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ger include support for JPG files, MP3 and WAV audio, MP4 and 3GP video, raw camera
formats, Microsoft Office files (DOC, XLS, and PPT), and more. However, as mentioned
earlier, the application requires root privileges on the Android device in order to recover
the content from the internal memory. Thus, file-carving techniques play a very important
role in recovering important deleted files from the device's internal memory.
You can also restore the contacts on the device using the
Restore Contacts
option
through the Google account configured on the device. This would work if the user of the
device has previously synced their contacts using the
Sync Settings
option available in
Android. This option synchronizes the contacts and other details and would store them in
the cloud. A forensic examiner with legal authority or proper consent can restore the de-
leted contacts if they can get access to the Google account configured on the device. Once
the account is accessed, perform the following steps to restore the data:
1. Log in to the Gmail account.
2. Click on
Gmail
in the top-left corner and select
Contacts
, as shown in the fol-
lowing screenshot:
The Contacts menu in Gmail
3. Click on
More
, which is present above the contacts list.
4. Click on
Restore Contacts
and the following screen appears:
