Erased & reset ipad pics still there

alabemos Said:

"Erased & reset ipad pics still there: Recently I erased and reset my 5th gen iPad to give it to my neighbor. I also signed out of my Apple ID, and removed it from my iCloud. So why are my pictures still on it?![...]"

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Handing OVer a Device:

Did you ever log out of iCloud prior to the reset? Perform as instructed here, including the iCloud log out: What to do Before you Sell, Give Away, or Trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

alabemos Saud:

"Erased & reset ipad pics still there: It is not seen on my device list, and it IS seen on hers. I notice that there are less photos than I have, and all the albums that have come back after I deleted them are empty, but still there.”

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Confirm these are Downloaded:

So, do these photos have a cloud with a down arrow on them? If so, then that would indicate that are on cloud storage, and have yet to be downloaded. Log in here, and see if you see them: https://www.icloud.com/photos

If you have them uploaded, and she is seeing them, then that would indicate that you have Family Sharing enabled, and you are sharing Photos through it: How to Use Shared Albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support

alabemos Saud:

"Erased & reset ipad pics still there: [...]Let me be clear. I DID sign out of icloud[...]It acts like I'm still signed in, but I'm not--she is."

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Confirm the Account:

Is this seen as one of YOUR devices? Go here to login and find out --and have HER do the same: Check your Apple ID Device List to Find where you're Signed in - Apple Support

alabemos Saud:

"Erased & reset ipad pics still there: [...]What really happened? IDK, but hopefully they won't reappear like before. Thanks for trying to help."

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You are welcome.

Excellent job troubleshooting!

So, What Happened?:

It's probably a matter of Apple's iCloud servers lagging while the photos were being managed. Or, it data being transferred may have gotten stalled while in the process of performing the reset.

As for Recovering Lost iCloud Photos....

One unique method...

Download All of iCloud:

If you wanted to, you could download all of iCloud, and then search what is in the download. Perform my User Tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip. You would then use the Search Bar in a Finder window to browse all of iCloud, typing the extension(filetype) of the file or the filename.