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Tortellino
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Cut photos out of folder

So... funny story. I was away for work and took photos with my phone. I then connected the phone via usb, and cut and pasted the photos in a folder on my laptop (windows). I then BY MISTAKE pressed 'undo' and now the photos have been deleted from my laptop but also never re-instate don my phone (iphone12). I have checked recently deleted and not there. Also not on the cloud. Any idea where these could be hiding?

Posted on Oct 16, 2026 6:11 AM

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Richard.Taylor
User level: Level 7 (25,466 points)

Oct 16, 2026 7:13 AM in response to Tortellino

Though I have little recent experience with Windows, I think that unfortunately you are out of luck.


After a bad experience or two, I have carefully avoided letting apps "delete after transfer." I try to have at least two extra independent copies of pictures before I delete a third one. iCloud, for instance, doesn't count as an independent copy, since it mirrors of my Mac and iPhone.


So, my experience is that there is no place else to look.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256377236