Voice Memos Edited/Deleted Portion Recovery

I recently edited a voice memo and I tried to edit the extra audio but it just deleted almost everything except for the last 20 seconds out of the 2 hours. It was not in recently deleted because I didn't delete the whole thing, how do I recover the entirety of the original pre-edited voice memo.

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 10, 2022 12:03 PM

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Sep 11, 2022 11:55 AM in response to Bled-

Hello Bled-,


You can find the process to recover a deleted recording here: Edit or delete a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone


Recover or erase a deleted recording

1. Tap the Recently Deleted folder, then tap the recording you want to recover or erase.
2. Do any of the following:

• Recover the selected recording: Tap Recover.
• Recover everything in the Recently Deleted folder: Tap Edit above the Recently Deleted list, then tap Recover All.
• Delete everything in the Recently Deleted folder: Tap Edit above the Recently Deleted list, then tap Delete All.


If the recording doesn't appear in the Recently Deleted folder, can you confirm if you used the process outlined in the "Replace a recording" part of the above link to edit the recording?


Replace a recording
1. In the list of recordings, tap the recording you want to replace, tap the More Actions button, then tap Edit Recording.
2. Drag the waveform to position the playhead where you want to start recording new audio.

You can pinch open to zoom in on the waveform for more precise placement.

3. Tap Replace to begin recording (the waveform turns red as you record).

Tap the Pause button to pause; tap Resume to continue.

4. To check your recording, tap the Play button.
5. Tap Done to save the changes.


That information will help us get a better understanding of the situation.


Thank you.

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