Question I need to recover deleted video from my dvr

[Deallen22]

I was assaulted in front of my camera system by my ex wife but she deleted the footage off the dvr. How do I recover it

 

[lvt]

I was assaulted in front of my camera system by my ex wife but she deleted the footage off the dvr. How do I recover it

Sorry to hear about that.

What type of memory card does your DVR use (SD or MicroSD)?

 

[Deallen22]

Sorry to hear about that.

What type of memory card does your DVR use (SD or MicroSD)?

I’m not very tech savvy but I think it is just a hard drive

 

[lvt]

I’m not very tech savvy but I think it is just a hard drive

OK so what is the DVR's model number?

Can you connect the DVR to a computer as an external storage?

 

[Deallen22]

OK so what is the DVR's model number?

Can you connect the DVR to a computer as an external storage?

Dvr-vdp2-81-vt3
And I don’t have a computer at the moment. I had to take it to a shop to recover the data off it because she deleted it as well

 

[lvt]

Dvr-vdp2-81-vt3
And I don’t have a computer at the moment. I had to take it to a shop to recover the data off it because she deleted it as well

Ok so it's a surveillance DVR that is connected to security cameras and has a built-in HDD.

If the video has been deleted, you can't recover it with just your account's username/password.

You'll need to connect the HDD to a computer or laptop and use a recovery app like Recuva to recover that file.

Problem is those files are usually encrypted, even if you can recover it, it's not guaranteed that you can play it on your computer or smartphone.

 

[Deallen22]

Ok so it's a surveillance DVR that is connected to security cameras and has a built-in HDD.

If the video has been deleted, you can't recover it with just your account's username/password.

You'll need to connect the HDD to a computer or laptop and use a recovery app like Recuva to recover that file.

Problem is those files are usually encrypted, even if you can recover it, it's not guaranteed that you can play it on your computer or smartphone.

So if I did that how would I view it

 

[lvt]

So if I did that how would I view it

On a 1TB HDD, that file could have been overwritten unless you stopped recording before coming to ask here.

Once the deleted file is overwritten, you can't recover it.

So first thing to do is to stop recording then find a way to connect it to a computer or laptop. You still have a chance that the HDD is not encrypted and the video is watchable on the computer or smartphone.

 

[Gam3r01]

For a situation this sensitive, send the drive off to a professional data recovery service.
You should not be attempting this on your own, especially if any charges are being pressed.
It is going to be expensive, but necessary.