iPad Deleted Files Recovery — Photos + Documents + Notes

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Accidentally deleted iPad content falls into similar buckets as iPhone: Recently Deleted (30-day grace period for photos / notes — DIY recovery, free), permanently deleted (purged — forensic workshop recovery), and iCloud-side deletion (sync deleted across devices — may be in iCloud trash for 30 days, then escalate to backup history).

iPad differs from iPhone in one important way: more document-style data lives on iPad (Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, GoodNotes, school assignments). These are often stored in app sandboxes that are easier to recover than photos because they’re less aggressively overwritten by camera burst data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Accidentally deleted Pages / Numbers document — recoverable?

Often yes. App-sandbox files are less aggressively overwritten than photos. Within a few days of deletion, recovery rate is 70-85%. After 2-3 weeks, drops significantly.

Cost for deleted-file iPad recovery?

$480-$680. Same logical forensic recovery as iPhone. Pay only if we recover what you wanted.

Notes app deletion — different process?

Notes are sync’d to iCloud (usually). Check iCloud.com → Notes → Recently Deleted. If not there, on-device forensic recovery: $480-$680.

School assignment deleted on iPad — same as Pages document?

Yes — Word, Pages, Google Docs, OneNote, GoodNotes all live in app sandboxes that are recoverable via the same workshop forensic methods.

My kid deleted everything off the iPad — recoverable?

Maybe — depends what ‘everything’ means. Photos library: 30-day Recently Deleted album, free recovery. Apps + their data: harder, depends on iPad use since deletion. Workshop diagnostic free, $480-$680 if we proceed.

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