This post introduces how to recover deleted pictures not in Recycle Bin. No matter whether you have a backup of your pics or not, you can properly recover them.
To clean up my computer drive, I removed a lot of images. And several pictures are simultaneously mistakenly removed. They are not in the Recycle Bin when I try to get them back. How do you restore a deleted picture that is not in Recycle Bin?”
- Question from a user
You may encounter the same issue that the deleted pictures are not in Recycle Bin. How to fix this problem? Read on and you will get a solution that fits your needs most.
When you find that the deleted pictures are not in Recycle Bin, the following reasons could be why:
In this post, we offer you a stepwise tutorial to recover deleted pictures not in Recycle Bin in two cases.
If you already made a backup of your deleted pictures, you can restore them using one of the two methods listed below.
Way 1. Recycle permanently deleted pictures from File History
As a Windows built-in backup feature, File History backups files automatically by coping the files and restoring the copies in target folders. If you have kept it on to have a backup, then you can restore your deleted pictures to the original location.
Step 1. To open the Control Panel first, type "Control Panel" into the search box and press Enter. Click System and Security after that.
Step 2. Find and click File History in the list.
Step 3. Select Restore personal files on the left pane.
Step 4. Locate your deleted pictures and then click the green Recycle button to restore them to the original location.
Way 2. Deleted pictures recovery with Backup and Restore
You can also restore your deleted pictures from Backup and Restore if you enabled this option before.
Step 1. Open Control Panel, then click System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7).
Step 2. Click Restore my files.
Step 3. Choose the target pictures you want to restore and click Browse for files or Browse for folders, and then click Next.
Step 4. Choose where to restore your files and then click Restore.
If you didn’t backup your Windows before, there are still ways for you to have deleted pictures recovered.
Way 1. Use professional data recovery software [recommended]
How to get photos deleted from Recycle Bin? It may be a hard task for you to do this job without any backup resources. In this case, you need professional data recovery software MyRecover to retrieve your deleted data safely and quickly.
Due to the following advantages, MyRecover can be the ideal option for you:
Step 1. Install and run the software, hover the mouse over the drive, and click Scan.
Step 2. Your partition will be quickly and thoroughly searched by the application on automatic. The missing and deleted files list will then appear. You can conduct a direct file search by entering the file name into the search box in the top right corner.
Step 3. To recover files from Recycle Bin, click Deleted files > Recycle Bin. Select your target files and click Restore x files.
Way 2. Recover deleted pictures via Windows File Recovery
You must first examine your File system before using Windows File Recovery. Right-click the disk where you previously stored your deleted pictures in This PC, and then select Properties.
Then you need to select the right mode depending on the file system.
Next, choose the switch according to the table below to help you narrow the scanning range.
| Switches | Meaning | Supported mode(s) |
| /n | Filter the scan range: scans for a specific file with its file name/path/type, etc. | All |
| /y: | Recovers specific extension groups. | Signature |
| /k | Recovers system files. | NTFS Segmentβββββ |
| /segment | Segment mode; recovers files under NTFS drives using file record segments. | Segment |
| /signature | Signature mode; recovers files under all file system types using file headers. | Signature |
| /u | Recovers undeleted files, for example, from the Recycle Bin. | NTFS Segment |
Step 1. Get Windows File Recovery in the Microsoft Store.
Step 2. Run Windows File Recovery as administrator and then enter the following command:
winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]
For example, if you deleted a picture named “paper” in D: drive, and now you want to recover it to E: drive. You can input the following command:
winfr D: E: /extensive /n *paper*
When the scanning procedure is finished, locate the target drive to find a folder with the name "Recovery (date and time)".
In this tutorial, you can grasp how to recover deleted pictures not in Recycle Bin. It can much easier if you have a backup of your pictures. If not, we recommend you use professional data recovery software to avoid extra issues. MyRecover could be the ideal one.