deleted photos

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deleted photos

I deleted photos off my ipad to free up storage and it deleted them from my phone too. I cant find them on my icloud which was last updated yesterday. they should be there but they are not. How do i fix this?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 14, 2020 5:53 PM

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zinacef

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Dec 14, 2020 6:16 PM in response to HankDan1871

If you were storing your photos in iCloud and deleted, they will then be moved to the Recently Deleted folder and kept there for 30 days before being permanently expunged.

If you were storing your photos entirely on your device, then you can restore from a backup to restore the photos.

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HankDan1871 Author

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Dec 14, 2020 6:09 PM in response to zinacef

This is so confusing. I have redownloaded all my pics after losing my phone. So if you delete them on your iPad, it deletes them forever ok everything? That doesn’t sound right. I have literally done this before. I deleted them on my iPad and it didn’t delete them from my phone.

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zinacef

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Dec 14, 2020 6:03 PM in response to HankDan1871

If you are storing your photos in iCloud, they aren’t considered a part of the backup as they are already stored in iCloud. This is what iCloud backs up - What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support.

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