How to recover permanently deleted photos

How to recover photos and videos that were permanently deleted

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 12:55 AM

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Oct 5, 2023 5:00 PM in response to Archietus

Hi Archietus,


We appreciate you reaching out to us.

We’d like to gather additional details that may help us be in a better position to assist you.

Would you please tell us what you mean by "photos and videos that were permanently deleted?"


To recover deleted photos and videos, please follow the steps below.

Please note that you have 30 days to recover a deleted photo or video.

  1. "Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.
  2. Tap the Recently Deleted album under Utilities.
  3. In iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later, use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Recently Deleted album.
  4. Tap Select.
  5. Select the photo or video that you want to keep and tap Recover. If you want to recover all the photos and videos in the album, tap Recover All.
  6. Tap Recover Photo to confirm."


You can use the article below as a reference.

Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


If the photos and videos are indeed permanently deleted as you described, there is no native feature within iOS and iCloud that you can use to recover those photos and videos.




Take care!


How to recover permanently deleted photos

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