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iPhone 5: How to recover deleted photos?

Hello,


I recently got an iPhone 5 and been happily snapping away. However, the other day managed to delete a load of photos that didn't want to delete.


I'm travelling and don't have a computer or have made any backups, via iTunes and neither Photostream or anything like that.


I'd really like the photos back and wondering if there is a way of doing it? I'd put some in the app "Photo Vault" to try and keep some secure, but they're gone as well.


I've used SD card software to recover photos from SD cards before with some success, and was wondering if there's a similar thing for iPhone?


Thanks

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 17, 2013 10:22 PM

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Jan 14, 2017 5:36 PM in response to All comp's are Model T's

What "complete" message are you referring to? And of course it is not impossible to delete photos. But if you have iCloud Photo Library turned on on your iPhone 7, then you need to turn it off, because by using that service, you are signing up to have access to all of your photos all of the time. So, if that is not what you want, then you should not be using that service.


GB

Jan 14, 2017 5:39 PM in response to All comp's are Model T's

All comp's are Model T's wrote:


I have resorted to the fact that it is impossible to DELETE photos taken with an iPhone. Therefore I will sadly be taking FAR LESS photos using this great iPhone 7 camera. (Please read my COMPLETE message and be sure you fully comprehend it before responding.) thank you.

JohnJackRice, the person to whom you're responding hasn't been seen in this thread since 2013, so, it's unlikely that they'll respond at all. The confused grammar and vocabulary in your post is making it a challenge to complete understand your point. If English is not your native language, you might want to post in a language in which you're more fluent.


Best of luck.

May 18, 2017 8:38 AM in response to samraheel

If you have a question about recovering deleted photos, please state it clearly and completely (if English is not your first language please don't hesitate to post the question in your native language if that is easier).


If you have a question about anything else, then you need to start a new thread, and then provide a complete, clear question.


Best of luck,


GB

Dec 15, 2017 8:05 PM in response to JohnJackRice

Ok I spent a crazy amount of time reading ways to recover photos on iphones because here I am deleting a photo of my son that I did NOT want to delete. I am not tech savy at all! But here is how you recover the photos you want! Super easy no downloading anything!!!!


1. go into your photos! On my phone it is a colorful flower icon

2. Then select albums

3. In the albums there is one called "recently deleted" select it!



You are welcome!!!!

Apr 2, 2013 7:15 AM in response to JohnJackRice

iTunes copies the files to the backup and uses unique file names


Windows XP Directory: C: \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

Windows Vista/7 Directory: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup


For every device you have, there will be a folder for each that keeps your backup. Just rename the file extensions to .jpg and they'll be the original picture images that you can view on your device. If you have it shown in thumbnails, they should change from the broken/corrupted files to an actual image you can open up.


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May 13, 2013 4:50 AM in response to JohnJackRice

There are two ways to recover deleted photos from iPhone 5:

1. Directly scan and recover photo from iPhone

a) Connect your iPhone to the computer

b) Enter DFU mode and scan iPhone

c) Preview and recover iPhone photo



2. Scan and extract iTunes backup to recover iPhone photo

a) Scan your iTunes backup for iPhone 5/4S

b) Preview and recover iPhone photo

c) Do backup well


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Jun 19, 2013 5:24 AM in response to JohnJackRice

somartt wrote:


After jailbreak your iPhone 5,you may need lost your photos, contacts and sms from iPhone,I am so sorry hear that you haven't backup all iPhone data to computer before I jailbreak.

Is there any way for iPhone users to restoe iPhone deleted photo?

There are two ways to recover deleted photos from iPhone 5:

1. Directly scan and recover photo from iPhone

a) Connect your iPhone to the computer

b) Enter DFU mode and scan iPhone

c) Preview and recover iPhone photo


2. Scan and extract iTunes backup to recover iPhone photo

a) Scan your iTunes backup for iPhone 5/4S

b) Preview and recover iPhone photo

c) Do backup well

You can recover files from iPhone 5 directly,or recover from iTuens backup file to get back iPhone lost data.

No, it can retrieve the photos just from iTunes backup if you make a backup. If you want to recover other data, it may recover from iPhone directly.


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