Photos “already” in photo library but not
A friend sent a ton of photos. They say they are already saved to my photo library but they aren’t. I cannot save them. Help!!
iPhone 13 Pro
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A friend sent a ton of photos. They say they are already saved to my photo library but they aren’t. I cannot save them. Help!!
iPhone 13 Pro
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.
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.
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.
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:
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:
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:
"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”
Photos “already” in photo library but not