Photos sync - where did the files recover to?
From the photos app, you can't recover onto your device. You can only view them , the restore option is a misnomer as it does not really restore to your device:

From Google help, where a similar question is answered. This thread is recent and makes it clear that there is no way one can directly restore photos using the app. Options are:


Use the Google Drive app to select and download the photos. Using a file manager, copy the photos in downloads to the directory you wish to (see Nicholas post of 11 Jun)
From the Photos app, select and download ( of course, you will need to move them using a file manager - Krissy post of Jan 01)
Use a PC to download from drive and move into desired folders or use third party apps that can facilitate downloading from the photos app