Why All My Photos Disappeared from Android Phone Gallery & Where are Gallery Photos Stored on Android

"I lost many photos in my phone, what can I do? How can I quickly retrieve lost photos from my Android phone gallery?"

Many Android phone users have encountered the problem of photos suddenly disappearing from the gallery. In fact, photos can be lost on Android devices for a variety of reasons, such as viruses, system upgrades, accidental deletion, and so on. When you are faced with the situation of photos suddenly disappearing from your Android phone's gallery, don't worry, this article will recommend a variety of ways for you to solve the problem of "photos disappearing from the Android library" and go to the storage location of photos on your Android phone. To save you time and effort, we recommend using Geekersoft Data Recovery for Android to find missing photos from your Android gallery safely and reliably.

PART 1 Where Your Photos Are Stored in Android Phone Gallery/What Do You Do When Your Photos Disappear

1. Where are the photos stored in the Android phone gallery?

In general, all images on Android devices are stored in the Android phone's internal or external storage, depending on your device Settings. If the default storage is internal, the photo will not be in external storage. If the gallery does not display images, try opening the DCIM folder to check. If you still can't find it, you can try changing the camera Settings to change the storage location to the SD card.

2. What should you do when photos disappear from your Android gallery?

Losing any important data is a headache, especially those precious, important photos. However, if you know how to effectively avoid more losses, as well as quickly recover lost photos when the scheme, you will be relieved.

If you're having trouble deleting photos from your SD card, try these steps to fix it.

First, stop using your Android device.

Then, try restarting the device. This may help you troubleshoot basic faults to fix some minor problems.

Next, remove and insert the SD card again. If any malfunction of the SD card causes the problem, try to reinsert the SD card to fix it.

Finally, try to delete the nomedia file.

PART 2 How to Manually Find and Recover The Lost Photos in Android Phone Gallery

If your Android phone photos suddenly disappear, don't worry, there are ways to recover and find them.

Solution 1 Delete.Nomedia. File from Android to Recover Lost Photos

If you can't find photos in the DCIM folder, you can try deleting the.nomedia file to retrieve the missing photos from Android.

Step 1 You need to download two applications, one is a File manager such as ES File Explorer and the other is Media Rescan.

Step 2 Open ES file Manager, enter.nomedia in the search box, and delete all.nomedia files.

Step 3 Open the Media Rescan application, select All Media, and click Start Media Scan.

Step 4 After the scan is completed, open the gallery application and you will find that the lost photos have come back.

This is because the.nomedia file is a flag file used by the Android system to prevent the media scanner from scanning certain files or folders, and when it is deleted, the system will rescan the media file.

In this way, you can easily retrieve lost photos. If you have a similar problem with Android, try this method!

Solution 2 Clear the cache

If deleting.nomedia files is more complicated for you, you can save some time by clearing the cache files. Because caching affects the process of displaying images in the gallery. To avoid the bad effects of the cache, you can clear it by following the steps below.

Step 1 Start your Android device and go to Settings > Application Management > Gallery.

Step 2 Click Clear Cache in the pop-up window.

Step 4 Return to the home screen and restart the device.

PART 3 Using Backup Data to Retrieve Disappeared Photos from Android Phone Gallery

If a photo suddenly disappears from your Android phone's gallery, don't panic. It is recommended that you use Geekersoft Data Recovery for Android, which can help you quickly recover lost photos.

Option 1 Recover Lost Photos from Android Phone Gallery through Google Photos

For users with Android phones, lost photos can be recovered through Google Photos. First, open the Google Photos app, click on the burger menu, then find the "Bin" option, and then tap the "Restore" button at the top to return the photos to the gallery. Please note that only photos deleted within 60 days can be restored. After 60 days, Google will automatically delete them from the trash folder.

Option 2 Recover Lost Photos from Android Phone Gallery via Google Drive

Also, if you've backed up your photos to Google Drive, it's easier. Just open Google Drive on your PC or phone, go to My Drive, select the photos you want to recover and click Download. But remember, you can't recover photos without a backup, and you need to make sure your device is connected to a stable Internet connection during the recovery process.

PART 4 How to Find Lost Gallery Photos from Android Phone Gallery Without A Backup (recommended)

If you lose your photos on your Android device without backup data, you won't be able to retrieve them using the above methods. But fortunately, Geekersoft Data Recovery for Android can help you effectively recover all types of data without backup, including photos. If you accidentally delete important photos, contacts, messages, etc., or experience a system error that causes data loss, don't panic. Geekersoft Data Recovery for Android is a powerful and efficient application that can easily and securely retrieve not only photos from your Android phone, but also contacts, messages, documents, audio and many other data types. This software has a high success rate and does not save any of your personal information, making it very safe to use. Before recovery, it also provides free scanning and preview functions for you to use with more peace of mind.

Key features of Geekersoft Data recovery for Android:

Support recovery of photos lost for various reasons.

High recovery success rate.

Various data types can be recovered without backup.

Secure and does not store any of your personal information.

Support free scanning and previewing before recovery.

You can follow the steps below on how to recover missing photos from your Android phone.

Step 1 Run the Android version of Geekersoft Data recovery

Install and run the Geekersoft Data Recovery app for Android on your PC. Then select the Android Data Recovery mode to continue. Connect your Android device to your PC via a USB cable.

Step 2 Download the packet

After the data recovery software detects your device information, check whether you have selected the correct device name and model and downloaded the correct packet for your device. Then proceed as shown on the screen.

Step 3 Scan and restore

Geekersoft Data Recovery will automatically scan files and recover data for you. Select Gallery to retrieve lost photos. You will see all deleted and existing photos in the scan results. Preview and restore a specific photo, then click "Restore."

Bonus: Restoring Photos with Built-in Backup Service on Android Devices

As we all know, almost all Android devices come with a built-in backup service that can back up data. Different devices, their data can be backed up to Google Drive, the cloud, external storage, etc. Therefore, you can activate the Backup and restore function in your Android phone. To do this, choose Settings > Cloud and Accounts or Backup and Reset.

Prevention is better than cure, and it is recommended to back up your Android device data regularly. This helps you quickly retrieve your gallery images when they disappear. If you have any doubts, try Geekersoft Data Recovery!

Summary

The above are several solutions we have introduced to you on how to recover lost photos on Android devices.You can backup and try to retrieve lost photos from Android. You can also use Geekersoft Data Recovery for Android to recover for missing photos from Android. This method does not require backup and is simple and effective.