How do I recover deleted photos from my iPhone?

Accidentally deleted 50 photos and need to recover them quickly





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iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 11, 2025 11:19 AM

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Apr 11, 2025 11:32 AM in response to Chevytruck176

You didn't give us a lot of information, but you can see this:

         If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support

Basically the above says to look in Recently Deleted and in Hidden.These are in the Utilities section. Be sure to check your Library thoroughly-- the pictures may not be where you expect, as dates may have changed. You can use the search field with the date or location. And remember, you can sort the Library by date captured or by date added.


If you use iCloud Photos,  you can look at Photos in iCloud.com. But they've probably already been deleted there, unless you're very fast.


If you don't use iCloud Photos, but you have Settings>Apple ID>iCloud Backup turned on, then you may be able to recover data from the last 30 days or so at iCloud.com, but you would need to look at the date of the backup to be sure it's from before you lost the images. You should look here:

         View and manage iCloud device backups - Apple Support

This requires you to erase everything on your phone and replace it with the backup.


If you don't keep your own backups to an external drive, then there really isn't any place else to look.


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Apr 11, 2025 1:25 PM in response to Chevytruck176

Chevytruck176 wrote:

Katana San I cannot find where to click in to get a review that discusses how to recover lost photos


If you meant the link, tap or click here ➡️➡️ Delete photos on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support ⬅️⬅️


If you meant the Recently Deleted album is unavailable and not the link, your iOS may well be too old for the Recently Deleted folder, or the photos were again deleted from the recently-deleted folder, so you’ll need another copy of the photos.


If the photos are no longer in the recently-deleted album, the photos are gone. You’ll need another copy from elsewhere.


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How do I recover deleted photos from my iPhone?

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