Q: iPhone 5: How to recover deleted photos?

well, you can recover deleted photos from iPhone via iTunes or iCloud backup.

Thank you, Sheriff: Worked for me too

Image Capture (native Mac OS X app) had shown two copies of all new photos on my iPhone, I had deleted one of the two copies for each of the "double" photos, just to find that both photos (if there every actually where two) were deleted once I connected the iPhone again the next day.

<rant> The way that photos are organized on iOS is highly confusing and very frustrating (camera roll, photostream, albums, iCloud, iPhoto, Image Capture, iTunes etc..., I really have no time to think through some designers non-intuitive approach. Why not just have photos that are either on the device or they are not, and I can copy them to my computer via USB cable and Finder, that would be all functionality needed for me). Also, why are photos shown double in Image Capture? Why don't I see the photostream in Image Capture? I don't get it... could all be much more intuitively organized and better thought through IMHO </rant>

When I do this, some of the files still stay "corrupt." Is there any way to tell if those are videos? Is there a way to save those as well? I've tried to change them to .mov or .wmv but neither of those worked

Photos missing after iOS upgrade - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19787456 - different groupings for photos on mobile device and recovery options

Let me ask did you do a “back up” using iTunes before deleting pictures? Because iTunes backups your data in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/. However there are in what Apple calls “Binary Plists”. But I found this little App for free: iPhone Data Recovery.I tried it and it works

applefreak1954 wrote:

 

When I do this, some of the files still stay "corrupt." Is there any way to tell if those are videos? Is there a way to save those as well? I've tried to change them to .mov or .wmv but neither of those worked

Try .mp4 and .3gp also

DEAR SIR UPDATE YOUR IOS SYSTEM TO IOS8 TO RECOVER DELETED PHOTS

IF you are running iOS 8 or up, there is a 'recently deleted' folder.

HAve you checked that? I know it sound simple, but if you aren't aware that it's there...

it holds your recently deleted photos for 30 days.

Simply click on your "Photos" app and there should be several options:

-  Camera Roll

-  Favorites (if you have any)

-  Videos

-  Recently Deleted

Photos you deleted are saved for a period of time. Each photo in this category lists the # of days until permanent deletion.

I do recommend backing up your photos (and other data) on iTunes from time to time to avoid permanent deletion. Hope this helps!

So, when the person you are responding to wrote their post in January of 2013, there was no such thing as "Recently Deleted". You really should take a look at the date on any post your are responding to to ensure that your are actually helping the person you are trying to help. I imagine that 2 years later, the poster has found a solution.

Cheers,

GB

after you get them back update becuse ios 8 has a deleated photos section that lets you recover them riht from the phone

in response to gail from maine

The reason I respond to a post 2 years later is because others may be having the same issues and look to a post like this for resolution.

Agreed with The Sheriff - even though i Cloud can be frustrating at times, it's saved my pictures in the past as well!

Your reply makes no sense to the OP who posted the question 2 years ago. The feature you are describing did not exist then. Updating to iOS 8 is not going to bring photos that were deleted before there ever was any such thing as a Recently Deleted album. Pay attention to what you are posting and to whom.

GB

Then reply to a post that is within the timeframe of the feature you are describing.

GB