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How to Retrieve Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone 11/12

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You might permanently delete photos from your iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 due to the need to free up device space and so on. However, there might be times when you find the necessity to retrieve those photos after deletion. If that's the case, read this guide and learn how to easily recover permanently deleted photos from your iPhone.

Regardless of whether you have an iPhone 11/12 or an older iPhone 8, you can recover your deleted photos using the methods in this guide.

Apple does provide a solution to recover deleted photos – the Recently Deleted folder. However, the Recently Deleted folder only helps you restore photos that were deleted within the last 30 days. This means if you emptied the folder or deleted the photo more than 30 days ago, you won't be able to recover the deleted photo from Recently Deleted.

So, how to recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 11 or iPhone 12? Read on to get the answer.

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone without Backup

If no iTunes or iCloud backup is available, your only option would be to use a tool like MobiSaver for iPhone Data Recovery.

It scans for lost or deleted iPhone data from your iPhone and then lets you choose what you want to recover. Even if you have a backup available, this iPhone recovery software can also work as an iPhone backup extractor to selectively restore photos from the backup. That way, you won't have to reset your device as you would when restoring an iPhone with iTunes or iCloud.

Permanently Retrieve Deleted Photos from iPhone 11 or Later:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer

Launch MobiSaver, choose “Recover from iOS Device” on the left, and then click “Start”.

Step 2: Scan Lost iPhone Photos

MobiSaver will scan your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4 automatically and find the existing photos as well as some lost ones for you.

Step 3. Preview and recover photos

Click on “Photos” on the left. You can preview the photos in your phone clearly and choose the ones you want to recover. Then, select “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device” to start the recovery process.

As you can see, besides photos, this tool can also help you recover deleted videos, contacts, messages, WhatsApp data and more from your iPhone. For example, with MobiSaver, you can easily retrieve deleted text messages from iPhone or get back lost contacts on iPad.

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone 11 via Backup

If you have an iTunes or iCloud backup, you can restore your photos from there. The only problem with using an iTunes or iCloud backup to retrieve permanently deleted photos is that it will replace the current data and settings on your iPhone with what's in the backup. This could result in data loss.

Thus, if you don't want to lose any more data, or simply wish to recover deleted photos, you can use an iPhone Data Recovery software tool.

To permanently restore photos from an iTunes or iCloud backup to your iPhone 11 or iPhone 12, refer to Apple's official guide on how to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup.

Bottom line

The easiest way to recover deleted photos from your iPhone 11/12 is probably by retrieving them from the Recently Deleted album. However, this solution won't work when the pictures have been permanently erased. In that case, you'll need professional iPhone recovery tools or an iTunes/iCloud backup for assistance.

So, when you want to recover permanently deleted items from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, don't hesitate to try out any of the methods above.