Pictures are more than just documents on phones. They can hold precious memories that could bring smiles to your face at any glance.
However, in today's fast-paced world, we are more prone to mistakes and that often includes accidentally deleting precious pictures. In the rush to delete pictures that you don't like, chances are that you'd mistakenly delete the one you like.
Fret not, we've done the homework and researched the best tricks to help retrieve deleted images on iPhones. Read on to learn more about these tips and tricks.
Retrieving From the Recently Deleted Folder
It's almost like Apple knows that people are bound to mistakenly delete great pictures. That’s pretty much the reason why it offers you the luxury of a recently deleted folder.
But first, it's important to note that deleted pictures in the folder don't have indefinite lifespans. Your iPhone gives you 30 days to change your mind and restore them. We think 30 days are enough for you to decide to retrieve the deleted photos.
How to Retrieve Photos
Start off by opening the photo app on your iPhone, scroll down to select “albums”, and navigate to the “recently deleted folder”. Once there, you will see the barrage of pictures you deleted tagged with the remaining timeline before permanent deletion in days.
Select the number of photos you want to restore and click on the restore button on the bottom right corner of your phone. If completed correctly, you could have your pictures back in an instant.
What If I Can't Get My Pictures From the Recently Deleted Folder?
It might be high time you referred to restoring from iCloud backup. While it is an option, it has the disadvantage that one should also be willing to lose all pictures taken before the preset automatic backup interval.
Retrieving Photos from iCloud Backup
While the iCloud service offers Cloud storage for iPhone users, there is a catch. It only allows you the free leverage of about 5 gigabytes of storage to its users.
Not only is 5 GB too less, considering the lifespan of a phone, but it also has many other disadvantages. Put simply, after restoration, one loses all data taken after the last backup session.
That coupled with the fact that it wouldn’t restore pictures that aren’t backed up should make you give it a second thought.
How to Retrieve Photos from iCloud
For this method to work, the iCloud photos option should be enabled from settings. To check if it is enabled, navigate yourself to the iPhone Settings, tap on your name, then on the iCloud option, and then on photos!
At this point, you should be able to see if it is enabled. Do note that it is a good idea to first back up the phone in its current state, should something go wrong.
Once you’ve done that, perform a factory reset and restore from one of the backup files that you think may contain the lost pictures depending on the time the pictures were taken. If all goes well, the lost pictures would be in one of them.
Conclusion
We, as humans, can be careless sometimes, and we lose a lot of stuff. However, pictures are among those precious things that we cannot afford to lose!
Thanks to the advancement in the world of digital technology, you can now fend off the risks of losing these golden memories in storage! And, with the aforementioned tips, you stand a big chance to get them back.
