Is it possible to recovery photos after I root the device?

[AC Question]

I know recovery software is ideal when the device is rooted, so if my Nexus is not rooted, can I root it and then use the recovery software? Thanks

 

[AlphaTango414]

Give this a read.

 

[Rukbat]

It's not "ideal" - you can't recover deleted files from any Linux computer without root access - the parts of the storage system you have to access are owned by root.