Q. Why I can recover photos using "DiskDigger" app ?

A. It can only recover the thumbnail/cache of the photo. Original photo CANNOT be recovered

Some users said he can recover photos using "DiskDigger" app. But it is not the case. The app only recover the thumbnail of photo in Gallery. The actual photo CANNOT be recovered.

Below is the example of deleting a photo using "Secure Delete" and try to use "DiskDigger" to recover

1. Select "Gallery" icon









2. The photo is 2.02MB at /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20160915_171642.jpg



3. We are going to delete the IMG_20160915_171642.jpg in "Secure delete" app





4. Try to use "DiskDigger" to recover photos





Get the file details , the recover photo (20.7 kB) is smaller than the original photo (2.02MB) and the location is different. It is in the Gallery cache folder

Conclusion

1. "DiskDigger" cannot recover the original photo

2. Users should clear gallery/album cache files. Please refer to other FAQ