Q: How do I recover photos accidentally deleted when I switched to a new device?

i gave my iPhone 5s to my daughter after upgrading to the phone7, before I could sign out of my iCloud in the old device, she deleted all of the photos, which deleted all of the photos that rolled over to my new device. Is it possible to recover?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Oct 10, 2016 9:15 AM

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by Csound1,

Csound1 Oct 10, 2016 9:16 AM in response to shawntesej
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Oct 10, 2016 9:16 AM in response to shawntesej

Where were they stored?
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by LACAllen,

LACAllen Oct 10, 2016 10:08 AM in response to shawntesej
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Oct 10, 2016 10:08 AM in response to shawntesej

Check the "recently deleted" album on your iCloud account, or even on your phone.
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shawntesej Oct 10, 2016 2:55 PM in response to Csound1
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Oct 10, 2016 2:55 PM in response to Csound1

I set back up on my iCloud storage b4 i switched phones, but I don't see a option for restore back up or anything like that!
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by shawntesej,

shawntesej Oct 10, 2016 2:57 PM in response to LACAllen
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Oct 10, 2016 2:57 PM in response to LACAllen

I Did, but it's empty too!
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LACAllen Oct 11, 2016 8:13 AM in response to shawntesej
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Oct 11, 2016 8:13 AM in response to shawntesej

If you had the iCloud Photo Library enabled, your photos will not be in a backup.
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by LACAllen,

LACAllen Oct 10, 2016 2:59 PM in response to shawntesej
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Oct 10, 2016 2:59 PM in response to shawntesej

ok...

To check on that backup, you must now erase your phone and choose the iCloud backup during the setup assistant.

Once you restore from that backup, you will know if you have your photos.
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by shawntesej,

shawntesej Oct 11, 2016 8:14 AM in response to LACAllen
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Oct 11, 2016 8:14 AM in response to LACAllen

OK. Thank you!
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