Losing photos can be frustrating, especially if they contain important memories or valuable information. If you have accidently deleted photos from your iPhone, don’t worry- there are several ways to recover them. Apple provides built-in recovery options, and there are also external tools that can help.
In this guide, I will walk you through how to recover deleted photos on iPhone step by step. Whether you have recently deleted them or lost them permanently, you will find different solutions to try and retrieve your deleted photos.
There are several ways to recover deleted photos from your iPhone. Let’s explore each method and see how it works!
1. Check The Recently Deleted Folder
The first thing you should do is check the Recently Deleted folder in the Photos app. Apple keeps deleted photos in this folder for up to 30 days before they are permanently removed.
Where to Find It
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone
- Scroll down and tap albums
- Scroll to the bottom and tap Recently deleted
- You will see all the photos deleted within the last 30 days.
How to Restore Photos from Recently Deleted Folder
- Tap Select at the top-right corner
- Choose the photos you want to recover
- Tap Recover at the bottom-right corner
- Confirm by tapping Recover Photos
Your photos will be restored to their original albums. If you don’t find your photos here, move on to the next method.
2. Recover Deleted Photos Using iCloud
If your iPhone is synced with iCloud Photos, your deleted photos might still be available in iCloud. However, if you have permanently deleted them from both your iPhone and iCloud, this method won’t work.
Checking iCloud Photos Backup
- Open Settings on your iPhone
- Tap your Apple ID (your name at the top)
- Select iCloud > Photos
- If iCloud Photos is enabled, go to iCloud.com on a computer
- Log in with your Apple ID and click Photos.
- Look for your deleted photos in Recently Deleted on inCloud
Restoring from iCloud
If you backed up your iPhone before deleting the photos, you can restore your entire iPhone to an earlier iCloud backup.
Steps to Restore an iCloud Backup
- Go to Settings < General > Transfer or Reset iPhone.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings. (This will delete everything on your iPhone, so make sure you back up important data first).
- Your iPhone will restart. Follow the setup process.
- When you reach the Apps & Data screen, choose Restore from iCloud Backup.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and select the backup that was made before you deleted the photos.
This will restore your iPhone to an earlier state, including the deleted photos.
3. Retrieve Deletd Photos from iTunes or Finder Backup
If you regularly back up your iPhone using iTunes (on Windows or macOS Mojave and earlier) of Finder (on macOS Catalina and later), you may be able to recover deleted photos.
How to Restore Photos Using iTunes
- Connect your iPhone to a computer with a USB cable.
- Open iTunes and select your iphone.
- Click Restore Backup under the Summary tab.
- Choose a backup that was made before your photos were deleted.
- Click Restore and wait for the process to complete.
Using Finder on macOS Catalina and Later
- Connect your iPhone to your Mac
- Open Finder and select your iPhone under Locations.
- click Restore Backup and choose the most recent backup before your photos were deleted.
- Click Restore and wait for the process to complete.
This method restores your entire device to a previous state, so any new data after the backup will be lost.
Conclusion
Recovering deleted photos on an iPhone is possible using different methods. If your photos were recently deleted, check the Recently Deleted folder. If they are missing, try restoring them from iCloud, iTunes, or Finder backups.
If no backup is available, third-party recovery tools or cloud storage services like Google Photos may help.
To prevent future photo loss, always back up your iPhone regularly. Losing photos can be stressful, but with the right steps, you can recover them successfully.
I hope this guide helped you learn different ways to recover deleted photos on iPhone.
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