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Voice Memos Disappeared

Hello ! I had iPhone voice memo recordings of my mothers recipes I cherished 4 days ago , it was in my memo list, & said “retrieving from iCloud. 40% complete” (to that effect) I checked memos again , trying to share with my sisters, but next day, I see SAME message wondering why it’s taking days to retrieve? I noticed new iOS upgrade red dot there so thought maybe it had to do with that. I HAVE definitely backed the iPhone up many times after the date of the voice memo recording. Now those 3 recordings of my mother are completely vanished. How can it possible be retrieved, is there a temporary deleted voice memo folder I can retrieve from if it went there? Please Help!! Thank youi

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 22, 2021 7:54 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2021 8:24 AM

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, anna0044!


We understand you're not seeing your old Voice Memos. We'd be happy to provide information to help you out.


If the Voice Memo has accidentally been deleted, use these steps to recover it: Use the Voice Memos app

"How to delete a voice memo

  1. Tap or click to select the memo that you want to delete.
  2. Tap . On your Mac, press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete. The memo is moved to the Recently Deleted folder.

Voice memos stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days and then are deleted permanently. You can recover a voice memo if it's still in the Recently Deleted folder:

  1. In Voice Memos, tap or click Recently Deleted.
  2. Tap or click the memo that you want to recover.
  3. Tap or click Recover, then tap or click Recover Recording."


You can also try restoring them from a backup. Keep in mind, it will also revert the rest of your data to the point when the backup was created:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup


Have a great day!

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Nov 23, 2021 8:24 AM in response to anna0044

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, anna0044!


We understand you're not seeing your old Voice Memos. We'd be happy to provide information to help you out.


If the Voice Memo has accidentally been deleted, use these steps to recover it: Use the Voice Memos app

"How to delete a voice memo

  1. Tap or click to select the memo that you want to delete.
  2. Tap . On your Mac, press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete. The memo is moved to the Recently Deleted folder.

Voice memos stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days and then are deleted permanently. You can recover a voice memo if it's still in the Recently Deleted folder:

  1. In Voice Memos, tap or click Recently Deleted.
  2. Tap or click the memo that you want to recover.
  3. Tap or click Recover, then tap or click Recover Recording."


You can also try restoring them from a backup. Keep in mind, it will also revert the rest of your data to the point when the backup was created:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup


Have a great day!

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