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Photos Deleted from iCloud

Dear Concern,

I logged into my new iPhone using my apple ID which I were using on my first phone, and all photos from that phone also got copied in my new phone and i did not want them on that new phone, so, i deleted them from new phone and also from recently deleted photos.

After a while i noticed that all of those photos were also gone from my first phone and from iCloud too. this was kinda trap. I want all those photos back. I am talking about 2500 photos. Any way to get them back? From iCloud server or anything?


Thanks,

Shahzaib Hayaat

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 1:52 PM

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shahzaibhayaat wrote:

Dear Concern,
I logged into my new iPhone using my apple ID which I were using on my first phone, and all photos from that phone also got copied in my new phone and i did not want them on that new phone, so, i deleted them from new phone and also from recently deleted photos.
After a while i noticed that all of those photos were also gone from my first phone and from iCloud too. this was kinda trap. I want all those photos back. I am talking about 2500 photos. Any way to get them back? From iCloud server or anything?

Thanks,
Shahzaib Hayaat

It is not a trap, you were using icloud photo library, meaning you were syncing photos to icloud and it worked as it should. You probably should've did a test prior to doing what you did. You can read here especially the back up part Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 3:19 PM

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Jul 29, 2020 3:19 PM in response to shahzaibhayaat

shahzaibhayaat wrote:

Dear Concern,
I logged into my new iPhone using my apple ID which I were using on my first phone, and all photos from that phone also got copied in my new phone and i did not want them on that new phone, so, i deleted them from new phone and also from recently deleted photos.
After a while i noticed that all of those photos were also gone from my first phone and from iCloud too. this was kinda trap. I want all those photos back. I am talking about 2500 photos. Any way to get them back? From iCloud server or anything?

Thanks,
Shahzaib Hayaat

It is not a trap, you were using icloud photo library, meaning you were syncing photos to icloud and it worked as it should. You probably should've did a test prior to doing what you did. You can read here especially the back up part Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Jul 30, 2020 1:09 PM in response to shahzaibhayaat

shahzaibhayaat wrote:

Razmee! thanks for your kind response.
by your provided guide link about how i cloud works and syncing photos or different devices i have now pretty much understanding.

But i have lost phots due to being unaware of all this, is there anyway to get them back?

Not unless you manually copied them over to your computer or external drive.

Photos Deleted from iCloud

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