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How to get back deleted video or pics

How to restore or get back video accidentally deleted

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Aug 5, 2021 11:09 PM

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Aug 5, 2021 11:11 PM in response to 1951makoCr

Is it iCloud backup? If you delete on iPhone it is gone from iCloud too.

iCloud backup doesn’t include information already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memosshared photosiCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.


*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. 


Is it iTunes backup?

Though restore from iTunes backup is an option but you need to restore the entire iPhone (only the Photos restoration option does not exist) including all apps, Messages, Photos, Videos, Voice Memos, Notes on your iPhone etc...


The question is when did you back up on iTunes and when did you delete it...Read on...


Let us assume...

Date1 : Backup date

Date2 : Photo / Video Deletion Date

Date3 : Current Date / Restoration Date


Given that --> Date1 < Date2 < Date3 

Risk of restoring on Date3: You may lose data between the Date1 & Date 3

Mitigation: Create Multiple back-ups on iTunes for the same device. (By default iTunes creates incremental back up on the existing backup such that you only will have one backup per device on iTunes)


How to create Multiple Backup for the same device.

    1. On iTunes Click on Manage Backups
    2. Right Click on a Backup and Click Archive
    3. Click Backup Now.
    4. You will see a fresh backup will get created See the GIF below
    5. Restore from Backup dated Date1 (Archived)
    6. Retrieve the Photos / Videos and store them separately
    7. Restore from Current Backup Date3


Aug 5, 2021 11:16 PM in response to 1951makoCr

Hi there


you can restore deleted video or pics from recently deleted in the photos app, recently deleted is under albums, you have to scroll to the bottom to find it. Once there you can selected the videos or photos you wish to recover. But you can’t restore photos that have been fully deleted. Which means that the photos or videos have been deleted from recently deleted. Recently deleted is just a full back just in case if you accidentally deleted something. If a photo or video has been in recently deleted for more than 40 days it is deleted forever.


I hope this helped!


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How to get back deleted video or pics

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