I accidentally deleted a Photos folder containing many albums from iPhone. It's not available in Recently Deleted. How do I recover it?

I accidentally deleted a folder in my Photos Library from iPhone / iCloud. This folder contained many albums.


I also did not get a pop up saying that I was permanently deleting a folder / albums. That is a big bug.


After I realized what happened, I immediately went to the Recently Deleted folder but nothing was there. I have checked on my phone, on my laptop, and in iCloud - Recently Deleted is not there in Photo Library on my laptop and is empty on my phone and in iCloud. My Trash on my computer is also empty.


How do I recover this folder / albums?

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Oct 11, 2023 1:39 PM

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Oct 11, 2023 2:11 PM in response to kswallow

UPDATE: I talked to Apple Support. They said that because I deleted an album, it is not recoverable via Recntely Deleted. Only individual photos you select to delete show up in Recently Deleted. But, if deleting an album or folder containing albums, it will delete it permanently with no option for recovery.


Major oversight and bug on Apple's part!

I accidentally deleted a Photos folder containing many albums from iPhone. It's not available in Recently Deleted. How do I recover it?

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