How to retrieve lost files from Pixel 8?

No matter how careful you are, phone broken and data missing happen without any permission. if you try the Android Data Recovery to restore lost files from Google Pixel 8, you don’t need to worry.

In fact, a great bunch of mobile users complain that the important data can be deleted or erased from their device easily by mistake if they accidentally use unknown functions, Google Pixel 8 is no exception. Once your files is lost, you must want to figure out a way to get them back immediately. This post may help you out. It walks you through the process of recovering erased data from Google Pixel 8 via a helpful files recovery tool.

• Part 1: How to retrieve lost files from Pixel 8? (on macOS)
• Part 2: How to retrieve lost files from Pixel 8? (on Windows)

Actually, a lot of users said they lost many files and want to recover those deleted files without backup, is that possible? Definitely yes. You might need an extraordinary third-party program to help – Android Data Recovery.

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Part 1. How to retrieve lost files from Pixel 8? (on macOS)

Step 1:  Download and launch the Android Data Recovery on Mac
Download and install the Aiseesoft FoneLab Android Data Recovery for Mac in your Mac computer, when you open it, a dialog box will pop up to remind you whether to register, purchase or free try.
Note: You can free try this software in 30 days

Step 2: Connection
Run this powerful Android data recovering software on your Mac computer, and then connect your Google Pixel 8 device to computer via the USB cable. The program will detect your device automatically.

Step 3: Enable USB debugging.
Android Data Recovery will prompt you to enable USB debugging on your Google Pixel 8 if you don’t open the debugging mode. The program will detect the version of your Google Pixel 8 device automatically and give you the instruction of opening the USB debugging mode on your Pixel 8. After finishing the operations on your phone, click “OK” button.

Step 4: Select the messages you want to recover.
After connection, all file types on your Google Pixel 8 will be showed in the interface. Choose the file types you want to recover, such as contacts, messages, messages attachments, call logs, photos, gallery, picture library, videos, audios and other documents. Check the file types you want to recover and click Next. The program will scan your device automatically.

Step 5: Recover Google Pixel 8 messages
When the scanning is finished, all types of files will be listed in categories on the left control. You are allowed to check the detailed information of each data. Preview and select the data you want to recover, and then click “Recover” button to complete recovering process.

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Part 2. How to retrieve lost files from Pixel 8? (on Windows)

Step 1: Download and launch the Android Data Recovery
Download and install the Android data recovery tool in your Windows computer, you can free try this software in 30 days.

Step 2: Connection
Connect your Google Pixel 8 device to your Windows computer via the USB cable. Wait for seconds before the device is detected. Install the device driver on your computer if it hasn’t been installed.

Step 3: Enable USB debugging.
Allow USB debugging when your Android prompts you of USB debugging permission. After finishing the operations on your Google Pixel 8 , click “OK” button.

Step 4: Preview and recover the lost data.
Soon, all Android available files will be classified into category on the left. You can toggle the button of “Only display the deleted item(s)” to “On”, so that you can quickly find the wanted Android file. Click “Recover” button and choose a destination folder to recover files. Within seconds, you can navigate to the file folder and check your deleted files from Google Pixel 8.

The above steps are the whole process to retrieve deleted data from Google Pixel 8 without backup with the help of Android Data Recovery. In any case, prevention is the best protection. To avoid losing data from your Google Pixel 8 again, do remember to backup it on your computer well.