How to Recover Deleted CapCut Videos on PC and Phone (7 Ways)

Video creation has become an integral part of our lives, whether for personal memories or professional content. CapCut, a popular video editing appfor PC, Android devices and iOS, has empowered users to create stunning videos effortlessly.

However, the accidental deletion of videos can be a nightmare. If you've found yourself in this predicament, don't worry! This guide will walk you through various methods to recover your deleted CapCut videos.

What Is CapCut?

CapCut is a versatile video editing app developed by ByteDance, the company behind TikTok. It's known for its user-friendly interface and powerful editing tools that allow users to create and share high-quality videos. It offers a range of features, including:

• advanced keyframs and graphs for smoother and more precise animation
• color wheel and auto adjust
• awide variety of filters and effects
• powerful searching tools to locate media based objects, dialogue, and people
• shortcut key
• social media platforms video creation or enhancement, such as TikTok,Instagram, and YouTube.
• easy sharing to social media platforms
• ...

Common Reasons BehindDeleted CapCut Videos

The disappearance of a CapCut video can be a frustrating experience as it records your fond memories or creations. We collect the common reasons behind it below.

• Accidental Deletion: We've all been there–a slip of the finger and suddenly, an important video is gone. In addition, you may try to delete Capcut projects to free up space without backing up the edits.
• App Crashes: Sometimes, CapCut may crash unexpectedly, leading to potential data loss. Or there is a technical error, such as bugs or glitches.
• Software Updates: Occasionally, updates can cause glitches or data corruption as it may not be compatible with the newest version of the Capcut video app.
• Device Malfunctions: Hardware issues or system errors on your device can also result in video loss.

Is It Possible to Recover Deleted Videos from CapCut?

According to CapCut's official method, when you delete a project from CapCut, the data will be permanently deleted from your storage device and it does not offer any video recovery service. In other words, unless you have a backup copy or saved it to the cloud, recovering deleted videos from CapCut is impossible.

So you can attempt to check the cloud storage or if you have any CapCut video backup and get back your files back from them. If neither, you can still seek help from a third-party recovery software, which is able to track deleted videos by its file path. MyRecover is a good choice for CapCut video recovery.

Initial Steps to Take After Deleting CapCut Videos

CapCut saves data storage on your device itself, so logging into your account or syncing does not help recover deleted videos. Below are some important tips after deleting CapCut projects:

• Stay Calm and Avoid Further Usage

The first step is to stay calm. Avoid using CapCut or your device extensively to prevent overwriting the deleted data. Don’t delete or edit any files, or start new projects.

• Check the Recently Deleted Folder

CapCut, like many other apps, has a Recently Deleted folder where deleted items are temporarily stored. This is your first stop for recovering deleted CapCut videos.

1️⃣ Open CapCut on your device. Go to your profile and look for the Recently Deleted folder.

2️⃣ Locate and tap on the deleted CapCut video.

3️⃣ Select the Restore option. The video should now be back in your main library. 

• Free up Storage Space or Start a New Project

Use the built-in storage tools or trusted storage cleaners to remove unnecessary files, which helps to recover deleted CapCut videos. You can also try to start a new project, which may trigger CapCut to display a list of previous projects including the deleted one.

• Contact CapCut Customer Support

If your CapCut video is not in the Recently Deleted folder, or if the first two methods don't help, try to contact CapCut for further guidance and assistance. You can go through email: [email protected], or from its social media, such as Facebook or Instagram accounts (@CapCutapp), or TikTok account (@CapCut).

How to Recover Deleted Videos from CapCut on PC

Option 1: Recover Deleted Videos from CapCut using Data Recovery Software

MyRecover is a professional Windows data recovery software, embedded with advanced scanning algorithms, and can recover deleted files from hard drive, external disk, USB flash drive, SD card, cameras, etc., with more than 200 file formats. So you can use it to recover deleted CapCut videos easily, even without backup.

🧺Recover deleted CapCut videos regardless of misfortune circumstances, such as accidental deletion, virus infection, software malfunction, system failure, etc.
🏆 With two advanced scanning methods, it can scan your storage device thoroughly to find all the recoverable CapCut videos and recover them successfully, with fast speed and high success rate.
📃 Support a wide range of CapCut Video formats, such as WebM, MPEG, MP4, 3GP, FLV, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, and M4V. So you can perform WMV file recovery in simple steps.
👍 Preserve the integrity of your CapCut videos without corruption or degradation of their quality.
🔥 Highlight features, such as file filter, preview, crashed PC recovery, and so on. Among them, the crashed PC recovery feature even allows you to recover deleted files from hard disk without OS. 

Before starting, please download and install Windows data recovery software on your computer. It’s compatible with Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 and servers.

📢Note: MyRecover has 3 editions: Free, Pro and Technician. You can recover deleted CapCut videos for free, up to 500MB. Once exceeded, please upgrade to MyRecover Pro or Technician edition. The Technician is recommended for business users within one company.

Step 1. Launch Windows data recovery software- MyRecover. Hover the mouse over the drive containing deleted CapCut videos and click Scan.

📢Note: You can also use it to recover deleted files from external hard drive if you saved your CapCut videos there. Please connect it and be sure it’s detected.

Step 2. The software will run two scanning methods automatically to find all the deleted or lost files and display them in the following window once they are found. The Quick Scan searches for recently deleted files while Deep Scan searches for other missing files.

Step 3 (optional). To locate CapCut videos quickly, click the Filter feature displayed as a funnel-shaped button. Then, select Type > Videos, and type a specific file extension, such as .wmv in the search box to narrow it down. Double-click to preview them.

✅Options in the Filter feature:
Type: Different file types, such as, images, videos, documents, mails, webpage, compressed files, etc. are included.
Data Modified: It supports today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, and custom. To recover deleted files at a specific time, try the last option.
Size: It allows you to filter file size from less than 128KB to 128KB ~1MB to 1MB~512MB and above, or custom. 

Step 4. Select the deleted CapCut videos and click the Recover button. It will display the number of files to be recovered and their entire size.

Step 5. Select a new location to store the deleted or lost footage. Retrieving files to original location may overwrite the space of deleted footage, resulting in data recovery failure.

Option 2: Recover Deleted CapCut Projects from Cloud Storage

If you upload the project into CapCut cloud storage, you can restore deleted CapCut footage online. Or you use the online version of the CapCut editor app, which saves your project including the video edits, drafts, and changes to cloud storage.

Step 1. Open the CapCut app and log in with your account.

Step 2. Go to MySpace, find the deleted project, and download it to your local storage.

Option 3: Restore Deleted CapCut Videos using Windows Backup 

Another effective method is to restore deleted CapCut videos using backup software, such as Backup and Restore(Windows 7), and File History. Note this method will become useless if you don’t backup CapCut videos beforehand.

From Backup and Restore (Windows 7):

Step 1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > select Backup and Restore (Windows 7). Then, click Restore my files.

Step 2. Click the search or browse options to find your deleted CapCut videos.

Step 3. Select a new location to save CapCut videos and click Restore to restore deleted CapCut videos in Windows 10 or 11.

From File History:

Step 1. Go to Control Panel>System and Security>select File History.

Step 2. Click the Restore personal files option.

Step 3. Click the left arrow to find a backup copy containing deleted CapCut videos. Select it and click the green restore button.

Option 4: Get Back Deleted Videos from CapCut using Time Machine

Mac machine also has a built-in backup software named Time Machine, which is able to backup your data including the CapCut videos. So you can restore deleted files from it.

Step 1. Go to Launchpad or Applications and open the Time Machine app.

Step 2. Locate the video files or folder you want to restore. Right-click it and select Restore to.

Step 3. In the Select a folder for the restored items window, select Replace, Keep both, or Keep original.

Step 4. Click Choose to save the deletedCapCut video files.

Step 5. Once the restore process completes, go to the destination folder and see if you can open the restored CapCut video files.

Option 5: Copy CapCut Project Folder into Save-to Location

In addition, there is a chance that you didn’t delete the CapCut project, but CapCut does not detect and show it. This often happens after installing CapCut. Note the original project files of CapCut are under the main folder with your project’s name. All we need to do is find this folder and copy CapCut video files into its Save-to location.

Step 1. Open CapCut > click the gear icon > go to Settings.

Step 2. Click the folder icon to locate the CapCut project files and copy the path in the address bar.

Step 3. Start a new file explorer and paste the file path to address bar. Then, press Enter to reach the default Save-to location of CapCut videos.

Step 4. Go back to the first file explorer and search the project folder name in the search box.

Step 5. Copy the project folder to CapCut Save-to location. Then, exit and open CapCut to see if your videos are displayed.

How to Restore Deleted CapCut Videos on Phone

Option 1: Restore Deleted CapCut Videos from MySpace

You can also access CapCut cloud storage - MySpace on Android or iOS devices and restore deleted CapCut video files from it.

Step 1. Access the CapCut app on your Android or iOS device and tap Cloud to enter My Space.

Step 2. Find your project in My Space. Select the deleted CapCut videos and download it to your phone's storage.

Option 2: Recover Deleted Videos from iCloud Backup

For iOS users, you can also seek help from iCloud backup to get back deleted videos from CapCut.

Step 1. Open your iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings.

Step 2. Tap Continue and type your Apple ID password to start erasing.

Step 3. Your device will restart and navigate to the App & Data window. Select Restore from iCloud Backup.

Step 4. Sign in to your iCloud account and select the iCloud backup containing deleted CapCut video to restore. Wait patiently unless the process is completed.

Conclusion

Losing CapCut video scan be distressing, but with the right steps, it is often possible to recover deleted CapCut videos. Please stay calm and try to retrieve them using initial steps, data recovery software, backup image, or from cloud storage.

It’s always a good idea to create regular backups and save the CapCut videos to your device’s storage, cloud storage, or external hard drive to prevent CapCut video loss in the future. We recommend you use free backup software for Windows- AOMEI Backupper.

FAQs

1. Can I recover videos after uninstalling CapCut?

You may lose the app's cache data, including any edits or projects you haven't saved or exported unless you save them in your device's storage or in the cloud. If you do not mind using third-party software, try powerful data recovery software - MyRecover.

2. Where are CapCut files stored?

• If you're using CapCut on a PC, you can find your saved projects in the Project tab. Click the menu icon > Settings > Project to see the folder where all your projects are saved.
• If you're using the app on a mobile device, CapCut automatically saves your projects in the app itself, usually in a generated folder named “CapCut”. Go to File Manager > Internal/Phone storage > DCIM and locate the “CapCut”folder

3. Where do deleted CapCut projects go?

The deleted CapCut projects will go to the Recently Deleted folder or Recycle Bin, depending on the device you're using, and keep a period of time. So you can restore your projects before it’s permanently deleted.

4. How long do CapCut videos stay in the Recently Deleted folder?

Videos typically stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days before they are permanently deleted.

5. How often should I back up my videos?

It's best to back up your videos after every significant edit or at least once a week to minimize data loss risk.

6. What are the best practices for video management on CapCut?

First, avoid clutter by regularly deleting unwanted videos. Second, organize your projects and save them in different folders.