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All my photos have been deleted from the “recently deleted” file

All my photos have been deleted from the “recently deleted” file. I was wondering if there is a way for those to ever be retrieved?


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Posted on Apr 18, 2021 12:18 AM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2021 12:33 AM

Megz1305 Said:

"All my photos have been deleted from the ‘recently deleted’ file. I was wondering if there is a way for those to ever be retrieved?

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They Might be Retrievable by the Following:


A. Use of a Backup:

If you have any Time Machine Backups, see If you can transfer these over using Migration Assistant


B. Checking iCloud:

Using the following link, use iCloud, and see if they reside in there: (i.e. https://www.icloud.com/photos/ for locating photos)


C. Browsing Storage Lacations:

See if these reside in other storage locations(i.e. USB Flash Drive, or eMail)


If Unrecoverable:

If they cannot be found, then they are unrecoverable. That's just the way it is :(

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Apr 18, 2021 12:33 AM in response to Megz1305

Megz1305 Said:

"All my photos have been deleted from the ‘recently deleted’ file. I was wondering if there is a way for those to ever be retrieved?

———-


They Might be Retrievable by the Following:


A. Use of a Backup:

If you have any Time Machine Backups, see If you can transfer these over using Migration Assistant


B. Checking iCloud:

Using the following link, use iCloud, and see if they reside in there: (i.e. https://www.icloud.com/photos/ for locating photos)


C. Browsing Storage Lacations:

See if these reside in other storage locations(i.e. USB Flash Drive, or eMail)


If Unrecoverable:

If they cannot be found, then they are unrecoverable. That's just the way it is :(

All my photos have been deleted from the “recently deleted” file

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