Is It Possible to Recover Deleted Videos and Pictures from USB Flash Drive

I deleted my videos and photos before giving my USB flash drive to a friend, but I’m afraid they recovered it and have access to it. Is it easily possible?

It depends. It depends on how you delete your videos and pictures from your USB flash drive. Suppose you just drag all files to the Recycle Bin or delete them by pressing the Delete key. In that case, retrieving them with data recovery software like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to get your files back is possible.

If you have accidentally deleted your files, you can tend to EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for help like to recover data from USB drive:

  • Open the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and find the drive where the deleted files were stored before. Click "Scan" to start scanning.
  • Now, when the scanning is finished, you need to locate your files in the result panel. You can either find them by their type or the file name.
  • You can double-click the files you want to recover to preview. Then click "Recover" to retrieve and save them to a safe location.

There are some scenarios in which you have permanently deleted your files. Like when your Trim is enabled, or you have stored some new files to make the date overwritten. 

You should be aware that even if you have formatted your USB flash drive. So, if you do not feel like sharing what you have stored before with your friends, you'd better enable the Trim or cover the old files with new data. To get your missing videos and pictures back, resort to USB drive recovery software like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.