Our smartphones carry most of our family photos and memories in the era of digital technology, but deleting them by mistake or due to a technical defect is a nightmare that always haunts us, making us constantly search for ways to avoid this.
However, those who own “Apple” devices are lucky, as their deletion of photos is not permanent and immediately, and instead they are transferred to the Recently Deleted album, where they can be recovered within 30 days.
After 30 days, the photos are permanently deleted from the iCloud server and cannot be recovered. Except by relying on other recovery methods, such as restoring from an iCloud backup or using a third-party data recovery app.
Unfortunately, these methods are not always foolproof and may have some drawbacks, such as overwriting existing data or violating privacy.
So you should back up your photos regularly and check your iCloud settings before deleting any photos from your Apple device, tech experts say.
Simple steps
And the best way to avoid this from happening is to make sure that your iCloud setting is turned off before deleting photos and videos from your device.
This way, your photos and videos won’t disappear from iCloud, and you won’t have to worry about the risk of losing them forever. You must follow these steps to turn off iCloud:
– Open the Settings app
-Click on your Apple ID (the option at the top with your name)
Select iCloud
– Select photos
– Turn off the Sync option (Sync this iPhone)
Once you’ve deleted items from your device, turn iCloud Photos back on so that any new photos you take are automatically saved to iCloud.
Additional method
You can also download the Google Photos app as an additional way to automatically back up photos and videos if you have a Google account, as deleting photos from your Apple device does not affect the Google server.
And if you accidentally delete your photos and videos and are at a loss as to what to do, you can always contact Apple Support right away so they can help you.
