Ultimate Guide to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone

I recently accidentally deleted pictures from my iPhone 14 camera roll and later permanently deleted them from the recently deleted folder, forgetting they were in there. How do I recover photos that have been permanently deleted on my iPhone? Thanks.

If your photos were deleted or mistakenly deleted, can you recover permanently deleted files from your iPhone?

Usually, you can delete single or multiple photos from iPhone or iCloud. When you delete a photo or video on one device, it gets deleted on all other devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID. However, you can recover deleted photos both from iPhone or iCloud photos. Read the steps below to get chances and get photos back.

Recover Deleted Photos or Videos Directly

After deleting photos from iPhone, you have 30 days to get them back from your Recently Deleted album. When you click recover, photos will be restored to Library and synced on other devices. Here are the steps:

1. Open the Photos app on the iPhone.
2. Tap on Albums.
3. Choose the Recently Deleted folder.
4. Tap Select in the upper-right corner.
5. Select Recover All, or select the individual photos you want to recover.
6. Afterward, click on Recover.

Also, you can recover deleted photos from iCloud.com before 30 days, to recover photos and videos on iCloud.com:

1. Sign in iCloud.com and enter Photos.
2. Click the Recently Deleted album in the sidebar, or click .
3. Select the photos or videos you want to Recover.

Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone after Deleting from Recently Deleted

Even after deleting from Recently Deleted, there is still a chance that you can recover permanently deleted photos. PhoneRescue for iOS, as a professional iOS data recovery software, would be your best option.

As for photo recovery, this app helps you scan and find permanently deleted photos on your iPhone that were not backed up. You can choose to preview, select, and restore those photos to the device/computer. Or if you have made a backup before, you can choose to view and extract the pictures from iTunes/iCloud backup. Check how can this tool help you:

Detailed Steps to recover permanently deleted files from iPhone:

Step 1. Download PhoneRescue for iOS and run it on your computer > Connect iPhone with a USB cable. Choose Recover from iOS Device and continue. It allows you to directly recover lost data from iPhone iPad.

Step 2. Select Photos to scan and hit the Continue button to start the process.

Step 3. Preview what photos are deleted > Select photos > Click To Device/Computer button to recover selected photos.

Video Tutorial:

Preview and recover permanently deleted photos from backup with PhoneRescue:

What’s more, Phonerescue for iOS allows you to preview photos from iTunes backup or iCloud backup, so you can choose to recover what you need. For example, if you got iCloud backup, you can connect your iPhone and choose Recover from iCloud as below:

Then select an iCloud backup > Check Photos only and click the OK button to download the backup.

After the process is completed, access the iCloud backup to view the photos. Choose the photos you want to recover.

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iTunes Backup [Windows]

In addition to iCloud, iTunes is another good choice for most iOS users to do the backup. You can check if you have already backed up your iPhone to iTunes before. And if you did, you have a great chance to get back photos since the backup may include those data you’ve deleted.

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes. iTunes will open automatically if you have backed up your iPhone with this computer.
2. Click on your iPhone icon.
3. Click on the Restore Backup.
4. Get the backup that contains the photo you want to recover and click on the Restore.

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos with Finder [Mac]

On macOS Catalina and later, there is no iTunes, and you need to use Finder to sync your iPhone data. Here is how to use Finder to restore deleted photos to iPhone:

1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac.
2. On your macOS Catalina 10.15 or above, open Finder.
3. Click on your iPhone in the left-hand menu when it appears.
4. Click “Restore Backup…”
5. Choose a backup.
6. Click “Restore.”
   

   Restore iPhone Photos with Finder

Recover Photos from Hidden Album

Sometimes, you thought photos were deleted. You can try to check if the photos are hidden and recover them in Library:

1. Open the Photos app, and go to the Albums tab.
2. Tap Hidden under Utilities.
3. Select the photo or video that you want to unhide.
4. Tap the More button and choose Unhide.

The Bottom Line

Precious photos are the witness of our beautiful life, so everyone can imagine how sad it would be if we lost them. To avoid data loss accrued, we sincerely recommend you back up your iPhone data termly. If not, PhoneRescue is the final but the best option for you. It is quite easy to use and does not need you to have any technical knowledge. After downloading PhoneRescue, you can recover your lost photos as well as videos, contacts, messages, notes, WhatsApp messages, and any other data that matter to you almost without effort.