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how to recover permanently deleted photos that were not backed up?

i newly bought iphone and didn't know all the features yet. One day someone asked me for my phone so i deleted some photos so that they could not see them and after that i forgot about it. Little did i know deleted photos get automatically deleted after some time. So another day i was showing my friend those deleted photos so I opened the recently deleted folder only to realize that those photos were not there anymore. They got deleted and i did not have icloud backup at the time. So now i have no idea how to recover those photos and I really want them. if there is some way to still recover those i need to know. Please help!

Posted on Jul 30, 2023 5:59 AM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2023 6:00 AM

Read this support article for full information --> Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

- "When you use iCloud Photos and delete a photo or video on one device, it's also deleted on all other devices where you're signed in with the same Apple ID."

- "If you accidentally delete a photo or video, you have 30 days to get it back from your Recently Deleted album.

- "If you want to permanently delete your photos or videos, you can remove them from the Recently Deleted album. When you delete a photo from this album, you can't get it back."


If you were storing photos on a computer that are not in a library connected to iCloud, you can see if there is a copy there.


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Jul 30, 2023 6:00 AM in response to piya_0000

Read this support article for full information --> Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

- "When you use iCloud Photos and delete a photo or video on one device, it's also deleted on all other devices where you're signed in with the same Apple ID."

- "If you accidentally delete a photo or video, you have 30 days to get it back from your Recently Deleted album.

- "If you want to permanently delete your photos or videos, you can remove them from the Recently Deleted album. When you delete a photo from this album, you can't get it back."


If you were storing photos on a computer that are not in a library connected to iCloud, you can see if there is a copy there.


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