can I get back a folder that I deleted by mistake from phones internal memory?

[Android Central Question]

Its a samsung Note 10 plus
It was camera folder
The folder around 100 Gbs of pics
Phone is not rooted
Exynos processor 9825, 2.73 GHz
Should I root?

 

[mustang7757]

Check in trash of My file app?

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[Mooncatt]

Exynos processor 9825, 2.73 GHz
Should I root?

In this case, that is the worst thing you could do. Rooting wipes the entire storage area, including any trash/recycle folders that may be on the phone.

 

[Bodestone]

This is one reason I like having microSD storage for pics, vids, music and so on. I can always pop it out, into a card reader and run Recuver, or other undelete program.

Definitely worth checking if the app you used to delete the files has a trash or recycle bin though.

 

[smvim]

The odds are you should just accept your photos have been lost. Restoring that deleted folder is going to be an involved project. Yes there are a number of apps that claim to be able to restore deleted files and folders, and that they tend to require the device to be rooted, but keep in mind that there is a time frame involved. Years back Android phones were of course running older versions of Android and on devices that had unencrypted storage media. Both of those aspects have relevance as newer versions of Android are more robust with more security and more privacy features, and (since Marshmallow) all phones will be running with encrypted storage media as a default. So using some utility to dig out deleted files on a Galaxy S3 wasn't a massive undertaking but with a Note 10 Plus you might be able to but don't be surprised if not.
Also even safely rooting your Note is will need to be done with care (stress 'safely') as rooting is more of a rarity with each new Android version release. There are also implications to using a rooted device in the long term. A lot of financial service apps won't work on rooted devices; a lot of DRM-based streaming apps (i.e. Netflix) will continue working but unless you side-load the app you won't be able to install the app from Google's Play Store; OTA updates can be very problematic on rooted devices; and as an aside malware that might be otherwise limited by user-level privileges have a bigger attack vector on rooted devices when system-level privileges are the default. Rooting often gets touted as a magic fix for anything but it's important to consider ability doesn't always equal knowledge. There won't be a switch on your device to toggle rooting off and on, if you want to return your Note back to its previous state, you have to go through the process of flashing the appropriate ROM for your model. So root your Note if you have to for a specific purpose but don't so do just because you read some random suggestion.

Be sure to backup up your data before proceeding no matter what you opt to do. Rooting your device isn't a trivial task so even if your photo library is gone if something goes wrong during the rooting process you can lose any other important files and saved data on your Note. Backups are important so don't put this off.
Install Samsung's Smart Switch utility on a computer and backup your Note:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...%2Fowners%2Fapp%2Fsmart-switch&token=NWVwULak
Smart Switch is a handy way to do backups of your user account data, and what might be just as important, restoring your saved data.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! You weren't syncing it anywhere, like Google Photos? Go to photos.google.com on your computer browser and see if the photos are there.