How can I recover photos lost during interrupted data transfer from iPhone 11 to iPhone 16?

Hello everyone! I was transferring data from the 11th iPhone to the new 16th, and at the moment I wanted to interrupt the fast start. Some of the photos were transferred to the new iPhone(I did not want that). Due to the interruption of the process, the photos were lost for one year(they are not in iCloud). Can you tell me how to returne these photos? Thank you in advance for your reply.


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iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 12, 2025 05:08 PM

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Jun 13, 2025 06:40 AM in response to milanse

You can see this:

         If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support

Basically the above says to look in Recently Deleted and in Hidden. Be sure to check your Library thoroughly-- the pictures may not be where you expect, as dates may have changed. You can use the search field with the date or location. And remember, you can sort the Library by date captured or by date added. Also, your Library view now has filters, and you may not have your filter set to "All Items:"


Since you don't use iCloud Photos, if you have Settings>Apple ID>iCloud Backup turned on, then you may be able to recover data from the last 30 days or so at iCloud.com, but you would need to look at the date of the backup to be sure it's from before you lost the images. You should look here:

         View and manage iCloud device backups - Apple Support

This requires you to erase everything on your phone and replace it with the backup.


If you don't keep your own backups to an external drive, then there really isn't any place else to look.


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