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How to recover deleted files on iPhone?

Can you help me recover my recently deleted files I was forced to delete them to delete evidence


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iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 22, 2023 5:47 AM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2023 4:30 PM

If you have removed iCloud photos or files in iCloud Drive from Recently Deleted, they are removed forever. This is to protect your content, but may be inconvenient in some cases.


If the files and pictures were located locally on your iPhone, and you have a backup from when they were on the phone, then you can try to restore from that backup.


Read how to restore from a backup:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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Feb 22, 2023 4:30 PM in response to Floresdemanzana

If you have removed iCloud photos or files in iCloud Drive from Recently Deleted, they are removed forever. This is to protect your content, but may be inconvenient in some cases.


If the files and pictures were located locally on your iPhone, and you have a backup from when they were on the phone, then you can try to restore from that backup.


Read how to restore from a backup:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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