Recover Deleted Files On Samsung S24/Ultra? 4 Fastest Ways

To recover deleted files on a Samsung S24, open the "My Files" app, tap "Analyze storage, and then, from the "Trash" section, tap on "My Files," "Galley," "Messages," or "Contacts" to recover them. Then tap "Edit," choose the files that you want to retrieve, and then tap "Recover." If the files have been permanently removed, download, install, and launch the "iBekit Android Data Recovery" app, connect your device, and follow on-screen prompts to recover all permanently deleted files from the Samsung S24.

In this detailed article, I'll guide you step-by-step to recover deleted data from the Samsung S24 and earlier completely. Additionally, I'll tell you more about precautions to take during this process.

How Do I Recover Deleted Files on Samsung S24, S24 Ultra, and Earlier?

To recover deleted files on the Samsung S24, follow these step-by-step methods and successfully get back the deleted data from your device.

1. Restore Recently Deleted Files from My Files Trash in Samsung S24.

Before heading towards an advanced option to recover the deleted files, Samsung S24 allows you to recover the deleted files from "My Files," "Gallery," "Messages," and "Contacts" trash folders within 30 days.

To recover your accidentally deleted files from the recently deleted folders, follow these steps.

• Tap to open the "My Files" app from the home screen.
• Swipe up a little and tap "Analyze storage."
• Then swipe up a little to find the "Trash" section, and then tap on "Gallery," "My Files," "Messages," or "Contacts" to find the recently deleted items.
• Choose one of these options to restore the temporarily deleted data from your device. In my case, I tap to retrieve data from the "My Files" app.
• Now, tap on "Edit" from the upper right corner of the screen and select the files you want to restore in their respective folders.
• After you select the files, tap "Restore" to get back your temporarily deleted files.

Note:

You can also choose the various options like "Gallery," "Message," or "Contacts" to restore your recently deleted files within 30 days of deletions. Plus, you can also open the app trash folder to separately restore the accidentally deleted files from your Samsung S24 home screen.

2. Recover Permanently Deleted Files Using the iBekit Android Data Recovery App.

The "iBekit Android Data Recovery" app allows you to recover various permanent and temporary deleted data and files from your devices within a few clicks. You can recover deleted text, photos, videos, audio, documents, all WhatsApp media, and chats instantly without requiring an internet connection during the recovery process.

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To recover and restore your deleted files via iBekit software, follow these steps.

• Download and install the "iBekit Android Data Recovery" software from "iBekit" on a Mac or computer.

• After installation, launch the app and connect the Samsung S24 to your computer through a compatible USB cable.

• Next, click on the "Android Data Recovery" option and choose the file type you want to recover from the Samsung S24. i.e., you can choose various or all options from "Contacts & Messages" and "Media" file types.

• Then click the "Next" button to start scanning your Samsung device. While scanning the device, wait for a while to complete the scanning.

• From the "left panel" of the screen, you can tweak between the various file type options to recover lost data from the device. For example, I chose to select "Documents" to recover.
• From the "right panel" of the screen, select the files that you want to recover, or simply click to toggle on "Only display the deleted item(s)" to recover only permanently lost data.
• After choosing the files, click the "Recover" button on the "right bottom" of the software screen. Again, click on "Recover" to start the recovery process.

Note:

Using the "iBekit Android Data Recovery" software, you can recover all the permanent and temporary deleted files from the Samsung S24. If you want to recover the various file types, like documents, messages, images, and videos, then repeat the above methods to recover the files successfully.

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3. Restore backed-up data from the Samsung Cloud.

The "Samsung Cloud" allows you to back up the device's data instantly. It includes phone logs, messages, wallpapers, contacts, images, videos, calendars, and apps. If you've permanently deleted your files from the Samsung S24, you're allowed to restore them separately from the backup you've made.

To restore the data from the Samsung cloud, follow these steps.

• Open the WiFi and tap the Samsung "Settings" icon from the home screen menu.
• Tap the "Samsung" account at the top of the settings.
• Scroll down and tap "Accounts and backup." From the "Samsung Cloud" section, tap "Restore data."
• Choose and select the data that you want to restore. Tap "Restore" and then the "Install" button to completely restore your final "Samsung Cloud" backup.
• Wait for a while to complete the restore, and then check the restored files.

Note:

Before restoring the data from the "Samsung Cloud," ensure that your last backup contains the following files that you're going to recover:

4. Restore Data from Google Account Backup.

Restoring the "Google Account" backup is the best option to recover permanently deleted data from the backup without using the PC. Before resetting your Samsung S24, ensure your Google account contains the files you want to retrieve.

To restore the Google backup on your device, follow these step-by-step instructions.

• Tap on the Samsung S24 "Settings" icon, and then scroll down and tap "General Management."
• From the very bottom, tap "Reset," then tap "Factory data reset," then scroll down and tap "Reset" again to completely erase the device.
• Tap "Delete all" to confirm, and it'll start resetting. Wait for a while, and the device will restart.
• From the setup screen, follow the device instructions, agree with the terms and conditions, and you may skip the unnecessary steps.
• Connect to a stable WiFi network by entering the password.
• Input "Google Account Email" and "Password" from the backup option, and choose the right backup that you want to restore on your Samsung S24.
• Wait a little to restore the backup, and follow the next screen instructions to complete the setup.

Note:

Wisely choose the backup to restore, and ensure it contains the following files and data that you want to recover. However, by doing this, you'll lose all the data on your device from the latest date after the backup that you've restored.

Conclusion

In this article, I've explained the various methods to recover and restore deleted files and data, specifically from the Samsung S24 and earlier. The "iBekit Android Data Recovery" software allows you to recover deleted data from different Android devices without any data loss or overwriting, and it only requires a wired connection between your device and laptop.

I'm hopeful that one of these methods will work for you to achieve this task. If the problem persists, contact the iBekit support team to help you out.

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