Is it possible to recover permanently deleted photos and videos from iCloud?

A few days ago I permanently deleted some photos and videos from iCloud. Now I want to back up my pictures and photos, is it possible?

Posted on Aug 18, 2024 6:23 AM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2024 6:38 AM

When you say "permanently deleted," I assume that you mean that you deleted your photos and videos from the Recently Deleted album as well as from the main library. That Recently Deleted album is your safety net, and by deleting photos from there, you cut it.


It's too late to back up the copies in the iCloud Photos system. Permanently deleted means just that.


If your Mac was participating in iCloud Photos, and you were making regular backups of your Mac, you might be able to get back some photos and videos from your Mac's backups. Say, from a Time Machine backup, or from another kind of backup made before you did the deletion.

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Aug 18, 2024 6:38 AM in response to brother_s

When you say "permanently deleted," I assume that you mean that you deleted your photos and videos from the Recently Deleted album as well as from the main library. That Recently Deleted album is your safety net, and by deleting photos from there, you cut it.


It's too late to back up the copies in the iCloud Photos system. Permanently deleted means just that.


If your Mac was participating in iCloud Photos, and you were making regular backups of your Mac, you might be able to get back some photos and videos from your Mac's backups. Say, from a Time Machine backup, or from another kind of backup made before you did the deletion.

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