Is it possible to retrieve an iPad backup older than 180 days? Some precious photos of my father were deleted when I had to restore my iPad earlier.

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Is it possible to retrieve an iPad backup older than 180 days? Some precious photos of my father were deleted when I had to restore my iPad earlier.

My iPad needed to be updated via iTunes, so I had to take it to a friend who had a PC and allow the software to update to 8.4. However the update did not go smoothly and the iPad stuck on the Apple logo for a number of hours. I then had to do a factory reset, which luckily work, but unfortunately erased all the files from the iPad, including some irreplaceable photos of my father. Is there any chance of getting these back as I think my last backup was more than 180 days ago. I'm only a casual iPad user.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer.

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jul 29, 2015 12:29 PM

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King_Penguin

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Jul 29, 2015 11:51 PM in response to KDZ1

If your backup wasn't taken when they were on it then (you haven't got a more recent iCloud backup ?) you could try doing a search for programs that claim to be able to recover content from a reset device (I haven't used any so I can't suggest one)

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