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How to recover old photos even if you deleted them off of recently deleted

How do I get back to every single photo I’ve deleted off recently deleted?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 13, 2022 1:06 AM

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Aug 13, 2022 1:09 AM in response to khia2crazy

If you have a backup then you can restore from the backup. But there is a risk, read below


Restoring from iTunes backup is an option but you need to restore the entire iPhone (only Photos restoration option does not exist) including all apps, Photos, Videos, Voice Memos, Notes on your iPhone etc...


The question is when did you backup on iTunes and when did you delete it...Read on...


Let us assume...

Date1: Backup date

Date2: Photos Deletion Date

Date3: Current Date / Restoration Date


Given that --> Date1 < Date2 < Date3 

  1. Risk of restoring on Date3:
    1. You may lose data between the Date1 & Date 3
    2. By default, iTunes creates incremental backup over the existing backup such that you only will have one backup per device on iTunes
    3. If you have taken another backup between Date2 and Date3, then the messages that had been deleted on the device on Date 2 is also deleted on the backup.
    4. If point no. 3 is true the messages or lost completely.
  2. Else you have a mitigation process: Create Multiple back-ups on iTunes for the same device.




How to create Multiple Backups for the same device.

  1. On iTunes Click on Manage Backups
  2. Right Click on a Backup and Click Archive
  3. Click Backup Now.
  4. You will see a fresh backup will get created See the GIF below



  1. Restore from Backup dated Date1 (Archived)
  2. Retrieve the Photos and store it separately
  3. Restore from Current Backup Date3


How to recover old photos even if you deleted them off of recently deleted

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