7 simple and useful methods for Huawei smartphone and tablet users to recover deleted and lost data, no matter with or without backup.
Nowadays, more and more users are using Huawei smartphones. When we use smartphones, we may lose data in the device due to our carelessness, virus attacks, factory reset, OS/Rooting error, or any other unknown reasons. If you accidentally lose or delete important data while using a Huawei device, please don't worry. This article provides you with multiple methods in terms of data recovery. If you want to use a simple and efficient method to retrieve lost or deleted data from Huawei smartphones, then read this article carefully!
Now, Huawei's smart phones are getting better and better. Huawei has provided a variety of series of smart phones to different consumer groups by positioning different performance levels. Now I will introduce you the main series of products. The Huawei P series focuses on fashion and photography. It takes into account young fashion quality and performance, and is the flagship machine for young consumers. For example, Huawei P30 series, P40 series, etc. These Huawei P series phones have won the favor of many young people with their excellent camera performance. Huawei Mate series, positioned at high-end, represents the highest level of Huawei's flagship machine. Therefore, its consumer users are mostly high-end business people. For example, Huawei Mate30/Mate30 Pro (5G), Mate X 5G, etc., focus on top-level photography, performance and network experience. The configuration of these devices is the highest level at the moment, and fully meets the needs of consumer users. Huawei Nova series is a new series launched by Huawei in 2016. It targets users with mid- to high-end consumption levels. For example, Huawei Nova8/8 Pro, Nova7/7 Pro, Nova6/6 SE/6Pro, Nova5/5 Pro, etc. With its powerful camera functions and excellent configuration, it has attracted many customers who pay attention to appearance and taking pictures.
Based on the configuration and other aspects of Huawei's smart phones are getting better and better, so more and more users are choosing Huawei smart phones. When we use Huawei equipment, we will always be amazed at its experience. However, there are always accidents in life. Therefore, in addition to lamenting Huawei's powerful accident, we will also feel distressed because of some small problems. These little problems are about our data loss. When we use Huawei, we may accidentally delete our data, or accidentally be attacked by a virus while browsing the web, causing our data to be lost. Of course, there are many reasons for data loss. But no matter what causes the data loss in your device, with the help of this article, you can use a simple and efficient method to recover lost or deleted data in Huawei. In addition, in order to help you back up your data better to reduce your unnecessary trouble when data is lost. This article also provides you with several ways to back up your data.
Part 1 Methods for Data Recovery
- Method 1. Recover Photos Videos from Huawei Recycle Bin
- Method 2. Directly Recover Data from Huawei Phone without Backup
- Method 3. Restore Data from Backup to Huawei Phone
- Method 4. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone from Huawei Cloud
- Method 5. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone from Google Cloud
- Method 6. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone with Mobile Transfer
- Method 7. Restore Data from Previous Phone with Phone Clone
Part 2 Methods for Data Backup
- Way 1. Backup Data from Huawei Phone to Computer
- Way 2. Backup Data from Huawei Phone to Huawei Cloud
Method 1. Recover Photos Videos from Huawei Recycle Bin
The recycle bin originally only existed in the computer system, but with the development and popularization of smart phones, the recycle bin function has been added to many Huawei phones, allowing users to restore the pictures and videos that were deleted by mistake within a certain period of time. Next, let's tell you how to recover photos and videos from Huawei recycle bin.
Step 1: Unlock your Huawei phone, open the “Gallery” app and tap on the “Albums” icon.
Step 2: Swipe down the screen until you find the "Recently Deleted" folder, tap on it.
Step 3: All the photos and videos that were deleted by you in the last 30 days will be temporarily stored here, you can preview them one by one before recovery. After selecting and confirming, tap on the "Restore" icon at the bottom of the screen to restore the selected contents to the original save path.
Note: This method has certain limitations, these temporary files will be completely deleted after 30 days. If you want a more reliable, more effective and more comprehensive data recovery method, please read the following Method 2.
Method 2. Directly Recover Data from Huawei Phone without Backup
When you face data loss without backup, you need the help of Huawei Data Recovery. Huawei Data Recovery is a very professional data recovery software. Even if you don't have a data backup, the software can easily restore your lost or deleted data to your Huawei smartphone. It can recover many types of data, including contacts, call history, photos, videos, audio, text messages, WhatsApp chat history, etc. In addition to common data types, if you can't find the data you want to recover, a feature of the software can also help you detect the data you need. In addition, you don't have to worry about whether the software is compatible with your device. Huawei Data Recovery is compatible with more than 7000 devices including all Huawei smartphones. Not only that, the security of the software is also very satisfactory to users. From the user's evaluation, this software protects their privacy well. And the data recovered by the software is also the source data needed by the user.
Supported Huawei Devices: Huawei Mate 40/40 Pro/40 Pro+, Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design, Huawei Mate 30/30 Pro/30 Lite, Huawei Mate 30E Pro, Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design, Huawei Mate 20/20 Pro/20 X/20 Lite, Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, Huawei Mate 10/10 Pro/10 Lite, Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, Huawei Mate X/Xs, Huawei P50/P50 Pro/P50 Pro+/P50 Lite, Huawei P40/P40 Pro/P40 Pro+/P40 lite/P40 lite E, Huawei P30/P30 Pro/P30 Pro New Edition/P30 lite/P30 lite New Edition, Huawei P20/P20 Pro/P20 lite, Huawei P10/P10 Plus/P10 Lite, Huawei P8 series, Huawei P9 series, Huawei nova 8/8 Pro/8 SE, Huawei nova 7/7 Pro/7i/7 SE, Huawei nova 6/6 SE, Huawei nova 5/5 Pro/5i/5i Pro/5T/5z, Huawei nova 4/4e, Huawei nova 3/3i, Huawei nova 2/2 plus/2s, Huawei nova, Huawei Y series, etc.
Step 1: Choose the appropriate Huawei Data Recovery version and download it to your computer. Then follow the prompts to install it on your computer and run it.
Step 2: After successfully entering the software, you will see some options on the main page. Please select the "Android Data Recovery" mode among these options.
Step 3: Use a USB cable to connect your Huawei smartphone to the computer, and then turn on USB debugging on the Huawei device.
If you device is connected but not recognized, please don't worry, the program will provides some prompts for you to reference, just follow it.
If you don't know how to enable USB debugging on Huawei devices, you can follow the instructions of Huawei Data Recovery to complete this operation. Because the software will detect your device's system to provide corresponding operations to complete USB debugging.
Step 4: Once your device is detected, all the scanable data types of the software will be listed. Select the types of data you need to recover, and then click "Next" to scan.
Tips: For security reasons, the Huawei phone system will block certain operations of the program. Therefore, in order to scan as much data as you want, please allow related requests from the software, but please rest assured that this will not cause any damage to your Huawei phone data.
Step 5: After the scan is completed, you can view the data specific items of the selected scanned files on the page. Preview and select the data you need to recover on the page. After selecting, click "Recover" to restore the lost and deleted data back to your Huawei phone.
Tips: If you can't find the data you want, you can click "Deep Scan" button on the right bottom corner to rescan and get more lost data.
Method 3. Restore Data from Backup to Huawei Phone
As a professional data recovery software, Huawei Data Recovery can not only help you recover data without backup. It can also choose to restore your data from the backup to the Huawei device according to your needs. Therefore, if you have backed up the data you need on the software, this method is also a good choice.
Step 1: Launch Huawei Data Recovery on the computer, and then select the "Android Data Backup & Restore" mode on the page.
Step 2: Use a USB cable to connect the Huawei phone to the PC. Then select "Device Data Restore" or "One-click Restore" mode in the selection panel on the page.
Step 3: Now the software will detect your backup files on Huawei Data Recovery. After checking, you can see a list of backups on the page. Select the backup file you need from the backup list, and then click the "Start" button to extract the data in the backup.
Step 4: Now you can view all the extracted data on the page. Preview and select the data you need to recover, then click "Restore to Device" to recover the selected data to your Huawei device.
Method 4. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone from Huawei Cloud
If you have backed up the data you need to restore on Huawei Cloud, you can choose the following method to restore the lost or deleted data in your Huawei phone.
Step 1: Connect your Huawei phone to a stable Wi-Fi network.
Step 2: Press Setting > Account on the Huawei phone, then add and log in to your Huawei account.
Step 3: After logging in successfully, select Cloud on your device and press Cloud backup.
Step 4: Now you can select the earlier backup file on your Huawei device. Then click "Restore" to restore the data in the backup to the Huawei phone.
- If the window "Restore this backup?" pops up on the page, click "Restore".
- If the "Restore home screen layout" pops up on the page, click "OK".
Method 5. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone from Google Cloud
As the same, if you have ever backed up your Huawei phone data to Google Cloud, you can follow the below steps to restore it to your computer.
Step 1: Connect the Huawei phone to a stable Wi-Fi network.
Step 2: Open Setting > Acoount on Huawei, then add and log in to your Google Cloud account.
Step 3: After logging in to your Google Cloud account, select the device you have backed up on the current page. After selecting, select the data to be restored on the page. Finally, click "RESTORE" to restore the Google Cloud data to Huawei.
Method 6. Restore Backup to Huawei Phone with Mobile Transfer
If you have used Mobile Transfer to back up your Huawei phone data, then you can choose the following method. With the help of Mobile Transfer, you can use an easy and convenient method to extract all data from backup and selectively restore to your Huawei devices.
Step 1: Download, install and run Mobile Transfer on the computer, then select "Restore from Backups" mode and tap on "MobileTrans" on the homepage.
Tips: In fact, this method is not limited to the backup generated by this software, it also supports other backup files, such as Kies backup, iTunes backup, iCloud backup, OneDrive backup and so on, if you get these backups, you can choose them according to your need.
Step 2: Select the appropriate backup file from the list to extract all the file inside, and use a USB cable to connect your Huawei phone to the computer.
Step 3: When the software successfully detects your Huawei phone, you need to select the types of file that you wish to restore, then click "Start Transfer" button to complete the data recovery.
Method 7. Restore Data from Previous Phone with Phone Clone
Although Phone Clone is just a data migration tool, when the above methods fail to restore your lost Huawei phone data, you may wish to change your mind and think about whether your old phone still save the lost data? If so, then data transfer is the last lifesaver of your Huawei phone data.
Step 1: Download, install the Phone Clone app on both of your old phone and Huawei phone. For the later released Huawei phones, their systems generally have pre-installed this application.
Step 2: Run the Phone Clone app on both of your phone, then tap on "This is the old phone" on your phone, and tap on "This is the new phone" on your Huawei phone.
Step 3: Use the old phone to scan the QR code that display on the Huawei phone to establish a connection between your phones. If you old phone can not scan the QR code, you can also click on the "Connent Maunally" option on your old phone, and searching to join the WLAN hotspot that created by the Huawei phone.
Step 4: After connecting, choose the contents that you want to transfer to the Huawei phone, then tap on "Send Data" and wait for the transfer to finish.
The above are the methods you can choose to recover your Huawei phone data. Hope you can choose a suitable method to complete your data recovery. It is certainly very important to master the method of restoring your Huawei phone data. But it is also important to back up your Huawei phone data regularly. We know that backing up your data regularly can help you reduce a lot of trouble when data is lost. Therefore, below I will provide you with two methods to help you back up your important Huawei phone data.
Way 1. Backup Data from Huawei Phone to Computer
An excellent data recovery software, it must not only help you recover data, but also help you back up data. And Huawei Data Recovery is such an excellent data recovery software. Below I will introduce you how to back up your Huawei phone data with the help of this software.
Step 1: Run Huawei Data Recovery on the computer, and then select the "Android Data Backup & Restore" mode on the page.
Step 2: Use a USB cable to connect your Huawei phone to the computer. Then select the "Device Data Backup" or "One-click Backup" option on the page.
Step 3: Select the backup data from the page, and then you can change the saving path of the backup file according to your needs. After confirming the selected backup file and saving path, click "Start" to back up your data to the computer.
Way 2. Backup Data from Huawei Phone to Huawei Cloud
As a Huawei user, you can also choose to back up data to Huawei Cloud. The following are the specific steps to back up data to Huawei Cloud:
Step 1: Unlock your Huawei phone, then connect your Huawei phone to a stable Wi-Fi network.
Step 2: Select Setting on the Huawei phone, then add and log in to your Huawei account.
Step 3: On this page, please click "Cloud" to enter the HUAWEI cloud space. Then click "Cloud backup" to turn on your cloud backup. Now, you can check the data you need to back up, and then click "Backup" to start backing up the data to Huawei Cloud.
Tips: For the best HUAWEI Mobile Cloud experience, it is recommended that you update HUAWEI Cloud to the latest version. After signing up for Huawei Cloud, you'll automatically receive 5GB of free storage space. You can use this space to sync your photos, videos, contacts and more, store files, and back up important data from your Huawei device(s).
If you are told that your Huawei cloud storage space is insufficient, don't be nervous, you can follow the steps below to expand your Huawei cloud storage space.
- Step 1: Unlock your Huawei phone, go to Settings > Log in with HUAWEI ID > Cloud > Upgrade cloud storage space on your phone.
- Step 2: Just select the plan that you wish to upgrade to, and touch Buy. The cloud storage space options include 50GB, 200GB, and 2048GB.
