iPhone Deleted Photos Recovery — iCloud + On-Device Specialist

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Deleted photos on a working iPhone fall into three buckets: (1) in ‘Recently Deleted’ album (still on the iPhone for 30 days — DIY recovery, no charge), (2) permanently deleted (purged from Recently Deleted — we attempt forensic recovery from device storage), and (3) iCloud-deleted (also 30 days in iCloud trash, then gone — we may be able to restore from older iCloud backup). We help with cases 2 and 3.

Important truth: iPhone NAND chips use wear-levelling and over-provisioning that aggressively reclaims deleted space. Photos deleted more than a few days ago and not in Recently Deleted are often unrecoverable — the bits have been overwritten by camera/app data. Recovery rate on this kind of “permanently deleted” recovery is 30-60% depending on iPhone age + how heavily it’s been used since the deletion.

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  1. Free triage.
  2. Workshop diagnostic.
  3. Storage image first (preserves original).
  4. Recovery process.
  5. Data returned on encrypted drive.
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Frequently Asked Questions

I just deleted photos by accident — what should I do?

(1) STOP using the iPhone immediately — don’t take any new photos, don’t install apps. Every action overwrites NAND space, reducing recovery chance. (2) Check Photos app → Albums → Recently Deleted. Photos sit there for 30 days. If they’re there, free recovery. (3) If not in Recently Deleted, bring the iPhone in same-day.

Photos deleted weeks ago — still recoverable?

Maybe. Depends on iPhone usage since the deletion. Heavy use (lots of photo / video / app activity) reduces recovery chance dramatically. Light use (mostly idle) preserves more deleted data. Free diagnostic tells us the chance before quoting.

Cost for deleted-photo recovery?

Logical forensic recovery: $480-$680. We image the iPhone storage and recover what’s recoverable. Pay only if we recover what you wanted — diagnostic free.

iCloud backup option?

If you had iCloud backup enabled before the deletion, the photos may be in an older backup. Apple keeps 30 days of iCloud backup history. We help with restore-to-new-iPhone path: backup is restored to a borrowed iPhone, photos extracted, returned to you. $380-$580.

Apps like 'DiskDigger' for iPhone — do those work?

Mostly no. Third-party ‘photo recovery’ apps for iPhone are typically scams or limited. Apple’s sandboxing prevents app-level access to deleted NAND space. Workshop-level forensic recovery is the only reliable method.

Will iCloud restore overwrite the photos that are still there?

iCloud restore replaces the iPhone’s entire state with the backup. Photos taken AFTER the last backup will be lost. We never recommend iCloud restore without a workshop backup first.

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