Camera photos mysteriously disappeared from local storage after disabling Google photos backup/sync

[Android Central Question]

After turning off Google Photos backup/sync in interest of keeping photos out of the cloud, all of my camera photos have disappeared.
They still remain in the Google Photos app, and I'm generally just kind of confused as to why photos end up there, and why the local copies are gone.
I have already tried turning Google Photos backup and sync back on, fiddling with folder settings, and connecting to my PC.
I just want my camera photos back on my phone and a way to stop dealing with Google Photos sync, trash bin, archive, album shenanigans.

I have a Huawei P10.
Thanks

 

[mustang7757]

Have you tried Huawei cloud restore ?

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Any automatic "storage cleaner" functions turned on, or 3rd party "phone cleaner" apps installed?

 

[belodion]

15h later.

We obviously cannot help you properly if you don’t respond.