Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Can't prove that I own my account

Question: Can't prove that I own my account

Get my password reset

Hi Rod,

Welcome to the Google Photos Product Help Forum.
 
We are mostly user volunteers here, and have no access to accounts, etc.
 
This seems to be the most comprehensive source of data on recovery of Gmail addresses.
 
Excerpt:
Lost Password Recovery. The recover process can be started in either of two ways:
Try all possible recovery emails and recovery phones which you have access to.  If possible, log into the recovery site from an IP address you have used previously.
 
Another thought, is that you MAY have saved your Google account password in the password management facility of a browser you don't use very often (Firefox, IE, Edge, Chrome...).  If you think this is a possibility you might search ~password management~ with the name of the specific browser.
 
You will find more expertise on recovering accounts in the Gmail support forum. 
 
Best regards, Dougsap (volunteer Google Photos user)


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Question: Previous scanned photos have been fine. Now there is a white spot on the picture .

I tried both with a glass cover and without. White spot remains.

Hello Ted,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community!

Just to confirm, are you referring to the photos scanned through Photo Scan app? If so, could you please share more information about your issue, so that I'd able to address it with the best possible solution? In the meantime, I'd suggest you go through this Help Center article for more information on scanning your photos.

Hope to hear back soon!

Regards,
Ricky


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Question: Is there a way to upload all of your photos from all devices to one specific album in Google Photos

Is there a way to upload all of your photos from all devices to one specific album in Google Photos.

Hi Marsha McFalls!
Yes it is possible. Method one: if you have one account on different devices, then open Photos, and enable the AutoBackup option in the settings. All files will be uploaded to Photos in one account from different devices.

Method two : If you have different accounts and different devices, create a "Share album\

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Thank you, but that wasn't my question. i would like to create an Album in Google Photos called "uploads" and have all of my photos from all of my devices automatically be placed in that album (and not just in the general photos area), Does this make it more clear?

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Ok, Yes, thanks for clarifying the question. But in this case there is no such functional. There is a section with the files that you recently uploaded.

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Question: Uploading to google photos from Macbook (Apple Photos) shows I have over 300,000 photos??

I have 20,000 photos and 900 videos on my Macbook on Apple photos and am trying to upload them to go…

I have 20,000 photos and 900 videos on my Macbook on Apple photos and am trying to upload them to google photos, it is syncing but is finding more photos than i have (over 300,000!) has anyone else had this or know a solution? It has been going for 3 days now!!

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Hello Tom,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community!

Could you please try the following steps in a sequence to see if it helps resolve the issue:
  • Clear your browser's cache and cookies.
  • Try Incognito/private window and check if similar issue appears.
  • Disable browser extensions one by one and see if this helps resolve the issue.
  • Test to see if the issue appears on a different browser.
  • Sign out and sign into Google Photos to check if the issue persists. This won't affect already backed up photos to Google Photos. Simultaneously, disable and enable the back up & sync option and then try uploading the photos.
Let me know how this works.

Regards,
Ricky


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Question: My account shows 189 GB when my maximum is 100 GB overnight

I have a 100GB account and all of the sudden I see 189GB of photos. i don't see any new photos or an…

I have a 100GB account and all of the sudden I see 189GB of photos. i don't see any new photos or any huge photos that could have doubled the size of my account overnight. Why could have happened overnight ?

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Hi Raul,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community.

To assist you better, could you please share a screenshot or short video of the difference of space available on your Google Drive storage and Google Photos. Please ensure you remove any personal information in the screenshots that you share.

Hope to hear back soon!

Regards,
Ricky


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I think it just went up 3 G ! doesnt make any sense ! 

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Storage details
192.84 GB used
Drive 0.31 GB
Gmail 8.7 GB
Google Photos 183.82 GB



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Question: I use icloud and need to access a video on google photos. How if I don't allow access to my photos?



Hello Sue,

Thanks for posting in the Google Photos Help Community!

You may turn off the back up & sync option in Google Photos to see that it doesn't access your device photos. Alternatively, you can follow the below mentioned steps to stop Google Photos to access files on your device:
  1. On your iOS device, go to Settings.
  2. Scroll all the way down to see the list of installed 3rd party apps.
  3. Tap the application you want to view its accesses and permissions and simply toggle off the one (Google Photos app) you don't want to allow to access your device files.
Hope this helps!

Regards,
Ricky


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Question: One new update is come for photos and I was download it bt it can't be install why? Can u fix this problem

Update it so many times but it show eroor

Hello Shubham,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community!

It sounds like you're unable to view/install the new update in Google Photos though the download was successful from the Playstore. If so, I'd suggest you try the below mentioned steps which may help resolve this issue:
  • Try clearing the cache and data of the Google App: Settings > Apps > Photos App > Storage > Clear Cache and then tap on Manage Space > Clear All Data.
  • Log out from all the Google accounts, restart the device and log into Google Photos app using the exact email account. Then try updating the app from Playstore and check if you're able to view/install the update.
  • If that doesn't help, go to Settings > Apps > Google App > Disable. Later you can tap on Enable (If you've an option to uninstall the Google App, please uninstall and reinstall the app).
Let me know how it goes.

Regards,
Ricky


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Hello Shubham,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community!

It sounds like you're unable to view/install the new update in Google Photos though the download was successful from the Playstore. If so, I'd suggest you try the below mentioned steps which may help resolve this issue:
  • Try clearing the cache and data of the Google App: Settings > Apps > Photos App > Storage > Clear Cache and then tap on Manage Space > Clear All Data.
  • Log out from all the Google accounts, restart the device and log into Google Photos app using the exact email account. Then try updating the app from Playstore and check if you're able to view/install the update.
  • If that doesn't help, go to Settings > Apps > Google App > Disable. Later you can tap on Enable (If you've an option to uninstall the Google App, please uninstall and reinstall the app).
Let me know how it goes.

Regards,
Ricky


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Question: How do I tell or know the owner of photos with me from unknown source

How do I know the owner of the photos shared with me from an unknown source



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Question: Can't download movie creation

After create a movie with some parts of others I can't download it!



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Question: I am due a refund and have had no communication from anybody about this.



I ordered a Google photo book and had to cancel immediately because the shipping address was wrong. I reordered it and have received the second one. But I have not received the refund for the first. This needs to be done immediately.

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Question: All photo

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Question: Add an entire shared album to my library

My husband and I have a shared album of our son that he created. I'm trying to add all the photos (4…

My husband and I have a shared album of our son that he created. I'm trying to add all the photos (4,000+) to my library, but the only way I seem to be able to do that is to click on each individual image and click the "add to library" cloud, one by one. I feel like there has to be a way to either select all images to do this, or to add the entire album - any ideas? Thanks!

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Hello mari, when you open the shared album there is a cloud icon with a down arrow. If you click on that without selecting any photos it will add the whole album to your library, Peter


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That cloud with the down arrow is gone!!!  I used to use it to import photos to a different library but it is no longer there.  My method was:
1>Select photos in one library and share to a link
2>Login to second library and open link, cloud with down arrow would appear
3>Clicking cloud would import photos into second library

The cloud with the down arrow no longer appears!!!!!
As this solution is dated 2/19/2019, if you have seen the cloud, how did you get it to appear.  Please be specific.


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When I log in as a club I belong to and share a folder with my personal account, the folder shows up in my personal "sharing" folders.  I see both folders I am sharing out and folders other accounts are sharing with me.  If I add photos to this shared folder while in my personal account, then select these folders while in the club account, I see the "Add to Library" cloud with down arrow.

But, when share a folder with the club account, and then log in to it.  I do not see folders that I have shared with it under sharing.  I do get an email and can see the shared folder if I open the email.

A year ago, it used to be easier to see the "Add to Library" cloud.  Any ideas?


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Harold, Mari's question was asked and answered, please submit a new question so it can be looked at independently, Thank you, Peter


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Hello mari, when you open the shared album there is a cloud icon with a down arrow. If you click on that without selecting any photos it will add the whole album to your library, Peter


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Question: After every photo scan a new album is created in photos. I had to delete 200+ albums on my iPhone

Google photo scan issues



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Question: Unable to open saved photo files, was advised to update google+. app in android. How to get it back?

update google+ ad advised, but still unable to find all my files in photo app.



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Question: I don't know but restore by phone





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Question: photos upload to Drive

I have Google Photos for few years now and all my PC photos are in G-photos. I downloaded the new ba…

I have Google Photos for few years now and all my PC photos are in G-photos. I downloaded the new backup and sync and now it starts to upload my photos to the 'My Computer" section in the Drive. There is no need to upload the photos again, they are already in G-photos. How do i stop this upload?

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Hello

Welcome to the Google Help Community
On your Computer Click on Back up and Sync,
Then Click on the More Icon> Preferences > Sync My Drive to this computer > Sync only these folders.
Then Try Deselecting the folder where your photos are located.

Hope this Helped
Do check out Back up & sync files with Google Drive to get more details on this.
Hope this Helped.
:smile:


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Question: My screenshots have all been modified from the original. Most being from my video chat on Facebook m

Im trying to get my original screenshots back

Where these modified in Google Photos? If so there should be an "undo edits" option. If the changes were not made in Google Photos then you can't recover the originals via Photos.


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Question: Franklin Credits (1998)

Franklin Credits (1998)​ Franklin Credits (1998)



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Question: Why would my daughter's album with 14K+ photos be listed last?

After I was invited to select albums for my Father's Day video, I went to Albums > People and was as…

After I was invited to select albums for my Father's Day video, I went to Albums > People and was astounded not to find my daughter's album in its usual place, in the upper left hand corner. The first three are my son, my wife, and myself. My daughter used to be first; in fourth place is my daughter's friend who appears in a few photos, far fewer than my daughter (14K+). Her album, it turns out, is now at the very end, *after* the album for a teacher which contains a mere 3 photos. I've checked my daughter's and her friend's albums for possibly miscategorized photos, but there were hardly any. 

I don't understand how this could have happened. How can I restore my daughter's album to its rightfully-earned place?

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Question: oct 03 2019 ko photos keenchatha lekin open nahi hua next day switch off karke on karne se total mis

i want 03 oct 2019 birthday photos



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Question: add description to album Linux -android

Add a description to a Google Photos album

I would like to add a description to an album, such as 'Some shots taken at ... with the... Camera Club on the theme of...' in the same way as one can on Flickr and Facebook etc.

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Question: I accidentally saved an image to my saved, favorite images Google search. I need to remove this image as it is very offensive and im affraid my wife or my grandkids may stumble upon it. Its an image from pornhub.com and ive tried Everything to get it off.

I want to delete some saved favorite images from my Google search.

I accidentally saved an image to my saved, favorite images Google search. I need to remove this image as it is very offensive and im affraid my wife or my grandkids may stumble upon it. Its an image from pornhub.com and ive tried Everything to get it off.

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We are able to help with questions/problems with the photos.google.com website or Google Photos app, unfortunately we can't help with Google searches. I would recommend posting this question in the Google Search & Assistant forum


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We are able to help with questions/problems with the photos.google.com website or Google Photos app, unfortunately we can't help with Google searches. I would recommend posting this question in the Google Search & Assistant forum


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Question: I have only backed up photos till 29th April 2018 although i got this phone in November 2017. Whre are my other photos? Why did you claim to give back up till 2021?

I have only backed up photos till 29th April 2018 although i got this phone in November 2017. Whre a…

I have only backed up photos till 29th April 2018 although i got this phone in November 2017. Whre are my other photos? Why did you claim to give back up till 2021?

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I have only backed up photos till 29th April 2018 although i got this phone in November 2017. Whre are my other photos? Why did you claim to give back up till 2021?

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Question: I have a question about emails TY

I would like to know how can retrieve emails from 5 8 to 6 12 2018. TY



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Question: Edges of photos don't seem to be detected which requires me to edit and crop each photo.

Photos appear cropped on my phone but are not cropped in Google photos. I have to crop each photo on…

Hello Rebacca,

Thanks for posting on the Google Photos Help Community.

To assist you better, could you please help me with the screenshots of the photos from your device's photo folder and the photo in Google Photos?

Note: Google Photos backs up the photo in the same way how they appear on your device. It isn't possible to edit or crop any images automatically when they get backed up from your device.

Keep us posted.

Best,
Daisy


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Question: Makrammakram587@email





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Question: Google Photos album link in Facebook

If i post a Google photos link on Facebook, what defines the image that will show up in Facebook? Do…

If i post a Google photos link on Facebook, what defines the image that will show up in Facebook? Do we have control on which image of the album will show on Facebook? based on experience, it seems that the IMAGE shown in Facebook is random? How can we define a specific image to show up in Facebook for the album link?

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Question: Hi. I'm trying to move all my pic from my Android phone to my computer. How do I do that?



You are posting on the Google Photos forum, but it is not clear if all your phone-photos are on https://photos.google.com when you log-in with your Google (gmail) account in your browser. 

That would make it more simple and that also makes it more easy to clean-up your phone for new pictures. 
Please come back to tell us because it also is not clear how handy you are with filemanagement.


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Question: Certain photos are not Archived

Hi. For some reasons certain photos are not archived. Even if I archive them using the button and go…

Hi. For some reasons certain photos are not archived. Even if I archive them using the button and google photos say Archives ok... they reapear in my library. Please help!!

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You can't archive from within an album. 
Else I never have had that experience, but I work in photos.google.com because in the app you never are sure if the picture you see is on the web only or local also.


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Question: How can I delete photos from my google photos app and leave it on my device (iPhone)?

I have tried turning off the sync function

You will need to go to the photos.google.com website and delete the image from there. Keep in mind though if you ever re-enable sync, it's possible this photo may be deleted from your phone as well.


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Question: Find missing photos from google

Find missing photos from Google

Hi Naomi,
 
Are these photos that used to be in Google Photos (you either saw them at photos.google.com, or in the Photos app on a device other than the ones they were originally uploaded from)? If so, first check the trash, deleted images will be there for 60 days.
If they are not in the trash and you're sure they were in the Google account before, there have been some reports of Google Drive being able to restore user’s deleted photos. Below are steps that another user posted hereSteps:
  1. Go to Google Drive help and click on contact us.
  2. Select any option, but selecting Missing or deleted files is recommended. Then select Request chat option.
  3. IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't tell them that you are trying to restore Google Photos.
REASON:  Our storage is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos. Google Drive help is there to assist you only on Drive related queries. So, if you tell them that you are about to restore permanently deleted Google Photos, they will end the chat with giving you this product forums link which is not at all useful. But the hack here is that Google Photos can also be accessed from Google Drive (From the left-hand sidebar) and in a way, Google Photos too come under the files of Google Drive.Just tell them that you've accidentally permanently deleted some files in Google Drive and you need those files back.


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Question: ૧૩/૬/૨૦૧૮ દરેકને ફોટા બેટ કરો

કેક નોફોટેનફોફોએનફોટોનાફોટોનેટફોન્ટફોફોએનફોટેનફોટેનફોફોએનફૉટોઓફોફો



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Question: where are my photos

i backed up my phone on 28th September and my photos are not in my photos.google.com associated emai…

i backed up my phone on 28th September and my photos are not in my photos.google.com associated email address. I lost my phone on 3rd October and need to recover this information. 
the google support team don't know whats happened to it and told me to post here to get a response from the photos team. This is a very urgent issue, as my phone has potentially been stolen and contains a lot of personal data.

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Question: عکس های پاک شده را بازیابی کنید





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Question: I want to get my old pictures,and video back.

I'm trying to find my pictures.



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Question: On sunday I had photos and monday morninng they were not there also no in trash also plz help

So I had photos sunday night but none monday morning also did not delete them and the strange thing …

So I had photos sunday night but none monday morning also did not delete them and the strange thing is that only two photos showed rather than the over one thousand photos I HAD LOST 6 YEARS OF PHOTS VERY DISAPOINTED ALSO NOT IN TRASH ALSO BETTER ANSWER VERY MAD THEY SHOULD STLL BE THERE . EVERY PHONE COMPANIES AND REPAIR SHOPS SAID IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH GOOGLE FIX THIS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT COMMON BETTER HELP

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Hello Silvana,

Thanks for posting on the Google Photos Help Community.

I understand your concern and this is certainly not the experience we want you to have while using Google Photos. I'd like to let you know that it isn't possible to recover the photos which are deleted from the trash folder in Google Photos. As an alternative, could you please make sure if you're able to find those photos in web version or the Android version of Google Drive under Google Photos folder? Try logging in to the same Google Accounts which is used to sign in to your Google Photos.

Also, you may try the below alternative steps to find the photos:
  1. get.google.com/albumarchive.
  2. other online photo or file storage services you use (e.g. Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud).
Let me know the progress.

Best,
Daisy


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Question: Free Photo promo did not activate

I purchased a Pixel XL with the promotion of free photo back up. Instead, the photos went to my Goog…

 I purchased a Pixel XL with the promotion of free photo back up.  Instead, the photos went to my Google Drive and took all my storage space.  What gives?!

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Hello Mike,

Thanks for writing on the Google Photos Help Community.

I'd like to let you know that All photos and videos uploaded from a Pixel phone are stored for free in Google Photos at original quality, whether it was taken by the camera, captured in a screenshot, or downloaded from another app. Where as any photos and videos that are uploaded from other devices (Nexus, Desktop, iPhone, other Android) will count against the storage quota of the account if done at original quality and will be free at High Quality (which compresses photos).

To narrow this down, I'd suggest you to help me with the below information:
  1. Could you please let me know how are the photos uploaded to Google Photos (are they uploaded from your new Pixel device or any other devices)?
  2. Where are the photos uploaded (are they uploaded Google Photos or Google Drive)?
  3. Are you able to see the photos in the Google Photos app?
  4. Could you please make sure if the Google Photos option is turned on in your Google Drive app?
Keep us posted.

Best,
Daisy


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Question: Google made a video compilation of my video's and added horrible music. I want the original video with the original music back. How do I do that?

nothing because I do not know how to get the original video and music back

Hi Resy van Hoffen!
Assistant uses only your existing photos and videos. To find them - open the Photos, and select the date when the photo or video was taken, you will find your files there. After that, you will be able to create any movies, animations and collages. You can also edit the movie created by Assistant.


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Thank you Tanya, it is just that I do not know how to edit the movie created by Assistent.
 The original movie is gone, used by Assistent and gone from the files.
Resy


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If we talk about editing, all films are edited in the same way. But if your original film is missing from Photos, then try to find it
 • Archive section in Photos, 
• Trash, 
If your video is not there, and you never deleted, in this case, request the return of your files, write feedback


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Question: Private photos I put into a album or a storage that. Was there Google On google photo calllHidden

Private photos that I Didn't want to. Go out over. FB , or google. Share I have been putting photo i…

Private photos that I Didn't want to. Go out over. FB , or google. Share I have been putting photo in well over a year now  I change out my photo from 6 to   6 s and ł my old one. Was really smashed up not able to use it to sync over

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Question: Want to recovered my deleted photos

Want to recoverd deleted photos

Hello Dwayne,

Welcome to the Google Photos Help Community!

I see that you want to recover the deleted photos. To narrow down the possibilities, I'd suggest you to help me with the below information:
  • Could you please make sure if you've backed up the photos to your Google Photos app?
  • Could you please check if the photos have been deleted accidentally and moved to trash folder in the Google Photos app? This is because when the photos are backed up and deleted from the Google Photos app, they will be deleted even from the device gallery app.
Just to make sure, are you trying to recover the photos which are deleted from the trash folder in Google Photos? If yes, I'd like to let you know that it isn't possible to recover the photos which are deleted from trash folder in Google Photos. If the photos are visible in the trash folder, to recover them I'd suggest you to follow the below steps:
  • On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app.
  • At the top left, tap Menu > Trash.
  • Touch and hold the photo or video you want to recover.
  • At the bottom, tap Restore. The photo or video will be back:
    • In your phone
    • Into the "Photos" section of the app.
    • Into any albums it was in.
Also, have a look at the help center article to know more about recovering the deleted photos or videos. Also, have a look at the help center article to find the missing photos or videos.

Let me know the progress.

Best,
Daisy


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