Anyway to recover permanently deleted photos or videos from iPhone?

Hi, I accidentally permanently deleted some photos from my iPhone and they’re not in the “Recently Deleted” folder anymore. Is there any way at all to get them back? Thanks.

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Jace Elric

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August 26, 2025 at 9:52 am

Good call. Also stop using the phone until you try recovery..new data might overwrite the deleted photos.

Xeyon

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August 26, 2025 at 9:46 am

Got it. I do have itunes backups from a while back on my pc. Maybe I’ll try scanning those.

Nina Calder

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August 26, 2025 at 9:33 am

Wellll bud..in that case your only real option is third party iphone recovery software. It can scan the phone or any itunes backups you have on your computer to try pulling out deleted photos. Not a guarantee, but worth trying before giving up.

Xeyon

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August 26, 2025 at 9:24 am

Just checked iCloud.com… sadly they’re not there either. Looks like I didn’t have photos sync turned on

Isla Voss

Participant

August 26, 2025 at 9:11 am

Restoring from icloud would bring your whole device back to that point in time, not just the photos. Sometimes you can log in to icloud.com and see if the photos are still there without restoring the phone.

Xeyon

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August 26, 2025 at 8:49 am

Hmmmmm..I think my phone was backing up to icloud, but not 100% sure. I’ll need to check. If I find a backup, does it restore everything or just the photos?

Silas Vane

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August 26, 2025 at 7:23 am

If they’re not in recently deleted, the built in photos app won’t bring them back. Only chance is if you had a backup in icloud or itunes from before they got deleted. Did you ever back up?

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