Recovering accidentally deleted videos from iPhone without iCloud or iTunes backup

Hello, I accidentally deleted a large number of videos from my iPhone. They are not in the “Recently Deleted” folder and I do not have an iCloud or iTunes backup.


Could you please check if there is any way to recover them or if they might still be stored in iCloud?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.


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Original Title: Deleted videos

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Aug 22, 2025 3:54 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2025 7:21 AM

Without backups, data which is deleted are unrecoverable. The fact they are not in the recently deleted folder means they were permanently deleted. Permanent is something which does not change. Sorry, but you cannot recover what no longer exists.


If data is important to you, like photos and videos, you should be backing up your data. It's so simple to backup every night to iCloud. When you plug your phone in to charge, with Wifi turned on, backups are automatic.


See how to backup here --> Back up iPhone - Apple Support


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Aug 22, 2025 7:21 AM in response to Selma_H_NN

Without backups, data which is deleted are unrecoverable. The fact they are not in the recently deleted folder means they were permanently deleted. Permanent is something which does not change. Sorry, but you cannot recover what no longer exists.


If data is important to you, like photos and videos, you should be backing up your data. It's so simple to backup every night to iCloud. When you plug your phone in to charge, with Wifi turned on, backups are automatic.


See how to backup here --> Back up iPhone - Apple Support


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