How to Recover Deleted Documents (PDF, Word, Excel) on Android
Check the trash first
- Files or My Files app: many keep deleted files in a trash for 30 days.
- Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox: files deleted from the cloud stay in their trash.
- E-mail and WhatsApp: was the document sent to you? Download it again from the chat or e-mail.
Scan for deleted documents
- Open Deeps Recovery and allow All files access.
- Choose Documents. It looks for PDF and Office files such as Word and Excel.
- When the scan is done, preview the results and select your files.
- Restore them. Restored documents are saved in DeepsRecovery/RestoredDocuments.
Files are recognised by their contents, not only their name, so a document can be found even if its name was lost. Results depend on how much new data was written since it was deleted.
See also Where Are Recovered Files Saved?
Was this article helpful?
Thanks for your feedback!
Sorry about that. Our team can help you directly.
Contact support