imported photos from my iphone to my pc and now they are gone

I imported my iphone photos onto my microsoft laptop and after they were imported, the were erased from my phone but the issue is, that most of my photos that got imported, have a grey bar across them and ruined them, and most of the videos that got imported, are not supported so i have no way of getting them back. Has anyone else ever had this issue and have a way to fix it??? i just lost 9 years worth of photos and videos that i so desperately need/want back.

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 23, 2025 1:51 PM

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Aug 23, 2025 4:50 PM in response to kimB43

kimB43 wrote:

I imported my iphone photos onto my microsoft laptop and after they were imported, the were erased from my phone but the issue is, that most of my photos that got imported, have a grey bar across them and ruined them, and most of the videos that got imported, are not supported so i have no way of getting them back. Has anyone else ever had this issue and have a way to fix it??? i just lost 9 years worth of photos and videos that i so desperately need/want back.

You can restore it from your icloud backup, if you have one.

imported photos from my iphone to my pc and now they are gone

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