7 Simple Ways to Restore Deleted and Lost Data on Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

Summary: When you are still immersed in the joy of getting the Samsung Galaxy S21 series, but you encounter data loss, fortunately, this article will introduce you several simple and effective methods in detail to help you easily recover the deleted and lost data on Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.

At the beginning of the article, we first introduce your current outstanding Samsung Galaxy S21 series flagship phone. In terms of processors, all Samsung Galaxy S21 series will be equipped with these two high-end chips, Snapdragon 888 and Samsung Exynos 2100.

  1. Samsung Galaxy S21 uses a 6.2-inch Full HD screen with 8GB+128GB/256GB memory combination. The battery capacity is 4000mAh, front is 1000W camera, rear is three camera combination of 6400W telephoto camera + 1200W ultra wide-angle camera + 1200 main camera.
  2. Samsung Galaxy S21+ uses a 6.7-inch Full HD screen, with a memory combination of 8GB+128GB/256GB, a battery capacity of 4800mAh, and the parameters of the front and rear cameras are the same as those of the Galaxy S21.
  3. Samsung Galsxy S21 Ultra uses a 6.8-inch WQHD+ screen, with a 12GB+128GB/256GB memory combination, and a battery capacity of 5000mAh. It will have an S Pen. The front camera is upgraded to a 4000W single hole, and the rear is a four-camera combination of 108 million main camera + 1200E ultra-wide-angle camera + 1000W telephoto camera + 1000W periscope camera, and supports laser autofocus.

There is no doubt that as Samsung’s flagship, the performance of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series is impeccable. This is why you rely on it more and use it more frequently, which is why it is more likely to cause data loss. In fact, mobile phone data loss is very common, no matter how good a mobile phone you are using, of course the Samsung Galaxy S21 series is no exception. As the matter of fact, data loss is not terrible. The terrible thing is that the correct method is not used in time to recover the lost data. Closer to home, we will provide you with a detailed solution right away.

  1. Part 1 Restore Backup from Google Drive to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  2. Part 2 Restore Backup from Samsung Cloud to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  3. Part 3 Restore Samsung Kies Backup to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  4. Part 4 Restore Smart Switch PC Backup onto Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  5. Part 5 Directly Restore Data on Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra without Backup (Recommended)
  6. Part 6 Extract Data from Backup and Restore to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  7. Part 7 Retrieve Deleted Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra
  8. Part 8 Backup Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to Samsung Cloud
  9. Part 9 Backup Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to Computer
  10. Part 10 Backup Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra with Smart Switch

With the increasing memory capacity of mobile phones, many users will regularly back up important data in their mobile phones, such as contacts, pictures, videos, etc. When encountering data loss, if you have any backup files, you will definitely occupy proactive. Fortunately, if you have ever backed up your phone data, please choose one of the below 4 methods from Part 1 to Part 4 to restore your data.

Part 1 Restore Backup from Google Drive to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

  1. Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra and connect it to a stable and available WiFi network.
  2. Go to “Settings” > “Accounts and backup” > “Manage accounts” > “Add account” > “Google”, then log into the Google account be used to backed up your phone data.
  3. After signed in, you’ll see a list of all your previous devices, please select the one as you need, then tap on “RESTORE” to restore it to your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.

Part 2 Restore Backup from Samsung Cloud to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

  1. Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra and connect it to a stable and available WiFi network.
  2. Go to “Settings” > “Accounts and backup” > “Backup and restore” > “Restore data”.
  3. Select your device as you like, and choose the files that you wish to restore.
  4. Click on “Restore” button to restore selected contents to your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.
    Tips: If needed, please follow the prompts on your phone’s screen to download your backup data.

Part 3 Restore Samsung Kies Backup to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

  1. Run Samsung Kies on your computer, and use a USB cable to connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to computer.
  1. Once your phone is detected, please click the “Back up/Restore” option in the top menu bar of the software interface. Then scroll until you find the “Restore” button, and click on it.
  1. Select a Kies backup file from the list, tap on “Next”.
  1. Select the the file types and settings according to you need, the press the “Next” button to begin restoring the selected contents to your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.
  1. Wait for the restore process to complete, click on “Complete” and close the interface.

Part 4 Restore Smart Switch PC Backup onto Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

Note: Before using this method, please ensure that you’ve install the latest version of Smart Switch software on your computer.

  1. Run Smart Switch on your computer, and connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to computer via a USB cable.
  2. Tap on “Allow” on your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra, the program will detects your device soon.
  3. After your device is recognized, select “Restore” on the homepage of Smart Switch.
  4. Tap on “Select your backup data” to select a backup file and file types that you wish to recover. If done, click “OK”.
  5. Click on “Restore now” on the software, then enter the passcode on your phone’s screen, and click on “RESTORE” to start restoring the selected data from selected backup to your Samsung Galaxy S218/S21+/S21 Ultra.
  6. Wait for the recovery process to finish, click “OK” on the software’s interface.

Part 5 Directly Restore Data on Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra without Backup

To directly restore deleted and lost data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra without backup, you just need the help of Samsung Data Recovery.

Samsung Data Recovery is an officially approved data recovery and management software, provide users with professional, safe and fast data recovery, data backup and system repair services. With help of Samsung Data Recovery, you can directly recover data including contacts, call history, text messages, photos, videos, audio, WhatsApp messages, documents and more from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra with ease.

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Step 1. Download and install the corresponding version of Samsung Data Recovery on your computer, then run it and click on “Android Data Recovery”.

Step 2. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra via a USB cable, it will be detected soon. If your device can not being recognized, please follow the prompts on the software to get more help.

Then follow the steps display on the software to open USB debugging mode and click “OK” button.

Step 3. Once your phone is successful detected, you will be asked to select the file types that you wish to scan and restore on your device, just choose those whatever you need, and press “Next” to start scanning your device.

During the scanning process, please pay attention to the requests from the program, which are helpful to find more lost data faster, please follow the prompts to complete the relevant operations.

Step 4. Wait for the scan to finish, all the recoverable scan result will be listed, after preview and confirmation, select the files you need, and click on “Recover” to save them all back.

Tips: The speed of data recovery depends on the amount of data you want to recover, if you can not find the data you need, please don’t worry, click on “Deep Scan” button to rescan your device, which will find more lost contents.

Part 6 Extract Data from Backup and Restore to Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

Samsung Data Recovery also allows you extracting to restore the selected data from the available backup file to any supported devices. So, if you get an useful backup file, then you can easily restore it to your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra by means of Samsung Data Recovery.

Step 1. Run Samsung Data Recovery software, then click on “Android Data Backup & Restore”.

Step 2. Use the USB cable to connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to computer.

Step 3. Choose the recovery mode of “Device Data Restore” or “One-click Restore”.

Step 4. Choose a backup file from the list and press “Start” button.

If you choose the “One-click Restore” mode, after pressing “Start”, the program will automatically restore the select backup to your device. If you choose the “Device Data Restore” mode, after pressing “Start”, the program will extract all the restoreable files from the backup, then select the files you need, and click on “Restore to Device” to save them back to your device.

Part 7 Retrieve Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra with Best Data Recovery

Best Data Recovery is a professional and reliable data recovery software. You can recover deleted and lost files, such as photos, documents, emails, audios, videos and more from mobile phone, computers, hard drives, flash drives, memory cards, digital cameras, etc. So, you can use this software to recover the deleted and lost data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra, even if without backup.

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Step 1: Download, install and run Best Data Recovery on your computer. Then use a USB cable to connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to the computer.

Step 2: After your phone is detected, different data types and disk options will appear on the homepage. Select the data you need to recover, then select your phone’s disk name, and then click “Scan” to quickly scan your device for the lost contents.

Step 3: After scanning, you will find that the data is divided into different formats. Click the file as needed to view the details of a specific item, and then select them. You can use the “Filter” function to quickly find the files you want to recover. After selecting, click “Recover” on the page to save the recovered data to your computer.

Note: If you cannot find the data you need, just press the “Deep Scan” button on the upper right corner of the interface to scan again.

Part 8 Backup Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to Samsung Cloud

Tips: Before using this method, please make sure that you’ve signed in your Samsung account and connected to a stable WIFI network for your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.

  1. Open Samsung Cloud app on your phone’s home screen, or go to “Settings”, then select “Accounts and backup” or “Cloud and accounts” or “Samsung Cloud”.
  2. Choose “Back up and Restore” > “Back up data”.
  3. Select the file types that you wish to back up, then click on “Back Up” to begin backing up the selected data on your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.

Part 9 Backup Data from Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to Computer

In addition to the data recovery function, the Samsung Data Recovery software also has a data backup function. So, you can use it to back up your data on Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra.

Step 1. Run Samsung Data Recovery software, then click on “Android Data Backup & Restore”.

Step 2. Use the USB cable to connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to computer.

Step 3. Choose the backup mode of “Device Data Backup” or “One-click Backup”.

Step 4. Select the file you need to back up, click on “Start” button to sync them to your computer.

Part 10 Backup Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra with Smart Switch

  1. Run Smart Switch and connect your Samsung Galaxy S21/S21+/S21 Ultra to computer via a USB cable, then press “Allow” on your phone screen.
  2. Select “Backup” on the primary interface of Smart Switch to begin backing up your phone data.
  3. Wait for the backup to complete, click “OK”.