.
I hope you find this guide helpful and you managed to restore the deleted items.
Remember to use Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung Cloud to make backups of all your media items from now on, as we know, recovery can be hard but backup is always easy.
D-Kay
The J7 does NOT give you an option of Recycle Bin/Trash folder when in Gallery and then Settings. Only 3 selections of which we never use nor need. We need to free up space, transferred pics and vids to the desktop to free up space but need to install the new app before 30 days! My P.O.S. J2 has the setting to empty trash, have files immediately removed instead of the 30 day limbo, but the more expensive J7 doesn’t have this basic feature???
Homayoon
I am anxiety mental syndrome and in my galaxy tab a uninstalled the original sumsung media player how can I restore this?
ALM
There is no recycling bin on my Samsung Galaxy.
Amu Jane TV
Hi there, I accidentally deleted a video from the recycle bin that I was working on very hard on and I’m trying my best to find a way to recover it… please help me because I’m getting desperate because I need this project to send for university project.
Lerato
Hi I accidentally deleted my videos on my samsung I’m trying to find recycling bin to get them back please help
Ms Coney Centurias
I deleted my videos from recycle bin of my phone A70 by accident Can i restore it back? please help thank yo
Ms Coney Centurias
Howto restored my Videos accedentaly deleted from recycle bing of my samsung A70 i want the video back to my galery please help thank you
Afewerk
Here, only video and pictures recovery options are listed. But how can we recover deleted sms text messages and where can we find then on galaxy recycle bin???
Siddhartha
Hi I deleted few contacts on my samsung galaxy A10 but I am not able to find the recycle bin. I want to permanently delete these contacts from recycle bin and my phone.
L Jackson
I went to the drop down menu as instructed but there was no recycle bin.
Is there another way to access the recycle bin?
Rm
If i have taken new photos afterwards then I will not be able to get deleted videos back?
Le-an
Thanks VERY MUCH. This was VERY helpful.
Now… my question is…. can I recover files deleted from trashbin?
Once I deleted it on trash, where can I find them? Sorry for the silly question but I wanted to recover a file I accidentally deleted from trash.
Rose
Is there a way to do it WITHOUT s computer?
AnySoftwareTools Team
Yes, read this post again (updated)
Cathy
Hello Chris, my name is Cathy and I accidentally deleted my grandsons video, and I’m devastated, but I’m mot technology skilled and so I don’t have computer to retrieve it, is there anyway to do so on the phone?? I have a galaxy 5 note.
AnySoftwareTools Team
Do you have a backup? Also, have you checked out the Recycle Bin?
Kailey
But what if you don’t have a computer
Laura
i restored photos and videos from my galay s7 from the trash bin it said restored but when I go to my gallery I can’t find them
Nico Saayman
Hi Chris,
I just came from a holiday, and a friend of mine have sent me lots of photos via whatsapp. I have kept them on my phone until I could put my own photos, and those ones that she took in one folder.
When I checked her whatsapp , all the photos she sent was missing. Then I looked and found it in my recycle bin on the samsung clooud. I have tried to recover it, but it constantly says there is no connection. I am connected via wifi, but with no cellphone network. I had to recovcer my samsung account passowrd, and then when I have setup my Samsug S8 again, and looked in my recycle bin all her photos are no gone.
Is there any way to retrieve them? Please let me know.
Many thanks in advance.
Kind Regards,
Nico Saayman
Sherri Fitzer
Hi I need to use talk to text because I have a Tremor issue due to lupus anyway I accidentally deleted some voice recordings off of my Samsung S5 Android phone if you could please help me recover them I would really appreciate it apparently I put them in the trash and I can’t get them out I do not own a separate computer thank you I look forward to hearing from you this would be a godsend since my mom has severe dementia and I was supposed to be recording all of the screaming & threatening that she says
have a good day
from Sherri