The invention discloses a method for recovering display data by a shortcut key, which uses a display main program, a data checkmark detection module, a data range detection module, a shortcut key sensing module and a data storage module and is characterized by comprising the following steps of: firstly, leaving a color temperature data backup area in the data storage module for storing the checked advanced digital compensation (ADC) color data; secondly, when a user starts the display, performing micro-programmed control unit (MCU) initiation operation by the display main program, skipping tothe data checkmark detection module for continuously execution, reading data from a data storage area, judging the read data checkmarks of the whole data area, and if the data checkmarks are inconsistent, reading default data into the whole data area and skipping to the main program to judge whether the data of the corresponding data area is in a rational range and to skip to the main program if the data of the corresponding data area is the rational range or reading the default data into the corresponding data area and skipping to the main program if the data of the corresponding data area is not in the rational range; thirdly, executing other programs in the main program; fourthly, skipping to the shortcut key sensing module after the execution is completed to judge whether a shortcut key for repairing data is pressed down, and when the shortcut key for repairing data is pressed down is sensed, setting the mark, reading the backup data from the color temperature data backup area andfilling the backup data into the original data area to complete the data repairing; and finally, executing other program segments in the main program. The method can backup the color temperature dataof the display on a data memory and recover the color temperature data of the display by setting the shortcut key.