Recently deleted videos

It depends. I know it’s a late response, but I always thought Permanently Deleting photos meant they were gone forever. However, I plugged my iPhone (17pro) to my desktop’s Final Cut Pro, and when I selected my phone under Media, guess what? Permanently deleted videos were still there. I was able to import them into Final. cut and back into my computer.

According to Apple, the picture is not accessible on the iPhone anymore, but as you can see, if plugged in to a computer, they’re is a way. However, apparently those deleted pictures’ data remains in the phone until that space is taken up by other data, like taking more pictures and videos.

Third party software can also help recover some data. If you have data that you really want deleted, then restore you iPhone.

fyi, I do not use iCloud to store pictures.

When you delete an item from Recently Deleted, it is instantly and permanently deleted. Anyone who might be using your iPhone cannot recover something that no longer exists.

If you also removed it from the recently deleted folder, it's gone.

If you have a iCloud backup, then restore from the deleted video from backup. Otherwise, go and try a dedicated data recovery software instead.

There are a bunch of third-party data recovery tools like D-Back data recover, Dr.Fone or iPhoneGeeker that claim to work wonders in these situations. Look for a tool that's specifically designed for iPhone and compatible with your iPhone model. These tools usually have a free version that shows what's recoverable, but you might need to pay to actually retrieve the photos.

Here is a detailed review you can check out:

https://www.imyfone.com/data-recovery/data-recovery-software

As you can see from the following screenshot, some of the deleted video can be recovered.

P.S. No matter which method you are going to choose, make sure try it on your iPhone first. Most of third-party data recovery apps has a free trial feature.

Ilovemysister221 wrote:

I need a video that I put in my recently delete

Bummer.

If it is no longer in the recently deleted folder, it's gone.

NO

Just because you saw it online does not mean that it is true. What you have read "online" is not correct. The Internet unfortunately is a source of many lies.

Most "articles" on the Internet about retrieving deleted data are really scams in disguise that are trying to sell or point you toward useless software that will do nothing except line the pockets of the folks selling this junk.

Lana7263 wrote:

But I’ve read online that nothing is really deleted and data would still be out there until it’s overwritten… can you pls explain.

How old were those articles and to what were they referring? On old hard drives when you deleted a file the data was still on the drive, it was just the reference in the directory that was deleted. Tools existed that could rebuild a directory so some data could be recovered if the space had not been overwritten with newer files. Anything build in the past decade (such as your iPhone) uses flash storage which works a different way.

It can’t be possible. If it’s not in the recently deleted album then it is gone forever. Sorry about that

No. sorry. That's not possible.

Using programs like Disk Drill, iPhone Backup Extractor, FoneLab, etc., you can attempt to recover remnants of files from your media library that seem permanently deleted.

While you might not get back the full files, it's possible to find thumbnails, preview images, or media shared via social media in your iPhone's cache or hidden folders.

This method also applies if you have a Mac connected with the same Apple ID, offering a forensic approach to possibly uncovering some data. These tools copy your phone's file system to your computer, decrypt it, and organize the data for review, potentially revealing lost photos and videos within an iOS backup in a user-friendly format.

You can find the answer in this thread: Recently deleted videos - Apple Community

Some myths never die.

If the issue that you describe were true, every support site would be flooded with this information and you would see this on the evening news. Of course, none of this has happened.

Kind of reminds of what will turn out to be a famous statement by a lawyer who is going to be in big trouble. "We don't have the evidence, but we have a lot of theories".

If you have the time, back up your iPhone to a Mac or PC. Then erase the iPhone and reload the backup. This won't help in any way, but you might feel better.

Sorry, they are gone.

From: 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."

Macs use SSD drives for internal storage. Most companies use some kind of TRIM which basically makes files not recoverable. This is a big change from 10 years ago when you could still find HDD style drives in computers.