Photos “already” in photo library but not

I have the same problem. My friend send me 100 photos. I saved them all, then transferred to a hard drive, so deleted from phone. I noticed I was missing some videos so I tried to re-download from the messages where they were send from and it said they were already saved but wouldn’t show me where. I don’t have the photos anywhere and I can’t save them again.

Angelami7 Said:

"No. I had some of them, but not all. So I deleted what I had, then asked her to send all at once. Now they say they’re already in my photo library but they aren’t. They aren’t in my recently deleted either."

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Trobuleshooting Lost Data:

If you cannot upload data, then it is gone, if not backed up. So, look in a place would would have backed it up. Elsewise, it is gone. For example, here is how you wouldtroubleshoot Photos and Videos:

Locating Lost Photos and Videos:

I. Enable Photos in iCloud:

On the iPhones, enable Photos in iCloud.

On the iPhone:

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: Your Name (Top Item)
3. Tap: iCloud
4. Tap: Photos (so that it is green)

II. Troubleshooting Deleted Photos:

Three Things to Try:

A. Start here: If you're Missing Photos or Videos in the Photos App - Apple Support

B. Check iCloud, Directly:

Go here, and see if they reside in iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/photos

C. Where Else to Check:

1. PC
2. PDA
3. eMail
4. Mac Device
5. Cloud Storage
6. Android Phone
7. USB Flash Drive
8. External Hard drive
9. Secure Digital Card
10. Compact Flash Card

Angelami7 Said:

"Photos 'already' in camera roll but not: A friend sent a ton of photos. They say they are already saved to my camera roll but they aren’t. I cannot save them. Help!!"

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Locating Transferred Photos:

Not certain about "camera roll", but are they seen in your Photos app?

Angelami7 Said:

"I have them in messages so I can re-save them, but it won’t allow me to save them because it says they are already in there. They are not on iCloud, not on my physical device."

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Then they obviously were not transferred to this device.

Upload Using a Computer:

So, ask for these on a flash drive, and then add them to your Photos library, by dragging and dropping them into the photos app.

I actually just located them. They were in the “recently deleted”