How to Retrieve Deleted Photos on iPhone

“I lost all the photos on iPhone after upgrade and cannot find the deleted photos on “Recent Deleted” on my photo album. What can I do? Can I still recover deleted pictures from iPhone?” - Anna

Anna is one of the representatives of those who want to retrieve deleted photos on iPhone. If you are one of them, you are lucky to see this post. Read and choose one of the two ways you like and then get your photos back.

Way 1: Retrieve Deleted Photos from iPhone without Backup

If you do not have an backup, you can recover deleted pictures from iPhone directly with a recovery software Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery. This software can help recover deleted photos, contacts, call logs, messages, videos and more from iOS devices directly. And you can preview all the data you deleted and only choose the data you want to recover. 

Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Download and launch this software on your computer;

Step 2: Connect your iPhone to computer and click “Start Scan” when your iPhone is connected well and detected by the software;

Step 3: Preview the data scanned out by the software and selectively choose the photos you want to recover. Finally, click “Recover” to get back deleted photos on iPhone.

By the way, this software can recover deleted/lost data without backup due to following reasons:

- iPhone stuck in recovery mode.

- Failed jailbreak or iOS upgrade.

- iPhone was broken or water damaged.

- iPhone was infected by virus or malware.

- Reset your iPhone to factory settings without backup.

- Tap the wrong button and deleted all photos by mistake.

Way 2: Restore Deleted Photos from iTunes Backup

Things you need to note:

a. You must have at least one backup on iTunes before you lost your photos;

b. You have to turn off auto-syncing function after your pictures disappeared;

c. All the data including photos will be restored and will replace your existing data on your iPhone. The existing data created after your data loss will be       covered by the backup file as well.

Here are the operation steps:

Step 1: Open your iTunes and connect your iPhone to computer;

Step 2: Click “Restore Backup...” like the screenshot shows;

Step 3: Select a recent iPhone backup you need and then click “Restore” to get deleted photos.