Imagine this: You’re on a beautiful Maltese holiday, snapping away at the stunning views from the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta. Suddenly, your phone slips from your grasp, crashing onto the stone pavement. When you pick it up, you realise the horror – your photos are gone. But don’t hit that panic button just yet. Here’s how you can recover your deleted photos for free using Stellar Photo Recovery.

Before we dive into the recovery process, let’s understand what happens when you delete a photo. When you hit that ‘delete’ button, the photo isn’t immediately wiped from your device. Instead, the space it occupied is marked as available for new data. This means there’s a chance to retrieve your photos, given the right tools and a bit of luck.

Stellar Photo Recovery is a free, user-friendly software that can help you recover deleted photos from various storage devices, including memory cards, USB drives, and even your phone’s internal storage. It’s a lifesaver for those moments when you’ve accidentally deleted your precious memories. Let’s guide you through the process.

Step 1: Download and Install

Head over to the Stellar Photo Recovery website and download the free version. Install it on your computer. Remember, for this process, you’ll need a computer and your storage device (like a memory card or USB drive) connected to it.

Step 2: Connect Your Device

Insert your memory card into a card reader and connect it to your computer. If you’re using a USB drive or your phone’s internal storage, connect that directly to your computer.

Step 3: Scan for Deleted Photos

Launch Stellar Photo Recovery. In the main window, select the type of file you want to recover (in this case, photos) and then choose the drive that contains your deleted photos. Click ‘Scan’.

Step 4: Preview and Recover

Once the scan is complete, you’ll see a list of recoverable files. You can preview the photos to ensure they’re the ones you want to recover. Select the photos you want to save and click ‘Recover’. Choose a location on your computer to save the recovered photos.

• Act fast. The longer you wait, the less likely you are to recover your photos.
• Don’t save new data to the device where your photos were stored. This could overwrite the data you’re trying to recover.
• If Stellar Photo Recovery can’t find your photos, try using the ‘Deep Scan’ option. It takes longer but has a higher chance of finding deleted files.

And there you have it! Your deleted photos from that beautiful Maltese holiday are back, safe and sound. So, the next time you’re exploring the Three Cities or enjoying a traditional Maltese feast, you can snap away knowing that even if something goes wrong, your memories aren’t lost forever.