i deleted all of my photos from my camera roll and from recently deleted and can’t get them back

how could i get them back because there really important

iPhone 14, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 23, 2025 2:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2025 7:38 AM

If you don't use iCloud Photos, but you have Settings>Apple ID>iCloud Backup turned on, then you may be able to recover data from the last 30 days or so. You should look here:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support 

“Restore” is what you do when you buy a new phone, so this safety, if you have it set, requires you to erase everything on your phone and replace it with the backup.


Again, this only works if you don't use iCloud Photos, since that would be doubling up.


Unfortunately, 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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Oct 24, 2025 7:38 AM in response to liliah96

If you don't use iCloud Photos, but you have Settings>Apple ID>iCloud Backup turned on, then you may be able to recover data from the last 30 days or so. You should look here:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support 

“Restore” is what you do when you buy a new phone, so this safety, if you have it set, requires you to erase everything on your phone and replace it with the backup.


Again, this only works if you don't use iCloud Photos, since that would be doubling up.


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

i deleted all of my photos from my camera roll and from recently deleted and can’t get them back

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