Thanks for the useful post!
Anyway, I think it's better to be safe and have some data recovery software
Btw, I also want to share an article about how to recovery and protection your HDD https://www.cleverfiles.com/howto/hdd-data-recovery.html

I have recently recovered a photo of my high school graduation
I used Disk Drill https://www.cleverfiles.com/photo-recovery-software.html
The interface is very poor, I did not like it. But the soft has resolved the issue and did it for free. They also say Recuva is not a bad soft

I had the same problem - I mistakenly re-formatted my SD card from the camera and lost hundreds of photos. I was able to locate and restore ALL of my photos by downloading and installing the data recovery program https://www.cleverfiles.com/photo-recovery-software.html

If you act fast the chances are high that you can get those files back!
Try Disk Drill https://www.cleverfiles.com/recover-recycle-bin.html
It offers the best Recycle Bin recovery algorithms so you can get your important files back.

That happens. Try to use some data recovery software, like Disk Drill for Windows https://www.cleverfiles.com/hard-drive-data-recovery.html It is freeware & very easy-to-use

If you want to get back deleted messages or photos from your phone, you can use Disk Drill Android data recovery. It can scan your phone and SD card deeply to find the deleted messages and photos for you. Try https://www.cleverfiles.com/recover-messages-android.html

Before you start to recover iMessages from iPhone - Do not connect your iPhone to iTunes again until the messages are recovered. Otherwise, the old backup file will be overwritten by the current content on your iPhone.
Once it happens, the deleted messages will be gone forever.
The best thing to do is to use iPhone Data Recovery software as soon as possible. It can directly scan all lost iMessages and messages on your iPhone. Try this one https://www.cleverfiles.com/iphone-data-recovery.html

I'd like to add about Password Managers
A password manager won't shield you against Heartbleed or the NSA, but it's an excellent first step in securing your identity, helping you increase the strength of the passwords that protect your online accounts because it will remember those passwords for you. A password manager will even randomly generate strong passwords, without requiring you to memorize or write down these random strings of characters. These strong passwords help shield against traditional password attacks such as dictionary, rainbow tables, or brute-force attacks.
So, if you still searching how to make your online accounts very safe, read this guide about Top 5 Password Managers https://www.cleverfiles.com/howto/top-5-password-managers-mac.html

I've used Disk Drill to recover memory card http://www.cleverfiles.com/memory-card-data-recovery.html
Recommend

I had the same problem when I had to recover lost photos from my phone Check out Disk Drill 3 with Android data recovery support http://www.cleverfiles.com/android-data-recovery.html. This tool have a lot of good reviews on forums.

FredHandsome:

Dude, would you be kind enough to recommend one or two of such apps, possibly giving a download link? It's not as if I do not know that such apps exist when you Google it but I do not want to keep downloading apps which always turn out to be useless, and some requesting for payment. I've actually used two but none could sort me out. An experienced guru should help out... The pictures are important to me...

I installed Disk Drill, it had simple interface. I tried to recover my photos from SD card and it worked out great. You can try it too http://www.cleverfiles.com/memory-card-data-recovery.html