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Recover messages and photos

Recovery of deleted photos and messages

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 14, 2021 6:16 AM

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Posted on Oct 14, 2021 6:20 AM

Photos: if you delete a photo it is moved to the Recently Deleted album. If you delete items from the Recently Deleted album, they become permanently deletes and are irrecoverable. You may be able to restore from a backup


Messages: Once deleted, messages are irrecoverable. If you do not use messages in iCloud, you may be able to restore from a backup.

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Oct 14, 2021 6:20 AM in response to Troymcda

Photos: if you delete a photo it is moved to the Recently Deleted album. If you delete items from the Recently Deleted album, they become permanently deletes and are irrecoverable. You may be able to restore from a backup


Messages: Once deleted, messages are irrecoverable. If you do not use messages in iCloud, you may be able to restore from a backup.

Recover messages and photos

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