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If I accidentally delete a photo can I get it back?

If you accidentally delete a photo can you get it back?

Posted on Dec 8, 2021 6:44 AM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2021 7:23 AM

Greyhound4 wrote:
I don’t do albums. Apple does them. Don’t know how to find deleted albums. It was only two pictures


Apple calls it an "album" but it's really just a trash can of photos that are "deleted". It doesn't actually delete them permanently unless it's been 30 days since a photo was tagged for deletion, unless one chooses to delete immediately from the recently deleted "album". It's described here:


https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205856

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Dec 8, 2021 7:23 AM in response to Greyhound4

Greyhound4 wrote:
I don’t do albums. Apple does them. Don’t know how to find deleted albums. It was only two pictures


Apple calls it an "album" but it's really just a trash can of photos that are "deleted". It doesn't actually delete them permanently unless it's been 30 days since a photo was tagged for deletion, unless one chooses to delete immediately from the recently deleted "album". It's described here:


https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205856

If I accidentally delete a photo can I get it back?

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