Ultimate Guide to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone

I recently accidentally deleted pictures from my iPhone 11 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 all your iPhone photos have gone after mistakenly deleted, restored, or iOS 15 update, you may wonder is there any way to recover permanently deleted photos on iPhone?

Firstly, you should notice that you can recover photos after deleting from recently deleted folder, since those photos won’t be actually erased from your iPhone after 30 days. You can use some special iPhone Photos Recovery tool to recover permanently deleted photos. Besides, you can also get permanently deleted photos back from your iCloud or iTunes backup. Keep reading and find a way to retrieve your photos or other data.

How to Recover Deleted Photos After Deleting from Recently Deleted

Photos and videos will be remained up to 30 days after deleting. And you can recover deleted photos easily from the “recently deleted album”. It will show the photos before permanent deletion.

Here are the steps on how to recover deleted photos from the Recently Deleted album from iPhone without a computer:

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.

However, sometimes, you may seek to delete photos in the “Recently Deleted” Album to free up the iPhone space or the photos have been deleted for more than 30 days. In these cases, you may need to learn how to recover permanently deleted photos from your iPhone after 30 days. You can recover deleted photos on iPhone after deleting from recently deleted if you have backed up photos or videos before. You can either choose to recover permanently deleted photos on iPhone from iCloud or recover permanently deleted photos on iPhone from iTunes backup.  

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone

If you have a backup, there is a great chance that you can recover deleted photos after deleting from recently deleted. If not, there is still a method to get deleted photos recovered. PhoneRescue for iOS, as a professional iOS data recovery software would be your best option when you seek to recover permanently deleted photos on iPhone without backup. It helps recover photos from any iPhone including the latest iPhone 14, iPhone 13 or iPhone 12, iPhone 11/XS/X/XR, etc.

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:

Video Tutorial on How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone

Detailed Steps for How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on 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.

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone from iCloud

To recover permanently deleted photos on iPhone from iCloud backup, you can either go to the iCloud official website or give PhoneRescue for iOS a try.

Option 1. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iCloud via iCloud website

As we all know, Apple always trying to protect users’ data. So it gives you some methods to backup your photos. iCloud is able to automatically sync all your photos and videos in your iPhone once you logged into the right iCloud account. So, with iCloud Photos synchronizes, you may find pictures back from another iOS device or iCloud.com. To recover deleted photos from iCloud after 30 days:

1. Go to iCloud.com and log in to your iCloud account.
2. Tap Photos and choose the Library at the top.
3. Go to the Recently Deleted Album and then select the photos you want to restore.
4. Click on the Recover.

Option 2. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iCloud Backup with PhoneRescue for iOS

Also, you can use PhoneRescue for iOS to view and recover permanently deleted iPhone photos in your iCloud backup. No restore or data loss. Here is how:

Step 1. Download and install PhoneRescue for iOS. Choose Recover from iCloud.

Step 2. Log into your iCloud account and choose iCloud Backup.

Step 3. Select an iCloud backup > Check Photos only and click the OK button to download the backup.

Step 4. After the process is completed, access the iCloud backup to view the photos. Choose the photos you want to recover.

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone from iTunes Backup? 

You can restore your iPhone to the previous iTunes backup that contains your deleted photos. But this will erase all your existing data on iPhone for iTunes/Finder won’t allow selectively to restore only photos. At this time, you can also try PhoneRescue for iOS to recover photos from iTunes backup without restoring or erasing your iPhone.

Option 1. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iTunes Backup

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.

Option 2. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos with Finder

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

Option 3. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iTunes Backup with PhoneRescue for iOS

With the Recover from Backup mode of PhoneRescue for iOS, you can extract, preview, and recover permanently deleted photos from your iPhone in iTunes backup. You will not need to restore or wipe any data on your iPhone.

Step 1. Download and install PhoneRescue for iOS. Choose Recover from Backup.

Step 2. Choose the Compare mode. Click the Only Scan Backup to scan the backup. Check the Photos icon to continue.

Step 3. Preview and select the photos to recover to your iPhone or computer.

The Bottom Line

Precious photos are the witness of our beautiful life, so everyone can imagine how sad 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.