How do I recover missing photos after connecting iCloud to another iPhone 6?

im using a iphone6s and i connected my icloud to another iphone 6 amd now pictures switched pictures that were in that iphone 6 are in my 6s amd i cant fimd my old pictire thatbwere in my iphone 6s

My old pictures are not there


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iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on May 20, 2025 08:49 AM

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Posted on May 20, 2025 08:57 AM

If both phones were using the same Apple ID, and you enabled iCloud Photos on both of them, that would have merged all of the photos from both phones into one large library – assuming you had enough space in iCloud.


Photos from one phone might be harder to find in the larger library, but as I understand things, simply enabling iCloud Photos in both places would not have caused them to be deleted.


You may want to check to see

  • If you are out of iCloud space – if so, you may need to subscribe to a iCloud+ plan with more iCloud storage.
  • If you are out of device storage on either the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6s – if so, you may want to turn on the "Optimize iPhone Storage" setting, giving the phone permission to store local, lower-quality, space-saving versions of your photos and videos.
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May 20, 2025 08:57 AM in response to omphile96

If both phones were using the same Apple ID, and you enabled iCloud Photos on both of them, that would have merged all of the photos from both phones into one large library – assuming you had enough space in iCloud.


Photos from one phone might be harder to find in the larger library, but as I understand things, simply enabling iCloud Photos in both places would not have caused them to be deleted.


You may want to check to see

  • If you are out of iCloud space – if so, you may need to subscribe to a iCloud+ plan with more iCloud storage.
  • If you are out of device storage on either the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6s – if so, you may want to turn on the "Optimize iPhone Storage" setting, giving the phone permission to store local, lower-quality, space-saving versions of your photos and videos.

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