Tech Desk 
Jan 04, 2025
Google Photos is one of the most preferred cloud storage options for backing up your photos and videos, particularly for Google smartphones and other Android users. This app can archive old photos and access them anytime using any device, allowing you to sign in to your Google account.
The app organises photos based on faces, places, time, and other album options. Even the photos and videos you delete from the Google Photos app are kept in the Trash folder for 60 days before they are erased forever.
How to recover deleted photos and videos from Google Photos
If you’re seeking ways to recover deleted photos and videos, then firstly you have to check if the content is there in their Trash folder on the app. If a deleted photo or video isn't in Trash, it can't be restored.
Users won't be able to restore a photo if they had moved it to Trash more than 60 days ago or if they moved it to Trash and emptied the folder.
Gadinsider has compiled a guide on how to restore a photo or video on an Android phone, Android tablet, iPhone, or iPad by opening the Google Photos app.
- At the bottom, tap Library and go to the Trash folder.
- Find the photo or video you want to restore. Touch and hold the photo or video.
- At the bottom, press the Restore option. The photo or video will be moved back to the phone's Gallery app, Google Photos library, and the albums it was in.
- On your computer, you can go to photos.google.com.
- On the left side of the window, click on the Trash folder.
- Place your cursor over the photo or video you want to restore, then click Select.
- At the top right, click Restore. That photo or video will be restored to your Google Photos account and added back into any albums it was in.
It is important to note that the photo or video can't be restored if it was moved to the Trash folder more than 30 days ago on a device running Android 11 or later and wasn't backed up.
