How to Get to Recently Deleted Photos on iPhone
If you’ve accidentally deleted some important photos from your iPhone and are now looking for a way to retrieve them, you’re in luck. Apple’s iOS operating system provides a “Recently Deleted” album where deleted photos are temporarily stored before they are permanently removed from your device. In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps to access and recover recently deleted photos on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Photos App
The first step to getting to your recently deleted photos is to open the Photos app on your iPhone. You can do this by tapping the Photos icon on your home screen, which typically looks like a camera.
Step 2: Navigate to the “Albums” Tab
Once the Photos app is open, you’ll see a bottom navigation bar with various tabs. Tap on the “Albums” tab to view all the albums on your iPhone, including the “Recently Deleted” album.
Step 3: Find the “Recently Deleted” Album
Scroll through the list of albums until you find the “Recently Deleted” album. This album is usually located near the top of the list, but its position may vary depending on the number of albums you have.
Step 4: View and Restore Deleted Photos
Once you’ve located the “Recently Deleted” album, tap on it to open it. Inside, you’ll see all the photos you’ve deleted from your iPhone in the past 30 days. To restore a photo, simply tap on it and then tap the “Restore” button that appears. The photo will be moved back to its original location in the Photos app.
Step 5: Permanently Delete Photos
If you’re sure you want to permanently delete the photos from your “Recently Deleted” album, you can do so by tapping the “Select” button in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then, tap on each photo you want to delete and finally tap the “Delete” button. Remember that once you delete photos from the “Recently Deleted” album, they are gone forever.
Additional Tips
– To ensure that you can recover deleted photos, make sure that “iCloud Photos” is enabled on your iPhone. Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Photos and toggle the switch to “On.”
– If you have enabled “Optimize Storage,” your deleted photos may not appear in the “Recently Deleted” album. Instead, they will be stored in the cloud and can be downloaded back to your device when needed.
– If you’ve already emptied the “Recently Deleted” album or if the photos were deleted more than 30 days ago, you may need to use a third-party data recovery app to retrieve them.
By following these simple steps, you can easily access and recover recently deleted photos on your iPhone. Just remember to act quickly, as the “Recently Deleted” album is a temporary storage solution, and the photos will be permanently deleted after 30 days.
