Deleted Videos: How to Get Them Back from a Phone or PC

Videos are large, contiguous files — which is good news and bad news for recovery. Large files leave bigger footprints on disk (better for carving) but also take more time to write and get overwritten first. This guide covers both phone and PC video recovery paths and the correct tool for each.

Key Topics Covered

• Phone: Google Photos 60-day trash, Samsung Gallery trash, iPhone Recently Deleted
• PC: Recycle Bin, File History, sector-level scan for large video files
• Why large video files recover better from mechanical drives
• SD card video recovery: fragment stitching for 4K clips
• Video format support: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, HEVC
• Preview verification before paying for recovery