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Part 11: Recover or Shred deleted files

Deleted Files can still be recovered. As hackers, we might have saved important/ confidential files on an android device and anyone can recover this – It is death to our part. Therefore, we might need to shred this data.

How to recover deleted files?

First, we must know how to recover deleted files. There are numbers of file recovery apps but I use “GT File Recovery.” It is so user friendly that I don’t even need to explain to you how to use it! It only requires Root access and that’s it!

How to shred deleted files?

Shredding files means deleting a file forever. For this tutorial, we will use Fshred. Download the app on Play Store and open the app. you will be asked on which storage space you wanted to wipe/shred. The Fshred creates a huge file to fill up your selected storage’s free space; if this happens, all deleted files will be impossible to be recovered. NOTE: Fshred does not harm anything on your device; it does not delete any existing files. Just make sure that your device is on its full energy before you start shredding.

Alternative Recovery apps

Source: Google Play Store

1. Disk Digger (Photo Recovery)

2. Photo Recovery

3. Deleted Photo Recovery

4. Dumpster (Photo & Video Recovery)

5. Memory card Recovery

6. GT Recovery

7. The Recovery app

8. Undeleter (This one is the most effective but the recovery features are paid)

9. GT Sms Recovery (Recover Text messages)