How Do You Recover Deleted Photos from Facebook? A Comprehensive Guide

Facebook, as the world’s leading social media platform, hosts billions of photos uploaded by its users. Losing these cherished memories can be distressing, especially when photos disappear due to accidental deletion. Unlike some platforms, Facebook doesn’t have a straightforward “trash bin” for deleted photos, leaving many users wondering if recovery is even possible.

Once you delete photos from Facebook, they are removed from your profile and become inaccessible to others. It might seem like they are gone forever. However, there are several effective methods to recover deleted Facebook photos. This guide will explore four straightforward and free solutions to help you retrieve your lost Facebook memories.

4 Proven Methods to Recover Deleted Facebook Photos

While deleting photos from Facebook generally means permanent removal from your account, recovery is still possible through different avenues. The most direct approach is using specialized photo recovery software, particularly if you originally saved the photos on your computer. Alternatively, Facebook’s archive feature can sometimes be a lifesaver.

Method 1: Get Deleted Facebook Photos Back via Photo Recovery Software 🔥

Typically, photos uploaded to Facebook originate from devices like computers, external hard drives, SD cards, or USB drives. If Facebook archives don’t yield the deleted photos, the next best approach is to check the original storage location. If photos are deleted from these locations, professional photo recovery software becomes essential.

MyRecover is a powerful tool designed to handle various data loss scenarios. It offers a free version capable of recovering up to 500MB of data, including Facebook photos. Don’t let deleted photos stay lost forever!

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Step-by-step guide to recover deleted Facebook photos using MyRecover:

Step 1. Initiate MyRecover on your computer. Locate the drive where your Facebook photos were originally stored. Hover over the drive and click Scan to start the process.

Select the partition to scan for deleted Facebook photos recovery

Step 2. MyRecover will automatically perform both Quick Scan and Deep Scan to thoroughly search for recoverable files. You can monitor the scanning progress and even begin recovering files during the scan.

During the scan, utilize the search bar and filter options to quickly pinpoint your Facebook photos:

• File Type: Filter by “Images” to specifically view photos and graphics.
• Date Modified: Refine the search by selecting date ranges like “Today,” “Yesterday,” “Last 7 days,” “Last 30 days,” or set a “Custom” range to find photos deleted within a specific period.
• File Size: Filter by size if you remember the approximate file size of your photos, ranging from “Less than 128KB” to “Above 512MB,” or set a “Custom” size range.

Step 3. Once the scan is complete, or during the scan if you’ve already located your photos, select the Facebook photos you wish to recover. Click the Recover x files button to initiate the recovery.

Choose deleted Facebook photos to recover and restore

🌟 Helpful Tips:

• Choose a different location to save the recovered photos to prevent data overwriting, which can make other files unrecoverable.
• For recovering more than 500MB of photos or accessing advanced features, consider upgrading to the professional version of MyRecover.

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Method 2: Recover Deleted Facebook Pictures via Facebook Archives

Facebook’s archive feature serves as a repository of your past activities and content, including photos. If you’ve recently deleted photos or videos from Facebook, you can manually download and examine your archive to potentially recover them. Here’s how to access your Facebook archive:

Step 1. Open your web browser and navigate to facebook.com. Log in to your Facebook account using your credentials.

Step 2. Click on your profile icon in the top right corner, then go to “Settings & Privacy” > “Settings” > “Your Facebook Information” in the left sidebar.

Step 3. Click on “Download Your Information“. You can then customize the data range, file format (HTML or JSON), and media quality. To ensure you get everything, it’s best to select “All of my data” and set the media quality to “High”. Click “Request a download” to start creating your archive.

Step 4. Once Facebook has compiled your archive, you’ll receive a notification. Go back to the “Download Your Information” section, where you should see a “Downloads” tab. Click “Download” to download the “Facebook-your name.zip” file. After downloading, unzip the file and navigate to the “photos_and_videos” folder. Browse through the subfolders within to find your deleted Facebook photos.

Method 3: Recover Deleted Facebook Photos from Recycle Bin

If you deleted Facebook photos from your computer (not directly on Facebook’s website or app), the first place to check is the Recycle Bin on Windows or Trash on macOS. These folders temporarily store recently deleted files. If you find your deleted files missing from the Recycle Bin, refer back to Method 1 for recovering permanently deleted photos.

Steps to restore from Recycle Bin:

Step 1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop to open it.

Step 2. Search for your deleted Facebook photos by using the search bar or sorting files by date deleted to locate recently deleted items quickly.

Step 3. Right-click on the photo you wish to recover and select “Restore“. The photo will be returned to its original location on your computer, from where you might have uploaded it to Facebook.

Restore deleted Facebook photos from Recycle Bin

Method 4: Get Deleted Facebook Photos Back from a Backup

If you’ve proactively backed up your photos, recovery becomes significantly easier. This method relies on having a pre-existing backup of your Facebook photos, whether on an external hard drive, USB drive, SD card, or cloud storage services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.

To recover, simply access your backup location and restore the photos to your computer. For cloud services, you may need to download the photos back to your local storage. This method is the quickest and most reliable if you have a recent backup.

How to Recover Deleted Photos from Facebook on iPhone?

If you deleted Facebook photos on your iPhone, the process is similar. You can use Method 2 to download your Facebook archive via a browser on your iPhone. Additionally, if you downloaded photos to your iPhone or uploaded them from your iPhone, check the “Recently Deleted” album in the Photos app.

For photos permanently deleted from your iPhone, restoring from an iTunes or iCloud backup can be effective, provided you have a recent backup that includes the photos. If backups are not available or up-to-date, consider using an iOS data recovery tool like MyRecover for iOS. This tool is designed to recover deleted or lost data directly from iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch devices.

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Steps to recover deleted Facebook photos on iPhone using MyRecover for iOS:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and ensure you trust the computer on your iPhone when prompted.

Step 2. Launch MyRecover for iOS on your computer. Click “Scan Now” to initiate a deep scan of your iPhone for recoverable data.

Start scanning iPhone for deleted Facebook photos recovery

Step 3. Once the scan is complete, select “Photos” from the left panel. Preview the photos and select the deleted Facebook photos you want to recover. Click “Recover” and choose a destination folder on your computer to save the recovered photos.

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Hopefully, these methods will help you successfully recover your deleted Facebook photos. MyRecover is highly recommended for its effectiveness and ease of use in photo recovery. Beyond Facebook, it can also recover deleted Instagram photos and supports free recovery of up to 500MB of data. Download MyRecover today and ensure your precious memories are protected.

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Are deleted photos on Facebook gone forever?
When you delete photos from Facebook, they are immediately removed from your account and are generally not accessible to other users. However, they are not always permanently erased from Facebook’s servers immediately. Recovery is possible through Facebook archives or by using data recovery software to retrieve photos from your original storage devices before they are overwritten.

How long does Facebook keep deleted data?
Facebook provides a 30-day grace period after you initiate account deletion. During this time, you can cancel the deletion request. After 30 days, the process of permanently deleting your account and associated information begins, and this process can take up to 90 days to complete. However, even after account deletion, some data, like log data, might be retained for a longer period for non-personal identification purposes such as security, fraud prevention, and compliance. For individual photo deletion, the timeframe for complete removal from all systems isn’t publicly specified by Facebook, but immediate account inaccessibility is guaranteed upon deletion.

How to prevent Facebook photos from being accidentally deleted?
To safeguard your Facebook photos against accidental deletion, regular backups are crucial. For Windows users, built-in tools like File History and Backup and Restore are available. For a more user-friendly and feature-rich solution, consider AOMEI Backupper for file, partition, or disk backups and cloning.

For iOS users, while iTunes and iCloud offer backup options, AOMEI FoneBackup (freeware) provides a straightforward way to back up photos, music, contacts, messages, app data, and more, ensuring your data is securely copied and easily restorable. Regularly backing up your devices is the best strategy to prevent permanent data loss.