How do I recover deleted photos and videos from my iPhone?

How do I retrieve deleted videos from my iPhone?



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iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 7, 2025 9:36 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2025 9:45 AM

Hey there,


To Recover deleted photos or videos on your iPhone follow the steps below :

Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.

Tap the Recently Deleted album under Utilities.

In iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later, use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Recently Deleted album.

Tap Select.

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.

Tap Recover Photo to confirm.

If you accidentally delete a photo or video, you have 30 days to get it back from your Recently Deleted album. When you recover photos and videos, they go back to your Library."


if you have iCloud Photos enabled. When you set up and use iCloud Photos, it automatically keeps every photo and video you take in iCloud, so you can access your library from any device, anytime you want. Any changes you make to your collection on one device change on your other devices too. Therefore, when you edit or delete photos or videos, the changes are reflected across all of your devices. If you delete something accidentally, you can recovery it in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days. After that, it's deleted permanently. 


The following steps can assist you with recovering your photos:


"Recover photos and videos on iCloud.com

  1. In Photos on iCloud.com, click the Recently Deleted album in the sidebar.
  2. If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
  3. Select the photos or videos you want to recover, then click Recover."


The information provided can be found in the following resources:

Set up and use iCloud Photos

Delete and recover photos and videos on iCloud.com

Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad




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Feb 7, 2025 9:45 AM in response to Viknits

Hey there,


To Recover deleted photos or videos on your iPhone follow the steps below :

Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.

Tap the Recently Deleted album under Utilities.

In iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later, use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Recently Deleted album.

Tap Select.

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.

Tap Recover Photo to confirm.

If you accidentally delete a photo or video, you have 30 days to get it back from your Recently Deleted album. When you recover photos and videos, they go back to your Library."


if you have iCloud Photos enabled. When you set up and use iCloud Photos, it automatically keeps every photo and video you take in iCloud, so you can access your library from any device, anytime you want. Any changes you make to your collection on one device change on your other devices too. Therefore, when you edit or delete photos or videos, the changes are reflected across all of your devices. If you delete something accidentally, you can recovery it in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days. After that, it's deleted permanently. 


The following steps can assist you with recovering your photos:


"Recover photos and videos on iCloud.com

  1. In Photos on iCloud.com, click the Recently Deleted album in the sidebar.
  2. If you don’t see the sidebar, click .
  3. Select the photos or videos you want to recover, then click Recover."


The information provided can be found in the following resources:

Set up and use iCloud Photos

Delete and recover photos and videos on iCloud.com

Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad




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