iPhone Backup Missing Photos

Iphoneuser34pickle Said:

"iPhone Backup Missing Photos: Hi! Today I backed up my old phone to transfer data to my new phone. It said everything was fully backed up and ready to be transferred over. I received all of my apps, passwords, text messages, voicemails, notes, all of it, but I am missing almost exactly 2,000 photos. [...]I don’t know what to do and I NEED this material back, I lost a few years worth of it and I’m devastated."

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Troubleshooting Lost Photos:

Five Things to Try:

A. Start here: If you're Missing Photos or Videos in the Photos app - Apple Support

B. Check "Recently Deleted":

For iOS16 and later, you can tap "Recently Deleted", and see if they are shown there.

C. Check iCloud, Directly:

For Photos: Go here, and see if they reside in iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/photos

D. Restore your iPhone from a Backup:

Have any backups of this iPhone prior to this occurrence? If so, restore your iPhone from one that has these photos (the most recent backup, ideally). If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always back up your device for recovery purposes. Important: Back up you iPhone prior to performing this restoration, should anything go wrong from here on out.

E. Where Else to Check:

1. PC
2. PDA
3. eMail
4. Mac Device
5. Cloud Storage
6. Android Phone
7. USB Flash Drive
8. External Hard drive
9. Secure Digital Card
10. Compact Flash Card

If you don't have the device, you will not be able to recover what is not extant.