2 Ways to Recover Deleted and Lost Data from Huawei P40/P40 Pro

Summary: Do you know how to recover deleted or lost data on Huawei P40/P40 Pro? After reading this article, you will be able to master two methods to help you easily recover deleted or lost data from Huawei P40/P40 Pro.

Recently, news about the configuration of Huawei P40/P40 Pro has flowed out on the Internet. In terms of size, the screen size of Huawei P40 is between 6.1 inches and 6.2 inches, while Huawei P40 Pro uses a hyperboloid screen solution with a screen size between 6.5 inches and 6.7 inches. In the core configuration, they may all be equipped with Kirin 990 5G processor. In terms of camera, both phones use rectangular camera modules. The camera module of Huawei P40 can accommodate up to four sensors. In other respects, both phones use USB Type-C interfaces and under-screen fingerprints.

I believe whether you are a fan of Huawei or not, when you see such an excellent Huawei P40/P40 Pro, you really want to own it. But after you have it, there may be some reasons for data loss in Huawei P40/P40 Pro. Because we know that no matter how great a phone is, their data can be lost. When data is lost or deleted, many users do not know how to use some simple and efficient methods to recover the lost data of Huawei P40/P40 Pro. So this article will give you two ways to help you recover lost or deleted data on Huawei P40/P40 Pro.

Huawei Data Recovery is a very useful data recovery software. It can help you directly recover lost or deleted data from Huawei P40/P40 Pro, and it can also help you recover data from backup. There are many types of data it can recover, such as contacts, photos, videos, audio, text messages, call history, WhatsApp chat history, WhatsApp attachments, etc.. In addition, it is also compatible with more than 7,000 mobile phone models on the market, including our Huawei P40/P40 Pro. It is worth mentioning that Huawei Data Recovery also has a trial version. You can use it for free first, and then decide whether to buy it based on the effect of your use.

Part 1 Directly Recover Data from Huawei P40/P40 Pro without Backup

Step 1: Connect Huawei P40/P40 Pro to computer

Run Huawei Data Recovery on your computer and select "Android Data Recovery" mode on its homepage. Then connect the Huawei P40/P40 Pro to the computer with a USB cable.

Step 2: Enable USB debugging on Huawei P40/P40 Pro

Because Huawei P40/P40 Pro has USB debugging turned off by default, you need to manually perform USB debugging on it. Specific steps are as follows:

For Android 2.3 or earlier: Open "Settings"> "Application"> "Development"> check "USB debugging".

For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Open "Settings"> "Developer options"> check "USB debugging".

For Android 4.2 and latter: Open "Settings", tab "Build number" for 7 times. Then back to "Settings" and choose "Developer options"> "USB debugging".

Step 3: Select the file type for scanning

Now the data type of Huawei Data Recovery will be displayed so you can recover data types of Huawei P40/P40 Pro. Select the type of data you need and click "Next" on the page to scan.

Note: The program needs to get permission to scan deleted and lost data. If your device pops up, remember to click “Allow” of the device to make sure the request is remembered. If your device does not pop up such a window, please click “Retry” and try again.

Step 4: Preview and restore selected data

After the system automatically scans all the data, specific items of all data will be displayed on the page. Select the data you need to recover to Huawei P40/P40 Pro, and then click “Recover” to save it to your computer.

Tips: If you only want to display specific items of scanned data on the page, you can click "Only display the deleted item (s)" on the page.

Part 2 Restore Data to Huawei P40/P40 Pro from Backup

Step 1: Run Huawei Data Recovery on your computer and select "Android Data Backup & Restore" mode on its homepage. Then connect the Huawei P40/P40 Pro to the computer using a USB cable.

Step 2: Select "Device Data Restore" or "One-click Restore" mode on the page according to your needs.

Step 3: Select the backup you need from the backup list on the Huawei Data Recovery page, and then click the "Start" button to restore the data in the backup to Huawei P40/P40 Pro.

Tips: During the data recovery process, the power of Huawei P40/P40 Pro should not be lower than 20% and do not disconnect the phone from the computer.

Part 3 Backup Data from Huawei P40/P40 Pro to Computer

Step 1. Run the software and choose “Android Data Backup & Restore” in the main interface.

Step 2. Use a USB cable to connect your Huawei P40/P40 Pro to computer.

Step 3. Once your Huawei P40/P40 Pro is successfully connected, you can choose “Device Data Backup” or “One-click Backup” option to back up your files.

When everything is ready, then click “Start” button to begin exporting your data from the Huawei P40/P40 Pro to computer.