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Recover photos from an old iPhone/backup

Hello, I had an old iPhone 4s that had all of

my pictures of my puppy when she was young. She recently died and I can't find the phone.


I've looked everywhere for it as well as on iCloud but the device doesn't even show up anymore when I look at find iPhone.


I know it must be stored somewhere. iCloud, iTunes, or wherever iPhones backed up before icloud. There must be a way to recover it.


i am desperately searching for any way to recover them. pls help!


thank u

Posted on Feb 21, 2022 5:24 AM

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Lindsay_B.
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Posted on Feb 22, 2022 8:36 AM

Hey there, A sweeter,


Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you are trying to recover photos taken on an old iPhone. We are happy to provide you with some information!


If the photos are not synced via iCloud Photos (Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support), it is possible they are in an iOS backup taken of the device while they were there. This could have been done via iCloud, or using a computer. To locate iOS backups, you can follow the instructions here: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support.


You will not be able to view the contents of a backup until it is restored to an iOS device (like another iPhone, an iPad, or an iPod touch): Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support. Restoring an iOS backup replaces everything currently on the device with only what was backed up. Create a new backup to preserve anything added to the device since the previous backup was created: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support.


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Feb 22, 2022 8:36 AM in response to A sweeter

Hey there, A sweeter,


Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you are trying to recover photos taken on an old iPhone. We are happy to provide you with some information!


If the photos are not synced via iCloud Photos (Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support), it is possible they are in an iOS backup taken of the device while they were there. This could have been done via iCloud, or using a computer. To locate iOS backups, you can follow the instructions here: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support.


You will not be able to view the contents of a backup until it is restored to an iOS device (like another iPhone, an iPad, or an iPod touch): Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support. Restoring an iOS backup replaces everything currently on the device with only what was backed up. Create a new backup to preserve anything added to the device since the previous backup was created: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support.


Best!

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