If a mobile recording was interrupted before it could finish uploading — due to an app crash, phone dying, or connectivity issue — Wave may have saved a local copy that can be recovered.
Looking for sessions you deleted on purpose? See Recently Deleted — How to Restore a Deleted Session.
📱 On Mobile (iOS & Android)
How to Recover Files
Open the Wave app
Go to Settings → Help → Open File Recovery
If any files are listed, tap the green refresh button(s) to re-upload them
Give it a few seconds — you should see them begin processing
When to Use File Recovery
The app crashed during or right after a recording
Your phone ran out of battery while recording
You lost internet connection before the upload finished
A recording seems to be "stuck" or never appeared in your library
Tips
Keep the app open while files are re-uploading — closing it may interrupt the transfer
Make sure you have a stable Wi-Fi or cellular connection
If File Recovery shows no files, the recording may have already uploaded successfully — check your library or try Settings → Help → Restart App to refresh
Recordings Still Missing?
If File Recovery doesn't show anything, check out New Phone, Lost All Recordings? — you may be logged into the wrong account.
For desktop recordings that were interrupted mid-session, Wave Desktop has an automatic chunk recovery system that attempts to salvage audio data from failed uploads on its own — no manual step is required.