How to Recover Lost or Deleted Files from Google Drive

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Google drive is a product of Google providing file storage and synchronization. It provides the best services to organize and use your documents. Google Drive provides a user-friendly service, and it also gives you an option to recover your files when deleted. To know how to recover deleted files on Google drive and what files can be recovered, keep reading the information below till the end.

Which files can be recovered on Google drive?

Most of the time, you delete some files and later realize their use, or sometimes you don't realize and delete your files accidentally. In that case, you can quickly recover your files that are deleted. If you have deleted your files recently, Google drive will help you recover your account for a personal account. In case you have a consumer account and below are the rules:-

1. You create the file

2. Uploaded the file in Google drive

3. You accepted the ownership for someone else

Then deleting your Google account will permanently remove the file, and you may not recover the file. However, if you use your account for your school, work, another group, then you can contact your organization to recover deleted files on Google drive. 

Recover a lost file on Android, Computer, iPhone, and iPad

If you have lost your file and are unsure whether it is deleted, you can follow the step below to recover it.

Recover your lost file on the computer

At first, check the activity panel and follow the steps below.

• Go to the Google drive link on a computer that is driv.google.com
• Click on my Drive at left
• On the top right, click on the info tab
• Scroll down and search for your file, right-click the file to recover it

Advanced search option

You can also go for an advanced search option if you can't recover it via the activity panel.

1. At first, go to drive.google.com.
2. On the top, click the down arrow on the search bar.
3. Go to the advanced search option to get your file. To clear it, e.g., to see spreadsheets click on the down arrow next to type and then hit the spreadsheets option.

Recover your lost file on Android

• Go to the Google Drive app on your android login to your account
• Click on my Drive on left
• On the top right, click on the info tab
• Scroll down and search for your file, right-click the file to recover it

Advanced search option

1. You can also go for an advanced search option.
2. At first, go to the Google Drive application on your phone.
3. On the top, click the down arrow on the search bar.
4. Go to the advanced search option to get your file. To clear it, e.g., type spreadsheets, click on the down arrow next and then hit the spreadsheets option.

Recover your lost file on iPhone and iPad

At first, check the activity panel and follow the steps below.

• Go to the Google Drive app on your Android, or you can also go to the link drive.google.com on your iPhone/iPad
• Click on my Drive on left
• on the top right, click on the info tab
• Navigate and search for your file, right-click the file to recover it

Advanced search option

1. You can also go for an advanced search option.
2. At first, go to drive.google.com on your iPhone/iPad.
3. On the top, click the down arrow on the search bar.
4. Go to the advanced search option to get your file. To clear it, e.g., type spreadsheets, click on the down arrow next to type and then hit the spreadsheets option to recover the spreadsheet.

So using the above steps, you can recover your lost file for sure. If you have deleted a file and want to recover it later, you can go to the trash folder and retrieve it from there. Moreover, if required, you can also fix some common issues on Google drive by following the step below.

Fix common issues on Google drive

Steps 1- Most of the time, the errors are temporary; in that case, you can wait and try to open your file later.

Step 2: Go ahead with the basic troubleshooting by following the steps below.

• Check your browser version; it is recommended to use Google chrome for Drive. Still, you can also try to open it to another device like Mozilla, Firefox, Microsoft, internet explorer, or apple safari.
• Make sure that the files sizes are not exceeding the limits; otherwise, the files may not load up properly.
• It requires strong internet connections; you can set up offline access if you have poor internet connectivity.

Step 3: If you still cannot fix the issue, you can proceed with the more advanced troubleshooting options.

So, using the above information, you can recover deleted files on Google drive anytime. In case you have any issues, you can also speak to the Google customer support team anytime.