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Recovering old deleted photos

I’m trying to recover all of my photos in old photos that were deleted


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"Recovering old deleted photos: I’m trying to recover all of my photos in old photos that were deleted"

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Troubleshooting Lost Photos:


Five Things to Try:

A. Start here: If you're Missing Photos or Videos in the Photos app - Apple Support


B. Check "Recently Deleted":

For iOS16 and later, you can tap "Recently Deleted", and see if they are shown there.


C. Check iCloud, Directly:

For Photos: Go here, and see if they reside in iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/photos


D. Restore your iPhone from a Backup:

Have any backups of this iPhone prior to this occurrence? If so, restore your iPhone from one that has these photos (the most recent backup, ideally). If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always back up your device for recovery purposes. Important: Back up you iPhone prior to performing this restoration, should anything go wrong from here on out.


E. Where Else to Check:

  1. PC
  2. PDA
  3. eMail
  4. Mac Device
  5. Cloud Storage
  6. Android Phone
  7. USB Flash Drive
  8. External Hard drive
  9. Secure Digital Card
  10. Compact Flash Card

If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app on a mobile device, read this support article --> https://support.apple.com/HT205912

Things to do:

- Check your Recently Deleted folder - Go to Photos > Albums, and tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section. Anything in your Recently Deleted album stays there for 30 days. After 30 days, it's permanently deleted and you can't get it back. If you emptied the items from this folder they cannot be recovered. They are truly permanently deleted.

- Make sure that iCloud Photos is turned on

- Sign in with the same Apple ID

- Unhide your photos


This post by ASC contributor Lawrence Finch includes a list of places you can check where you may still have copies of photos.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255085221?answerId=259458917022#259458917022


I’m trying to recover all photos