How do I recover deleted photos?
shaima151
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)How to recover deleted photos
Posted on Oct 19, 2026 11:23 AM
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Mac Jim ID
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User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)Oct 19, 2026 11:26 AM in response to shaima151
Depends.
- Has it been longer than 30 days that they were deleted?
- Did you delete them from the Recently Deleted Album, which results in them being permanently deleted before the 30 days.
If neither of those are true, then your photos are available for recovery in your Recently Deleted album.
How to recover deleted photos on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro - Apple Support
OldToad
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User level: Level 4 (1,299 points)Oct 19, 2026 11:43 AM in response to shaima151
Did you have them in your Mac's Photos library?
Do you use Time Machine to backup your files?
Do you have a backup before you deleted the files?
If you can say yes to those three questions then you can go into Time Machine via it's menu in the Menu bar, go back to before you deleted the files, Command-clidk on the library and select Copy from the Contextual menu that appears. Then close Time Machine and go to a different location that your current library is in and Right-cick and Paste the library. Once it's done open the restored library, find your photos and export them to a folder for importing into your current library.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256379103