I got a new phone a couple of months ago and when I was setting it up I decided to keep my photos on the old phone to free up storage, and those photos were of a recent holiday I’d been on, today when I went to look at them they have disappeared, without me doing anything, I’ve looked on iCloud but can’t see them! Do iPhones just randomly delete photos without my permission?
iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17
Thanks for reaching out finnbaaags,
It sounds like you switched to a new iPhone, but left photos on the device you used previously and now they have disappeared. We can help.
It sounds like you might be using iCloud Photos, and if so, it could explain why your photos are missing. Check out this article for details about how to Set up and use iCloud Photos:
Photos delete from all of your devices
When you delete photos and videos on one device, they're deleted everywhere that you use iCloud Photos. If you delete something accidentally, you can recover it in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days. After that, it's deleted permanently.
Hope that helps.
Take care.
Thanks for reaching out finnbaaags,
It sounds like you switched to a new iPhone, but left photos on the device you used previously and now they have disappeared. We can help.
It sounds like you might be using iCloud Photos, and if so, it could explain why your photos are missing. Check out this article for details about how to Set up and use iCloud Photos:
Photos delete from all of your devices
When you delete photos and videos on one device, they're deleted everywhere that you use iCloud Photos. If you delete something accidentally, you can recover it in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days. After that, it's deleted permanently.
Hope that helps.
Take care.
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