How to recover deleted photos on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro

If you accidentally deleted a photo or video, you can recover it within 30 days in the Recently Deleted album.

Recover a deleted photo or video

When you delete a photo or video, it goes to the Recently Deleted album. Anything in your Recently Deleted album stays there for 30 days. After 30 days, it's permanently deleted and you can't get it back.

On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Photos app, swipe up, then tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section.

  2. Tap View Album, then use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Recently Deleted album.

  3. Tap a photo or video, then tap Recover. To recover multiple photos, tap Select, select your photos or videos, tap the More button, then tap Recover.

    The Recently Deleted album in Photos on iPhone
  4. Confirm that you want to recover the photos or videos.

On your Mac

  1. In macOS Ventura or later, open Photos and select Recently Deleted in the Utilities section of the sidebar.

  2. Use Touch ID or your login password to unlock your Recently Deleted album.

  3. Click the photo or video.

  4. Click Recover.

On iCloud.com

  1. Go to iCloud.com, then sign in to your Apple Account.

  2. Tap or click Photos.

  3. Select Recently Deleted in the sidebar. If you don’t see the sidebar, tap or click the Show Sidebar button in the upper-left corner.

4. Select a photo, then tap or click Recover.

On your Apple Vision Pro

  1. Open Photos, then tap Collections in the sidebar.

  2. Scroll down and tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section.

  3. Tap View Album, then use Optic ID or your passcode to unlock your Recently Deleted album.

  4. Tap and hold a photo or video, then tap Recover. To recover multiple photos, tap Select, select your photos or videos, tap the Recover button.

  5. Tap Recover to confirm.

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