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Deleted photos on icloud

By mistake I deleted all my photos stocked on my iCloud, is it possible to recover them?

iPhone 13, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 27, 2021 8:10 AM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2021 10:11 AM

If iCloud Photos was in use and the photos are no longer in the deleted photos album, then the photos are permanently deleted.


You will need to find copies of the photos from your own local resources; from folks you might have shared them with, or from backups of your photos that you might previously have made.


Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


If you tell iCloud to delete a photo, it deletes the photo. Permanently. The deleted photo is kept in the deleted photos album for 30 days automatically, though some folks will immediately and permanently delete the photo by deleting (again) from the deleted photos album.



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Nov 27, 2021 10:11 AM in response to normand144

If iCloud Photos was in use and the photos are no longer in the deleted photos album, then the photos are permanently deleted.


You will need to find copies of the photos from your own local resources; from folks you might have shared them with, or from backups of your photos that you might previously have made.


Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


If you tell iCloud to delete a photo, it deletes the photo. Permanently. The deleted photo is kept in the deleted photos album for 30 days automatically, though some folks will immediately and permanently delete the photo by deleting (again) from the deleted photos album.



Deleted photos on icloud

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