Mistakes happen, but sometimes they can prove to be a hassle with your work. Almost everyone has deleted some critical images or videos by mistake and have later regretted it. But if you are an iPad or iPhone and are into the Apple ecosystem, you are free from this. If you are using iCloud service from Apple and you have iCloud photos enabled, then you have the option of recovering any deleted image or video file within thirty days.
Apple does take charge of its iCloud service with higher storage options. But given the convenience of having every device connected to it makes it a reasonable expense. Apple’s iCloud service works seamlessly across the devices, and if you have made any change to a file on iCloud, it will reflect on all your devices. So if you have accidentally deleted any photo or video, it will not show up on iCloud of any other apple device you are using. However, to recover the deleted image or video file, you will need a device with a browser, and you will do it easily within a few minutes. So let’s check out the process of restoring deleted images or videos via iCloud.
How to restore deleted images and videos on iCloud.com?
As mentioned above, this method only requires a browser. It does not matter which device you use for your web browser.
- Launch any web browser of your preference and head over to iCloud.com.
- Enter your Apple ID and the password to log into your iCloud account.
- Then you will see the iCloud homepage. Here, click on the “Photos” option.
- Then in iCloud photos, you will find the “Recently Deleted” tab in the left pane. Click on it.
- Here, you will see all the photos and videos you have deleted from any of your Apple devices in the last 30 days. Any picture or video deleted more than 30 days ago won’t show up in this window. This is because deleted photos and videos are removed from the recently deleted section automatically after it has been 30 days since the delete.
- Then select the photos and videos which you want to recover and then click on the “Recover” option located at the top-right corner of the recently deleted page.
As soon as you recover the file here, it will automatically get restored on the Apple device from which it was deleted.
You also get the option of clearing out images and videos from the recently deleted section before the 30 days are over. To do that,
- Launch a web browser and head over to iCloud.com.
- Enter your Apple ID and the password to log into your iCloud account.
- Then on the iCloud homepage, click on the “Photos” option.
- In iCloud photos, you will find the “Recently Deleted” tab in the left pane. Click on it.
- Select the photos and videos you want to delete from here and click on the small dustbin icon. Then click on delete.
So that is how you can recover deleted photos and videos on iCloud.com. If you have any questions or queries about this guide, then comment down below, and we will get back to you. Also, be sure to check out our other articles on iPhone tips and tricks, Android tips and tricks, PC tips and tricks, and much more for more useful information.
