A video can be an excellent way to relive a memory. However, being unable to find them on your iPhone can leave a void and get terrifying. But worry not; here are the seven easiest methods to find and recover deleted videos on your iPhone.
Videos can be stored on your iPhone in only these three locations, i.e., Photos Library, On your iPhone (Files App), and iCloud Drive. In this guide, we’ll look at how to find and recover videos from all these locations. Let’s start.
Method 1: Retrieve Videos From ‘Recently Deleted’ in Photos App
If you are trying to find a video deleted from the Photos app, you can find it in the Recently Deleted folder. It stores your deleted items for 30 days from the date of deletion. Here is how to find it.
Step 1: Open the Photos app on your iOS device and tap the Albums tab.
Step 2: Scroll down in the Albums page and tap Recently Deleted.
Step 3: Enter your iPhone’s passcode or verify with Face ID to open the Recently Deleted album. Tap and hold the deleted video.
Step 4: Tap Recover to recover it in your Photos library. And that’s it.
Method 2: Recover Videos From ‘Recently Deleted’ in Files App
If you have saved some videos in the Files app on your iPhone and you delete them (or delete them via any other app, e.g., VLC Player), you can’t find them in the Photos app. Instead, you can find it in the Recently Deleted of the Files app if the videos have been deleted within 30 days. Here’s how to find and recover it.
Step 1: Launch the Files app and tap the Browse tab.
Step 2: Tap Recently Deleted under the Locations section.
Step 3: If you have any videos, you can recover them from here.
Method 3: Check Google Photos Trash
If you use Google Photos and have deleted videos using the Google Photos app on your iPhone, go to the Trash and recover the deleted videos. Let’s look at the steps to follow.
Step 1: Open the Google Photos app on your iPhone and go to the Library tab.
Step 2: Tap Trash.
Step 3: You can find and recover your deleted videos from here.
Your iPhone has a feature that lets you hide your photos or videos. If you mistakenly tapped hide for a video you intended to delete, it won’t appear in the Recently Deleted section. Here’s how to find the hidden photos and videos and recover them in your library.
But first, let’s display the Hidden Album in the Photos app, as it can be hidden on demand.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app, scroll down, and tap Photos.
Step 2: Again, scroll down and tap to enable ‘Show Hidden Album’.
Step 3: Now, open the Photos app on your iPhone and tap the Albums tab.
Step 4: Tap Hidden.
Step 5: Tap and hold the video you wish to recover.
Step 6: Tap Unhide from the menu. And that’s it.
Your iPhone also has a feature that lets you share your Photos library straight from the Photos app without creating shared albums or links. And like the Hidden Album, if you’ve moved a photo by mistake to the Shared Library and are looking for it in your Personal Library, you won’t find it. Let’s look at how to recover videos from the Shared Library to your Personal Library.
Step 1: Launch the Photos app on your iPhone and tap the library options button near the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Tap Shared Library.
Step 3: Locate the video and press and hold the video you wish to recover.
Step 4: Tap ‘Move to Personal Library’.
Step 5: Tap the library options button and select Personal Library from the menu.
You can now find the recovered video in your Personal Library.
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Bonus Methods: Find the Deleted Videos Using Your Mac
Additionally, if you own a Mac, the photos and videos sync wirelessly over the internet. Hence, you can also use your Mac to recover the deleted videos from your iPhone. Let’s look at the steps to do so.
Method 6: Check ‘Recently Deleted’ in Photos on Mac
Step 1: Launch the Photos app on your Mac and click Recently Deleted from the side menu.
Step 2: Locate the deleted video and right-click on it.
Step 3: Click Recover from the drop-down menu.
Method 7: Recover Deleted Videos From Trash on Your Mac
When you delete a video from your iCloud Drive, it goes to the trash on your Mac and is recently deleted in the Files app on your iPhone. However, if you cannot locate the deleted video on your iPhone due to any internet issue, you can restore it from the Trash on your Mac. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Click Trash on your Mac’s dock to open it.
Step 2: Right-click on the deleted video and click Put Back to recover the video to the iCloud Drive.
Step 3: Or drag and drop the video to the desired location to restore it on your Mac locally instead of iCloud Drive.
1. Is there a way to recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone without backup?
You can try third-party recovery software, but even they can’t completely guarantee you of recovering permanently deleted videos or any files.
2. Can I recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone after 30 days?
Unfortunately, you can’t. Apple hasn’t provided a way to do so. However, you can try third-party recovery software.
Find and Recover Deleted Videos Effortlessly
Whether you’ve deleted the videos from the Photos app or a third-party media player, you can quickly recover them by following the 7 methods mentioned in this guide. Go ahead and relive your precious memories on your iPhone.
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