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Lost pictures

How can I retrieve pictures that were backed up to the iCloud but deleted from my phone. They now appear to be deleted from the iCloud as well.

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 12:30 PM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2020 12:34 PM

Were they backed up to the cloud by way of iCloud backups of your phone, or were they synced to the cloud using iCloud photo library?


If you were using iCloud photo library, you deleted them from the cloud when you deleted them from your phone.


If they are no longer in the recently deleted folder in photos, they're gone.

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Jul 1, 2020 12:34 PM in response to Nolarey

Were they backed up to the cloud by way of iCloud backups of your phone, or were they synced to the cloud using iCloud photo library?


If you were using iCloud photo library, you deleted them from the cloud when you deleted them from your phone.


If they are no longer in the recently deleted folder in photos, they're gone.

Lost pictures

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